Vitor Miranda

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Soaresand the second or paternal family name is Miranda.

Vitor Miranda [1]
Born	Vitor Bruno Soares Miranda (1979-03-10) March 10, 1979 (age 45) Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil
Other names	Vitinho, Lex Luthor
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) [2]
Weight	84 kg (185 lb; 13.2 st)
Division	Heavyweight (kickboxing) Heavyweight, middleweight (MMA)
Reach	77 in (196 cm) [3]
Style	Kickboxing, Muay Thai, Sanda, Savate
Team	Team Nogueira
Trainer	Alexandre Marciano
Rank	Black belt in Muay Thai [4] Black sash in Sanda [ citation needed ] Brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu [4] Green belt in Judo [ citation needed ] Silver glove in Savate [4]
Years active	2001–2018
Kickboxing record
Total	32
Wins	23
By knockout	18
Losses	8
By knockout	1
Draws	1
Mixed martial arts record
Total	20
Wins	12
By knockout	9
By submission	2
By decision	1
Losses	8
By submission	1
By decision	7
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
Last updated on: November 9, 2015

Vitor Bruno Soares Miranda (born March 10, 1979) is a Brazilian former kickboxer and mixed martial artist. He was the K-1 Brazil 2005 and K-1 Turkey 2007 super heavyweight tournament champion.

Biography

Vitor Miranda was born in Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil. When growing up, he was interested in martial arts but did not start training before turning 21, when his friend introduced him to Muay Thai.

Currently, Miranda trains in the U.S. at Imperial Athletics in Boca Raton, Florida.

Kickboxing career

After only two years of practice and at the same time working part-time as a video store clerk, Miranda turned pro in 2001. He made his K-1 debut in 2003, quitting his job to become a full-time fighter. ^[5]

Miranda'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 São Paulo and achieved the first success of his young career by winning the Grand Prix with three consecutive knockouts over Nelson Vargas, Lucio Silva and Asmir Burgic. ^[6]

After two years of fighting in smaller shows in Brazil, Miranda was selected to participate in one of the regional K-1 qualifying tournaments, on November 2, 2007, in Istanbul, Turkey. In the quarterfinals he 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.

He defeated Tsotne Rogava by unanimous decision in the first round of the 2013 Tantneft Cup on February 23, 2013. ^{[7] [8]}

In the quarterfinals of the Tafneft Cup, he defeated Netherlands' Jantje Siersema by unanimous decision.

In the semifinals of the Tafneft Cup, Vitor Miranda faced the local Russia's fighter Mikhail Tyuterev. Miranda lost the fight via a controversial unanimous decision.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Concurrent to his kickboxing career, Miranda made his professional MMA debut in November 2003. He fought in MMA sporadically over the next ten years, obtaining a record of 9 wins against 3 losses with all but one of his wins coming by way of a finish.

The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil

In February 2014, it was revealed that Miranda was chosen as a fighter to compete on The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 3. ^[9]

To get into the TUF house, Miranda defeated Bruno Silva via head-kick knockout. He was the second Heavyweight chosen to be on Team Sonnen. In his second fight on the show, he faced Antônio Branjão and won via TKO in the first round. In the semifinals, he faced Richardson Moreira and again won by TKO, this time in the second round.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Having secured his place in the final, Miranda faced fellow finalist Antônio Carlos Júnior at the Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 3 finale on May 31, 2014. ^[10] He lost the fight via unanimous decision.

Miranda faced promotional newcomer Jake Collier in a middleweight bout on December 20, 2014, at UFC Fight Night 58. ^[11] He won the fight via knockout in the last second of the first round. ^[12] The win also earned Miranda his first Performance of the Night bonus award. ^[13]

Miranda was expected to face Nick Catone on April 18, 2015, at UFC on Fox 15. ^[14] However, Catone abruptly announced his retirement on March 25, citing a litany of injuries and a history of chronic back pain. In turn, Miranda was also pulled from the card citing a rib injury. ^[15]

Miranda faced Clint Hester on August 1, 2015, at UFC 190. ^[16] He won the fight via TKO in the second round. ^[17]

Miranda faced Marcelo Guimarães on March 5, 2016, at UFC 196. ^[18] He won the fight via TKO in the second round. ^[19]

Miranda faced Chris Camozzi on May 29, 2016, at UFC Fight Night 88. ^[20] He lost the fight by unanimous decision. ^[21]

Miranda faced Marvin Vettori on June 25, 2017, at UFC Fight Night 112. ^[22] He lost the fight by unanimous decision. ^[23]

Miranda faced promotional newcomer Julian Marquez on December 16, 2017, at UFC on Fox 26. ^[24] However on December 4, it was announced that Miranda was pulled from the fight due to injury. ^[25] He lost the fight via unanimous decision. ^[26]

Miranda faced newcomer Abu Azaitar on July 22, 2018, on UFC Fight Night 134. ^[27] He lost the fight by unanimous decision and was subsequently released from the promotion. ^{[28] [29]}

Championships and achievements

Kickboxing

• 2007 K-1 Fighting Network Turkey champion
• 2005 K-1 Brazil Grand Prix in São Paulo champion
• 2004 K-1 Brazil Challenge runner up
• 2003 Storm Muay Thai Brazil champion
• 2003 South Brazilian Muay Thai champion
• 2002 Catarinense de Muay Thai champion
• 2002 Catarinense de Muay Thai champion

Mixed martial arts

• Ultimate Fighting Championship
  • The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 3 Heavyweight Tournament Runner Up
  • Performance of the Night (One time) vs. Jake Collier

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown

19 matches	12 wins	7 losses
By knockout	9	0
By submission	2	1
By decision	1	6

Res.	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Loss	12–7	Abu Azaitar	Decision (unanimous)	UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Smith	July 22, 2018	3	5:00	Hamburg, Germany
Loss	12–6	Marvin Vettori	Decision (unanimous)	UFC Fight Night: Chiesa vs. Lee	June 25, 2017	3	5:00	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
Loss	12–5	Chris Camozzi	Decision (unanimous)	UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs. Garbrandt	May 29, 2016	3	5:00	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win	12–4	Marcelo Guimarães	TKO (head kick and punches)	UFC 196	March 5, 2016	2	1:09	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win	11–4	Clint Hester	TKO (punches and elbows)	UFC 190	August 1, 2015	2	2:38	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Win	10–4	Jake Collier	TKO (head kick and punches)	UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Dollaway	December 20, 2014	1	4:59	Barueri, Brazil	Middleweight debut. Performance of the Night.
Loss	9–4	Antônio Carlos Júnior	Decision (unanimous)	The Ultimate Fighter Brazil 3 Finale: Miocic vs. Maldonado	May 31, 2014	3	5:00	São Paulo, Brazil	Lost The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 3 Heavyweight Tournament.
Win	9–3	João Paulo Pereira	TKO (knees and punches)	Nitrix Champion Fight 15	August 10, 2013	1	0:38	Joinville, Brazil
Win	8–3	Elton Rodrigues	Submission (arm-triangle choke)	Mestre do Combate	November 22, 2012	1	4:23	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Win	7–3	Eli Reger	TKO (punches)	Nitrix Champion Fight 11	May 5, 2012	1	3:32	Joinville, Brazil
Win	6–3	Marcelo Cruz	Submission (rear-naked choke)	Top Fight Brasil	March 31, 2012	1	N/A	Goiânia, Brazil
Loss	5–3	Guto Inocente	Submission (punches)	Shooto - Brazil 17	August 6, 2010	2	1:43	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Win	5–2	Cassio Drummond	TKO (retirement)	Bitetti Combat 7	May 28, 2010	1	5:00	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Loss	4–2	Fábio Maldonado	Decision (unanimous)	Bitetti Combat 4	September 12, 2009	3	5:00	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Win	4–1	Renato Matos	TKO (knee)	Shooto - Brazil 11	March 28, 2009	1	0:15	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Win	3–1	Gustavo Moia	KO (knee)	Shooto - Brazil 9	November 29, 2008	1	N/A	Fortaleza, Brazil
Win	2–1	Sidney da Silva	KO (head kick)	Shooto - Brazil 8	August 30, 2008	2	0:45	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Loss	1–1	Fábio Maldonado	Decision (unanimous)	Mo Team League 2	September 29, 2007	3	5:00	São Paulo, Brazil
Win	1–0	Rivanildo Riva	Decision (unanimous)	K-1 MMA in Brazil	November 27, 2003	3	3:00	Curitiba, Brazil

Mixed martial arts exhibition record

Exhibition record breakdown
3 matches	3 wins	0 losses
By knockout	3	0

Res.	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Win	3-0	Richardson Moreira	TKO (punches)	The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 3	May 25, 2014 (airdate)	2	0:00	São Paulo, Brazil	TUF Br 3 semifinal round.
Win	2-0	Antônio Branjão	TKO (punches)	The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 3	April 27, 2014 (airdate)	1	0:00	São Paulo, Brazil	TUF Br 3 preliminary round.
Win	1-0	Bruno Silva	KO (head kick)	The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 3	March 9, 2014 (airdate)	2	0:00	São Paulo, Brazil	TUF Br 3 elimination round.

Kickboxing record

24 Wins (18 (T)KO's, 4 Decisions), 8 Losses
Date	Result	Opponent	Event	Method	Round	Time
27/04/2013	Loss	Mikhail Tyuterev	Tatneft Arena World Cup 2013 1/2 final (+91 kg), Kazan, Russia	Decision	4	3:00
27/04/2013	Win	Jantje Siersema	Tatneft Arena World Cup 2013 2nd selection 1/4 final (+91 kg), Kazan, Russia	Decision (Unanimous)	4	3:00
23/02/2013	Win	Tsotne Rogava	Tatneft Arena World Cup 2013 4th selection 1/8 final (+91 kg), Kazan, Russia	Decision (Unanimous)	4	3:00
11/06/2009	Loss	Thiago de Jesus Beowulf	Arena Brazil II, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Decision (Split)	5	3:00
05/30/2009	Win	Marco Rogério	V Desafio Profissional de Muay Thai, Pacaembu, Brazil	KO	2
05/17/2008	Loss	Dzevad Poturak	K-1 Fighting Network Austria 2008, 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	2:45
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 Janeiro, Brazil	Decision	5	3:00
04/14/2007	Win	Guigao	Demolition V, São Paulo, Brazil	KO (Left body hook)	1	0:50
03/24/2007	Win	Ronaldo Leite	Shooto Brazil 2, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	KO	3	4:17
03/10/2007	Win	Eduardo Maiorino	Floripa Fight 3, Florianópolis, 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, São Paulo, Brazil	KO (Left high kick)	2	1:16
03/25/2006	Win	Cleber Adao	K-1 Rules Heavyweight Factory GP II, São Paulo, Brazil	KO (Left body hook)	2	1:43
10/22/2005	Win	Asmir Burgic	K-1 Brazil Grand Prix 2005 in São Paulo, Brazil	KO (Left body hook)	2	2:38
10/22/2005	Win	Lucio de Freitas Silva	K-1 Brazil Grand Prix 2005 in São Paulo, Brazil	KO
10/22/2005	Win	Nelson Vargas	K-1 Brazil Grand Prix 2005 in São Paulo, Brazil	KO (Punches)	1	1:54
10/30/2004	Loss	Eduardo Maiorino	K-1 Brazil 2004 Challenge, Goiania, Brazil	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
10/30/2004	Win	Dimirty Wanderlei	K-1 Brazil 2004 Challenge, Goiania, Brazil	KO	3	2:39
10/30/2004	Win	Flavio da Costa	K-1 Brazil 2004 Challenge, Goiania, Brazil	KO	1	1:15
06/26/2004	Win	Great Kusatsu	K-1 Beast 2004 in Shizuoka, Japan	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
09/13/2003	Loss	Assuério Silva	Stomp GP, Florianópolis, Brazil	Decision	5	3:00
02/23/2003	Loss	Jefferson Silva	K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 Preliminary Brazil, Brazil	KO	2	2:01
02/23/2003	Loss	Carlos Lima	K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 Preliminary Brazil, Brazil	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00

See also

• List of current UFC fighters
• List of male mixed martial artists
• List of male kickboxers
• List of K-1 events

References

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2. "Fight Card - UFC 190 Rousey vs. Correia". UFC . Retrieved August 2, 2015.
3. "Fight Card - UFC Fight Night Miocic vs. Maldonado". UFC . Retrieved June 2, 2014.
4. "Vitor Miranda - Official UFC Fighter Profile". UFC . Retrieved December 19, 2014.
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11. John Morgan and Steven Marrocco (2014-10-16). "RFA champ Jake Collier makes octagon debut against Vitor Miranda at UFC Fight Night 58". MMAJunkie.com. Retrieved 2014-10-16.
12. "UFC Fight Night 58 results: Vitor Miranda KOs Jake Collier with one second left in first". 21 December 2014.
13. Staff (December 21, 2014). "UFC Fight Night 58 bonuses: Machida, Barao, Silva, Miranda win $50,000". mmajunkie.com.
14. Staff (2015-01-29). "Nick Catone vs. Vitor Miranda added to UFC on FOX 15 lineup in Newark". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-01-29.
15. Marc Raimondi (2015-03-25). "Nick Catone retiring after six years in the UFC due to lingering injuries". mmafighting.com.
16. Staff (2015-06-11). "Vitor Miranda vs. Clint Hester targeted for UFC 190". themmareport.com. Retrieved 2015-06-11.
17. Ben Fowlkes (2015-08-01). "UFC 190 results: Relentless Vitor Miranda pounds out Clint Hester in second". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-08-01.
18. Guilherme Cruz (2016-01-26). "Vitor Miranda vs. Marcelo Guimaraes set for UFC 197". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2016-01-26.
19. Ben Fowlkes (2016-03-05). "UFC 196 results: Vitor Miranda blasts Marcelo Guimaraes for second-round TKO". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
20. Mike Bohn and Matt Erickson (2016-03-19). "UFC Fight Night 88 gets 8 new fights". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-03-19.
21. Ben Fowlkes (2016-05-29). "UFC Fight Night 88 results: Chris Camozzi has little trouble with Vitor Miranda for shutout". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-05-29.
22. Guilherme Cruz (2017-03-28). "Vitor Miranda vs. Marvin Vettori added to UFC Fight Night 112 in Oklahoma". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2017-03-28.
23. "UFC Fight Night 112 results: Marvin Vettori bloodies Vitor Miranda, wins unanimous decision". MMAjunkie. 2017-06-26. Retrieved 2017-06-26.
24. Tristen Critchfield (2017-08-30). "Middleweights Vitor Miranda, Julian Marquez to Clash at UFC on Fox 26". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2017-08-30.
25. Peter Carroll (2017-12-04). "Several changes announced for UFC on FOX 26". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2017-12-04.
26. "UFC Fight Night 134 results: Abu Azaitar outworks Vitor Miranda for unanimous decision". MMAjunkie. 2018-07-22. Retrieved 2018-07-22.
27. DNA, MMA (29 March 2018). "UFC debuut voor Abu Azaitar tegen Vitor Miranda tijdens UFC Hamburg". mmadna.nl. Retrieved 2018-03-29.
28. Matt Erickson (2018-07-22). "UFC Fight Night 134 results: Abu Azaitar outworks Vitor Miranda for unanimous decision". MMAjunkie. Retrieved 2018-07-22.
29. Guilherme Cruz (August 6, 2018). "TUF Brazil 3 finalist Vitor Miranda announces UFC release". mmafighting.com.

External links

• Professional MMA record for Vitor Miranda from Sherdog
• Vitor Miranda at UFC
• Vitor Miranda on Twitter