Johil de Oliveira

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 .

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. In his next bout he faced Carlson Gracie protege, Crezio de Souza at Duelo de Titas

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. 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. 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. 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. During this period, de Oliveira had a nine fight losing streak, mired in complications with his eyesight 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

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) 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 Loss

Haroldo Bunn Submission (Armbar) Shooto Brasil 87: BOPE

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Loss

Christian Squeti Decision (unanimous) Sao Jose Super Fight 2

São José, Santa Catarina, Brazil Win

Marcos Tulio Decision (unanimous) Sao Jose Super Fight 1

São José, Santa Catarina, Brazil Win

Haroldo Bunn TKO (doctor stoppage) Shooto Brazil 25: Fight for BOPE

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Loss

Eduardo Simoes Decision (unanimous) Fatality Arena 3

Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil NC

Alessandro Ferreira NC (illegal spike) Jungle Fight 22

São Paulo, Brazil Loss

Ivan Iberico TKO (punches) Inka FC 6 - Peru vs. Brazil

Lima, Peru Win

Rodrigo Jacome Submission (kimura) Jungle Fight 14: Ceará

Fortaleza, Brazil Win

Danilo Noronha Decision (unanimous) Jungle Fight 11

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Loss

Rodrigo Damm Decision Universidade Fight Show 1

Espírito Santo, Brazil Win

Jonatas Novaes Decision (majority) Open Fight

Brazil Loss

Rafael dos Anjos Submission (rear-naked choke) Juiz de Fora - Fight 4

Brazil Loss

Leonardo Soares Decision (split) Juiz de Fora - Fight 3

Brazil Loss

Alexandre Barros TKO (doctor stoppage) Rio MMA Challenge 1

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Loss

Mark Weir Submission (arm-triangle choke) Cage Rage 8

London, England Loss

Silmar Rodrigo Decision (unanimous) Bitetti Combat Nordeste 2

Natal, Brazil Loss

Daiju Takase Decision (unanimous) Pride The Best Vol.1

Tokyo, Japan Loss

Nino Schembri Submission (armbar) Pride 14 - Clash of the Titans

Yokohama, Japan Loss

Carlos Newton Decision (unanimous) Pride 12 - Cold Fury

Saitama, Japan Loss

Jose Landi-Jons Decision (unanimous) IVC 11

Brazil Win

Darrel Gholar Decision (unanimous) IVC 5

São Paulo, Brazil Loss

Wallid Ismail Submission (punches) IVC 3

Brazil Win

Joao Bosco TKO (punches) IVC 2

Brazil Win

José Landi-Jons Decision (unanimous) World Vale Tudo Championship 4

Win

Koji Lierman Submission (rear naked choke) World Vale Tudo Championship 4

Win

Cristian Martinez TKO (retirement) Universal Vale Tudo Fighting 5

Brazil Win

Claudionor Cardoso da Silva Submission (strikes) BVF 6 - Campeonato Brasileiro de Vale Tudo 1

Win

Ernando dos Santos Submission (rear naked choke) BVF 6 - Campeonato Brasileiro de Vale Tudo 1

Draw

John Lewis Draw Extreme Fighting 3

Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States Win

Luis Eduardo Fraga Decision Brazilian Vale Tudo Fighting 2

Win

Claudionor Cardoso da Silva Submission (rear naked choke) Brazilian Vale Tudo Fighting 2

Win

Alexandre Sagatte Submission (armbar) Brazilian Vale Tudo Fighting 2

Win

Akira Nagase TKO (doctor stoppage) Universal Vale Tudo Fighting 1

Tokyo, Japan Loss

Crezio de Souza Submission (rear-naked choke) DDT - Duelo de Titas

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Win

Paulo de Jesus Submission (choke) Gaisei Challenge Vale Tudo

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil