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Devhonte Johnson, also known as “Bones”, is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt under Murilo Santana, being also one of the main representatives of the Unity Jiu-Jitsu Academy in the sport’s competitive circuit. Regarded as one of the top American grapplers of his generation, Devhonte’s reputation was earned while challenging for the top tournaments of the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation (IBJJF) circuit, where he earned World, Pan, and European titles in the colored belt divisions.

Devhonte Johnson Jiu-Jitsu

Full Name: Devhonte M. Johnson

Nickname: Devhonte is often referenced as “Bones”, a name that has followed him since his early days at team Carvalho due to his training partners finding Johnson’s features similar to those of Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fighter Jon “Bones” Jones.

Lineage: Carlos Gracie > Helio Gracie > Rickson Gracie > Marcelo Behring > Mario Yamasaki > Murilo Santana > Devhonte M. Johnson

Main Achievements:

  • 1st Place IBJJF World Championship NOGI (2021)
  • 1st Place IBJJF Pan Championship NOGI (2021)
  • 1st Place IBJJF European Open NOGI (2019)
  • 1st Place IBJJF Hoston Open (2021)
  • 1st Place IBJJF New York Fall Open NOGI (2018)
  • 1st Place IBJJF Washington DC Open (2019)
  • 2nd Place IBJJF European Open NOGI (2019*)
  • 3rd Place IBJJF World Championship (2021)
  • 3rd Place IBJJF World Championship NOGI (2018)
  • 3rd Place IBJJF Pan Championship NOGI (2019**)
  • 3rd Place IBJJF Pan Championship (2020 / 2021)

Main Achievements:

  • 1st Place IBJJF World Championship (2017 purple, 2018 brown)
  • 1st Place IBJJF World NoGi Championship (2014 blue, 2015 / 2016 purple, 2017 brown)
  • 1st Place IBJJF European Open (2017* purple, 2018 brown)
  • 1st Place IBJJF Pans Championship (2016 / 2017 purple)
  • 1st Place IBJJF Pans No-Gi Championship (2014** blue, 2016 purple, 2018** brown)
  • 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 World Championship (2016 purple)
  • 2nd Place IBJJF European Open (2017 purple, 2018 brown)
  • 2nd Place IBJJF Pans Championship (2018 brown)
  • 3rd Place IBJJF World Championship (2016* purple)
  • 3rd Place IBJJF World Championship NOGI (2015* purple)
  • 3rd Place IBJJF Pans Championship (2015 purple)
  • 3rd Place CBJJ Brazilian Nationals (2018 brown)

** Absolute
** Weight and absolute

Favorite Position/Technique: Lasso Guard, Stack Pass

Weight Division: Meio-Pesado (88,30 kg / 195.0 lbs)

Team/Association: Unity Jiu-Jitsu

Devhonte Johnson Biography

Devhonte Johnson was born in Paterson, New Jersey, United States of America, being raised in one of the most crime-afflicted areas of Passaic County called the 4th ward, on a street named Godwin Avenue.

As a child, Johnson became increasingly interested in sports, and although he played a few at school it wasn’t until high school that Devhonte found something he really enjoyed and wanted to pursue: Baseball, a sport he played in parallel with basketball throughout his freshman and sophomore years at Eastside High School, choosing to focus solely on baseball after that.

Although Devhonte saw baseball as his passion, during his senior year he discovered jiu-jitsu, a martial art that soon took over on Johnson’s priorities ranking. Not one to split his focus unnecessarily, the young New Jersey athlete decided to quit the ball game and swap it for the gi, becoming a two sessions per day type student from the very get-go.

Coach Edson Carvalho was Devhonte’s first instructor and the man who guided Johnson up to purple belt. As a white belt, young “Bones” was of the belief that he could go far in the sporting facet of jiu-jitsu and trained hard to achieve his goals. Although he loved his team, Devhonte felt his fellow training partners lacked his competition mindset – the class consisting mainly of over 30’s part-time trainers.

Searching for a room where he could have a world-class instruction and sparring, Devhonte decided to leave team Carvalho in 2015, then joining Unity Jiu-Jitsu in New York City with coach Murilo Santana. The head instructor at Unity took Devhonte under his wing, structuring his training and raising the youngster’s attributes to a professional level.

