Johil de Oliveira

Johil de Oliveira
Born	(1969-08-07) August 7, 1969 (age 55) Maricá, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Other names	Samurai do Fogo (Fire Samurai)
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	73 kg (161 lb; 11.5 st)
Style	Luta Livre, Muay Thai
Stance	Orthodox
Fighting out of	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Team	Johil Team
Rank	8th Dan Black Belt in Luta Livre[1]  Grao Mestre rank in Muay Thai (Confederação Brasileira de Muay Thai)[2]
Years active	1995-2019
Mixed martial arts record
Total	19
Wins	17
By knockout	5
By submission	6
By decision	6
Losses	0
By knockout	3
By submission	5>
By decision	8
Draws	1
No contests	1
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Johil de Oliveira (born August 7, 1969) is a Brazilian former professional mixed martial arts veteran fighter, Luta Livre practitioner who has competed in Japan's Pride Fighting Championships and Brazilian-based organizations such as World Vale Tudo Championship (WVC), IVC, Jungle Fight, UVF, BVF, Bitetti Combat and International ones such as Shooto and Cage Rage. Nicknamed "Samurai do Fogo" (Portuguese for "Fire Samurai"), he has been one of the major supporters of Luta Livre in Brazil and Worldwide, alongside Marco Ruas, Alexandre Franca Nogueira and Hugo Duarte [pt].^[3]

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

de Oliveira made his MMA debut in 1994 during the first edition of Gaisei Challenge Vale Tudo in Rio de Janeiro, with a submission win over Paulo de Jesus.^[4] In his next bout he faced Carlson Gracie protege, Crezio de Souza at Duelo de Titas^[4] in Rio de Janeiro, despite nearly knocking de Souza out, he lost via submission in the first round.

After this setback, de Oliveira established his reputation as a top Brazilian fighter by winning two one-night tournaments, BVF 2 and BVF 6. He won four of these matches by Submission (combat sports). He made his lone United States fighting appearance, fighting to a draw against John Lewis^[4] during the third Extreme Fighting Event and had his first fight in Japan against S.A.W. Black Belt, Akira Nagase, winning, despite breaking his hand, via TKO between rounds when the ring-side physician determined Nagase unable to continue. During this period he fought and won Super-Fights in Universal Vale Tudo. He entered World Vale Tudo Championship 4 one-night tournament, as an alternate, defeating Koji Lierman^[4] via Rear Naked Choke, and stepping in as a replacement in the semi-finals against the then undefeated Jose Landi-Jons,^[4] better known as Pelé, due to Rick Lucero withdrawing from his fight due to a broken jaw. Despite being lighter than his opponent, de Oliveira took Landi-Jones down, and delivered heavy ground and pound from inside his opponents guard bloodying him with multiple kind of strikes, specially with headbutts, delivering a record of 98 headbutts during the bout. This situation prolonged itself for the entire duration of the fight, with Landi-Jones trying armlocks, strikes from the bottom and attempting to stand up to use his trademark Muay Thai, but de Oliveira avoided and prevented those things and kept delivering punishment, after 30 minutes of fighting, the judges decision was given to de Oliveira, giving Landi-Jons his first defeat. However, he then withdrew from his next fight with teammate Marcelo Aguiar before it began due to the injuries he received in his previous bout. In spite of that, he was ranked as the number one Welterweight for a period of time by Brazilian Magazine Tatame.

International Vale Tudo Championship

After enjoying success at World Vale Tudo Championship, de Oliveira became a part of the roster of International Vale Tudo Championship, fighting and defeating Brazilian fighter Joao Bosco^[4] via TKO in the first Round and also becoming the IVC Super-Fight Champion. Attempting to continuing his success, de Oliveira faced Carlson Gracie protege and Brazilian jiu-jitsu Black Belt, Wallid Ismail to become the second IVC Super Fight Champion, at IVC 3. Early in the bout Ismail took de Oliveira down, and managed to hold him down for the entire duration of the bout, until defeating de Oliveira via strikes in the first round, snapping his ten fight unbeaten streak.

