Yuka Tsuji
| Yuka Tsuji | |
|---|---|
| Born |
December 11, 1974 Osaka, Japan |
| Other names | Vale Tudo Queen |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Height | 1.56 m (5 ft 1 1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 115 lb (52 kg; 8.2 st) |
| Division |
Featherweight (52.2 kg – 56.7 kg) (Valkyrie) Lightweight (under 52 kg) (Smackgirl) |
| Fighting out of | Osaka, Japan |
| Team | Angura |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 27 |
| Wins | 24 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| By submission | 16 |
| By decision | 6 |
| Losses | 3 |
| By submission | 3 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Women's freestyle wrestling | ||
Representing  Japan
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| Asian Championships | ||
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1997 Taipei | -51kg |
Yuka Tsuji (辻結花? Tsuji Yuka, born December 11, 1974) is a Japanese female mixed martial artist whose nickname is Vale Tudo Queen.
Tsuji is a former Smackgirl tournament winner, Smackgirl Lightweight Champion and Valkyrie Featherweight Champion.
Tsuji was born on December 11, 1974 in Hirakata, Osaka, Japan. She graduated from the prestigious Chukyo Women's University; a university notable for its wrestling family. During her time there, Tsuji placed third in Women's Freestyle Wrestling (51 kg) in the 1997 Asian Championship.
Tsuji spent the majority of her career competing in the now-defunct Smackgirl promotion. She debuted with defunct promotion Ax on December 26, 2001 in the event Ax - Vol. 2: We Want To Shine with a victory by submission (armbar) over the previously undefeated Ikuma Hoshino, who at the time was the most accomplished female Japanese MMA fighter. This would be Hoshino's only loss in her MMA career.
Tsuji debuted in Smackgirl at Smackgirl - Royal Smack 2002 on April 7, 2002, defeating Hiromi Oka by submission due to a rear naked choke. Including her debut, Tsuji would go on a winning streak of 8 consecutive victories; in the process winning the Smackgirl Japan 2002 Cup Middleweight Tournament on June 28, 2005. In her ninth professional bout, she faced Brazilian fighter Ana Michelle Tavares. Tavares defeated Tsuji with a triangle armbar submission in Tsuji's debut for the Deep promotion at Deep - 11th Impact on July 13, 2003. In this match, Tsuji injured her left shoulder. This was Tsuji's first defeat in MMA. She avenged this loss years later.
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