Crosley Gracie

Crosley Gracie
Born	July 18, 1979 (1979-07-18) (age 32) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Residence	Brentwood, California, U.S.
Nationality	Brazilian
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1]
Weight	195 lb (88 kg; 13.9 st)[1]
Division	Light Heavyweight
Style	Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Fighting out of	Brentwood, California, U.S.[1]
Team	Crosley Gracie Jiu-Jitsu
Rank	2nd degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Mixed martial arts record
Total	4
Wins	2
By knockout	0
By submission	1
By decision	1
Losses	2
By knockout	1
By decision	1
Draws	0
No contests	0
Other information
Website	http://www.crosleygracie.com/
last updated on: April 3, 2010

Crosley Gracie (born July 18, 1979) is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner and a mixed martial artist. He is the son of Rosley Gracie and grandson of the founder of Gracie Jiu-Jitsu, Carlos Gracie. He is a member of the Gracie family.^[2]

Biography

Crosley Gracie was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on July 18, 1979. He started training at the age of nine with his uncle, Grand Master Reylson Gracie in 1988. In 1992, he went on to train at his other uncle Grand Master Carlson Gracie's academy, competing in an internal tournament held on the same year winning his first Jiu-Jitsu match. In 1999, after 7 years competing in Brazil, Crosley moved to the U.S. to teach the gentle art to the American public. In the year of 2003 Crosley was awarded his black belt from cousin Ralph Gracie.^[1] In the same year, Crosley debuted in the MMA scene, defeating current Welterweight Pancrase Champion, Kiuma Kunioku from Japan - who has an MMA record of 29-15-7 (wins-losses-draws) - by unanimous decision in the Pancrase 10th Anniversary Event in Tokyo, Japan. Later in 2004, in his second MMA fight, in PRIDE Bushido 5, also in Japan, Crosley went on to defeat by armbar the highly regarded Japanese star Hayato "Mach" Sakurai (20-5-2), considered to be one of the best and most exciting fighters in the world, having never before been submitted in competition.

Interesting Fact

Crosley Gracie had a Jiu-Jitsu match against fellow Gracie Jiu-Jitsu family member Ryron Gracie at the 2001 United Gracie tournament in a bout that lasted over 90 minutes, but he had to withdraw due to a knee injury.^[3]

Personal

Crosley runs a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Muay Thai school located in the city Brentwood near the San Francisco Bay Area (not to be confused with the affluent Brentwood area of [[Los Angeles, Ca.

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
4 matches	2 wins	2 losses
By knockout	0	1
By submission	1	0
By decision	1	1

Result	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Loss	2-2	Melvin Manhoef	TKO (strikes)	Hero's 6	02006-08-05 August 5, 2006	1	9:12	Tokyo, Japan	Hero's 2006 Light Heavyweight Grand Prix quarter-final.
Loss	2-1	Akihiro Gono	Decision	Pride Bushido 7	02005-05-22 May 22, 2005	2	5:00	Tokyo, Japan
Win	2-0	Hayato Sakurai	Submission (armbar)	Pride Bushido 5	02004-10-14 October 14, 2004	2	1:02	Osaka, Japan
Win	1-0	Kiuma Kunioku	Decision (unanimous)	Pancrase - 10th Anniversary Show	02003-08-31 August 31, 2003	2	5:00	Tokyo, Japan

See also

• Mixed martial arts
• Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
• List of male mixed martial artists

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} Crosley Gracie Bio. URL accessed on April 3, 2010. Archive copy at the Wayback Machine
2. ^ Gracie Family Tree. URL accessed on April 3, 2010.
3. ^ Crosley Gracie vs Ryron Gracie Match. URL accessed on April 3, 2010.

External links

• Official website
• Crosley Gracie on Myspace
• Crosley Gracie on Twitter
• Crosley Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Academy at Facebook
• Crosley Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Academy at YouTube
• Crosley Gracie vs Ryron Gracie at YouTube

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Name	Gracie, Crosley
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Date of birth	July 18, 1979
Place of birth	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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