Devhonte Johnson
Devhonte Johnson often referred to as “Bones” is a black belt Professional Jiu-Jitsu Competitor who heads the Unity Jiu Jitsu team.[1][2][3][4][5] He specializes in the Lasso Guard and Stack Pass techniques.[6] In 2019 Devhonte opened his own gym, Bones BJJ located in Clifton, NJ.[7]
Devhonte Johnson | |
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| Born | |
| Nationality | American |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Occupation | Professional Jiu Jitsu Competitor |
| Martial arts career | |
| Division | Super-Heavyweight |
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Career
Johnson began pursuing his career as a Jiu-Jitsu player in high school, initially under Coach Edson Carvalho who guided Johnson up to the purple belt. After becoming a white belt player, he decided to further advance his career as a professional player and began training to achieve his goals.[8]
Eventually, in 2015, Johnson left the Carvalho team and joined the Unity Jiu Jitsu in New York City where he trained under coach Murilo Santana.[9][10] During this time, Johnson became a professional Jiu-Jitsu player and began participating in local, state, and national level competitions.[11][12][13]
Soon, Johnson also began his coaching career - taking a couple of classes at Unity HQ in Manhattan. Under popular demand in a few years, he opened his own Unity Jiu-Jitsu affiliate in New Jersey.[14]
In 2018 Johnson participated in numerous competitions as a brown belt player and conquered multiple titles in the IBJJF World Jiu-Jitsu Championship, IBJJF World No-Gi Championship, IBJJF European Open Championship as well as the IBJJF Pans No-Gi Championship.[15][16] Lastly, Johnson was awarded his black belt rank by coach Murilo Santana.
Johnson was then invited to compete in the BJJ Stars 10 Absolute Grand prix on April 22nd, 2023.[17]
Fighting history
| Opponent | W/L | Method | Competition | Weight | Stage | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thiago Sa | L | Referee Decision | No Gi Pan Am. | 91KG | 4F | 2018 |
| Nick Calvanese | L | Referee Decision | F2W 91 | ABS | SPF | 2018 |
| Nicholas Albin | L | Referee Decision | ADCC EC Trials | 99KG | R1 | 2018 |
| Gilvan Costa | W | Armbar | NY Fall NGO | 97KG | F | 2018 |
| Adriano Silva | W | Kimura | NY Fall NGO | ABS | 4F | 2018 |
| Gabriel Almeida | W | Pts: 0x0, Adv | NY Fall NGO | ABS | SF | 2018 |
| Fernando Henrique | W | RNC | NoGi Worlds | 91KG | R1 | 2018 |
| Arnaldo Maidana | W | Pts: 2x0 | NoGi Worlds | 91KG | 4F | 2018 |
| Jackson Sousa | L | Pts: 0x0, Adv | NoGi Worlds | 91KG | SF | 2018 |
| Charles McGuire | W | Submission | Atlanta WO | 94KG | F | 2019 |
| Julian Synan | W | Bow and arrow | Atlanta WO | ABS | R1 | 2019 |
| JT Torres | L | Pts: 2x0 | Atlanta WO | ABS | 4F | 2019 |
| Gustavo Batista | L | Arm in Ezekiel | Pan American | 88KG | 8F | 2019 |
| Orlando Andavi | W | Choke from back | Pan American | ABS | R1 | 2019 |
| Leandro Lo | L | Pts: 2x0 | Pan American | ABS | R2 | 2019 |
| Diogo Sampaio | W | Referee Decision | Washington DCO | 88KG | SF | 2019 |
| Daniel Hampton | W | Choke from back | Washington DCO | 88KG | F | 2019 |
| Nathan Santos | W | Pts: 3x0 | Boston Sp. Open | 88KG | SF | 2019 |
