Vale Tudo Japan
Japanese mixed martial arts competition
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Vale Tudo Japan (VTJ) (Japanese: ヴァーリ・トゥード・ジャパン, Hepburn: Vāri Tūdo Japan) was a mixed martial arts competition held in Japan. Founded by promoter and former professional wrestler Satoru Sayama, its first event was held in 1994.[1] The 1994 tournament introduced ground striking to a major Japanese MMA event and helped lay the groundwork for modern Japanese MMA.[1]
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Native name | ヴァーリ・トゥード・ジャパン |
|---|---|
| Industry | Mixed martial arts promotion |
| Founded | Japan (1994) |
| Founder | Satoru Sayama |
| Defunct | 1999 (first run) 2016 (second run) |
| Parent | Shooto (1994-1999) Vale Tudo Japan Executive Committee (2009-2016) |
| Website | http://www.valetudojapan.com/ |
The events featured Japanese fighters from Shooto and the shoot wrestling circuit as well as international participants, including Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner Rickson Gracie.[1] Vale Tudo Japan events ran from 1994 to 1999; a pair of editions held in 1994 and '95 were single-elimination tournaments, both of which were won by Rickson Gracie.[2] Afterwards, from 1996 to 1999 the events were invitationals.[3]
Vale Tudo Japan returned in 2009, organized by the Vale Tudo Japan Executive Committee. The revived series ran through 2016,[4] and a standalone VTJ 2021 event was held in 2021.[5]
History
Satoru Sayama, a former professional wrestler who had founded the hybrid martial arts organization Shooto in 1985, was impressed by the early Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) events. He subsequently sought to organize an event inspired by both the UFC and the vale tudo competitions held in Brazil.[6][7]
In 1994, Sayama arranged Vale Tudo Japan (VTJ), with the inaugural event, Vale Tudo Japan Open 1994 taking place at the Tokyo Bay NK Hall. The events featured fighters from a variety of martial arts backgrounds and emphasized matches between competitors with different fighting styles. The events were presented as legitimate martial arts competitions, with rules designed to allow techniques from multiple disciplines. The fighters were composed by the best Japanese MMA fighters drawn from Shooto, the Shoot Wrestling circuit as well as foreign invitees, one of them and most famously being the older brother of UFC champion Royce Gracie, Brazilian jiu-jitsu legend Rickson Gracie.[1][6][7] The first events held in 1994 and '95 were single-elimination tournaments, both of which were won by Gracie. Afterwards, from 1996 to 1999 the events were invitationals.[8] Some other notable fighters to fight at Vale Tudo Japan include Sanae Kikuta, Takanori Gomi, Enson Inoue, João Roque, Carlos Newton, Rumina Sato, Royler Gracie, Dan Severn, Vladimir Matyushenko, Frank Shamrock, Jean Jacques Machado, Randy Couture, Frank Trigg, André Pederneiras, Rafael Cordeiro, Alexandre Franca Nogueira, Hayato Sakurai, and Yuki Nakai.[3]
Vale Tudo Japan became an important platform for the development of mixed martial arts in Japan. Similar to his brother's victory in the UFC, Rickson Gracie's success in Vale Tudo Japan helped raise the profile Brazilian jiu-jitsu in mixed martial arts competition for the Japanese audience.[9] Prior to this tournament, Shooto rules did not feature striking in ground position and Sayama would subsequently introduce ground striking into Shooto.[6][10] Vale Tudo Japan also served as an important stepping stone for Women's mixed martial arts, with Vale Tudo Japan 1996 featuring a fight between joshi professional wrestler Yumiko Hotta and Dutch kickoxer Margot Neyhoft.[11]
Early Vale Tudo Japan events were successful, leading to a boom of the popularity and development of MMA and Shooto in Japan, and the tournament is considered a predecessor to PRIDE Fighting Championships. VTJ's format and rules would serve as a basis for PRIDE, while Rickson Gracie's impressive victories in VTJ would make him a celebrity in Japan, leading to him being paired with popular Shoot-style professional wrestler Nobuhiko Takada to headline Pride 1 in 1997.[12][10] The original Vale Tudo Japan series ended in 1999 after Shooto officials considered the event's purpose fulfilled, as Shooto had developed into an established MMA organization and VTJ was no longer considered necessary as a separate event.[13]
Vale Tudo Japan returned in 2009 after a ten-year hiatus, organized by the Vale Tudo Japan Executive Committee in association with Shooto. The revival featured several veterans of the original series, including Takanori Gomi, Rumina Sato and Alexandre Franca Nogueira, while also serving as an opportunity for Shooto officials to test potential changes to its rules, including five-round fights, smaller gloves, and knees and stomps to grounded opponents.[14][4] The revived series ran from 2009 until 2016, with a standalone event in 2021.[5][3]
Events and results
Vale Tudo Japan 1994
| Vale Tudo Japan 1994 | ||||
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| Promotion | Vale Tudo Japan | |||
| Date | July 29, 1994 | |||
| Venue | Tokyo Bay NK Hall | |||
| City |  Urayasu, Chiba, Japan | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Vale Tudo Japan 1994 was held on July 29, 1994, at the Tokyo Bay NK Hall in Urayasu, Japan.
