ANSWER: I started training in 2010 when some friends invited me to a gym. I put on all the gear to train some striking and got knocked out. Then another friend told me to come train jiu-jitsu, and I didn’t know what it was. The friend was injured and said he just needed one hand to submit me, which he did. I decided that I needed to train to beat that guy.

ANSWER: A typical day of training is brawling, which is every day - that’s our normal.

ANSWER: Many regional jiu-jitsu championships. Pará state jiu-jitsu and Muay Thai champion. Predador FC champion (second person to hold that belt, the first was Charles Oliveira)

ANSWER: My father. In the beginning he didn’t support me because he thought fighters had to be strong, and I was just skinny. But then we created a very strong bond and I now call him before every fight. He calms me down and makes jokes. He knows how to give me strength and how to motivate me.

ANSWER: It’s the peak for any athlete, making it to the world’s largest organization. I haven’t reached my goal, and nobody knows me yet but soon they will.

ANSWER: I was always very focused on studying; in high school I was told that needed to choose between studying or fighting. I would go to school in the morning, and when school was over, I would grab my cart to sell popsicles on the streets. In the afternoons, I would go train at the gym. I kept that routine for two years. After finishing high school, I decided to focus on just one thing, so I focused on MMA.

ANSWER: I always had odd jobs, and I worked construction and sales. Recently I was working teaching classes at the gym to support myself.Specific accomplishments in pro competition?Each fight had a story. The one that stands out the most was against Anderson Ferreira. I was offered that fight 15 days before the fight. He’s a knockout artist who had 13 KOs in 14 wins. Five days before the fight I fell and blew out my shoulder and couldn’t move it. My coach stretched it so I could move it on fight night, and I said, “Now I can knock him out.” I knocked him out and shocked everyone. So my biggest accomplishment is shocking people.Ranks in any martial arts styles:Jiu-jitsu brown belt, Muay Thai black belt under Chute Boxe João Emilio.Favorite grappling technique:I have some crazy submissions that I can’t mention, I have to show it. Maybe I’ll show some next Saturday.Favorite Striking technique:It’s not a secret that I like to kick. It’s fun.