Roger Gracie
Proof that basic jiu-jitsu wins at the very top
- Born
- September 26, 1981, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Nationality
Brazil- Height
- 193 cm (6′4″)
- Reach
- 201 cm (6′7″)
- Style
- Fundamentals-first finisher
- Weight
- Super-heavyweight, Ultra-heavyweight, Open class, ADCC -99 kg
- Active
- 1999–2017
- Status
- Retired · age 45
The record
BJJ Heroes record in major events, 2003-2017: wins by 62 submissions, 12 on points, 1 on advantages, 1 by referee decision; 0 of 7 losses by submission. Never submitted in competition. Professional MMA record 8-2 (Wikipedia).
10× IBJJF World Champion, 2× ADCC (2005) + 2007 superfight
The story
oger Gracie, a grandson of Carlos Gracie through his mother Reila, built one of the most decorated careers in the sport on fundamentals. Promoted to black belt in 2004, he won ten IBJJF world titles through 2010, seven in his weight class and three in the absolute. At ADCC 2005 he took both the under-99 kg division and the absolute, submitting all eight opponents. His game was famously predictable: take the mount and finish with a cross collar choke, and opponents who knew it was coming still could not stop it. He was never submitted in competition. Alongside grappling he fought in MMA, winning the inaugural ONE light heavyweight title in 2016, and he ended his jiu-jitsu career in 2017 by choking Marcus Buchecha. He founded the Roger Gracie Academy in London in 2004.
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- IBJJF World champion ×10 (weight class 2004-2010; absolute 2007, 2009, 2010)
- ADCC champion 2005, -99 kg and absolute (all eight wins by submission)
- ADCC superfight winner (2007)
- ONE Light Heavyweight World Champion (2016, inaugural)
- IBJJF Hall of Fame (2014)
- ADCC Hall of Fame (first inductee, 2021)
Defining matches
- 2005WINvs Ronaldo Souza (rear-naked choke, ADCC absolute final)
- 2008LOSSvs Xande Ribeiro (points, IBJJF Worlds absolute final)
- 2009WINvs Romulo Barral (cross choke, IBJJF Worlds absolute final)
- 2012DRAWvs Marcus Almeida (Metamoris 1)
- 2017WINvs Marcus Almeida (collar choke, Gracie Pro, final match)
Build Roger's mount-to-choke chain: climb to high mount, feed a deep first collar grip, and when the opponent defends the second grip, switch to the armbar or take the back as they turn away.
1948–1982