| Main Card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
 Rickson Gracie |
def. |  Bud Smith |
Submission (punches) | 1 | 0:39 | ||
| Naoki Sakurada |
vs. | Yasushi Warita |
Draw | 5 | 5:00 | ||
| Rickson Gracie |
def. | David Levicki |
Submission (punches) | 1 | 2:40 | ||
| Rickson Gracie |
def. | Yoshinori Nishi |
Submission (rear naked choke) | 1 | 2:52 | ||
| David Levicki |
def. | Kazuhiro Kusayanagi |
KO (punches) | 1 | 1:20 | ||
 Jan Lomulder |
def. | Kenji Kawaguchi |
KO (punch) | 1 | 3:59 | ||
| Bud Smith |
def. | Chris Bass |
TKO (straight punch) | 1 | 0:54 | ||
Vale Tudo Japan 1994 bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| Bud Smith | TKO | |||||||||
| Chris Bass | 1 | |||||||||
| Bud Smith | WO* | |||||||||
| Jan Lomulder | 0 | |||||||||
| Jan Lomulder | KO | |||||||||
| Kenji Kawaguchi | 1 | |||||||||
| Bud Smith | 1 | |||||||||
| Rickson Gracie | SUB | |||||||||
| David Levicki | KO | |||||||||
| Kazuhiro Kusayanagi | 1 | |||||||||
| David Levicki | 1 | |||||||||
| Rickson Gracie | SUB | |||||||||
| Rickson Gracie | SUB | |||||||||
| Yoshinori Nishi | 1 | |||||||||
* = Lomulder was unable to continue.
Vale Tudo Japan 1995
| Vale Tudo Japan 1995 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Promotion | Vale Tudo Japan | |||
| Date | April 20, 1995 | |||
| Venue | Nippon Budokan Hall | |||
| City | Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Vale Tudo Japan 1995 was held on April 20, 1995, at the Nippon Budokan Hall in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan.
| Main Card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Rickson Gracie |
def. | Yuki Nakai |
Submission (rear naked choke) | 1 | 6:22 | ||
| Enson Inoue |
def. | Rene Rooze |
Submission (rear naked choke) | 1 | 6:41 | ||
| Kenji Kawaguchi |
def. | Tommy Walkingstick |
Submission (armbar) | 1 | 6:29 | ||
| Rickson Gracie |
def. | Koichiro Kimura |
Submission (rear naked choke) | 1 | 2:07 | ||
| Koichiro Kimura |
def. | Wayne Emons |
Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 6:05 | ||
| Yuki Nakai |
def. | Craig Pittman |
Submission (armbar) | 2 | 7:32 | ||
| Rickson Gracie |
def. | Yoshihisa Yamamoto |
Technical Submission (rear naked choke) | 3 | 3:49 | ||
| Todd Hays |
def. | Koichiro Kimura |
Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 2:55 | ||
| Yuki Nakai |
def. | Gerard Gordeau |
Submission (heel hook) | 4 | 2:41 | ||
| Craig Pittman |
def. | Wayne Emons |
Submission (arm triangle choke) | 1 | 2:12 | ||
Vale Tudo Japan 1995 bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| Craig Pittman | SUB | |||||||||
| Wayne Emons | 1 | |||||||||
| Craig Pittman | 2 | |||||||||
| Yuki Nakai | SUB | |||||||||
| Yuki Nakai | SUB | |||||||||
| Gerard Gordeau | 4 | |||||||||
| Yuki Nakai | 1 | |||||||||
| Rickson Gracie | SUB | |||||||||
| Todd Hays | SUB | |||||||||
| Koichiro Kimura | 1 | |||||||||
| Koichiro Kimura* | 1 | |||||||||
| Rickson Gracie | SUB | |||||||||
| Rickson Gracie | SUB | |||||||||
| Yoshihisa Yamamoto | 1 | |||||||||
* = Hays was unable to continue. Kimura defeated Emons to claim his place.
