Renzo Gracie
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Renzo Gracie
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Height 5'10 (178 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg)
Nationality Flag of Brazil Brazilian
Born March 11, 1967 (1967-03-11) (age 41)
Town of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Team/Association Renzo Gracie Jiu-Jitsu
Fighting style Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Mixed martial arts record
Wins 13
  By knockout 2
  By submission 7
Losses 6
Draws 1
No contests 0

Renzo Gracie (born March 11, 1967 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is a lifelong practitioner of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) and a member of the legendary Gracie family from Brazil. He is the son of Robson Gracie, grandson of Carlos Gracie, nephew of Carlos Gracie, Jr. and grand-nephew of Helio Gracie. His brothers Ralph and the late Ryan Gracie are also famous fighters.[1] He holds notable wins in the sport of Mixed Martial Arts over former UFC champions Frank Shamrock, Pat Miletich, Oleg Taktarov, Carlos Newton and Maurice Smith.

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Mixed martial arts

Gracie has competed both in sport BJJ and mixed martial arts events such as the PRIDE Fighting Championships, the International Fight League, RINGS, Martial Arts Reality Superfighting (MARS), and the World Combat Championship.

In February 10, 2007 Gracie won a match against Frank Shamrock for upstart MMA promotion EliteXC on its debut night Saturday February 10, 2007, on Showtime. Gracie although able to take Frank down fairly easily after being overmatched on his feet was still able to dominate on the ground for most of the match before Shamrock was disqualified by referee Herb Dean due to landing illegal knee strikes to the back of Gracie's head while both fighters were on the ground. Shamrock had already been given one warning earlier in the match for illegal strikes to the back of Gracie's head. After the match, Gracie had to be helped out of the ring and back to his dressing room by his team allegedly due to receiving a concussion from the strikes.
Renzo is currently coaching his team, the New York Pitbulls, for the International Fight League.

Gracie is the Head Instructor at the Renzo Gracie Academy in Midtown Manhattan. Many well known BJJ and MMA fighters have been trained by Renzo, including BJJ black belts Rodrigo Gracie, Matt Serra, Paul Creighton, Ricardo Almeida, Sean Alvarez, Alan Teo, Mike Codella, Carl Massaro, Shawn Williams, Chad Lebrun, and GRACIE Magazine founder Luca Atalla.

Gracie also has written an instructional book on jiu-jitsu, called "Mastering Jiu-Jitsu", with his training partner John Danaher. He has also been the personal jiu-jitsu teacher of Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, since 1993. [2]

Personal life

Gracie is a resident of Holmdel, New Jersey. He and his wife Cristina have three children, Catarina, Cora and Ruran.[3] He has thirteen brothers and sisters, including Ralph Gracie and the late Ryan Gracie.

MMA record

13 Wins (2 (T) KO's, 7 submissions, 3 decisions, 1 DQ), 6 Losses (1(T)KO, 1 submission, 4 decisions), 1 Draw
Date Result Opponent Outcome Event Round Time
2/10/2007 Win Flag of the United States Frank Shamrock DQ (Knees to the head of a downed opponent) EliteXC - Destiny 2 2:00
12/31/2006 Win Flag of Canada Carlos Newton Decision (Split) IFL World Team Championships 3 5:00
09/23/2006 Win Flag of the United States Pat Miletich Submission (Guillotine Choke) IFL Gracie vs. Miletich 1 3:37
07/29/2005 Loss Flag of the United States B. J. Penn Decision (Unanimous) K-1 World Grand Prix Hawaii 3 5:00
10/05/2003 Loss Flag of Canada Carlos Newton Decision (Split) PRIDE Bushido 1 2 5:00
06/23/2002 Loss Flag of Japan Shungo Oyama Decision (Unanimous) PRIDE 21 - Demolition 3 5:00
11/3/2001 Win Flag of Japan Michiyoshi Ohara Decision (Unanimous) PRIDE 17 - Championship Chaos 3 5:00
3/25/2001 Loss Flag of the United States Dan Henderson KO (Punch) PRIDE 13 - Collision Course 1 1:40
8/27/2000 Loss Flag of Japan Kazushi Sakuraba Technical Submission (Kimura) PRIDE 10 - Return of the Warriors 2 9:43
2/26/2000 Loss Flag of Japan Kiyoshi Tamura Decision (Unanimous) Rings - King of Kings 1999 Final 2 5:00
12/22/1999 Win Flag of the United States Maurice Smith Submission (Armlock) Rings - King of Kings 1999 Block B 1 0:50
12/22/1999 Win Flag of Japan Wataru Sakata Submission (Armbar) Rings - King of Kings 1999 Block B 1 1:25
11/21/1999 Win Flag of Japan Alexander Otsuka Decision PRIDE 8 2 10:00
3/15/1998 Win Flag of Japan Sanae Kikuta Submission (Guillotine Choke) PRIDE 2 6 0:43
10/11/1997 Draw Flag of Japan Akira Shoji Draw PRIDE 1 3 10:00
9/27/1997 No Contest Flag of the United States Eugenio Tadeu No Contest - Fans Rioted Pentagon Combat - Pentagon Combat 1 14:45
11/22/1996 Win Flag of Russia Oleg Taktarov KO (Kick and Punch) MARS - Martial Arts Reality Superfighting 1 1:02
10/17/1995 Win Flag of the United States James Warring Submission (Choke) WCC 1 - First Strike 1 2:47
10/17/1995 Win Flag of the United States Phil Benedict Submission (Strikes) WCC 1 - First Strike 1 2:08
10/17/1995 Win Flag of the United States Ben Spijkers Submission (Choke) WCC 1 - First Strike 1 2:38
1/1/1992 Win Flag of Brazil Luiz Augusto Alvareda TKO (Rear Naked Choke) Desafio - Gracie Vale Tudo 1 7:03

References

  1. ^ Renzo Gracie Coach of the New York Pitbulls. MMA Fighter Renzo Gracie Jiu Jitsu fighting style. Professional Fighting with Renzo Gracie. International Fight League
  2. ^ "Professional fighter gets royal treatment as prince's trainer". ESPN by Ryan Hockensmith (2007). Retrieved on 2007-08-19.
  3. ^ And though he's not forcing his kids to further the family legacy, his daughter Cora, 14, and son, Ruran, 12, are taking jujitsu lessons. His eldest daughter, 22-year-old Catarina, however, prefers the fashion industry. "But her boyfriend trains here," Gracie adds.

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