Neiman Gracie is very pleased with how his MMA career is progressing, and you can kind of see why.

Set to meet Javier Torres (10-3 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) at Bellator 198 on April 28, Gracie (7-0 MMA, 5-0 BMMA) has yet to lose in seven pro MMA bouts. Only one of those, against Roger Carroll at Bellator 151, needed the judges’ assistance; the other six were submissions.

That’s not exactly a surprising stat coming from the great-grandson of Carlos Gracie. But predictable outcomes don’t really seem to be a problem for Gracie, who’d made it clear before that he’s not out to reinvent the wheel with his showings.

“I’m super happy with my career,” Gracie told MMAjunkie. “I’m happy with the way it’s going, and I’m very happy that I’m able to finish my fights via submission. I’d rather finish them via submission than knockout.”

That’s not to say that Gracie isn’t putting in the work to perfect other facets of his game. While his training camp has been done in the habitual place, at uncle Renzo Gracie’s gym in New York, it’s had an interesting addition in boxing coach Lenny Wilson, who also happens to sharpen the hands of the likes of WBO champ Sadam Ali.

By the looks of it, throwing hands isn’t exactly a problem for Gracie. But, against Bellator debutant and “The Ultimate Fighter 13” alum Torres, who’s never been submitted in an official pro MMA bout, Gracie is hoping to be the provider of a career first.

“He’s a tough opponent, a tough guy,” Gracie said. “But I believe he’s like all the others I faced. He’s good at everything, but he’s not great at anything. So I think I’m going to win this fight again and, God willing, it’s going to be via submission.”

Gracie and Torres meet in a Paramount-televised welterweight bout at Bellator 198, which takes place at Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Ill., just outside Chicago. Prelims are live on MMAjunkie.

Four submission wins in an unbeaten five-fight Bellator run is certainly reason enough for Gracie, who recently welcomed daughter Khali into the world, to be happy with how far he’s come. But he also wants to make it further. So, as he prepares to meet his third promotional newcomer in a row in Torres, the grappling expert is hoping another win will also mean a step up in competition.

“If I win this fight, I hope in the next one I’ll get someone who’s higher ranked and who can take me closer to the belt,” Gracie said.

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