Vale Tudo Japan 1996
| Vale Tudo Japan 1996 | ||||
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| Promotion | Vale Tudo Japan | |||
| Date | July 7, 1996 | |||
| Venue | Tokyo Bay NK Hall | |||
| City | Urayasu, Chiba, Japan | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Vale Tudo Japan 1996 was held on July 7, 1996, at the Tokyo Bay NK Hall in Urayasu, Japan.
| Main Card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Royler Gracie |
def. | Noboru Asahi |
Submission (rear naked choke) | 1 | 5:07 | ||
 Igor Zinoviev |
vs. | Enson Inoue |
TKO (punches) | 1 | 0:44 | ||
| John Lewis |
vs. | Rumina Sato |
Draw | 3 | 8:00 | ||
| Dan Severn |
def. | Doug Murphy |
Submission (keylock) | 1 | 3:23 | ||
| Todd Bjornethun |
def. |  Eric Lavigne |
KO (punches) | 1 | 6:53 | ||
| Ed de Kruijf |
def. | Joe Estes |
Submission (rear naked choke) | 1 | 0:53 | ||
| Yumiko Hotta |
def. | Margot Neyhoft |
Submission (keylock) | 2 | 4:14 | ||
 Mushtaq Abdullah |
def. | Sanae Kikuta |
Submission (forearm choke) | 1 | 6:27 | ||
 Alex Cook |
def. | Tomoaki Hayama |
Technical Submission (arm triangle choke) | 2 | 6:23 | ||
Vale Tudo Japan 1997
| Vale Tudo Japan 1997 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Promotion | Vale Tudo Japan | |||
| Date | November 29, 1997 | |||
| Venue | Tokyo Bay NK Hall | |||
| City | Urayasu, Chiba, Japan | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Vale Tudo Japan 1997 was held on November 29, 1997, at the Tokyo Bay NK Hall in Urayasu, Japan.
| Main Card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Frank Shamrock |
def. | Enson Inoue |
DQ (Egan Inoue ran into the ring) | 2 | 7:17 | ||
| Rumina Sato |
def. | John Lewis |
Submission (armbar) | 2 | 1:23 | ||
| Tom Erikson |
def. | Ed de Kruijf |
TKO (punches) | 1 | 0:37 | ||
 Carlos Newton |
def. | Erik Paulson |
Submission (armbar) | 1 | 0:41 | ||
 João Roque |
vs. | Uchu Tatsumi |
Draw | 3 | 8:00 | ||
| Kenji Kawaguchi |
def. | Jan Lomulder |
Submission (rear naked choke) | 3 | 3:49 | ||
| Hayato Sakurai |
vs. | Marcelo Aguiar |
Draw | 3 | 8:00 | ||
| Jutaro Nakao |
def. | Steve Nelson |
Submission (triangle choke) | 2 | 5:31 | ||
Vale Tudo Japan 1998
| Vale Tudo Japan 1998 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Promotion | Vale Tudo Japan | |||
| Date | October 25, 1998 | |||
| Venue | Tokyo Bay NK Hall | |||
| City | Urayasu, Chiba, Japan | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Vale Tudo Japan 1998 was held on October 25, 1998, at the Tokyo Bay NK Hall in Urayasu, Japan.
| Main Card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Enson Inoue |
def. | Randy Couture |
Submission (armbar) | 1 | 1:39 | ||
| Andre Pederneiras |
def. | Rumina Sato |
KO (soccer kick and punches) | 1 | 4:20 | ||
| Hayato Sakurai |
def. | Sergei Bytchkov |
Submission (armbar) | 1 | 4:59 | ||
| Noboru Asahi |
vs. | João Roque |
Draw | 3 | 8:00 | ||
| Frank Trigg |
vs. | Jean Jacques Machado |
TKO (corner stoppage) | 3 | 0:20 | ||
| Branden Lee Hinkle |
def. | Masanori Suda |
TKO (upkicks) | 1 | 5:26 | ||
 Vladimir Matyushenko |
vs. | Kenji Kawaguchi |
KO (punches) | 1 | 3:10 | ||
| Caol Uno |
def. | Ricardo Botelho |
Submission (punches) | 3 | 2:03 | ||
Vale Tudo Japan 1999
| Vale Tudo Japan 1999 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Promotion | Vale Tudo Japan | |||
| Date | December 11, 1999 | |||
| Venue | Tokyo Bay NK Hall | |||
| City | Urayasu, Chiba, Japan | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Vale Tudo Japan 1999 was held on December 11, 1999, at the Tokyo Bay NK Hall in Urayasu, Japan.
