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{{short description|Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner and mixed martial artist}}
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* [[Cesar Gracie Jiu-Jitsu]]
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* Rickson Gracie Jiu-Jitsu
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* Gracie Humaita<ref name="Tapology 1988">{{Cite web |date=1988-07-11 |title=Kron Gracie – MMA Fighter Page |url=https://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/fighters/kron-gracie |website=Tapology}}</ref>
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| trainer = [[Nate Diaz]]<ref name="| BJPenn.com">{{Cite web |title=BJPenn.com |url=https://www.bjpenn.com/fighters/kron-gracie |website=BJPenn.com}}</ref>
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* ''Black belt in [[Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu|BJJ]]''<ref name="bleacherreport">{{Cite news |last=Riley Kontek |date=September 28, 2013 |title=5 Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Artists We'd Love to See in MMA |publisher=Bleacher Report |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1789823-5-brazilian-jiu-jitsu-artists-wed-love-to-see-in-mma#slide0}}</ref>
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* ''Black belt in [[Judo]]''<ref name="bleacherreport" />
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{{MedalSport | [[Submission wrestling|Submission Grappling]]}}
{{Medal|Competition | [[ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship|ADCC World Championship]]}}
{{Medal|Bronze | 2011 [[Nottingham, UK]] | -77kg}}
{{Medal|Gold | 2013 [[Beijing, China]] | -77 kg}}
{{MedalSport | [[Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu]]}}
{{MedalCompetition | [[World Jiu-Jitsu Championship|World Championship]]}}<ref name="BJJ Heroes 2010">{{Cite web |date=2010-11-28 |title=Kron Gracie |url=https://www.bjjheroes.com/bjj-fighters/kron-gracie |website=BJJ Heroes}}</ref>
{{MedalSilver | 2011 [[California, USA]] | -76&nbsp;kg}}
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{{MedalCompetition | [[Pan American Championship (Jiu Jitsu)|Pan American Championship]]}}<ref name="BJJ Heroes 2010" />
{{MedalSilver | 2009 [[California, USA]] | -82.3&nbsp;kg}}
{{MedalBronze | 2012 [[California, USA]] | -82.3&nbsp;kg}}
{{MedalBronze | 2012 [[California, USA]] | Open Class}}
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'''Kron Gracie''' (born July 11, 1988) is a Brazilian and American [[mixed martial artist]], [[Submission wrestling|submission grappler]], and instructor. He currently competes in the [[Featherweight (MMA)|Featherweight]] division of the [[Ultimate Fighting Championship]].
'''Kron Gracie''' is a [[Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu]] practitioner and a member of the [[Gracie family]]. He is the youngest son of [[Rickson Gracie]] and grandson of [[Helio Gracie]]. <ref>[http://www.gracieacademy.com/generations_kron.asp Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Academy >> Generations >> Kron Gracie Bio]. URL accessed on April 3, 2010.</ref>


A member of the [[Gracie family]] of Brazilian jiu-jitsu, he is the son of [[Brazilian jiu-jitsu ranking system#Red belt|9th deg. BJJ red belt]] [[Rickson Gracie]] and a grandson of BJJ co-founder [[Hélio Gracie]]. Training jiu-jitsu from a very young age Gracie became a two-time [[World Jiu-Jitsu Championship|IBJJF World]] champion and four-time [[Pan Jiu-Jitsu Championship|Pan-American]] champion before receiving his black belt at the age of 19. By 2008 Gracie held a record of 51 consecutive matches won by submission at high level tournaments. After medalling at the Pan-American championship, Gracie became [[European Championship (Brazilian jiu-jitsu)|European]] champion in 2009, World championship silver medallist in 2011 and in 2013 [[ADCC Submission Fighting World Championship|ADCC Submission Fighting World]] Champion.
==Biography==
Kron Gracie was born in [[Rio de Janeiro]], [[Brazil]] in 1988 to Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu master Rickson Gracie. He began his training under his father as a child. In 2008 at the age of 19, he received his black belt from his father<ref name="Kron">[http://krongraciejiujitsu.com/innerindex.php?link=10#Kron%20Gracie Kron Gracie Bio]. URL accessed on April 3, 2010.</ref>.


== Early life ==
As a purple and brown belt he dominated his divisions with 51 straight submissions. During that streak he captured 5 Pan-American titles (one of them being the open-weight division) and 2 world championships <ref>[http://www.rickson.com/kron/record.html Kron's Jiu-Jitsu record] Url accessed on July 7, 2010.</ref>.
Gracie was born in [[Rio de Janeiro]], [[Brazil]] the youngest son of [[Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu]] (BJJ) master Rickson Gracie but lived most of his life in Los Angeles after his father moved to California in 1989. He began his BJJ training under his father as a child, winning his first competition as a yellow belt at the age of ten. Kron is the youngest of four children to Rickson Gracie and grandson of the late [[Helio Gracie]]. He has two older sisters Kauan and Kaulin, his older brother Rockson died in 2000.<ref>[http://www.bjjee.com/articles/top-10-gracie-family-dramas-misbehaviours-in-history/ Top 10 Gracie Family Dramas & Misbehaviours in History] November 5, 2015</ref>


== Brazilian jiu-jitsu career ==
==Personal==
Kron is the youngest of four children to Rickson Gracie and grandson of the late Helio Gracie. He has two older sisters Kauan and Kaulin. In 2003, Kron’s older brother Rockson died in a tragic motorcycle accident, though this has been strongly rumored amongst fellow BJJ practitioners as being a coverup for an alleged drug overdose.<ref>[http://www.550media.com/igjjf/familytree.html Gracie Family Tree]. URL accessed on April 3, 2010.</ref><ref>[http://www.charlesgracie.com/cms/ Charles Gracie Family Tree]. URL accessed on April 3, 2010.</ref><ref>[http://www.sherdog.net/forums/f44/rockson-gracie-death-414220/ Sherdog MMA Forums] Url accessed on July 7, 2010.</ref>.


=== 2005–2007: First world and Pan Am championships titles ===
Circulating throughout the internet there are two videos of a young Kron Gracie playfully practicing his jiu-jitsu with his father Rickson. The first is a clip of a young Kron making his father “tap out” via an armbar from the movie "Choke," <ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0251637/ Choke (1999)] Url accessed on July 7, 2010.</ref> a documentary about his father Rickson during the 1995 Vale Tudo World Fighting Championship in Tokyo.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwhcQ6NrELY Kron Gracie Taps Out Rickson Gracie]. URL accessed on April 3, 2010.</ref>. The second is of them practicing backstage at the 2009 European Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Championships<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svV_6BNctWU Rickson Gracie And Kron Gracie Practicing]. URL accessed on April 3, 2010.</ref>.
At the age of 16, competing as a blue belt in the Adult lightweight division, Gracie won the 2004 IBJJF American National Jiu-Jitsu Championship.<ref name="American National IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2004">{{Cite web |title=American National IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2004 |url=https://ibjjf.com/events/results/2004-american-national-ibjjf-jiu-jitsu-championship |website=American National IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2004}}</ref> After receiving his purple belt Gracie won the 2005 [[Pan-American Championship (jiu-jitsu)|Pan Championship]] then in 2006, Gracie won both the [[International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation|IBJJF]] [[World Jiu-Jitsu Championship|World Championship]] and the [[CBJJO World Jiu-Jitsu Cup]]. Competing in [[grappling]] Gracie won the 2006 [[North American Grappling Association|NAGA]] Championship in the Adult Lightweight Division. The following year as a brown belt, he became world champion for the second time and Pan American champion for the fourth time winning double gold, in his division and, after defeating [[Tom DeBlass]], in absolute (aka open class).<ref name="BJJ Heroes 2010" /> At that point Gracie held a record 51-match submission streak.<ref name="Fiedel 2019">{{Cite web |last=Fiedel |first=Michael |date=2019-02-11 |title=Who is Kron Gracie? Meet the undefeated BJJ whiz before his UFC debut |url=https://thebodylockmma.com/ufc/who-is-kron-gracie-meet-the-undefeated-bjj-whiz-before-his-ufc-debut |website=The Body Lock}}</ref><ref name="Bjj Eastern Europe 2020">{{Cite web |date=2020-08-21 |title=Kron Gracie & Tom DeBlass Brown Belt Match at 2008 Pans |url=https://www.bjjee.com/articles/kron-gracie-tom-deblass-brown-belt-match-at-2008-pans |website=Bjj Eastern Europe}}</ref>


