Royce Gracie MMA Profile Record, Stats, Biography, UFC Career & Fight History

A knee landed low during the clinch without a stoppage. Gracie followed with a knee to the head and ground punches; Jacob Montalvo stopped the bout at 2:22 of round one. Shamrock protested the missed low blow.

Gracie scored low kicks and clinch strikes; Sakuraba threatened standing kimuras and late back control. UFCStats records 19 significant strikes and 113 total strikes for Gracie, against 10 and 21 for Sakuraba. Neither fighter recorded a knockdown or completed a takedown. Gracie won by unanimous decision.

Hughes took Gracie down and attacked a straight armbar. Gracie survived the submission attempt, but Hughes took his back and landed unanswered punches, prompting John McCarthy’s stoppage at 4:39 of round one. UFCStats records 32 significant strikes, one completed takedown and one submission attempt for Hughes, against seven significant strikes for Gracie. Neither fighter recorded a knockdown.

Tokoro attacked with strikes, slams and reversals. Gracie worked from guard and later reached side mount and back control, but neither fighter secured a finish during the two 10-minute rounds.

Gracie worked underneath the much heavier Akebono, isolated his arm and forced a submission at 2:13.

Gracie landed 211 total strikes to Yoshida’s four and recorded two submission attempts. Neither fighter recorded a knockdown in UFCStats. The bout reached the time limit and was declared a draw under rules without judges.

After six rounds and 90 minutes, Gracie’s corner stopped the fight. Sakuraba’s leg kicks wore down Gracie; brother and cornerman Rorion Gracie threw in the towel. UFCStats records one Sakuraba knockdown, five takedowns and 61 significant strikes; Gracie landed 60 significant strikes.

Gracie won the unanimous decision after the single 15-minute round. UFCStats records 266 total strikes and one submission attempt for Gracie, compared with two total strikes for Takada; neither fighter recorded a knockdown.

Gracie finished with an armbar from bottom guard at 5:32 in the semi-final. UFCStats records Gracie landing 11 significant strikes to Hackney’s four and attempting three submissions, with no knockdowns.

Gracie recorded a takedown and submitted van Clief with a rear-naked choke in the quarter-final. UFCStats records seven significant strikes for Gracie and none for van Clief, with no knockdowns.

Leopoldo completed one takedown and led 6–2 in significant strikes, but Gracie finished an armbar from bottom guard at 4:40. Neither fighter recorded a knockdown. Gracie withdrew before his semifinal because of exhaustion.

Gracie completed one takedown and finished a gi choke from back control at 1:31. UFCStats records one submission attempt and no knockdowns for either fighter.

DeLucia completed the bout’s only takedown; Gracie recorded one reversal and finished an armbar from mount at 1:07. UFCStats records no knockdowns or significant strikes for either fighter.

Gracie completed one takedown, attempted two submissions and landed 110 total strikes before the submission finish at 5:08. Neither fighter recorded a knockdown.

Gracie secured a choke and forced Shamrock to tap after 57 seconds in the UFC 1 semifinal. UFCStats records one submission attempt and no knockdowns for either fighter.

Gracie closed the distance behind a kick, took Jimmerson down and controlled him until the boxer tapped at 2:18. UFCStats records one successful takedown for Gracie and no knockdowns for either fighter.