Roger Gracie

Roger Gracie
Roger Gracie
BornRoger Gracie Gomes
(1981-09-26) September 26, 1981
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight218 lb (99 kg; 15 st 8 lb)
Division
Reach79 in (201 cm)
StyleBrazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Fighting out ofLondon, England
Team
Trainer
Rank5th deg. BJJ black belt
Years active2006–2017
Mixed martial arts record
Total10
Wins8
By knockout1
By submission6
By decision1
Losses2
By knockout1
By decision1
Other information
OccupationBrazilian jiu-jitsu instructor
WebsiteRoger Gracie Jiu-Jitsu
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
Medal record
Representing  Brazil
Men's Submission Wrestling
ADCC World Championship
2005 California, USA -99kg
2005 California, USA Absolute
2003 São Paulo, Brazil -99kg
ADCC South American Championship
2004 Campos, Brazil -99kg
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
World Championship
2004 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil -99kg
2005 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil -99kg
2006 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil -99kg
2007 California, USA -99kg
2007 California, USA Absolute
2008 California, USA +99kg
2009 California, USA -99kg
2009 California, USA Absolute
2010 California, USA -99kg
2010 California, USA Absolute
2003 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Absolute
2004 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Absolute
2005 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Absolute
2006 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Absolute
2008 California, USA Absolute
Pan-American Championship
2006 California, USA Absolute
2006 California, USA +100kg
European Championship
2005 Lisbon, Portugal +100kg
2005 Lisbon, Portugal Absolute

Roger Gracie (born Roger Gracie Gomes; 26 September 1981) is a Brazilian former professional mixed martial artist, submission grappler, and 5th degree Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) practitioner and coach. As a mixed martial artist, he formerly competed in the Light Heavyweight division of ONE FC, in where he was the inaugural Light Heavyweight World Champion, a title he held until retirement. He also competed in Strikeforce, and the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). As a Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner and submission grappler, he held 12 major world championships across the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation (IBJJF), and ADCC Submission Fighting World Championship (ADCC).

The son of coral belt Mauricio Gomes and grandson of BJJ founder Carlos Gracie, Roger Gracie is one of jiu-jitsu's most decorated and accomplished athletes and considered by many as the greatest competitor in jiu-jitsu history.

A member of both IBJJF Hall of Fame and ADCC Hall of Fame, Gracie won 10 IBJJF world championship titles across multiple weight classes, every year from 2004 to 2010, becoming the first competitor to win the open weight division 3 times. He is also a two-time European Champion, and a Pan Champion. Gracie is an ADCC Submission Fighting weight, absolute, and superfight champion, the only athlete to win gold in both his weight class and the open weight division with a 100% submission-rate. Gracie retired in 2017 after defeating then BJJ world champion Marcus Buchecha, leaving jiu-jitsu without a single submission defeat on his record.

Competing concurrently in MMA, Gracie is the 2016 ONE Light Heavyweight Champion, a former Strikeforce and UFC middleweight contender, holding at the time of his retirement in 2017 a professional record of 8–2.