Best fights of Rodrigo Gracie
Over 6 years as a professional, Rodrigo Gracie has compiled a 6-2-1 (2) record. Here are his best fights.
1. Rodrigo Gracie defeats Hayato Sakurai
On February 15, 2004 Rodrigo Gracie faced Hayato Sakurai in a welterweight bout. Gracie was 29 years old with a record of 4-0, and Sakurai was 28 with a record of 22-4-2. Gracie was on an undefeated 4-fight winning streak and Sakurai was coming off a win. Gracie won via unanimous decision.
2. Rodrigo Gracie defeats Kiuma Kunioku
On July 6, 2005 Rodrigo Gracie faced Kiuma Kunioku in a lightweight bout. Gracie was 31 years old with a record of 5-1, and Kunioku was 28 with a record of 30-18-7. Gracie was coming off a loss and Kunioku was on a 2-fight losing streak. Gracie won via unanimous decision.
3. Rodrigo Gracie loses to B.J. Penn via unanimous decision
On November 20, 2004 Rodrigo Gracie faced B.J. Penn in a middleweight bout. Gracie was 30 years old with a record of 5-0, and Penn was 25 with a record of 8-1-1. Gracie was on an undefeated 5-fight winning streak and Penn was on a 3-fight winning streak. Gracie lost via unanimous decision. Went the distance with Penn.
4. Rodrigo Gracie defeats Daiju Takase
On October 5, 2003 Rodrigo Gracie faced Daiju Takase. Gracie was 29 years old with a record of 3-0, and Takase was 25 with a record of 5-7-1. Gracie was on an undefeated 3-fight winning streak and Takase was coming off a win. Gracie won via unanimous decision.
5. Rodrigo Gracie defeats Yuki Sasaki
On December 23, 2002 Rodrigo Gracie faced Yuki Sasaki. Gracie was 28 years old with a record of 2-0, and Sasaki was 26 with a record of 13-5-1. Gracie was on an undefeated 2-fight winning streak, while Sasaki was coming off a loss. Gracie won via split decision.
6. Rodrigo Gracie draws with Hidetaka Monma
On February 4, 2006 Rodrigo Gracie faced Hidetaka Monma in a middleweight bout. Gracie was 31 years old with a record of 6-1, and Monma was 32 with a record of 12-4-2. Gracie was coming off a win and Monma was on a 3-fight winning streak. The fight ended in a unanimous decision.
7. Rodrigo Gracie submits Daijiro Matsui
On February 24, 2002 Rodrigo Gracie faced Daijiro Matsui. Gracie was 27 years old with a record of 1-0, and Matsui was 29 with a record of 4-8-2. Both Gracie and Matsui were coming off a win. Gracie submitted Daijiro Matsui via guillotine choke in the 3rd round.
8. Rodrigo Gracie submits DeMelloKyle DeMello in 34 seconds
On November 10, 2000 Rodrigo Gracie faced DeMelloKyle DeMello. Gracie was 26 years old with a record of 0-0, and DeMello was 0 with a record of 0-0. Gracie submitted DeMelloKyle DeMello via arm-triangle choke in the 1st round.
9. Rodrigo Gracie loses to Shungo Oyama via majority decision
On August 5, 2006 Rodrigo Gracie faced Shungo Oyama in a light heavyweight bout. Gracie was 32 years old with a record of 6-1-1, and Oyama was 32 with a record of 5-9. Oyama was coming off a loss. Gracie lost via majority decision.