Vinicius Queiroz
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| Born | Vinicius Kappke de Queiroz August 29, 1983 Curitiba, Brazil |
| Other names | Spartan |
| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
| Weight | 233 lb (106 kg; 16 st 9 lb) |
| Division | Heavyweight (265 lb) |
| Reach | 80.5 in (204 cm) |
| Fighting out of | Curitiba, Brazil |
| Team | Team Nogueira Chute Boxe |
| Rank |
black belt in Muay Thai brown belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 12 |
| Wins | 8 |
| By knockout | 6 |
| By submission | 2 |
| Losses | 4 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By submission | 1 |
| By decision | 2 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
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Vinicius Kappke de Queiroz (born August 29, 1983) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who currently competes in the Heavyweight division. He is currently signed with Bellator and has also competed for the UFC.
Originally from Curitiba, Brazil, Queiroz began training when he was 13 years old. He is a national champion in wrestling, a black belt in Muay Thai and holds an 5-0 undefeated record in Muay Thai with all five wins coming by way of knockout. Quieroz is also a brown belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and has won titles in that sport as well.
Queiroz made his professional mixed martial arts debut in his native Brazil in November 2003. Over the next seven years, he amassed a record of 5 wins and 1 loss before signing with the UFC.
Queiroz made his debut against Rob Broughton at UFC 120, losing via rear naked choke. Queiroz later tested positive for the steroid Stanozolol and was released by the UFC.
After sitting out from the sport for well over a year, Queiroz signed with Bellator in March 2012.
He made his debut as a participant in the Bellator Season 7 Heavyweight Tournament against Mark Holata at Bellator 75. Despite being knocked down by a punch early on, Queiroz kept his composure and won the fight via armbar just a few minutes later. He faced Alexander Volkov on November 9, 2012 at Bellator 80 in the semifinal. He lost via TKO in the second round in an extremely controversial fight.
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