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Royce Gracie

Inactive catchweight bout (unranked) · age 59 · Southpaw · 6'1" 185 cm · 175 lb 79 kg
At a glance
  • 1 successful title defense
  • 100% of wins by KO or submission
  • 100% of wins finished in round 1
  • Career-best 8-fight win streak
Elo rating
1592
Global Elo 1625 ±25
Rank
—
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UFC record
8-1-1
KO 1 · Sub 7 · Dec 0
Streak
-1
Δ90d -46 · Δ1y -46
Last fight
May 27, 2006
Loss by KO · R1
Career at a glance
Octagon time
54m
Avg fight time
5:21
Title fights
2-0
Fights per year
0.8
Since last fight
20y 1mo

Honest Elo history

10 fights · tap & drag
Mar 11, 1994 — W vs Minoki Ichihara Δ+33Mar 11, 1994 — W vs Jason DeLucia Δ+33Mar 11, 1994 — W vs Remco Pardoel Δ+33Mar 11, 1994 — W vs Patrick Smith Δ+38Sep 9, 1994 — W vs Kimo Leopoldo Δ+21Dec 16, 1994 — W vs Keith Hackney Δ+12Dec 16, 1994 — W vs Ron van Clief Δ+10Dec 16, 1994 — W vs Dan Severn Δ+16Apr 7, 1995 — D vs Ken Shamrock Δ-6May 27, 2006 — L vs Matt Hughes Δ-18 140014501500155016001650 199619982000200220042006 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":340.1,"elo":1455,"date":"1994-03-11","opp":"Minoki Ichihara","result":"W","delta":33},{"i":1,"x":90,"y":297.7,"elo":1488,"date":"1994-03-11","opp":"Jason DeLucia","result":"W","delta":33},{"i":2,"x":90,"y":255.6,"elo":1521,"date":"1994-03-11","opp":"Remco Pardoel","result":"W","delta":33},{"i":3,"x":90,"y":207.6,"elo":1558,"date":"1994-03-11","opp":"Patrick Smith","result":"W","delta":38},{"i":4,"x":119.4,"y":181.1,"elo":1579,"date":"1994-09-09","opp":"Kimo Leopoldo","result":"W","delta":21},{"i":5,"x":135.2,"y":165.6,"elo":1591,"date":"1994-12-16","opp":"Keith Hackney","result":"W","delta":12},{"i":6,"x":135.2,"y":152.7,"elo":1601,"date":"1994-12-16","opp":"Ron van Clief","result":"W","delta":10},{"i":7,"x":135.2,"y":132.9,"elo":1617,"date":"1994-12-16","opp":"Dan Severn","result":"W","delta":16},{"i":8,"x":153.3,"y":140.3,"elo":1611,"date":"1995-04-07","opp":"Ken Shamrock","result":"D","delta":-6},{"i":9,"x":810,"y":164,"elo":1592,"date":"2006-05-27","opp":"Matt Hughes","result":"L","delta":-18}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
May 27, 2006 Matt Hughes L -18
Apr 7, 1995 Ken Shamrock D -6
Dec 16, 1994 Dan Severn W +16
Dec 16, 1994 Ron van Clief W +10
Dec 16, 1994 Keith Hackney W +12

Performance

SLpM Significant Strikes Landed per Minute. Higher = busier striker.
Strikes Landed
L1L3L5
Str Acc Striking accuracy: significant strikes landed / attempted. Higher = more efficient striker.
Strike Accuracy
L1L3L5
SApM Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute. How often opponents land on this fighter. Lower is better.
Strikes Absorbed
L1L3L5
Str Def Share of opponent’s significant strike attempts that miss or are blocked. Higher is better.
Striking Defense
L1L3L5
TD / 15 min Takedowns landed per 15 minutes (one full 3-round fight). Measures wrestling output.
Takedowns
L1L3L5
TD Acc Takedowns landed / attempted. Higher = cleaner entries.
Takedown Accuracy
L1L3L5
TD Def Share of opponent takedown attempts stuffed. Higher = harder to put on the mat.
Takedown Defense
L1L3L5
Sub / 15 min Submission attempts per 15 minutes. Counts attempts, not just finishes — a proxy for grappling aggression.
Submission Attempts
L1L3L5
Ctrl / 15 min Control time in seconds per 15 minutes. Time in dominant grappling positions. 240 = 4 min, the realistic high-end across divisions.
Control Time (sec)
L1L3L5
KD / 15 min Knockdowns landed per 15 minutes. Counts every flash KD even if the fight continued — measures stopping power across all rounds, not just finishes.
Knockdowns
L1L3L5
Above division avg (intensity ∝ how far)
Near avg (±10%)
Below division avg

Finishes

How wins come Finish rate = (KO + Submission wins) / total UFC wins. Measures how often this fighter closes the show before the scorecards.
100%
8 / 8
Finish rate
KO
1
13% of wins
SUB
7
88% of wins
DEC
0
0% of wins
KO: 1 (13%) 1 Sub: 7 (88%) 7 Dec: 0 (0%)
Finishes by round
8 total
R1
8 100%
R2
R3
R4
R5

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 36 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
50% Head
  • Head 50%
  • Body 19%
  • Leg 31%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
39% Clinch
  • Distance 28%
  • Clinch 39%
  • Ground 33%

Durability

How they're beaten How fights end AGAINST this fighter. Finished-against rate = (times KO'd + submitted) / total UFC losses. A low rate means they rarely get stopped.
100%
of losses by finish
1 of 1
1 KO/TKO 0 Sub 0 Dec Never submitted

Strength of schedule in UFC

Avg opp Elo (last 5) Average Elo rating of the last 5 opponents this fighter faced. A proxy for schedule difficulty — 1700+ is elite-level competition, 1500 is a UFC average opponent.
1569
UFC level
Quality wins (1600+) Wins over opponents rated 1600+ Elo at the time of the fight — clearly above the ~1500 UFC average, contender tier. A count of genuine quality results, not record-padding.
0
of 8 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Patrick Smith
Elo 1566 at fight time
Expected wins How many wins an average fighter would be expected to have against this exact schedule, based on pre-fight Elo win probabilities. The line below shows whether this fighter is over- or under-performing their matchups.
6.0
+2.0 wins above what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 10 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1500
1688
Source Raw fight data and per-bout statistics come from Royce Gracie on UFCStats →. Elo rating, uncertainty bands, and division-relative analytics computed by HonestElo — not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.