Other names Shaolin Weight 70 kg Name Vitor Ribeiro Team Nova Uniao | Nationality Brazilian Role Mixed martial artist Wins by knockout 2 Height 1.73 m | |
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Rank Fourth degree black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu | ||
Fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
20090405 Dream 8 03 DREAM 8 Vitor Ribeiro vs Katsuhiko Nagata www kimjudas blogspot com
Vítor Ribeiro (born February 24, 1979 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is a retired professional mixed martial artist who competed in the Lightweight division. A professional competitor since 2001, he has formerly competed for Strikeforce, Shooto, DREAM, Cage Rage, Cage Force, the World Fighting Alliance, and K-1 HERO'S. Ribeiro is the former Cage Rage World Lightweight Champion and the former Shooto World Lightweight Champion.
Contents
- 20090405 Dream 8 03 DREAM 8 Vitor Ribeiro vs Katsuhiko Nagata www kimjudas blogspot com
- Mixed martial arts career
- Retirement
- Championships and Accomplishments
- Grappling credentials
- References
Mixed martial arts career
Vitor Ribeiro is an accomplished grappler. He has won the CBJJ Mundials (Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu World Championship) four times, once as a purple belt in 1996 and three times as a black belt in three consecutive years (1999, 2000, and 2001). He has competed in the ADCC World Championship in 2000 and 2003.
After a brief absence from the MMA world, Ribeiro returned to competition at DREAM 8, where he dominated former Olympic wrestler Katsuhiko Nagata ending the fight with a TKO. In his next fight at DREAM 10, he lost to Shinya Aoki via unanimous decision.
On September 24, 2009, it was announced that he had signed a multi-fight deal with Strikeforce.
Ribeiro made his promotional debut on May 15, 2010 against undefeated Lyle Beerbohm and lost the bout via split decision.
Ribeiro's next fight for Strikeforce came against Justin Wilcox at Strikeforce Challengers: Wilcox vs. Ribeiro. He lost the fight via unanimous decision.
Retirement
On August 8, 2013 Ribeiro announced that he has retired from mixed martial arts competition.
In 2015, Ribeiro transitioned to becoming a referee for mixed martial arts shows. He debuted as a referee for UFC events on April 18, 2015 at UFC on Fox: Machida vs. Rockhold.
Championships and Accomplishments
Grappling credentials
ADCC World Submission Wrestling Championships
ADCC 2003 66 – 76 kg: 3rd place.
ADCC 2000 66–76 kg: Quarter finals. Absolute: Quarter finals. (Vitor lost to Monson in the first round, but progressed and then lost to Almeida via submission). Record of opponents:
CBJJ World Championships
2001 Black Belt Medio: 1st Place
2000 Black Belt Leve: 1st Place
1999 Black Belt Leve: 1st Place
1997 Black Belt Pena: 2nd Place
1996 Purple Belt Pena: 1st Place
CBJJ Pan-American Championships
1998 Black Belt Leve: 2nd Place
1996 Brown Belt Pena: 1st Place
CBJJ Brazilian Championships
1999 Black Belt Leve: 2nd Place
1998 Black Belt Pena: 1st Place
1996 Brown Belt Pena: 2nd Place
CBJJ Brazilian Team Championships
2001 Brown/Black Belt Leve: Nova União, 1st Place
2000 Brown/Black Belt Leve: Nova União, 1st Place
1999 Brown/Black Belt Leve: Nova União A, 1st Place
1998 Brown/Black Belt Leve: Nova União, 2nd Place
1997 Brown/Black Belt Leve: Nova União (A), 1st Place
1996 Brown/Black Belt Leve: Nova União, 2nd Place