Roger Gracie quote about the % of BJJ that transfers to MMA?

[Paul Stark]

Hey everyone. I heard a rumor about Roger Gracie making an unflattering statement about the percentage of gi jiu jitsu that transfers to MMA. I'm looking for that quote and it's source. I figured every single poster here would know it offhand

Was it published in a reputable magazine or website, or is it just an unsubstantiated rumor?

[Chris Herzog]

Its not misqouted or a rumor I've read it a few times, it was from and actual interview that he did I believe it was was with a website. For some reason I think it may have been OTM.

[Paul Stark]

Thanks for the lead Chris. If anyone can help narrow my search any further it would be greatly appreciated.

[Tyler Woolsey]

“Punching changes the game completely,” said Gracie. “70-80 percent of what I do in submission competition I couldn’t do in an MMA fight. The moves will expose you to getting hit. So you have to limit your moves to the ones you can do safely where you don’t get hit.”
http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/news?slug=dm-gracie012611
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[Paul Stark]

Thank you so kindly, but this quote only implies that 20 to 30 percent of grappling can be safely transferred to MMA. Is there a quote where he mentions gi grappling specifically?

[J Grooms]

Actually it implies that's only 20-30% of what he does in submission competition works in mma... basically implying that most of his jiu jitsu background wont work. Don't be surprised man... think about it for a second.

[Paul Stark]

It implies it rather than directly saying it, which is pretty great, but not perfect

[Isaiah Mendoza]

Actually it implies that's only 20-30% of what he does in submission competition works in mma... basically implying that most of his jiu jitsu background wont work. Don't be surprised man... think about it for a second.

yes, but the 30% that does work, works better than any other fighter in the game besides for maybe Demian Maia, Werdum, or Jacare. Actually probably even better than them.