Vale Tudo Japan

Events and results

Vale Tudo Japan 1994

Vale Tudo Japan 1994 was held on July 29, 1994, at the Tokyo Bay NK Hall in Urayasu, Japan.

| | BRA Rickson Gracie | def. | USA Bud Smith | Submission (punches) | 1 | 0:39 | | | JPN Naoki Sakurada | vs. | JPN Yasushi Warita | Draw | 5 | 5:00 | | | BRA Rickson Gracie | def. | USA David Levicki | Submission (punches) | 1 | 2:40 | | | BRA Rickson Gracie | def. | JPN Yoshinori Nishi | Submission (rear naked choke) | 1 | 2:52 | | | USA David Levicki | def. | JPN Kazuhiro Kusayanagi | KO (punches) | 1 | 1:20 | | | NED Jan Lomulder | def. | JPN Kenji Kawaguchi | KO (punch) | 1 | 3:59 | | | USA Bud Smith | def. | NED Chris Bass | TKO (straight punch) | 1 | 0:54 |

''Vale Tudo Japan 1994'' bracket

||USA Bud Smith|TKO|NED Chris Bass|1 ||NED Jan Lomulder|KO|JAP Kenji Kawaguchi|1 ||USA **David Levicki *|KO|JAP Kazuhiro Kusayanagi|1 ||BRA Rickson Gracie|SUB|JAP Yoshinori Nishi|1 ||USA Bud Smith |WO|NED Jan Lomulder|0 ||USADavid Levicki|1|BRA Rickson Gracie |SUB ||USA Bud Smith|1|BR Rickson Gracie|SUB |||||

• = Lomulder was unable to continue.

Vale Tudo Japan 1995

Vale Tudo Japan 1995 was held on April 20, 1995, at the Nippon Budokan Hall in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan.

| | BRA Rickson Gracie | def. | JPN Yuki Nakai | Submission (rear naked choke) | 1 | 6:22 | | | USA Enson Inoue | def. | NED Rene Rooze | Submission (rear naked choke) | 1 | 6:41 | | | JPN Kenji Kawaguchi | def. | USA Tommy Walkingstick | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 6:29 | | | BRA Rickson Gracie | def. | JPN Koichiro Kimura | Submission (rear naked choke) | 1 | 2:07 | | | JPN Koichiro Kimura | def. | USA Wayne Emons | Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 6:05 | | | JPN Yuki Nakai | def. | USA Craig Pittman | Submission (armbar) | 2 | 7:32 | | | BRA Rickson Gracie | def. | JPN Yoshihisa Yamamoto | Technical Submission (rear naked choke) | 3 | 3:49 | | | USA Todd Hays | def. | JPN Koichiro Kimura | Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 2:55 | | | JPN Yuki Nakai | def. | NED Gerard Gordeau | Submission (heel hook) | 4 | 2:41 | | | USA Craig Pittman | def. | USA Wayne Emons | Submission (arm triangle choke) | 1 | 2:12 |

''Vale Tudo Japan 1995'' bracket

||USA Craig Pittman|SUB|USA Wayne Emons|1 ||JAP Yuki Nakai|SUB|NED Gerard Gordeau|4 ||USA Todd Hays|SUB|JAP Koichiro Kimura|1 ||BRA Rickson Gracie|SUB|JAP Yoshihisa Yamamoto|1 ||USA Craig Pittman |2|JAP Yuki Nakai|SUB ||JAPKoichiro Kimura*|1|BRA Rickson Gracie |SUB ||JAP Yuki Nakai|1|BR Rickson Gracie|SUB |||||

• = Hays was unable to continue. Kimura defeated Emons to claim his place.

Vale Tudo Japan 1996

Vale Tudo Japan 1996 was held on July 7, 1996, at the Tokyo Bay NK Hall in Urayasu, Japan.

