Vitor Ribeiro

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Vitor Ribeiro

Statistics
Nickname	Shaolin
Height	5'8 (173cm)
Weight	155lbs (70kg)
Nationality	Brazilian
Born	February 24, 1979 (1979-02-24) (age 29)
Town of birth	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Team/Association	Nova Uniao
Fighting style	Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Mixed martial arts record
Wins	19
By knockout	1
By submission	12
Losses	2
Draws	0
No contests	0

Vitor "Shaolin" Ribeiro (born February 24, 1979 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) specialist and mixed martial artist (MMA). He holds a professional MMA record of 19 wins and 2 losses.

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.^{[citation needed]}

"Shaolin" is considered one of the best lightweights in MMA. He has fought in several bouts in organizations all over the world, such as Shooto Japan, Shooto Hawaii, Rumble on the Rock (Hawaii), Cage Rage (England), and K-1 HERO'S (Japan). He has held the Shooto welterweight (154 lb) title, as well as the Cage Rage World lightweight championship.^{[citation needed]}

His last fight was against the 2006 HERO'S Middleweight (154 lb) champion Gesias Calvancanti on September 17, 2007. Ribeiro lost by TKO in the first round.^[1]