=== 2008–2010: Black belt, European champion, ADCC medallist ===
When not competing he teaches jiu-jitsu at his father’s school in [[West Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California | West Los Angeles, California]]<ref name="Kron"/> and helps run his father's association<ref>[http://www.rickson.com/association/rep-usa.html Rickson Gracie International Jiu-Jitsu Association]. URL accessed on April 3, 2010.</ref>.
In 2008, at the age of 19, Gracie was promoted to [[BJJ belt|black belt]] by his father a week before the World Championship,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kron Gracie |url=http://us.moskova.com/family/kron-gracie |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930001314/http://us.moskova.com/family/kron-gracie |archive-date=September 30, 2011 |access-date=April 3, 2010 |publisher=moskova |df=mdy-all}}</ref> however Gracie was submitted by [[Sérgio Moraes|Sergio Moraes]] in the first match of the middleweight division.<ref name="Bjj Eastern Europe 2020" /> In 2009 Gracie won the European Championship after defeating [[Yan Cabral]] in the final, a few days after the death of his grandfather, Grandmaster Helio Gracie,<ref name="BJJ Heroes 2010" /> he then won silver at the 2009 Pan Championship in the middleweight division after losing by points in the final against [[Lucas Leite]].<ref name="FloGrappling Pan 2009">{{Cite web |date=2022-06-21 |title=Kron Gracie – Pan 2009 |url=https://www.flograppling.com/people/5950178-kron-gracie |website=FloGrappling}}</ref> At the [[ADCC World Championship|2009 Abu Dhabi Combat Club (ADCC) grappling competition]] in Barcelona, the most prestigious grappling tournament in the world, Gracie lost the {{convert|77|kg|lbs}} Quarter-final after being submitted via mounted guillotine choke by [[Marcelo Garcia (grappler)|Marcelo Garcia]].<ref name="Nelson 2009">{{Cite web |last=Nelson |first=Chris |date=2009-09-25 |title=ADCC 2009 Live Results and Open Discussion |url=https://www.bloodyelbow.com/2009/9/25/1054464/adcc-2009-live-results-and-open |website=Bloody Elbow |access-date=2022-07-04 |archive-date=2022-07-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220705190742/https://www.bloodyelbow.com/2009/9/25/1054464/adcc-2009-live-results-and-open |url-status=dead }}</ref> Two years later Gracie won bronze at [[ADCC Submission Fighting World Championship#ADCC 2011|2011 ADCC World]] after losing again to Marcelo Garcia in a close match after Garcia won by points.<ref name="Thapa 2011">{{Cite web |last=Thapa |first=Ben |date=2011-09-26 |title=ADCC 2011 Results And Highlights |url=https://mma.sbnation.com/2011/9/26/2449811/2011-adcc-highlights-results |website=MMA Nation}}</ref> Gracie became known as "Ice Cream Kron" due to his calm demeanour when fighting.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kron Gracie |url=https://www.bjjheroes.com/bjj-fighters/kron-gracie |access-date=2019-04-01 |website=BJJ Heroes}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Jones |first1=Phil |title=The 20 Best BJJ Nicknames |url=https://jitsmagazine.com/the-20-best-bjj-nicknames/ |website=Jitsmagazine |date=3 July 2023 |access-date=3 July 2023}}</ref>


=== 2011–2013: Superfights, ADCC World champion ===
==Instructor lineage==
Gracie won silver at the [[2011 World Jiu-Jitsu Championship]], in the lightweight division, submitting [[Leandro Lo]] then losing 9-2 to [[Gilbert Burns|Gilbert "Durinho" Burns]] in the finals.<ref name="World Jiu-Jitsu IBJJF Championship 2011">{{Cite web |title=World Jiu-Jitsu IBJJF Championship 2011 |url=https://ibjjf.com/events/results/2011-world-jiu-jitsu-ibjjf-championship |website=World Jiu-Jitsu IBJJF Championship 2011}}</ref> At 2012 Pan Am, competing under ''Rickson Gracie BJJ team'', Gracie won bronze in middleweight and bronze in absolute after losing in the final against ultra heavyweight [[Marcus Almeida|Marcus "Buchecha" Almeida]];<ref name="Pan 2012 results">{{Cite web |title=Pan 2012 results |url=https://www.ibjjfdb.com/ChampionshipResults/106/PublicResults |website=International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation}}</ref> that same year he became ''World Jiu-Jitsu Expo Superfight'' champion<ref name="Fiedel 2019" /> after defeating [[Victor Estima]] in a tight match won by advantage at the ''World Jiu Jitsu Expo'' in Long Beach, California.<ref name="Bjj Eastern Europe 2013">{{Cite web |date=2013-03-17 |title=Kron Gracie Insults & Threatens Braulio Estima After UFC 158 |url=https://www.bjjee.com/bjj-news/kron-gracie-insults-threatens-braulio-estima-after-ufc-158 |website=Bjj Eastern Europe}}</ref> In October 2012 Gracie participated in a Gi Superfight at [[Metamoris#Metamoris I|Metamoris 1]] in San Diego, submitting [[Otávio Souza]] at seventeen minutes of Round 1 by [[Armlock|armbar]].<ref name="Tapology 2">{{Cite web |title=Otávio Sousa vs. Kron Gracie, Metamoris 1 – Grappling Bout |url=https://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/bouts/488478-metamoris-1-kron-gracie-vs-otavio-sousa |website=Tapology}}</ref>
[[Jigoro Kano]] → [[Tsunejiro Tomita]] → [[Mitsuyo Maeda|Mitsuyo "Count Koma" Maeda]] → [[Carlos Gracie]] → [[Helio Gracie]] → [[Rickson Gracie]] → Kron Gracie


In June 2013 Gracie participated in a No-gi Superfight at [[Metamoris#Metamoris II|Metamoris 2]] in Los Angeles, defeating Japanese MMA star [[Shinya Aoki]] by guillotine choke in seven minutes.<ref name="Doyle 2013">{{Cite web |last=Doyle |first=Dave |date=2013-06-09 |title=Metamoris 2 results: Gracie submits Aoki |url=https://www.mmafighting.com/2013/6/9/4413404/metamoris-2-kron-gracie-submits-shinya-aoki-schaub-defends-performance |website=MMA Fighting}}</ref> In October 2013 Gracie won his division of the ADCC World Championship in [[Beijing]] submitting all his opponents including [[Garry Tonon]] in the Quarter-final, [[Jonathan Torres (Jiu Jitsu practitioner)|JT Torres]] in the Semi-final and [[Otávio Souza]] submitted by [[guillotine choke]] in the Final.<ref name="Hresko 2014">{{Cite web |last=Hresko |first=Michael |date=2014-10-30 |title=Kron Gracie on Jiu-Jitsu, Skateboarding, Older Brothers, and Famous Fathers |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/8qpw9a/kron-gracie-on-jiu-jitsu-skateboarding-older-brothers-and-famous-father |website=VICE}}</ref><ref name="ADCC 2013 Results">{{Cite web |date=2013-10-20 |title=ADCC Results 2013 |url=https://www.bjjheroes.com/bjj-news/adcc-2013-results |website=BJJ Heroes}}</ref>
==Grappling credentials==
*2009 European Champion