Vale Tudo Japan 1997

Vale Tudo Japan 1997 was held on November 29, 1997, at the Tokyo Bay NK Hall in Urayasu, Japan.

| | USA Frank Shamrock | def. | JPN Enson Inoue | DQ (Egan Inoue ran into the ring) | 2 | 7:17 | | | JPN Rumina Sato | def. | USA John Lewis | Submission (armbar) | 2 | 1:23 | | | USA Tom Erikson | def. | NED Ed de Kruijf | TKO (punches) | 1 | 0:37 | | | CAN Carlos Newton | def. | USA Erik Paulson | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 0:41 | | | ANG João Roque | vs. | JPN Uchu Tatsumi | Draw | 3 | 8:00 | | | JPN Kenji Kawaguchi | def. | NED Jan Lomulder | Submission (rear naked choke) | 3 | 3:49 | | | JPN Hayato Sakurai | vs. | BRA Marcelo Aguiar | Draw | 3 | 8:00 | | | JPN Jutaro Nakao | def. | USA Steve Nelson | Submission (triangle choke) | 2 | 5:31 |

Vale Tudo Japan 1998

Vale Tudo Japan 1998 was held on October 25, 1998, at the Tokyo Bay NK Hall in Urayasu, Japan.

| | USA Enson Inoue | def. | USA Randy Couture | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 1:39 | | | BRA Andre Pederneiras | def. | JPN Rumina Sato | KO (soccer kick and punches) | 1 | 4:20 | | | JPN Hayato Sakurai | def. | RUS Sergei Bytchkov | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 4:59 | | | JPN Noboru Asahi | vs. | ANG João Roque | Draw | 3 | 8:00 | | | USA Frank Trigg | vs. | BRA Jean Jacques Machado | TKO (corner stoppage) | 3 | 0:20 | | | USA Branden Lee Hinkle | def. | JPN Masanori Suda | TKO (upkicks) | 1 | 5:26 | | | BLR Vladimir Matyushenko | vs. | JPN Kenji Kawaguchi | KO (punches) | 1 | 3:10 | | | JPN Caol Uno | def. | BRA Ricardo Botelho | Submission (punches) | 3 | 2:03 |

Vale Tudo Japan 1999

Vale Tudo Japan 1999 was held on December 11, 1999, at the Tokyo Bay NK Hall in Urayasu, Japan.

| | JPN Hayato Sakurai | def. | BRA Haroldo Bunn | TKO (punches) | 3 | 1:31 | | | JPN Caol Uno | vs. | BRA Andre Pederneiras | Draw | 3 | 8:00 | | | JPN Uchu Tatsumi | vs. | BRA Alexandre Franca Nogueira | Draw | 3 | 8:00 | | | JPN Hisao Ikeda | vs. | ANG João Roque | Draw | 3 | 8:00 | | | JPN Takanori Gomi | vs. | BRA Johnny Eduardo | Submission (rear naked choke) | 3 | 1:43 | | | JPN Tetsuji Kato | def. | BRA Angelo Sergio | Submission (punches) | 1 | 7:45 | | | JPN Rumina Sato | vs. | BRA 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.

| | JPN Takanori Gomi | def. | USA Tony Hervey | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 | | | JPN Takeshi Inoue | def. | BRA Alexandre Franca Nogueira | TKO (punches) | 4 | 2:58 | | | JPN Rumina Sato | def. | USA Corey Grant | TKO (punches) | 1 | 3:20 | | | USA Tito Jones | def. | JPN Tenkei Oda | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | | | BRA Williamy Freire | vs. | JPN Kenichiro Togashi | TKO (doctor stoppage) | 1 | 2:05 |For the Shooto World Lightweight Championship. | | JPN Mamoru Yamaguchi | def. | GUM Jesse Taitano | TKO (punches) | 1 | 4:41 | | | KOR Jung Min Kang | vs. | JPN Yoichiro Sato | KO (punches) | 1 | 2:48 | | | JPN Masato Sannai | vs. | JPN Kosuke Eda | Draw (majority) | 2 | 5:00 |

Vale Tudo Japan: VTJ 1st

Vale Tudo Japan: VTJ 1st (also known as VTJ 1ST) was held on December 24, 2012, at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan.

