Megumi Fujii

Megumi Fujii
Megumi Fujii
Born April 26, 1974 (1974-04-26) (age 37)
Okayama Prefecture, Japan
Other names Mega Megu
Nationality Japanese
Height 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)
Weight 113.5 lb (51.5 kg; 8.11 st)
Style Boxing, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Catch Wrestling, Judo, Kickboxing, Sambo
Fighting out of Tokyo, Japan
Team Abe Ani Combat Club
Rank black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
black belt in Judo
Mixed martial arts record
Total 25
Wins 24
By knockout 1
By submission 18
By decision 5
Losses 1
By decision 1
Draws 0
No contests 0
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Megumi Fujii (恵 藤井 Fujii Megumi, born April 26, 1974) is a female Japanese mixed martial artist. She is currently the #3-ranked pound-for-pound female MMA fighter in the world by MMARising.com[1] and the #1-ranked female flyweight according to the Unified Women's MMA Rankings.[2]

Contents

Biography

Fujii (left) vs. Cody Welchlin (right)

Fujii specializes mainly in submission fighting and is renowned for her quick takedowns and submissions. Her most popular move is the Inazuma Toe Hold submission, dubbed the Megulock. She also holds black belts in both Judo and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.

Fujii was trained in MMA by Shooto veteran Hiroyuki Abe and professional wrestler, PRIDE Fighting Championships alumni, former UFC Heavyweight Champion and King of Pancrase Josh Barnett. She has trained several other female MMA fighters herself, including current top fighter Hitomi Akano.

Fujii is also a highly decorated fighter outside of mixed martial arts, with accomplishments including Japanese National Sambo and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Champion, five Second Place finishes in the World Sambo Championships, Ground Impact Professional BJJ Tournament Champion and 2004 and 2006 BJJ Pan-Am Champion.

In 2005 and 2007, she earned Third Place finishes in the ADCC Under-60 kg. World Submission Championships.

Fujii was also a multi-time contestant on the seasonal Japanese obstacle course television show Sasuke (Ninja Warrior), but never made it past the first stage.

Mixed martial arts career

Fujii debuted in mixed martial arts on August 5, 2004 and defeated Yumi Matsumoto by submission in just 40 seconds. She then went on to defeat former UFC commentator Erica Montoya at HOOKnSHOOT: "Evolution" in what would be Montoya's final fight.

Further wins over Ana Michelle Tavares, Misaki Takimoto, Keiko "Tama Chan" Tamai and Masako Yoshida established Fujii as one of the top female fighters in the world and she became a staple of Shooto and Smackgirl events.

She faced Cody Welchin at NFF - The Breakout on March 10, 2007. She won the fight by armbar submission in the first round.[3]

On August 24, 2007, Fujii defeated highly-touted American Lisa Ward by first-round submission at a BodogFight event in Vancouver, British Columbia.[4]

Fujii defeated Cindy Hales and Korean star Seo Hee Ham to advance to the finals of the 2008 Smackgirl World ReMix Grand Prix, but the promotion folded amidst financial troubles before the final round.[5]

In November 2008, the newly-rebranded Smackgirl, now known as Jewels, featured Fujii at its debut "First Ring" event. Fujii defeated Tomoko Morii by submission in the first round.

After submitting Won Bun Chu in less than one minute at Shooto: "Tradition Final" in May 2009, Fujii returned to Jewels and defeated rising Japanese contender Saori Ishioka late in the second round.

She defeated veteran striker "Windy" Tomomi Sunaba by first-round armbar at Shooto: "Revolutionary Exchanges 3" on November 23, 2009.[6]

On May 6, 2010, it was announced that Fujii would compete at Bellator 22 on June 10.[7] Bellator later changed the numbering of their events and the June 10 card was renamed Bellator 21. Fujii faced Sarah Schneider[8] and defeated Schneider by TKO in the third round. It marked Fujii's first victory by TKO in her 20-fight career.[9]

Fujii will also be a part of the Bellator 115-pound women's tournament in Season Three, which begins on August 12, 2010.[7][10] She was set to face Angela Magana in the first round of the tournament at Bellator 24,[11] but Magana withdrew from the tournament on August 8, 2010 after suffering a foot injury.[12]

Fujii instead faced two-time All-American wrestler Carla Esparza.[13] She defeated Esparza by armbar submission in the second round.[14]

Fujii once again faced Lisa Ward in the second round of the Bellator tournament at Bellator 31[15] and won the rematch by armbar submission in the first round.[16]

