Kayron Gracie - The Coach of Gracie Barra

1. Kayron Gracie’s Details

2. Kayron Gracie’s Biography

Kayron Gracie belongs to the family who is the pioneer of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, the Gracie family. Kayron Gracie is World Champion and American Champion in his Black Belt and Colored Belt career. Now he is coaching Gracie Barra and also posts instructional videos on Gracie Barra's website and YouTube.  

2.1. Son of Carlos Gracie Junior

Kayron Gracie is the grandson of Carlos Gracie, the founder, and pioneer of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. He is the eldest and only son of Carlos Gracie Junior. 

2.2. Athletic Childhood

Kayron Gracie started training in his childhood. His first passion was surfing but he also continued BJJ training as well. He trained with his various family members, cousins, and uncles.

He further mentioned in an interview that he started training when he started walking so he did not remember the day when he started training. He grew up in his father’s academy where he jumped between two guys who were rolling BJJ. 

2.3. Only Son of Carlinhos having Black Belt

Carlos Gracie junior who is the honor of Gracie Barra and also owns the headship of IBJJF has three children. One daughter named Caroline and two sons named Kayron and Kyan. Out of these three children, Kayron Gracie is the only BJJ Black Belt.    

2.4. Association with IBJJF and Gracie Barra

As Carlinhos is the owner of IBJJF and Gracie Barra, his son is also associated with IBJJF and Gracie Barra. He is the only son of Carlinhos who is Black Belt so perhaps the next head of IBJJF and Gracie Barra.  

2.5. Connection with Marcio Feitosa

Kayron admitted that Marcio Feitosa is the person who is very much involved in Kayron’s BJJ training. Marcio Feitosa is a BJJ coach in Gracie Barra. Though Kayron received his Black Belt from his father. 

2.6. Started Coaching at a Young Age

Kayron went to the US at the age of 17. He continued his BJJ fighting career in which he continued to win various tournaments. But he also started his coaching career at Gracie Barra.

2.7. Kayron Gracie’s Pro BJJ Combat

Promoted to Black Belt

Kayron Gracie was promoted to Black Belt in October 2009 when he was 21 years old. He received this honor at the hands of his father, Carlos Gracie Junior.

Four-Times Champion in Juvenile Championship

Kayron Gracie participated and won his first IBJJF championship when he was 7 years old. He won four IBJJF Brazilian National Juvenile Championships when he was in the Yellow, Orange, and Blue Belt divisions. 

Four Times Pan American Champion

Kayron Gracie is three times IBJJF Pan American Champion in the Blue, Purple and Black Belt divisions 2006, 2007, and 2010 respectively. 

IBJJF World Champion 2008

Kayron Gracie won his World Championship in 2008 in the Brow Belt division and represented Gracie Barra. He is a middleweight champion who achieved big victories in the middleweight category. 

Online Coaching and instructional Videos

Kayron Gracie started his online coaching sessions on the Gracie Barra website. His online instructional videos are also on YouTube and are available to every person.   

3. Kayron Gracie’s Historic Fights 

3.1. Kayron Gracie Vs. Brian J Beauty

Kayron Gracie faced Brian Beaury in the final of Boston Spring 2015. They fought in the middleweight category.

Kayron took an energetic start and applied full guard and pulled down Brian on the ground. Brian tried his best to get escaped but Kayron turned around along with Brian and took an upper position. He scored two points for this fantastic takedown and also scored four points for full mount.

Brian escaped from his full mount soon but Kayron did not let him leave the ground. Brian tried to strangle Kayron’s leg but Kayron reversed his technique and submitted him with Botinha.  

3.2. Kayron Gracie Vs. Vitor Toledo

Kayron faced Vitor Toledo in Pan Championship 2012. At the start of the match, Toledo wanted to apply full guard but Kayron played excellently and did not let him apply close guard. Kayron applied half-guard and took a very balanced position. Toledo made a great effort to escape but could not.

When Toledo succeeded in escaping, Kayron did not let him overcome him but took his back. Kayron submitted Toledo with Collar Choke.

3.3. Kron Gracie Vs. Nathan Mendelsohn

In the final of the Asian Championship 2017, Kayron Gracie faced Nathan Mendelsohn. Nathan had high morale at the beginning of the match. Kayron found it difficult to overcome him. Kayron tried to apply full guard but Nathan did not let him accomplish his desire and take him down.

Kayron tried to escape and Nathan took this opportunity and tried to strangle him from the back. Kyron turned around and did not let his back be exposed to Nathan. Kayron took down Nathan and scored two points.

Both sportsmen executed a great grappling performance at this moment. Nathan tried to escape from the grip of Kayron but did not let him escape. At the end of the match, Kayron submitted Nathan with an arm in Ezekiel.   

4. Kayron Gracie’s Main Achievements

4.1. Kayron Gracie’s International Tournaments

Year	Event	Weight division
1998	IBJJF Brazilian National Juvenile Championship	N/A
2000	IBJJF Brazilian National Juvenile Championship	N/A
2001	IBJJF Brazilian National Juvenile Championship	N/A
2003	IBJJF Brazilian National Juvenile Championship	N/A
2004	IBJJF Brazilian National Juvenile Championship	N/A
2006	IBJJF Pan American Championship	N/A
2007	IBJJF Pan American Championship	N/A
2007	IBJJF World NoGi Championship	N/A
2008	IBJJF World Championship	N/A
2010	IBJJF Pan American Championship	82kg
2012	IBJJF Pan American Championship	88kg
2015	IBJJF Boston Open Championship	82kg
2017	IBJJF Asian Open Championship	82kg

4.2. Kayron Gracie’s Black Belt Achievements

Year	Event	Belt	Position
2010	IBJJF Pan American Championship	Black Belt	1st
2010	IBJJF World Championship	Black Belt	3rd
2015	IBJJF Boston Open Championship	Black Belt	1st
2017	IBJJF Asian Open Championship	Black Belt	1st

4.3. Kayron Gracie’s Colored Belts Achievements

Year	Event	Belt	Position
1998	IBJJF Brazilian National Juvenile Championship	Yellow Belt	1st
2000	IBJJF Brazilian National Juvenile Championship	Yellow Belt	1st
2001	IBJJF Brazilian National Juvenile Championship	Yellow Belt	1st
2003	IBJJF Brazilian National Juvenile Championship	Orange Belt	1st
2004	IBJJF Brazilian National Juvenile Championship	Blue Belt	1st
2006	IBJJF Pan American Championship	Blue Belt	1st
2007	IBJJF Pan American Championship	Purple Belt	1st
2007	IBJJF World NoGi Championship	Purple Belt	1st
2008	IBJJF World Championship	Brown Belt	1st
2008	IBJJF Pan American Championship	Brown Belt	3rd
2009	IBJJF World Championship	Brown Belt	2nd

5. Kayron Gracie Professional Record Breakdown

5.1. Kayron’s Profesional Record Breakdown

19 Matches	14 Wins	5 Losses
By Submissions	5	4
By  Points	8	1
By Advantages	1	0

5.2 Kayron Gracie’s Submission Methods

Method	5 Wins	4 Lose
Cross Choke	1	0
Choke From Back	1	0
Arm in Ezekiel	1	0
Ezekiel	1	0
Botinha	1	0
Calf Slicer	0	1
Guillotine	0	1
Kimura	0	1
North South Choke	0	1

6. Kayron Gracie Historic Fights

Year	Event	Opponent	W/L	Method	Weight
2010	Pan American	Diego Gamonal	W	Cross choke	82KG
2010	Pan American	Marcelo Mafra	W	N/A	82KG
2010	Pan American	Sergio Moraes	W	Pts: 2x2, Adv	82KG
2010	Pan American	Abmar Barbosa	W	Pts: 6x4	82KG
2010	World Champ.	Marcelo Garcia	L	Pts: 5x0	82KG
2011	NoGi Pan Ams	Davi Ramos	L	Calf slicer	ABS
2012	Pan American	Diogo Silva	W	Ezekiel	88KG
2012	Pan American	Diogo Almeida	W	Pts: 6x2	88KG
2012	Pan American	Vitor Toledo	W	Choke from back	88KG
2012	Metamoris	Rafael Lovato	L	Kimura	ABS
2013	Pan American	Romulo Melo	W	N/A	82KG
2013	Pan American	Marcelo Lapela	L	Guillotine	82KG
2015	NY Spring Open	Phil Miller	W	N/A	82KG
2015	NY Spring Open	Jonathan Satava	L	North South Choke	82KG
2015	Boston Spring Open	Sean Fisher	W	Points	82KG
2015	Boston Spring Open	Brian Beaury	W	Botinha	82KG
2017	Asian Open	Young Kim	W	N/A	82KG
2017	Asian Open	Javier Valenciano	W	N/A	82KG
2017	Asian Open	Nathan Mendelsohn	W	Arm in Ezekiel	82KG

7. Kayron Gracie’s Top Fights Links  

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