Roger Gracie Record, Net Worth, Weight, Age & More!

Who is Roger Gracie?

Roger Gracie Gomes, better known as simply Roger Gracie, is a Brazillian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner and former MMA fighter. Being a member of the legendary Gracie family and the son of a top ranked black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu led to Roger training in the art from a very young age. Now he is a 4th degree black belt in the art.

Who is Roger Gracie?

Roger Gracie Gomes, better known as simply Roger Gracie, is a Brazillian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner and former MMA fighter. Being a member of the legendary Gracie family and the son of a top ranked black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu led to Roger training in the art from a very young age. Now he is a 4th degree black belt in the art.

What this article covers:

• Who is Roger Gracie?
• How Old is Roger Gracie?
• How Much is Roger Gracie Worth?
• How Much Does Roger Gracie Weigh?
• Roger Gracie’s Fight List
• Roger Gracie's Best Fight of All Time
• What Titles Did Roger Gracie Win?
• Roger Gracie’s Record

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To many Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioners Roger Gracie is considered one of the greatest athletes that the sport has ever seen. He has competed at the world championships ever since he was a blue belt all the way back in 1999. 

Since then he has gone on to win over 60 professional matches in BJJ and compete in 10 professional MMA matches and win multiple titles in both sports. 

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How Old is Roger Gracie?

Roger Gracie was born on September 26, 1981 which makes him 39 years old at the time of writing. He was born in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. 

Roger Gracie’s Family?

Roger Gracie’s father is Mauricio Motta Gomes, who is one of the few people given a black belt by Rolls Gracie and is currently a red and white belt holder. 

Roger Gracie’s mother is Reila Gracie, which connects Roger to the rest of the Gracie family. This makes Roger Gracie the grandson of Carlos Gracie Sr and related to the many other members of the Gracie lineage. 

Roger Gracie is also married. He and his wife have one son and one daughter Tristan &Maya.

How Much is Roger Gracie Worth?

Roger Gracie’s net worth is unclear but it is estimated to be between $1 to $5 Million US dollars. 

How Tall is Roger Gracie?

Roger Gracie stands at 6 foot 4 inches or 193 centimeters. His reach is 79 inches or 201 centimeters 

How Much Does Roger Gracie Weigh?

Roger Gracie weighs 186 pounds or 84 kilograms. He has competed at Middleweight, Cruiserweight, Light Heavyweight and Super Heavyweight. 

Roger Gracie’s Fight List

Roger Gracie began competing in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in 1999 and is a blue belt. In terms of record bouts, his list begins in 2002 at the World Jiu-Jitsu Championship when he defeated Jacare Souza and Rodrigo Asmus. Roger Gracie then went on to compete at the 2003 ADCC World Championships and came in third place after losing to Jon Olav Einemo. 

Roger Gracie then went on to compete at the World Jiu-Jitsu Championship and the ADCC World Championships every year up to 2010, defeating the vast majority of his opponents.

In 2012, Roger Gracie competed at Metamoris and went to a decision draw against Marcus Almeida. 

Roger Gracie then went on to compete at the 2015 IBJJF Black Belt League Super Fight and defeated Rodrigo Medeiros by armbar. In 2017 Roger Gracie went on to compete at the Gracie Pro SUPERFIGHT in 2017 and defeated Marcus Almedia by submission. 

Roger Gracie started to compete in MMA in 2006 at BodogFight: USA vs. Russia against Ron Waterman who he defeated by armbar in the first round. 

Roger Gracie went on to defeat Yuki Kondo by armbar in 2008 at World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 2. 

Roger Gracie then fought his next 5 fights at Strikeforce before having his one and only match in the UFC against Tim Kennedy in a losing effort. 

Roger Gracie then took his last two fights with ONE Championship against James McSweeney and Michal Pasternak, defeating both of them. 

Roger Gracie's Best Fight of All Time

Roger Gracie has had so many amazing fights in both BJJ and MMA it is hard to list one. For now we are going to go with his last fight in MMA, which was his title fight for the then inaugural ONE Championship Cruiserweight championship, which is now known as the Light Heavyweight championship.

For this fight, Roger Gracie faced off against Michal Pasternak at ONE Championship 42: Ascent to Power on May 6, 2016. 

The fight started with Roger Gracie immediately taking the center of the ring and forcing Pasternak to circle it. After forcing Pasternak to do a few laps around the ring, Roger Gracie shoots in and pins him up against the cage and is eventually able to bring the match to the floor. 

Off of that takedown Roger Gracie is immediately able to take the mount position on his opponent. 

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After some time spent on top Pasternak is forced to give up his back to Roger Gracie and tries to roll out back into mount. Roger Gracie takes this opportunity and originally attempts to slap on a rear naked choke but then quickly transitions to an arm triangle. 

From there it only takes a few seconds for Roger Gracie to choke his opponent out and win his first MMA title and his last MMA match. 

What Titles Did Roger Gracie Win?

In Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Roger Gracie has won a surprising amount of titles. He has won 19 total IBJJF World Championships. 3 medals at ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship as well as ADCC’s Superfight championship.

On top of all those, Roger Gracie also won the ONE Championship’s Light Heavyweight championship become the first champion in that division in ONE Championship’s history. 

Who Did Roger Gracie Lose to?

Roger Gracie hasn’t lost to many people in recorded competition. He has not been submitted in competition since he was a blue belt. 

In BJJ competitions Roger Gracie has lost to Jacare Souza twice and Alexandre Ribeiro three times. Roger Gracie has also lost to Marcio Cruz and Jon Olav Einemo in BJJ. 

In MMA Roger Gracie has only lost to two people, Tim Kennedy at UFC 162 and Muhammad Lawal at Strikeforce: Barnett vs. Kharitonov. 

Roger Gracie’s Record

‘In Brazillian Jiu Jitsu matches Roger Gracie has a record of 67 wins, 7 losses and 1 no contest. 

In MMA, Roger Gracie has a record of 8 wins and 2 losses.

This gives him a total of 75 wins, 9 losses and 1 no contest in all of his professional bouts.

Roger Gracie’s Injuries

Roger Gracie has had no major injuries worth noting. 

Is Roger Gracie Retired?

This is a bit of a tricky one to answer. In terms of his MMA career, yes, Roger Gracie is retired. Roger Gracie retired from MMA in 2017 just one year after winning ONE Championship’s first ever Cruiserweight championship, now known as the Light Heavyweight championship.

In terms of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu competition, while Roger Gracie has not competed in the sport professionally since 2017, he has not officially announced any retirement from it. 

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