| Bantamweight | JPN Hideo Tokoro | def. | JPN Rumina Sato | TKO (punches and elbows) | 1 | 0:39 | | Lightweight | JPN Kuniyoshi Hironaka | def. | BRA Carlo Prater | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | | Flyweight | USA Darrell Montague | def. | JPN Mamoru Yamaguchi | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | | Bantamweight | JPN Kyoji Horiguchi | def. | USA Ian Loveland | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | | Women's Strawweight | JPN Megumi Fujii | def. | JPN Mei Yamaguchi | TKO (doctor stoppage) | 1 | 2:05 | | Bantamweight | JPN Kenji Osawa | def. | JPN Takeshi Inoue | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | | Middleweight | JPN Keita Nakamura | vs. | JPN Nobutatsu Suzuki | Submission (rear naked choke) | 1 | 2:09 | | Welterweight | JPN Daisuke Hoshino | vs. | THA Kuntap Weerasakreck | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 2:19 |

Vale Tudo Japan: VTJ 2nd

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.

| Bantamweight | JPN Kyoji Horiguchi | def. | JPN Shintaro Ishiwatari | KO/TKO | 5 | 0:41 | | Featherweight | USA Daniel Romero | def. | JPN Hiroyuki Takaya | KO/TKO | 1 | 3:21 | | Catchweight 59 kg | JPN Hideo Tokoro | def. | USA Taylor McCorriston | Submission (heel hook) | 2 | 2:34 | | Featherweight | JPN Caol Uno | def. | USA Anthony Avila | Submission (rear naked choke) | 3 | 1:53 | | Flyweight | JPN Mikihito Yamagami | def. | JPN Mamoru Yamaguchi | Decision (majority) | 3 | 5:00 | | Bantamweight | JPN Yuta Nezu | def. | JPN Akiyo Nishiura | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | | Featherweight | JPN Teruto Ishihara | def. | JPN Koji Mori | KO/TKO | 1 | 2:12 | | Catchweight 97 kg | FRA Gabriel Zobo Lebay | def. | BRA Lucas Tani | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | | Bantamweight | JPN Shooto Watanabe | def. | JPN Shintaro Kubo | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | | Lightweight | JPN Yuki Kawana | def. | JPN Kazumasa Sugawara | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | | Strawweight | JPN Ryuto Sawada | def. | JPN Hiroaki Shishino | Submission (armbar) | 3 | 2:36 |

Vale Tudo Japan: VTJ 3rd

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.

| Women's Strawweight | JPN Megumi Fujii | def. | MEX Jessica Aguilar | TKO (doctor stoppage) | 2 | 5:00 | | Featherweight | JPN Caol Uno | def. | USA Daniel Romero | Submission (inverted triangle choke) | 2 | 2:23 | | Flyweight | USA Will Campuzano | def. | JPN Hideo Tokoro | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | | Featherweight | JPN Yusuke Yachi | def. | JPN Takeshi Inoue | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | | Featherweight | JPN Ulka Sasaki | def. | KOR Geun Do Park | Submission (rear naked choke) | 1 | 1:36 | | Lightweight | JPN Naoyuki Kotani | def. | JPN Daisuke Hoshino | Submission (armbar) | 3 | 3:57 | | Bantamweight | JPN Yuta Nezu | def. | JPN Motonobu Tezuka | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | | Featherweight | JPN Akiyo Nishiura | def. | JPN Shigeki Osawa | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | | Welterweight | JPN Koshi Matsumoto | def. | JPN Kengo Ura | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | | Strawweight | JPN Ryuto Sawada | def. | JPN Hiroyuki Takahashi | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | | Flyweight | JPN Seiichiro Ito | def. | JPN Taku Kajikawa | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 1:35 | | Featherweight | JPN Taiyo Hayashi | def. | JPN Yuji Kurogane | TKO (punches) | 2 | 2:18 |

Vale Tudo Japan: VTJ 4th

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.

