Ayaka Hamasaki

Ayaka Hamasaki
Born (1982-03-31) March 31, 1982 (age 42)
Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan
ResidenceTokyo, Japan
NationalityJapanese
Height5 ft 2 in (1.57 m)[1]
Weight114 lb (52 kg)[1]
DivisionAtomweight
Strawweight[2]
StyleJudo, Grappling[3]
StanceSouthpaw
Fighting out ofTokyo, Japan
TeamAbe Ani Combat Club
TrainerMegumi Fujii
Rank2nd Dan Black Belt in Judo[4]
Years active2009–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total30
Wins24
By knockout3
By submission10
By decision11
Losses6
By knockout3
By decision3
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Ayaka Hamasaki (浜崎 朱加, Hamasaki Ayaka, born March 31, 1982) is a Japanese female mixed martial artist, judoka and submission grappler. She is the former Rizin Super Atomweight Champion. She has fought in MMA promotions Shooto, Jewels and Rizin 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 (2013-08-31).[5][6] She is a former Invicta FC 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 2 atomweight fighter in the world,[7][8] and one of the top 10 pound for pound female fighters in the world.[9][10]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Interview - Jewels was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Ayaka Hamasaki - Tapology". tapology.com.
  3. ^ "Ayaka Hamasaki Awakening Profile". Awakeningfighters.com. Retrieved 2014-02-24.
  4. ^ "Ayaka Hamasaki — Invicta Fighting Championships". Invicta FC. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  5. ^ Sargent, Robert; Marchand, Dean; Yamamoto, Go (2013-08-31). "Emi Fujino, Mika Nagano Among Winners At Deep Jewels 1". Articles. Canada: MMARising.com. Retrieved 2013-09-03.
  6. ^ "【DEEP JEWELS】ライト級王座決定トーナメントが開幕". News (in Japanese). Japan: eFight. 2013-09-01. Retrieved 2013-09-03.
  7. ^ "Fight Matrix - Current MMA Rankings &» Women's Atomweight". .fightmatrix.com.
  8. ^ "Unified Women's Mixed Martial Arts Rankings". mmarising.com.
  9. ^ "Fight Matrix - Current MMA Rankings &» Women's Pound for Pound". fightmatrix.com.
  10. ^ "Top 15 Women's Pound-For-Pound MMA Rankings". mmarising.com.