| Ralek Gracie | |
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| Born | October 4, 1985 |
| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[1] |
| Weight | 190.3 lb (86.3 kg; 13.59 st)[1] |
| Division | Middleweight |
| Style | Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Muay Thai |
| Fighting out of | Los Angeles, California, U.S.[2] |
| Team | Gracie Humaitá |
| Rank | 3rd degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
| Years active | 2007-Present (MMA) |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 3 |
| Wins | 3 |
| By knockout | 0 |
| By submission | 2 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Losses | 0 |
| Draws | 0 |
| No contests | 0 |
| Other information | |
| Website | http://www.ralekgracie.tv |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
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Ralek Gracie (English pronunciation: /ˈhɑːlɛk ˈɡræsiː/; born October 4, 1985) is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner and mixed martial artist. He is the son of Rorion Gracie and a member of the legendary Gracie family, and is the nephew of former UFC Champion Royce Gracie and Rickson Gracie.[3] He has a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under his father Rorion, and his grandfather Helio Gracie.[4] Ralek last fought for Japanese mixed martial arts-promotion DREAM.
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Ralek grew up watching his father teach private Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu classes in his family's garage in Southern California. He and his brothers learned the basic movements as soon as they could walk.[5]
Ralek made his MMA debut at the age of 21 at K-1 Hero's - Middleweight Tournament Opening Round on July 16, 2007 against Katsuyori Shibata whom he defeated by armbar-submission after 3:05 of the first round. His next fight was at Dream 4 - Middleweight Grand Prix 2008 Quarterfinals where he faced Alavutdin Gadzhiyev after Mirko Cro Cop had to pull out of the originally scheduled match with Ralek due to injury. Ralek defeated Gadzhiyev by armbar after 3:02 of round 1.[6]
On May 29, 2010, Ralek defeated Kazushi Sakuraba by unanimous decision at Dream 14. Though the fight was thought by many to be controversial, due to the referee stopping the fight to pull up Ralek's shorts while Sakuraba had locked in a submission.[7]
On October 24, 2010, Ralek released his first single entitled “Dream World”, which he also wrote and self-produced.[8][9][10]
Ralek teaches along with his brothers at the Gracie Academy headquarters in Torrance, California. He has a son named Rylan.[5]
Ralek has nine brothers and sisters. Renon, Roran, Reylan, Rener, Rose, Riane, Segina, Ricon and Ryron Gracie.
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 3 matches | 3 wins | 0 losses |
| By knockout | 0 | 0 |
| By submission | 2 | 0 |
| By decision | 1 | 0 |
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
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| Win | 3-0 | Kazushi Sakuraba | Decision (unanimous) | Dream 14 | May 29, 2010 | 3 | 5:00 | Yokohama, Japan | |
| Win | 2-0 | Alavutdin Gadzhiyev | Submission (armbar) | Dream 4 | June 15, 2008 | 1 | 3:02 | Yokohama, Japan | |
| Win | 1-0 | Katsuyori Shibata | Submission (armbar) | Hero's 9 | July 16, 2007 | 1 | 3:05 | Yokohama, Japan |
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