Kron Gracie
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Born | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
July 11, 1988 ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residence | Los Angeles, California, United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Brazilian / American | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 145 lb (66 kg; 10.4 st) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Division | Featherweight | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reach | 70 inches (180 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Style | Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fighting out of | Los Angeles, California | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Teacher(s) | Rickson Gracie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Trainer | Nate Diaz[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years active | 2014–present (MMA) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Total | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wins | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
By submission | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Losses | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
By decision | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notable relatives | Gracie Family | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Website | www |
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Kron Gracie (born July 11, 1988) is a Brazilian-American mixed martial artist, grappler and black belt Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner and instructor.
A member of the legendary Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Gracie family, he is the son of Rickson Gracie and a grandson of Hélio Gracie. A multiple-time IBJJF World and Pan-American champion in coloured belts, Gracie is an IBJJF European champion, a World and Pan championships medalist as well as the 2013 ADCC Submission Wrestling World Champion.
Competing in mixed martial arts (MMA) since 2014, Gracie is currently under contract with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and has competed for the Japaneses Rizin Fighting Federation.
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Early life
Gracie was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil the youngest son of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) master Rickson Gracie but lived most of his life in Los Angeles after his father moved to California in 1989. He began his BJJ training under his father as a child, winning his first competition as a yellow belt at the age of ten. Kron is the youngest of four children to Rickson Gracie and grandson of the late Helio Gracie. He has two older sisters Kauan and Kaulin, his older brother Rockson died in 2000.[5]
Brazilian jiu-jitsu career
As a purple belt Gracie won the 2005 Pan Championship then in 2006, Gracie won both the IBJJF World Championship and the CBJJO World Cup of Brazilian jiu-jitsu. Competing in grappling Gracie won the 2006 NAGA Championship in the Adult Lightweight Division. The following year as a brown belt, he became world champion and Pan American champion for the fourth time wining double gold, in his division and, after defeating Tom DeBlass, in absolute.[4] At that point Gracie held a record 51-match submission streak.[6][7]
In 2008, at the age of 19, Gracie was promoted to black belt by his father a week before the World Championship,[8] however Gracie was submitted by Sergio Moraes in the first round of his division.[7] In 2009 Gracie won the European Championship a few days after the death of his grandfather, Grandmaster Helio Gracie,[4] he then won silver at the 2009 Pan Championship. At the 2009 Abu Dhabi Combat Club (ADCC) grappling competition in Barcelona, the most prestigious grappling tournament in the world, Gracie lost the -77 kilograms (170 lb) Quarter-Finals after being submitted via mounted guillotine choke by Marcelo Garcia.[9] Two years later Gracie won bronze after losing again to Marcelo Garcia in a closer battle than in 2009 after Garcia won by points.[10]
Gracie won silver at the 2011 World Jiu-Jitsu Championship then bronze in both weight and absolute at the 2012 Pan, that year he became World Jiu-Jitsu Expo Superfight champion[6] after defeating Victor Estima in a tight match won by advantage at the World Jiu Jitsu Expo in Long Beach, California.[11] Gracie became known as "Ice Cream Kron" due to his calm demeanour when fighting.[12] In 2013 Gracie won his division of the ADCC World Championship submitting all his opponents including JT Torres in the Semi-final and Otávio Souza in the Final.[13][14]
