Roger Gracie (born Roger Gracie Gomes; 26 September, 1981) is a Brazilian retired

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and former professional

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(BJJ) competitor. The son of coral belt Mauricio Gomes and grandson of BJJ founder

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, Roger Gracie is one of jiu-jitsu's most decorated and accomplished athletes and considered by many as the greatest competitor in jiu-jitsu history.* * * * * * * * * * * A member of both IBJJF Hall of Fame and ADCC Hall of Fame, Gracie won 10 IBJJF world championship titles across multiple weight classes, every year from 2004 to 2010, becoming the first competitor to win the open weight division 3 times. He is also a two-time European Champion, and a Pan Champion. Gracie is an ADCC Submission Fighting weight, absolute, and superfight champion, the only athlete to win gold in both his weight class and the open weight division with a 100% submission-rate. Gracie retired in 2017 after defeating then BJJ world champion Marcus Buchecha, leaving jiu-jitsu without a single submission defeat in his record. Competing concurrently in MMA, Gracie is the 2016 One World Cruiserweight Champion, a former Strikeforce and

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middleweight contender, holding at the time of his retirement in 2017 a professional record of 8–2.

Early life

Roger Gomes Gracie was born on 26 September, 1981 in

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. His mother, Reila Gracie, was a daughter of

, the founder of

, and his father, Mauricio Gomes, was a jiu-jitsu black belt under Rolls Gracie and a famous competitor in the 1970s known as . From a very young age Gracie started training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.

Brazilian jiu-jitsu career

Early career

During his teenage years, after training with his uncle Rilion Gracie, Gracie started competition. In 1999 he won the

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fighting as blue belt in the middleweight division then the following year Gracie won the 2000 Pan American Championship followed by the

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both in the medium-heavy blue belt division. That same year, 18-year-old Gracie was arrested by the Civil Police of Rio de Janeiro together with three other grapplers (Rafael Lima, Rafael Ramos and Murilo Carvalho), for allegedly shooting

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and

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guns at three transvestites. Gracie was not prosecuted but the incident led her mother to send him to London to live with his father, who had moved to England to set up the first

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academy in the UK. Training in the UK with his father and in Brazil with his uncle Carlos Gracie, Jr., Gracie won another world championship title in 2001, this time as a purple belt, in the medium heavy division, under team

; Also in 2001 after receiving his brown belt he won the Brazilian Nationals for the second time. In 2002 as a brown belt Gracie won both the heavyweight division and the open class becoming double world champion for the first time. Competing at the 2003

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taking place for the first time in

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on 17 May, Gracie arrived third in the - category, after defeating Mário Sperry and Rigan Machado but losing to John-Olav Einemo (2–0). In 2003 at age 22, Gracie received his black belt from his uncle Carlos Gracie Jr.

Black belt career

In his first year as black belt Gracie won silver at the 2003 World Championship after losing by points to Márcio Cruz. In 2004 Gracie won the ADCC South American Trials held in Campos Brazil, winning both his weight class (-) and the open weight division with a 100% submission-rate.

2004–2005: First IBJJF titles, ADCC world double gold

At the

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, Gracie won the super heavyweight division but lost the final of the Absolute in a controversial match, after his opponent Ronaldo "Jacaré" Souza refused to tap out after getting armbared, got his arm dislocated as a result, then stayed away from Gracie with his broken left arm tucked into his belt, to keep his lead on points and win the match. In May 2005 Gracie competed in the

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taking place at the

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in Long Beach California. Gracie won all 8 of his matches, both at the super heavyweight and at the absolute weight classes, submitting Ronaldo Souza with a rear naked choke from standing, becoming the first grappler in history to win both divisions after submitting every single opponents. That same year Gracie won the

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with silver in Absolute, then double gold at the 2005

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winning the ultra heavyweight division and defeating Ronaldo Souza in the Absolute.

2006–2007: Pan Am champion, ADCC superfight champion

In April 2006 competing at the Pan American Championship taking place at

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, Gracie won silver in the super heavyweight division after losing by points to

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, the fourth loss of his career; he then won gold in Absolute after submitting the same Ribeiro in a triangle within 30 seconds. Gracie won another world title in 2006, at the

taking place in Rio de Janeiro, after defeating Robert Drysdale in the super heavyweight final, Gracie then won silver in Absolute, after losing by points against Xande Ribeiro, in the last few seconds of the fight; In 2007 Gracie won both divisions, earning double world championship gold for weight and absolute, submitting all his opponents except Fernando Pontes "Margarida"; At the 2007 ADCC world championships in

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, Gracie fought and won by points, a superfight against Jon Olav Einemo, one of only four men who had managed to defeat him in the past, Gracie became in the process the first ADCC triple crown winner.

2008–2010: Tenth world title, retirement from competition

The following year Gracie became the 2008 World Champion but lost the Absolute final against Xande Ribeiro after the clock ran out. At the 2009 World Championship Gracie submitted all of his opponents, in the super heavyweight and in the absolute weight class, with a "cross choke from mount", winning double gold again. In 2010 Gracie fought his last world championship, Gracie won both divisions, winning 8 fights with a "choke from the back", defeating Ricardo Abreu by points in the Super Heavyweight final, and winning the Absolute without fighting, after

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forfeited due to an injury. Gracie became the first athlete to win 3 Open weight titles at black belt level. Gracie announced leaving BJJ competition to focus on his mixed martial arts career.

Superfights

Gracie vs. Buchecha

In 2012, Gracie returned to grappling competition for one night only at Metamoris 1, a submission only superfights event, to face Marcus 'Buchecha' Almeida "the new 22-year-old heavyweight jiu-jitsu sensation', the bout was ruled a draw, while the match, which lasted 20 minutes, was noted by some as "one of the greatest grappling matches ever recorded".

Gracie vs. Comprido

In July 2015, having not competed jiu-jitsu in 5 years, Gracie returned to competitive grappling to face Rodrigo Comprido, at a superfight American Nationals event during the UFC Fan Expo, winning via armbar in about 4 minutes.

Gracie vs. Buchecha II

On 23 July 2017, at ''Gracie Pro jiu-jitsu'' an event taking place at Carioca Arena 1 in Rio de Janeiro, Gracie faced Marcus "Buchecha" Almeida for a 15-minute superfight dubbed "the most-anticipated rematch in jiu-jitsu history", at that point both fighters held 10 world championship titles and were considered the greatest competitors in the sport. In the five previous years Gracie only fought one match against Rodrigo Comprido while Buchecha fought seventy matches winning more world championship titles than any other fighter at the time. Gracie submitted Buchecha with a lapel choke at the 6:52 mark of the match, right after his win, Gracie announced his final retirement from BJJ competition.

Recognition

Having never been submitted in 20 years of competition, holding 14 World Jiu-Jitsu Championship titles (10 as black belt), with three gold and five silver in the open weight division, Gracie is regarded by many as the greatest jiu-jitsu competitor of all time. In May 2014 he was inducted into the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation Hall of Fame. On 14 November 2021, Gracie became the first person to be inducted into the ADCC Hall of Fame, owing in part to his two gold medals at the 2005 ADCC world championship and his superfight victory in 2007. In July 2022 Gracie received his 5th Stripe on his BJJ black belt from his father, Mauricio Gomes.

Mixed martial arts career

Gracie made his MMA debut in 2006, defeating veteran

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by armbar submission in the 1st round at the Bodogfight pay-per-view ''USA vs Russia''. On May 18, 2008, Gracie competed at Sengoku 2, where he defeated

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at 2:40 min of round 1 by

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2009–2012: Strikeforce

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by Eduardo Ferreira, Tatame Magazine, May 03, 2010 On September 11, 2011, Gracie suffered his first MMA loss when he faced former Strikeforce light heavyweight champion

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. Gracie was knocked out in the first round. Gracie made his middleweight debut against UFC veteran

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at Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Kennedy on July 14, 2012, winning the fight via unanimous decision. Gracie then won his next bout via submission defeating Anthony Smith at Strikeforce: Marquardt vs. Saffiedine

2013: Ultimate Fighting Championship

On January 15, 2013, the UFC announced that Gracie would be one of 20 Strikeforce fighters folding into the organisation, making him the 4th member of the Gracie family to fight in the

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. Gracie lost by unanimous decision to Tim Kennedy on July 6, 2013, at UFC 162. After the Kennedy fight his contract with the organisation expired and they chose not to renew it.