Following the defeat ^[4] to Ismail, de Oliveira entered the 8 man tournament that was held at IVC 5, facing against American Wrestler and Brazilian Top Team Wrestling coach, Darrel Gholar in the quarter-finals, managing to get the Unanimous Decision after a grueling and bloody bout that went the entire 30 minute duration. Having to step out from his following bout against Milton Bahia, due having broken his foot during his previous bout.

His final appearance in IVC, was a Lightweight Championship Bout against rival Jose Landi Jons.^[4] Attempting to repeat the same feat of his previous bout against Landi-Jons, de Oliveira took Landi-Jons down and held him down for half of the bout, until referee Sergio Batarelli decided to stand the fighters up due to inactivity. This is considered to be controversial due to the fact that inside Vale Tudo rules this is not supposed to happen, plus the fact that the crowd was partial to Landi-Jons repeatedly booed the action. After the fight was resumed, de Oliveira unsuccessfully tried to take Landi-Jons down, repeatedly going to the ground in order to get into a position favorable to him due to his Luta Livre background. The bout ended with Landi-Jons using his Muay Thai to control the fight and winning the 30 minute bout via Unanimous Decision.^[5]

PRIDE Fighting Championships

After his bout with Landi-Jons, de Oliveira then came to Japan to fight against Matt Serra at Pride 9, but in an infamous and unfortunate event, de Oliveira had an accidental burning caused by a pyrotechnics explosion in the backstage, leaving him with third degree burns and a six month stint inside a hospital.^[6] It has been reported that Pride FC officials offered him an "easy three fight" deal as a compensation of the accident for an undisclosed amount of money. Before de Oliveiras first fight after the accident, he had a car accident which left him with vision problems.^[7][8] His first fight was against perennial contender and at the time future UFC Welterweight Championship title holder, Carlos Newton, losing via Unanimous Decision at Pride 12. It is worth mentioning that before he entered the ring, de Oliveira grabbed a nearby Fire extinguisher and despite protests from the Pride officials, entered the arena carrying the extinguisher to the delight of the audience, who nicknamed him the "Fire Samurai" or Samurai do Fogo.

After the Carlos Newton fight, de Oliveira faced Brazilian jiu jitsu black belt Nino Schembri at Pride 14, losing via Armbar in the first round.^[9] de Oliveira's last Pride appearance was in a losing effort against Daiju Takase at Pride FC: The Best, Vol. 1.

After PRIDE

After his loses at Pride, de Oliveira returned to Brazil to compete in several local organizations. During this period he made a lone appearance in the British MMA promotion Cage Rage, against Mark Weir at Cage Rage 8 being defeated via Arm triangle choke at the 1:35 mark of the first round.^[10] During this period, de Oliveira had a nine fight losing streak, mired in complications with his eye sight and fighting against names such as Carlos Newton, Nino Schembri, Rodrigo Damm, Daiju Takase, Mark Weir and future UFC Lightweight Championship winner Rafael dos Anjos.

In spite of his mixed results, de Oliveira kept on fighting inside promotions such as Jungle Fight, Shooto Brazil and Cage Rage, ending a more than twenty year career in 2019 with a loss against Haroldo Bunn at Shooto Brasil 87: BOPE ^[11]

Personal life

de Oliveira is also a graduate of Law School and currently works as a dog trainer in his natal city of Maricá.