| Main Card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Hayato Sakurai |
def. | Haroldo Bunn |
TKO (punches) | 3 | 1:31 | ||
| Caol Uno |
vs. | Andre Pederneiras |
Draw | 3 | 8:00 | ||
| Uchu Tatsumi |
vs. | Alexandre Franca Nogueira |
Draw | 3 | 8:00 | ||
| Hisao Ikeda |
vs. | João Roque |
Draw | 3 | 8:00 | ||
| Takanori Gomi |
vs. | Johnny Eduardo |
Submission (rear naked choke) | 3 | 1:43 | ||
| Tetsuji Kato |
def. | Angelo Sergio |
Submission (punches) | 1 | 7:45 | ||
| Rumina Sato |
vs. | Rafael Cordeiro |
Submission (kneebar) | 1 | 0:58 | ||
Vale Tudo Japan 2009
Vale Tudo Japan 2009 was held on October 30, 2009, at the JCB Hall in Tokyo, Japan.
| Main Card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Takanori Gomi |
def. | Tony Hervey |
Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 | ||
| Takeshi Inoue |
def. | Alexandre Franca Nogueira |
TKO (punches) | 4 | 2:58 | ||
| Rumina Sato |
def. | Corey Grant |
TKO (punches) | 1 | 3:20 | ||
| Tito Jones |
def. | Tenkei Oda |
Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | ||
| Williamy Freire |
vs. | Kenichiro Togashi |
TKO (doctor stoppage) | 1 | 2:05 | [a] | |
| Mamoru Yamaguchi |
def. |  Jesse Taitano |
TKO (punches) | 1 | 4:41 | ||
 Jung Min Kang |
vs. | Yoichiro Sato |
KO (punches) | 1 | 2:48 | ||
| Masato Sannai |
vs. | Kosuke Eda |
Draw (majority) | 2 | 5:00 | ||
Vale Tudo Japan: VTJ 1st
| VTJ 1ST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Promotion | Vale Tudo Japan | |||
| Date | December 24, 2012 | |||
| Venue | Yoyogi National Gymnasium | |||
| City | Tokyo, Japan | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Vale Tudo Japan: VTJ 1st (also known as VTJ 1ST) was held on December 24, 2012, at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan.
| Main Card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Bantamweight | Hideo Tokoro |
def. | Rumina Sato |
TKO (punches and elbows) | 1 | 0:39 | |
| Lightweight | Kuniyoshi Hironaka |
def. | Carlo Prater |
Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Flyweight | Darrell Montague |
def. | Mamoru Yamaguchi |
Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Kyoji Horiguchi |
def. | Ian Loveland |
Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Women's Strawweight | Megumi Fujii |
def. | Mei Yamaguchi |
TKO (doctor stoppage) | 1 | 2:05 | |
| Bantamweight | Kenji Osawa |
def. | Takeshi Inoue |
Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Keita Nakamura |
vs. | Nobutatsu Suzuki |
Submission (rear naked choke) | 1 | 2:09 | |
| Welterweight | Daisuke Hoshino |
vs. |  Kuntap Weerasakreck |
Submission (armbar) | 1 | 2:19 | |
Vale Tudo Japan: VTJ 2nd
| VTJ 2ND | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Promotion | Vale Tudo Japan | |||
| Date | June 22, 2013 | |||
| Venue | Tokyo Dome City Hall | |||
| City | Tokyo, Japan | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Vale Tudo Japan: VTJ 2nd (also known as VTJ 2ND) was held on June 22, 2013, at the Tokyo Dome City Hall in Tokyo, Japan.
| Main Card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Bantamweight | Kyoji Horiguchi |
def. | Shintaro Ishiwatari |
KO/TKO | 5 | 0:41 | |
| Featherweight | Daniel Romero |
def. | Hiroyuki Takaya |
KO/TKO | 1 | 3:21 | |
| Catchweight 59 kg | Hideo Tokoro |
def. | Taylor McCorriston |
Submission (heel hook) | 2 | 2:34 | |
| Featherweight | Caol Uno |
def. | Anthony Avila |
Submission (rear naked choke) | 3 | 1:53 | |
| Flyweight | Mikihito Yamagami |
def. | Mamoru Yamaguchi |
Decision (majority) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Yuta Nezu |
def. | Akiyo Nishiura |
Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Teruto Ishihara |
def. | Koji Mori |
KO/TKO | 1 | 2:12 | |
| Catchweight 97 kg | Gabriel Zobo Lebay |
def. | Lucas Tani |
Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary card | |||||||
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Bantamweight | Shooto Watanabe |
def. | Shintaro Kubo |
Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Yuki Kawana |
def. | Kazumasa Sugawara |
Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Strawweight | Ryuto Sawada |
def. | Hiroaki Shishino |
Submission (armbar) | 3 | 2:36 | |
Vale Tudo Japan: VTJ 3rd
| VTJ 3RD | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Promotion | Vale Tudo Japan | |||
| Date | October 5, 2013 | |||
| Venue | Ota City General Gymnasium | |||
| City | Ōta, Tokyo, Japan | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Vale Tudo Japan: VTJ 3rd (also known as VTJ 3RD) was held on October 5, 2013, at Ota City General Gymnasium in Ota, Tokyo, Japan. The main event featured longtime # 1 ranked Megumi Fujii in her retirement bout.
| Main Card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Women's Strawweight | Megumi Fujii |
def. |  Jessica Aguilar |
TKO (doctor stoppage) | 2 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Caol Uno |
def. | Daniel Romero |
Submission (inverted triangle choke) | 2 | 2:23 | |
| Flyweight | Will Campuzano |
def. | Hideo Tokoro |
Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Yusuke Yachi |
def. | Takeshi Inoue |
Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Ulka Sasaki |
def. | Geun Do Park |
Submission (rear naked choke) | 1 | 1:36 | |
| Lightweight | Naoyuki Kotani |
def. | Daisuke Hoshino |
Submission (armbar) | 3 | 3:57 | |
| Bantamweight | Yuta Nezu |
def. | Motonobu Tezuka |
Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Akiyo Nishiura |
def. | Shigeki Osawa |
Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Koshi Matsumoto |
def. | Kengo Ura |
Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary card | |||||||
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Strawweight | Ryuto Sawada |
def. | Hiroyuki Takahashi |
Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Flyweight | Seiichiro Ito |
def. | Taku Kajikawa |
Submission (armbar) | 1 | 1:35 | |
| Featherweight | Taiyo Hayashi |
def. | Yuji Kurogane |
TKO (punches) | 2 | 2:18 | |
Vale Tudo Japan: VTJ 4th
| VTJ 4TH | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Promotion | Vale Tudo Japan | |||
| Date | February 23, 2014 | |||
| Venue | Ota City General Gymnasium | |||
| City | Ōta, Tokyo, Japan | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Vale Tudo Japan: VTJ 4th (also known as VTJ 4TH) was held on February 23, 2014, at Ota City General Gymnasium in Ota, Tokyo, Japan.
| Main Card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Featherweight | Hiroyuki Takaya |
def. | Yojiro Uchimura |
TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:23 | |
| Featherweight | Caol Uno |
def. | Jesse Brock |
Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Naoyuki Kotani |
def. | Yoshihiro Koyama |
Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Flyweight | Ryuichi Miki |
def. | Yoshiro Maeda |
Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | [a] |
| Flyweight | Czar Sklavos |
def. | Mamoru Yamaguchi |
Submission (rear naked choke) | 1 | 1:28 | [b] |
| Flyweight | Hiromasa Ougikubo |
def. | Takeshi Kasugai |
Decision (majority) | 3 | 5:00 | [c] |
| Flyweight | Kana Hyatt |
def. | Freddy Arteaga |
Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | [d] |
| Featherweight | Jae Woong Kim |
def. | Wataru Miki |
Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Kengo Ura |
def. | Daisuke Hoshino |
Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Ulka Sasaki |
def. | Teruto Ishihara |
Submission (rear naked choke) | 2 | 1:46 | |
| Preliminary card | |||||||
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Flyweight | Katsuya Murofushi |
def. | Hidenobu Izena |
Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Lightweight | Joji Mikami |
def. | Kazushi Okutsu |
Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Featherweight | Makoto Maeda |
vs. | Yuki Suzuki |
Draw (majority) | 3 | 3:00 | |
Vale Tudo Japan: VTJ 5th in Osaka
| VTJ 5TH IN OSAKA | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Promotion | Vale Tudo Japan | |||
| Date | June 28, 2014 | |||
| Venue | Bodymaker Colosseum | |||
| City | Osaka, Japan | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Vale Tudo Japan: VTJ 5th in Osaka (also known as VTJ 5TH IN OSAKA) was held on June 28, 2014, at Bodymaker Colosseum in Osaka, Japan.
