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Edwin Ocasio, commonly known as Junny Ocasio is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt under Murilo Santana, and one of the main representatives of the Unity Jiu-Jitsu Academy in New York City, USA. Junny gained recognition in the grappling world, particularly under the nogi setting by consistently competing in different rulesets with great success, be it submission-only, Kasai Pro, or International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation (IBJJF) rules.

Junny Ocasio Jiu-Jitsu

Full Name: Edwin Ocasio Junior

Nickname: “Junny” is an engaging way of saying, Junior. A nickname that has been associated with Ocasio since he was a toddler.

Lineage: Carlos Gracie > Helio Gracie > Rickson Gracie > Marcelo Behring > Mario Yamasaki > Murilo Santana > Edwin Ocasio

Main Achievements:

  • 1st Place IBJJF World Championship NOGI (2023)
  • 1st Place IBJJF Pan Championship NOGI (2023 / 2024)
  • 1st Place IBJJF European ChampionshipNOGI (2023 / 2024)
  • 1st Place IBJJF Atlanta Spring Open NOGI (2023)
  • 1st Place IBJJF New York Open NOGI (2023)
  • 1st Place IBJJF New Haven Spring Open NOGI (2023)
  • 1st Place IBJJF New Haven Summer Open NOGI (2023)
  • 1st Place ADCC Orange County Open (2023)
  • 2nd Place Kasai 6 Grand Prix (2019)
  • 3rd Place IBJJF World Championship NOGI (2019 / 2021)
  • 3rd Place IBJJF European NoGi Open (2019)

Main Achievements (Colored Belts):

  • 1st Place IBJJF Pan Championship NoGi (2017 purple)
  • 1st Place IBJJF Boston Spring Open (2018 brown)
  • 1st Place Sub-Spectrum Invitational 135 lbs (2019)
  • 1st Place SOGI Invitational 135 lbs (2019)
  • 1st Place KASAI Pro 155lbs Qualifier (2017)
  • 2nd Place KASAI Pro 135lbs Qualifier (2019)
  • 2nd Place IBJJF Pan Championship NoGi (2014 blue, 2016 purple)
  • 3rd Place IBJJF Pan Championship NoGi (2015 purple)
  • 3rd Place IBJJF World Championship NoGi (2018 brown)

* Absolute
** Weight and Absolute

Favorite Position/Technique: Saddle Position, Pressure Passing

Weight Division: Peso Pluma  (64,00 kg / 141.5 lbs)

Team/Association: Unity JJ

Junny Ocasio Biography

Edwin Ocasio was born on January 23, 1989, in the Bronx, one New York City’s most famous boroughs.

Growing up in a turbulent household, Ocasio endured extreme abuse early on in his life. These tragic circumstances led Junny to suffer from behavior issues at school and a general disconnection with the traditional academic setting.

At the age of 15, while attending high school in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, Junny found the sport of wrestling, and what he perceived to be his natural calling. A way to vent out his penned-up frustrations without the repercussions that occurred in day-to-day life.

From the moment he started wrestling, Ocasio was hooked. Unfortunately, his sporting high-school career fell short at the age of 16, when Ocasio tore his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) during a wrestling match, causing him to cease his wrestling training. It would take him nearly six years to fix his injury, through surgery, but as soon as he did, he returned to combat sports.

It was in 2013 that Ocasio re-committed to combat, and then joined a mixed martial arts (MMA) academy. During his MMA training, Edwin noticed how much he enjoyed jiu-jitsu, an interest that grew to the point that he decided this was his preferred path in combat sports.

Coaches Christian Montes and Carlo Chan were Junny Ocasio’s first instructors at Ronin Athletics, and it was while training with them that Edwin met and befriended Murilo Santana, then the future founder of the Unity Jiu-Jitsu Academy.

At the time when Ocasio met Murilo, the famous grappler was looking for a space in which to open a gym in New York City. While scouting for places, Santana trained at the same gym as Junny (Ronin). More often than not, Ocasio would open the gym up in the early hours of the day and would train by himself with Murilo, a ritual that lasted for months. Santana became Junny’s sparring partner and coach, for the most part, during this process and once he found the space to open his gym, Junny decided to switch teams, then becoming the first Unity JJ student.

Santana quickly grew into more than a coach, a mentorship that led to Ocasio’s brown belt promotion on in 2017, and his black belt grading on August 3, 2019.

