Introduction
Ralek Gracie (/ˈhɑːlɛk ˈɡræsiː/; born October 4, 1985) is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner and mixed martial artist. As the son of Rorion Gracie, he is a member of the Gracie family, and the nephew of Legends of MMA Hall of Famer Rickson Gracie and UFC Hall of Famer Royce Gracie. He was awarded his black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu by his grandfather Hélio Gracie. He is also the founder of Metamoris, a submission-only grappling promotion.
Early life
Ralek grew up watching his father teach private Brazilian jiu-jitsu classes in his family's garage in Southern California.
MMA career
Ralek made his MMA debut at the age of 21 at K-1 Hero's - Middleweight Tournament Opening Round on July 16, 2007 against Katsuyori Shibata whom he defeated by armbar-submission after 3:05 of the first round.
DREAM
Ralek's next fight was at Dream 4 - Middleweight Grand Prix 2008 Quarterfinals where he faced Alavutdin Gadzhiyev after Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipović had to pull out of the originally scheduled match with Ralek due to injury. Ralek defeated Gadzhiyev by armbar after 3:02 of round 1.
On May 29, 2010, Ralek defeated Kazushi Sakuraba by unanimous decision at Dream 14.
Bellator MMA
After nearly seven years away from MMA competition, Ralek returned to face Hisaki Kato at Bellator 170 on January 21, 2017. He lost the fight by unanimous decision.
Music
On October 24, 2010, Ralek released his first single entitled “Dream World”, which he also wrote and self-produced.
Personal life
Ralek teaches along with his brothers at the Gracie Academy headquarters in Torrance, California. He has a son named Rylan.
Ralek has nine brothers and sisters, Renon, Roran, Reylan, Rener, Rose, Riane, Regina, Ricon, and Ryron.
Instructor lineage
Kanō Jigorō → Tomita Tsunejirō → Mitsuyo "Count Koma" Maeda → Carlos Gracie → Helio Gracie → Rorion Gracie → Ralek Gracie
Mixed martial arts record
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 4 matches | 3 wins | 1 loss |
| By submission | 2 | 0 |
| By decision | 1 | 1 |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 3-1 | Hisaki Kato | Decision (unanimous) | Bellator 170 | January 21, 2017 | 3 | 5:00 | Inglewood, California, United States| | |
| Win | 3-0 | Kazushi Sakuraba | Decision (unanimous) | Dream 14 | May 29, 2010 | 3 | 5:00 | Yokohama, Japan | |
| Win | 2-0 | Alavutdin Gadzhiyev | Submission (armbar) | Dream 4: Middleweight Grand Prix 2008 Second Round | June 15, 2008 | 1 | 3:02 | Yokohama, Japan | |
| Win | 1-0 | Katsuyori Shibata | Submission (armbar) | Hero's 9 | July 16, 2007 | 1 | 3:05 | Yokohama, Japan |