== Mixed martial arts career ==
*2008 Rickson Gracie Cup - 1st Place – Adult Middle Weight Division – Brown Belt, 1st Place – Adult Open Division – Brown Belt
=== 2014–2016: Japanese debut, Rizin Fighting ===
On February 24, 2014, Gracie announced his intention to pursue an [[mixed martial arts|MMA]] career.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 24, 2013 |title=Kron announces transition to MMA after ADCC gold |url=http://www.graciemag.com/2013/10/kron-announces-transition-to-mma-after-adcc-gold/ |publisher=graciemag.com |access-date=December 23, 2014 |archive-date=February 19, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190219130034/http://www.graciemag.com/2013/10/kron-announces-transition-to-mma-after-adcc-gold/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Gracie chose to cut down weight to compete at {{convert|155|lbs|kg}} instead of his usual {{convert|170–180|lbs|kg}} jiu-jitsu and grappling weight class.<ref name="Cruz 2014">{{Cite web |last=Cruz |first=Guilherme |date=2014-10-28 |title=Kron Gracie to make MMA debut at end of year |url=https://www.mmafighting.com/2014/10/28/7083711/rickson-gracie-kron-gracie-mma-debut-mma-news |website=MMA Fighting}}</ref> He started training for his first MMA bout with the California based ''Scrap Pack'',<ref name="Cruz 2014" /> a group of fighters comprising [[Cesar Gracie Jiu-Jitsu]] students [[Gilbert Melendez]], [[Nick Diaz|Nick]] and [[Nate Diaz]].<ref name="BJJ Heroes 2010" /><ref name="Souza 2012">{{Cite web |last=Souza |first=Dale De |date=2012-02-24 |title=The Skrap Pack: The Tightest Group of Fighters in MMA |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1079117-the-skrap-pack-the-tightest-group-of-fighters-in-mma |website=Bleacher Report}}</ref> Gracie made his mixed martial arts debut on December 23, 2014,<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 24, 2014 |title=Kron Gracie set to make his MMA debut against Hyung Soo Kim |url=http://www.mmafighting.com/2014/11/24/7276441/kron-gracie-set-to-make-his-mma-debut-against-hyung-soo-kim |publisher=mmafighting.com}}</ref> facing fellow South Korean wrestler Hyung Soo-Kim at ''Real Fighting Championship: Real 1'' at a catch weight of {{convert|161|lbs|kg}}.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kron Gracie's MMA Debut Is This December in Japan |url=http://fightland.vice.com/blog/kron-gracies-mma-debut-this-december-in-japan |access-date=December 23, 2014 |publisher=fightland.vice.com}}</ref> Gracie won the fight via armbar, sixty-five seconds into the first round.<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 23, 2014 |title=Kron Gracie scores quick submission in MMA debut |url=http://www.mmafighting.com/2014/12/23/7440771/kron-gracie-scores-quick-submission-in-mma-debut |publisher=mmafighting.com}}</ref>


Gracie fought on December 31, 2015 at [[Rizin Fighting Federation]] World Tournament.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rizin FF – Rizin Fighting Federation 2 |url=http://www.sherdog.com/events/Rizin-FF-Rizin-Fighting-Federation-2-48359 |access-date=2015-11-25 |website=Sherdog}}</ref> He faced Asen Yamamoto and won the fight by submission via triangle choke in the first round.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-12-31 |title=Kron Gracie holds on to submit Asen Yamamoto despite slam |url=http://www.mmafighting.com/2015/12/31/10693060/kron-gracie-submits-asen-yamamoto-to-remain-undefeated-in-mma |publisher=mmafighting.com}}</ref> Gracie fought [[Hideo Tokoro]] on September 25, 2016.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-06-14 |title=Kron Gracie to Face Hideo Tokoro in Featherweight Bout at September Rizin Event |url=http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Kron-Gracie-to-Face-Hideo-Tokoro-in-Featherweight-Bout-at-September-Rizin-Event-106419 |publisher=sherdog.com}}</ref> He won via rear-naked choke in the first round.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-09-25 |title=Kron Gracie Wins By Rear Naked Choke Against Hideo Tokoro at Rizin |url=https://www.jiujitsutimes.com/kron-gracie-wins-rear-naked-choke-hideo-tokoro-rizin/ |publisher=jiujitsutimes.com}}</ref>
*2008 Pan American Jiu-Jitsu Championship – 1st Place – Adult Middle Weight Division – Brown Belt, 1st Place – Adult Open Division – Brown Belt


Gracie faced MMA veteran [[Tatsuya Kawajiri]] at the Rizin Fighting Federation Grand Prix: Final Round event on December 31, 2016. He won via rear-naked choke in the second round. This improved his professional MMA record to 4-0.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-10-31 |title=Rizin FF adds Kron Gracie vs. Tatsuya Kawajiri and 'Krazy Horse' Bennett vs. Minoru Kimura for Dec. 31 |url=http://mmajunkie.com/2016/10/rizin-ff-adds-kron-gracie-vs-tatsuya-kawajiri-and-krazy-horse-bennett-vs-minoru-kimura-for-dec-31 |publisher=mmajunkie.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Sherdog.com |title=Kron Gracie MMA Stats, Pictures, News, Videos, Biography – Sherdog.com |url=http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Kron-Gracie-116971 |access-date=2019-10-14 |website=Sherdog}}</ref>
*2007 World Jiu-Jitsu Championship – 1st Place – Adult Middle Weight Division – Brown Belt


=== Ultimate Fighting Championship ===
*2007 Pan American Jiu-Jitsu Championship – 1st Place – Adult Middle Weight Division – Brown Belt
==== 2018–2019 ====
In November 2018, Gracie was signed by the [[Ultimate Fighting Championship|UFC]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=UFC newcomer Gracie to face Caceres in January |language=en |work=ESPN.com |url=http://www.espn.com/mma/story/_/id/25421145/ufc-newcomer-kron-gracie-face-alex-caceres-january |access-date=2018-12-01}}</ref> In his debut fight for the promotion, Gracie faced [[Alex Caceres]] on February 17, 2019 at [[UFC on ESPN: Ngannou vs. Velasquez|UFC on ESPN 1]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Staff |date=2018-12-13 |title=UFC on ESPN 1 card in Phoenix filling up with new matchups, UFC 233 fight scratches |url=https://mmajunkie.com/2018/12/ufc-on-espn-1-card-in-phoenix-filling-up-with-new-matchups-ufc-233-fight-scratches |access-date=2018-12-13 |website=MMAjunkie}}</ref> He won the fight via submission due to a [[rear-naked choke]] in the first round.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-02-18 |title=UFC on ESPN 1 results: Kron Gracie picks up family's first UFC win since 1994, submitting Alex Caceres |url=https://mmajunkie.com/2019/02/ufc-on-espn-1-results-kron-gracie-picks-up-familys-first-ufc-win-since-1994-submitting-alex-caceres |access-date=2019-02-18 |website=MMAjunkie |language=en}}</ref> This fight earned him his first [[List of UFC bonus award recipients|''Performance of the Night'']] award.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web |last=Hiergesell |first=Dan |date=2019-02-18 |title=UFC Phoenix Bonuses! Luque, Barberena Battle it Out For $50K Each |url=https://www.mmamania.com/2019/2/18/18228340/ufc-espn-official-bonus-winners-velasquez-ngannou-gracie-knockout-submission-luque-barberena-espn |access-date=2019-02-18 |website=MMAmania.com}}</ref>


