| João Assis | |
| Birth Name: | Joao Francisco de Moraes Assis |
| Birth Date: | 11 July 1983 |
| Birth Place: | Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil |
| Residence: | Huntington Beach, California, United States |
| Weight: | 185lbs |
| Weight Class: | Middleweight |
| Team: | Checkmat |
| Rank: | 2nd degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Léo Vieira |
| Years Active: | (2004-2006, 2009-2010) (MMA) |
| Sherdog: | 4170 |
| Footnotes: | https://www.bjjheroes.com/bjj-fighters/joao-assis |
João Assis (born July 11, 1983), is a Brazilian Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner and a former mixed martial artist. Assis is a world no-gi champion and an ADCC gold and silver medalist.[1] João became the 2013 ADCC Submission Grappling World Champion by defeating Dean Lister in the finals.[2]
Joao Francisco de Moraes Assis is Brazilian Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt under Leonardo Vieira.
Assis won the following titles:
Fights record[3] |-| Loss| align=center| 5-6 (1)| Lorenz Larkin| KO (Slam)| Respect In The Cage 10| | align=center| 1| align=center| 1:43| Los Angeles, California, United States| |-| Loss| align=center| 5-5 (1)| Gerson Cordeiro| KO (Punches)| M-1 Challenge 19: 2009 Semifinals| | align=center| 1| align=center| 3:50| Rustov Oblast, Russia| |-| Loss| align=center| 5-4 (1)| Augusto Montano| TKO (Punches)| Total Combat 33| | align=center| 1| align=center| 4:43| Mexico City, Mexico| |-| Loss| align=center| 5-3 (1)| Luiz Cane| TKO (Punches)| Fury FC 2 - Final Combat| | align=center| 1| align=center| 3:41| São Paulo, Brazil| |-| Loss| align=center| 5-2 (1)| Victor Vianna| KO (Punches)| Fury FC 1 - Warlords Unleashed| | align=center| 1| align=center| 1:57| São Paulo, Brazil| |-| Win| align=center| 5-1 (1)| Jaguar Jaguar| KO (Punch)| Portugal Vale Tudo 2| | align=center| 1| align=center| n/a| Lisbon, Portugal| |-| NC| align=center| 4-1 (1)| Jalison Silva Santos| No Contest| Clube Da Luta 4| | align=center| 1| align=center| 4:43| Salvador, Bahia, Bahia, Brazil| |-| Win| align=center| 4-1| Marlo Senck| Submission (rear naked choke)| Profight Championships 4| | align=center| 1| align=center| 3:28| Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil| |-| Loss| align=center| 3-1| Helio Dipp| KO (Punch)| Storm Samurai 6| | align=center| 1| align=center| 2:56| Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil| |-| Win| align=center| 3-0| Edinelson Nelsão| Submission (kimura)| Clube da Luta 2| | align=center| 1| align=center| 2:10| Salvador, Bahia, Bahia, Brazil| |-| Win| align=center| 2-0| Roberto Piazza| TKO (punches)| Profight Championship 3| | align=center| 1| align=center| 0:40| Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil| |-| Win| align=center| 1-0| Valdir Linhares| Submission (rear-naked choke)| Profight Combat Show| | align=center| 3| align=center| 4:03| Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil|