Best fights of Renzo Gracie
Over 27 years as a professional, Renzo Gracie has compiled a 14-7-1 (10) record. Here are his best fights.
1. Renzo Gracie submits Yuki Kondo
On July 27, 2018 Renzo Gracie faced Yuki Kondo in a middleweight bout. Gracie was 51 years old with a record of 13-7-1, and Kondo was 43 with a record of 60-34-9. Both Gracie and Kondo were coming off a loss. Gracie submitted Yuki Kondo via rear-naked choke in the 2nd round.
2. Renzo Gracie loses to Matt Hughes via KO
On April 10, 2010 Renzo Gracie faced Matt Hughes in a welterweight bout. Gracie was 43 years old with a record of 13-6-1, and Hughes was 36 with a record of 43-7. Gracie was on a 3-fight winning streak and Hughes was coming off a win. Hughes stopped Gracie via TKO in the 3rd round.
3. Renzo Gracie defeats Eugenio Tadeu
On September 27, 1997 Renzo Gracie faced Eugenio Tadeu. Gracie was 30 years old with a record of 5-0, and Tadeu was 0 with a record of 0-0. Gracie was on an undefeated 5-fight winning streak. Gracie won via no contest.
4. Renzo Gracie KOs Oleg Taktarov
On November 22, 1996 Renzo Gracie faced Oleg Taktarov. Gracie was 29 years old with a record of 4-0, and Taktarov was 29 with a record of 10-3-2. Gracie was on an undefeated 4-fight winning streak. Gracie stopped Oleg Taktarov via KO in the 1st round.
5. Renzo Gracie submits Maurice Smith in 50 seconds
On December 22, 1999 Renzo Gracie faced Maurice Smith in a heavyweight bout. Gracie was 32 years old with a record of 8-0-1, and Smith was 38 with a record of 10-10. Gracie was on an undefeated 3-fight winning streak and Smith was coming off a win. Gracie submitted Maurice Smith via straight armbar in the 1st round.
6. Renzo Gracie loses to Kiyoshi Tamura via unanimous decision
On February 26, 2000 Renzo Gracie faced Kiyoshi Tamura. Gracie was 32 years old with a record of 9-0-1, and Tamura was 30 with a record of 19-3-3. Gracie was on an undefeated 4-fight winning streak and Tamura was on a 3-fight winning streak. Gracie lost via unanimous decision.
7. Renzo Gracie defeats Frank Shamrock
On February 10, 2007 Renzo Gracie faced Frank Shamrock in a middleweight bout. Gracie was 39 years old with a record of 12-6-1, and Shamrock was 34 with a record of 22-7-2. Gracie was on a 2-fight winning streak and Shamrock was on a 4-fight winning streak. Gracie won via disqualification.