| Renzo Gracie | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 11, 1967 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Residence | Holmdel Township, New Jersey, US |
| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight | 170 lb (77.1 kg; 12.1 st) |
| Division | Welterweight (170 lb) |
| Style | Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Judo |
| Team | Renzo Gracie Combat Team |
| Rank | 6th degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt in Judo |
| Years active | 1992 - present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 22 |
| Wins | 13 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By submission | 8 |
| By decision | 3 |
| By disqualification | 1 |
| Losses | 7 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| By submission | 1 |
| By decision | 4 |
| Draws | 1 |
| No contests | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Notable relatives | Gracie family |
| Notable students | Matt Serra, Nick Serra, Ricardo Almeida, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Georges St. Pierre, Rolles Gracie, Kyra Gracie, Frankie Edgar, Roy Nelson, Mario Delgado Dávila, Gunnar Nelson |
| Website | http://www.renzogracie.com/ |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Renzo Gracie (English pronunciation: /ˈhɛnzoʊ ˈɡræsiː/; born March 11, 1967) is a Gracie Barra Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) black belt under Carlos Gracie Jr. and a mixed martial arts (MMA) competitor. He is member of the Gracie family of Brazil. He is the son of Robson Gracie, grandson of Carlos Gracie, nephew of Carlos Gracie, Jr. and grandnephew of Helio Gracie.[1]
A popular BJJ coach Gracie has helped train a number of MMA professional fighters such as: Matt Serra, Ricardo Almeida, Georges St. Pierre, Frank Edgar, Rolles Gracie, Kyra Gracie and Roy Nelson. His brothers Ralph and the late Ryan Gracie are also famous fighters.[2]
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Gracie has competed both in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu 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.
On 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 was able to take Frank down fairly easily after being overmatched on his feet and 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 formerly coached a 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, current UFC Welterweight Champion Georges St-Pierre, former UFC Welterweight Champion Matt Serra, former BJJ World Champion Rafael "Gordinho" Correa, Paul Creighton, former Middleweight King of Pancrase Ricardo Almeida, Sean Alvarez, Alan Teo, Mike Codella, Carl Massaro, Shawn Williams,Gabe Koura, Chad Lebrun and GRACIE Magazine founder Luca Atalla.
Renzo Gracie also has affiliate academies in US, Singapore, Canada, Mexico, South Africa and Israel. Also he opened a new academy in Honolulu where he trains the avid grappler Justin Vierra whose Portuguese heritage ties him in to the Brazilian Gracie family.
Gracie has co-written two instructional books on jiu-jitsu; “Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu: Theory and Technique”[3] with his cousin Royler Gracie, and “Mastering Jujitsu”[4] with 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.[5]
Returning from a three year hiatus, Gracie signed a six-fight contract with the UFC in December 2009 and faced former UFC Welterweight Champion Matt Hughes on April 10, 2010, at UFC 112 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.[6] Although Gracie fared reasonably well against the American, he began to take more and more leg kicks, by the end of the second round, Hughes was taking more chances and the fight began to look more and more to his favor.
The third round saw Hughes score with a series of uppercuts and hooks that hurt Gracie. Hughes finished Gracie with a series of punches.[7] Gracie lost to Hughes by TKO at 4:40 of round 3, becoming the second Gracie to fall victim to Matt Hughes, the other was his famous cousin Royce Gracie at UFC 60 both of which were caught in submissions though Royce refused to tap so Matt let it go.[8] After the fight UFC president Dana White said: "Renzo Gracie is one of the good guys in MMA, But he looked old tonight".
