Roger Gracie
10x IBJJF World Champion · 2000–2017
Lineage
Gracie's elite Top Control (97) and elite Submissions (96) define this era.
Competition Record
Career grappling record
Gi
No-Gi
10x IBJJF World Champion
Mat Resume
Time on the mats in professional competition
82
Pro Matches
48
Mat Hours
28
Events
7.5 min
Avg Duration
45 sec
Fastest Sub
12
Sub-Only Matches
1
OT Wins
Style Analysis
The greatest gi competitor of all time. Submitted virtually every opponent at the highest level with perfect fundamentals — mount, cross choke, armbar.
Signature Submissions
Notable Matches
Key competition results
Did You Know?
Submitted every opponent at 2009 Mundials across all weight classes
Never lost by submission in his career
Grandson of Carlos Gracie
Style Matchup Analysis
Where this game is vulnerable
Exploitable Patterns
Dynamic guard players who can create scrambles from bottom and avoid mount
Leg lock specialists who attack before Roger can establish his top game
Athletic wrestlers who can match his size and deny takedowns
Nightmare Matchup
Buchecha's combination of size, athleticism, and aggressive guard passing gives Roger the most trouble. Their rivalry produced some of the closest matches in BJJ history — Buchecha is one of the few who could match Roger physically and technically.
Closest Calls
Buchecha swept Roger and held on for a points victory in one of the most anticipated absolute finals ever. Roger's only loss at black belt Worlds.
Barral pushed Roger to the limit with aggressive guard pulls and sweep attempts before Roger secured mount and his signature cross choke.
Engine Insight
Relative weakness: Athleticism (85) is 7 points below their 92 average — opponents strong in this area have the best chance.
Trophy Case
Most dominant gi competitor ever — submitted opponents at every weight
Gold and silver across multiple weight classes
Signature Moments
All Submissions at 2009 Mundials
Roger Gracie submitted every single opponent in the black belt absolute division at the 2009 World Championships. Every. Single. One. No other competitor has ever done this — submitting world-class black belts from mount with the same cross choke they all knew was coming.
The most dominant single-tournament performance in BJJ history. They knew the cross choke was coming. They couldn't stop it.
10th World Title
Roger Gracie won his 10th IBJJF World Championship in 2012, defeating Buchecha in the absolute final. Ten world titles across weight and absolute divisions. He came out of semi-retirement specifically for this tournament and proved he was still the most technically perfect grappler alive.
Ten world titles. Came back from retirement and beat the next generation's best. Roger proved that perfect technique never expires.
The Mount That Nobody Could Escape
Roger Gracie's mounted cross choke became the most feared position in competitive BJJ. World-class black belts would rather give up their back than be mounted by Roger. His mount retention and submission mechanics were so refined that knowing what was coming didn't help.
He made the most basic submission in jiu-jitsu the most unstoppable. That's mastery.
Career Numbers
ADCC Golds
ADCC gold medals
2
Mundials Golds
IBJJF World Championship golds
10
Pan Am Golds
Pan American Championship golds
2
7/7
Deep 2009 Run
Submitted all 7 opponents in the 2009 Mundials absolute division — no other competitor has ever done this at black belt
14
Deep Cross Choke Finishes
14 cross choke finishes from mount at World Championship level — opponents knew it was coming and still couldn't stop it
3
Deep Weight Classes
Won world titles in 3 different weight classes plus the absolute — super-heavy, heavy, and medium-heavy
Season Stats · 10x IBJJF World Champion
Engine Attributes
Data Coverage
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