| Diogo Araujo | W | Pts: 2x2, Adv | Boston Sp. Open | 88KG | F | 2019 |
| Faisal AlKitbe | L | Pts: 0x0, Pen | World Pro | 85KG | 4F | 2019 |
| Viking Wong | W | Pts: 6x0 | World Pro | 85KG | RPC | 2019 |
| William Dias | W | Pts: 2x0 | World Pro | 85KG | RPC | 2019 |
| DJ Jackson | L | Referee Decision | World Pro | 85KG | 3RD | 2019 |
| Matt Leighton | W | Referee Decision | F2W 111 | 85KG | SPF | 2019 |
| Tarsis Humphreys | L | Pts: 2x0 | World Champ. | 88KG | R1 | 2019 |
| Tim Spriggs | L | Pts: 2x2, Pen | NY BJJ Pro | 94KG | F | 2019 |
| Keenan Cornelius | L | Pts: 4x2 | No Gi Pan Am. | 97KG | SF | 2019 |
| Jonnatas Gracie | W | Referee Decision | No Gi Pan Am. | ABS | R1 | 2019 |
| Vinicius Trator | W | Pts: 2x0 | No Gi Pan Am. | ABS | 8F | 2019 |
| Frederik Vosgrone | W | Pts: 2x0 | No Gi Pan Am. | ABS | 4F | 2019 |
| Keenan Cornelius | L | Armlock | No Gi Pan Am. | ABS | SF | 2019 |
| Marcelo Gomide | W | Adv | European NoGi | 97KG | 4F | 2019 |
| Samir Krvavac | W | Pts: 7x2 | European NoGi | 97KG | SF | 2019 |
| Helton Jose | W | Referee Decision | European NoGi | 97KG | F | 2019 |
| Santeri Lilius | W | Pts: 6x0 | European NoGi | ABS | R1 | 2019 |
| Freddy Vosgrone | W | Adv | European NoGi | ABS | 8F | 2019 |
| Max Bickerton | W | Pts: 11x0 | European NoGi | ABS | 4F | 2019 |
| Muslim Patsarigov | W | Referee Decision | European NoGi | ABS | SF | 2019 |
| Marcelo Gomide | L | Referee Decision | European NoGi | ABS | F | 2019 |
| Eliot Kelly | W | Referee Decision | F2W 131 | 120KG | SPF | 2019 |
| Gabriel Araujo | W | Pts: 11x0 | NYC Fall Open | 100KG | F | 2019 |
| Max Gimenis | L | Pts: 2x0 | NYC Fall Open | ABS | SF | 2019 |
| Paul Ardila | W | Pts: 2x0 | NYC Fall NGO | 97KG | F | 2019 |
| Gabriel Almeida | W | Pts: 11x0 | NYC Fall NGO | ABS | 4F | 2019 |
| Yuri Silva | W | N/A | NYC Fall NGO | ABS | SF | 2019 |
| Arya Esfandmaz | W | Referee Decision | Polaris 12 | 104KG | SPF | 2019 |
| Fellipe Trovo | W | Pts: 0x0, Adv | NoGi Worlds | ABS | 4F | 2019 |
| Roberto Abreu | L | Referee Decision | NoGi Worlds | ABS | SF | 2019 |
| Roberto Alencar | W | Pts: 2x0 | NoGi Worlds | 91KG | 4F | 2019 |
| Jackson Sousa | L | DQ | NoGi Worlds | 91KG | SF | 2019 |
| T. Clark | W | Choke from back | SUBVERSIV | ABS | R1 | 2020 |
| Fellipe Andrew | W | Referee Decision | SUBVERSIV | ABS | SF | 2020 |
| Fellipe Trovo | L | Triangle | SUBVERSIV | ABS | F | 2020 |
| J. Oliver Jansen | W | Pts: 10x0 | Pan American | ABS | R1 | 2020 |
| Guilherme Augusto | W | Pts: 0x0, Adv | Pan American | ABS | 8F | 2020 |
| Max Gimenis | L | Choke from back | Pan American | ABS | 4F | 2020 |
| Guilherme Augusto | L | Pts: 8x2 | Pan American | 100KG | SF | 2020 |
| Vinicius Trator | W | Referee Decision | F2W 155 | 124KG | SPF | 2020 |
| Patrick Gaudio | L | Pts: 0x0, Adv | BJJ Stars 4 | 100KG | SPF | 2020 |
| Guilherme Augusto | W | Referee Decision | F2W 159 | 94KG | SPF | 2020 |
| Jackson Douglas | W | Referee Decision | Dallas Open | O100KG | SF | 2021 |
| Guilherme Augusto | L | Pts: 0x0, Adv | Dallas Open | O100KG | F | 2021 |
| Lucas Norat | W | Choke from back | Houston Open | 100KG | SF | 2021 |
| Daniel Hampton | W | Pts: 18x0 | Houston Open | 100KG | F | 2021 |
