Renzo Gracie
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| Renzo Gracie | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Height | 5'10 (178cm) |
| Weight | 185lbs (84kg) |
| Born | November 11, 1967 |
| Town of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Fighting style | Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Wins | 11 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By submission | 7 |
| Losses | 6 |
| Draws | 1 |
| No contests | 0 |
Renzo Gracie (pronounced "Henzo") is a lifelong practitioner of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) and a member of the legendary Gracie family from Brazil.
He is brother to Ralph Gracie, Ryan Gracie and Kyra Gracie and first cousin (once-removed) to Royce Gracie and Rickson Gracie.
Renzo has competed both in sport BJJ and mixed martial arts events such as the PRIDE Fighting Championships, RINGS – King of Kings, Martial Arts Reality Superfighting(MARS) and the World Combat Championship.
Renzo is the main instructor at The Renzo Gracie Academy which is located in Midtown Manhattan. He also operates a school in Ottawa, Canada;. The main instructor is his student Pat Cooligan.
Many well known BJJ and MMA fighters have been trained by Renzo, including BJJ black belts Rodrigo Gracie, Matt Serra, Ricardo Almeida and Sean Alvarez.
Renzo is currently coaching his team, the Pitbulls, for the International Fight League.
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[edit] MMA Record
11 wins, 6 losses, 1 draw.
| 09/23/2006 | Win | Pat Miletich | Submission (Gulliotine Choke) | IFL Gracie vs. Miletich | Round 1, 3:37 |
| 07/29/2005 | Loss | B. J. Penn | Decision (Unanimous) | K-1-World Grand Prix Hawaii | Round 3, 5:00 |
| 10/05/2003 | Loss | Carlos Newton | Decision (Split) | PRIDE Bushido 1 | Round 2, 5:00 |
| 06/23/2002 | Loss | Shungo Oyama | Decision (Unanimous) | PRIDE 21 - Demolition | Round 3, 5:00 |
| 11/3/2001 | Win | Michiyoshi Ohara | Decision (Unanimous) | PRIDE 17 - Championship Chaos | Round 3, 5:00 |
| 3/25/2001 | Loss | Dan Henderson | KO (Punch) | PRIDE 13 - Collision Course | Round 1, 1:40 |
| 8/27/2000 | Loss | Kazushi Sakuraba | Technical Submission (Kimura) | PRIDE 10 - Return of the Warriors | Round 2 ,9:43 |
| 2/26/2000 | Loss | Kiyoshi Tamura | Decision (Unanimous) | Rings - King of Kings 1999 Final | Round 2 ,5:00 |
| 12/22/1999 | Win | Maurice Smith | Submission (Armlock) | Rings - King of Kings 1999 Block B | Round 1, 0:50 |
| 12/22/1999 | Win | Wataru Sakata | Submission (Armbar) | Rings - King of Kings 1999 Block B | Round 1, 1:25 |
| 11/21/1999 | Win | Alexander Otsuka | Decision | PRIDE 8 | Round 2 ,10:00 |
| 3/15/1998 | Win | Sanae Kikuta | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | PRIDE 2 | Round 6 ,0:43 |
| 10/11/1997 | Draw | Akira Shoji | Draw | PRIDE 1 | Round 3, 10:00 |
| 9/27/1997 | NC | Eugenio Tadeu | No Contest - Fans Rioted | Pentagon Combat - Pentagon Combat | Round 1, 14:45 |
| 11/22/1996 | Win | Oleg Taktarov | KO (Kick and Punch) | MARS - Martial Arts Reality Superfighting | Round 1, 1:02 |
| 10/17/1995 | Win | James Warring | Submission (Choke) | WCC 1 - First Strike | Round 1, 2:47 |
| 10/17/1995 | Win | Phil Benedict | Submission (Strikes) | WCC 1 - First Strike | Round 1, 2:08 |
| 10/17/1995 | Win | Ben Spijkers | Submission (Choke) | WCC 1 - First Strike | Round 1, 2:38 |
| 1/1/1992 | Win | Luiz Augusto Alvareda | TKO (Rear Naked Choke) | Desafio - Gracie Vale Tudo | Round 1, 7:03 |
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