Vale Tudo Japan

Vale Tudo Japan
Native name
ヴァーリ・トゥード・ジャパン
IndustryMixed martial arts promotion
FoundedJapan (1994 (1994))
FounderSatoru Sayama
ParentShooto (1994-1999)
Vale Tudo Japan Executive Committee (2009-Present)
Websitehttp://www.valetudojapan.com/

Vale Tudo Japan (VTJ) (Japanese: ヴァーリ・トゥード・ジャパン, Hepburn: Vāri Tūdo Japan) is an annual mixed martial arts competition held in Japan. Originally it was arranged by promoter and former professional wrestler Satoru Sayama; he had previously created a hybrid martial art organization named Shooto in 1985. He arranged VTJ in 1994 with the objective of creating a more rules-free event similar to the early Ultimate Fighting Championship events in the United States and Vale Tudo competitions in Brazil. Until the Vale Tudo Japan tournament, Shooto did not feature striking in ground position. The fighters were composed of the best Japanese MMA fighters drawn from Shooto, the Shoot Wrestling circuit as well as foreign invitees, including illustrious names such as Brazilian jiu-jitsu legend Rickson Gracie.[1][2]

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. 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.[3] Afterwards, from 1996 to 1999 the events were invitationals.[2][4]

Vale Tudo Japan returned in 2009, organized by the Vale Tudo Japan Executive Committee, with semi-annual events and three reunion events in 2009, 2012 and 2016.[2][5]

Early Vale Tudo Japan events were a huge success and led to a boom of popularity and development of MMA and Shooto in Japan. The tournament is considered a predecessor to PRIDE Fighting Championships. VTJ's format and rules would serve as a basis for PRIDE,[2] 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.[6]

Events and results

Vale Tudo Japan 1994

Vale Tudo Japan 1994
PromotionVale Tudo Japan
DateJuly 29, 1994
VenueTokyo Bay NK Hall
City Urayasu, Chiba, Japan
Event chronology
Vale Tudo Japan 1994 Vale Tudo Japan 1995

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

Main Card
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-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
 Bud SmithTKO
 
 
 
 Chris Bass1
 
 Bud Smith WO*
 
 
 
 Jan Lomulder0
 
 Jan LomulderKO
 
 
 
 Kenji Kawaguchi1
 
 Bud Smith1
 
 
 
 Rickson GracieSUB
 
 David Levicki KO
 
 
 
 Kazuhiro Kusayanagi1
 
David Levicki1
 
 
 
 Rickson Gracie SUB
 
 Rickson GracieSUB
 
 
 Yoshinori Nishi1
 

* = Lomulder was unable to continue.

Vale Tudo Japan 1995

Vale Tudo Japan 1995
PromotionVale Tudo Japan
DateApril 20, 1995
VenueNippon Budokan Hall
City Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan
Event chronology
Vale Tudo Japan 1994 Vale Tudo Japan 1995 Vale Tudo Japan 1996

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

Main Card
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-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
 Craig PittmanSUB
 
 
 
 Wayne Emons1
 
 Craig Pittman 2
 
 
 
 Yuki NakaiSUB
 
 Yuki NakaiSUB
 
 
 
 Gerard Gordeau4
 
 Yuki Nakai1
 
 
 
 Rickson GracieSUB
 
 Todd HaysSUB
 
 
 
 Koichiro Kimura1
 
Koichiro Kimura*1
 
 
 
 Rickson Gracie SUB
 
 Rickson GracieSUB
 
 
 Yoshihisa Yamamoto1
 

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

Vale Tudo Japan 1996

Vale Tudo Japan 1996
PromotionVale Tudo Japan
DateJuly 7, 1996
VenueTokyo Bay NK Hall
City Urayasu, Chiba, Japan
Event chronology
Vale Tudo Japan 1995 Vale Tudo Japan 1996 Vale Tudo Japan 1997

