Emi Fujino | |
Birth Date: | 17 November 1980 |
Birth Place: | Toyohashi, Aichi Prefecture, Japan |
Other Names: | Special Attack Angel |
Residence: | Japan |
Nationality: | Japanese |
Weight: | 114lb |
Weight Class: | Bantamweight (2004–2005) Flyweight (2007–2008) Strawweight (2007–present) |
Style: | Catch wrestling, Kickboxing |
Stance: | Orthodox |
Fighting Out Of: | Japan |
Team: | Wajutsu Keishukai GODS |
Rank: | Purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
Kickbox Win: | 2 |
Kickbox Loss: | 3 |
Kickbox Kowin: | 1 |
Kickbox Koloss: | 1 |
Mma Draw: | 1 |
Mma Nc: | 1 |
Mma Kowin: | 3 |
Mma Subwin: | 11 |
Mma Decwin: | 16 |
Mma Koloss: | 3 |
Mma Decloss: | 11 |
Website: | Official blog |
Sherdog: | 10006 |
is a Japanese mixed martial artist, kickboxer and professional wrestler, occasionally nicknamed .
Fujino was born on 17 November 1980 in Aichi Prefecture, Japan.[1] [2] After graduating from college, she started training in Japanese style of catch wrestling and other combat sports for dieting purposes.[3]
Fujino made her professional MMA debut at Smackgirl-F: Next Cinderella Tournament 2nd stage & SG-F7 on, defeating Seri Saito by unanimous decision.[4] Fujino obtained her second victory by defeating Eri Takahashi with an armbar submission in the second round on at Cross Section.[5] [6] On at Smackgirl 2006: Legend of Extreme Women, Fujino got her third straight win, defeating Mai Ichii via unanimous decision.[7] [8]
Fujino's fourth bout was a first round straight armbar submission victory over Madoka Okada at Smackgirl 2007: Will The Queen Paint The Shinjuku Skies Red? on .[9] [10] Continuing her winning streak, Fujino defeated Anna Saito via submission (rear naked choke) in the first round on at the event K-Grace.[11] [12] Fujino defeated Yukiko Seki via unanimous decision at Smackgirl 2007: Queens' Hottest Summer on .[13] [14] At Cage Force EX: eastern bound on, Fujino got her seventh consecutive victory when she faced and defeated Yuko Yamazaki via unanimous decision.[15] [16] In her next fight, Fujino defeated Mei Yamaguchi by split decision on at Smackgirl 7th Anniversary: Starting Over.[17] [18] [19]
Ending Fujino's winning streak and breaking her undefeated record, women's MMA legend Megumi Yabushita defeated Fujino by unanimous decision on at Demolition 080721.[20] [21] [22] [23] [24]
Debuting with promotion Valkyrie at the promotion's first event Valkyrie 01, Fujino was defeated by veteran Tomomi Sunaba via unanimous decision on .[25] [26] [27] [28]
In a rematch of their 2007 bout, Mei Yamaguchi defeated Fujino by unanimous decision during Valkyrie women's featherweight tournament at Valkyrie 02 on .[29] [30] [31]
In her fourth consecutive loss, Fujino was defeated via majority decision by Kyoko Takabayashi on at Valkyrie 05.[32] [33] [34] [35] Fujino rebounded with a victory over Anna Saito in a rematch of their 2007 fight at Valkyrie 08 on . Fujino choked Saito unconscious with a rear-naked choke in less than thirty seconds.[36] [37] Fujino faced Megumi Fujii at World Victory Road Presents: Soul of Fight on [38] and was defeated by unanimous decision.[39] [40]
Fujino made her Jewels debut against Celine Haga at Jewels 17th Ring on .[41] She won the fight by unanimous decision.[42] [43]
Fujino faced Mika Nagano at Jewels 18th Ring on .[44] She won the fight by unanimous decision.[45] Fujino challenged Jewels champion Ayaka Hamasaki in a title fight at Jewels 22nd Ring on in Tokyo.[46] [47] She was defeated by unanimous decision.[48] [49]
On, Fujino made her Pancrase debut at Pancrase 247.[50] [51] She was scheduled to face Monica Lovato, but Lovato suffered an injury and Fujino instead faced Amber Brown.[52] [53] She defeated Brown by submission due to a neck crank in the second round.[54] [55] Fujino next faced Hyo Kyung Song at Deep Jewels 1 on .[56] [57] She defeated Song by submission due to a rear-naked choke in the second round.[58] [59] In a rematch at Deep Jewels 2 on, Fujino faced Mizuki Inoue in the opening round of the Deep Jewels lightweight title tournament.[60] [61] She was defeated by unanimous decision.[62] [63]
