Vinny Magalhães (19-12, 18) was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on July 2, 1984. At the age of 22 years on November 11, 2006, he made his professional MMA debut against Chris Larkin, losing the fight via 2-round no contest.
On April 18, 2009, 24-year old Vinny Magalhães made his UFC debut on his 7th professional MMA fight at UFC 97 against a 28-year old Eliot Marshall but lost the fight via unanimous decision.
Magalhães' last fight was a 1-round no contest against Antônio Carlos Júnior at PFL 5 at age 36 on June 17, 2021. He retired from the sport of MMA following this loss.
He has fought four times in the UFC, and has a record of 1 win and 3 losses in the promotion.
Some of Vinny Magalhães' best fights have been against Mikhail Zayats, Viktor Nemkov, Igor Pokrajac, Brandon Halsey, Bozigit Ataev, Matt Hamill and Chris Davis.
Magalhães has 12 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
33  | Jun 17, 2021 36 years, 11 months 19-12 (18) | 31 years, 3 months 11-5 (9) | PFL | LHW | 1 | NC | NC Accidental knee to groin |
32 | Oct 31, 2019 35 years, 3 months 19-12 (18) | Rashid Yusupov | PFL | LHW | 1 | KO | LOSS Punch |
31 | Aug 8, 2019 35 years, 1 months 19-11 (18) | Rakim Cleveland | PFL | LHW | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar |
30  | Jun 6, 2019 34 years, 11 months 18-11 (17) | 28 years, 3 months 17-8 (17) | PFL | LHW | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
29  | Dec 31, 2018 34 years, 5 months 18-10 (17) | 35 years, 3 months 20-10 (14) | PFL | LHW | 3 | TKO | LOSS Corner stoppage |
28  | Oct 13, 2018 34 years, 3 months 18-9 (17) | 38 years, 10 months 19-2 (18) | PFL | LHW | 1 | SUB | WIN Kimura |
27 | Oct 13, 2018 34 years, 3 months 17-9 (16) | Rakim Cleveland | PFL | LHW | 1 | SUB | WIN Flying triangle kimura |
26  | Aug 2, 2018 34 years, 1 months 16-9 (15) | 31 years, 10 months 11-3 (5) | PFL | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
25 | Jun 21, 2018 33 years, 11 months 15-9 (14) | Jamie Abdallah | PFL | LHW | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
24 | Jul 1, 2017 32 years, 11 months 14-9 (13) | Karol Celinski | LHW | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
23  | Oct 7, 2016 32 years, 3 months 14-8 (13) | 35 years 18-3 (10) | WSOF | LHW | 5 | UD | LOSS For WSOF light-heavyweight title |
22 | Apr 2, 2016 31 years, 9 months 14-7 (13) | Jake Heun | WSOF | LHW | 3 | UD | WIN |
21  | Oct 17, 2015 31 years, 3 months 13-7 (13) | 39 years 11-5 (6) | WSOF | LHW | 1 | SUB | WIN Kneebar |
20  | Sep 26, 2014 30 years, 2 months 12-7 (12) | 39 years, 2 months 22-5-1 (15) | LHW | 4 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke Won Titan FC light-heavyweight title | |
19 | Jul 19, 2014 30 years 11-7 (11) | Jorge Gonzalez | LHW | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
18  | Aug 3, 2013 29 years, 1 months 10-7 (10) | 40 years, 9 months 13-7 (13) | UFC | LHW | 1 | KO | LOSS Punches |
17  | Apr 27, 2013 28 years, 9 months 10-6 (10) | 28 years, 7 months 10-1 (6) | UFC | LHW | 3 | UD | LOSS |
16  | Sep 22, 2012 28 years, 2 months 10-5 (10) | 33 years, 8 months 25-8 (21) | UFC | LHW | 2 | SUB | WIN Armbar |
15  | Oct 14, 2011 27 years, 3 months 9-5 (9) | 30 years 14-5 (9) | M-1 | LHW | 3 | TKO | WIN Head kick and punches Defended M-1 Global light-heavyweight title |
14  | Apr 28, 2011 26 years, 9 months 8-5 (8) | 24 years, 3 months 13-3 (7) | M-1 | LHW | 3 | SUB | WIN Gogoplata neck crank Won M-1 Global light-heavyweight title |
13 | Mar 25, 2011 26 years, 8 months 7-5 (7) | Jake Doerr | M-1 | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
12 | Jan 29, 2011 26 years, 6 months 6-5 (6) | Robert Scott | LHW | 2 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
11 | Dec 10, 2010 26 years, 5 months 5-5 (5) | Alikhan Magomedov | M-1 | LHW | 2 | SUB | WIN Triangle armbar |
10 | Mar 20, 2010 25 years, 8 months 4-5 (4) | Pedro Galiza | LHW | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
9 | Dec 4, 2009 25 years, 5 months 4-4 (4) | Mike Nickels | LHW | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
8  | Oct 24, 2009 25 years, 3 months 3-4 (3) | 26 years, 11 months 7-1 (7) | LHW | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | |
7  | Apr 18, 2009 24 years, 9 months 2-4 (2) | 28 years, 9 months 5-1 (5) | UFC | LHW | 3 | UD | LOSS |
6  | Dec 13, 2008 24 years, 5 months 2-3 (2) | 25 years, 6 months 7-0 (6) | TUF | LHW | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
5  | Mar 7, 2008 23 years, 8 months 2-2 (2) | 31 years, 6 months 2-1 (2) | LHW | 2 | SUB | LOSS Verbal | |
4 | Jan 26, 2008 23 years, 6 months 2-1 (2) | Luis Ojeda | LHW | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
3 | Nov 16, 2007 23 years, 4 months 1-1 (1) | Adolfo de la Torre | LHW | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
2 | May 19, 2007 22 years, 10 months 0-1 (0) | George Bush | LHW | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
1 | Nov 11, 2006 22 years, 4 months 0-0 (0) | Chris Larkin | LHW | 2 | NC | NC |