Junny Ocasio Grappling Record

70 WINS
  • BY POINTS
    16 (23%)
  • BY ADVANTAGES
    10 (14%)
  • BY SUBMISSION
    35 (50%)
  • BY DECISION
    7 (10%)
  • BY PENALTIES
    1 (1%)
  • BY DQ
    1 (1%)

35 SUBMISSIONS WINS

#214eb8
Inside heel hook
43
15
#86e620
Katagatame
11
4
#5AD3D1
Aoki lock
9
3
#d1212a
Outside heel hook
6
2
#fad11b
Footlock
6
2
#f58822
Straight ankle lock
6
2
#224aba
Heel hook
6
2
#ff9124
Inverted triangle
3
1
#bf1f6c
Armbar
3
1
#22c9a5
Junny lock
3
1
#fad223
Violin armlock
3
1
#03861f
Z Lock
3
1
35
(100%) SUBMISSIONS
18 LOSSES
  • BY POINTS
    9 (50%)
  • BY ADVANTAGES
    3 (17%)
  • BY SUBMISSION
    3 (17%)
  • BY DECISION
    3 (17%)
  • BY PENALTIES
    0 (0%)
  • BY DQ
    0 (0%)

3 SUBMISSIONS LOSSES

#214eb8
Kneebar
33
1
#86e620
Armlock
33
1
#5AD3D1
Armbar
33
1
3
(100%) SUBMISSIONS

Junny Ocasio Fight History

ID Opponent W/L Method Competition Weight Stage Year
21409Joao MiyaoJoao MiyaoLPts: 2x1Kasai Pro 661KGF2019
21587Malachi EdmondMalachi EdmondLPts: 4x2No Gi Pan Am.61KG4F2019
22171Rodnei BarbosaRodnei BarbosaLPointsEuropean NoGi61KGSF2019
22466Jose AlborLPointsMexico City Open70KGSF2019
22887Hiago GeorgeHiago GeorgeLArmlockNoGi Worlds61KGSF2019
24444Kennedy MacielKennedy MacielLArmbarF2W 15665KGSPF2020
25234Geo MartinezGeo MartinezLReferee DecisionWNO 665KGSPF2021
26152Bebeto OliveiraLPts: 4x2NoGi Pan Am.61KGSF2021
26671Mikey MusumeciMikey MusumeciLReferee DecisionWNO 1061KGSPF2021
28283Bebeto OliveiraLPts: 0x0, AdvNoGi Worlds61KGSF2021
28876Deandre CorbeDeandre CorbeLReferee DecisionADCC EC Trials66KG4F2021
31602Deandre CorbeDeandre CorbeLPts: 2x0ADCC WC Trials66KG8F2022
32588Bebeto OliveiraLPts: 8x4Atlanta SPO64KGF2022
32968Yuta ShimadaYuta ShimadaLPts: 4x4, AdvWorld Champ.64KGR12022
36956Lucas PinheiroLucas PinheiroLPts: 7x0NoGi Worlds61KGSF2022
38089Leo SouzaLPts: 6x4Dallas NGO61KGF2023
41080Joey DiehlLKneebarADCC Dallas60KGR12023
51182Valor UlyssesLPts: 0x0, AdvAmerican NGN61KGF2024
21403Geo MartinezGeo MartinezWPts: 2x0Kasai Pro 661KGRR2019
21405Jon CalestineJon CalestineWPts: 3x2Kasai Pro 661KGRR2019
21407M. ImanariWPts: 8x1Kasai Pro 661KGRR2019
22169Anthony OliveiraWPts: 4x2European NoGi61KG4F2019
22472Rene LopezWDQMexico City NGO67KGSF2019
22474Alexis AlduncinAlexis AlduncinWPts: 2x0Mexico City NGO67KGF2019
22707Suraj BudhramWKatagatameNYC Fall NGO61KGSF2019
23876Justin OrdinarioWZ LockF2W 14661KGSPF2020
23911Gabe TuttleWReferee DecisionWNO61KGSPF2020
23937Lucas PinheiroLucas PinheiroWReferee DecisionF2W 14961KGSPF2020
24038Marcelo CohenMarcelo CohenWInside heel hookF2W 15361KGSPF2020
24311Jose LimaJose LimaWInverted triangleF2W 15461KGSPF2020
25094Adam FerraraAdam FerraraWInside heel hookF2W 16061KGSPF2021
25508Rashawn KershawWInside heel hookOrlando NGO61KGSF2021
25510Estevan MartinezEstevan MartinezWReferee DecisionOrlando NGO61KGF2021
26010Taniel JesusWReferee DecisionF2W 17161KGSPF2021
26148Huthayfah PenneyWN/ANoGi Pan Am.61KG4F2021
26976Bebeto OliveiraWReferee DecisionF2W 17661KGSPF2021
27932Marko OikarainenWOutside heel hookAtlanta SMNG61KGF2021
28280Marcus BeddorMarcus BeddorWInside heel hookNoGi Worlds61KG4F2021
28836J. OyervidezWFootlockADCC EC Trials66KGR12021
28849Damon MorganWPts: 0x0, PenADCC EC Trials66KGR22021
28858Logan SantosWInside heel hookADCC EC Trials66KGR32021
28871Adam BenayounAdam BenayounWReferee DecisionADCC EC Trials66KGR42021
29139Francesco DimartinoWInside heel hookJJ CON NG61KGSF2021
29140Reynaldo LeonWPts: 15x0JJ CON NG61KGF2021
30533Frank CespedesFrank CespedesWPts: 10x8Atlanta WO64KGF2022
30750Suraj BudhramWPts: 4x4, AdvMiami WO64KGSF2022
30751Matheus FonsecaWPts: 10x6Miami WO64KGF2022
31561Anthony LopezWInside heel hookADCC WC Trials66KGR12022
