It is not uncommon to see a shorter athlete combating a much bigger and taller opponent in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. Anyway, it is widely believed, and Royce Gracie proved it in the early UFC events, that BJJ in fact is an art created for shorter practitioners to defeat bigger, stronger, and taller opponents.
Here is a great example: a Brown belt match between Carlos Saquic Perez, a rooster weight and his ultra heavyweight opponent. After being tossed around in the beginning, the little guy comes back and uses beautiful Jiu-Jitsu to dominate the big man and get the tap!
The Best Strategy For Facing Someone Bigger And Taller Than You In BJJ