Championships and achievements

Mixed Martial Arts

• International Vale Tudo Championship
  • Super Fight Champion at IVC 2
• World Vale Tudo Championship
  • Winner of Alternate Fight at WVC 4
  • World Vale Tudo Championship 4 Semifinalist
  • Most headbutts landed in a single fight in WVC history (98 vs. Jose Landi-Jons at WVC 4)Video on YouTube
• Universal Vale Tudo Fighting
  • Winner of Universal Vale Tudo Fighting 1 Super Fight
  • Winner of Universal Vale Tudo Fighting 5 Super Fight
• Brazilian Vale Tudo Fighting
  • Brazilian Vale Tudo Fighting 2 - Tournament Winner (1996)
  • Brazilian Vale Tudo Fighting 6 - Tournament Winner (1996)
• Jungle Fight
  • Winner of Jungle Fight 11 Super Fight
  • Winner of Jungle Fight 14: Ceará Super Fight
• Shooto Brasil
  • Winner of Shooto Brasil 25 Super Fight
• Sao Jose Super Fight
  • Sao Jose Super Fight - Masters Champion (2011)
• Gaisei Challenge Vale Tudo
  • Gaisei Challenge Vale Tudo Champion (1994)
• The Best Fight Japan
  • The Best Fight Japan 1 Winner (1994)
  • The Best Fight Japan 3 Winner (1995)
• Tatame Magazine
  • Ranked Number One at 170lbs in 1998

Luta Livre

• Three-time Carioca Luta Livre Esportiva Champion (Brazil)
• Five-time Copa Budokan of Luta Livre Esportiva Champion (Brazil-Rio de Janeiro)
• Champion of Copa Uniao of Luta Livre Esportiva

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

• Pan American Champion
• Tereré Challenge Masters Champion (2019)
• International Masters - Senior Champion

Muay Thai

• Carioca Champion (Rio de Janeiro)

Amateur Wrestling

• Carioca Champion in Greco-Roman wrestling (Rio de Janeiro)

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown

35 matches	17 wins	16 losses
By knockout	5	3
By submission	6	5
By decision	6	8
Draws	1
No contests	1

