Editing Renzo Gracie

{{Short description|Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner and mixed martial artist}}
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{{MedalCompetition | ''Copa Atlântico Sul Championship''}}
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'''Renzo Gracie''' ({{IPA|pt|ˈʁẽzu ˈɡɾejsi|lang}}; born March 11, 1967) is a Brazilian [[mixed martial arts|mixed martial artist]] and [[Brazilian jiu-jitsu ranking system#Red / Black belt (Coral belt)|7th degree coral belt]] [[Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu|Brazilian jiu-jitsu]] practitioner and coach.{{efn|name=belt}} A third generation member of the [[Gracie Family|Gracie family]], he is the grandson of Gracie jiu-jitsu co-founder [[Carlos Gracie]], grandnephew of [[Helio Gracie]], nephew of [[Carlos Gracie Jr.]] and the son of [[Robson Gracie]].

By the age of 20, Gracie was a multiple-time BJJ champion in Brazil. In mixed martial arts, Renzo has competed in the [[Ultimate Fighting Championship]], [[Pride Fighting Championships]], [[K-1]], [[RINGS]], and [[International Fight League]] (head-coaching the [[New York Pitbulls]]). Gracie  is crediting with training some of the best fighters in North America such as: [[Georges St-Pierre]], [[Frankie Edgar]], [[Chris Weidman]], [[Matt Serra]], [[Ricardo Almeida]], [[Roy Nelson (fighter)|Roy Nelson]], [[Rodrigo Gracie]], [[Paul Creighton]], and [[Shane McMahon]]. Gracie is also known to have trained [[Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan|Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan]], President of [[United Arab Emirates]].

''[[Renzo Gracie: Legacy]]'', a [[2008 in film|2008]] [[documentary film]] follows his influence on [[Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu|Brazilian jiu-jitsu]] and [[mixed martial arts]] over a ten-year period, showing the origins of the sport from its bare knuckle days to the explosion of the sport in both [[Japan]] and [[United States|America]]. In honor of his achievements and contributions to the sport, Gracie was inducted into the [[List of ADCC Hall of Fame inductees|ADCC Hall of Fame]] on February 21, 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://jitsmagazine.com/renzo-becomes-fourth-gracie-included-in-adcc-hall-of-fame/|title = Renzo Becomes Fourth Gracie Included in ADCC Hall of Fame|date = February 22, 2022}}</ref> On January 18, 2023, Gracie was presented with his [[Brazilian jiu-jitsu ranking system#Red / Black belt (Coral belt)|coral belt]] in Abu Dhabi by [[Rickson Gracie]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.flograppling.com/articles/10376563-renzo-gracie-receives-coral-belt-from-rickson-gracie |title=Renzo Gracie Receives Coral Belt From Rickson Gracie |date=January 18, 2023 |website=www.flograppling.com |first=Chase |last=Smith |language=en |access-date=August 23, 2023}}</ref>

== Mixed martial arts career ==
Renzo debuted in the Brazilian [[vale tudo]] circuit. He had his first match against [[kickboxer]] Luiz Augusto Alvareda, whom submitted by [[rear naked choke]]. After the match, he moved to the United States to teach [[Brazilian jiu-jitsu]].

=== World Combat Championships ===
In October 1995, Gracie was called to fight in World Combat Championships, a no holds barred event created by [[Jon Peters]]'s son Christopher. The event hosted two separate tournaments for strikers and grapplers whose winners would meet at the finals, and Gracie was put on the latter due to his Brazilian jiu-jitsu background.<ref name=Combat>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bloodyelbow.com/2014/4/4/5577986/mma-origins-world-combat-championships-Renzo-Gracie-Erik-Paulson|title=MMA Origins: World Combat Championships|first=T. P.|last=Grant|date=April 4, 2014|website=Bloody Elbow}}</ref> His first match was against Dutch judoka [[Ben Spijkers]], who had taunted Gracie in the press conference and pranked him on his hotel room the previous night.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cagepotato.com/poor-sportsmanship-display-day-renzo-gracie-vs-ben-spijkers/|title=Poor Sportsmanship Display of the Day: Renzo Gracie vs. Ben Spijkers - Cage Potato|date=August 28, 2018}}</ref> Spijkers scored the first takedown, but Renzo answered with another, took his back through headbutts and elbow strikes and finally choked him for the win. After the bout, Gracie intentionally stepped on Spijkers's head as he walked away as an act of revenge for the pranking, an act he later apologized for.<ref name=Combat/><ref name=magaz>Jim Coleman, ''World Combat - We're here, deal with it!'', Black Belt Magazine, February 1997</ref> Gracie next fought striker Phil Benedict, and although he received a hard right punch in the first seconds, he executed a takedown and defeated Benedict by [[ground and pound]] from the [[Mount (grappling)|mount]].<ref name=magaz/> At the finals, Gracie then faced [[kickboxer]] James Warring, winning by [[neck crank]] in similar time.<ref name=magaz/>

Gracie had originally entered WCC with the idea of fighting [[Bart Vale]], who would compete as well, as Vale had boasted that smaller opponents like Renzo were afraid of facing him. However, Vale would forfeit his place in the tournament after his first match, so the bout didn't happen.<ref name=magaz/> Producer Peters had the intention to host a second event where Gracie and Vale would fight in a "superfight" format, but these plans were abandoned.<ref name=magaz/>

=== Pentagon Combat ===
[[File:Pentagon Combat 1.jpg|thumb|Renzo Gracie (on the ground with white trunks) fights Eugenio Tadeu at Pentagon Combat]]
On September 22, 1997, Gracie partook in Pentagon Combat, an MMA event founded by future [[ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship|ADCC]] backer Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed. Gracie was pitted against [[Eugenio Tadeu]], a fighter whose style, [[luta livre]], was in a huge rivalry with Brazilian jiu-jitsu at the time, which guaranteed the match was received with heat. Promoters of the event hired little security for the match, and although the luta livre supporters got fewer tickets than their jiu-jitsu homologues, they snuck into the arena earlier in the event.<ref name=Heard>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mmafighting.com/2013/9/29/4742074/renzo-gracie-eugenio-tadeu-and-the-riot-that-got-mma-banned-in-rio-de|title=The riot that got MMA banned in Rio de Janeiro|first=Guilherme|last=Cruz|date=September 29, 2013|website=MMA Fighting}}</ref> The first minutes of the match were uneventful, with Gracie claiming years later that Tadeu had greased up his body to difficult his grip, but he eventually managed to mount Tadeu.<ref name=RenTa>{{cite web |url=https://www.bloodyelbow.com/2013/5/8/4309600/the-riot-over-renzo-gracie-vs-eugenio-tadeu|title=The riot over Renzo Gracie vs Eugenio Tadeu|date=March 8, 2013|access-date=February 1, 2018|publisher=Bloody Elbow}}</ref> However, Gracie got tired, and Tadeu started to take control of the action.<ref name=Heard/>

When the fight became stalled against the cage wall, audience members pushed their way through security staff and grabbed the very cage, screaming insults at the fighters and even attacking them through the netting whenever they came near. Some spectators climbed up the fence while others pulled them down, leading the match to be briefly stopped to clear them out,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bloodyelbow.com/2011/8/23/2379841/ufc-134-rio-mma-history-renzo-gracie-vs-eugenio-tadeu-riot|title=Renzo Gracie vs. Eugenio Tadeu and the Show Ending Riot|date=August 23, 2011|access-date=February 1, 2018|publisher=Bloody Elbow}}</ref> while Gracie received both punches and kicks by luta livre supporters without the referee noticing.<ref name=Heard/><ref name=RenTa/> The situation finally exploded when Gracie fought back one of his attackers, causing a massive brawl to erupt among the over 400 spectators. Audience members threw chairs and seats to each other, the lights were turned off, and gunshots were heard.<ref name=Heard/> The event caused mixed martial arts to be banned in Rio de Janeiro for ten years.<ref name=Heard/>

=== Pride Fighting Championships ===
Gracie debuted in the first event of [[Pride Fighting Championships]], [[Pride 1]], where he was pitted against Japanese [[judo]]-based fighter [[Akira Shoji]]. The Brazilian dominated the match, at several points threatening Shoji with [[armbar]]s, [[rear naked choke]]s and [[omoplata]]s, all while receiving only superficial damage from kicks and knees, but he failed at finishing Shoji, and thus the match went to a draw after thirty minutes.

His first victory in Pride was at the very next event, [[Pride 2]], against judoka and [[Catch wrestling|catch wrestler]] [[Sanae Kikuta]]. The match was fought under special rules by Gracie's demand, which included an unlimited number of ten-minute rounds. However, this had the effect to lengthen the match to almost an hour, as both fighters remained largely inactive in the [[Clinch (grappling)|clinch]] and Renzo's [[Guard (grappling)|guard]]. Only in the sixth round, Renzo managed to lock a [[guillotine choke]] and submit Kikuta.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://the-oratory.com/mma-review-409-pride-2/|title=MMA Review: #409: PRIDE 2|work=The Oratory|author=Scott Newman|date=September 7, 2013|access-date=February 8, 2018|archive-date=November 16, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116215957/http://the-oratory.com/mma-review-409-pride-2/|url-status=usurped}}</ref> In 2014, Gracie claimed to have been drugged by PRIDE promoters before the fight to explain his performance.<ref name=sabotage>{{cite web|url=https://www.mmafighting.com/2014/9/30/6874535/renzo-gracie-says-pride-promoters-sabotaged-him-before-sanae-kikuta|title=Renzo Gracie says PRIDE promoters sabotaged him before Sanae Kikuta fight|work=MMA Fighting|author=Guilherme Cruz|date=September 30, 2014|access-date=February 8, 2018}}</ref>

Gracie returned in Pride 8, where he fought [[professional wrestler]] [[Alexander Otsuka]]. The latter, who came to the match bandaged due to a pro wrestling match the same day, scored a takedown and passed Gracie's guard for a moment, but the Brazilian regained his defense. Gracie came back with hard upkicks and multiple submission attempts, like a [[triangle choke]] and a guillotine choke, being answered with short hammerfists by the Japanese. After the match was restarted, Renzo seemed to secure an armbar from the bottom, only for Otsuka to escape and defend until the end. Even although Gracie next landed a [[German suplex]]-like takedown, the match ended with both Otsuka and Gracie pursuing a submission each.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://the-oratory.com/mma-review-438-pride-8/|title=MMA Review: #438: PRIDE 8 review|work=The Oratory|author=Scott Newman|date=March 24, 2013|access-date=February 8, 2018|archive-date=May 26, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170526231545/http://the-oratory.com/mma-review-438-pride-8/|url-status=usurped}}</ref>

===Fighting Network Rings===
Gracie discontinued his appearances in PRIDE to participate in the ''King of Kings'' tournament of rival promotion [[Fighting Network Rings]]. His first bout in the card was against the promotion's usual low carder [[Wataru Sakata]], who nonetheless had a 20Ibs advantage. Gracie defeated him quickly, taking him down from a kick and submitting him by armbar. After advancing round to meet former kickboxer and [[UFC Heavyweight Championship|UFC Heavyweight Champion]] [[Maurice Smith (kickboxer)|Maurice Smith]], Gracie achieved the same result, taking him down before submitting him with a [[judo]]-style [[Triangle choke|yoko-sankaku-jime]]/[[Ude hishigi ude gatame|ude-gatame]] combination.<ref>Renzo Gracie, [[John Danaher (martial artist)|John Danaher]], ''Mastering Jujitsu'', Human Kinetics, 2003</ref>

The Brazilian reached the quarterfinals, where he encountered another Rings [[shoot wrestler]], [[Kiyoshi Tamura]]. Gracie started the fight with takedowns and [[guillotine choke]] attempts, but Tamura took over with defense and positional control, ending the first round inflicting [[ground and pound]] on Renzo. At the second, the wrestler started passing Gracie's guard and capturing his back, to the extent of locking a facedown [[Crucifix position|crucifix]] and searching for a [[rear naked choke]]. Although Gracie managed to escape without being submitted, the unanimous decision was given to Tamura, thus eliminating the Brazilian.<ref>[[Stephen Quadros]], ''Henderson Wins, Gracie Loses in RINGS Tourney'', Black Belt magazine, July 2000</ref>

===Return to Pride===
Gracie returned to Pride to fight [[Kazushi Sakuraba]], who had been nicknamed "The Gracie Hunter" for his victories against Renzo's relatives [[Royler Gracie|Royler]] and [[Royce Gracie|Royce]]. During the first round, they fought evenly, mainly exchanging strikes and takedown attempts. At the second, the Japanese wrestler took Gracie down, but he was unable to pass his guard despite his many techniques and tricks. The match finally came to its peak when Renzo executed a [[Guard (grappling)#De la Riva guard|De la Riva]] reversal and captured Sakuraba's back against the corner. At that moment, the Japanese got hold of Gracie's arm and spun around with a [[Kimura lock]], dislocating his arm before hitting the mat and prompting the referee to stop the fight.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sportsoratory.com/?id=126|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180212005022/http://sportsoratory.com/?id=126|url-status=usurped|archive-date=February 12, 2018|title=Pride 10: Return Of The Warriors review|work=Sports Oratory|author=Scott Newman|date=November 30, 2006|access-date=February 8, 2018}}</ref> Uncharacteristically for the Gracie side during their rivalry with Sakuraba, Renzo took the mic after the match and declared Sakuraba was the better man. Similarly, years later Gracie called Sakuraba "his hero" and remembered their match as "one of the biggest lessons he learned in his life".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Renzo-Gracie-Sakuraba-Is-a-Hero-to-Me-77679|title=Renzo Gracie: 'Sakuraba is a hero to me'|work=[[Sherdog]]|author=C.J. Tuttle|date=November 23, 2014|access-date=February 8, 2018}}</ref><ref name=Reflect>{{cite web|url=https://www.mmafighting.com/2015/3/8/8160649/renzo-gracie-reflects-on-the-sakuraba-fight-and-his-life-changing|title=Renzo Gracie reflects on the Kazushi Sakuraba fight, life-changing move to New York|work=MMA Fighting|author=Dave Meltzer|author-link=Dave Meltzer|date=August 30, 2015|access-date=February 8, 2018}}</ref>

Gracie next fought American wrestler [[Dan Henderson]] at Pride 13, now under new rules that allowed knees and kicks to the head of a downed opponent.<ref name=SilSto>[[Stephen Quadros]], ''Silva Stops Sakuraba, Telligman Upsets Vovchanchyn'', [[Black Belt magazine]], July 2001</ref> The resultant match was short, as Henderson used his wrestling superiority to keep the fight on their feet and land punches and knees as per the new ruleset. After one minute, Gracie tried a takedown, but Henderson landed two heavy punches and knocked him out. The American became the first fighter ever to knock out a Gracie.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://the-oratory.com/mma-review-358/|title=MMA Review: #15: Pride 13: Collision Course|work=The Oratory|author=Scott Newman|date=May 31, 2004|access-date=February 8, 2018|archive-date=September 1, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170901195940/http://the-oratory.com/mma-review-358/|url-status=usurped}}</ref> Renzo bounced back with a victory over professional wrestler [[Michiyoshi Ohara]], who resorted to clinch defensively for most of the match.<ref>Keith Vargo, ''Sperry, Silva, Nogueira and Gracie Win at Pride 17'', Black Belt magazine, March 2002</ref>

In 2002, Gracie fought against [[Shungo Oyama]] in Pride 21. Oyama taunted Renzo incessantly through the match and imitated Sakuraba's offensive moves, getting some measure of success with it. Renzo became so irritated that he spat on Oyama at the end of the second round. At the third, Gracie looked to re-take the bout, but they just could exchange takedowns and strikes before the match went to the judges, with Oyama winning a unanimous decision.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://the-oratory.com/mma-review-336/|title=MMA Review: #36: PRIDE 21: Revolution|work=The Oratory|author=Scott Newman|date=December 27, 2004|access-date=February 8, 2018|archive-date=November 17, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181117022238/http://the-oratory.com/mma-review-336/|url-status=usurped}}</ref> Gracie was unhappy with this, and stated to believe he had lost the decision only because he spat on Oyama.<ref name=sabotage/>

