Ayaka Hamasaki
| Ayaka Hamasaki | |
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| Born |
March 31, 1982 Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan |
| Residence | Tokyo, Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Height | 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) |
| Weight | 114 lb (52 kg) |
| Division | 115 lb (52 kg) 105 lb (48 kg) |
| Style | Judo, Grappling |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Fighting out of | Tokyo, Japan |
| Team | Abe Ani Combat Club |
| Trainer | Megumi Fujii |
| Rank | 2nd Dan Black Belt in Judo |
| Years active | 2009-present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 15 |
| Wins | 14 |
| By knockout | 3 |
| By submission | 5 |
| By decision | 6 |
| Losses | 1 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
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Ayaka Hamasaki (浜崎 朱加 Hamasaki Ayaka?, born on March 31, 1982) is a Japanese female kickboxer and mixed martial artist. She has fought in MMA promotions Shooto and Jewels in Japan and Invicta FC in the United States. Hamasaki won the first Jewels 115 lb (52 kg) Queen tournament to become the first lightweight champion of the promotion. Hamasaki vacated her title due to injuries on August 31, 2013. She is the current Invicta FC 105 lb (48 kg) atomweight champion. Hamasaki is the first Asian to win a North American premier MMA promotion title.
Fight Matrix and MMARising.com list her as the number 1 atomweight fighter in the world. and one of the top 10 pound for pound female fighters in the world.
Hamasaki was born on March 31, 1982 in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan.
Hamasaki practiced judo for 8 years, achieving 2nd dan. She stopped practicing judo after finishing college and was working in an office. A year and a half later, Hamasaki began training in MMA around 2008, partly for dieting purposes. She was introduced to the Abe Ani Combat Club (AACC) by her friend and AACC member Rina Tomita, and although Hamasaki knew about MMA, she was unaware of women's MMA.
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