Vinicius "Vinny" de Magalhães (; born July 2, 1984) is a Brazilian

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who competes in the

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division. A professional competitor since 2006, he was a finalist in '' The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir'' and has fought five times within two stints with the

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. He is the former Titan FC Light heavyweight Champion, M-1 Global Light heavyweight Champion and is also a former jiu-jitsu no-gi world champion and ADCC champion. Magalhães was inducted into the ADCC Hall of Fame in 2024.

Background

Magalhães was born and raised in

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. He played football, and began training in Brazilian jiu-jitsu when he was 14 years old. His mentors are Royler Gracie & Vini Aieta

Grappling career

Magalhães was promoted to black belt by his instructors Vinicius Aieta and

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, on the podium after winning thirteen matches (ten by submissions), and taking home two gold medals in the 2005

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as a brown belt. Magalhães has recently expressed that he's been training in different grappling styles such as sambo (primarily leg locks) and catch wrestling. He is also known, despite his background in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, as being one of the primary pioneers (along with Shinya Aoki and others) of

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techniques in MMA. In 2007, Magalhães would become the first Jiu-Jitsu No Gi world champion in the Super Heavyweight Division as a black belt. In 2009, Magalhães had an impressive performance in the ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship, winning 2 Bronze Medals (Under 99 kg Division and Absolute Division). On his way to win the bronze medal in his weight Division, Magalhães defeated BJJ World Champion Rodrigo Cavaca (1st Round, Inverted Heel Hook),the 2003 ADCC World Champion and 2x BJJ Absolute World Champion Marcio Cruz(Quarter-Finals, Flying Armbar), ADCC Brazil Trial Winner and Fellow MMA fighter

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(3rd Place Match, Armbar) and Losing a razor edge decision on points to the eventual Champion

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(Semi-Final, Points). On his run for his second bronze medal, Magalhães beat the 2005 ADCC Absolute World Champion Dean Lister by judges' decision, moving on to the quarterfinals against the 2X

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Wrestler and MMA Prospect Chris Weidman, who he beat by Flying Armbar (His second in the Competition), which put him in the Semi-Final against

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, who beat Magalhães by points, and became the eventual Absolute Champion. In the 3rd Place match, Magalhães used his experience against Gunnar Nelson to score a Takedown in the last few seconds of the over time to guarantee his second bronze medal in his first ADCC. In 2011, Magalhães went up weight class in the ADCC Tournament, competing at the 99 kg and over division. He became the divisional winner, beating the reigning champion Fabrício Werdum by points in the final match. On August 9, 2014, Magalhães fought

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in a grappling match in Metamoris IV. The fight ended in a draw. On November 22, 2014, Magalhães again fought at Metamoris V against Matheus Diniz that also ended in a draw. At the 2015 ADCC Tournament, Magalhães won the bronze medal in the 99 kg and over division. All his wins came by submission, including a twister against Rodrigo Artilheiro in the quarterfinals. Magalhães was invited to compete in the over 99 kg division at the 2024 ADCC World Championship. He lost a decision to Damon Ramos in the opening round.

Mixed martial arts career

The Ultimate Fighter

Magalhães defeated Lance Evans, brother of

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, when Evans quit after the first round due to a rib injury. Magalhães then defeated Jules Bruchez by armbar in the first round to move to the semifinals. Magalhães then fought Krzysztof Soszynski and defeated him by armbar in the first round, thus moving on to the finals to face

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Ultimate Fighting Championship

Magalhães lost via first round TKO in his

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debut in the finals of The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir against former castmate

at The Ultimate Fighter 8 Finale. Magalhães' next fight was at

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, taking on former ''The Ultimate Fighter'' castmate Eliot Marshall. Magalhães lost a unanimous decision (30-27, 30–27, 29-28). Magalhães was released from the

on April 29, 2009, due to his 0–2 record with the company.

M-1 Global

After being released from the

, Magalhães went 7–1, winning five fights by submission and two by

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while dropping one by decision, improving his overall record to 9-5 (1). Magalhães scored an mounted gogoplata submission victory over Viktor Nemkov to become the M-1 Global Light heavyweight Champion. He then went on to defend the light heavyweight championship with a third-round TKO victory over Mikhail Zayats. After a contract dispute with

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, Magalhães placed his belt for sale on eBay.com with a bid of over US$90,000.