| Main Card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Bantamweight | Teruto Ishihara |
def. | Jung Hwan Jo |
TKO (punches) | 2 | 2:24 | |
| Flyweight | Czar Sklavos |
def. | Ryuichi Miki |
Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | [a] |
| Flyweight | Hiromasa Ougikubo |
def. | Kana Hyatt |
Submission (rear naked choke) | 1 | 1:27 | [b] |
| Featherweight | Takumi Nakayama |
def. | Wataru Miki |
Submission (rear naked choke) | 2 | 2:28 | |
| Bantamweight | Yusaku Nakamura |
def. | Kenji Yamamoto |
Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary card | |||||||
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Flyweight | Junya Kodo |
def. | Hidenobu Izena |
Submission (guillotine choke) | 3 | 1:25 | |
| Featherweight | Tsuneo Kimura |
def. | Kazumasa Majima |
Decision (split) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Featherweight | Akira Takano |
vs. | Takaaki Murata |
TKO (doctor stoppage) | 1 | 3:00 | |
Vale Tudo Japan: VTJ 6th
| VTJ 6TH | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Promotion | Vale Tudo Japan | |||
| Date | October 4, 2014 | |||
| Venue | Ota City General Gymnasium | |||
| City | Ōta, Tokyo, Japan | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Vale Tudo Japan: VTJ 6th (also known as VTJ 6TH) was held on October 4, 2014, at Ota City General Gymnasium in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan.
| Main Card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Bantamweight | Hiromasa Ougikubo |
def. | Czar Sklavos |
Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | [a] |
| Featherweight | Isao Kobayashi |
def. | Takeshi Inoue |
Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Hiroyuki Takaya |
def. | Ryogo Takahashi |
KO (punch) | 2 | 0:38 | |
| Featherweight | Caol Uno |
def. | Raja Shippen |
Submission (rear naked choke) | 2 | 4:33 | |
| Lightweight | Kuniyoshi Hironaka |
def. | Dong Hyun Ma |
Submission (arm triangle choke) | 2 | 2:33 | |
| Flyweight | Mamoru Yamaguchi |
def. | Yosuke Saruta |
TKO (referee stoppage) | 2 | 0:25 | |
| Bantamweight | Shoko Sato |
def. | Kota Onojima |
TKO (knees and punches) | 1 | 0:35 | |
| Bantamweight | Hayato Suzuki |
def. | Ryuya Fukuda |
Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Joji Mikami |
def. | Shigeki Osawa |
KO (punch) | 1 | 2:01 | |
| Featherweight | Juri Ohara |
def. | Kazuyuki Numajiri |
TKO (doctor stoppage) | 2 | 2:07 | |
| Preliminary card | |||||||
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Featherweight | Taison Naito |
def. | Taiyo Hayashi |
Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Featherweight | Tomoya Hirakawa |
def. | Daiki Kaneko |
Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Women's Atomweight | Kanna Asakura |
vs. | Naomi Okaki |
Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
- VTJ Flyweight Tournament Final
Vale Tudo Japan: VTJ in Osaka
| VTJ in Osaka | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Promotion | Vale Tudo Japan | |||
| Date | June 21, 2015 | |||
| Venue | Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium | |||
| City | Osaka, Japan | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Vale Tudo Japan: VTJ in Osaka (also known as VTJ in Osaka) was held on June 21, 2015, at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium in Osaka, Japan.
