| 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)[1] |
| 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[2] |
| 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)[1] is a Japanese female mixed martial artist whose nickname is Vale Tudo Queen.
Tsuji was a prolific female mixed martial artist in the 2000s. Tsuji is a former Smackgirl tournament winner, Smackgirl Lightweight Champion and Valkyrie Featherweight Champion. MMA ranking system portal Fight Matrix ranked Tsuji as the #1 pound-for-pound Female Mixed Martial artist in the world in the years 2002, 2004 and 2005.[3] Between 2002 and her retirement from MMA in 2012, she had frequently placed in the Top 5 of women's MMA fighters in flyweight and strawweight classes.[4]
- ^ a b "Profile at Angura.net". Angura.net. Archived from the original on July 19, 2008. Retrieved 2009-05-01.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ "Fighter Profile".