It was also during this purple belt stage that Devhonte started his coaching career, being given a few classes at Unity HQ in Manhattan. Months later, after a few requests from personal friends who asked Johnson to teach BJJ to their kids, and as those friendly privates became consistent in numbers of students, there was the need to grow into a gym, Bones ended up opening his own Unity Jiu-Jitsu affiliate in New Jersey.

In August 2018, after a spectacular year as a brown belt, when Devhonte conquered 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, Johnson was awarded his black belt rank by coach Murilo Santana.

Devhonte Johnson Grappling Record

73 WINS
  • BY POINTS
    28 (38%)
  • BY ADVANTAGES
    7 (10%)
  • BY SUBMISSION
    22 (30%)
  • BY DECISION
    14 (19%)
  • BY PENALTIES
    1 (1%)
  • BY EBI/OT
    1 (1%)

22 SUBMISSIONS WINS

#214eb8
Choke from back
18
4
#86e620
Katagatame
18
4
#5AD3D1
Armbar
14
3
#d1212a
RNC
14
3
#fad11b
Anaconda choke
9
2
#f58822
Bow and arrow
5
1
#224aba
Americana
5
1
#ff9124
Pressure
5
1
#bf1f6c
Peruvian necktie
5
1
#22c9a5
Kimura
5
1
#fad223
Submission
5
1
22
(100%) SUBMISSIONS
36 LOSSES
  • BY POINTS
    12 (33%)
  • BY ADVANTAGES
    3 (8%)
  • BY SUBMISSION
    5 (14%)
  • BY DECISION
    12 (33%)
  • BY PENALTIES
    2 (6%)
  • BY EBI/OT
    1 (3%)

5 SUBMISSIONS LOSSES

#214eb8
Choke from back
40
2
#86e620
Arm in Ezekiel
20
1
#5AD3D1
Armlock
20
1
#d1212a
Triangle
20
1
5
(100%) SUBMISSIONS

