Name: Royce Gracie
Fighting Style: Gracie Jiu-Jitsu
fight record: 14-3-3
Aktiv: 1993-2007 (Zukunft unsicher)
Größe: 183 cm
Gewicht: 80 kg
Geburtsdatum: 12.12.1966
Geburtsort: Rio de Janeiro, Brasilien
Schlüsselmomente:
- UFC 1-Turniersieg: Seine 3 Gegner besiegte er in insgesamt nur 4:52 Minuten.
Bester Gegner: Ken Shamrock (rear-naked-choke in 57 Sekunden)
- UFC 2-Turniersieg: Dieses Mal sogar 4 Gegner an einem Abend, Gesamtdauer 9:03 Minuten.
Dieses Mal war jedoch kein ernsthafter Gegner dabei.
- UFC 4-Turniersieg: Mit Keith Hackney stand ihm in der zweiten Runde ein gefährlicher Widersacher gegenüber, der Royce einige Male schwer anknockte.
In the final he met Dan Severn, the Gracie dominated for 15 minutes and brought to the brink of defeat before Royce was the "triangle choke" Apply and Severn had to give up.
- 1 Sakuraba fight: After throwing a hard-fought 90-minute battle Gracie's corner in the towel, the Gracie Nimbus was destroyed.
- UFC 60: Royce - Matt Hughes. Hughes did what he wanted with Royce. A round of long-Royce was beaten up and were under a single good action. He was eventually rescued by the referee.
- 2 Sakuraba fight: Royce won the rematch in the scoring notes, but was tested positive for steroids after the fight. This conversion was a serious Blow to the reputation of the Gracies, and an unworthy conclusion to a great career.
Bio:
Royce grew up in Rio de Janeiro and began at the age of 8 years to learn from his brothers, Gracie Jiu-Jitsu. At 16, he was awarded the blue belt. A year later he moved in with his older brother Rorion to California to teach in his garage BJJ. He was at that time participated in several Jiu-Jitsu tournaments and amassed an amateur record of 51-3. As an 18-year-old, he received the black belt. When his brother
Rorion 1993 the UFC was founded in fact Rickson Gracie, the largest, more and more talented than Royce was (several Pancrase champion in Japan). Rorion however, chose Royce, because it was smaller than his opponent and was thus destined for the Gracie philosophy: technology against force. After winning 3 of the first four UFC tournaments, he only appeared at one time in the UFC (UFC to 60). At UFC 5 he again struggled against Ken Shamrock in one of the most boring fights of MMA history. When after 35 minutes had elapsed, the time limit, the fight was automatically considered a draw since there were no judges.
The consequence drawn from the debacle was the introduction of rounds and judges, who led the Gracie family to withdraw from the UFC.
followed the time in Japan with appearances on and changeable success with Pride and K1.
His steroid-related suspension has now expired and he has already announced interest in future performances at the Japanese organization "Dream" to.
Rating: 8 / 10
closer to the definition of a legend is no one, not even Fedor (by the greater popularity of the UFC). Royce is a fighter and was overrated all along. His older brother Rickson Rorion and are better fighters. Royce was just the right time at right place and doing his job but also outstanding. He brought the first Gracie Jiu-Jitsu in the spotlight and had just revolutionized the perception of Martial Arts. At the time, people still thought that karate is the measure of all things. Royce changed that view alone.
Like his one-dimensional fighting style but actually was, was still closed to the public at that time. Only the second half of his career lay open these weaknesses clearly.
trained a MMA fighter today, Boxing, Muay Thai, wrestling and BJJ, so Royce was always a pure Jiu-Jitsu fighter who was only late in his career, modest progress-up was recorded.
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