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Rodrigo Gracie Video Interview	RODRIGO GRACIE
	Born: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
	Fighting Out Of: Torrance CA
	Age: 03/11/1975, Height: 6.00, Weight: 185 lbs
	Some of his achievements: * *ADCC Champion in 1998* 4 times NAGA super fight Champion Pride 19 Champion Some of his opponents: BJ PENN, Carlos Newton, Karen Barkley (ADCC), Daijiro Matsui (Pride19), Phil "The Hit Man" Karpinski (LV, NV)*
	MMA Record: 6-2-1
	Strengths: Gracie Jiu-Jitsu, Speed and Ground / Pound

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Result

Opponent

Method

Event Title

Date

Round

Time


Loss	Shungo Oyama	Decision (Majority)	K-1-Hero's 6	8/5/2006	2	5:00
Draw	Hidetaka Monma	Draw	MARS-MARS	2/4/2006	3	5:00
Win	Kiuma Kunioku	Decision (Unanimous)	K-1-Hero's 2	7/6/2005	2	5:00
Loss	B.J. Penn	Decision (Unanimous)	ROTR 6-Rumble on the Rock 6	11/20/2004	3	5:00
Win	Hayato Sakurai	Decision (Unanimous)	PRIDE-Bushido 2	2/15/2004	2	5:00
Win	Daiju Takase	Decision (Unanimous)	PRIDE-Bushido 1	10/5/2003	2	5:00
Win	Yuki Sasaki	Decision (Unanimous)	PRIDE 24-Cold Fury 3	12/23/2002	3	5:00
Win	Daijiro Matsui	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	PRIDE 19-Bad Blood	2/24/2002	3	0:28
Win	Kyle DeMello	Submission (Side Choke)	VATV 10-Vengeance at the Vanderbilt 10	11/10/2000	1	0:34

The next generation star of the Gracie family, Rodrigo Gracie was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, son of Jiu Jitsu Grandmaster Reylson Gracie and grandson of the founder of Gracie Jiu-Jitsu, Carlos Gracie. Rodrigo began training under his father when he was 4 years old and was awarded his black belt at the age of 18. This enthusiastic and well rounded fighter competes not only to prove the effectiveness of Jiu Jitsu, but also to bring honor to the Gracie name

     Rodrigo Gracie was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, son of Jiu-Jitsu Grandmaster Reylson Gracie and grandson of the founder of Gracie Jiu-Jitsu, Carlos Gracie.

     He started training when he was only 4 years old; at the age of 7 he participated in one of his father's internal championships and won his first jiu-jitsu fight. Rodrigo began teaching Jiu-Jitsu at the age of 14 and was awarded the black belt at the age of 18 under his father.

     He then came to the United States to teach at his father's academy in California. A few years later, he went to New York City to train and work with his cousin Renzo Gracie. (Because Renzo's system of Gracie Jiu-Jitsu had a different focus than his father's, Rodrigo decided to begin his training at the brown belt level and soon after, he was awarded the black belt under Renzo. Since then, he has been teaching his knowledge to others and currently has his own school in New York.