Rodrigo Gracie
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Rodrigo Gracie is a former Brazil
ian professional mixed martial artist
, a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
practitioner and a 1998 ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship
Gold Medalist.
and grandson of one of the founders of Gracie Jiu-Jitsu, Carlos Gracie
. Rodrigo began teaching Jiu-Jitsu at the age of 14 and was awarded the black belt at the age of 18 under his father. He then came to the United States to teach at his father's academy in California. A few years later, he went to New York City to train and work with his cousin Renzo Gracie
.
Looking for new challenges and opportunities Rodrigo moved to Los Angeles
, California
where he was welcomed by his cousin Royce Gracie
. Rodrigo and Royce have started to train together as well as spend a lot of time as a family. Currently Rodrigo teaches in Torrance, California
as well as travels conducting seminars all all of "Royce Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Networks".
|Loss
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Shungo Oyama
| Decision (majority)
| Hero's 6
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|Tokyo, Japan
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| Draw
|align=center|6-1-1
| Hidetaka Monma
| Draw
| MARS World Grand Prix
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|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Tokyo, Japan
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|Win
|align=center|6-1
| Kiuma Kunioku
| Decision (unanimous)
| Hero's 2
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|align=center|2
|align=center|5:00
|Tokyo, Japan
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|Loss
|align=center|5-1
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B.J. Penn
| Decision (unanimous)
|Rumble on the Rock 6
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|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Honolulu, Hawaii
, United States
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|Win
|align=center|5-0
| Hayato Sakurai
| Decision (unanimous)
|PRIDE Bushido 2
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|align=center|2
|align=center|5:00
|Yokohama, Japan
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|Win
|align=center|4-0
| Daiju Takase
| Decision (unanimous)
| PRIDE Bushido 1
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|align=center|2
|align=center|5:00
|Saitama, Japan
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|Win
|align=center|3-0
| Yuki Sasaki
| Decision (split)
|PRIDE 24
|
|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Fukuoka, Japan
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|Win
|align=center|2-0
| Daijiro Matsui
| Submission (guillotine choke)
|PRIDE 19
|
|align=center|3
|align=center|0:28
|Saitama, Japan
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|-
|Win
|align=center|1-0
| Kyle DeMello
| Submission (arm-triangle choke)
|Vengeance at the Vanderbilt 10
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|0:34
|Plainview, New York
, United States
|
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian professional mixed martial artist
Mixed martial arts
Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...
, a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is a martial art, combat sport, and a self defense system that focuses on grappling and especially ground fighting...
practitioner and a 1998 ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship
ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship
The ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship is a competition involving professional athletes who have been successful at the highest levels of jiu-jitsu, wrestling, judo, sambo, shooto and mixed martial arts...
Gold Medalist.
Biography
Rodrigo is the son of Jiu-Jitsu Grandmaster Reylson GracieReylson Gracie
Reylson Gracie is the son of Carlos Gracie the co-founder of Gracie Jiu-Jitsu.- Biography :Grandmaster Reylson Gracie is an 8th degree red and black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu. Reylson Gracie is known around the world due to his unique self-defense program and his teaching style...
and grandson of one of the founders of Gracie Jiu-Jitsu, Carlos Gracie
Carlos Gracie
Carlos Gracie was the first Gracie to learn Judo from Otávio Mitsuyo Maeda. Based on this judo training, Carlos and his brothers founded the martial art of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu...
. Rodrigo began teaching Jiu-Jitsu at the age of 14 and was awarded the black belt at the age of 18 under his father. He then came to the United States to teach at his father's academy in California. A few years later, he went to New York City to train and work with his cousin Renzo Gracie
Renzo Gracie
Renzo Gracie is a Gracie Barra Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt under Carlos Gracie Jr. and a former mixed martial arts competitor in the Ultimate Fighting Championship . He is member of the Gracie family of Brazil. He is the son of Robson Gracie, grandson of Carlos Gracie, nephew of Carlos...
.
Looking for new challenges and opportunities Rodrigo moved to Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
where he was welcomed by his cousin Royce Gracie
Royce Gracie
Royce Gracie is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist, a UFC Hall of Famer and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner. A legend and pioneer in the sport of mixed martial arts, he is widely considered to be the most influential figure in the history of modern MMA.Gracie gained fame for his...
. Rodrigo and Royce have started to train together as well as spend a lot of time as a family. Currently Rodrigo teaches in Torrance, California
Torrance, California
Torrance is a city incorporated in 1921 and located in the South Bay region of Los Angeles County, California, United States. Torrance has of shore-front beaches on the Pacific Ocean, quieter and less well-known by tourists than others on the Santa Monica Bay, such as those of neighboring...
as well as travels conducting seminars all all of "Royce Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Networks".
