Roger Gracie was born on September 26, 1981. He is the son of Reila Gracie (daughter of Gracie Jiu Jitsu founder Carlos Gracie) and Mauricio Gomes (one of the very selected few who were awarded a Black Belt by BJJ legend Rolls Gracie). Unlike most children born with the Gracie surname, Roger only started his training in his late teens, but his training started by the hands of one of the best coaches in the World, uncle Carlos Gracie Junior from Gracie Barra, Rio de Janeiro Brazil.
With the Gracie blood running in his veins, he quickly picked up the BJJ game very quickly winning several championships by Blue Belt, including the Pan Ams and the Mundial (World Championship) in 2000.
It was around this time that Roger was forced to move to England, London to live with his father after a few personal problems. Being his father himself a BJJ stud and an excellent coach, his BJJ wasn’t harmed by the move and his BJJ campaign continued prospering. He also continued training with his uncle Carlinhos on occasion.
With an ever growing list of achievements in sport Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, his black belt was awarded in 2004 by the hands of the man that introduced him to BJJ, Carlinhos Gracie.
A year after receiving his Black Belt he competed in ADCC (he had competed in 2003 also as a brown belt achieving the 3rd place), being victorious in both his weight and the Absolute (open weight) division. He submitted all 8 opponents to get there, an achievement never accomplished before.
His career has never stopped growing and recently joined the MMA circuit. His first fight was against MMA veteran Ron Waterman, whom he submitted by armbar. Ron had never been submitted before throughout his career. He then went to fight Yuki Kondo a Japanese MMA legend and Pancrase Champion. Roger submitted him by Mata Leao (Choke). His third fight was in American soil in the prestigeous Strikeforce organization, he fought a decaying MMA legend, Kevin Randleman, and as expected finished the fight early in the second round after showcasing some unexpected boxing skills. Just a few days after the fight Roger went on to win the Mundials (World BJJ Championships) for a record 14th time with just a few weeks to prepare for the gi competition. He submitted everyone apart from Ricardo Abreu “Demente” but still managed to win against the Nova Uniao standout with a conclusive 13×2.
He has now signed with the MMA organization Strikeforce.
Roger Gracies BJJ Mundial Record
Year – Weight – Div – Belt – Against – Result
2010 - Absolute - Black - Romulo Barral - Win
2010 - Super Heavy – Black - Ricardo Abreu - Win
2009 - Absolute - Black - Romulo Barral - Win
2009 - Super Heavy – Black - Ricardo Abreu - Win
2008 – Super Heavy – Black – Leo Leite – Win
2008 – Absolute – Black – Xande Ribeiro – Loss
2007 – Super Heavy – Black – Robert Drysdale – Win
2007 – Absolute – Black – Romulo Barral – Win
2006 – Super Heavy – Black – Robert Drysdale – Win
2006 – Absolute – Black – Xande Ribeiro – Loss
2005 – Super Heavy – Black – Xande Ribeiro – Win
2005 – Absolute Black Ronaldo Souza – Loss
2004 – Super Heavy – Black – -Rodrigo Medeiros – Win
2004 – Absolute – Black – Ronaldo Souza – Loss
2002 – Heavy – Brown – Rodrigo Asmus – Win
2002 – Absolute – Brown - Ronaldo Souza – Win
2001 – Medium Heavy – Purple – Etienne Herbert – Win
2000 – Medium Heavy – Blue – Rafael Mota – Win
