Outi Järvilehto
Outi Järvilehto balanced veterinary shifts with world-level competition and helped develop women’s training in Finland.
Biography
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BJJ Heroes, Outi Järvilehto biography(opens in a new tab)
Outi Järvilehto was born on1 December1986 in Oulu, Finland.
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She rode horses before moving to Helsinki in2007 for veterinary studies; seeking another activity brought her to jiu-jitsu.
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She began training with Sammy Hämäläinen in autumn2007 alongside a colleague and continued through university.
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After graduating in2012, she returned to Oulu and trained with Tuomas Tammilehto at Brasa affiliate Oulun Kamppailuklubi.
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Felipe Costa awarded her purple belt and Rodrigo “Comprido” Medeiros her brown belt.
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Demian Maia promoted her to black belt on28 February2016, following her European Championship silver.
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Her veterinary work included dental surgery.
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Erin Herle, Graciemag, Worlds2014 female roosterweights,31May2014(opens in a new tab)
Graciemag identifies Järvilehto as a competitor from Finland.
Where in the source: Outi section first sentence.
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Her2014 world title came in the newly introduced women’s roosterweight category; the purple-belt division had11 entrants.
Where in the source: Introduction and Outi section.
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She won three matches at the2014 Worlds, including two submissions: a choke from the back and an armbar.
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She described Maria Henderson as her hardest match, securing an armbar in the final two seconds while two points behind.
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Working full time as a veterinarian on morning and night shifts, she said she tried to train twice daily and also do strength and conditioning.
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By2014 she had attended Caio Terra’s pre-Worlds camp for three years.
Where in the source: Outi interview, Caio Terra paragraph.
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Fight Club Girls annual history,2017 section(opens in a new tab)
A2017 Jyväskylä Fight Club account explicitly identifies Outi Järvilehto as now Outi Tammilehto.
Where in the source: 2017 / Kisat2017, parenthesis “nyk. Tammilehto”.
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IBJJF original event results, euro11(opens in a new tab)
She won the2011 European Championship in adult women’s blue-belt light-featherweight.
Where in the source: ADULT / BLUE / FEMALE / LIGHT FEATHER;1Outi Jarvilehto Brasa,2Giulia Roggio,3Pippa Granger/Serena Gabrielli.
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IBJJF original event results, world14(opens in a new tab)
She won the2014 World Championship in adult women’s purple-belt roosterweight.
Where in the source: FEMALE / ADULT / PURPLE / ROOSTER;1Outi K.Tammilehto BrasaCTA,2Lan N.Ta,3Maria Victoria Henderson/Noriko Akimoto.
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IBJJF original event results, world15(opens in a new tab)
She took silver in adult women’s brown-belt roosterweight at the2015 World Championship.
Where in the source: FEMALE / ADULT / BROWN / ROOSTER;1Serena Gabrielli,2Outi K.Tammilehto BrasaCTA,3Sharon M.Gosun.
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IBJJF original event results, world16(opens in a new tab)
She took silver in adult women’s black-belt roosterweight at the2016 World Championship.
Where in the source: FEMALE / ADULT / BLACK / ROOSTER;1Rikako Yuasa,2Outi K.Tammilehto BrasaCTA,3Serena Gabrielli/Sofia Rosa Amarante.
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IBJJF original event results, nogi14(opens in a new tab)
She won adult women’s purple-belt light-featherweight at the2014 European No-Gi Championship.
Where in the source: FEMALE / ADULT / PURPLE / LIGHT FEATHER;1Outi K.Tammilehto Brasa,2Linda Veronica Lindström,3Serena Gabrielli.
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IBJJF original event results, nogi15(opens in a new tab)
She won adult women’s brown-belt roosterweight at the2015 European No-Gi Championship.
Where in the source: FEMALE / ADULT / BROWN / ROOSTER;1Outi K.Tammilehto BrasaCTA,2Serena Gabrielli.
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IBJJF original event results, world17(opens in a new tab)
She earned bronze in adult women’s black-belt roosterweight at the2017 World Championship.
Where in the source: FEMALE / ADULT / BLACK / ROOSTER;1Rikako Yuasa,2Rayanne Amanda Carmo dos Santos,3Outi K.Tammilehto/Serena Gabrielli.
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IBJJF original event results, euro23(opens in a new tab)
She earned silver in Master1 women’s black-belt light-featherweight at the2023 European Championship.
Where in the source: FEMALE / MASTER1 / BLACK / LIGHT FEATHER;1Nina Navid,2Outi K.Tammilehto BrasaCTA,3Rebecca Mengyao Gu.
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Taneli Kärki, Kaleva,21April2016(opens in a new tab)
In April2016 she taught the women’s beginners’ course and a jiu-jitsu group.
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She recalled starting when gyms commonly had only one or two women, contrasting that with dozens of women training by2016 and more competition divisions.
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Preparing for her first black-belt Worlds, she wanted gold but stressed fighting well and avoiding excessive pressure in her first year at the rank.
Where in the source: Closing World Championship preparation paragraphs.
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Fight Club Girls, venlaorvokki,5November2013(opens in a new tab)
At a November2013 women’s camp in Jyväskylä, attended by34 participants, she taught X-guard during the Sunday sessions.
Where in the source: Finnhits camp report, participant count and Sunday section.
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Fight Club Girls,7November2013(opens in a new tab)
Her camp instruction entered X-guard from butterfly guard and adapted the sweep to whether the opponent stood upright or leaned forward; the club revisited it in its next class.
Where in the source: Tuesday class report: Outi camp recap and two sweep responses.
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Emilia Tuukkanen, Dealing With Being Smashed At Training, War Tribe/JiuJitsu Style,30October2018(opens in a new tab)
She advocated telling a training partner when strength was overwhelming, including speaking during the round if explosive movement risked injury.
Where in the source: Outi interview quotations, following Caio Terra section.
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For her, a productive round should help both partners improve; when communication failed, she would avoid that pairing or prioritize protecting herself.
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Suomen Brasilialaisen Jujutsun Liitto,22November2017(opens in a new tab)
The Finnish BJJ federation identified Outi Tammilehto as its chairperson in its November2017 recruitment announcement for an executive director.
Where in the source: 22November2017 announcement, contact names and roles.
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SBJJL original2014 No-Gi SM bracket(opens in a new tab)
She won the women’s purple/brown/black -61.5kg division at the2014 Finnish No-Gi Championships, finishing Katjusa Hörman by armbar.
Where in the source: Event96 women purple/brown/black -61.5kg bracket; Winner Outi Järvilehto, final match4.
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SBJJL original BJJ SM2014 bracket(opens in a new tab)
She reached the women’s purple/brown/black -64kg final at the2014 Finnish gi championships, where the bracket names Milla Bahia as winner.
Where in the source: Event119 women combined-belt -64kg; match117 final, Winner Milla Bahia.
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SBJJL original BJJ SM2014 bracket(opens in a new tab)
She also reached the women’s combined purple/brown/black open-weight final at the2014 Finnish gi championships; Maria Liuska is listed as winner.
Where in the source: Event119 women combined-belt open bracket; final189, Winner Maria Liuska.
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