Gracie faced [[Cub Swanson]] on October 12, 2019 at [[UFC on ESPN+ 19]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=DNA |first=MMA |date=20 August 2019 |title=Kron Gracie vs. Cub Swanson officieel gemaakt voor 12 oktober in Tampa |url=https://mmadna.nl/kron-gracie-vs-cub-swanson-officieel-gemaakt-voor-12-oktober-in-tampa/ |access-date=2019-08-22 |language=en-US}}</ref> He lost the fight via unanimous decision.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Doherty |first=Dan |date=2019-10-12 |title=UFC Tampa Results: Cub Swanson Wins Absolute Slugfest Against Kron Gracie |url=https://cagesidepress.com/2019/10/12/ufc-tampa-results-cub-swanson/ |access-date=2019-10-13 |website=Cageside Press |language=en-US}}</ref> This fight earned him the ''[[List of UFC bonus award recipients|Fight of the Night]]'' bonus award.<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web |date=2019-10-13 |title=UFC on ESPN+ 19 bonuses: Cub Swanson-Kron Gracie slugfest earns 'Fight of the Night' |url=https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2019/10/ufc-on-espn-19-bonuses-cub-swanson-kron-gracie-slugfest-earns-fight-of-night |access-date=2019-10-13 |website=MMA Junkie |language=en}}</ref> Many people were confused at Gracie's decision to strike with Swanson instead of taking the fight to the ground where he was predicted to have the advantage. In the years since, several members of the Gracie family have spoken about his loss and criticized his decision to avoid grappling, including his father Rickson<ref>{{Cite web |date=3 January 2022 |title=Rickson Gracie Evaluates Kron Gracie's Last MMA Loss |url=https://jitsmagazine.com/rickson-gracie-evaluates-kron-gracies-last-mma-loss/}}</ref> and uncle Relson Gracie.<ref>{{Cite web |date=23 July 2021 |title=Relson Gracie Criticises Kron Gracie for Boxing in MMA |url=https://jitsmagazine.com/relson-gracie-criticises-kron-gracie-for-boxing-in-mma/}}</ref>
*2007 Copa Pacifica de Jiu Jitsu - 1st Place


==== 2023 ====
*2006 BJJ World Championships – RJ, Brazil – 1st Place – Adult Light Weight Division – Purple Belt
After a four year hiatus, Gracie made his return at [[UFC 288]] on May 6, 2023 against [[Charles Jourdain]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=de Souza |first1=Diogo |title=Kron Gracie Set For MMA Comeback At UFC 288 |url=https://jitsmagazine.com/kron-gracie-set-for-mma-comeback-at-ufc-288/ |website=JitsMagazine |date=8 March 2023 |access-date=8 March 2023}}</ref> Gracie lost the fight via unanimous decision.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bad Night For BJJ In UFC 288 Results |url=https://jitsmagazine.com/bad-night-for-bjj-in-ufc-288-results/ |website=JitsMagazine |date=7 May 2023 |access-date=7 May 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Anderson |first=Jay |date=2023-05-06 |title=UFC 288: Smart Game Plan, Stand-Up Lead Charles Jourdain to Victory Over Kron Gracie |url=https://cagesidepress.com/2023/05/06/ufc-288-kron-gracie-vs-charles-jourdain/ |access-date=2023-05-08 |website=Cageside Press |language=en-US}}</ref> Gracie was criticized for his performance by UFC president [[Dana White]], viewers, and fellow fighters, with White saying that Gracie "came in very limited tonight."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Martin |first1=Damon |date=May 7, 2023 |title=Dana White reacts to Kron Gracie's UFC 288 performance: 'It was like coming out of a time capsule in 1995' |url=https://www.mmafighting.com/2023/5/7/23714271/dana-white-reacts-kron-gracie-performance-ufc-288-it-was-like-coming-out-of-a-time-capsule-in-1995 |website=MMA Fighting |access-date=2023-05-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Charles Jourdain Defeats Kron Gracie; Calls His Style 'Outdated' |url=https://www.bjjee.com/articles/charles-jourdain-defeats-kron-gracie-calls-his-style-outdated/ |website=BJJ Eastern Europe |access-date=2023-05-08 |date=May 7, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Youngs |first1=Jose |title='This is horrible': Pros react to Kron Gracie's performance against Charles Jourdain at UFC 288 |date=May 6, 2023 |url=https://www.mmafighting.com/2023/5/6/23710498/this-is-horrible-pros-react-to-kron-gracies-performance-against-charles-jourdain-at-ufc-288 |website=MMA Fighting |access-date=2023-05-08}}</ref>


==== 2024 ====
*2006 World Cup of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu - 1st Place – Adult Light Weight Division – Purple Belt
Gracie is scheduled to face [[Bryce Mitchell]] on December 7, 2024 at [[UFC 310]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2024/11/ufc-310-bryce-mitchell-vs-kron-gracie-fight|title=UFC 310 adds grappler's delight with Kron Gracie vs. Bryce Mitchell|publisher=mmajunkie.usatoday.com|author=Nolan King|date=2024-11-16|access-date=2024-11-16}}</ref>


== Personal life ==
*2006 Naga Championships – 1st Place – Adult Light Weight Division – Purple Belt
When not competing, Gracie taught [[jiu-jitsu]] at his school in [[Culver City, California]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=About KGJJ |url=http://www.krongraciejiujitsu.com/about/ |access-date=June 20, 2014 |publisher=Kron Gracie Jiu Jitsu}}</ref> and helped run his father's association.<ref>{{Cite web |title=USA REPS |url=http://www.rickson.com/association/rep-usa.html |access-date=April 3, 2010 |publisher=Rickson Gracie International Jiu-Jitsu Association}}</ref> In January 2021, Gracie announced that he was closing his longtime academy and relocating to [[Montana]] to open a new BJJ school in response to the [[COVID-19 pandemic|COVID-19]] restrictions in place in California.<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 January 2021 |title=Kron Gracie Moves to Montana to Open up New Gym |url=https://jitsmagazine.com/kron-gracie-moves-to-montana-to-open-up-new-gym/}}</ref> Gracie has stated to various media that he believes in the [[Modern flat Earth societies|flat Earth conspiracy theory]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 22, 2019 |title=Kron Gracie: 'I Believe That The Earth is Flat' |url=https://www.bjjee.com/articles/kron-gracie-believe-earth-flat/ |access-date=September 9, 2020 |publisher=Bjjee.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=February 26, 2019 |title=Kron Gracie: I believe the earth is flat, but no one really knows until you get in a rocket |url=https://www.bloodyelbow.com/2019/2/26/18241070/ufc-mma-kron-gracie-i-believe-the-earth-is-flat-but-no-one-really-knows-until-you-get-in-a-rocket |access-date=September 9, 2020 |publisher=Bloodyelbow.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=February 26, 2019 |title=Kron Gracie gives fact-based, believable argument to support 'flat earth' theory (just kidding, he sounds nuts) |url=https://www.mmamania.com/2019/2/26/18241543/ufc-kron-gracie-gives-fact-based-argument-support-flat-earth-theory-just-kidding-he-sounds-nuts-mma |access-date=September 9, 2020 |publisher=Bloodyelbow.com}}</ref>


In 2024, Gracie announced the release of his first ever online Jiu-Jitsu instructional.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Williams |first1=Jackson |title=Kron Gracie Announces First Ever BJJ Instructional Release |url=https://jitsmagazine.com/kron-gracie-announces-first-ever-bjj-instructional-release/ |website=Jitsmagazine |access-date=20 July 2024}}</ref> It was entitled ''Fundamentals of Guard-Passing'' and was met with positive reviews.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kron Gracie: Fundamentals Of Guard-Passing Review |url=https://jitsmagazine.com/kron-gracie-fundamentals-of-guard-passing-review/ |website=Jitsmagazine |access-date=20 July 2024}}</ref>
*2006 6th Annual Gracie United Tournament - 1st Place.


== Instructor lineage ==
*2006 NAGA Chicago Championship - 1st Place.
[[Kano Jigoro]] → [[Mitsuyo Maeda|Mitsuyo "Count Koma" Maeda]] → [[Carlos Gracie]] → [[Helio Gracie]] → [[Rickson Gracie]] → Kron Gracie<ref name="BJJ Heroes 2010" />


== Championships and achievements ==
*2006 3rd South Bay Open Jiu-Jitsu Championship - 1st Place.


=== Brazilian jiu-jitsu ===
*2005 CBJJ Pan American Championships - 1st Place - Light - Purple Belt
Main Achievements (at black belt level):<ref name="BJJ Heroes 2010" />

* [[European Championship (Brazilian jiu-jitsu)|IBJJF European]] Champion (2009)
* 2nd Place [[World Jiu-Jitsu Championship|IBJJF World Championship]] (2011)
* 2nd Place [[Pan-American Championship (jiu-jitsu)|IBJJF Pans Championship]] (2009)
* 3rd Place IBJJF Pans Championship (2012{{efn|name=Weight and absolute|Weight and absolute}})

Main Achievements (at colored belts):<ref name="BJJ Heroes 2010" />

* IBJJF World Champion (2006 purple, 2007 brown)
* [[CBJJO World Jiu-Jitsu Cup]] Champion (2006 purple)
* Copa Pacifica de Jiu Jitsu Champion (2007)
* IBJJF Pan American Champion (2005 purple, 2007/2008{{efn|name=Weight and absolute}} brown)
* IBJJF American National (2004 blue<ref name="American National IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2004" />)
* South Bay Open Jiu-Jitsu Champion (2006)

=== Submission grappling ===

*2013 [[ADCC Submission Fighting World Championship]] – 1st Place – Under 77&nbsp;kg Division<ref name="ADCC 2013 Results" />
*2011 ADCC Submission Wrestling Championships – 3rd Place – Under 77&nbsp;kg Division<ref name="Holland 2011">{{Cite web |last=Holland |first=Jesse |date=2011-09-26 |title=ADCC 2011 results and quick recap for Sept. 25 in Nottingham, England |url=https://www.mmamania.com/2011/9/26/2450227/adcc-2011-results-and-quick-recap-for-sept-25-in-nottingham-england |website=MMAmania.com}}</ref>
*2008 Rickson Gracie Cup – 1st Place – Adult Middleweight Division – Brown Belt, 1st Place – Adult Open Division – Brown Belt<ref name="Graciemag — BJJ news 2010">{{Cite web |date=2010-09-20 |title=Kron set to return to competition |url=https://www.graciemag.com/2010/09/20/kron-set-to-return-to-competition |website=Graciemag – BJJ news |access-date=2022-07-04 |archive-date=2022-07-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220703045523/https://www.graciemag.com/2010/09/20/kron-set-to-return-to-competition/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*2006 Naga Championships – 1st Place – Adult Lightweight Division – Purple Belt<ref name="Tapology 1988" />
*2006 6th Annual Gracie United Tournament – 1st Place.{{citation needed|date=July 2022}}
*2006 NAGA Chicago Championship – 1st Place.<ref name="Tapology 1988" />

=== Mixed martial arts ===
*'''[[Ultimate Fighting Championship]]'''
**[[List of UFC bonus award recipients|Performance of the Night]] (One time) <small>vs. [[Alex Caceres]]<ref name="auto" /></small>
**[[List of UFC bonus award recipients|Fight of the Night]] (One time) <small>vs. [[Cub Swanson]]</small><ref name="auto1" />

== Mixed martial arts record ==
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|{{no2}}Loss
|align=center|5–2
|[[Charles Jourdain]]
|Decision (unanimous)
|[[UFC 288]]
|{{dts|2023|May|6|format=mdy}}
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|[[Newark, New Jersey]], United States
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|{{no2}}Loss
|align=center|5–1
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|align=center|3
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|[[Tampa, Florida]], United States
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|{{yes2}}Win
|align=center| 5–0
|[[Alex Caceres]]
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|align=center| 2:06
|[[Phoenix, Arizona]], United States
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|{{yes2}}Win
|align=center| 4–0
|[[Tatsuya Kawajiri]]
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|align=center| 2:04
| [[Saitama, Saitama|Saitama]], Japan
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|{{yes2}}Win
|align=center| 3–0
|[[Hideo Tokoro]]
|Submission (rear-naked choke)
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|align=center| 9:45
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|{{yes2}}Win
|align=center| 2–0
|Asen Yamamoto
|Submission (triangle choke)
|[[2015 in Rizin Fighting Federation#Rizin World Grand Prix 2015: Part 2 - Iza|Rizin World Grand Prix 2015: Part 2 - Iza]]
|{{dts|2015|December|31}}
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 4:58
|[[Tokyo]], Japan
|{{small|Featherweight debut.}}
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|{{yes2}}Win
|align=center| 1–0
|Kim Hyung-soo
|Submission (armbar)
|Real 1
|{{dts|2014|December|23}}
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|align=center| 1:05
|[[Tokyo]], Japan
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== Grappling record ==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:80%; text-align:left;"<!-- width:100%; -->
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| colspan=9 style="text-align:center;" | '''40 Matches, 29 Wins (24 Submissions), 11 Losses (3 Submissions)'''
|-
! Result
! Rec.
! Opponent
! Method
! text-center| Event
! Division
! Type
! Date
! Location
|-
|{{yes2}}Win|| style="text-align:center;"|28-11 || {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Otávio Souza]]|| Submission (guillotine choke) || rowspan=4|ADCC World Championship || rowspan=4|-77&nbsp;kg|| rowspan=4|Nogi|| rowspan=2|{{dts|2013|October|20}} || rowspan=4|{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Beijing]]
|-
|{{yes2}}Win|| style="text-align:center;"|27-11 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jonathan Torres (Jiu Jitsu practitioner)|Jonathan Torres]]|| Submission (armbar)
|-
|{{yes2}}Win|| style="text-align:center;"|26-11 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Garry Tonon]]|| Submission (rear naked choke) || rowspan=2|{{dts|2013|October|19}}
|-
|{{yes2}}Win|| style="text-align:center;"|25-11 || {{flagicon|Taiwan}} Andy Wang|| Technical Submission (rear naked choke)
|-
|{{yes2}}Win|| style="text-align:center;"|24-11 || {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Shinya Aoki]]|| Submission (guillotine choke) || [[Metamoris]] 2 || Superfight||Nogi|| {{dts|2013|June|9}} || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Los Angeles]], [[California|CA]]
|-
|{{yes2}}Win|| style="text-align:center;"|23-11 || {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Otávio Souza]]|| Submission (armbar) || [[Metamoris]] 1 || Superfight||Gi|| {{dts|2012|October|14}} || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Los Angeles]], [[California|CA]]
|-
|{{yes2}}Win|| style="text-align:center;"| 22-11|| {{flagicon|BRA}} Gabriel Rollo|| Points (4-4 ADV) ||rowspan=2| IBJJF World Championship||rowspan=2| -82&nbsp;kg||rowspan=2|Gi|| {{dts|2012|June|3}} || rowspan=2|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Long Beach]], [[California|CA]]
|-
|{{yes2}}Win|| style="text-align:center;"|21-11|| {{flagicon|BRA}} Elan Santiago|| Submission (choke)|| {{dts|2012|June|2}}
|-
|{{yes2}}Win|| style="text-align:center;"|20-11 || {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Victor Estima]]|| Points || World Jiu-Jitsu Expo|| Superfight||Gi|| {{dts|2012|May|12}} || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Long Beach]], [[California|CA]]
|-
|{{no2}}Loss|| style="text-align:center;"|19-11|| {{flagicon|USA}} Zak Maxwell|| Points (0-4) || rowspan=2|ACBJJ World Trials || rowspan=2|-77&nbsp;kg|| rowspan=2|Gi|| rowspan=2|{{dts|2012|September|26}} || rowspan=2|{{flagicon|USA}} [[San Diego]], [[California|CA]]
|-
|{{yes2}}Win|| style="text-align:center;"|19-10|| {{flagicon|Assyria}} [[Beneil Dariush]]|| Referee Decision
|-
|{{no2}}Loss|| style="text-align:center;"|18-10|| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Victor Estima]]|| Points (2-6) ||rowspan=7| IBJJF Pan Championship||rowspan=3| -82&nbsp;kg||rowspan=7|Gi||rowspan=2| {{dts|2012|April|1}} || rowspan=7|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Long Beach]], [[California|CA]]
|-
|{{yes2}}Win|| style="text-align:center;"|18-9|| {{flagicon|CAN}} Jake Mackenzie|| Submission (choke)
|-
|{{yes2}}Win|| style="text-align:center;"|17-9|| {{flagicon|BRA}} Carlos Ribeiro|| Submission (choke)|| rowspan=5| {{dts|2012|March|31}}
|-
|{{no2}}Loss|| style="text-align:center;"|16-9|| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Marcus Almeida]]|| Submission (kneebar) ||rowspan=4|Absolute
|-
|{{yes2}}Win|| style="text-align:center;"|16-8|| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Victor Estima]]|| Disqualification
|-
|{{yes2}}Win|| style="text-align:center;"|15-8|| {{flagicon|BRA}} Ricardo Evangelista|| Submission (footlock)
|-
|{{yes2}}Win|| style="text-align:center;"|14-8|| {{flagicon|USA}} David Gill|| Submission (choke)
|-
|{{yes2}}Win|| style="text-align:center;"|13-8 || {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Claudio Calasans]]|| Submission (guillotine choke) || rowspan=4|ADCC World Championship || rowspan=4|-77&nbsp;kg|| rowspan=4|Nogi|| rowspan=2|{{dts|2011|September|25}} || rowspan=4|{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Nottingham]]
|-
|{{no2}}Loss|| style="text-align:center;"|12-8|| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Marcelo Garcia (grappler)|Marcelo Garcia]]|| Points (0-2)
|-
|{{yes2}}Win|| style="text-align:center;"|12-7 || {{flagicon|BRA}} Murilo Santana|| Submission (guillotine choke)|| rowspan=2|{{dts|2011|September|24}}
|-
|{{yes2}}Win|| style="text-align:center;"|11-7 || {{flagicon|USA}} Jason Manly|| Submission (guillotine choke)
|-
|{{no2}}Loss|| style="text-align:center;"|10-7|| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Gilbert Burns (fighter)|Gilbert Burns]]|| Points (2-9) ||rowspan=4| IBJJF World Championship||rowspan=4| -82&nbsp;kg||rowspan=4|Gi||rowspan=3| {{dts|2011|June|5}} || rowspan=4|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Long Beach]], [[California|CA]]
|-
|{{yes2}}Win|| style="text-align:center;"|10-6|| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Leandro Lo]]|| Submission (choke)
|-
|{{yes2}}Win|| style="text-align:center;"|9-6|| {{flagicon|BRA}} Rafael Barbosa|| Submission (choke)
|-
|{{yes2}}Win|| style="text-align:center;"|8-6|| {{flagicon|BRA}} Sergio Rodrigo|| Submission (guillotine choke) ||{{dts|2011|June|4}}
|-
|{{no2}}Loss|| style="text-align:center;"|7-6|| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Sergio Moraes]]|| Points (4-4 ADV) || IBJJF World Championship|| -82&nbsp;kg||Gi|| {{dts|2010|June|5}} || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Long Beach]], [[California|CA]]
|-
|{{no2}}Loss|| style="text-align:center;"|7-5|| {{flagicon|BRA}} Abmar Barbosa|| Points (0-11) ||rowspan=2| IBJJF Pan Championship||rowspan=2| -82&nbsp;kg||rowspan=2|Gi|| {{dts|2010|April|11}} || rowspan=2|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Long Beach]], [[California|CA]]
|-
|{{yes2}}Win|| style="text-align:center;"|7-4|| {{flagicon|BRA}} Rodrigo Costa|| Submission (armbar) || {{dts|2010|April|10}}
|-
|{{no2}}Loss|| style="text-align:center;"|6-4 || {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Sergio Moraes]]|| Points (0-7) || IBJJF World Championship|| -82&nbsp;kg||Gi|| {{dts|2009|May|30}} || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Long Beach]], [[California|CA]]
|-
|{{no2}}Loss|| style="text-align:center;"|6-3|| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Marcelo Garcia (grappler)|Marcelo Garcia]]|| Submission (guillotine choke) || rowspan=2|ADCC World Championship || rowspan=2|-77&nbsp;kg|| rowspan=2|Nogi|| rowspan=2|{{dts|2009|September|26}} || rowspan=2|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Barcelona]]
|-
|{{yes2}}Win|| style="text-align:center;"|6-2|| {{flagicon|BRA}} Enrico Cocco|| Submission (rear naked choke)
|-
|{{no2}}Loss|| style="text-align:center;"|5-2|| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Lucas Leite]]|| Points (0-7) ||rowspan=4| IBJJF Pan Championship||rowspan=4| -82&nbsp;kg||rowspan=4|Gi||rowspan=3| {{dts|2009|April|5}} || rowspan=4|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Long Beach]], [[California|CA]]
|-
|{{yes2}}Win|| style="text-align:center;"|5-1|| {{flagicon|BRA}} Carlos Ferreira|| Submission (footlock)
|-
|{{yes2}}Win|| style="text-align:center;"|4-1|| {{flagicon|BRA}} Abmar Barbosa|| Submission (kneebar)
|-
|{{yes2}}Win|| style="text-align:center;"|3-1|| {{flagicon|USA}} Nakapan Phungephorn || Submission (armbar) ||{{dts|2009|April|4}}
|-
|{{yes2}}Win|| style="text-align:center;"|2-1|| {{flagicon|BRA}} Pedro Bessa|| Submission (guillotine choke) ||rowspan=2| IBJJF European Open||rowspan=2| -82&nbsp;kg||rowspan=2|Gi||rowspan=2| {{dts|2009|January|31}} || rowspan=2|{{flagicon|POR}} [[Lisbon]]
|-
|{{yes2}}Win|| style="text-align:center;"|1-1|| {{flagicon|BRA}} Yan Cabral|| Submission (choke)
|-
|{{no2}}Loss|| style="text-align:center;"|0-1 || {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Sergio Moraes]]|| Submission (bow & arrow choke) || IBJJF World Championship|| -82&nbsp;kg||Gi|| {{dts|2008|May|31}} || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Long Beach]], [[California|CA]]
|colspan=9 style="text-align:center;" | Source<ref name="BJJ Heroes 2010" />
|-
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== Notes ==
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== References ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
*[http://www.krongraciejiujitsu.com/ Kron Gracie Official Website]
*{{Official website|http://www.krongraciejiujitsu.com/}}
*{{Sherdog|116971}}
*[http://www.rickson.com Rickson Gracie Official Website]
*{{UFC|kron-gracie}}
*[http://www.gracieacademy.com/ Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Academy]


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Kron Gracie
Born (1988-07-11) July 11, 1988 (age 36)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
ResidenceMontana, U.S.
NationalityBrazilian / American
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight145 lb (66 kg; 10.4 st)
Division
Reach70 in (180 cm)
StyleBrazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Fighting out ofLos Angeles, California, U.S.
Team
Teacher(s)Rickson Gracie
TrainerNate Diaz[2]
Rank
Years active2014–present (MMA)
Mixed martial arts record
Total7
Wins5
By submission5
Losses2
By decision2
Notable relativesGracie Family
Websitewww.krongraciejiujitsu.com
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
Medal record
Representing  Brazil
Submission Grappling
ADCC World Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Nottingham, UK -77kg
Gold medal – first place 2013 Beijing, China -77 kg
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
World Championship[4]
Silver medal – second place 2011 California, USA -76 kg
European Championship[4]
Gold medal – first place 2009 Lisbon, Portugal -82.3 kg
Pan American Championship[4]
Silver medal – second place 2009 California, USA -82.3 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2012 California, USA -82.3 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2012 California, USA Open Class

Kron Gracie (born July 11, 1988) is a Brazilian and American mixed martial artist, submission grappler, and instructor. He currently competes in the Featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

A member of the Gracie family of Brazilian jiu-jitsu, he is the son of 9th deg. BJJ red belt Rickson Gracie and a grandson of BJJ co-founder Hélio Gracie. Training jiu-jitsu from a very young age Gracie became a two-time IBJJF World champion and four-time Pan-American champion before receiving his black belt at the age of 19. By 2008 Gracie held a record of 51 consecutive matches won by submission at high level tournaments. After medalling at the Pan-American championship, Gracie became European champion in 2009, World championship silver medallist in 2011 and in 2013 ADCC Submission Fighting World Champion.

Early life

Gracie was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil the youngest son of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) master Rickson Gracie but lived most of his life in Los Angeles after his father moved to California in 1989. He began his BJJ training under his father as a child, winning his first competition as a yellow belt at the age of ten. Kron is the youngest of four children to Rickson Gracie and grandson of the late Helio Gracie. He has two older sisters Kauan and Kaulin, his older brother Rockson died in 2000.[5]

Brazilian jiu-jitsu career

2005–2007: First world and Pan Am championships titles

At the age of 16, competing as a blue belt in the Adult lightweight division, Gracie won the 2004 IBJJF American National Jiu-Jitsu Championship.[6] After receiving his purple belt Gracie won the 2005 Pan Championship then in 2006, Gracie won both the IBJJF World Championship and the CBJJO World Jiu-Jitsu Cup. Competing in grappling Gracie won the 2006 NAGA Championship in the Adult Lightweight Division. The following year as a brown belt, he became world champion for the second time and Pan American champion for the fourth time winning double gold, in his division and, after defeating Tom DeBlass, in absolute (aka open class).[4] At that point Gracie held a record 51-match submission streak.[7][8]

2008–2010: Black belt, European champion, ADCC medallist

In 2008, at the age of 19, Gracie was promoted to black belt by his father a week before the World Championship,[9] however Gracie was submitted by Sergio Moraes in the first match of the middleweight division.[8] In 2009 Gracie won the European Championship after defeating Yan Cabral in the final, a few days after the death of his grandfather, Grandmaster Helio Gracie,[4] he then won silver at the 2009 Pan Championship in the middleweight division after losing by points in the final against Lucas Leite.[10] At the 2009 Abu Dhabi Combat Club (ADCC) grappling competition in Barcelona, the most prestigious grappling tournament in the world, Gracie lost the 77 kilograms (170 lb) Quarter-final after being submitted via mounted guillotine choke by Marcelo Garcia.[11] Two years later Gracie won bronze at 2011 ADCC World after losing again to Marcelo Garcia in a close match after Garcia won by points.[12] Gracie became known as "Ice Cream Kron" due to his calm demeanour when fighting.[13][14]

2011–2013: Superfights, ADCC World champion

Gracie won silver at the 2011 World Jiu-Jitsu Championship, in the lightweight division, submitting Leandro Lo then losing 9-2 to Gilbert "Durinho" Burns in the finals.[15] At 2012 Pan Am, competing under Rickson Gracie BJJ team, Gracie won bronze in middleweight and bronze in absolute after losing in the final against ultra heavyweight Marcus "Buchecha" Almeida;[16] that same year he became World Jiu-Jitsu Expo Superfight champion[7] after defeating Victor Estima in a tight match won by advantage at the World Jiu Jitsu Expo in Long Beach, California.[17] In October 2012 Gracie participated in a Gi Superfight at Metamoris 1 in San Diego, submitting Otávio Souza at seventeen minutes of Round 1 by armbar.[18]

In June 2013 Gracie participated in a No-gi Superfight at Metamoris 2 in Los Angeles, defeating Japanese MMA star Shinya Aoki by guillotine choke in seven minutes.[19] In October 2013 Gracie won his division of the ADCC World Championship in Beijing submitting all his opponents including Garry Tonon in the Quarter-final, JT Torres in the Semi-final and Otávio Souza submitted by guillotine choke in the Final.[20][21]

Mixed martial arts career

2014–2016: Japanese debut, Rizin Fighting

On February 24, 2014, Gracie announced his intention to pursue an MMA career.[22] Gracie chose to cut down weight to compete at 155 pounds (70 kg) instead of his usual 170–180 pounds (77–82 kg) jiu-jitsu and grappling weight class.[23] He started training for his first MMA bout with the California based Scrap Pack,[23] a group of fighters comprising Cesar Gracie Jiu-Jitsu students Gilbert Melendez, Nick and Nate Diaz.[4][24] Gracie made his mixed martial arts debut on December 23, 2014,[25] facing fellow South Korean wrestler Hyung Soo-Kim at Real Fighting Championship: Real 1 at a catch weight of 161 pounds (73 kg).[26] Gracie won the fight via armbar, sixty-five seconds into the first round.[27]

Gracie fought on December 31, 2015 at Rizin Fighting Federation World Tournament.[28] He faced Asen Yamamoto and won the fight by submission via triangle choke in the first round.[29] Gracie fought Hideo Tokoro on September 25, 2016.[30] He won via rear-naked choke in the first round.[31]

Gracie faced MMA veteran Tatsuya Kawajiri at the Rizin Fighting Federation Grand Prix: Final Round event on December 31, 2016. He won via rear-naked choke in the second round. This improved his professional MMA record to 4-0.[32][33]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

2018–2019

In November 2018, Gracie was signed by the UFC.[34] In his debut fight for the promotion, Gracie faced Alex Caceres on February 17, 2019 at UFC on ESPN 1.[35] He won the fight via submission due to a rear-naked choke in the first round.[36] This fight earned him his first Performance of the Night award.[37]

Gracie faced Cub Swanson on October 12, 2019 at UFC on ESPN+ 19.[38] He lost the fight via unanimous decision.[39] This fight earned him the Fight of the Night bonus award.[40] Many people were confused at Gracie's decision to strike with Swanson instead of taking the fight to the ground where he was predicted to have the advantage. In the years since, several members of the Gracie family have spoken about his loss and criticized his decision to avoid grappling, including his father Rickson[41] and uncle Relson Gracie.[42]

2023

After a four year hiatus, Gracie made his return at UFC 288 on May 6, 2023 against Charles Jourdain.[43] Gracie lost the fight via unanimous decision.[44][45] Gracie was criticized for his performance by UFC president Dana White, viewers, and fellow fighters, with White saying that Gracie "came in very limited tonight."[46][47][48]

2024

Gracie is scheduled to face Bryce Mitchell on December 7, 2024 at UFC 310.[49]