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
PromotionVale Tudo Japan
DateNovember 29, 1997
VenueTokyo Bay NK Hall
City Urayasu, Chiba, Japan
Event chronology
Vale Tudo Japan 1996 Vale Tudo Japan 1997 Vale Tudo Japan 1998

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

Main Card
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
PromotionVale Tudo Japan
DateOctober 25, 1998
VenueTokyo Bay NK Hall
City Urayasu, Chiba, Japan
Event chronology
Vale Tudo Japan 1997 Vale Tudo Japan 1998 Vale Tudo Japan 1999

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

Main Card
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
PromotionVale Tudo Japan
DateDecember 11, 1999
VenueTokyo Bay NK Hall
City Urayasu, Chiba, Japan
Event chronology
Vale Tudo Japan 1998 Vale Tudo Japan 1999 Vale Tudo Japan 2009

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
PromotionVale Tudo Japan
DateOctober 30, 2009
VenueJCB Hall
City Tokyo, Japan
Event chronology
Vale Tudo Japan 1999 Vale Tudo Japan 2009 Vale Tudo Japan 2012

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
  1. ^ For the Shooto World Lightweight Championship.

Vale Tudo Japan: VTJ 1st

VTJ 1ST
PromotionVale Tudo Japan
DateDecember 24, 2012
VenueYoyogi National Gymnasium
City Tokyo, Japan
Event chronology
Vale Tudo Japan 2009 VTJ 1ST VTJ 2ND

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
PromotionVale Tudo Japan
DateJune 22, 2013
VenueTokyo Dome City Hall
City Tokyo, Japan
Event chronology
VTJ 1ST VTJ 2ND VTJ 3RD

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
PromotionVale Tudo Japan
DateOctober 5, 2013
VenueOta City General Gymnasium
City Ōta, Tokyo, Japan
Event chronology
VTJ 2ND VTJ 3RD VTJ 4TH

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
PromotionVale Tudo Japan
DateFebruary 23, 2014
VenueOta City General Gymnasium
City Ōta, Tokyo, Japan
Event chronology
VTJ 3RD VTJ 4TH VTJ 5TH IN OSAKA

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
  1. ^ VTJ Flyweight Tournament Quarter Finals
  2. ^ VTJ Flyweight Tournament Quarter Finals
  3. ^ VTJ Flyweight Tournament Quarter Finals
  4. ^ VTJ Flyweight Tournament Quarter Finals

Vale Tudo Japan: VTJ 5th in Osaka

VTJ 5TH IN OSAKA
PromotionVale Tudo Japan
DateJune 28, 2014
VenueBodymaker Colosseum
City Osaka, Japan
Event chronology
VTJ 4TH VTJ 5TH IN OSAKA VTJ 6TH

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
  1. ^ VTJ Flyweight Tournament Semi Finals
  2. ^ VTJ Flyweight Tournament Semi Finals

Vale Tudo Japan: VTJ 6th

VTJ 6TH
PromotionVale Tudo Japan
DateOctober 4, 2014
VenueOta City General Gymnasium
City Ōta, Tokyo, Japan
Event chronology
VTJ 5TH IN OSAKA VTJ 6TH VTJ IN OSAKA

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
  1. ^ VTJ Flyweight Tournament Final

Vale Tudo Japan: VTJ in Osaka

VTJ in Osaka
PromotionVale Tudo Japan
DateJune 21, 2015
VenueOsaka Prefectural Gymnasium
City Osaka, Japan
Event chronology
VTJ 6TH VTJ in Osaka VTJ 7TH

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

VTJ 7TH
PromotionVale Tudo Japan
DateSeptember 13, 2015
VenueMaihama Amphitheater
City Urayasu, Japan
Event chronology
VTJ 6TH VTJ 7TH VTJ IN OKINAWA

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 7TH

VTJ 7TH
PromotionVale Tudo Japan
DateOctober 3, 2015
VenueOkinawa Prefectural Budokan
City Naha, Okinawa, Japan
Event chronology
VTJ 7TH VTJ 7TH VTJ IN OSAKA 2

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.

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

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