Res.	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Loss	17–16–1 (1)	Haroldo Bunn	Submission (Armbar)	Shooto Brasil 87: BOPE	August 24, 2018	1	4:38	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Retirement Fight.
Loss	17–15–1 (1)	Christian Squeti	Decision (unanimous)	Sao Jose Super Fight 2	June 9, 2012	3	5:00	São José, Santa Catarina, Brazil	For the Sao Jose Super Fight Masters Championship.
Win	17–14–1 (1)	Marcos Tulio	Decision (unanimous)	Sao Jose Super Fight 1	October 1, 2011	3	5:00	São José, Santa Catarina, Brazil	For the Sao Jose Super Fight Masters Championship.
Win	16–14–1 (1)	Haroldo Bunn	TKO (doctor stoppage)	Shooto Brazil 25: Fight for BOPE	August 25, 2011	2	4:09	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Loss	15–14–1 (1)	Eduardo Simoes	Decision (unanimous)	Fatality Arena 3	May 28, 2011	3	5:00	Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
NC	15–13–1 (1)	Alessandro Ferreira	NC (illegal spike)	Jungle Fight 22	September 18, 2010	1	0:32	São Paulo, Brazil
Loss	15–13–1	Ivan Iberico	TKO (punches)	Inka FC 6 - Peru vs. Brazil	July 16, 2009	2	3:50	Lima, Peru
Win	15–12–1	Rodrigo Jacome	Submission (kimura)	Jungle Fight 14: Ceará	May 9, 2009	1	3:04	Fortaleza, Brazil
Win	14–12–1	Danilo Noronha	Decision (unanimous)	Jungle Fight 11	September 13, 2008	3	5:00	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Loss	13–12–1	Rodrigo Damm	Decision	Universidade Fight Show 1	October 7, 2007	3	5:00	Espírito Santo, Brazil
Win	13–11–1	Jonatas Novaes	Decision (majority)	Open Fight	August 4, 2007	N/A	N/A	Brazil
Loss	12–11–1	Rafael dos Anjos	Submission (rear-naked choke)	Juiz de Fora - Fight 4	April 14, 2007	1	2:50	Brazil
Loss	12–10–1	Leonardo Soares	Decision (split)	Juiz de Fora - Fight 3	April 8, 2006	3	5:00	Brazil
Loss	12–9–1	Alexandre Barros	TKO (doctor stoppage)	Rio MMA Challenge 1	May 12, 2005	N/A	N/A	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Loss	12–8–1	Mark Weir	Submission (arm-triangle choke)	Cage Rage 8	September 11, 2004	1	1:35	London, England
Loss	12–7–1	Silmar Rodrigo	Decision (unanimous)	Bitetti Combat Nordeste 2	March 20, 2003	3	5:00	Natal, Brazil
Loss	12–6–1	Daiju Takase	Decision (unanimous)	Pride The Best Vol.1	February 22, 2002	3	5:00	Tokyo, Japan
Loss	12–5–1	Nino Schembri	Submission (armbar)	Pride 14 - Clash of the Titans	May 27, 2001	1	7:17	Yokohama, Japan
Loss	12–4–1	Carlos Newton	Decision (unanimous)	Pride 12 - Cold Fury	December 23, 2000	2	5:00	Saitama, Japan
Loss	12–3–1	Jose Landi-Jons	Decision (unanimous)	IVC 11	April 27, 1999	1	30:00	Brazil	For the IVC Lightweight Championship.
Win	12–2–1	Darrel Gholar	Decision (unanimous)	IVC 5	April 26, 1998	1	30:00	São Paulo, Brazil	International Vale Tudo Championship 5 Quarterfinals.
Loss	11–2–1	Wallid Ismail	Submission (punches)	IVC 3	December 10, 1997	1	9:48	Brazil	For the IVC Super Fight Championship.
Win	11–1–1	Joao Bosco	TKO (punches)	IVC 2	September 15, 1997	1	8:33	Brazil	For the IVC Super Fight Championship.
Win	10–1–1	José Landi-Jons	Decision (unanimous)	World Vale Tudo Championship 4	March 16, 1997	1	30:00	Brazil	World Vale Tudo Fighting 4 Semifinals.
Win	9–1–1	Koji Lierman	Submission (rear naked choke)	World Vale Tudo Championship 4	March 16, 1997	1	0:45		World Vale Tudo Championship 4 Alternate Fight.
Win	8–1–1	Cristian Martinez	TKO (retirement)	Universal Vale Tudo Fighting 5	January 30, 1997	1	4:59	Brazil	Universal Vale Tudo Fighting 5 Super Fight.
Win	7–1–1	Claudionor Cardoso da Silva	Submission (strikes)	BVF 6 - Campeonato Brasileiro de Vale Tudo 1	November 1, 1996	1	6:47	Brazil	Brazilian Vale Tudo Fighting 6 Finals.
Win	6–1–1	Ernando dos Santos	Submission (rear naked choke)	BVF 6 - Campeonato Brasileiro de Vale Tudo 1	November 1, 1996	1	2:49		Brazilian Vale Tudo Fighting 6 Semifinals.
Draw	5–1–1	John Lewis	Draw	Extreme Fighting 3	October 18, 1996	3	5:00	Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
Win	5–1	Luis Eduardo Fraga	Decision	Brazilian Vale Tudo Fighting 2	May 31, 1996	2	10:00	Brazil	Brazilian Vale Tudo Fighting 2 Finals.
Win	4–1	Claudionor Cardoso da Silva	Submission (rear naked choke)	Brazilian Vale Tudo Fighting 2	May 31, 1996	1	5:11		Brazilian Vale Tudo Fighting 2 Semifinals.
Win	3–1	Alexandre Sagatte	Submission (armbar)	Brazilian Vale Tudo Fighting 2	May 31, 1996	1	2:23		Brazilian Vale Tudo Fighting 2 Quarterfinals.
Win	2–1	Akira Nagase	TKO (doctor stoppage)	Universal Vale Tudo Fighting 1	April 5, 1996	1	10:00	Tokyo, Japan	Universal Vale Tudo Fighting 1 Super Fight.
Loss	1–1	Crezio de Souza	Submission (rear-naked choke)	DDT - Duelo de Titas	September 1, 1995	1	N/A	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Win	1–0	Paulo de Jesus	Submission (choke)	Gaisei Challenge Vale Tudo	July 25, 1994	1	0:45	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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External links

• Professional MMA record for Johil de Oliveira from Sherdog