Instructor Profile
Roger Gracie is an Instructor at Evolve Mixed Martial Arts in Singapore on a seasonal basis. He is regarded as one of the greatest Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu legends of all time and is the first person to win 10 Mundials World Championships in the Black Belt Division. He is the grandson of Carlos Gracie, the founder of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Roger is also a 2x ADCC World Champion.
Roger started training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu at a very young age and decided to become a competitor in his teens. Since then, Roger has gone on to compete in hundreds of BJJ matches and has become one of the most accomplished competitors of all time. He is the only Black Belt competitor in the Mundials World Championship to have submitted all his opponents.
With the help of his father, 8th degree Coral Belt Maurício “Maurição” Motta Gomes, Roger established The Roger Gracie Academy in Kensington, London, England.
Roger is the former ONE Light Heavyweight World Champion and a member of the prestigious Evolve Fight Team, Asia’s most decorated professional fighting team. He currently holds an MMA record of 8-2.
Roger is currently a 5th degree Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.
Fighter Profile
26 Sep 1981 6’4/186 lbs 8-2 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- 5th degree Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
- 10 x Mundials BJJ World Champion
- Has submitted all his opponents in the Mundials
- ONE Light Heavyweight World Champion
- 2 x ADCC World Champion