Mixed martial arts career
On February 24, 2014, Gracie announced his intention to pursue an MMA career.[15]He started training for his MMA debut with the California based Scrap Pack,[16] a group of fighters comprising Cesar Gracie Jiu-Jitsu students Gilbert Melendez, Nick and Nate Diaz.[4][17] Gracie made his mixed martial arts debut on December 23, 2014,[18] facing fellow MMA debutant Korean wrestler Hyung Soo-Kim at Real Fighting Championship: Real 1.[19] Gracie won the fight via armbar, sixty-five seconds into the first round.[20]
Rizin Fighting Federation
Gracie fought on December 31, 2015 at Rizin Fighting Federation World Tournament.[21] He faced Asen Yamamoto and won the fight by submission via triangle choke in the first round.[22] Gracie fought Hideo Tokoro on September 25, 2016.[23] He won via rear-naked choke in the first round.[24]
Gracie faced MMA veteran Tatsuya Kawajiri at the Rizin Fighting Federation Grand Prix: Final Round event on December 31, 2016. He won via rear-naked choke in the second round. This improved his professional MMA record to 4-0.[25]
Ultimate Fighting Championship
In November 2018, Gracie was signed by the UFC.[26] In his debut fight for the promotion, Gracie faced Alex Caceres on February 17, 2019 at UFC on ESPN 1.[27] He won the fight via submission due to a rear-naked choke in the first round.[28] This fight earned him his first Performance of the Night award.[29]
Gracie faced Cub Swanson on October 12, 2019 at UFC on ESPN+ 19.[30] He lost the fight via unanimous decision.[31] This fight earned him the Fight of the Night bonus award.[32] Many people were confused at Gracie's decision during this fight as he spent the majority of it striking with Swanson instead of attempting to take the fight to the ground where he was predicted to have the advantage. In the years since, several members of the Gracie family have spoken about his loss and criticized his decision to avoid grappling, including his father Rickson[33] and uncle Relson Gracie.[34]
Instructor lineage
Kano Jigoro → Mitsuyo "Count Koma" Maeda → Carlos Gracie → Helio Gracie → Rickson Gracie → Kron Gracie[4]
Championships and achievements
Brazilian jiu-jitsu
Main Achievements (at black belt level):[4]
- IBJJF European Champion (2009)
- 2nd Place IBJJF World Championship (2011)
- 2nd Place IBJJF Pans Championship (2009)
- 3rd Place IBJJF Pans Championship (2012[lower-alpha 1])
Main Achievements (at colored belts):[4]
- IBJJF World Champion (2006 purple, 2007 brown)
- CBJJO World Cup Champion (2006 purple)
- Copa Pacifica de Jiu Jitsu Champion (2007)
- IBJJF Pan American Champion (2005 purple, 2007/2008[lower-alpha 1] brown)
- South Bay Open Jiu-Jitsu Champion (2006)
Grappling credentials
- 2013 ADCC Submission Fighting World Championship – 1st Place – Under 77 kg Division[35]
- 2011 ADCC Submission Wrestling Championships – 3rd Place – Under 77 kg Division[36]
- 2008 Rickson Gracie Cup – 1st Place – Adult Middleweight Division – Brown Belt, 1st Place – Adult Open Division – Brown Belt[37]
- 2006 Naga Championships – 1st Place – Adult Lightweight Division – Purple Belt[1]
- 2006 6th Annual Gracie United Tournament – 1st Place.[citation needed]
- 2006 NAGA Chicago Championship – 1st Place.[1]
Mixed martial arts
- Ultimate Fighting Championship
- Performance of the Night (One time) vs. Alex Caceres[38]
- Fight of the Night (One time) vs. Cub Swanson[39]
Mixed martial arts record
Professional record breakdown | ||
6 matches | 5 wins | 1 loss |
By submission | 5 | 0 |
By decision | 0 | 1 |
Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
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Loss | 5–1 | Cub Swanson | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Joanna vs. Waterson | October 12, 2019 | 3 | 5:00 | Tampa, Florida, United States | Fight of the Night. |
Win | 5–0 | Alex Caceres | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC on ESPN: Ngannou vs. Velasquez | February 17, 2019 | 1 | 2:06 | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | Performance of the Night. |
Win | 4–0 | Tatsuya Kawajiri | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Rizin World Grand-Prix 2016: Final Round | December 31, 2016 | 2 | 2:04 | Saitama, Japan | |
Win | 3–0 | Hideo Tokoro | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Rizin World Grand-Prix 2016: First Round | September 25, 2016 | 1 | 9:45 | Saitama, Japan | |
Win | 2–0 | Asen Yamamoto | Submission (triangle choke) | Rizin Fighting Federation 2 | December 31, 2015 | 1 | 4:58 | Tokyo, Japan | Featherweight debut. |
Win | 1–0 | Hyung Soo-Kim | Submission (armbar) | Real Fighting Championship: Real 1 | December 23, 2014 | 1 | 1:05 | Tokyo, Japan | Catchweight (73 kg) bout. |
Grappling record
40 Matches, 29 Wins (24 Submissions), 11 Losses (3 Submissions) | ||||||||
Result | Rec. | Opponent | Method | Event | Division | Type | Date | Location |
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Win | 28-11 | ![]() |
Submission (guillotine choke) | ADCC World Championship | -77kg | Nogi | October 20, 2013 | ![]() |
Win | 27-11 | ![]() |
Submission (armbar) | |||||
Win | 26-11 | ![]() |
Submission (rear naked choke) | October 19, 2013 | ||||
Win | 25-11 | ![]() |
Technical Submission (rear naked choke) | |||||
Win | 24-11 | ![]() |
Submission (guillotine choke) | Metamoris 2 | Superfight | Nogi | June 9, 2013 | ![]() |
Win | 23-11 | ![]() |
Submission (armbar) | Metamoris 1 | Superfight | Gi | October 14, 2012 | ![]() |
Win | 22-11 | ![]() |
Points (4-4 ADV) | IBJJF World Championship | -82kg | Gi | June 3, 2012 | ![]() |
Win | 21-11 | ![]() |
Submission (choke) | June 2, 2012 | ||||
Win | 20-11 | ![]() |
Points | World Jiu-Jitsu Expo | Superfight | Gi | May 12, 2012 | ![]() |
Loss | 19-11 | ![]() |
Points (0-4) | ACBJJ World Trials | -77kg | Gi | September 26, 2012 | ![]() |
Win | 19-10 | ![]() |
Referee Decision | |||||
Loss | 18-10 | ![]() |
Points (2-6) | IBJJF Pan Championship | -82kg | Gi | April 1, 2012 | ![]() |
Win | 18-9 | ![]() |
Submission (choke) | |||||
Win | 17-9 | ![]() |
Submission (choke) | March 31, 2012 | ||||
Loss | 16-9 | ![]() |
Submission (kneebar) | Absolute | ||||
Win | 16-8 | ![]() |
Disqualification | |||||
Win | 15-8 | ![]() |
Submission (footlock) | |||||
Win | 14-8 | ![]() |
Submission (choke) | |||||
Win | 13-8 | ![]() |
Submission (guillotine choke) | ADCC World Championship | -77kg | Nogi | September 25, 2011 | ![]() |
Loss | 12-8 | ![]() |
Points (0-2) | |||||
Win | 12-7 | ![]() |
Submission (guillotine choke) | September 24, 2011 | ||||
Win | 11-7 | ![]() |
Submission (guillotine choke) | |||||
Loss | 10-7 | ![]() |
Points (2-9) | IBJJF World Championship | -82kg | Gi | June 5, 2011 | ![]() |
Win | 10-6 | ![]() |
Submission (choke) | |||||
Win | 9-6 | ![]() |
Submission (choke) | |||||
Win | 8-6 | ![]() |
Submission (guillotine choke) | June 4, 2011 | ||||
Loss | 7-6 | ![]() |
Points (4-4 ADV) | IBJJF World Championship | -82kg | Gi | June 5, 2010 | ![]() |
Loss | 7-5 | ![]() |
Points (0-11) | IBJJF Pan Championship | -82kg | Gi | April 11, 2010 | ![]() |
Win | 7-4 | ![]() |
Submission (armbar) | April 10, 2010 | ||||
Loss | 6-4 | ![]() |
Points (0-7) | IBJJF World Championship | -82kg | Gi | May 30, 2009 | ![]() |
Loss | 6-3 | ![]() |
Submission (guillotine choke) | ADCC World Championship | -77kg | Nogi | September 26, 2009 | ![]() |
Win | 6-2 | ![]() |
Submission (rear naked choke) | |||||
Loss | 5-2 | ![]() |
Points (0-7) | IBJJF Pan Championship | -82kg | Gi | April 5, 2009 | ![]() |
Win | 5-1 | ![]() |
Submission (footlock) | |||||
Win | 4-1 | ![]() |
Submission (kneebar) | |||||
Win | 3-1 | ![]() |
Submission (armbar) | April 4, 2009 | ||||
Win | 2-1 | ![]() |
Submission (guillotine choke) | IBJJF European Open | -82kg | Gi | January 31, 2009 | ![]() |
Win | 1-1 | ![]() |
Submission (choke) | |||||
Loss | 0-1 | ![]() |
Submission (bow & arrow choke) | IBJJF World Championship | -82kg | Gi | May 31, 2008 | ![]() |
Personal life
When not competing, Gracie teaches jiu-jitsu at his school in Culver City, California[41] and helps run his father's association.[42] In January 2021, Gracie announced that he was moving to Montana to open a new BJJ school in response to the Covid-19 restrictions in place in California.[43] Gracie has stated to various medias that he believes in the flat Earth conspiracy theory.[44][45][46]
Notes
References
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External links
- Official website
- Professional MMA record for Kron Gracie from SherdogLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Kron Gracie on UFC.com
- Articles with short description
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- Official website not in Wikidata
- 1988 births
- Living people
- Brazilian practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu
- People awarded a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu
- Featherweight mixed martial artists
- Mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu
- Mixed martial artists utilizing judo
- Brazilian male judoka
- Brazilian people of Scottish descent
- Sportspeople from Rio de Janeiro (city)
- Gracie family
- Ultimate Fighting Championship male fighters
- World Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Championship medalists
- Flat Earth proponents