Yasuko Tamada
| Yasuko Tamada | |
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| Born |
June 30, 1967 Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan |
| Other names | Tama-chan Ikuko |
| Residence | Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Height | 5 ft 0 in (1.52 m) |
| Weight | 100 lb (45 kg) |
| Division | Featherweight (45.4 kg – 48.0 kg) (Jewels) |
| Fighting out of | Japan |
| Team | Abe Ani Combat Club |
| Trainer | Megumi Fujii |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 27 |
| Wins | 15 |
| By submission | 2 |
| By decision | 13 |
| Losses | 9 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By decision | 8 |
| Draws | 3 |
| Other information | |
| Website | Official blog |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
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Yasuko Tamada (玉田 育子 tamada yasuko, born June 30, 1967) is a Japanese female mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter. She previously fought as a flyweight in the Valkyrie promotion and was the only Valkyrie Flyweight Champion. She later fought for Jewels and now competes for Deep.
Tamada is currently ranked as the #6 female atomweight (96-106 lb) fighter in the world according to the Unified Women's Mixed Martial Arts Rankings.
Tamada started fighting in the grappling tournament Girl Fight Challenge (GFC) on October 14, 2002. She managed to make it to the finals of a Smackgirl grappling tournament on May 16, 2004 where she lost to Yasuko Mogi. Tamada won a Smackgirl tournament on April 29, 2005 by defeating Naomi and was runner-up in 2006 and 2007. Her last grappling bout was at Gi Grappling 2008.
Tamada made her professional debut in MMA with a split decision victory against Maho Muranami. Her next fights resulted in four losses and two draws. She rebounded with seven consecutive wins. After a draw in Valkyrie's first event, she won her next three fights. At Valkyrie 06, she became Valkyrie Flyweight Champion by defeating Naoko Omuro in her most impressive performance to date.
At Valkyrie 08 on November 28, 2010, in an upset, Tamada was defeated by Naho Sugiyama via unanimous decision in a non-title bout in which Sugiyama dominated Tamada during the three rounds.
Tamada faced Kikuyo Ishikawa in the opening round of the Jewels Featherweight Queen tournament at Jewels 16th Ring on September 11, 2011 in Tokyo. She was defeated by unanimous decision.
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