Vitor Miranda

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Vitor Miranda
Full name	Vitor Bruno Miranda
Nickname	Vitinho
Nationality	Brazil
Date of birth	March 10, 1979 (1979-03-10) (age 29)
Place of birth	Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	105 kg (231.5 lb/16.5 st)
Style	Muay Thai
Team	M-13 Gym
Trainer	Alexandre Marciano
Years active	7 (2001-present)
Kickboxing record
Total	28
Wins	21
By knockout	17
Losses	6
By knockout	1
Draws	1
MMA record
Total	2
Wins	1
Losses	1
Other information
Career mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Vitor "Vitinho" Miranda (born March 10, 1979) is a professional Brazilian kickboxer and mixed martial artist. He's the K-1 Brazil 2005 and K-1 Turkey 2007 Super Heavyweight tournament champion.

Contents 1 Biography & Career 2 Titles 2.1 Kickboxing Record 2.2 MMA Record 3 See also 4 References

[edit] Biography & Career

Vitor Miranda was born in Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil. When growing up, he was interested in martial arts but didn't start training before turning 21, when his friend introduced him to Muay Thai. After only two years of practice and same time working part time as a video store clerk, Vitor turned pro in 2001. He made his K-1 debut in 2003, quit his job and became a full time fighter.^[1]

Vitor's first K-1 fight was on February 23, 2003 at K-1 Brazil GP. He lost the fight against Carlos de Lima by unanimous decision. On October 22, 2005, he entered the K-1 Heavyweight Factory tournament in Sao Paulo and accomplished the first success in his young career by winning the Grand Prix by three consecutive KO's over Nelson Vargas, Lucio Silva and Asmir Burgic.^[2]

After two years of fighting in smaller shows in Brazil, he was selected to participate in one of the regional K-1 qualifying tournaments, on November 2, 2007 in Istanbul, Turkey. On his quarter finals Vitor was matched up against local fan favorite Erhan Deniz. He won the hard fought battle by majority decision, as well as his other next two fights in the evening and was declared the K-1 Turkey champion. The win qualified him for K-1 European Elimination GP held on February 9, 2008 in Budapest, Hungary.

[edit] Titles

• 2007 K-1 Turkey GP in Istanbul champion
• 2005 K-1 Brazil GP in Sao Paulo champion
• 2004 K-1 Brazil Challenge Finalist
• 2003 Storm Muay Thai Brazil champion
• 2003 South Brazilian Muay Thai champion
• 2002 Catarinense de Muay Thai champion
• 2002 Catarinense de Muay Thai champion

[edit] Kickboxing Record

21 Wins (17 (T)KO's, 4 Decisions), 6 Losses
Date	Result	Opponent	Event	Method	Round	Time
05/17/2008	Loss	Dzevad Poturak	K-1 Fighting Network 2008 in Vienna, Austria	Decision	3	3:00
02/09/2008	Loss	Zabit Samedov	K-1 World GP 2008 in Budapest, Hungary	Decision	3	3:00
11/02/2007	Win	Karl Glyschinsky	K-1 Fighting Network Turkey 2007	TKO (Doctor stoppage)	1	3:00
11/02/2007	Win	Dzevad Poturak	K-1 Fighting Network Turkey 2007	KO	3	2:47
11/02/2007	Win	Erhan Deniz	K-1 Fighting Network Turkey 2007	Decision (Majority)	3	3:00
07/07/2007	Win	Guto Inocente	Shooto Brazil 3, Rio de Jainero, Brazil	Decision	5	3:00
04/14/2007	Win	Guigao	Demolition V, Sao Paulo, Brazil	KO (Left body hook)	1	0:50
03/24/2007	Win	Ronaldo Leite	Shooto Brazil 2, Rio de Jainero, Brazil	KO	3	4:17
03/10/2007	Win	Eduardo Maiorino	Floripa Fight 3, Florianopolis, Brazil	KO (Right hook)	1	3:00
12/17/2006	Win	Dany Marhold	Jungle Fight 7, Ljubliana, Slovenia	KO (Left high kick)	1	2:15
09/23/2006	Win	Eduardo Maiorino	Demolition IV, Sao Paulo, Brazil	KO (Left high kick)	2	1:16
03/25/2006	Win	Cleber Adao	Heavyweight Factory II, Sao Paulo, Brazil	KO (Left body hook)	2	1:43
10/22/2005	Win	Asmir Burgic	K-1 Brazil Grand Prix 2005 in Sao Paulo, Brazil	KO (Left body hook)	2	2:38
10/22/2005	Win	Lucio de Freitas Silva	K-1 Brazil Grand Prix 2005 in Sao Paulo, Brazil	KO
10/22/2005	Win	Nelson Vargas	K-1 Brazil Grand Prix 2005 in Sao Paulo, Brazil	KO (Punches)	1	1:54
10/30/2004	Loss	Eduardo Maiorino	K-1 Brazil Challenge 2004, Goiania, Brazil	Decision	3	3:00
10/30/2004	Win	Dimirty Wanderlei	K-1 Brazil Challenge 2004, Goiania, Brazil	KO	3	2:39
10/30/2004	Win	Flavio da Costa	K-1 Brazil Challenge 2004, Goiania, Brazil	KO	1	1:15
06/26/2004	Win	Great Kusatsu	K-1 Beast 2004 in Shizuoka, Japan	Decision	3	3:00
09/13/2003	Loss	Assuerio Silva	Stomp GP, Florianopoils, Brazil	Decision	5	3:00
02/23/2003	Loss	Jefferson Silva	K-1 Brazil Grand Prix 2003 in Sao Paulo, Brazil	KO	2	2:01
02/23/2003	Loss	Carlos Lima	K-1 Brazil Grand Prix 2003 in Sao Paulo, Brazil	Decision	3	3:00

[edit] MMA Record

1 Wins (0 (T)KO's, 1 Decisions), 1 Loss
Date	Result	Opponent	Event	Method	Round	Time
09/29/2007	Loss	Fabio Maldonado	MTL - Mo Team League 2, Brazil	Decision	3	5:00
11/27/2003	Win	Rivanildo	K-1 MMA in Brazil, Curitiba, Brazil	Decision	3	3:00

[edit] See also

• List of male kickboxers
• List of K-1 events
• List of kickboxing organizations

[edit] References