Also known as

Campeão

Description

Brazilian jiu-jitsu grand master, the second oldest son of Helio Gracie, who pioneered the sport in Hawaii, where he established the first Gracie Jiu Jitsu academy in 1988. A 9th degree red belt, he is the teacher of the Migliarese brothers of Balance Studios in Philadelphia.

Teachers (1)

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  Hélio Gracie

  sports_martial_artsBrazilian jiu-jitsu Probable

  Probable

  BJJ Heroes records Relson's lineage as Mitsuyo Maeda > Carlos Gracie > Helio Gracie > Relson Gracie and states that Helio handed Relson his black belt after seven years as a brown belt; Wikidata also lists Helio Gracie as his student of (P1066)

  The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.

  fact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  2 sources expand_more

  fact_check

  BJJ Heroes records Relson's lineage as Mitsuyo Maeda > Carlos Gracie > Helio Gracie > Relson Gracie and states that Helio handed Relson his black belt after seven years as a brown belt; Wikidata also lists Helio Gracie as his student of (P1066)

  “Lineage: Mitsuyo Maeda > Carlos Gracie > Helio Gracie > Relson Gracie”

  — BJJ Heroes. Relson Gracie (BJJ Heroes). BJJ Heroes link history info

  “Helio Gracie had Relson wait 7 long years in the brown belt division before he handed him his black belt.”

  — BJJ Heroes. Relson Gracie (BJJ Heroes). BJJ Heroes link history info

Lineage

• Brazilian jiu-jitsuHélio Gracie ← Carlos Gracie · 2 generations

Ranks (2)

• sports_martial_artsBrazilian jiu-jitsu

  receipt_longBlack belt Probable

  Probable

  BJJ Heroes states Helio Gracie handed Relson his black belt after seven years in the brown belt division, but does not give a promotion date

  The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.

  BJJ Ranking System

  granted by Hélio Gracie

  fact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  1 source expand_more

  fact_check

  BJJ Heroes states Helio Gracie handed Relson his black belt after seven years in the brown belt division, but does not give a promotion date

  “Helio Gracie had Relson wait 7 long years in the brown belt division before he handed him his black belt.”

  — BJJ Heroes. Relson Gracie (BJJ Heroes). BJJ Heroes link history info

  receipt_longRed belt, degree 9 Probable

  Probable

  BJJ Heroes describes Relson as a jiu jitsu red belt (9th degree); the promotion date is not given in the source

  The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.

  BJJ Ranking System

  fact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  1 source expand_more

  fact_check

  BJJ Heroes describes Relson as a jiu jitsu red belt (9th degree); the promotion date is not given in the source

  “he is also a jiu jitsu red belt (9th degree)”

  — BJJ Heroes. Relson Gracie (BJJ Heroes). BJJ Heroes link history info

Students (2)

• person
  Ricardo Migliarese

  sports_martial_artsBrazilian jiu-jitsu Confirmed

  Confirmed

  Wikipedia explicitly records that Ricardo received his black belt from Relson Gracie in December 2005; the Balance Studios website names Relson Gracie as their instructor

  The evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.

  fact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  2 sources expand_more

  fact_check

  Wikipedia explicitly records that Ricardo received his black belt from Relson Gracie in December 2005; the Balance Studios website names Relson Gracie as their instructor

  “Ricardo received his black belt from Relson Gracie in December 2005 and is one of only 28 people to receive this honor from Relson”

  — Wikipedia contributors. (2026). Ricardo Migliarese. Wikipedia (English)link history info

  “The Migliarese Brothers are the founders of Balance Studios and have over 30 years of experience in Gracie Jiu-Jitsu”

  — (2026). Balance Studioslink history info
• 
  Phil Migliarese

  sports_martial_artsBrazilian jiu-jitsu Confirmed

  Confirmed

  Wikipedia records that Relson Gracie became Phil Migliarese's mentor and promoted him to black belt in March 2003; the Balance Studios website names Relson Gracie as their instructor

  The evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.

  (1988)

  fact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  2 sources expand_more

  fact_check

  Wikipedia records that Relson Gracie became Phil Migliarese's mentor and promoted him to black belt in March 2003; the Balance Studios website names Relson Gracie as their instructor

  “Relson focused his attention on Migliarese's training and became his mentor.”

  — Wikipedia contributors. (2026). Phil Migliarese. Wikipedia (English)link history info

  “The Migliarese Brothers are the founders of Balance Studios and have over 30 years of experience in Gracie Jiu-Jitsu”

  — (2026). Balance Studioslink history info

Sources

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