Gregor Gracie
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Gregor Rangel better known as Gregor Gracie, is a Brazil
Brazil
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ian professional mixed martial artist
Mixed martial arts
Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...

 and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is a martial art, combat sport, and a self defense system that focuses on grappling and especially ground fighting...

 practitioner. He is a black belt in Gracie Jiu-Jitsu and son of the widow of Rolls Gracie
Rolls Gracie
Rolls Gracie was a notable practitioner of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and a member of the Gracie family.- Biography :...

 and thus half-brother of Rolles Gracie Jr.
Rolles Gracie Jr.
Rolles Gracie Jr. is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner. He is a 3rd degree black belt in Gracie Jiu-Jitsu and the son of one of the pioneers of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Rolls Gracie....

 and Igor Gracie
Igor Gracie
Igor Gracie is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner and professional mixed martial artist.-Fighting career:...

. He was an ADCC participant, Brazilian National Champion and Pan American Champion. He is an instructor with Renzo Gracie
Renzo Gracie
Renzo Gracie is a Gracie Barra Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt under Carlos Gracie Jr. and a former mixed martial arts competitor in the Ultimate Fighting Championship . He is member of the Gracie family of Brazil. He is the son of Robson Gracie, grandson of Carlos Gracie, nephew of Carlos...

 at the Renzo Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Academy in New York City
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.

Mixed martial arts

Gregor spent some time helping Renzo Gracie’s IFL team in preparation for their MMA tournament. After feeling how he paired up against some of the MMA’s best in everyday training, Gregor decided to take his chance in MMA. He made his MMA debut in 2007 with a submission victory over Josh Lydell.

On July 15th 2011 it was announced that Gracie had signed with One Fighting Championship
ONE Fighting Championship
ONE Fighting Championship is a Singapore-based mixed martial arts event which was officially launched on 14 July 2011.- About ONE Fighting Championship :...

in Singapore
Singapore
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. On July 18th it was announced that Gracie would be facing Korean fighter Seok Mo Kim at ONE Fighting Championship: Champion vs. Champion
ONE Fighting Championship: Champion vs. Champion
ONE Fighting Championship: Champion vs. Champion was the inaugural mixed martial arts event held by ONE Fighting Championship. The event took place on September 3, 2011 at the 12,000 capacity Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore.-Background:...

 at the Singapore Indoor Stadium
Singapore Indoor Stadium
Singapore Indoor Stadium is an indoor sports arena, located in Kallang, Singapore.It was completed in 1989 and was officially opened by the, then, prime minister Lee Kuan Yew, on 31 December 1989. The building was built at a cost of S$ 90 million...

 on September 3rd. Gracie won the fight via unanimous decision.

Competitions Won

2x World Champion (2004 & 2005 purple)

Pan American Champion (2006 brown)

Brazilian National Champion (2005 purple)

2x Brazilian National Teams Champion (2003 blue, 2004 purple)

4x Grapplers Quest Champion

ADCC Bronze Medallist (2009)

Nogi World Championships Silver Medallist (2008)

Pan American Silver Medallist (2001 blue)


Mixed martial arts record

Result Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 6-1   Seok Mo Kim Decision (unanimous) ONE Fighting Championship: Champion vs. Champion
ONE Fighting Championship: Champion vs. Champion
ONE Fighting Championship: Champion vs. Champion was the inaugural mixed martial arts event held by ONE Fighting Championship. The event took place on September 3, 2011 at the 12,000 capacity Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore.-Background:...

3 5:00 Kallang
Kallang
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, Singapore
Singapore
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Win 5-1   Thiago Tosato Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) X-Combat Ultra: International Grand Prix 1 1:09 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Win 4-1   Mariano Hinojal Submission (guillotine choke) International Fighter Championship 1 0:29 Recife, Brazil
Win 3-1   Mariusz Linke Submission (rear-naked choke) BCFC: Gracie vs Linke 1 2:13 Newark, New Jersey
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, United States
United States
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Loss 2-1   Doug Gordon KO (head kick) Ring of Combat 18 3 0:12 Atlantic City, New Jersey
Atlantic City, New Jersey
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, United States
United States
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Win 2-0   Eric Henry Submission (kimura) Ring of Combat 17: Beast of the Northeast Finals 2 1:56 Atlantic City, New Jersey
Atlantic City, New Jersey
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, United States
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Win 1-0   Josh Lydell Submission (rear-naked choke) CFFC 5: Two Worlds, One Cage 1 2:09 Atlantic City, New Jersey
Atlantic City, New Jersey
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, United States
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