Crosley Gracie

Crosley Gracie
Born July 18, 1979 (1979-07-18) (age 32)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Residence Brentwood, California, U.S.
Nationality Brazilian
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1]
Weight 195 lb (88 kg; 13.9 st)[1]
Division Light Heavyweight
Style Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Fighting out of Brentwood, California, U.S.[1]
Team Crosley Gracie Jiu-Jitsu
Rank 2nd degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Mixed martial arts record
Total 4
Wins 2
By knockout 0
By submission 1
By decision 1
Losses 2
By knockout 1
By decision 1
Draws 0
No contests 0
Other information
Website http://www.crosleygracie.com/
last updated on: April 3, 2010

Crosley Gracie (born July 18, 1979) is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner and a mixed martial artist. He is the son of Rosley Gracie and grandson of the founder of Gracie Jiu-Jitsu, Carlos Gracie. He is a member of the Gracie family.[2]

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Biography

Crosley Gracie was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on July 18, 1979. He started training at the age of nine with his uncle, Grand Master Reylson Gracie in 1988. In 1992, he went on to train at his other uncle Grand Master Carlson Gracie's academy, competing in an internal tournament held on the same year winning his first Jiu-Jitsu match. In 1999, after 7 years competing in Brazil, Crosley moved to the U.S. to teach the gentle art to the American public. In the year of 2003 Crosley was awarded his black belt from cousin Ralph Gracie.[1] In the same year, Crosley debuted in the MMA scene, defeating current Welterweight Pancrase Champion, Kiuma Kunioku from Japan - who has an MMA record of 29-15-7 (wins-losses-draws) - by unanimous decision in the Pancrase 10th Anniversary Event in Tokyo, Japan. Later in 2004, in his second MMA fight, in PRIDE Bushido 5, also in Japan, Crosley went on to defeat by armbar the highly regarded Japanese star Hayato "Mach" Sakurai (20-5-2), considered to be one of the best and most exciting fighters in the world, having never before been submitted in competition. More recently, in November of 2010, Crosley Gracie won the World No-Gi Jiu-Jitsu Championships held at the Pyramid Events Center, at Long Beach State University, Long Beach, California. His Martial Arts school has been voted by the local community as The Best Martial Arts Academy Of Brentwood for the last 3 years in a row.

Interesting Fact

Crosley Gracie had a Jiu-Jitsu match against fellow Gracie Jiu-Jitsu family member Ryron Gracie at the 2001 United Gracie tournament in a bout that lasted over 90 minutes, but he had to withdraw due to a knee injury.[3]

Personal

Crosley runs a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Muay Thai school located in the city Brentwood near the San Francisco Bay Area (not to be confused with the affluent Brentwood area of [[Los Angeles, Ca.

Mixed martial arts record

Result Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 2-2 Melvin Manhoef TKO (strikes) Hero's 6 02006-08-05 August 5, 2006 1 9:12 Tokyo, Japan Hero's 2006 Light Heavyweight Grand Prix quarter-final.
Loss 2-1 Akihiro Gono Decision Pride Bushido 7 02005-05-22 May 22, 2005 2 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Win 2-0 Hayato Sakurai Submission (armbar) Pride Bushido 5 02004-10-14 October 14, 2004 2 1:02 Osaka, Japan
Win 1-0 Kiuma Kunioku Decision (unanimous) Pancrase - 10th Anniversary Show 02003-08-31 August 31, 2003 2 5:00 Tokyo, Japan

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d Crosley Gracie Bio. URL accessed on April 3, 2010. Archive copy at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Gracie Family Tree. URL accessed on April 3, 2010.
  3. ^ Crosley Gracie vs Ryron Gracie Match. URL accessed on April 3, 2010.

External links

First Generation
Carlos Gracie  · Oswaldo Gracie  · Gastão Gracie, Jr.  · George Gracie  · Hélio Gracie
Second Generation
Third Generation
Fourth Generation
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