Rena Kubota

Rena
BornRena Kubota
(1991-06-29) June 29, 1991 (age 33)
Osaka, Japan
Native nameレーナ, Reina
Other namesReina
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight52 kg (115 lb)
DivisionStrawweight
Flyweight
StyleShoot boxing
StanceOrthodox
Fighting out ofKonohana-ku, Osaka, Japan
TeamOikawa dojo
TrainerTomohiro Oikawa
Years active2007–present
Kickboxing record
Total41
Wins35
By knockout11
Losses5
Draws1
Mixed martial arts record
Total20
Wins15
By knockout8
By submission2
By decision5
Losses5
By submission3
By decision2
Other information
WebsiteOfficial blog (archived)
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
Last updated on: November 21, 2013 (2013-11-21)

Rena Kubota (久保田 玲奈, kubota rena, Japanese pronunciation: [kɯbota ɾena]), better known by her ring name RENA (stylized in capital letters) or Reina, is a professional Japanese shoot wrestler, kickboxer and mixed martial artist, currently competing in the strawweight division of Rizin.

A professional competitor since 2007, Kubota previously competed as a kickboxer in the flyweight division of Shootboxing. She is a record six-time Shootboxing Girls S-Cup tournament winner, having won every tournament she took part in, and is the former Shootboxing flyweight champion.

Sherdog ranked her as a top ten atomweight between October 18, 2017 and May 24, 2021,[1][2] while Fight Matrix ranked her as a top ten atomweight between July 1, 2017 and January 1, 2018.[3] She was furthermore ranked as a top ten pound for pound kickboxer by Combat Press between November 2016 and June 2017,[4][5] as well as between August 2017 and May 2018.[6][7]

  1. ^ Sherdog.com Staff. "Sherdog's Official Mixed Martial Arts Rankings". sherdog.com. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  2. ^ Critchfield, Tristen. "Sherdog's Official Mixed Martial Arts Rankings". sherdog.com. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Generated Historical Rankings - Women's Atomweight". fightmatrix.com. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  4. ^ Tatum, Rob. "Combat Press Kickboxing Rankings: November 2016". combatpress.com. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  5. ^ Tatum, Rob. "Combat Press Kickboxing Rankings: June 2017". combatpress.com. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  6. ^ Tatum, Rob. "Combat Press Kickboxing Rankings: August 2017". combatpress.com. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  7. ^ Tatum, Rob. "Combat Press Kickboxing Rankings: May 2018". combatpress.com. Retrieved 26 June 2021.