| Vinny Magalhães | |
|---|---|
 Vinny Magalhaes (Yellow trunks) vs Jamie Abdallah (Black Trunks) battling in their PFL MMA Debut. | |
| Born | Vinicius de Magalhães (1984-07-02)July 2, 1984 (age 41) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Other names | Pezão |
| Residence | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb) |
| Division | Light heavyweight |
| Reach | 79 in (201 cm) |
| Style | Brazilian jiu-jitsu,Submission wrestling |
| Fighting out of | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
| Team | Xtreme Couture Vinny Magalhães BJJ |
| Teachers | Royler Gracie, Vinicius Aieta,Eddie Bravo, Mark Beecher (Muay Thai) |
| Rank | 4th Degree Black Belt inBrazilian Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt in10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu |
| Years active | 2006-present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 33 |
| Wins | 19 |
| By knockout | 3 |
| By submission | 15 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Losses | 12 |
| By knockout | 5 |
| By submission | 1 |
| By decision | 6 |
| No contests | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Mixed martial arts record fromSherdog | |
Vinicius "Vinny"de Magalhães (Portuguese pronunciation:[maɡaˈʎɐ̃js]; born July 2, 1984)[1] is a Brazilianmixed martial artist who competes in theLight heavyweight division. A professional competitor since 2006, he was a finalist inThe Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir and has fought five times within two stints with theUltimate Fighting Championship. He is the formerTitan 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 theADCC Hall of Fame in 2024.[2]
Magalhães was born and raised inRio de Janeiro, Brazil. He played football, and began training inBrazilian jiu-jitsu when he was 14 years old. His mentors are Royler Gracie & Vini Aieta[3]
Magalhães was promoted to black belt by his instructors Vinicius Aieta andRoyler Gracie, on the podium after winning thirteen matches (ten by submissions), and taking home two gold medals in the 2005World Jiu-Jitsu Championship as a brown belt.[4] 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 inBrazilian Jiu-Jitsu, as being one of the primary pioneers (along with Shinya Aoki and others) of10th planet jiu-jitsu 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.[5]
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 ChampionMarcio Cruz(Quarter-Finals, Flying Armbar), ADCC Brazil Trial Winner and Fellow MMA fighterGlover Teixeira (3rd Place Match, Armbar) and Losing a razor edge decision on points to the eventual ChampionXande Ribeiro (Semi-Final, Points). On his run for his second bronze medal, Magalhães beat the 2005 ADCC Absolute World ChampionDean Lister by judges' decision, moving on to the quarterfinals against the 2XNCAA Wrestler and MMA Prospect[6]Chris Weidman, who he beat by Flying Armbar (His second in the Competition), which put him in the Semi-Final againstBraulio Estima, who beat Magalhães by points, and became the eventual Absolute Champion. In the 3rd Place match, Magalhães used his experience againstGunnar Nelson to score aTakedown in the last few seconds of the over time to guarantee his second bronze medal in his first ADCC.[7]
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 championFabrício Werdum by points in the final match.
On August 9, 2014, Magalhães foughtKeenan Cornelius in a grappling match inMetamoris IV. The fight ended in a draw. On November 22, 2014, Magalhães again fought atMetamoris V againstMatheus 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 the2024 ADCC World Championship.[8] He lost a decision to Damon Ramos in the opening round.[9]
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing Brazil | ||
| Grappling | ||
| Abu Dhabi Combat Club | ||
 | 2015São Paulo, | +99kg |
 | 2011Nottingham, | +99kg |
| 2009Barcelona, | Absolute |
| 2009Barcelona, | -99kg |
| World Jiu-Jitsu Championship (No Gi) | ||
| 2007Los Angeles, | -97.8kg |
| World Jiu-Jitsu Championship (Gi) | ||
| 2007Long Beach, | +100.5kg |
Magalhães defeated Lance Evans, brother ofRashad Evans, 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 foughtKrzysztof Soszynski and defeated him by armbar in the first round, thus moving on to the finals to faceRyan Bader.
Magalhães lost via first roundTKO in hisUFC debut in the finals ofThe Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir against former castmateRyan Bader atThe Ultimate Fighter 8 Finale.
Magalhães' next fight was atUFC 97, taking on formerThe Ultimate Fighter castmateEliot Marshall. Magalhães lost a unanimous decision (30-27, 30–27, 29-28).
Magalhães was released from theUFC on April 29, 2009, due to his 0–2 record with the company.[10]
After being released from theUFC, Magalhães went 7–1, winning five fights by submission and two byknockout while dropping one by decision, improving his overall record to 9-5 (1).
Magalhães scored an mounted gogoplata submission victory overViktor Nemkov to become theM-1 Global Light heavyweight Champion. He then went on to defend thelight heavyweight championship with a third-round TKO victory overMikhail Zayats.
After a contract dispute withM-1 Global, Magalhães placed his belt for sale on eBay.com with a bid of over US$90,000.
On July 17, 2012, it was announced that Magalhães had re-signed with theUFC.[11] He facedIgor Pokrajac on September 22, 2012, atUFC 152.[12] and won via armbar at 1:14 of the 2nd round.
Magalhães facedPhil Davis on April 27, 2013, atUFC 159.[13] losing in a unanimous decision.
Magalhães facedAnthony Perosh on August 3, 2013, atUFC 163. He lost byknockout in just fourteen seconds in round 1.[14] After this loss, he was released from the UFC again.
Magalhães denied any talks of retirement and was expected to fightJeff Monson in aheavyweight bout on November 9, 2013, at Global Warrior Challenge 2: USA vs Brazil.[15] 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.
Magalhães was expected to take onJason Brilz in the main event ofTitan FC 28.[16] However, he was forced out due to injury and replaced byRaphael Davis.[17]
The championship fight with Brilz was re-booked and took place on September 26, 2014, at Titan FC 30 inCedar Park, Texas, 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.[18]
Magalhães was scheduled to face UFC veteranMatt Hamill atWSOF 20 on April 10, 2015. However, he was pulled from the bout after a contract dispute withTitan Fighting Championships. He eventually faced Hamill atWSOF 24 held on October 17, 2015, and won via submission in the first round.
Magalhães fought for the WSOF light heavyweight championship atWSOF 33 on October 7, 2016, against championDavid Branch.[19] He lost via unanimous decision.
Magalhães faced Karol Celinski on July 1, 2017, atACB 63.[20] He lost the fight via unanimous decision.
In his PFL debut, Vinny faced Jamie Abdallah atPFL 2 on June 21, 2018. He won the bout via first round rear-naked choke.[21]
In his sophomore performance, Vinny facedBrandon Halsey atPFL 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.[22]
In the quarterfinals on October 13, 2018, atPFL 9, Vinny faced Rakim Cleveland, winning the bout via first round kimura.[23]
In the semifinals on the same night atPFL 9, Vinny facedBazigit Atajev, winning via first round kimura once again.[23]
In the finals, Vinny facedSean O'Connell atPFL 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.[24]
In the first fight of the season, Vinny faced eventual season winnerEmiliano Sordi atPFL 3 on June 6, 2019. He lost the bout via TKO in the second round.[25]
In a rematch of the previous season, he faced Rakim Cleveland atPFL 6 on August 8, 2019. He won the bout via first round armbar.[26]
Making it to the quarterfinals, Vinny faced Rashid Yusupov atPFL 9on October 31, 2019. He lost the bout in the first round via TKO .[27]
At the beginning of April, Vinny replacedSmealinho Rama for the whole 2021 season.[28] He was scheduled to face Jordan Young atPFL 2 on April 29, 2021.[29] 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.[30]
Vinny facedAntônio Carlos Júnior atPFL 5 on June 17, 2021.[31] 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.[32]
| 33 matches | 19 wins | 12 losses |
| By knockout | 3 | 5 |
| By submission | 15 | 1 |
| By decision | 1 | 6 |
| No contests | 2 | |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NC | 19–12 (2) | Antônio Carlos Júnior | NC (accidental knee to groin) | PFL 5 (2021) | June 17, 2021 | 1 | 2:45 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | Accidental knee to the groin rendered Magalhães unable to continue. |
| Loss | 19–12 (1) | Rashid Yusupov | KO (punch) | PFL 9 (2019) | October 31, 2019 | 1 | 2:46 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | 2019 PFL Light Heavyweight Tournament Quarterfinal. |
| Win | 19–11 (1) | Rakim Cleveland | Submission (armbar) | PFL 6 (2019) | August 8, 2019 | 1 | 1:56 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | |
| Loss | 18–11 (1) | Emiliano Sordi | TKO (punches) | PFL 3 (2019) | June 6, 2019 | 2 | 2:45 | Uniondale, New York, United States | |
| Loss | 18–10 (1) | Sean O'Connell | TKO (corner stoppage) | PFL 11 (2018) | December 31, 2018 | 3 | 5:00 | New York City, New York, United States | 2018 PFL Light Heavyweight Tournament Final. |
| Win | 18–9 (1) | Bozigit Ataev | Submission (kimura) | PFL 9 (2018) | October 13, 2018 | 1 | 1:58 | Long Beach, California, United States | 2018 PFL Light Heavyweight Tournament Semifinal. |
| Win | 17–9 (1) | Rakim Cleveland | Submission (flying triangle kimura) | 1 | 1:20 | 2018 PFL Light Heavyweight Tournament Quarterfinal. | |||
| Win | 16–9 (1) | Brandon Halsey | TKO (punches) | PFL 5 (2018) | August 2, 2018 | 1 | 1:34 | Uniondale, New York, United States | |
| Win | 15–9 (1) | Jamie Abdallah | Submission (rear-naked choke) | PFL 2 (2018) | June 21, 2018 | 1 | 1:37 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | |
| Loss | 14–9 (1) | Karol Celinski | Decision (unanimous) | ACB 63 | July 1, 2017 | 3 | 5:00 | Gdańsk, Poland | |
| Loss | 14–8 (1) | David Branch | Decision (unanimous) | WSOF 33 | October 7, 2016 | 5 | 5:00 | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | For theWSOF Light Heavyweight Championship. |
| Win | 14–7 (1) | Jake Heun | Decision (unanimous) | WSOF 30 | April 2, 2016 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 13–7 (1) | Matt Hamill | Submission (kneebar) | WSOF 24 | October 17, 2015 | 1 | 1:08 | Mashantucket, Connecticut, United States | |
| Win | 12–7 (1) | Jason Brilz | Submission (guillotine choke) | Titan FC 30 | September 26, 2014 | 4 | 0:36 | Cedar Park, Texas, United States | Won the inauguralTitan FC Light Heavyweight Championship. |
| Win | 11–7 (1) | Jorge Gonzalez | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Xtreme Kombat 24 | July 19, 2014 | 1 | 3:12 | Naucalpan de Juárez, Mexico | |
| Loss | 10–7 (1) | Anthony Perosh | KO (punches) | UFC 163 | August 3, 2013 | 1 | 0:14 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| Loss | 10–6 (1) | Phil Davis | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 159 | April 27, 2013 | 3 | 5:00 | Newark, New Jersey, United States | |
| Win | 10–5 (1) | Igor Pokrajac | Submission (armbar) | UFC 152 | September 22, 2012 | 2 | 1:14 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | |
| Win | 9–5 (1) | Mikhail Zayats | TKO (head kick and punches) | M-1 Challenge 27 | October 14, 2011 | 3 | 1:13 | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | Defended theM-1 Global Light Heavyweight Championship. |
| Win | 8–5 (1) | Viktor Nemkov | Submission (gogoplata neck crank) | M-1 Challenge 25 | April 28, 2011 | 3 | 1:40 | Saint Petersburg, Russia | Won the vacantM-1 Global Light Heavyweight Championship. |
| Win | 7–5 (1) | Jake Doerr | TKO (punches) | M-1 Challenge 24 | March 25, 2011 | 1 | 1:47 | Norfolk, Virginia, United States | |
| Win | 6–5 (1) | Robert Scott | Submission (armbar) | MMA Xplosion: International Team Challenge | January 29, 2011 | 2 | 3:51 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 5–5 (1) | Alikhan Magomedov | Submission (triangle armbar) | M-1 Challenge 22 | December 10, 2010 | 2 | 1:10 | Moscow,Moscow Oblast, Russia | |
| Loss | 4–5 (1) | Pedro Galiza | Decision (unanimous) | Shark Fights 9 | March 20, 2010 | 3 | 5:00 | Amarillo, Texas, United States | |
| Win | 4–4 (1) | Mike Nickels | Submission (armbar) | Ring of Fire 36 | December 4, 2009 | 1 | 1:19 | Denver, Colorado, United States | |
| Win | 3–4 (1) | Chris Davis | Submission (triangle choke) | Carolina Fight Promotions: The Carolina Crown 2 | October 24, 2009 | 1 | 1:13 | Raleigh, North Carolina, United States | |
| Loss | 2–4 (1) | Eliot Marshall | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 97 | April 18, 2009 | 3 | 5:00 | Montreal,Quebec, Canada | |
| Loss | 2–3 (1) | Ryan Bader | TKO (punches) | The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir Finale | December 13, 2008 | 1 | 2:18 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | The Ultimate Fighter 8 Light Heavyweight Tournament Final. |
| Loss | 2–2 (1) | Raphael Davis | Submission (verbal) | Valor Fighting: Fight Night | March 7, 2008 | 2 | 3:03 | Tustin, California, United States | |
| Win | 2–1 (1) | Luis Ojeda | Submission (armbar) | MMA Xtreme 18 | January 26, 2008 | 1 | 0:19 | Tijuana, Mexico | |
| Win | 1–1 (1) | Adolfo de la Torre | Submission (armbar) | MMA Xtreme 15 | November 16, 2007 | 1 | 0:21 | Mexico City, Mexico | |
| Loss | 0–1 (1) | George Bush | Decision (unanimous) | Gracie FC: Evolution | May 19, 2007 | 3 | 5:00 | Columbus, Ohio, United States | |
| NC | 0–0 (1) | Chris Larkin | No Contest | Gracie Proving Ground 1 | November 11, 2006 | N/A | N/A | Columbus, Ohio, United States | Light Heavyweight debut. Fighters fell out of the cage. |
| Exhibition record breakdown | ||
| 3 matches | 3 wins | 0 losses |
| By knockout | 1 | 0 |
| By submission | 2 | 0 |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 3–0 | Krzysztof Soszynski | Submission (armbar) | The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir | December 3, 2008 (airdate) | 1 | 3:45 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | TUF 8 Semifinal round |
| Win | 2–0 | Jules Bruchez | Submission (armbar) | October 29, 2008 (airdate) | 1 | 3:25 | TUF 8 Quarterfinal round | ||
| Win | 1–0 | Lance Evans | TKO (rib injury) | September 17, 2008 (airdate) | 1 | 0:34 | TUF 8 Elimination round |
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