Vale Tudo Japan (VTJ) is an annual mixed martial arts competition held in Japan. Arranged by promotor Satoru Sayama, it ran from 1994 to 1999 with three reunion events in 2009, 2012 and 2016. A pair of tournaments were held in 1994 and '95, both of which were won by Brazilian jiu-jitsu legend Rickson Gracie.
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Vale Tudo Japan 1994
Vale Tudo Japan 1994 was held on July 29, 1994 at the Tokyo Bay NK Hall in Urayasu, Japan.
Vale Tudo Japan 1995
Vale Tudo Japan 1995 was held on April 20, 1995 at the Nippon Budokan Hall in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan.
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.
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.
Vale Tudo Japan 2012
Vale Tudo Japan 2012 (also known as VTJ 1st) was held on December 24, 2012 at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan.
Vale Tudo Japan 2016
Vale Tudo Japan 2016 (also known as VTJ 3rd) was held on December 6, 2013 at Ota City General Station, station #7, Ota, Tokyo, Japan. The Main Event featured longtime # 1 ranked Megumi Fujii in her retirement bout.