Rickson Gracie is a Brazilian martial artist and a son of Helio Gracie, one of the founders of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. He retired with an undefeated 11-0 professional Vale Tudo and mixed martial arts record, headlining early Pride events in Japan against Nobuhiko Takada and helping popularize the sport there. Widely considered the strongest fighter in the Gracie family through the 1980s and 1990s, he reached the ninth degree red belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in 2017. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Career HighlightReceived his Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt at age 18 in 1977, training under his father Helio Gracie and cousin Rolls Gracie, and was promoted to ninth degree red belt, the disciplines second highest rank, in July 2017. 1 Career HighlightRetired with an undefeated professional mixed martial arts and Vale Tudo record of eleven wins and zero losses. 1 Career HighlightWon the Vale Tudo Japan tournament in both 1994 and 1995, and headlined the Pride 1 and Pride 4 events against wrestler Nobuhiko Takada, matches that helped popularize mixed martial arts in Japan. 1 Classification
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