On February 10, 2007 Gracie won a match against former UFC Light Heavyweight ChampionFrank Shamrock for upstart MMA promotion EliteXC on its debut night Saturday February 10, 2007, on 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.
Renzo formerly coached a team, the New York Pitbulls, for the International Fight League.
Renzo Gracie also has affiliate academies in the United States, Brazil, Peru, Singapore, Canada, Mexico, South Africa and Israel.
Gracie has co-written two instructional books on jiu-jitsu; “Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu: Theory and Technique”[6] with his cousin Royler Gracie, and “Mastering Jujitsu”[7] 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.[8]
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 ChampionMatt Hughes on April 10, 2010, at UFC 112 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.[9] 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.[10] 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.
Metamoris
On November 22, 2014, Renzo fought Sakuraba in a grappling match in Metamoris V. The fight ended in a draw.
Personal life
Gracie is a resident of Holmdel Township, New Jersey. He and his wife Cristina have three children, Catarina, Cora and Ruran.[11] 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.[12][13] In May 2014, Renzo was arrested at 1 Oak street in New York City after being charged with gang assault after sending a night club bouncer to the hospital.[14] Renzo stated that he took the bouncer down but did not punch him.[15] Renzo's cousin, Igor Gracie was arrested as well in the incident.[16]
Result
Opponent
Method
Event
Date
Round
Time
Notes
Draw
Kazushi Sakuraba
Draw
Metamoris V
2014
1
Loss
Mario Sperry
Points
ADCC 2011 Superfight
2011
1
Loss
Mike Fowler
Points
ADCC 2007 -77kg
2007
1
Loss
Pablo Popovitch
Points
ADCC 2005 -77kg
2005
1
Loss
Marcelo García
Points
ADCC 2003 -77kg
2003
1
Win
George Sotiropoulos
Points
ADCC 2003 -77kg
2003
1
Loss
Chris Brown
Advantage
ADCC 2001 -88kg
2001
1
Win
Jean Jacques Machado
Advantage
ADCC 2000 -77kg
2000
1
Win
Marcio Feitosa
Submission (guillotine choke)
ADCC 2000 -77kg
2000
1
Win
Israel Albuquerque
Points
ADCC 2000 -77kg
2000
1
Win
Dennis Hallman
Points
ADCC 2000 -77kg
2000
1
Loss
Egan Inoue
Points
ADCC 1999 -99kg
1999
1
Win
Fan Yi
Submission (verbal)
ADCC 1999 -99kg
1999
1
Win
Luis Brito
Submission (guillotine choke)
ADCC 1998 -77kg
1998
1
Win
Fabiano Iha
Points
ADCC 1998 -77kg
1998
1
Win
Rodrigo Modarias
Points
ADCC 1998 -77kg
1998
1
Win
Frank Trigg
Decision
ADCC 1998 -77kg
1998
1
Loss
Wallid Ismail
Points
Desafio WxR
1993
Win
Ricardo de la Riva
Advantage
Campeonato Brasileiro
1993
Documentary
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.[citation needed] Its tag line is "A 10 year history of mixed martial arts through the eyes of Renzo Gracie, one of its most charismatic pioneers."
^Hinckley, David. "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."