Gracie is a resident of Holmdel Township, New Jersey. He and his wife Cristina have three children, Catarina, Cora and Ruran.[9] He has eleven brothers and sisters, including Charles Gracie, Flavia Gracie (Kyra Gracie's mother), Ralph Gracie and the late Ryan Gracie.[10][11]
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 22 matches | 13 wins | 7 losses |
| By knockout | 1 | 2 |
| By submission | 8 | 1 |
| By decision | 3 | 4 |
| By disqualification | 1 | 0 |
| Draws | 1 | |
| No contests | 1 | |
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 13–7–1 | Matt Hughes | TKO (punches) | UFC 112 | April 10, 2010 | 3 | 4:40 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | |
| Win | 13–6–1 | Frank Shamrock | DQ (knees to downed opponent) | EliteXC: Destiny | February 10, 2007 | 2 | 2:00 | Southaven, Mississippi, United States | |
| Win | 12–6–1 | Carlos Newton | Decision (split) | IFL: World Team Championships | December 31, 2006 | 3 | 4:00 | Uncasville, Connecticut, United States | |
| Win | 11–6–1 | Pat Miletich | Submission (guillotine choke) | IFL: Gracie vs. Miletich | September 23, 2006 | 1 | 3:37 | Moline, Illinois, United States | |
| Loss | 10–6–1 | B.J. Penn | Decision (unanimous) | K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Hawaii | July 29, 2005 | 3 | 5:00 | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| Loss | 10–5–1 | Carlos Newton | Decision (split) | Pride Bushido 1 | October 5, 2003 | 2 | 5:00 | Saitama, Japan | |
| Loss | 10–4–1 | Shungo Oyama | Decision (unanimous) | Pride 21 | June 23, 2002 | 3 | 5:00 | Saitama, Japan | |
| Win | 10–3–1 | Michiyoshi Ohara | Decision (unanimous) | Pride 17 | November 3, 2001 | 3 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Loss | 9–3–1 | Dan Henderson | KO (punch) | Pride 13 | March 25, 2001 | 1 | 1:40 | Saitama, Japan | |
| Loss | 9–2–1 | Kazushi Sakuraba | Technical submission (kimura) | Pride 10 | August 27, 2000 | 2 | 9:43 | Saitama, Japan | |
| Loss | 9–1–1 | Kiyoshi Tamura | Decision (unanimous) | Rings: King of Kings 1999 Final | February 26, 2000 | 2 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 9–0–1 | Maurice Smith | Submission (armlock) | Rings: King of Kings 1999 Block B | December 22, 1999 | 1 | 0:50 | Osaka, Japan | |
| Win | 8–0–1 | Wataru Sakata | Submission (armbar) | Rings: King of Kings 1999 Block B | December 22, 1999 | 1 | 1:25 | Osaka, Japan | |
| Win | 7–0–1 | Alexander Otsuka | Decision (unanimous) | Pride 8 | November 21, 1999 | 2 | 10:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 6–0–1 | Sanae Kikuta | Submission (guillotine choke) | Pride 2 | March 15, 1998 | 6 | 0:43 | Yokohama, Japan | |
| Draw | 5–0–1 | Akira Shoji | Draw | Pride 1 | October 11, 1997 | 3 | 10:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| NC | 5–0–0 | Eugenio Tadeu | No contest (fans rioted) | Pentagon Combat | September 27, 1997 | 1 | 14:45 | Brazil | |
| Win | 5-0 | Oleg Taktarov | KO (upkick) | Martial Arts Reality Superfighting | November 22, 1996 | 1 | 1:02 | Birmingham, Alabama, United States | |
| Win | 4–0 | James Warring | Submission (choke) | WCC 1: First Strike | October 17, 1995 | 1 | 2:47 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | |
| Win | 3–0 | Phil Benedict | Submission (strikes) | WCC 1: First Strike | October 17, 1995 | 1 | 2:08 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | |
| Win | 2–0 | Ben Spijkers | Submission (choke) | WCC 1: First Strike | October 17, 1995 | 1 | 2:38 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | |
| Win | 1–0 | Luiz Augusto Alvareda | Technical submission (rear naked choke) | Desafio: Gracie Vale Tudo | January 1, 1992 | 1 | 7:03 | Brazil |
On November 14, 2008, there was limited release on DVD of a documentary, titled "Renzo Gracie Legacy", which followed Gracie over 10 years of his life. The DVD was only released on Amazon.com and www.renzogracielegacy.com. Its tag line is "A 10 year history of mixed martial arts through the eyes of Renzo Gracie, one of its most charismatic pioneers."
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