Vinicius Bittencourt Almeida Magalhães (born July 30, 1971) is a
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ; pt, jiu-jitsu brasileiro ) is a self-defence martial art and combat sport based on grappling, ground fighting (ne-waza) and submission holds. BJJ focuses on the skill of taking an opponent to the ground, control ...
sixth degree black belt under
Carlos Gracie, Jr. and also at the same time a brown belt in Judo, and a Muay Thai expert. He has been teaching Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu for over 18 years. He has instructed
mixed martial arts and grappling champions. Draculino has produced such talent as Joaquim Ferreira,
Romulo Barral,
Alberto Crane, Marcelo Azevedo, Cristiano Titi, and
Samuel Braga.
Draculino grew up with
Ryan Gracie,
Ralph Gracie, and
Renzo Gracie
Renzo Gracie (; born March 11, 1967) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner. A member of the Gracie family of Brazil, Renzo is a 7th Degree Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Carlos Gracie Jr. He is the so ...
, taking classes under both
Jean Jacques Machado and
Carlos Gracie, Jr. at the original
Gracie Barra Academy. He began competition early, earning championships from the blue belt upwards. In 2007, Draculino, Ryan Gracie, and Roberto Gordo founded Gracie Fusion MMA team. The unexpected death of Ryan put the fledgling team in question, but Draculino and Gordo kept the team active in tribute to Ryan's memory.
Vinicius previously signed a 2-fight contract with
Strikeforce
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, and won his debut fight via decision against Rocky Long. He never completed his contract, as Strikeforce ceased operations in 2013.
He is currently the Regional Director for Gracie Barra Texas.
Competitive accomplishments
* 4x Pan American Champion (once in the master division)
* Pan American No-Gi Champion in master division
* 2x Brazilian National Champion
* 2x Silver Medalist of World BJJ Championships
* No-Gi International Master and Senior Champion
* Abu-Dhabi Contender
He (along with Renzo Gracie) is also one of the innovators of the Spider guard and one of the first to use it successfully in competition. The spider guard is now a mainstay guard in BJJ with hundreds of sweeps, submissions and variation that come from it.
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Mixed martial arts record
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, Win
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, Rocky Long
, Decision (unanimous)
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Strikeforce: Houston
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Houston, Texas
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, United States
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Fábio Mello
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, TKO (cut)
, Storm Samurai 8
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Brasília, Brazil
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, Win
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, Kleber Gaudino
, Submission (arm-triangle choke)
, Heat FC 2: Evolution
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Natal, Rio Grande do Norte
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, Brazil
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Notes
External links
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* http://www.DraculinoBJJTraining.com
* http://www.GracieBarraTx.com
* https://www.youtube.com/DraculinoTeamTx
*http://www.Bjj.org
* http://www.draculino.com
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Living people
Brazilian practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu
1971 births
Brazilian male mixed martial artists
Featherweight mixed martial artists
Mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu
Sportspeople from Rio de Janeiro (city)
People awarded a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu