Ricco Rodriguez
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Rodriguez shortly after his win against Tomaz Simonic on May 24, 2013
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| Born |
August 19, 1977 San Jose, California, United States |
| Other names | Suave |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 6 ft 2.8 in (1.90 m) |
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb) |
| Division |
Light heavyweight (205 lb) Heavyweight (265 lb) Super heavyweight (265 lb+) |
| Reach | 77 in (196 cm) |
| Fighting out of | Vienna, Virginia, United States |
| Team | American Fight Club Ricco Rodriguez Fighting |
| Rank | 3rd degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Professional boxing record | |
| Total | 2 |
| Wins | 1 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| Losses | 1 |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 78 |
| Wins | 53 |
| By knockout | 14 |
| By submission | 27 |
| By decision | 12 |
| Losses | 24 |
| By knockout | 8 |
| By submission | 1 |
| By decision | 15 |
| No contests | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Boxing record from BoxRec | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
| Medal record | ||
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| Men's Submission Grappling | ||
Representing the  United States
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| ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship | ||
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2000 Abu Dhabi | 2000 ADCC World Championships (+99kg) |
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1999 Abu Dhabi | 1999 ADCC World Championships (Absolute) |
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1998 Abu Dhabi | 1999 ADCC World Championships (+99kg) |
Ricco Rodriguez (born August 19, 1977) is an American mixed martial artist. Ricco is a former UFC Heavyweight Champion, Mundials World Champion and also an ADCC World Champion. He has competed in the biggest organizations in the world such as Pride Fighting Championship, EliteXC, International Fight League, BAMMA, World Extreme Cagefighting, and Bellator Fighting Championships. He is also the former King of the Cage Openweight Superfight Champion.
Rodriguez grew up in the projects in Paterson, New Jersey. He got into a lot of street fights as a half Puerto Rican/half Mexican in a primarily Italian neighborhood. Rodriguez wrestled at Tottenville High School while living in Staten Island, New York. He later moved to California and began training in the art of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu with Rigan and Jean Jacques Machado. He competed and won many Jiu-Jitsu tournaments before moving on to mixed martial arts.
In 1997, Ricco Rodriguez became one of the small group of Americans to win a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu World Championship, taking the Blue Belt Absolute title. He took gold in +99 kg in the first ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship in 1998, bronze in the Absolute (open weight) division in 1999 and Silver in the +99 kg category in 2000. That same year Rodriguez began his MMA career with a win against Rocky Batastini. He won several of his first matches before losing to Bobby Hoffman at the Superbrawl 13 event in Hawaii. He later fought in the PRIDE Fighting Championship before moving on to the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
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