His last match for Pride would be in October 2003 against eclectic grappler [[Carlos Newton]]. Gracie took him down and captured his back, only for Newton to reverse positions. The two fighters exchanged multiple sweeps and submission attempts in a short time, with Renzo almost locking a [[Leglock#Kneebar|kneebar]], but Newton ultimately escaped and ended the round hitting [[ground and pound]] from [[Side mount (grappling)|side mount]]. At the second, Renzo received a slamming takedown and a hip throw, so he opted to grab a guillotine choke and pull guard, seeking the finish, yet Newton freed himself and ended the match again with punches from half guard. Newton was given the split decision win,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://the-oratory.com/mma-review-333/|title=MMA Review: #39: PRIDE Bushido Vol. 1|work=The Oratory|author=Scott Newman|date=January 5, 2005|access-date=February 8, 2018|archive-date=May 8, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160508111526/http://the-oratory.com/mma-review-333/|url-status=usurped}}</ref> which Gracie disputed.<ref name=Reflect/>

=== IFL and EliteXC ===
Gracie debuted for International Fight League in September 2006, submitting [[Pat Miletich]] in three minutes with a guillotine choke. He would then rematch [[Carlos Newton]] in December. The match was noted to resemble oddly their first encounter, as they struggled for position in the first round with Gracie threatening a submission and Newton ending it in side mount. The situation reversed at the second, as Gracie flipped Newton over to side mount, only for Newton to menace him with an ankle lock. At the third and final round, Newton worked to keep the fight standing and made Gracie bleed with some glaring strikes, but the fight ended without a result, and after deliberation, the judges gave it to Gracie. This outcome was immediately met with controversy, with Gracie himself declaring he felt Newton was the winner.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mmaweekly.com/ifl-world-team-championship-full-review-photos-2|title=– IFL "WORLD TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP" FULL REVIEW & PHOTOS &#124; MMAWeekly.com|date=December 30, 2006}}</ref>

On February 10, 2007, Gracie won a match by disqualification against former [[UFC Light Heavyweight Championship|UFC Light Heavyweight Champion]] [[Frank Shamrock]] for upstart MMA promotion [[EliteXC]] on its debut night Saturday February 10, 2007, on [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]]. Gracie was able to take Frank down and keep the fight on the ground, until Shamrock was disqualified by referee [[Herb Dean]] for landing illegal knee strikes to the back of Gracie's head. 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.

=== Ultimate Fighting Championship ===
Returning from a three-year hiatus, Gracie signed a six-fight contract with the UFC in December 2009 and faced former [[UFC Welterweight Championship|UFC Welterweight Champion]] [[Matt Hughes (fighter)|Matt Hughes]] on April 10, 2010, at [[UFC 112]] in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=news.detail&gid=51590 |title=UFC to make history in Abu Dhabi at UFC 112 |publisher=ufc.com |date=January 27, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100130054213/http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=news.detail&gid=51590 |archive-date=January 30, 2010 }}</ref> Although Gracie fared reasonably well against the American, he began to take more and more leg kicks, and by the end of the second round, the fight began to look more and more to Hughes's 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2010/4/10/1414452/ufc-112-results-matt-hughes-beats|title=UFC 112 Results: Matt Hughes Beats Up Renzo Gracie|date=April 10, 2010}}</ref> 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]].

=== ONE Championship ===
On June 7, 2018, ONE Championship's president Chatri Sityodtong announced that Renzo Gracie had been enticed from retirement and was scheduled to face [[Yuki Kondo]] at One Championship Reign of Kings on July 27, marking Gracie's first fight since his loss to Matt Hughes in 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mmafighting.com/2018/6/7/17437386/one-championship-renzo-gracies-martin-nguyen-kevin-belingon-interim-bantamweight-title|title=ONE Championship books Renzo Gracie's return for July, interim bantamweight title fight|author=Guilherme Cruz|date=June 7, 2018|publisher=mmafighting.com}}</ref> He won the fight via rear-naked choke submission in the second round.

=== Other ventures ===
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]], former [[UFC Welterweight Championship|UFC Welterweight Champion]] [[Georges St-Pierre]], former UFC Welterweight Champion [[Matt Serra]], BJJ World Champion Rafael "Gordinho" Correa, [[Paul Creighton]], Alan Teo, [[David Branch (fighter)]], [[Rafael Natal]], former Middleweight King of Pancrase [[Ricardo Almeida]], [[Sean Alvarez]] and former [[UFC Middleweight Championship|UFC Middleweight Champion]] [[Chris Weidman]].