| Michael Perez | W | Pts: 0x0, Adv | NoGi Pan Am. | 97KG | 4F | 2021 |
| Diego Ramalho | W | Referee Decision | NoGi Pan Am. | 97KG | SF | 2021 |
| Arnaldo Maidana | W | Pts: 4x0 | NoGi Pan Am. | 97KG | F | 2021 |
| Yuri Simoes | L | Referee Decision | F2W 172 | 124KG | SPF | 2021 |
| Lucas Norat | W | Pts: 7x0 | Pan American | 100KG | 4F | 2021 |
| Guilherme Augusto | L | Referee Decision | Pan American | 100KG | SF | 2021 |
| Fellipe Andrew | W | Anaconda choke | NoGi Worlds | 97KG | 4F | 2021 |
| Elliot Kelly | W | Pts: 0x0, Pen | NoGi Worlds | 97KG | SF | 2021 |
| Joe Dierkhising | W | Pts: 4x2 | NoGi Worlds | 97KG | F | 2021 |
| Kristopher Torres | W | RNC | ADCC EC Trials | 99KG | R1 | 2021 |
| Jon Beale | W | Armbar | ADCC EC Trials | 99KG | R2 | 2021 |
| Brandon Conrad | W | RNC | ADCC EC Trials | 99KG | R3 | 2021 |
| Joe Dierkhising | W | Pts: 4x0 | ADCC EC Trials | 99KG | 4F | 2021 |
| Paul Ardila | W | Referee Decision | ADCC EC Trials | 99KG | SF | 2021 |
| Mason Fowler | L | Referee Decision | ADCC EC Trials | 99KG | F | 2021 |
| Arnaldo Maidana | W | Referee Decision | F2W 188 | 100KG | SPF | 2021 |
| Lucas Norat | W | Pts: 16x0 | World Champ. | 100KG | 8F | 2021 |
| Fellipe Trovo | W | Pts: 3x0 | World Champ. | 100KG | 4F | 2021 |
| Fellipe Andrew | L | Pts: 4x2 | World Champ. | 100KG | SF | 2021 |
Awards and achievements
- 1st Place IBJJF Pans No-Gi Championship (2014** blue)
- 1st Place IBJJF World NoGi Championship (2014 blue)
- 3rd Place IBJJF Pans Championship (2015 purple)
- 1st Place IBJJF World NoGi Championship (2015 purple)
- 3rd Place IBJJF World Championship NOGI (2015* purple)
- 2nd Place IBJJF World Championship (2016 purple)
- 1st Place IBJJF Pans No-Gi Championship (2016 purple)
- 1st Place IBJJF Pans Championship (2016 purple)
- 3rd Place IBJJF World Championship (2016* purple)
- 1st Place IBJJF World NoGi Championship (2016 purple)
- 1st Place IBJJF World Championship (2017 purple)
- 1st Place IBJJF World NoGi Championship ( 2017 brown)
- 1st Place IBJJF European Open (2017* purple)
- 1st Place IBJJF Pans Championship (2017 purple)
- 1st Place IBJJF American Nationals NOGI (2017** brown)
- 1st Place IBJJF NY Summer Open (2017** brown)
- 1st Place IBJJF NY Summer Open NOGI (2017** brown)
- 2nd Place IBJJF European Open (2017 purple)
- 1st Place IBJJF World Championship ( 2018 brown)
- 1st Place IBJJF European Open (2018 brown)
- 1st Place IBJJF Pans No-Gi Championship (2018** brown)
- 2nd Place IBJJF European Open (2018 brown)
- 2nd Place IBJJF Pans Championship (2018 brown)
- 3rd Place CBJJ Brazilian Nationals (2018 brown)
- 3rd Place IBJJF World Championship NOGI (2018)
- 1st Place IBJJF New York Fall Open NOGI (2018)
- 1st Place IBJJF European Open NOGI (2019)
- 1st Place IBJJF Washington DC Open (2019)
- 2nd Place IBJJF European Open NOGI (2019*)
- 3rd Place IBJJF Pan Championship NOGI (2019**)
- 3rd Place IBJJF Pan Championship (2020)
- 1st Place IBJJF World Championship NOGI (2021)
- 1st Place IBJJF Pan Championship NOGI (2021)
- 1st Place IBJJF Hoston Open (2021)
- 3rd Place IBJJF World Championship (2021)
- 3rd Place IBJJF Pan Championship (2021)
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