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Vinicius Magalhaes
Vinicius Magalhaes
Born	July 30, 1971 (age 53); Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Other names	Draculino
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	6th 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 sixth 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 previously signed a 2-fight contract with Strikeforce, 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.^[4]^[5]

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
3 matches	2 wins	1 loss
By knockout	0	1
By submission	1	0
By decision	1	0


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