With the victory, Fujii became only the second mixed martial artist, male or female, to begin a career with 22 consecutive victories. She faced Zoila Gurgel in the finals of the tournament at Bellator 34 on October 28, 2010.[16] She lost the fight via a contentious split decision.[17]

Fujii faced Emi Fujino at World Victory Road Presents: Soul of Fight on December 30, 2010[18] and defeated Fujino by unanimous decision.[19][20]

Fujii rematched Mika Nagano at Jewels 15th Ring on July 9, 2011.[21] She defeated Nagano by unanimous decision.[22]

Mixed martial arts record

Result Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 24-1 Japan Mika Nagano Decision (unanimous) Jewels 15th Ring 02011-07-09 July 9, 2011 2 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Win 23-1 Japan Emi Fujino Decision (unanimous) World Victory Road Presents: Soul of Fight 02010-12-30 December 30, 2010 3 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 22-1 United States Zoila Gurgel Decision (split) Bellator 34 02010-10-28 October 28, 2010 5 5:00 Hollywood, Florida, USA For Bellator 115 lbs Women's Championship
Win 22-0 United States Lisa Ellis-Ward Submission (armbar) Bellator 31 02010-09-30 September 30, 2010 1 1:39 Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA
Win 21-0 United States Carla Esparza Submission (armbar) Bellator 24 02010-08-12 August 12, 2010 2 0:57 Hollywood, Florida, USA
Win 20-0 United States Sarah Schneider TKO (punches) Bellator 21 02010-06-10 June 10, 2010 3 1:58 Hollywood, Florida, USA
Win 19-0 Japan Tomomi Sunaba Submission (armbar) Shooto: Revolutionary Exchanges 3 02009-11-23 November 23, 2009 1 3:24 Tokyo, Japan
Win 18-0 Japan Saori Ishioka Submission (armbar) Jewels 4th Ring 02009-07-11 July 11, 2009 2 4:17 Tokyo, Japan
Win 17-0 Japan Won Bun Chu Submission (keylock) Shooto - Tradition Final 02009-05-10 May 10, 2009 1 0:52 Tokyo, Japan
Win 16-0 Japan Tomoko Morii Submission (armbar) Jewels 1st Ring 02008-11-16 November 16, 2008 1 1:05 Tokyo, Japan
Win 15-0 South Korea Seo Hee Ham Submission (armbar) Smackgirl - World ReMix 2008 Second Round 02008-04-26 April 26, 2008 1 3:39 Tokyo, Japan
Win 14-0 United States Cindy Hales Submission (armbar) Smackgirl - World ReMix 2008 Opening Round 02008-02-14 February 14, 2008 2 0:27 Tokyo, Japan
Win 13-0 Japan Mika Nagano Submission (triangle choke) Smackgirl - Starting Over 02007-12-26 December 26, 2007 1 1:20 Tokyo, Japan
Win 12-0 Japan Kyoko Takabayashi Decision (unanimous) Shooto - Back To Our Roots 6 02007-11-08 November 8, 2007 2 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Win 11-0 United States Lisa Ellis-Ward Submission (armbar) BodogFight - Vancouver 02007-08-24 August 24, 2007 1 4:50 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Win 10-0 United States Cody Welchlin Submission (armbar) NFF - The Breakout 02007-03-10 March 10, 2007 1 2:40 Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Win 9-0 Japan Masako Yoshida Submission (heel hook) Shooto - Battle Mix Tokyo 1 02007-01-26 January 26, 2007 1 0:51 Tokyo, Japan
Win 8-0 Australia Serin Murray Submission (toe hold) Smackgirl - Legend of Extreme Women 02006-11-29 November 29, 2006 1 0:20 Tokyo, Japan
Win 7-0 Japan Keiko Tamai Submission (armbar) Smackgirl - Top Girl Battle 02006-06-30 June 30, 2006 1 0:53 Tokyo, Japan
Win 6-0 Japan Misaki Takimoto Technical Submission (armbar) Shooto - The Victory of the Truth 02006-02-17 February 17, 2006 2 4:36 Tokyo, Japan
Win 5-0 South Korea Dah Le Chon Submission (rear-naked choke) G-Shooto 03 02005-12-17 December 17, 2005 1 0:19 Tokyo, Japan
Win 4-0 Brazil Ana Michelle Tavares Decision (unanimous) G-Shooto 02 02005-03-12 March 12, 2005 2 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Win 3-0 Netherlands Nadia van der Wel Submission (armbar) Shooto - Year End Show 2004 02004-12-14 December 14, 2004 1 1:43 Tokyo, Japan
Win 2-0 United States Erica Montoya Decision (unanimous) HOOKnSHOOT: Evolution 02004-11-06 November 6, 2004 3 5:00 Evansville, Indiana, USA
Win 1-0 Japan Yumi Matsumoto Submission (rear-naked choke) Smackgirl - Holy Land Triumphal Return 02004-08-05 August 5, 2004 1 0:40 Tokyo, Japan

See also

References

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  2. ^ "Unified Women's Mixed Martial Arts Rankings". MMARising.com. http://www.mmarising.com/rankings/unified-womens-mixed-martial-arts-rankings/. Retrieved November 1, 2011. 
  3. ^ "Mega Megu Takes Easy Win in the Cage". Sherdog.com. 2007-03-11. http://www.sherdog.com/news/articles/Mega-Megu-Takes-Easy-Win-in-the-Cage-6962. Retrieved 2010-02-13. 
  4. ^ "Bodog Fight - Vancouver". Sherdog.com. 2007-08-24. http://www.sherdog.com/events/Bodog-Fight-Vancouver-5551. Retrieved 2010-08-15. 
  5. ^ "Smackgirl Postpones ReMix Final". MMARising.com. 2008-07-10. http://www.mmarising.com/news/2008071001.html. Retrieved 2009-11-16. 
  6. ^ "Shooto: "Revolutionary Exchanges 3" Results". MMARising.com. http://www.mmarising.com/articles/2009/11/23/shooto-revolutionary-exchanges-3-results/. Retrieved 2009-11-23. 
  7. ^ a b "Megumi Fujii Announced For Bellator 22 In June". MMARising.com. http://www.mmarising.com/news/2010/05/06/megumi-fujii-announced-for-bellator-22-in-june/. Retrieved 2010-05-06. 
  8. ^ "Fujii vs Schneider Planned For June 10th". MMARising.com. http://www.mmarising.com/news/2010/05/27/fujii-vs-schneider-planned-for-june-10th/. Retrieved 2010-05-27. 
  9. ^ "Megumi Fujii Stops Sarah Schneider At Bellator 21". MMARising.com. http://www.mmarising.com/articles/2010/06/10/megumi-fujii-stops-sarah-schneider-at-bellator-21/. Retrieved 2010-06-10. 
  10. ^ "Megumi Fujii returns to U.S. for Bellator 22, tapped for season three women's tourney". MMAjunkie.com. http://mmajunkie.com/news/19050/megumi-fujii-returns-to-u-s-for-bellator-22-tapped-for-season-three-womens-tourney.mma. Retrieved 2010-05-08. 
  11. ^ "Fujii-Magana, Aguilar-Alvarez Set For Bellator 24". MMARising.com. http://www.mmarising.com/news/2010/07/01/fujii-magana-aguilar-alvarez-set-for-bellator-24/. Retrieved 2010-07-01. 
  12. ^ "Magana Out Of Bellator Women's Tournament". MMARising.com. http://www.mmarising.com/news/2010/08/08/magana-out-of-bellator-womens-tournament/. Retrieved 2010-08-08. 
  13. ^ "Carla Esparza To Face Megumi Fujii At Bellator 24". MMARising.com. http://www.mmarising.com/news/2010/08/09/carla-esparza-to-face-megumi-fujii-at-bellator-24/. Retrieved 2010-08-09. 
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  16. ^ a b "Fujii, Frausto Advance To Bellator Women's Final". MMARising.com. http://www.mmarising.com/articles/2010/09/30/fujii-frausto-advance-to-bellator-womens-final/. Retrieved 2010-09-30. 
  17. ^ "Zoila Frausto Wins Bellator Women's Championship". MMARising.com. http://www.mmarising.com/articles/2010/10/28/zoila-frausto-wins-bellator-womens-championship/. Retrieved 2010-10-28. 
  18. ^ "Megumi Fujii vs Emi Fujino Added To SRC: "Soul Of Fight"". MMARising.com. 2010-12-19. http://www.mmarising.com/news/2010/12/19/megumi-fujii-vs-emi-fujino-added-to-src-soul-of-fight/. Retrieved 2010-12-22. 
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  21. ^ "Megumi Fujii To Rematch Mika Nagano At Jewels: 15th Ring". MMARising.com. 2011-06-20. http://www.mmarising.com/news/2011/06/20/megumi-fujii-to-rematch-mika-nagano-at-jewels-15th-ring/. Retrieved 2011-07-11. 
  22. ^ "Jewels: "15th Ring" Live Play-By-Play & Results". MMARising.com. 2011-07-09. http://www.mmarising.com/articles/2011/07/09/jewels-15th-ring-live-play-by-play-results/. Retrieved 2011-07-11. 

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