Vitor Vianna

Vítor Vianna (born November 2, 1979) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and submission grappler.

Background
Vítor Vianna grew up in Espírito Santo, Brazil. He began his martial arts training in Brazilian jiu-jitsu at the age of 15 at the Alliance BJJ Academy in Sao Paulo, Brazil under Fabio Gurgel. He was also trained by Daniel Gracie for one year in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He is a 2nd degree black belt under Rodrigo Medeiros, and Eduardo Jamelao. After becoming two-time world champion, Vitor decided to transition to MMA in 2004. After 12 professional fights, his first loss was a TKO (referee stoppage) for a broken arm he sustained while blocking a kick by UFC fighter Thiago Silva.

Mixed martial arts career
Since 2004, Vitor Vianna has competed in mixed martial arts events around the world. Vitor is a member of Wanderlei Silva's the Wand Fight Team.

Bellator Fighting Championships
Vianna made his Bellator debut as a participant in the Bellator Season 5 Middleweight Tournament. In the opening round, he defeated Sam Alvey via split decision at Bellator 50. In the semifinal round, Vianna defeated Bryan Baker via TKO in the first round at Bellator 54. He faced Alexander Shlemenko in the tournament finals and lost the fight via unanimous decision.

Personal life
Vitor Vianna is married with one daughter. He lives and trains in Las Vegas, Nevada. When he is not training, Vitor enjoys spending time with friends and family.

Submission grappling record (incomplete)
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:80%; text-align:left;" ! Result ! style="text-align:center;"| Rec. ! Opponent ! Method ! Event ! Division ! Date ! Location
 * colspan=8 style="text-align:center;" | ? Matches, ? Wins, ? Losses
 * colspan=8 style="text-align:center;" | ? Matches, ? Wins, ? Losses
 * Loss||style="text-align:center;"|1–1||🇳🇴 John-Olav Einemo || Points ||  rowspan=4|ADCC World Championship || rowspan=4|-99 kg|| rowspan=4|2005  ||  rowspan=4|🇺🇸 Los Angeles
 * Win||style="text-align:center;"|1–0||🇺🇸 Mike_van_Arsdale || -
 * Win||style="text-align:center;"|1–0||🇺🇸 Mike_van_Arsdale || -
 * Win||style="text-align:center;"|1–0||🇺🇸 Mike_van_Arsdale || -