Verified Competition Record

Match
By Match

Every match below is sourced from official results and contemporary reporting. Where the surviving record does not preserve a score or a submission subtype, it says so instead of guessing. Research cutoff 8 September 2026.

ADCC Worlds

12–1

IBJJF majors, audited

60–6

Professional MMA

8–2

World gold, black belt

Contact sheet of Roger Gracie competing in gi and MMA

Black and white contact sheet of Roger Gracie in IBJJF competition

Three Ledgers

Counted
Honestly

The three records below are kept separate on purpose. Mixing them is how the inflated totals in circulation get made — a grappling career total presented as an IBJJF record, or non-ADCC matches folded into an ADCC one.

Read together they describe the same fighter three ways: a submission grappler who finished eight of thirteen ADCC matches, a gi competitor who finished 51 of 60 audited wins, and a mixed martial artist who finished seven of eight.

12–1

ADCC World Championship

8 submission-classified wins
4 points wins
1 points loss

Thirteen matches across 2003, 2005 and the 2007 superfight. Excludes the 2004 South American qualifier and non-ADCC grappling events.

60–6

IBJJF adult black-belt majors

51 submission wins
9 points or decision wins
6 losses

Contested matches only, within an audited scope: Worlds 2003–2010, the 2005 Europeans and the 2006 Pan. Not a lifetime IBJJF record — the IBJJF publishes no official career figure.

8–2

Professional MMA

6 submission wins
1 KO/TKO win
1 decision win
1 KO loss, 1 decision loss

Ten fights from 2006 to 2016, ending as the inaugural ONE light-heavyweight champion.

How The Wins Came

51 Of 60
By Submission

Across the audited IBJJF scope, 51 of 60 contested wins ended in a finish. Select a method to see which matches it accounts for.

85%of wins finished

Submission vs. points

Submission51
Points or decision9

4:1strangles to armlocks

Strangles vs. joint locks

Strangles36
Armlocks9
Subtype not archived6

Click any method below to list the matches it accounts for

Year By Year

The Audited
Brackets

Ten events whose match paths can be reconstructed from official results and contemporary reporting. Walkovers and uncontested golds are marked and never counted as wins.

2003

IBJJF World Championship

3–1

Open silver

Opponent	·	Method / score
Adriano Camolesi	W	Triangle
Marcos Valle	W	Armbar
Márcio Corleta	W	Referee decision
Márcio “Pé de Pano” Cruz	L	Points 0–3

2004

IBJJF World Championship

7–1

Super-heavy gold · Open silver

Round	Opponent	·	Method / score
Super-heavy	Ricardo Franco	W	Submission, subtype not reliably archived
Super-heavy	Roberto Tozi	W	Points, score not reliably archived
Super-heavy · final	Rodrigo “Comprido” Medeiros	W	Rear-naked choke
Open	Ramos (archived as Leonardo or Leandro)	W	Submission, subtype not reliably archived
Open	Roberto Agnese	W	Cross-collar choke
Open	Marcelo Garcia	W	Points — published scores conflict, 8–2 vs 10–2
Open	Fernando “Tererê” Augusto	W	Cross-collar choke from mount
Open · final	Ronaldo “Jacaré” Souza	L	Points 2–4

2005

IBJJF European Championship

3–0

Ultra-heavy gold · Open gold

Round	Opponent	·	Method / score
Open	Roberto “Cyborg” Abreu	W	Cross-collar choke
Open	Fernando “Soluço” Di Piero	W	Armbar
Open · final	Ronaldo “Jacaré” Souza	W	Points 2–0

The ultra-heavy gold appears to have been uncontested — no opponent appears in the official result, so it is not counted as a match.

2005

IBJJF World Championship

7–1

Super-heavy gold · Open silver

Round	Opponent	·	Method / score
Super-heavy	Thiago Borges	W	Armbar
Super-heavy	Fernando “Margarida” Pontes	W	Gi choke from back
Super-heavy · final	Alexandre “Xande” Ribeiro	W	Points 12–2
Open	Fernando Di Piero	W	Armbar
Open	Rodrigo Oliveira	W	Choke, subtype not reliably archivedOne secondary archive lists him as “Robert Oliveira”.
Open	Fernando Marques	W	Armbar
Open · semifinal	Saulo Ribeiro	W	Cross-collar choke
Open · final	Ronaldo “Jacaré” Souza	L	Points 0–2

2006

IBJJF Pan Championship

4–1

Open gold · Super-heavy silver

Round	Opponent	·	Method / score
Super-heavy · final	Alexandre “Xande” Ribeiro	L	0–0 points; Xande won 2–0 on advantages
Open	Thiago Gaia	W	Submission, subtype not reliably archived
Open	Vinicius “Vinny” Magalhães	W	Choke from back
Open	Rafael Lovato Jr.	W	Armbar
Open · final	Alexandre “Xande” Ribeiro	W	Triangle

Roger received a bye to the super-heavy final because the division had three athletes.

2006

IBJJF World Championship

6–1

Super-heavy gold · Open silver

Round	Opponent	·	Method / score
Super-heavy	Pedro Schmall	W	Gi choke from back
Super-heavy	Rodrigo “Comprido” Medeiros	W	Armbar
Super-heavy · final	Robert Drysdale	W	Mounted cross-collar choke
Open	Zumbi Machado	W	Gi choke from backAlso archived as Zumbi Lara.
Open	Rodrigo Cavaca	W	Submission — sources conflict between triangle and cross-collar choke
Open · semifinal	Marcelo Garcia	W	Gi choke from back, 5:22
Open · final	Alexandre “Xande” Ribeiro	L	4–4 points; Xande won advantages 2–1

2007

IBJJF World Championship

8–0

Double gold — super-heavy and open

Round	Opponent	·	Method / score
Super-heavy	Tim Carpenter	W	Armbar
Super-heavy	Adriano Camolesi	W	Gi choke from back
Super-heavy	Rodrigo “Comprido” Medeiros	W	Cross-collar choke
Super-heavy · final	Robert Drysdale	W	Gi choke from back
Open	Rodrigo Cavaca	W	Armbar
Open	Fernando “Margarida” Pontes	W	Points 9–5
Open · semifinal	Robert Drysdale	W	Submission, subtype not reliably archived
Open · final	Rômulo Barral	W	Gi choke from back

Drysdale appears twice because Roger faced him once in each bracket. A seven-win event total omits one of these matches.

2008

IBJJF World Championship

8–1

Ultra-heavy gold · Open silver

Round	Opponent	·	Method / score
Ultra-heavy	Rodrigo Cavaca	W	Submission, subtype not reliably archived
Ultra-heavy	Luigi Mondelli	W	Gi choke from back
Ultra-heavy	Eduardo Telles	W	0–0 points; Roger won on advantages (count not reliably archived)
Ultra-heavy · final	Leonardo Leite	W	Cross-collar choke
Open	Paul Halme	W	Choke, subtype not reliably archived
Open	Tiago Pereira	W	Choke, subtype not reliably archived
Open	Alexandre Souza	W	Cross-collar choke
Open · semifinal	André Galvão	W	Points 12–0
Open · final	Alexandre “Xande” Ribeiro	L	Points 2–4

2009

IBJJF World Championship

6–0

Double gold — super-heavy and open

Round	Opponent	·	Method / score
Super-heavy	Bruno Bastos	W	Cross-collar choke from mount
Super-heavy · semifinal	Bernardo Faria	W	Ezekiel choke from mount
Super-heavy · final	Ricardo “Demente” Abreu	W	Ezekiel choke from mount
Open · quarterfinal	Rafael Lovato Jr.	W	Cross-collar choke from mount
Open · semifinal	Claudio Calasans	W	Cross-collar choke from mount
Open · final	Rômulo Barral	W	Cross-collar choke from mount

The IBJJF’s own retrospective states: 6–0, six submissions, four cross chokes, two Ezekiels, all from mount.

2010

IBJJF World Championship

8–0

Double gold — super-heavy and open

Round	Opponent	·	Method / score
Super-heavy	Luiz Fernando Bernardes dos Santos	W	Gi choke from back
Super-heavy	Walter Vital	W	Gi choke from backSome databases misspell the name as “Vidal”.
Super-heavy · semifinal	Bruno Bastos	W	Gi choke from back
Super-heavy · final	Ricardo “Demente” Abreu	W	Points 13–2
Open	Frost Murphy	W	Gi choke from back
Open	Diego Herzog	W	Gi choke from back
Open	Tarsis Humphreys	W	Gi choke from back
Open · semifinal	Rodrigo Cavaca	W	Gi choke from back
Open · final	Rômulo Barral	—	Walkover — Barral was injured; not a contested match

Eight contested wins, seven of them submissions, plus a walkover in the open final. Some databases duplicate Bruno Bastos and incorrectly create a ninth contested win.

ADCC World Championship

Thirteen
Matches

The complete ADCC World Championship record: 12 wins, 1 loss, eight of the wins submission-classified. In 2005 he went 8–0 and took both −99 kg and absolute gold.

2003

−99 kg bronze

3–1

Round	Opponent	·	Method / score
First round	Mario Sperry	W	Points 5–0
Quarterfinal	Rigan Machado	W	Points 3–0
Semifinal	Jon Olav Einemo	L	Points 0–2
Bronze match	Alexandre “Xande” Ribeiro	W	Points 3–0

2005

−99 kg gold

4–0

Round	Opponent	·	Method / score
First round	Justin Garcia	W	Rear forearm choke / rear-naked choke
Quarterfinal	Eduardo Telles	W	Armbar
Semifinal	Alexandre “Xande” Ribeiro	W	Rear-naked choke
Final	Alexandre “Cacareco” Ferreira	W	Verbal submission / retirement — did not continue after the first overtime

2005

Absolute gold

4–0

Round	Opponent	·	Method / score
First round	Shinya Aoki	W	Straight ankle lock / foot lock
Quarterfinal	Fabrício Werdum	W	Rear-naked choke
Semifinal	Alexandre “Xande” Ribeiro	W	Rear-naked choke
Final	Ronaldo “Jacaré” Souza	W	Standing rear-naked choke

2007

Superfight win

1–0

Round	Opponent	·	Method / score
Superfight	Jon Olav Einemo	W	Points 5–0

Seven of the eight 2005 wins were submission holds. Alexandre “Cacareco” Ferreira did not continue after the first overtime, which is recorded as a verbal submission and retirement. The widely repeated “three submissions” figure for 2005 is false.

Professional MMA

Ten Fights
Eight Wins

Six of the eight wins came by submission. He retired holding the inaugural ONE light-heavyweight title.

Date	Opponent	·	Method	Round	Event
2 Dec 2006	Ron Waterman	W	Submission — armbar	R1 · 3:38	BodogFight: USA vs. Russia
18 May 2008	Yuki Kondo	W	Submission — rear-naked choke	R1 · 2:40	Sengoku 2
15 May 2010	Kevin Randleman	W	Submission — rear-naked choke	R2 · 4:10	Strikeforce: Heavy Artillery
29 Jan 2011	Trevor Prangley	W	Submission — rear-naked choke	R1 · 4:19	Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Cyborg
10 Sep 2011	Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal	L	KO — punches	R1 · 4:33	Strikeforce: Barnett vs. Kharitonov
14 Jul 2012	Keith Jardine	W	Unanimous decision	R3 · 5:00	Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Kennedy
12 Jan 2013	Anthony Smith	W	Submission — arm-triangle choke	R2 · 3:16	Strikeforce: Marquardt vs. Saffiedine
6 Jul 2013	Tim Kennedy	L	Unanimous decision	R3 · 5:00	UFC 162
5 Dec 2014	James McSweeney	W	TKO — front kick and punches	R3 · 3:15	ONE FC 23: Warrior’s Way
6 May 2016	Michał Pasternak	W	Technical submission — arm-triangle choke	R1 · 2:13	ONE Championship 42: Ascent to Power

Scope

What these numbers do and do not cover

The ADCC figure is 12–1 at the ADCC World Championship. Totals such as 13–1–1 mix in non-ADCC grappling matches.
60–6 is not a lifetime IBJJF record. It is the audited adult black-belt major-event record for the Worlds 2003–2010, the 2005 Europeans and the 2006 Pan. The IBJJF publishes no official career win–loss statistic, and its archived results pages usually list medalists rather than complete brackets.
A walkover is not a contested win, and an uncontested gold medal is not a match. The 2010 open final and the 2005 European ultra-heavy gold are recorded but not counted.
Black-belt titles within this scope: ten World golds (seven weight, three open), two European golds and one Pan gold. The 2006 Pan super-heavy result was silver.
Where sources conflict or a detail was never archived, this page keeps the gap visible rather than filling it.

Sources

Primary results first, reporting second

Official event results were used for placements and for any match detail they expressly report. Contemporary reports and specialist databases were used to reconstruct older brackets.

MatchBy Match

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51 Of 60By Submission

The AuditedBrackets

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Ten FightsEight Wins

What these numbers do and do not cover

Primary results first, reporting second

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