Vinicius Magalhães (Draculino)

Vinicius Magalhaes
Born (1971-07-30) July 30, 1971
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Other names Draculino
Nationality Brazilian
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Weight 146 lb (66 kg; 10.4 st)
Division 145
Fighting out of Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Team Gracie Barra Combat Team
Rank 5th degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Years active 2003-present
Mixed martial arts record
Total 3
Wins 2
By knockout 0
By submission 1
By decision 1
Losses 1
By knockout 1
By submission 0
By decision 0
Draws 0
No contests 0
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
last updated on: 8/20/2010

Vinicius Bittencourt Almeida Magalhães (born July 30, 1971) is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu fifth degree black belt [1] 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.[2]

Draculino grew up with Ryan Gracie, Ralph Gracie, and Renzo Gracie, taking classes under both Jean Jacques Machado and Carlos Gracie, Jr. at the original Gracie Barra Academy.[3] 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 recently signed a 2 fight contract with Strikeforce, winning his debut fight via decision against journeyman, Rocky Long.

Currently, he now is the Regional Director for Gracie Barra Texas

Competitive accomplishments [4][5]

He (along with Master 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.

Mixed martial arts record

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 2-1 United States Rocky Long Decision (unanimous) Strikeforce: Houston August 21, 2010 3 3:00 Houston, Texas, United States
Loss 1-1 Brazil Fabio Mello TKO (cut) Storm Samurai 8 July 2, 2005 1 N/A Brasília, Brazil
Win 1–0 Brazil Kleber Gaudino Submission (arm-triangle choke) Heat FC 2: Evolution December 18, 2003 1 4:55 Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

Notes

  1. ↑ List of IBJJ Black Belts
  2. ↑ Draculino full blast into 2010 Gracie Magazine
  3. ↑ Draculino Facts and Bio BJJ Heroes
  4. ↑
  5. ↑

External links

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