31578Tommy EspinozaWArmbarADCC WC Trials66KGR22022
31591Daniel LyonsWKatagatameADCC WC Trials66KGR32022
32582Tadiyah DanforthTadiyah DanforthWPts: 2x2, AdvAtlanta SPO64KG4F2022
32587Justin CarneiroWStraight ankle lockAtlanta SPO64KGSF2022
33814Jesse SosaWJunny lockAustin SMNGO61KGF2022
34515Jhonatas RamosWInside heel hookN. Haven NGO61KGSF2022
34517Hiago GamaHiago GamaWStraight ankle lockN. Haven NGO61KGF2022
36692Huthayfah PenneyWOutside heel hookNHaven FNGO61KGSF2022
36693David TeraoDavid TeraoWAdvNHaven FNGO61KGF2022
36950Rene LopezWInside heel hookNoGi Worlds61KGR12022
36954Leo SouzaWAoki lockNoGi Worlds61KG4F2022
39534Isaac CordovaWPts: 3x0ADCC OC60KG4F2023
39536Juan RasmussenWPts: 9x0ADCC OC60KGSF2023
39538Isaac CordovaWPts: 3x0ADCC OC60KGF2023
40038Chris TranChris TranWKatagatameAtanta SPNG61KGF2023
42036Chris TranChris TranWFootlockNYC NGO61KGRR2023
42037Kevin DantzlerWInside heel hookNYC NGO61KGRR2023
43527Lucas BosshardWInside heel hookNoGi Pan61KG4F2023
43528Roiter LimaRoiter LimaWPts: 2x2, AdvNoGi Pan61KGSF2023
43530Emilio HernandezEmilio HernandezWPts: 2x2, AdvNoGi Pan61KGF2023
44377Jose JoaquinWInside heel hookEuropean NoGi61KG4F2023
44381Valor BoyerWReferee DecisionEuropean NoGi61KGSF2023
44382Lucas FeitosaWViolin armlockEuropean NoGi61KGF2023
45845Demian GomezWPts: 8x8, AdvNoGi World61KGR12023
45851Willis NunesWillis NunesWInside heel hookNoGi World61KG4F2023
45854Shoya IshiguroWPts: 8x4NoGi World61KGSF2023
45855Zach KainaZach KainaWPts: 0x0, AdvNoGi World61KGF2023
50315Howard FernandezWHeel hookAIGA Brasil60KG4F2024
50341Tomas SanchezWAoki lockAIGA Brasil60KGSF2024
50353Guilherme OliveiraWHeel hookAIGA Brasil60KGF2024
51180Larry RuizWAoki lockAmerican NGN61KGSF2024
52780Larry RuizWInside heel hookJJ CON NG61KGSF2024
52782Coco IzutsuWPts: 0x0, AdvJJ CON NG61KGF2024
54085Loris ZanoliniWInside heel hookEuro NoGi61KG4F2024
54089Daniel GrootWPts: 0x0, AdvEuro NoGi61KGSF2024
54091Leo SouzaWPts: 8x0Euro NoGi61KGF2024
54609Frank CespedesFrank CespedesWPts: 6x6, AdvNoGi Pan61KG4F2024
54612Roiter LimaRoiter LimaWPts: 6x4NoGi Pan61KGSF2024
54613Isaac CordovaWPts: 4x2NoGi Pan61KGF2024
58379John StapletonWKatagatameNY SP NGO61KGF2025

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3 Comments

  • Jasper says:

    You should get a bio on Christian Montes from NYC. He was the first coach to Ryan Hall (godfather to Ryan Halls son), first Jiu Jitsu/MMA Coach to Jay Glazer (espn commentator). He gave Junny was a solid purple belt at Ronin Athletics before moving in to Unity. Fought legends (like Joe Lauzon) in the early days of MMA and was an underground legend in NYC. He established the first SBG in NYC and is now the official Grace University Representative in NYC. Not to mention his competition record in Jiu Jitsu all while being self taught. He ultimately got his blackbelt from Felipe Costa (same as Ryan’s)

    • Nathan says:

      Jasper you sure you ain’t Christian Montes?? Hahahahahahahaahaha

    • Junny ocasio says:

      I love how you went on this page and instead of talking about me your talking about chieftain Montes. He may have physically gave me my purple belt but let’s be real. I met murilo as a blue belt and train with him. Carlo Chan taught me most of my jiu jitsu. Christian Montes was not a great coach. He treated me like shit. Laughed when i said I wanted to be a world champion. He isn’t really a nice guy. I’m so surprised you jumped on this to comment about Christian. You could have easily went and message bjjheros directly, yet you chose to go on my page. Lmao. Insane. Shows yours and his true colors.

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