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Royler Gracie

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Royler Gracie, born in 1965, is a retired Brazilian-American mixed martial artist and Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner, a son of Hélio Gracie and brother of Rickson and Royce Gracie. He ran the Gracie Humaitá school in Rio de Janeiro for many years under his father's direction before moving to La Jolla, California, where he teaches. Holder of an eighth degree red and black belt, he competed in the black belt ranks for more than twenty years, became a four-time World Jiu-Jitsu Champion at featherweight and placed in the absolute division. He retired from mixed martial arts in 2011 with five wins, five losses and one draw, and is a member of the IBJJF and ADCC Halls of Fame.

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Birth Year
1965 1
Gender
Male 1
Medals or Titles Band
2-4 1
Connections

Competed In

ADCC World Championship, Competitions
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World Jiu-Jitsu Championship, Competitions
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Plays

Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Sports
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Submission grappling, Sports
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Nationality

Brazil

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is a Brazilian-American retired mixed martial artist and Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner
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is a Brazilian-American retired mixed martial artist and Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner
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1. Royler Gracie (Wikipedia)
  • Lead, birth
    born December 6, 1965
  • Article text, gender
    Gracie ran the Gracie Humaitá school in Rio de Janeiro for many years under his father Helio's direction
  • Career, titles
    Royler is also a four-time World Jiu-Jitsu Champion in the Pena/Featherweight Black Belt Category
  • Lead, nationality brazil
    is a Brazilian-American retired mixed martial artist and Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner
  • Lead, nationality united-states
    is a Brazilian-American retired mixed martial artist and Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner
  • Plays: Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Lead, sport
    is a Brazilian-American retired mixed martial artist and Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner
  • Competed In: World Jiu-Jitsu Championship, Career, world-jiu-jitsu-championship
    Royler is also a four-time World Jiu-Jitsu Champion in the Pena/Featherweight Black Belt Category
  • Competed In: ADCC World Championship, Career, adcc-world-championship
    Royler Gracie faced Eddie Bravo in the quarterfinals of the ADCC tournament
  • Plays: Submission grappling, Submission grappling, ADCC
    Considered a legend of jiu jitsu and submission wrestling, Gracie is a member of both the IBJJF Hall of Fame, and the ADCC Hall of Fame
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