Books
Gracie has co-written three instructional books on Brazilian jiu-jitsu with author Kid Peligro; “Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu No Holds Barred!: Fighting Techniques”, “Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu: The Path to the Black Belt”, and “The Complete Guide to Gracie Jiu-Jitsu”.Mixed martial arts record
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|align=center|6-2-1
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Shungo OyamaShungo Oyama
Shungo Oyama is a Japanese mixed martial artist with a background in judo and sambo.-Early life:He was born in Nasu District in Tochigi Prefecuture, Japan on April 11, 1974 as Toshiyuki Oyama...
| Decision (majority)
| Hero's 6
Hero's 6
Hero's 6 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Hero's promotion on August 5, 2006 at the Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo, Japan.The quarter-finals of the 2006 Lightweight Grand Prix was held at the event. The opening round had took place at the previous event...
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|align=center|2
|align=center|5:00
|Tokyo, Japan
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| Draw
|align=center|6-1-1
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Hidetaka MonmaHidetaka Monma
Hidetaka Monma , is a Japanese mixed martial artist. He started MMA at age of 25, when he joined Wajyutsu Keisyukai A-3 and made his professional debut on September 21, 2001 against Hiroshiji Ito at RINGS Battle Genesis Vol.8...
| Draw
| MARS World Grand Prix
|
|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Tokyo, Japan
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|Win
|align=center|6-1
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Kiuma KuniokuKiuma Kunioku
is a Japanese mixed martial artist currently fighting at welterweight.His hometown is Osaka, but he is currently living and training in Tokyo as freelance...
| Decision (unanimous)
| Hero's 2
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|align=center|2
|align=center|5:00
|Tokyo, Japan
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|Loss
|align=center|5-1
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B.J. Penn| Decision (unanimous)
|Rumble on the Rock 6
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|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Honolulu, Hawaii
Honolulu, Hawaii
Honolulu is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Hawaii. Honolulu is the southernmost major U.S. city. Although the name "Honolulu" refers to the urban area on the southeastern shore of the island of Oahu, the city and county government are consolidated as the City and...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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|Win
|align=center|5-0
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Hayato SakuraiHayato Sakurai
is a Japanese mixed martial artist. He was born in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. He has a professional MMA record of 35-11-2 as of April 5, 2009. Sakurai has been fighting in mixed martial arts since October 1996 and was at one time considered pound for pound one of the greatest fighters...
| Decision (unanimous)
|PRIDE Bushido 2
PRIDE Bushido 2
Pride Bushido 2 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Pride Fighting Championships. It took place at the Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan on February 15, 2004.- Mu Bae Choi vs. Yusuke Imamura:...
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|align=center|5:00
|Yokohama, Japan
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|Win
|align=center|4-0
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Daiju TakaseDaiju Takase
Daiju Takase is a Japanese mixed martial artist. He has fought as a middleweight and welterweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship and PRIDE Fighting Championship...
| Decision (unanimous)
| PRIDE Bushido 1
PRIDE Bushido 1
PRIDE Bushido 1 was a mixed martial arts event held by the PRIDE Fighting Championships. The card was billed as Team Japan Vs. Team Gracie, with five events represented by both a "coach" Hidehiko Yoshida fighter and a "coach" Royce Gracie fighter . It took place at the Saitama Super Arena in...
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|align=center|2
|align=center|5:00
|Saitama, Japan
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|Win
|align=center|3-0
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Yuki Sasaki| Decision (split)
|PRIDE 24
PRIDE 24
Pride 24: Cold Fury 3 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Pride Fighting Championships. It took place at the Marine Messe Fukuoka in Fukuoka, Japan on December 23, 2002.- Daijiro Matsui vs. Kazuki Okubo:...
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|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Fukuoka, Japan
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|Win
|align=center|2-0
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Daijiro MatsuiDaijiro Matsui
Daijiro Matsui is a Japanese mixed martial artist who competes in the light heavyweight division. He has fought in a number of organizations including the Pride Fighting Championships and the Cage Rage Championships.-Career:...
| Submission (guillotine choke)
|PRIDE 19
PRIDE 19
Pride 19: Bad Blood was a mixed martial arts event held by the Pride Fighting Championships. It took place at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan on February 24, 2002.-Results:...
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|align=center|3
|align=center|0:28
|Saitama, Japan
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|Win
|align=center|1-0
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Kyle DeMello| Submission (arm-triangle choke)
|Vengeance at the Vanderbilt 10
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|align=center|1
|align=center|0:34
|Plainview, New York
Plainview, New York
Plainview is a hamlet located on Long Island in the town of Oyster Bay, Nassau County, New York, USA. The population of the CDP as of 2010 was 26,217. The Plainview post office has the ZIP code 11803....
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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Awards
- 4 time North American Grappling Association ChampionNorth American Grappling AssociationNorth American Grappling Association is an organization started in 1995 that holds Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu tournaments in North America and Europe. NAGA is the largest submission grappling association in North America with over 46,600 participants world-wide. Including some of the top jiu-jitsu...