If you count all fights like everybody else does, including Rickson, who says he has 400 fights; if you count like that, I have a million.

For the choke, there are no "tough guys". With an arm lock he can be tough and resist the pain. With the choke he just passes out, goes to sleep.

I created a flag from the sport's dignity. I oversee the name of my family with affection, steady nerves and blood.

Always assume that your opponent is going to be bigger, stronger and faster than you; so that you learn to rely on technique, timing and leverage rather than brute strength

I knew I wasn't going to lose and that was based on the fact that I wanted not to lose.

The Jiu Jitsu I created was designed to give the weak ones a chance to face the heavy and strong.

Jiu Jitsu is a mousetrap. The trap does not chase the mouse. But when the mouse grabs the cheese, the trap plays its role.