Masahiko Kimura vs. Hélio Gracie
| Date | October 23, 1951 | ||||||||||||
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| Venue | Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||||||||||||
| Title(s) on the line | N/A | ||||||||||||
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| Kimura won by Technical submission at the second round | |||||||||||||
The fight between Japanese judoka Masahiko Kimura and Brazilian jiu-jitsu founder Hélio Gracie was held at the Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on October 23, 1951. It was held as a special challenge, with no titles on the line: Gracie was the self-proclaimed national jiu-jitsu champion, seen as a regular judo 6th dan by Kimura, while Kimura, dubbed the world's jiu-jitsu champion by the Brazilian press, was coming from a career in professional wrestling and teaching of judo. The result of the fight was a victory for Kimura by technical submission.