Personal life

When not competing, Gracie taught jiu-jitsu at his school in Culver City, California[50] and helped run his father's association.[51] In January 2021, Gracie announced that he was closing his longtime academy and relocating to Montana to open a new BJJ school in response to the COVID-19 restrictions in place in California.[52] Gracie has stated to various media that he believes in the flat Earth conspiracy theory.[53][54][55]

In 2024, Gracie announced the release of his first ever online Jiu-Jitsu instructional.[56] It was entitled Fundamentals of Guard-Passing and was met with positive reviews.[57]

Instructor lineage

Kano Jigoro → Mitsuyo "Count Koma" Maeda → Carlos Gracie → Helio Gracie → Rickson Gracie → Kron Gracie[4]

Championships and achievements

Brazilian jiu-jitsu

Main Achievements (at black belt level):[4]

Main Achievements (at colored belts):[4]

  • IBJJF World Champion (2006 purple, 2007 brown)
  • CBJJO World Jiu-Jitsu Cup Champion (2006 purple)
  • Copa Pacifica de Jiu Jitsu Champion (2007)
  • IBJJF Pan American Champion (2005 purple, 2007/2008[a] brown)
  • IBJJF American National (2004 blue[6])
  • South Bay Open Jiu-Jitsu Champion (2006)

Submission grappling

  • 2013 ADCC Submission Fighting World Championship – 1st Place – Under 77 kg Division[21]
  • 2011 ADCC Submission Wrestling Championships – 3rd Place – Under 77 kg Division[58]
  • 2008 Rickson Gracie Cup – 1st Place – Adult Middleweight Division – Brown Belt, 1st Place – Adult Open Division – Brown Belt[59]
  • 2006 Naga Championships – 1st Place – Adult Lightweight Division – Purple Belt[1]
  • 2006 6th Annual Gracie United Tournament – 1st Place.[citation needed]
  • 2006 NAGA Chicago Championship – 1st Place.[1]

Mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
7 matches 5 wins 2 losses
By submission 5 0
By decision 0 2
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 5–2 Charles Jourdain Decision (unanimous) UFC 288 May 6, 2023 3 5:00 Newark, New Jersey, United States
Loss 5–1 Cub Swanson Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Joanna vs. Waterson October 12, 2019 3 5:00 Tampa, Florida, United States Fight of the Night.
Win 5–0 Alex Caceres Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC on ESPN: Ngannou vs. Velasquez February 17, 2019 1 2:06 Phoenix, Arizona, United States Performance of the Night.
Win 4–0 Tatsuya Kawajiri Submission (rear-naked choke) Rizin World Grand Prix 2016: Final Round December 31, 2016 2 2:04 Saitama, Japan
Win 3–0 Hideo Tokoro Submission (rear-naked choke) Rizin World Grand Prix 2016: 1st Round September 25, 2016 1 9:45 Saitama, Japan
Win 2–0 Asen Yamamoto Submission (triangle choke) Rizin World Grand Prix 2015: Part 2 - Iza December 31, 2015 1 4:58 Tokyo, Japan Featherweight debut.
Win 1–0 Kim Hyung-soo Submission (armbar) Real 1 December 23, 2014 1 1:05 Tokyo, Japan Catchweight (73 kg) bout.

Grappling record

40 Matches, 29 Wins (24 Submissions), 11 Losses (3 Submissions)
Result Rec. Opponent Method Event Division Type Date Location
Win 28-11 Brazil Otávio Souza Submission (guillotine choke) ADCC World Championship -77 kg Nogi October 20, 2013 China Beijing
Win 27-11 United States Jonathan Torres Submission (armbar)
Win 26-11 United States Garry Tonon Submission (rear naked choke) October 19, 2013
Win 25-11 Taiwan Andy Wang Technical Submission (rear naked choke)
Win 24-11 Japan Shinya Aoki Submission (guillotine choke) Metamoris 2 Superfight Nogi June 9, 2013 United States Los Angeles, CA
Win 23-11 Brazil Otávio Souza Submission (armbar) Metamoris 1 Superfight Gi October 14, 2012 United States Los Angeles, CA
Win 22-11 Brazil Gabriel Rollo Points (4-4 ADV) IBJJF World Championship -82 kg Gi June 3, 2012 United States Long Beach, CA
Win 21-11 Brazil Elan Santiago Submission (choke) June 2, 2012
Win 20-11 Brazil Victor Estima Points World Jiu-Jitsu Expo Superfight Gi May 12, 2012 United States Long Beach, CA
Loss 19-11 United States Zak Maxwell Points (0-4) ACBJJ World Trials -77 kg Gi September 26, 2012 United States San Diego, CA
Win 19-10 Assyrian people Beneil Dariush Referee Decision
Loss 18-10 Brazil Victor Estima Points (2-6) IBJJF Pan Championship -82 kg Gi April 1, 2012 United States Long Beach, CA
Win 18-9 Canada Jake Mackenzie Submission (choke)
Win 17-9 Brazil Carlos Ribeiro Submission (choke) March 31, 2012
Loss 16-9 Brazil Marcus Almeida Submission (kneebar) Absolute
Win 16-8 Brazil Victor Estima Disqualification
Win 15-8 Brazil Ricardo Evangelista Submission (footlock)
Win 14-8 United States David Gill Submission (choke)
Win 13-8 Brazil Claudio Calasans Submission (guillotine choke) ADCC World Championship -77 kg Nogi September 25, 2011 United Kingdom Nottingham
Loss 12-8 Brazil Marcelo Garcia Points (0-2)
Win 12-7 Brazil Murilo Santana Submission (guillotine choke) September 24, 2011
Win 11-7 United States Jason Manly Submission (guillotine choke)
Loss 10-7 Brazil Gilbert Burns Points (2-9) IBJJF World Championship -82 kg Gi June 5, 2011 United States Long Beach, CA
Win 10-6 Brazil Leandro Lo Submission (choke)
Win 9-6 Brazil Rafael Barbosa Submission (choke)
Win 8-6 Brazil Sergio Rodrigo Submission (guillotine choke) June 4, 2011
Loss 7-6 Brazil Sergio Moraes Points (4-4 ADV) IBJJF World Championship -82 kg Gi June 5, 2010 United States Long Beach, CA
Loss 7-5 Brazil Abmar Barbosa Points (0-11) IBJJF Pan Championship -82 kg Gi April 11, 2010 United States Long Beach, CA
Win 7-4 Brazil Rodrigo Costa Submission (armbar) April 10, 2010
Loss 6-4 Brazil Sergio Moraes Points (0-7) IBJJF World Championship -82 kg Gi May 30, 2009 United States Long Beach, CA
Loss 6-3 Brazil Marcelo Garcia Submission (guillotine choke) ADCC World Championship -77 kg Nogi September 26, 2009 Spain Barcelona
Win 6-2 Brazil Enrico Cocco Submission (rear naked choke)
Loss 5-2 Brazil Lucas Leite Points (0-7) IBJJF Pan Championship -82 kg Gi April 5, 2009 United States Long Beach, CA
Win 5-1 Brazil Carlos Ferreira Submission (footlock)
Win 4-1 Brazil Abmar Barbosa Submission (kneebar)
Win 3-1 United States Nakapan Phungephorn Submission (armbar) April 4, 2009
Win 2-1 Brazil Pedro Bessa Submission (guillotine choke) IBJJF European Open -82 kg Gi January 31, 2009 Portugal Lisbon
Win 1-1 Brazil Yan Cabral Submission (choke)
Loss 0-1 Brazil Sergio Moraes Submission (bow & arrow choke) IBJJF World Championship -82 kg Gi May 31, 2008 United States Long Beach, CA Source[4]

Notes

  1. ^ a b Weight and absolute

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