| Featherweight | JPN Hiroyuki Takaya | def. | JPN Yojiro Uchimura | TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:23 | | Featherweight | JPN Caol Uno | def. | USA Jesse Brock | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | | Lightweight | JPN Naoyuki Kotani | def. | JPN Yoshihiro Koyama | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | | Flyweight | JPN Ryuichi Miki | def. | JPN Yoshiro Maeda | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | VTJ Flyweight Tournament Quarter Finals | Flyweight | USA Czar Sklavos | def. | JPN Mamoru Yamaguchi | Submission (rear naked choke) | 1 | 1:28 | VTJ Flyweight Tournament Quarter Finals | Flyweight | JPN Hiromasa Ougikubo | def. | JPN Takeshi Kasugai | Decision (majority) | 3 | 5:00 | VTJ Flyweight Tournament Quarter Finals | Flyweight | USA Kana Hyatt | def. | USA Freddy Arteaga | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | VTJ Flyweight Tournament Quarter Finals | Featherweight | KOR Jae Woong Kim | def. | JPN Wataru Miki | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | | Welterweight | JPN Kengo Ura | def. | JPN Daisuke Hoshino | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | | Bantamweight | JPN Ulka Sasaki | def. | JPN Teruto Ishihara | Submission (rear naked choke) | 2 | 1:46 | | Flyweight | JPN Katsuya Murofushi | def. | JPN Hidenobu Izena | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | | Lightweight | JPN Joji Mikami | def. | JPN Kazushi Okutsu | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | | Featherweight | JPN Makoto Maeda | vs. | JPN Yuki Suzuki | Draw (majority) | 3 | 3:00 |

Vale Tudo Japan: VTJ 5th in Osaka

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.

| Bantamweight | JPN Teruto Ishihara | def. | KOR Jung Hwan Jo | TKO (punches) | 2 | 2:24 | | Flyweight | USA Czar Sklavos | def. | JPN Ryuichi Miki | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | VTJ Flyweight Tournament Semi Finals | Flyweight | JPN Hiromasa Ougikubo | def. | USA Kana Hyatt | Submission (rear naked choke) | 1 | 1:27 | VTJ Flyweight Tournament Semi Finals | Featherweight | JPN Takumi Nakayama | def. | JPN Wataru Miki | Submission (rear naked choke) | 2 | 2:28 | | Bantamweight | JPN Yusaku Nakamura | def. | JPN Kenji Yamamoto | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | | Flyweight | JPN Junya Kodo | def. | JPN Hidenobu Izena | Submission (guillotine choke) | 3 | 1:25 | | Featherweight | JPN Tsuneo Kimura | def. | JPN Kazumasa Majima | Decision (split) | 3 | 3:00 | | Featherweight | JPN Akira Takano | vs. | JPN Takaaki Murata | TKO (doctor stoppage) | 1 | 3:00 |

Vale Tudo Japan: VTJ 6th

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.

| Bantamweight | JPN Hiromasa Ougikubo | def. | USA Czar Sklavos | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | VTJ Flyweight Tournament Final | Featherweight | JPN Isao Kobayashi | def. | JPN Takeshi Inoue | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | | Featherweight | JPN Hiroyuki Takaya | def. | JPN Ryogo Takahashi | KO (punch) | 2 | 0:38 | | Featherweight | JPN Caol Uno | def. | USA Raja Shippen | Submission (rear naked choke) | 2 | 4:33 | | Lightweight | JPN Kuniyoshi Hironaka | def. | KOR Dong Hyun Ma | Submission (arm triangle choke) | 2 | 2:33 | | Flyweight | JPN Mamoru Yamaguchi | def. | JPN Yosuke Saruta | TKO (referee stoppage) | 2 | 0:25 | | Bantamweight | JPN Shoko Sato | def. | JPN Kota Onojima | TKO (knees and punches) | 1 | 0:35 | | Bantamweight | JPN Hayato Suzuki | def. | JPN Ryuya Fukuda | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | | Featherweight | JPN Joji Mikami | def. | JPN Shigeki Osawa | KO (punch) | 1 | 2:01 | | Featherweight | JPN Juri Ohara | def. | JPN Kazuyuki Numajiri | TKO (doctor stoppage) | 2 | 2:07 | | Featherweight | JPN Taison Naito | def. | JPN Taiyo Hayashi | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | | Featherweight | JPN Tomoya Hirakawa | def. | JPN Daiki Kaneko | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | | Women's Atomweight | JPN Kanna Asakura | vs. | JPN Naomi Okaki | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 |

