2016 was the first year in the history of the ILFJ, a Japanese Lethwei promotion.[1] The events were broadcast through television agreements with regional channels in Japan.
| Lethwei Grand Prix Japan 2016 | |
| Promotion: | ILFJ |
| Date: | October 27, 2016 |
| Venue: | Korakuen Hall |
| City: |  Tokyo, Japan |
| Followingevent: | Lethwei in Japan 2 : Legacy |
Lethwei Grand Prix Japan 2016 was the first Lethwei event held by the ILFJ on October 27, 2016, at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.[2]
This event featured top Lethwei fighters Tun Tun Min,[3] Too Too and Soe Lin Oo to inaugurate the first event of the promotion.[4] [5]
| Lethwei Grand Prix Japan 2016 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||||
| Openweight 80 kg | Tun Tun Min | def. |  Adem Yilmaz | KO (punches) | 5 | 0:58 | |||
| Middleweight 75 kg | Too Too | align=center | - | Soe Lin Oo | Draw | 5 | 3:00 | ||
| Lightweight 70 kg | Thar A Thae Ta Pwint | align=center | - | Kyal Zin Phyo | Draw | 5 | 3:00 | ||
| Lightweight 70 kg | Saw Al Lay | def. | Saw Htoo Zaw | TKO (punches) | 2 | 3:00 | |||
| Bantamweight 60 kg | Tun Lwin Moe | align=center | - | Saw Htoo Aung | Draw | 5 | 1:20 | ||