Full Name | Kron Gracie |
Date of Birth | July 11, 1988 |
Nationality | USA |
Height | 5'9" |
Nickname | Ice Cream Kron |
Status | Active |
Kron Gracie is an American-Brazilian MMA fighter and belongs to the renowned Gracie family, a prominent name in the MMA circuit. Apart from being a featherweight fighter at UFC, he is also a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Judo. He happens to be the grandson of Helio Gracie and the youngest son of Rickson Gracie. When not competing in matches, Gracie teaches Jiu-Jitsu at his school in California and helps his father run his association.
Kron Gracie lost his fight against Charles Jourdain on May 6, 2023, at UFC 288: Sterling vs. Cejudo.
Born and brought up in Rio de Janeiro, Kron Gracie began his training at a very early age under his
father Rickson Gracie and received his black belt at the age of 19 only.
Gracie made his MMA debut in December 2014 against another debutante Hyung Soo-Kim at Real Fighting Championship. He won the match 65 seconds into the bout via armbar submission.
After this, he went to Rizin FF in 2015, where he faced Asen Yamamoto, Hideo Tokoro, and MMA veteran Tatsuya Kawajiri. The last one was at the Rizin FF Grand Prix: Final Round. He won all three of them and took his MMA tally to 4-0.
UFC signed Kron Gracie in November 2018. He made his UFC debut on February 17, 2019, against Alex Caceres at UFC on ESPN 1.
Gracie faced Cub Swanson in his last fight and lost the fight via decision on October 12, 2019.
Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
Loss | 5-2 | Charles Jourdain | Decision | UFC 288 | May 6, 2023 | 3 | 5:00 | New Jersey, U.S. | |
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: First Round | September 25, 2016 | 1 | 9:45 | Saitama, Japan | |
Win | 2–0 | Asen Yamamoto | Submission (triangle choke) | Rizin Fighting Federation 2 | December 31, 2015 | 1 | 4:58 | Tokyo, Japan | Featherweight debut. |
Win | 1–0 | Hyung Soo-Kim | Submission (armbar) | Real Fighting Championship: Real 1 | December 23, 2014 | 1 | 1:05 | Tokyo, Japan | Catchweight (73 kg) bout. |
*Last updated on May 7, 2023.