Return to UFC

On July 17, 2012, it was announced that Magalhães had re-signed with the

. He faced Igor Pokrajac on September 22, 2012, at UFC 152. and won via armbar at 1:14 of the 2nd round. Magalhães faced Phil Davis on April 27, 2013, at UFC 159. losing in a unanimous decision. Magalhães faced Anthony Perosh on August 3, 2013, at UFC 163. He lost by

in just fourteen seconds in round 1. After this loss, he was released from the UFC again.

Independent promotions

Magalhães denied any talks of retirement and was expected to fight

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in a

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bout on November 9, 2013, at Global Warrior Challenge 2: USA vs Brazil. However, Magalhães pulled out of the fight due to a prolonged back injury. Magalhães defeated previously unbeaten Mexican fighter Jorge Gonzalez at Xtreme Kombat 24 via first round rear naked choke on July 19, 2014, in Naucalpan de Juárez, Mexico; After almost a full year absence from fighting.

Titan Fighting Championships

Magalhães was expected to take on Jason Brilz in the main event of Titan FC 28. However, he was forced out due to injury and replaced by Raphael Davis. The championship fight with Brilz was re-booked and took place on September 26, 2014, at Titan FC 30 in

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, Magalhães defeated Brilz in the opening minute of the 4th round via guillotine choke after dropping Brilz with a headkick. Magalhães is now the TitanFC light heavyweight champion.

World Series of Fighting

Magalhães was scheduled to face UFC veteran Matt Hamill at WSOF 20 on April 10, 2015. However, he was pulled from the bout after a contract dispute with

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. He eventually faced Hamill at WSOF 24 held on October 17, 2015, and won via submission in the first round. Magalhães fought for the WSOF light heavyweight championship at WSOF 33 on October 7, 2016, against champion David Branch. He lost via unanimous decision.

Absolute Championship Berkut

Magalhães faced Karol Celinski on July 1, 2017, at ACB 63. He lost the fight via unanimous decision.

Professional Fighters League

2018 PFL season

In his PFL debut, Vinny faced Jamie Abdallah at PFL 2 on June 21, 2018. He won the bout via first round rear-naked choke. In his sophomore performance, Vinny faced Brandon Halsey at PFL 5 on August 2, 2018. He won the bout after connecting with a head kick in the first round and finishing Halsey on the ground. In the quarterfinals on October 13, 2018, at PFL 9, Vinny faced Rakim Cleveland, winning the bout via first round kimura. In the semifinals on the same night at PFL 9, Vinny faced Bazigit Atajev, winning via first round kimura once again. In the finals, Vinny faced Sean O'Connell at PFL 11 on December 31, 2018. He lost the back-and-forth fight via TKO between the third and fourth round after Vinny Magalhães stopped the bout.

2019 PFL season

In the first fight of the season, Vinny faced eventual season winner Emiliano Sordi at PFL 3 on June 6, 2019. He lost the bout via TKO in the second round. In a rematch of the previous season, he faced Rakim Cleveland at PFL 6 on August 8, 2019. He won the bout via first round armbar. Making it to the quarterfinals, Vinny faced Rashid Yusupov at PFL 9 on October 31, 2019. He lost the bout in the first round via TKO .

2021 PFL season

At the beginning of April, Vinny replaced Smealinho Rama for the whole 2021 season. He was scheduled to face Jordan Young at PFL 2 on April 29, 2021. At weigh-ins, Vinny missed weight and had to be taken to the hospital due to complications of his weight cut and was pulled from the bout. Vinny faced Antônio Carlos Júnior at PFL 5 on June 17, 2021. Halfway through round one, Júnior hit Magalhães with an accidental knee to the groin, rendering him unable to continue. This led to the bout being declared a no contest.

Championships and accomplishments

Grappling

*ADCC Submission Wrestling Championship **2015 Bronze Medal in the 99+ Division **2011 Gold Medal in the 99+ Division **2009 Bronze Medal in the -99 kg Division **2009 Bronze Medal in the Absolute Division *World Jiu-Jitsu Championship (Mundials) **2007 1st place in the "Super Heavyweight" division **2007 3rd place in the "SuperSuper Heavyweight" division **2005 1st place the Absolute division **2005 1st place in the Super Heavyweight division **2003 3rd place in the Absolute division **2002 1st place the Heavyweight division **2001 2nd place in the Absolute division **2000 3rd place in the Middleweight division

Mixed martial arts

**M-1 Global Light heavyweight Championship (One time) **One successful title defense *

** Titan FC Light heavyweight Championship (One time)

Mixed martial arts record

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References

External links

Vinny Magalhaes
at PFL * *
Vinny Magalhaes
at BJJ Heroes
Official Myspace
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