Gracie has co-written two instructional books on jiu-jitsu; "Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu: Theory and Technique"<ref>{{cite book |title=Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu: Theory and Technique|url=https://archive.org/details/brazilianjiujits0000grac|url-access=registration|last= Gracie |first=Renzo |author2=Gracie, Royler  |publisher=Invisible Cities Press LLC |year=2001 |isbn=978-1-931229-08-1 |page=304}}</ref> with his cousin [[Royler Gracie]], and "Mastering Jujitsu"<ref>{{cite book |title=Mastering Jujitsu |last= Gracie |first=Renzo |author2=Danaher, John  |publisher=[[Human Kinetics Publishers]] |year=2003 |isbn=978-0-7360-4404-2 |page=248}}</ref> with training partner [[John Danaher (martial artist)|John Danaher]]. He has also been the personal jiu-jitsu teacher of [[Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan|Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan]], [[Crown Prince]] of [[Abu Dhabi]], since 1993.<ref name="Fit for a Prince">{{cite web
|url=https://www.espn.com/extra/mma/news/story?id=3039205
|title=Professional fighter gets royal treatment as prince's trainer
|year=2007
|access-date=August 19, 2007
|publisher=[[ESPN]] by Ryan Hockensmith
}}</ref>

== Submission grappling career ==
On November 22, 2014, Renzo fought [[Kazushi Sakuraba]] in a grappling match in [[Metamoris#Metamoris V 2014-11-22|Metamoris V]].  The fight ended in a draw.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Blackett |first1=Todd |title=Throwback: Renzo Gracie And Kazushi Sakuraba Rematch At Metamoris 5 |url=https://jitsmagazine.com/throwback-renzo-gracie-and-kazushi-sakuraba-rematch-at-metamoris-5/ |website=Jitsmagazine |date=October 25, 2023 |access-date=October 26, 2023}}</ref>

== Documentary ==

Gracie is the subject of a 2008 documentary, [[Renzo Gracie: Legacy]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Holland |first=Jesse |date=2008-10-16 |title='Renzo Gracie: Legacy' to premiere at the inaugural U.S. Sports Film Festival on October 25 |url=https://www.mmamania.com/2008/10/16/renzo-gracie-legacy-to-premiere-at-the-inaugural-us-sports-film-festival-on-october-25 |access-date= |website=MMAmania.com |language=en}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Gracie is a resident of [[Holmdel Township, New Jersey]]. He and his wife Cristina have three children.<ref>Hinckley, David. [https://archive.today/20120708091837/http://articles.nydailynews.com/2008-02-27/local/17891736_1_renzo-gracie-martial-arts-gym "Renzo Gracie shares family martial arts tradition"], ''[[Daily News (New York)]]'', February 27, 2008. Accessed March 15, 2011. "Gracie, 40, of Holmden{{sic}}, N.J., is a world-class mixed martial arts competitor who has spent his life preaching and practicing Brazilian (a.k.a. Gracie) jujitsu: a judo-based martial art that his grandfather devised."</ref> He has eleven brothers and sisters, including Charles Gracie, Flavia Gracie ([[Kyra Gracie]]'s mother), Carla Gracie ([[Neiman Gracie]]'s mother), [[Ralph Gracie]] and the late [[Ryan Gracie]].<ref>[http://www.550media.com/igjjf/familytree.html Gracie Family Tree] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090917021836/http://www.550media.com/igjjf/familytree.html |date=September 17, 2009 }} URL accessed on June 5, 2009</ref><ref>[http://www.charlesgracie.com/cms/ Charles Gracie Family Tree] URL accessed on June 5, 2009  {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090430094433/http://www.charlesgracie.com/cms/ |date=April 30, 2009 }}</ref>
In early 2022, Renzo released his biography, written by Brazilian former Special Culture Secretary and theatre director [[Roberto Alvim]].<ref>{{Citation|title=Demitido por apologia ao nazismo, ex-secretário de Cultura Roberto Alvim lança livro sobre Renzo Gracie|date=February 11, 2022 |url=https://www.brasil247.com/cultura/demitido-por-apologia-ao-nazismo-ex-secretario-de-cultura-roberto-alvim-lanca-livro-sobre-renzo-gracie|language=pt|access-date=March 24, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|title=Demitido por apologia ao nazismo, Alvim lança livro sobre Renzo Gracie|date=February 8, 2022 |url=https://www.metropoles.com/colunas/guilherme-amado/demitido-por-apologia-ao-nazismo-alvim-lanca-livro-sobre-renzo-gracie|language=pt|access-date=March 24, 2022}}</ref>

=== Ambassador of International Tourism ===
A supporter of [[Jair Bolsonaro|President Bolsonaro of Brazil]], Gracie became in August 2019 Ambassador of International Tourism for [[Embratur]], a branch of the [[Ministry of Tourism (Brazil)|Brazilian Ministry of Tourism]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Zidan |first=Karim |date=January 24, 2023 |title=UFC fighters close to Bolsonaro find themselves in spotlight after riots |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/jan/24/ufc-fighters-bolsinaro-brazil-riots |access-date=February 18, 2023 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> In September 2019, in his new ambassador role, and after [[Emmanuel Macron|President Macron of France]] called the wildfires an "international crisis," Gracie threatened in a video to choke the French President, calling him a clown and insulting his wife.<ref>{{Cite web |last=BJJEE |date=September 2, 2019 |title=New Brazilian Ambassador Of Tourism Renzo Gracie Threatens French President Macron |url=https://www.bjjee.com/bjj-news/new-brazilian-ambassador-of-tourism-renzo-gracie-threatens-french-president-macron/ |access-date=February 18, 2023 |website=Bjj Eastern Europe |language=en-US}}</ref> Gracie declared the [[2019 Amazon rainforest wildfires|Amazon rainforest wildfires]] to be "false fires".<ref name="Embury-Dennis 2019">{{cite web |last=Embury-Dennis |first=Tom |date=September 2, 2019 |title=Bolsonaro ambassador threatens to choke Macron and insults wife Brigitte amid Amazon fires row |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/amazon-fires-bolsonaro-macron-brigitte-renzo-gracie-brazil-ambassador-a9088356.html |access-date=February 14, 2023 |website=The Independent}}</ref><ref>[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/amazon-fires-bolsonaro-macron-brigitte-renzo-gracie-brazil-ambassador-a9088356.html Bolsonaro ambassador threatens to choke Macron and insults wife Brigitte amid Amazon fires row: Renzo Gracie launches homophobic and misogynistic attack against France's president and first lady] ''[[The Independent]]'', Tom Embury-Dennis, September 2, 2019</ref>

=== Public image ===
In May 2014, Gracie was arrested at 1OAK in [[New York City]] after being charged with gang assault after sending a [[night club]] [[Bouncer (doorman)|bouncer]] to the hospital.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mmafighting.com/2014/5/27/5755380/renzo-gracie-breaks-silence-on-nightclub-brawl|title=Renzo Gracie breaks silence on alleged nightclub brawl|author=Guilherme Cruz|date=May 27, 2014|work=MMA Fighting}}</ref> Gracie maintained that he [[takedown (grappling)|took down]] the bouncer and [[mount (grappling)|mounted]] him, but did not punch him.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foxsports.com/ufc/story/renzo-gracie-i-didn-t-punch-club-bouncer-because-he-chickened-out-052714|title=Renzo Gracie: I didn't punch club bouncer, because he 'chickened out'|author=Fox Sports|work=FOX Sports}}</ref> Gracie's cousin, Igor was arrested together with 5 other people in the incident.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foxsports.com/ufc/story/renzo-gracie-cousin-igor-arrested-charged-with-gang-assault-after-nightclub-incident-051914|title=Renzo Gracie, cousin Igor arrested, charged with gang assault after nightclub incident|author=Fox Sports|work=FOX Sports}}</ref>

In 2017 Gracie took part in a BJJ seminar in [[Chechnya]] at a gym owned by dictator [[Ramzan Kadyrov]], Gracie appeared during that time on local TV to promote Kadyrov's government.<ref name="Zidan 20202">{{cite web |last=Zidan |first=Karim |date=December 16, 2020 |title=How U.S. sanctions will impact Ramzan Kadyrov's MMA aspirations |url=https://www.bloodyelbow.com/2020/12/16/22178613/us-sanctions-ofac-ramzan-kadyrov-chechnya-sportswashing-mma-politics-karim-zidan-feature |access-date=February 14, 2023 |website=Bloody Elbow}}</ref>

In September 2022, footage emerged of Gracie being involved in an altercation with a stranger in the [[New York City Subway]]. Gracie alleged that the man had approached him making racist remarks.<ref>{{cite web |date=September 7, 2022 |title=Watch Renzo Gracie Get into New York Subway Altercation |url=https://jitsmagazine.com/watch-renzo-gracie-get-into-new-york-subway-altercation/}}</ref>

== Instructor lineage ==
[[Mitsuyo Maeda]] → [[Carlos Gracie|Carlos Gracie Sr.]] → [[Helio Gracie]] → [[Rolls Gracie]] → [[Carlos Gracie Jr.]] → Renzo Gracie

==Championships and accomplishments==

===Submission grappling===
*'''[[ADCC Submission Fighting World Championship|ADCC Submission Fighting World]] champion''' (1998<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.adcombat.com/adcc-results?year=1998&weight=-77kg |title=ADCC Results |work=Official 1998 ADCC results |access-date=May 13, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002092252/http://www.adcombat.com/adcc-results?year=1998&weight=-77kg |archive-date=October 2, 2013 }}</ref> and 2000<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.adcombat.com/adcc-results?year=2000&weight=-77kg |title=ADCC Results |work=Official 2000 ADCC results |access-date=May 13, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120519035008/http://www.adcombat.com/adcc-results?year=2000&weight=-77kg |archive-date=May 19, 2012 }}</ref>)

===Brazilian jiu-jitsu===
*'''Copa Atlântico Sul Champion''' (1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1994)

===Mixed martial arts===
*'''World Combat Championships'''
**World Combat Championships 1 tournament winner

