Gregor Gracie is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt under Renzo Gracie, a former MMA fighter and an ADCC medallist. His Instagram covers training, family and lineage.

Family and background

BJJ Heroes gives his real name as Gregor Rangel and his birth date as 26 December 1985. "Gracie" is a family nickname rather than his surname by blood. His mother, Ângela, was the widow of Rolls Gracie. That makes Gregor the half-brother of Rolles and Igor Gracie. He trained mainly at Gracie Barra in Rio de Janeiro and at Renzo Gracie's academy in New York. His lineage runs from Carlos Gracie Sr. and Hélio Gracie through Carlos Gracie Jr. and Renzo Gracie.

Competition highlights

• Colored belts: IBJJF World champion at purple belt in 2004 and 2005, Brazilian National champion at purple in 2005, and Pan champion at brown in 2006.
• IBJJF World No-Gi (2008): silver, losing the final to Saulo Ribeiro on points.
• ADCC (2009): bronze. He beat Murilo Santana and lost to Pablo Popovitch on points in the semi-final.
• IBJJF Masters Worlds (2016): silver.

Notable matches

• Marcelo Garcia, Grapplers Quest 2007 final: Marcelo Garcia submitted him with a north-south choke.
• Gilbert Burns, Copa Pódio 2014: a win over Gilbert Burns, who later fought for a UFC title.
• Marcos Souza, 2017 Worlds: a win.

MMA

Gregor debuted in professional MMA in 2007 with a submission win over Josh Lydell. BJJ Heroes lists his professional record as 7–4.

Related pages

His family history connects to our profiles of the Gracie founders and to Kyra Gracie and Roger Gracie. Follower counts are curated snapshots, not live data.