Devhonte Johnson Fight History

ID Opponent W/L Method Competition Weight Stage Year
17448Thiago SaThiago SaLReferee DecisionNo Gi Pan Am.91KG4F2018
18045Nick CalvaneseNick CalvaneseLReferee DecisionF2W 91ABSSPF2018
18146Nicholas AlbinLReferee DecisionADCC EC Trials99KGR12018
18672Jackson SousaJackson SousaLPts: 0x0, AdvNoGi Worlds91KGSF2018
19194JT TorresJT TorresLPts: 2x0Atlanta WOABS4F2019
19635Gustavo BatistaGustavo BatistaLArm in EzekielPan American88KG8F2019
19673Leandro LoLeandro LoLPts: 2x0Pan AmericanABSR22019
20117Faisal AlKitbeFaisal AlKitbeLPts: 0x0, PenWorld Pro85KG4F2019
20126DJ JacksonDJ JacksonLReferee DecisionWorld Pro85KG3RD2019
20656Tarsis HumphreysTarsis HumphreysLPts: 2x0World Champ.88KGR12019
21076Tim SpriggsTim SpriggsLPts: 2x2, PenNY BJJ Pro94KGF2019
21599Keenan CorneliusKeenan CorneliusLPts: 4x2No Gi Pan Am.97KGSF2019
21619Keenan CorneliusKeenan CorneliusLArmlockNo Gi Pan Am.ABSSF2019
22196Marcelo GomideMarcelo GomideLReferee DecisionEuropean NoGiABSF2019
22674Max GimenisMax GimenisLPts: 2x0NYC Fall OpenABSSF2019
22825Roberto AbreuRoberto AbreuLReferee DecisionNoGi WorldsABSSF2019
22896Jackson SousaJackson SousaLDQNoGi Worlds91KGSF2019
23911Fellipe TrovoFellipe TrovoLTriangleSUBVERSIV 3ABSF2020
24106Max GimenisMax GimenisLChoke from backPan AmericanABS4F2020
24212Guilherme AugustoGuilherme AugustoLPts: 8x2Pan American100KGSF2020
24410Patrick GaudioPatrick GaudioLPts: 0x0, AdvBJJ Stars 4100KGSPF2020
25207Guilherme AugustoGuilherme AugustoLPts: 0x0, AdvDallas OpenO100KGF2021
26329Yuri SimoesYuri SimoesLReferee DecisionF2W 172124KGSPF2021
27632Guilherme AugustoGuilherme AugustoLReferee DecisionPan American100KGSF2021
28935Mason FowlerMason FowlerLReferee DecisionADCC EC Trials99KGF2021
29583Fellipe AndrewFellipe AndrewLPts: 4x2World Champ.100KGSF2021
31346Mario GonzalezLReferee DecisionADCC WC Trials99KGSF2022
31711Marcus RibeiroMarcus RibeiroLChoke from backPan American100KG4F2022
33000Marcus RibeiroMarcus RibeiroLPts: 6x2World Champ.100KG4F2022
34200Giancarlo BodoniGiancarlo BodoniLEBI/OTSapateiro Inv93KGF2022
34413Diego RamalhoDiego RamalhoLPointsN. Haven NGO97KGF2022
35046Kyle BoehmKyle BoehmLReferee DecisionADCC99KGR12022
36862C. NegromonteC. NegromonteLReferee DecisionNoGi Worlds91KG4F2022
37216Fellipe AndrewFellipe AndrewLPts: 9x0European Open94KGSF2023
38937Erich MunisErich MunisLPts: 6x2BJJ StarsABS4F2023
39427Pedro LucasPedro LucasLPts: 3x2Brasileiro100KG4F2023
18395Gilvan CostaWArmbarNY Fall NGO97KGF2018
18397Adriano SilvaAdriano SilvaWKimuraNY Fall NGOABS4F2018
18399Gabriel AlmeidaGabriel AlmeidaWPts: 0x0, AdvNY Fall NGOABSSF2018
18666Fernando HenriqueWRNCNoGi Worlds91KGR12018
18671Arnaldo MaidanaArnaldo MaidanaWPts: 2x0NoGi Worlds91KG4F2018
19189Charles McGuireWSubmissionAtlanta WO94KGF2019
19191Julian SynanWBow and arrowAtlanta WOABSR12019
19671Orlando AndaviWChoke from backPan AmericanABSR12019
19901Diogo SampaioDiogo SampaioWReferee DecisionWashington DCO88KGSF2019
19903Daniel HamptonWChoke from backWashington DCO88KGF2019
19953Nathan SantosWPts: 3x0Boston SPO88KGSF2019
19954Diogo AraujoWPts: 2x2, AdvBoston SPO88KGF2019
20123Viking WongWPts: 6x0World Pro85KGRPC2019
20125William DiasWPts: 2x0World Pro85KGRPC2019
20429Matt LeightonMatt LeightonWReferee DecisionF2W 11185KGSPF2019
21609Jonnatas GracieJonnatas GracieWReferee DecisionNo Gi Pan Am.ABSR12019
21614Vinicius TratorVinicius TratorWPts: 2x0No Gi Pan Am.ABS8F2019
21615Frederik VosgroneWPts: 2x0No Gi Pan Am.ABS4F2019
22179Marcelo GomideMarcelo GomideWAdvEuropean NoGi97KG4F2019
22180Samir KrvavacWPts: 7x2European NoGi97KGSF2019
22182Helton JoseHelton JoseWReferee DecisionEuropean NoGi97KGF2019
22187Santeri LiliusSanteri LiliusWPts: 6x0European NoGiABSR12019
22191Freddy VosgroneWAdvEuropean NoGiABS8F2019
22193Max BickertonWPts: 11x0European NoGiABS4F2019
22194Muslim PatsarigovMuslim PatsarigovWReferee DecisionEuropean NoGiABSSF2019
22410Eliot KellyEliot KellyWReferee DecisionF2W 131120KGSPF2019
22672Gabriel AraujoWPts: 11x0NYC Fall Open100KGF2019
22683Paul ArdilaPaul ArdilaWPts: 2x0NYC Fall NGO97KGF2019
22688Gabriel AlmeidaGabriel AlmeidaWPts: 11x0NYC Fall NGOABS4F2019
22689Yuri SilvaWN/ANYC Fall NGOABSSF2019
22725Arya EsfandmazArya EsfandmazWReferee DecisionPolaris 12104KGSPF2019
22823Fellipe TrovoFellipe TrovoWPts: 0x0, AdvNoGi WorldsABS4F2019
22894Roberto AlencarRoberto AlencarWPts: 2x0NoGi Worlds91KG4F2019
23896T. ClarkWChoke from backSUBVERSIV 3ABSR12020
23905Fellipe AndrewFellipe AndrewWReferee DecisionSUBVERSIV 3ABSSF2020
24093J. Oliver JansenWPts: 10x0Pan AmericanABSR12020
24102Guilherme AugustoGuilherme AugustoWPts: 0x0, AdvPan AmericanABS8F2020
24281Vinicius TratorVinicius TratorWReferee DecisionF2W 155124KGSPF2020
24959Guilherme AugustoGuilherme AugustoWReferee DecisionF2W 15994KGSPF2020
25206Jackson DouglasJackson DouglasWReferee DecisionDallas OpenO100KGSF2021
25809Lucas NoratLucas NoratWChoke from backHouston Open100KGSF2021
25810Daniel HamptonWPts: 18x0Houston Open100KGF2021
26169Michael PerezMichael PerezWPts: 0x0, AdvNoGi Pan Am.97KG4F2021
26171Diego RamalhoDiego RamalhoWReferee DecisionNoGi Pan Am.97KGSF2021
26173Arnaldo MaidanaArnaldo MaidanaWPts: 4x0NoGi Pan Am.97KGF2021
27629Lucas NoratLucas NoratWPts: 7x0Pan American100KG4F2021
28313Fellipe AndrewFellipe AndrewWAnaconda chokeNoGi Worlds97KG4F2021
28327Elliot KellyWPts: 0x0, PenNoGi Worlds97KGSF2021
28328Joe DierkhisingJoe DierkhisingWPts: 4x2NoGi Worlds97KGF2021
28916Kristopher TorresWRNCADCC EC Trials99KGR12021
28921Jon BealeWArmbarADCC EC Trials99KGR22021
28927Brandon ConradWRNCADCC EC Trials99KGR32021
28932Joe DierkhisingJoe DierkhisingWPts: 4x0ADCC EC Trials99KG4F2021
28933Paul ArdilaPaul ArdilaWReferee DecisionADCC EC Trials99KGSF2021
29302Arnaldo MaidanaArnaldo MaidanaWReferee DecisionF2W 188100KGSPF2021
29574Lucas NoratLucas NoratWPts: 16x0World Champ.100KG8F2021
29581Fellipe TrovoFellipe TrovoWPts: 3x0World Champ.100KG4F2021
31323Scott GillerWKatagatameADCC WC Trials99KGR12022
31327Abraham MontagneWAnaconda chokeADCC WC Trials99KGR12022
31338Luke HarrisWPts: 12x0ADCC WC Trials99KG8F2022
31342Steffen BantaWPts: 3x0ADCC WC Trials99KG4F2022
32998Eric BergmannWPts: 3x0World Champ.100KG8F2022
33815Albruce TouaevWAmericanaRise 9ABS4F2022
33819Rene SousaWArmbarRise 9ABSSF2022
33820Jason RauJason RauWKatagatameRise 9ABSF2022
34190Andy PerezWKatagatameSapateiro Inv93KG8F2022
34196Q. RozensweigWKatagatameSapateiro Inv93KG4F2022
34198Ryan AitkenWEBI/OTSapateiro Inv93KGSF2022
34412Michael MedeirosWPressureN. Haven NGO97KGSF2022
36858Calon SabinoWPeruvian necktieNoGi Worlds91KG8F2022
37209Janis RiekstinsWPts: 3x0European Open94KGR12023
37213Bruno LimaBruno LimaWPts: 2x0European Open94KG4F2023
38927Gutemberg PereiraGutemberg PereiraWPts: 2x2BJJ StarsABSR12023

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