== Mixed martial arts record ==
{{MMArecordbox
| draws= 1
| nc= 1
| ko-wins= 2
| ko-losses= 2
| sub-wins= 8
| sub-losses= 1
| dec-wins= 3
| dec-losses= 4
| dq-wins= 1
| dq-losses= 
| other-wins= 
| other-losses= 
}}
{{MMA record start}}
|-
| {{yes2}}Win
| align=center| {{nowrap|14–7–1 (1)}}
| [[Yuki Kondo]]
| Submission (rear-naked choke)
| [[List of ONE Championship events#ONE Championship: Reign Of Kings|ONE: Reign of Kings]]
| {{dts|2018|July|27|format=mdy}}
| align=center| 2
| align=center| 1:40
| [[Pasay]], Philippines
| 
|-
| {{no2}}Loss
| align=center| 13–7–1 (1)
| [[Matt Hughes (fighter)|Matt Hughes]]
| TKO (punches)
| [[UFC 112]]
| {{dts|2010-04-10}}
| align=center| 3
| align=center| 4:40
| [[Abu Dhabi]], [[United Arab Emirates]]
| 
|-
| {{yes2}}Win
| align=center| 13–6–1 (1)
| [[Frank Shamrock]]
| DQ (knees to downed opponent)
| [[EliteXC: Destiny]]
| {{dts|2007-02-10}}
| align=center| 2
| align=center| 2:00
| [[Southaven, Mississippi]], United States
| 
|-
| {{yes2}}Win
| align=center| {{nowrap|12–6–1}} (1)
| [[Carlos Newton]]
| Decision (split)
| [[2006 International Fight League|IFL: World Team Championships]]
| {{dts|2006-12-29}}
| align=center| 3
| align=center| <!--IFL had four-minute rounds-->4:00
| [[Uncasville, Connecticut]], United States
| 
|-
| {{yes2}}Win
| align=center| 11–6–1 (1)
| [[Pat Miletich]]
| Submission (guillotine choke)
| [[2006 International Fight League|IFL: Gracie vs. Miletich]]
| {{dts|2006-09-23}}
| align=center| 1
| align=center| 3:37
| [[Moline, Illinois]], United States
| 
|-
| {{no2}}Loss
| align=center| 10–6–1 (1)
| [[B.J. Penn]]
| Decision (unanimous)
| [[K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Hawaii]]
| {{dts|2005-07-29}}
| align=center| 3
| align=center| 5:00
| [[Honolulu, Hawaii]], United States
| 
|-
| {{no2}}Loss
| align=center| 10–5–1 (1)
| [[Carlos Newton]]
| Decision (split)
| [[Pride Bushido 1]]
| {{dts|2003-10-05}}
| align=center| 2
| align=center| 5:00
| [[Saitama, Saitama|Saitama]], Japan
| 
|-
| {{no2}}Loss
| align=center| 10–4–1 (1)
| [[Shungo Oyama]]
| Decision (unanimous)
| [[Pride 21]]
| {{dts|2002-06-23}}
| align=center| 3
| align=center| 5:00
| [[Saitama, Saitama|Saitama]], Japan
| 
|-
| {{yes2}}Win
| align=center| 10–3–1 (1)
| [[Michiyoshi Ohara]]
| Decision (unanimous)
| [[Pride 17]]
| {{dts|2001-11-03}}
| align=center| 3
| align=center| 5:00
| Tokyo, Japan
| 
|-
| {{no2}}Loss
| align=center| 9–3–1 (1)
| [[Dan Henderson]]
| KO (punch)
| [[2001 in Pride FC#Pride 13 - Collision Course|Pride 13 - Collision Course]]
| {{dts|2001-03-25}}
| align=center| 1
| align=center| 1:40
| [[Saitama, Saitama|Saitama]], Japan
| 
|-
| {{no2}}Loss
| align=center| 9–2–1 (1)
| [[Kazushi Sakuraba]]
| Technical Submission (kimura)
| [[2000 in Pride FC#Pride 10 - Return of the Warriors|Pride 10 - Return of the Warriors]]
| {{dts|2000-08-27}}
| align=center| 2
| align=center| 9:43
| [[Saitama, Saitama|Saitama]], Japan
| 
|-
| {{no2}}Loss
| align=center| 9–1–1 (1)
| [[Kiyoshi Tamura]]
| Decision (unanimous)
| [[2000 in Fighting Network Rings#Rings: King of Kings 1999 Final|Rings: King of Kings 1999 Final]]
| {{dts|2000-02-26}}
| align=center| 2
| align=center| 5:00
| Tokyo, Japan
| 
|-
| {{yes2}}Win
| align=center| 9–0–1 (1)
| [[Maurice Smith (kickboxer)|Maurice Smith]]
| Submission (straight armbar)
|rowspan=2|[[King of Kings Tournament 1999#King of Kings 1999 Block B|Rings: King of Kings 1999 Block B]]
|rowspan=2|{{dts|1999-12-22}}
| align=center| 1
| align=center| 0:50
|rowspan=2|[[Osaka]], Japan
| 
|-
| {{yes2}}Win
| align=center| 8–0–1 (1)
| [[Wataru Sakata]]
| Submission (armbar)
| align=center| 1
| align=center| 1:25
| 
|-
| {{yes2}}Win
| align=center| 7–0–1 (1)
| [[Alexander Otsuka]]
| Decision (unanimous)
| [[1999 in Pride FC#Pride 8|Pride 8]]
| {{dts|1999-11-21}}
| align=center| 2
| align=center| 10:00
| Tokyo, Japan
| 
|-
| {{yes2}}Win
| align=center| 6–0–1 (1)
| [[Sanae Kikuta]]
| Submission (guillotine choke)
| [[Pride 2]]
| {{dts|1998-03-15}}
| align=center| 6
| align=center| 0:43
| [[Yokohama]], Japan
| 
|-
| {{draw}}Draw
| align=center| 5–0–1 (1)
| [[Akira Shoji]]
| Draw (time limit)
| [[Pride 1]]
| {{dts|1997-10-11}}
| align=center| 3
| align=center| 10:00
| Tokyo, Japan
| 
|-
| {{nocontest}}NC
| align=center| 5–0 (1)
| [[Eugenio Tadeu]]
| No contest (fans rioted)
| Pentagon Combat
| {{dts|1997-09-27}}
| align=center| 1
| align=center| 14:45
| [[Rio de Janeiro]], Brazil
| 
|-
| {{yes2}}Win
| align=center| 5–0
| [[Oleg Taktarov]]
| KO (upkick)
| Martial Arts Reality Superfighting
| {{dts|1996-11-22}}
| align=center| 1
| align=center| 1:02
| [[Birmingham, Alabama]], United States
| 
|-
| {{yes2}}Win
| align=center| 4–0
| [[James Warring]]
| Submission (choke)
|rowspan=3|WCC 1: First Strike
|rowspan=3|{{dts|1995-10-17}}
| align=center| 1
| align=center| 2:47
|rowspan=3|[[Charlotte, North Carolina]], United States
| 
|-
| {{yes2}}Win
| align=center| 3–0
| Phil Benedict
| TKO (submission to strikes)
| align=center| 1
| align=center| 2:08
| 
|-
| {{yes2}}Win
| align=center| 2–0
| [[Ben Spijkers]]
| Submission (choke)
| align=center| 1
| align=center| 2:38
| 
|-
| {{yes2}}Win
| align=center| 1–0
| Luiz Augusto Alvareda
| Submission (rear-naked choke)
| Desafio: Gracie Vale Tudo
| {{dts|1992-01-01}}
| align=center| 1
| align=center| 7:03
| [[Rio de Janeiro]], Brazil
| 
{{end}}

==Grappling record==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:80%; text-align:left;"<!-- width:100%; -->
|-
| colspan=8 style="text-align:center;" | '''19 Matches, 11 Wins (3 Submissions), 7 Losses, 1 Draw'''
|-
!  Result
!  Rec.
!  Opponent
!  Method
!  text-center|  Event
!  Division
!  Date
!  Location
|-
|{{draw}}Draw||{{nowrap|11–7–1}}||{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Kazushi Sakuraba]] || Draw || Metamoris V||Superfight|| November 22, 2014 ||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Los Angeles]], [[California|CA]]
|-
|{{no2}}Loss||11–7||{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Mario Sperry]] || Points || ADCC 2011||Superfight|| September 25, 2011 ||{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Nottingham]]
|-
|{{no2}}Loss||11–6||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Mike Fowler]] || Points || ADCC 2007 || –77&nbsp;kg|| May 4, 2007 ||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Trenton, New Jersey|Trenton]], [[New Jersey|NJ]]
|-
|{{no2}}Loss||11–5||{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Pablo Popovitch]] || Points || ADCC 2005 ||–77&nbsp;kg|| 2005|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Long Beach]], [[California|CA]]
|-
|{{no2}}Loss||11–4||{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Marcelo Garcia (grappler)|Marcelo García]] || Points ||rowspan=2| ADCC 2003 ||rowspan=2|–77&nbsp;kg|| rowspan=2|May 17, 2003||rowspan=2| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[São Paulo]]
|-
|{{yes2}}Win||11–3||{{flagicon|AUS}} [[George Sotiropoulos]] || Points 
|-
|{{no2}}Loss||10–3||{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Cris Brown]] || Advantage || ADCC 2001 ||–88&nbsp;kg|| 2001 ||{{flagicon|UAE}} [[Abu Dhabi]]
|-
|{{yes2}}Win||10–2||{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Jean Jacques Machado]] || Advantage || rowspan=4|ADCC 2000 || rowspan=4|–77&nbsp;kg|| rowspan=4|2000||rowspan=4| {{flagicon|UAE}} [[Abu Dhabi]]
|-
|{{yes2}}Win||9–2||{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Marcio Feitosa]] || Submission (guillotine choke)
|-
|{{yes2}}Win||8–2||{{flagicon|BRA}} Israel Albuquerque || Points
|-
|{{yes2}}Win||7–2||{{flagicon|USA}} Dennis Hallman || Points 
|-
|{{no2}}Loss||6–2||{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Egan Inoue]] || Points || rowspan=2| ADCC 1999 ||rowspan=2|–99&nbsp;kg|| rowspan=2|1999||rowspan=2| {{flagicon|UAE}} [[Abu Dhabi]]
|-
|{{yes2}}Win||6–1||{{flagicon|CHN}} Fan Yi || Submission (verbal) 
|-
|{{yes2}}Win||5–1||{{flagicon|BRA}} Luis Brito || Submission (guillotine choke) ||rowspan=4| ADCC 1998 ||rowspan=4|–77&nbsp;kg|| rowspan=4|1998||rowspan=4| {{flagicon|UAE}} [[Abu Dhabi]]
|-
|{{yes2}}Win||4–1||{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Fabiano Iha]] || Points 
|-
|{{yes2}}Win||3–1||{{flagicon|BRA}} Rodrigo Medeiros || Points 
|-
|{{yes2}}Win||2–1||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Frank Trigg]] || Decision 
|-
|{{no2}}Loss||1–1||{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Wallid Ismail]] || decision || Desafio WxR|| Superfight||1993|| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Rio de Janeiro]]
|-
|{{yes2}}Win||1–0||{{flagicon|BRA}} Ricardo de la Riva || Advantage || Campeonato Brasileiro||Superfight|| 1993|| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Rio de Janeiro]]
|-
{{s-end}}

==See also==
* [[List of ONE Championship alumni]]

== Notes ==
{{notelist}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
{{Commons category}}
* {{Official website}}
* [http://notesontheroad.com/renzo-gracie.html Interview: Renzo Gracie and the Art of Brazilian Jiu-jitsu]
* [http://www.renzogracielegacy.com/ The official website of the documentary]
* {{Sherdog}}
* {{UFC|renzo-gracie}}

{{Gracie family}}
{{Authority control}}

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