Gracie vs. Kimura October 23, 1951 ( Maracanã Stadium Rio de Janeiro, Brasil)

On October 23, 1951, Helio Gracie faced Masahiko Kimura who outweighed him by nearly 80 lbs. It was the first time that a jiujitsu world championship match would be held outside of Japan. Kimura was so confident of victory that he declared that if Helio could last for more than 3 minutes, he should be declared the winner. After 13 minutes, Kimura caught Helio in the shoulder lock that, today, bears Kimura s name. Helio wouldn t tap, so Carlos Gracie threw in the towel forfeiting the match to the Japanese g