2014–2016: ONE Championship

In August 2014, Gracie signed a multi-fight deal with

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based promotion

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. Gracie returned to the

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division, known as "Cruiserweight" on ONE, and in his debut faced James McSweeney at ONE FC 23: Warrior's Way on December 5, 2014. He won the fight via TKO in the third round. On May 6, 2016, he defeated Michal Pasternak for the inaugural ONE FC Cruiserweight Championship, winning the bout by Arm Triangle in the first round. On October 14, 2017 Gracie announced his retirement from MMA three months after retiring from Brazilian jiu-jitsu.

Business career

Roger Gracie Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Academy

With the help of his father, 8th degree coral belt Maurício "Maurição" Motta Gomes, Roger established the ''Roger Gracie Academy'' in 2004 in

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, London. Notable Black belt promotions include Raymond Stevens, Nicolas Gregoriades and Kywan Gracie Behring.

Personal life

Gracie and his wife have a son and daughter named Tristan & Maya.

Championships and accomplishments

Brazilian jiu-jitsu / Submission wrestling

Main Achievements (Black Belt): * 10 x IBJJF World Champion (2004 / 2005 / 2006 / 2007 / 2008 / 2009/2010) * 2 x IBJJF Pan American Champion (2006) * 2 x IBJJF European Open Champion (2005) * 2nd Place IBJJF World Championship (2003/2004/2005/2006/2008) * 2nd Place IBJJF Pan Championship (2006) Submission wrestling: * 2 x ADCC Submission Fighting World Champion (2005) * ADCC Superfight Champion (2007) * 3rd Place

(2003) Main Achievements (Coloured Belts): * 4 x IBJJF World Champion (2000 blue, 2001 purple, 2002 brown) * 2 x Brazilian National Champion (1999 blue / 2001 brown)

Mixed martial arts

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(2016, Former)

Career records

Brazilian jiu-jitsu / Submission wrestling record

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Instructor lineage

Kanō Jigorō was a Japanese educator, athlete, and the founder of Judo. Along with Ju-Jutsu, Judo was one of the first Japanese martial arts to gain widespread international recognition, and the first to become an official Olympic sport. Pedagogical innov ...

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Mitsuyo Maeda ,Virgílio, pp. 22–25 a Brazilian naturalized as Otávio Maeda (),Virgílio, p. 9 was a Japanese ''judōka'' (judo practitioner) and prizefighter in no holds barred competitions, also being one of the first documented mixed martial artists of t ...

→ Carlos Gracie Sr. →

Helio Gracie Helio may refer to: * Helio AU-24 Stallion * Helio (wireless carrier), a defunct American wireless communications provider (2005–2010); originally a joint venture between SK Telecom and EarthLink, purchased by Virgin Mobile USA in 2008 * ...

→ Carlos Gracie Jr. → Roger Gracie

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gracie, Roger 1981 births Living people Brazilian male mixed martial artists Light heavyweight mixed martial artists Heavyweight mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu Mixed martial artists utilizing Muay Thai Sportspeople from Rio de Janeiro (city) Brazilian people of Scottish descent Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in England

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People awarded a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Brazilian Muay Thai practitioners Ultimate Fighting Championship male fighters World Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Championship medalists IBJJF Hall of Fame inductees ADCC Hall of Fame inductees ONE Championship champions

Early life

Brazilian jiu-jitsu career

Early career

Black belt career

2004–2005: First IBJJF titles, ADCC world double gold

2006–2007: Pan Am champion, ADCC superfight champion

2008–2010: Tenth world title, retirement from competition

Superfights

Gracie vs. Buchecha

Gracie vs. Comprido

Gracie vs. Buchecha II

Recognition

Mixed martial arts career

2009–2012: Strikeforce

2013: Ultimate Fighting Championship

2014–2016: ONE Championship

Business career

Roger Gracie Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Academy

Personal life

Championships and accomplishments

Brazilian jiu-jitsu / Submission wrestling

Mixed martial arts

Career records

Brazilian jiu-jitsu / Submission wrestling record

Mixed martial arts record

Instructor lineage

Notes

See also

References

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