Vale Tudo Japan

Vale Tudo Japan (VTJ) was an annual mixed martial arts tournament held in Japan from 1994 to 1999 with a reunion event in 2009.

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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.

Match Winner Loser Method Round Time
1 Bud Smith Chris Bass TKO (Soccer Kick) 1 0:54
2 Jan Lomulder Kenji Kawaguchi KO (Punch) 1 2:29
3 David Levicki Kazuhiro Kusayanagi KO (Punches) 1 1:20
4 Rickson Gracie Yoshinori Nishi Submission (Rear Naked Choke) 1 2:52
5 Rickson Gracie David Levicki Submission (Punches) 1 2:40
6 Naoki Sakurada Yasushi Warita Draw 3 5:00
7 Rickson Gracie Bud Smith Submission (Punches) 1 0:39

Vale Tudo Japan 1995

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

Match Winner Loser Method Round Time
1 Craig Pittman Wayne Emons Submission (Arm Triangle Choke) 1 2:12
2 Yuki Nakai Gerard Gordeau Submission (Heel Hook) 4 2:41
3 Todd Hays Koichiro Kimura Submission (Guillotine Choke) 1 2:55
4 Rickson Gracie Yoshihisa Yamamoto Technical Submission (Rear Naked Choke) 3 3:49
5 Yuki Nakai Craig Pittman Submission (Armbar) 2 7:32
6 Koichiro Kimura Wayne Emons Submission (Guillotine Choke) 1 6:05
7 Rickson Gracie Koichiro Kimura Submission (Rear Naked Choke) 1 2:07
8 Kenji Kawaguchi Tommy Walkingstick Submission (Armbar) 1 6:29
9 Enson Inoue Rene Rooze Submission (Rear Naked Choke) 1 6:41
10 Rickson Gracie Yuki Nakai Submission (Rear Naked Choke) 1 6:22

Vale Tudo Japan 1996

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

Match Winner Loser Method Round Time
1 Alex Cook Tomoaki Hayama Technical Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) 2 6:23
2 Mushtaq Abdullah Sanae Kikuta Submission (Forearm Choke) 1 6:27
3 Yumiko Hotta Margot Neyhoft Submission (Keylock) 2 4:14
4 Ed de Kruijf Joe Estes Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) 1 0:53
5 Todd Bjornethun Eric Lavigne KO (Punches) 1 6:53
6 Dan Severn Doug Murphy Submission (Keylock) 1 3:23
7 Rumina Sato John Lewis Draw 3 8:00
8 Igor Zinoviev Enson Inoue TKO (Punches) 1 0:44
9 Royler Gracie Noboru Asahi Submission (Rear Naked Choke) 1 5:07

Vale Tudo Japan 1997

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

Match Winner Loser Method Round Time
1 Jutaro Nakao Steve Nelson Submission (Triangle Choke) 2 5:31
2 Hayato Sakurai Marcelo Aguiar Draw 3 8:00
3 Kenji Kawaguchi Jan Lomulder Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) 3 3:49
4 João Roque Uchu Tatsumi Draw 3 8:00
5 Carlos Newton Erik Paulson Submission (Armbar) 1 0:41
6 Tom Erikson Ed de Kruijf TKO (Punches) 1 0:37
7 Rumina Sato John Lewis Submission (Armbar) 2 1:23
8 Frank Shamrock Enson Inoue DQ (Egan Inoue Ran Into the Ring) 2 7:17

Vale Tudo Japan 1998

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

Vale Tudo Japan 1999

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

Vale Tudo Japan 2009

Vale Tudo Japan 2009 was held on October 30, 2009 at the JCB Hall in Tokyo, Japan.

Match Winner Loser Method Round Time
1 Masato Sannai Kosuke Eda Draw (Majority) 2 5:00
2 Jung Min Kang Yoichiro Sato KO (Punches) 1 2:48
3 Mamoru Yamaguchi Jesse Taitano TKO (Punches) 1 4:41
4 Willamy Freire Kenichiro Togashi TKO (Doctor Stoppage) 1 2:05
5 Tito Jones Tenkei Oda Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
6 Rumina Sato Corey Grant TKO (Punches) 1 3:20
7 Takeshi Inoue Alexandre Franca Nogueira TKO (Punches) 4 2:58
8 Takanori Gomi Tony Hervey Decision (Unanimous) 5 5:00

External links

Event Results on Sherdog