| Main Card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Flyweight | Yoshiro Maeda |
def. | Kentaro Watanabe |
Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Flyweight | Yusaku Nakamura |
def. | Kana Hyatt |
KO (knee to the body) | 2 | 2:22 | |
| Flyweight | Takeshi Kasugai |
def. | Kiyotaka Shimizu |
Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Daisuke Endo |
def. | Motonobu Tezuka |
Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Daichi Takenaka |
def. | Jun Doi |
TKO (doctor stoppage) | 2 | 4:09 | |
| Bantamweight | Kazuma Sone |
def. | Yuto Hokamura |
TKO (head kick and punches) | 1 | 3:52 | |
| Featherweight | Daiki Tsubota |
def. | Takaaki Murata |
Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 2:34 | |
| Women's Catchweight (110 lb) | Yukari Yamaguchi |
def. | Mikiko Hiyama |
Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 1:22 | |
| Women's Atomweight | Kanna Asakura |
def. | Miyuki Furusawa |
Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 2:17 | |
| Flyweight | Yuto Sekiguchi |
def. | Yuya Wakamatsu |
Submission (armbar) | 1 | 2:43 | |
| Featherweight | So Murata |
vs. | Biraru Dodo |
KO (punches) | 1 | 0:13 | |
Vale Tudo Japan: VTJ 7TH
Vale Tudo Japan: VTJ 7TH (also known as VTJ 7TH) was held on September 13, 2015, at Maihama Amphitheater in Urayasu, Japan.
| Main Card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Flyweight | Masaaki Sugawara |
def. | Kiyotaka Shimizu |
Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Flyweight | Yoshiro Maeda |
def. | Takaki Soya |
Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Shoko Sato |
def. | Tatsuya Ando |
Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Yuki Kawana |
def. | Daisuke Nakamura |
TKO (punches) | 3 | 2:26 | |
| Flyweight | Yusaku Nakamura |
def. | Ssang Soo Kwon |
KO (punch) | 2 | 0:36 | |
| Bantamweight | Daichi Takenaka |
def. | Choong Il Jeon |
Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 2:16 | |
| Featherweight | Taison Naito |
def. | Min Uk Yoon |
TKO (punches) | 2 | 0:54 | |
| Lightweight | Yoichi Fukumoto |
def. | Daisuke Hoshino |
Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Joji Mikami |
def. | Komei Kimura |
Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 4:46 | |
| Preliminary card | |||||||
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Flyweight | Ryo Mizuno |
def. | Atsushi Tamura |
Draw (split) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Women's Atomweight | Kanna Asakura |
def. | Yasuko Tamada |
Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
Vale Tudo Japan: VTJ in Okinawa
Vale Tudo Japan: VTJ in Okinawa (also known as VTJ in Okinawa) was held on October 3, 2015, at Okinawa Prefectural Budokan in Naha, Okinawa, Japan.[15]
| Main Card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Flyweight | Ryota Matsune |
def. | Kana Hyatt |
Submission (armbar) | 1 | 3:31 | |
| Catchweight 209 lb | Justin Morton |
def. | Ikuhisa Minowa |
Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Flyweight | Shinichi Kojima |
def. | Tatsuya So |
Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Shinya Irei |
def. | Kazuma Sone |
Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Flyweight | Ryohei Kurosawa |
def. | Tomohiro Adaniya |
Decision (majority) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Wataru Miki |
def. | Keiichiro |
TKO (doctor stoppage) | 1 | 2:56 | |
| Catchweight 147 lb | Takaaki Murata |
def. | Kaoru Toyama |
TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:13 | |
| Lightweight | Hisho Takeda |
def. | Christopher Ike |
Draw (majority) | 2 | 5:00 | |
| Catchweight 128 lb | Yuichi Miyagi |
def. | Good Sun |
Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 1:19 | |
Vale Tudo Japan: VTJ in Osaka (2016)
Vale Tudo Japan: VTJ in Osaka was held on June 19, 2016, at Edion Arena Osaka in Osaka, Japan. In the main event, Daichi Takenaka defeated Alan Philpott by rear-naked choke in the first round.[16]
Vale Tudo Japan: VTJ 8th
Vale Tudo Japan: VTJ 8th was held on September 19, 2016, at Maihama Amphitheater in Urayasu, Chiba, Japan. ISAO defeated Yutaka Saito by split decision in the main event.[17][18]
VTJ 2021
VTJ 2021 was held on November 6, 2021, at USEN Studio Coast in Kōtō, Tokyo. In the main event, Tatsuro Taira submitted Alfredo Muaiad with a rear-naked choke in the first round.[5]