Milton Vieira
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Milton Vieira "Miltinho" is a 13-8-2 grappler.
Milton debuted May. 22, 2005 vs Hayato Sakurai (loss). 9 years active (May. 22, 2005–Jan. 19, 2013).
Best wins: Sterling Ford (SUB D'Arce Choke R1, Aug. 12, 2011).
Milton Vieira (born October 10, 1978) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist currently competing as a Featherweight. Vieira is widely credited as the inventor of the anaconda choke. Vieira is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt under Murilo Bustamante and competed in several top grappling competitions including Grapplers Quest. Milton appeared at the 2007 ADCC World Championship and also the 2009 ADCC World Championship. In mixed martial arts, he has competed for the UFC, PRIDE, Strikeforce, DEEP, M-1 Global and Shooto. He is stated to be the inventor of the anaconda choke from his days in Luta Liv
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Fight history
| Date | Event | Result | Method | R | Time | KD | Str | TD | Sub |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. 19, 2013 | UFC on FX: Belfort vs Bisping | L Godofredo Pepey | S-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 17 36 | 5 0 | 0 0 |
| Jun. 23, 2012 | UFC 147: Silva vs Franklin 2 | D Felipe Arantes | S-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 30 38 | 1 2 | 0 0 |
| Aug. 12, 2011 | Strikeforce Challengers 18 | W Sterling Ford | SUB D'Arce Choke | 1 | 4:49 | -- -- | -- -- | -- -- | -- -- |
| May. 22, 2005 | PRIDE Bushido 7 | L Hayato Sakurai | U-DEC | 2 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 4 32 | 2 5 | 2 0 |
Fight data compiled from public statistical sources (ufcstats.com) and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). OctagonStats is an independent database, not affiliated with UFC / TKO Group.