Ryan Gracie
Ryan Gracie | |
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Born | Gracie Jiu-Jitsu, Vale Tudo | August 13, 1974
Team | Ryan Gracie Team |
Rank | 4th degree black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu[1] |
Mixed martial arts record | |
Total | 7 |
Wins | 5 |
By knockout | 2 |
By submission | 2 |
By decision | 1 |
Losses | 2 |
By knockout | 1 |
By decision | 1 |
Notable relatives | Gracie Family |
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog |
Medal record | ||
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Pan-American Championship
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1998 – California, USA |
-94 kg | |
Brazilian National Championship
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1997 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
-94kg |
Ryan Gracie (August 13, 1974 – December 15, 2007) was a
Career
Ryan trained with his brothers,
Gracie had seven fights in the
Ryan was the leader and head coach of Gracie São Paulo, one of the largest jiu-jitsu associations in Brazil, with affiliated schools spread over the world. Supported by his cousins Carlos Russo, Daniel Simões, and Renzo Gracie, the academy is home to several world champions.
Personal life
He was the youngest son of the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Master Robson Gracie. On December 8, 2001, his only son, Rayron Gracie, was born. Ryan's brothers are Charles Gracie, Renzo Gracie, and Ralph Gracie.
On January 30, 2021, Ryan's son, Rayron, released a short documentary titled Letters to my Father, which reveals his experiences growing up without his father through a series of letters he decided to write to Ryan throughout his teenage years.[8]
In October 2005, Gracie suffered an accidental gunshot wound to the leg while reaching into a closet in his sister's house in Rio de Janeiro, according to a report by GracieMag.com.[9] He was hospitalized and returned to stable condition after receiving a blood transfusion.
Death
On December 15, 2007, at 7:00 A.M., Ryan Gracie was found dead in a jail cell in
Mixed martial arts record
7 matches | 5 wins | 2 losses |
By knockout | 2 | 1 |
By submission | 2 | 0 |
By decision | 1 | 1 |
Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
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Win | 5–2 | Yoji Anjo | Submission (armbar) | PRIDE Shockwave 2004
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December 31, 2004 | 1 | 8:33 | Saitama , Japan
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Win | 4–2 | Ikuhisa Minowa | Decision (split) | PRIDE Bushido 3
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May 23, 2004 | 2 | 5:00 | Kanagawa , Japan
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Win | 3–2 | Kazuhiro Hamanaka | KO (soccer kicks) | PRIDE Bushido 1
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October 5, 2003 | 1 | 7:37 | Saitama , Japan
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Win | 2–2 | Shungo Oyama | Technical Submission (armbar) | PRIDE 22
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September 29, 2002 | 1 | 1:37 | Nagoya , Japan
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Loss | 1–2 | Tokimitsu Ishizawa | TKO (injury) | PRIDE 15
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July 29, 2001 | 1 | 4:51 | Saitama , Japan
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Loss | 1–1 | Kazushi Sakuraba | Decision (unanimous) | Pride 12 - Cold Fury | December 23, 2000 | 1 | 10:00 | Saitama , Japan
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Win | 1–0 | Tokimitsu Ishizawa | KO (punches) | Pride 10 - Return of the Warriors | August 27, 2000 | 1 | 2:16 | Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan |
References
- ^ Federação Paulista de Jiu-Jitsu >> Faixa Preta 4º Grau URL accessed on October 12, 2012.
- ^ BJJ.org. Ryan Gracie Archived 2006-06-14 at the Wayback Machine. www.bjj.org. URL last accessed on April 8, 2006
- ^ International Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Federation. Family Tree Archived 2009-09-17 at the Wayback Machine. www.550media.com. URL last accessed on April 8, 2006.
- ^ Clifton, Paul. Carley Gracie: The Lion of the Gracie Family. gracie.com. URL last accessed on April 8, 2006.
- ^ a b c "PRE-PRIDE BUSHIDO 3 INTERVIEW". PRIDE. Archived from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2007-02-21.
- ^ "PRIDE profile". Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-02-20.
- ^ "SHOCKWAVE 2004 INTERVIEW". PRIDE. Archived from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2007-02-21.
- ^ "Rayron Gracie Releases Documentary Tribute 'Letters to My Father'". 7 February 2021.
- ^ "Ryan's family thanks support". GracieMag.com. 2005-10-27. Retrieved 2007-02-21.
- ^ a b "Ryan Gracie Found Dead at 33". Sherdog.
- ^ "TATAME - Tudo sobre o mundo das lutas". tatame.com.br. Archived from the original on 2012-11-17.
- ^ Dorothy Willis. "Ryan Gracie, the "Bad Boy of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu," Dies in Jail Cell". Bleacher Report.