Vale Tudo Japan: VTJ in Osaka

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.

| Flyweight | JPN Yoshiro Maeda | def. | JPN Kentaro Watanabe | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | | Flyweight | JPN Yusaku Nakamura | def. | USA Kana Hyatt | KO (knee to the body) | 2 | 2:22 | | Flyweight | JPN Takeshi Kasugai | def. | JPN Kiyotaka Shimizu | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | | Bantamweight | JPN Daisuke Endo | def. | JPN Motonobu Tezuka | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | | Bantamweight | JPN Daichi Takenaka | def. | JPN Jun Doi | TKO (doctor stoppage) | 2 | 4:09 | | Bantamweight | JPN Kazuma Sone | def. | JPN Yuto Hokamura | TKO (head kick and punches) | 1 | 3:52 | | Featherweight | JPN Daiki Tsubota | def. | JPN Takaaki Murata | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 2:34 | | Women's Catchweight (110 lb) | JPN Yukari Yamaguchi | def. | JPN Mikiko Hiyama | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 1:22 | | Women's Atomweight | JPN Kanna Asakura | def. | JPN Miyuki Furusawa | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 2:17 | | Flyweight | JPN Yuto Sekiguchi | def. | JPN Yuya Wakamatsu | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 2:43 | | Featherweight | JPN So Murata | vs. | JPN 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.

| Flyweight | JPN Masaaki Sugawara | def. | JPN Kiyotaka Shimizu | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | | Flyweight | JPN Yoshiro Maeda | def. | JPN Takaki Soya | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | | Bantamweight | JPN Shoko Sato | def. | JPN Tatsuya Ando | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | | Lightweight | JPN Yuki Kawana | def. | JPN Daisuke Nakamura | TKO (punches) | 3 | 2:26 | | Flyweight | JPN Yusaku Nakamura | def. | KOR Ssang Soo Kwon | KO (punch) | 2 | 0:36 | | Bantamweight | JPN Daichi Takenaka | def. | KOR Choong Il Jeon | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 2:16 | | Featherweight | JPN Taison Naito | def. | KOR Min Uk Yoon | TKO (punches) | 2 | 0:54 | | Lightweight | JPN Yoichi Fukumoto | def. | JPN Daisuke Hoshino | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | | Lightweight | JPN Joji Mikami | def. | JPN Komei Kimura | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 4:46 | | Flyweight | JPN Ryo Mizuno | def. | JPN Atsushi Tamura | Draw (split) | 3 | 3:00 | | Women's Atomweight | JPN Kanna Asakura | def. | JPN Yasuko Tamada | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 |

Vale Tudo Japan: VTJ 7TH

Vale Tudo Japan: VTJ IN OKINAWA (also known as VTJ IN OKINAWA) was held on September 13, 2015, at Okinawa Prefectural Budokan in Naha, Okinawa, Japan.

| Flyweight | JPN Ryota Matsune | def. | USA Kana Hyatt | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 3:31 | | Catchweight 209 lb | USA Justin Morton | def. | JPN Ikuhisa Minowa | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | | Flyweight | JPN Shinichi Kojima | def. | JPN Tatsuya So | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | | Bantamweight | JPN Shinya Irei | def. | JPN Kazuma Sone | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | | Flyweight | JPN Ryohei Kurosawa | def. | JPN Tomohiro Adaniya | Decision (majority) | 3 | 5:00 | | Featherweight | JPN Wataru Miki | def. | JPN Keiichiro | TKO (doctor stoppage) | 1 | 2:56 | | Catchweight 147 lb | JPN Takaaki Murata | def. | KOR Kaoru Toyama | TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:13 | | Lightweight | JPN Hisho Takeda | def. | USA Christopher Ike | Draw (majority) | 2 | 5:00 | | Catchweight 128 lb | JPN Yuichi Miyagi | def. | JPN Good Sun | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 1:19 |

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