In her North American MMA debut, Fujino faced Jessica Aguilar on June 21, 2014 at .[64] She lost the fight via unanimous decision.[65]
Returning to Japan, Fujino was scheduled to fight Ayaka Miura at Deep - Jewels 6 on November 3, 2014.[66] She won the fight by unanimous decision.[67]
Fujino was scheduled to face Emi Tomimatsu at Deep - Dream Impact 2014: Omisoka Special on December 31, 2014.[68] She won the fight by unanimous decision.[69]
Fujino made her Road FC debut against Jeong Eun Park at Road FC 023 on May 2, 2015.[70] She beat Park by majority decision.[71]
Fujino fought a rematch with Mizuki Inoue at Deep - Jewels 9 on August 29, 2015, for the Deep Jewels Strawweight Championship. Inoue successfully defended her title, winning the fight by unanimous decision.[72]
Fujino faced Nori Date at Deep - Jewels 10 on November 23, 2015.[73] She won the fight by first-round submission, locking in a rear naked choke after just 47 seconds.[74]
Fujino was scheduled to fight the future UFC strawweight champion Zhang Weili at Rebels 45 on August 7, 2016. Weili won the fight by a second-round TKO.[75]
Fujino faced another future UFC strawweight, Yan Xiaonan, at Road FC 034 on November 19, 2016.[76] Midway through the first round, an inadvertent clash of heads rendered Fujino unable to continue. The fight was accordingly called a no contest.[77]
Fujino was scheduled to face Natalia Denisova Road FC 037 on March 11, 2017.[78] She won the bout with a second-round rear naked choke.[79]
Back in Japan, Fujino faced Hyun Ju Baek at Deep 79 Impact on September 16, 2017. She won the fight by a first-round rear naked choke.[80]
Fujino was scheduled to fight Aline Sattelmayer at Road FC 044 on November 11, 2017.[81] She won the fight by unanimous decision.[82]
In early 2018, Fujino signed with Pancrase. She was scheduled to make her promotional return against Sharon Jacobson at Pancrase 296 on May 20, 2018.[83] She won the fight by unanimous decision.[84]
Fujino was scheduled to face the former Pancrase strawweight champion Viviane Araújo at Pancrase 298 on August 5, 2018.[85] Araújo won the bout by a third-round TKO.[86]
Fujino was scheduled to face Kseniia Guseva at Pancrase 304 on April 14, 2019.[87] She won the fight by unanimous decision.[88]
Fujino fought Edna Oliveira Ajala at Pancrase 308 on September 29, 2019.[89] Fujino was awarded a TKO victory at the end of the second round, as Ajala had to withdraw with a wrist injury.[90]
Fujino faced Hyun Ji Jang for the Pancrase Women's Strawweight Championship at Pancrase 311 on December 11, 2019. She won the fight with a third-round rear-naked choke submission.[91]
Fujino was scheduled to face Ayaka Hamasaki on September 19, 2021 at Rizin 30.[92] She lost the fight by unanimous decision.[93]
Fujino faced Karen in her first title defence of the Pancrase Women's Strawweight Championship at Pancrase 326 on March 21, 2022.[94] After being taken down in the 4th round and elbowed from mount, a cut was opened leading to excessive bleeding that resulted in the referee stopping the bout.[95]
Fujino was booked to face Song Hye Yun at Pancrase 329 on September 11, 2022.[96] However the bout was scrapped after Song had visa issues and postponed till next month.[97] The bout was supposed to take place at Pancrase 28th Neo-Blood Tournament Finals on October 9, 2022, but for unknown reasons Fujino faced Ayaka Watanabe instead of Song Hye Yun. She won the fight via unanimous decision.[98]
Fujino faced Edna Trakinas at Pancrase 333 on April 30, 2023, losing the bout via unanimous decision.[99]
Fujino faced Shiho Mori on July 23, 2023 at Shooto 2023 Vol.5, submitting her via rear-naked choke in the first round.[100]
Fujino faced Momoka Hoshuyama on September 24, 2023, at Shooto 2023 Vol. 6, winning the bout via majority decision.[101]
Fujino faced Megumi Sugimoto on November 19, 2023 at Shooto 2023 Vol. 7, with the bout resulting in a majority draw.[102]
Fujino debuted in her professional wrestling career with promotion Ice Ribbon on in a match against Emi Sakura. In her last match, she went to a time limit draw with Mai Ichii on May 3, 2010.[103]
On at shoot boxing event Takeshi Road -bushido- The Fifth, Fujino started her kickboxing career with a TKO defeat at the hands of Girls S-Cup winner Rena Kubota after Kubota broke Fujino's nose and rendered her unable to come out for the third round.[104] [105]
Debuting with kickboxing promotion J-Network with the J-Girls brand, in a result considered an upset,[106] Fujino was defeated by 16-year-old Mizuki Inoue via unanimous decision at J-Girls Catch The Stone 9 on .[107] [108] On at J-Girls Catch The Stone 11, Fujino defeated Nozomi Satake by unanimous decision.[109] [110]
On, Fujino entered the 2011 Shoot Boxing Girls S-Cup tournament. She faced Seo Hee Ham in the opening round and was defeated by majority decision.[111] [112]
Fujino returned to J-Girls on at J-Girls 2012: Platinum's In The Ring Final and knocked out Ruri in 44 seconds.[113]
|-|Win|align=center||Megumi Sugimoto|TKO (punches)|Shooto 2024 Vol.4||align=center|3|align=center|3:43|Tokyo, Japan||-|Win|align=center||Haruka Yoshinari|TKO (punches)|Shooto 2024 Vol.2||align=center|2|align=center|3:09|Tokyo, Japan||-|Draw|align=center||Megumi Sugimoto|Draw (majority)|Shooto 2023 Vol.7||align=center|2|align=center|5:00|Tokyo, Japan||-|Win|align=center| 28–14 (1)|Momoka Hoshuyama|Decision (majority)|Shooto 2023 Vol.6||align=center|2|align=center|5:00|Tokyo, Japan||-|Win|align=center| 27–14 (1)|Shiho Mori|Submission (rear-naked choke)|Shooto 2023 Vol.5||align=center|1|align=center|3:06|Tokyo, Japan||-|Loss|align=center| 26–14 (1)|Edna Oliveira|Decision (unanimous)|Pancrase 333||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Tachikawa, Japan||-|Win|align=center||Ayaka Watanabe|Decision (unanimous)|Pancrase: 28th Neo-Blood Tournament Finals||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Tokyo, Japan||-| Loss| align=center| 25–13 (1)|Karen Pravajra|TKO (doctor stoppage)|Pancrase 326||align=center|4|align=center|3:18|Tokyo, Japan||-| Loss| align=center| 25–12 (1)| Ayaka Hamasaki|Decision (unanimous)|Rizin 30||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Saitama, Japan||-| Win| align=center| 25–11 (1)| Hyun Ji Jang| Submission (rear-naked choke)| Pancrase 311| | align=center| 3| align=center| 3:20| Tokyo, Japan||-| Win| align=center| 24–11 (1)| Edna Oliveira Ajala| TKO (wrist injury)| Pancrase 308| | align=center| 2| align=center| 5:00| Tokyo, Japan||-| Win| align=center| 23–11 (1)| Kseniia Guseva| Decision (unanimous)| Pancrase 304| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Tokyo, Japan||-| Loss| align=center| 22–11 (1)| Viviane Araújo| TKO (doctor stoppage)| Pancrase 298| | align=center| 3| align=center| 0:19| Tokyo, Japan| |-| Win| align=center| 22–10 (1)| Sharon Jacobson| Decision (unanimous)| Pancrase 296| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Tokyo, Japan||-| Win| align=center| 21–10 (1)| Aline Sattelmayer| Decision (unanimous)| Road FC 044| | align=center| 2| align=center| 5:00| Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China||-| Win| align=center| 20–10 (1)| Hyun Ju Baek| Submission (rear naked choke)| Deep 79 Impact| | align=center| 1| align=center| 1:50| Tokyo, Japan||-| Win| align=center| 19–10 (1)| Natalia Denisova| Submission (rear naked choke)| Road FC 037| | align=center| 2| align=center| 1:25| Seoul, South Korea||-| NC| align=center| 18–10 (1)| Yan Xiaonan | NC (cut caused by accidental headbutt)| Road FC 034| | align=center| 1| align=center| 2:48| Seoul, South Korea| |-| Loss| align=center| 18–10| Zhang Weili| TKO (doctor stoppage)| Rebels: Rebels 45| | align=center| 2| align=center| 2:51| Tokyo, Japan||-| Win| align=center| 18–9| Yoon Ha Hong| Submission (rear naked choke)| Road FC 031| | align=center| 1| align=center| 0:47| Seoul, South Korea||-| Win| align=center| 17–9| Nori Date| Decision (unanimous)| Deep - Jewels 10| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Tokyo, Japan| |-| Loss| align=center| 16–9| Mizuki Inoue| Decision (unanimous)| Deep - Jewels 9| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Tokyo, Japan| |-| Win| align=center| 16–8| Jeong Eun Park| Decision (majority)| Road FC 023| | align=center| 2| align=center| 5:00| Seoul, South Korea| |-| Win| align=center| 15–8| Emi Tomimatsu| Decision (unanimous)| Deep - Dream Impact 2014: Omisoka Special| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Saitama, Japan| |-| Win| align=center| 14–8| Ayaka Miura| Decision (unanimous)| Deep - Jewels 6| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Tokyo, Japan| |-| Loss| align=center| 13–8| Jessica Aguilar| Decision (unanimous)| WSOF 10| | align=center| 5| align=center| 5:00| Las Vegas, Nevada, United States| |-| Loss| align=center| 13–7| Mizuki Inoue| Decision (unanimous)| Deep - Jewels 2| | align=center| 2| align=center| 5:00| Tokyo, Japan| |-| Win| align=center| 13–6| Hyo Kyung Song| Submission (rear-naked choke)| Deep - Jewels 1| | align=center| 2| align=center| 3:34| Tokyo, Japan| |-| Win| align=center| 12–6| Amber Brown| Submission (neck crank)| Pancrase 247| | align=center| 2| align=center| 4:18| Tokyo, Japan| |-| Loss| align=center| 11–6| Ayaka Hamasaki| Decision (unanimous)| Jewels 22nd Ring| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Tokyo, Japan| |-| Win| align=center| 11–5| Mika Nagano| Decision (unanimous)| Jewels 18th Ring| | align=center| 2| align=center| 5:00| Tokyo, Japan| |-| Win| align=center| 10–5| Celine Haga| Decision (unanimous)| Jewels 17th Ring| | align=center| 2| align=center| 5:00| Tokyo, Japan| |-| Loss| align=center| 9–5| Megumi Fujii| Decision (unanimous)| World Victory Road Presents: Soul of Fight| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Tokyo, Japan| |-| Win| align=center| 9–4| Anna Saito| Technical Submission (rear naked choke)| Valkyrie 08| | align=center| 1| align=center| 0:28| Tokyo, Japan| |-| Loss| align=center| 8–4| Kyoko Takabayashi| Decision (majority)| Valkyrie 05| | align=center| 3| align=center| 3:00| Tokyo, Japan| |-| Loss| align=center| 8–3| Mei Yamaguchi| Decision (unanimous)| Valkyrie 02| | align=center| 3| align=center| 3:00| Tokyo, Japan| |-| Loss| align=center| 8–2| Tomomi Sunaba| Decision (unanimous)| Valkyrie 01| | align=center| 3| align=center| 3:00| Tokyo, Japan| |-| Loss| align=center| 8–1| Megumi Yabushita| Decision (unanimous)| GCM - Demolition 080721| | align=center| 3| align=center| 3:00| Tokyo, Japan| |-| Win| align=center| 8–0| Mei Yamaguchi| Decision (split)| Smackgirl 7th Anniversary: Starting Over| | align=center| 2| align=center| 5:00| Tokyo, Japan| |-| Win| align=center| 7–0| Yuko Yamazaki| Decision (unanimous)| GCM - Cage Force EX Eastern Bound| | align=center| 2| align=center| 5:00| Tokyo, Japan| |-| Win| align=center| 6–0| Yukiko Seki| Decision (unanimous)| Smackgirl 2007: Queens' Hottest Summer| | align=center| 2| align=center| 5:00| Tokyo, Japan| |-| Win| align=center| 5–0| Anna Saito| Submission (rear naked choke)| K - GRACE 1| | align=center| 1| align=center| 2:06| Tokyo, Japan| |-| Win| align=center| 4–0| Madoka Okada| Submission (straight armbar)| Smackgirl 2007: Will The Queen Paint The Shinjuku Skies Red?| | align=center| 1| align=center| 2:34| Tokyo, Japan| |-| Win| align=center| 3–0| Mai Ichii| Decision (unanimous)| Smackgirl 2006: Legend of Extreme Women| | align=center| 2| align=center| 5:00| Tokyo, Japan| |-| Win| align=center| 2–0| Eri Takahashi| Submission (armbar)| GCM - Cross Section 1| | align=center| 2| align=center| 1:56| Tokyo, Japan| |-| Win| align=center| 1–0| Seri Saito| Decision (unanimous)| Smackgirl-F: Next Cinderella Tournament 2nd stage & SG-F7| | align=center| 2| align=center| 5:00| Tokyo, Japan|
|- style="background:#cfc;"|2012-11-18|Win| align="left" | Ruri|J-Girls 2012: Platinum's In The Ring Final|Tokyo, Japan|KO (punches)|1|0:44|- bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|2011-08-19||Loss| align="left" | Seo Hee Ham|2011 Shoot Boxing Girls S-Cup|Tokyo, Japan|Decision (unanimous)|3|2:00|- style="background:#cfc;"|2010-10-17|Win| align="left" | Nozomi Satake|J-Girls: Catch the Stone 11|Tokyo, Japan|Decision (unanimous)|3|2:00|- bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|2010-07-25||Loss| align="left" | Mizuki Inoue|J-Girls: Catch The Stone 9|Tokyo, Japan|Decision (unanimous)|3|2:00|- bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|2009-11-18|Loss| align="left" | Rena Kubota|Shoot Boxing 2009 - Bushido 5th|Tokyo, Japan|TKO (doctors stoppage)|2|2:00|-| colspan=9 | Legend: