Seo Hee Ham | |
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Born |
Gangwon Province, South Korea |
March 8, 1987
Other names | Hamderlei Silva Arale-chan |
Nationality | South Korean |
Height | 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) |
Weight | 115 lb (52 kg) |
Division |
Atomweight (106 lb) Strawweight (115 lb) |
Reach | 62.0 in (157 cm) |
Style | Kickboxing |
Fighting out of | Busan, South Korea |
Team | Busan Team MAD |
Years active | 2007-present (MMA) 2007-present (kickboxing) |
Kickboxing record | |
Total | 11 |
Wins | 8 |
By knockout | 1 |
Losses | 3 |
Mixed martial arts record | |
Total | 25 |
Wins | 17 |
By knockout | 1 |
By submission | 2 |
By decision | 14 |
Losses | 8 |
By knockout | 1 |
By submission | 2 |
By decision | 5 |
Other information | |
Website | http://teammad.co.kr/ |
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
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Seo Hee Ham or Seohee Ham (Korean: 함서희 ham seo-hi [ham sʰʌhi]; born March 8, 1987, written Ham Seo-Hee in Korean order), is a female South Korean mixed martial artist and kickboxer.
In Japan, she is occasionally nicknamed Arale-chan, in reference to her similar looks outside of the ring to the character from the manga and anime series Dr. Slump, and also Hamderlei Silva because of the similarities between her fighting style and Wanderlei Silva's style.
Ham has participated in MMA promotions Deep, Smackgirl, ROAD FC and Jewels. On May 25, 2013 , she became the second Jewels featherweight queen champion.
Ham is currently ranked as the #2 female atomweight (96-106 lb) fighter in the world according to the Unified Women's Mixed Martial Arts Rankings.
Ham was born on South Korea. She started training in kickboxing in 2004.
March 8, 1987 inWith few female fighters to train with in South Korea, Ham regularly trains with male fighters, such as fellow gym member Dong Hyun Kim.
Ham debuted against Japanese MMA veteran Hisae Watanabe on February 16, 2007 at Deep 28 Impact, upsetting the favorite Watanabe by winning via unanimous decision. Ham was defeated by Miku Matsumoto via triangle choke submission on May 13, 2007 at clubDeep Toyama: Barbarian Festival 6.