Kikuyo Ishikawa
Encyclopedia
is a Japanese
female mixed martial artist
. She won the 2010 Jewels
Rough Stone GP in the -48 kg category. Ishikawa is the first female mixed martial artist from Okinawa.
Ishikawa is currently ranked as the #2 female strawweight (96-106 lb) fighter in the world according to the Unified Women's Mixed Martial Arts Rankings.
, Okinawa Prefecture
, Japan
. Originally a Real Gym member and regular freelance
training partner of Pancrase
fighter and fellow Okinawan Mitsuhisa Sunabe, she later moved to Yokohama where she joined Reversal Gym Yokohama Ground Slam.
, Ishikawa debuted with a victory over Sumie Yamada via submission (triangle choke
) in 62 seconds.
Fighting as a freelancer at Jewels 5th Ring
on , Ishikawa defeated Asako Saioka with a rear naked choke
submission in less than 90 seconds. Ishikawa was originally set to fight against Mami Odera as part of the 2009 Jewels -48 kg Rough Stone Grand Prix, but Odera was injured before the bout and Ishikawa was given direct entrance to the final and fought instead in a regular match at the event.
In the final of the 2009 Jewels -48 kg Rough Stone Grand Prix, Ishikawa was defeated by Asami Kodera
via unanimous decision
at Jewels 6th Ring
on .
In her second consecutive loss, Ishikawa lost against Miyoko Kusaka by split decision
on at Jewels 7th Ring
.
Training with Reversal Gym Yokohama Ground Slam, Ishikawa rebounded with a victory over Misaki Ozawa via submission (armbar
) in the first round during the 2010 Jewels -48 kg Rough Stone Grand Prix semi-finals at Jewels 10th Ring
on .
On at Jewels 11th Ring
, Ishikawa won the 2010 Jewels -48 kg Rough Stone Grand Prix by defeating Yukiko Seki in the tournament final via split decision.
Ishikawa faced Sachiko Yamamoto in a Jewels vs. Valkyrie match at Jewels 15th Ring
on . She defeated Yamamoto by unanimous decision.
Ishikawa faced Yasuko Tamada
in the opening round of the Jewels Featherweight Queen tournament at Jewels 16th Ring
on in Tokyo. She defeated Tamada by unanimous decision. Ishikawa will face Naho Sugiyama in the semi-finals of the tournament at Jewels 17th Ring on .
| Win
| align=center| 6-2-0
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Yasuko Tamada
| Decision (3-0)
| Jewels 16th Ring
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| align=center| 2
| align=center| 5:00
| Koto
, Tokyo
, Japan
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| Win
| align=center| 5-2-0
| Sachiko Yamamoto
| Decision (3-0)
| Jewels 15th Ring
|
| align=center| 2
| align=center| 5:00
| Kabukicho, Tokyo
, Japan
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| Win
| align=center| 4-2-0
| Yukiko Seki
| Decision (2-1)
| Jewels 11th Ring
|
| align=center| 2
| align=center| 5:00
| Bunkyo
, Tokyo
, Japan
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| Win
| align=center| 3-2-0
| Misaki Ozawa
| Submission (armbar)
| Jewels 10th Ring
|
| align=center| 1
| align=center| 2:24
| Koto
, Tokyo
, Japan
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| Loss
| align=center| 2-2-0
| Miyoko Kusaka
| Decision (1-2)
| Jewels 7th Ring
|
| align=center| 2
| align=center| 5:00
| Kabukicho, Tokyo
, Japan
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|-
| Loss
| align=center| 2-1-0
| Asami Kodera
| Decision (0-3)
| Jewels 6th Ring
|
| align=center| 2
| align=center| 5:00
| Kabukicho, Tokyo
, Japan
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|-
| Win
| align=center| 2-0-0
| Asako Saioka
| Submission (rear-naked choke)
| Jewels 5th Ring
|
| align=center| 1
| align=center| 1:18
| Kabukicho, Tokyo
, Japan
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|-
| Win
| align=center| 1-0-0
| Sumie Yamada
| Submission (triangle choke)
| Jewels 1st Ring
|
| align=center| 1
| align=center| 1:02
| Kabukicho, Tokyo
, Japan
|
Japanese people
The are an ethnic group originating in the Japanese archipelago and are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries...
female mixed martial artist
Mixed martial arts
Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...
. She won the 2010 Jewels
Jewels (mixed martial arts)
Jewels is a mixed martial arts organization owned by Marverous Japan Co., Ltd. focused on female fighters. It's the direct successor of Smackgirl...
Rough Stone GP in the -48 kg category. Ishikawa is the first female mixed martial artist from Okinawa.
Ishikawa is currently ranked as the #2 female strawweight (96-106 lb) fighter in the world according to the Unified Women's Mixed Martial Arts Rankings.
Background
Ishikawa was born on May 02, 1984 in GushikawaGushikawa, Okinawa
was a city located in Okinawa, Japan.On April 1, 2005 Gushikawa was merged with the towns of Katsuren and Yonashiro, both from Nakagami District, and the old city of Ishikawa, to form the new city of Uruma....
, Okinawa Prefecture
Okinawa Prefecture
is one of Japan's southern prefectures. It consists of hundreds of the Ryukyu Islands in a chain over long, which extends southwest from Kyūshū to Taiwan. Okinawa's capital, Naha, is located in the southern part of Okinawa Island...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. Originally a Real Gym member and regular freelance
Freelancer
A freelancer, freelance worker, or freelance is somebody who is self-employed and is not committed to a particular employer long term. These workers are often represented by a company or an agency that resells their labor and that of others to its clients with or without project management and...
training partner of Pancrase
Pancrase
Pancrase is a mixed martial arts promotion company founded in Japan in 1993 by professional wrestlers Masakatsu Funaki and Minoru Suzuki. Pancrase is taken from Pankration, a sport in the ancient Olympic games. Suzuki and Funaki are particularly skilled in the art of catch wrestling and based the...
fighter and fellow Okinawan Mitsuhisa Sunabe, she later moved to Yokohama where she joined Reversal Gym Yokohama Ground Slam.
Mixed martial arts career
On at Jewels 1st RingJewels 1st Ring
Jewels 1st Ring, originally was the inaugural mixed martial arts event of the then newly created women's MMA promotion Jewels. The event took place on at Shinjuku Face in Kabukicho, Tokyo, Japan.-Background:...
, Ishikawa debuted with a victory over Sumie Yamada via submission (triangle choke
Triangle choke
A triangle choke, or sankaku-jime in Judo, is a type of figure-four chokehold which strangles the opponent by encircling the opponent's neck and one arm with the legs in a configuration similar to the shape of a triangle...
) in 62 seconds.
Fighting as a freelancer at Jewels 5th Ring
Jewels 5th Ring
Jewels 5th Ring was a mixed martial arts event held by MMA promotion Jewels. The event took place on at Shinjuku Face in Kabukicho, Tokyo, Japan.-Background:...
on , Ishikawa defeated Asako Saioka with a rear naked choke
Rear naked choke
The Rear naked choke is a chokehold in martial arts applied from an opponent's back. Depending on the context, the term may refer to one of two variations of the technique, either arm can be used to apply the choke in both cases...
submission in less than 90 seconds. Ishikawa was originally set to fight against Mami Odera as part of the 2009 Jewels -48 kg Rough Stone Grand Prix, but Odera was injured before the bout and Ishikawa was given direct entrance to the final and fought instead in a regular match at the event.
In the final of the 2009 Jewels -48 kg Rough Stone Grand Prix, Ishikawa was defeated by Asami Kodera
Asami Kodera
, occasionally nicknamed Asami, is a Japanese female mixed martial artist. She currently fights in the Jewels promotion, where she won the 2009 Jewels Rough Stone Grand Prix .-Mixed martial arts career:...
via unanimous decision
Unanimous decision
A unanimous decision is a winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, mixed martial arts and others sports involving striking in which all three judges agree on which fighter won the match....
at Jewels 6th Ring
Jewels 6th Ring
Jewels 6th Ring was a mixed martial arts event held by MMA promotion Jewels. It took place on at Shinjuku Face in Kabukicho, Tokyo, Japan.-Background:...
on .
In her second consecutive loss, Ishikawa lost against Miyoko Kusaka by split decision
Split decision
A split decision is a winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, mixed martial arts and others sports involving striking in which two of the three judges score for the same fighter as the winner, while the third judge scores for the other...
on at Jewels 7th Ring
Jewels 7th Ring
Jewels 7th Ring was a mixed martial arts event hosted by MMA promotion Jewels. It was held on at Shinjuku Face in Kabukicho, Tokyo, Japan.-Background:...
.
Training with Reversal Gym Yokohama Ground Slam, Ishikawa rebounded with a victory over Misaki Ozawa via submission (armbar
Armlock
An armlock in grappling is a single or double joint lock that hyperextends, hyperflexes or hyperrotates the elbow joint and/or shoulder joint. An armlock that hyperflexes or hyperrotates the shoulder joint is referred to as a shoulder lock, and an armlock that hyperextends the elbow joint is called...
) in the first round during the 2010 Jewels -48 kg Rough Stone Grand Prix semi-finals at Jewels 10th Ring
Jewels 10th Ring
Jewels 10th Ring was a mixed martial arts event held by MMA promotion Jewels. The event took place on at Shin-Kiba 1st Ring in Koto, Tokyo, Japan...
on .
On at Jewels 11th Ring
Jewels 11th Ring
Jewels 11th Ring was a mixed martial arts event held by MMA promotion Jewels. The event took place on at Korakuen Hall in Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan....
, Ishikawa won the 2010 Jewels -48 kg Rough Stone Grand Prix by defeating Yukiko Seki in the tournament final via split decision.
Ishikawa faced Sachiko Yamamoto in a Jewels vs. Valkyrie match at Jewels 15th Ring
Jewels 15th Ring
Jewels 15th Ring was a mixed martial arts event held by promotion Jewels on at Shinjuku Face in Kabukicho, Tokyo, Japan.As in the previous Jewels event, 15th Ring featured a Jewels vs. Valkyrie theme, pitting fighters from both promotions in four bouts that ended with two victories for each...
on . She defeated Yamamoto by unanimous decision.
Ishikawa faced Yasuko Tamada
Yasuko Tamada
is a Japanese female mixed martial arts fighter. She previously fought as a flyweight in the Valkyrie promotion and was the first and only Valkyrie Flyweight Champion...
in the opening round of the Jewels Featherweight Queen tournament at Jewels 16th Ring
Jewels 16th Ring
Jewels 16th Ring was a mixed martial arts event held by Jewels at Shin-Kiba 1st Ring in Koto, Tokyo, Japan on .The event featured the first round of the Jewels Featherweight Queen tournament, which will determine the first featherweight titleholder of the promotion.-Background:At the end of...
on in Tokyo. She defeated Tamada by unanimous decision. Ishikawa will face Naho Sugiyama in the semi-finals of the tournament at Jewels 17th Ring on .
Mixed martial arts record
|-| Win
| align=center| 6-2-0
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Yasuko TamadaYasuko Tamada
is a Japanese female mixed martial arts fighter. She previously fought as a flyweight in the Valkyrie promotion and was the first and only Valkyrie Flyweight Champion...
| Decision (3-0)
| Jewels 16th Ring
Jewels 16th Ring
Jewels 16th Ring was a mixed martial arts event held by Jewels at Shin-Kiba 1st Ring in Koto, Tokyo, Japan on .The event featured the first round of the Jewels Featherweight Queen tournament, which will determine the first featherweight titleholder of the promotion.-Background:At the end of...
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| align=center| 2
| align=center| 5:00
| Koto
Koto, Tokyo
is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. As of 2008, the ward has an estimated population of 442,271 and a population density of 11,070 persons per km². The total area is 39.48 km². The ward refers to itself as Kōtō City in English....
, Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
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| Win
| align=center| 5-2-0
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Sachiko Yamamoto| Decision (3-0)
| Jewels 15th Ring
Jewels 15th Ring
Jewels 15th Ring was a mixed martial arts event held by promotion Jewels on at Shinjuku Face in Kabukicho, Tokyo, Japan.As in the previous Jewels event, 15th Ring featured a Jewels vs. Valkyrie theme, pitting fighters from both promotions in four bouts that ended with two victories for each...
|
| align=center| 2
| align=center| 5:00
| Kabukicho, Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
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| Win
| align=center| 4-2-0
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Yukiko Seki| Decision (2-1)
| Jewels 11th Ring
Jewels 11th Ring
Jewels 11th Ring was a mixed martial arts event held by MMA promotion Jewels. The event took place on at Korakuen Hall in Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan....
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| align=center| 2
| align=center| 5:00
| Bunkyo
Bunkyo, Tokyo
is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. Situated in the middle of the ward area, Bunkyō is a residential and educational center. Beginning in the Meiji period, literati like Natsume Sōseki, as well as scholars and politicians have lived there...
, Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
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| Win
| align=center| 3-2-0
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Misaki Ozawa| Submission (armbar)
| Jewels 10th Ring
Jewels 10th Ring
Jewels 10th Ring was a mixed martial arts event held by MMA promotion Jewels. The event took place on at Shin-Kiba 1st Ring in Koto, Tokyo, Japan...
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| align=center| 1
| align=center| 2:24
| Koto
Koto, Tokyo
is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. As of 2008, the ward has an estimated population of 442,271 and a population density of 11,070 persons per km². The total area is 39.48 km². The ward refers to itself as Kōtō City in English....
, Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
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| Loss
| align=center| 2-2-0
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Miyoko Kusaka| Decision (1-2)
| Jewels 7th Ring
Jewels 7th Ring
Jewels 7th Ring was a mixed martial arts event hosted by MMA promotion Jewels. It was held on at Shinjuku Face in Kabukicho, Tokyo, Japan.-Background:...
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| align=center| 2
| align=center| 5:00
| Kabukicho, Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
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| Loss
| align=center| 2-1-0
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Asami KoderaAsami Kodera
, occasionally nicknamed Asami, is a Japanese female mixed martial artist. She currently fights in the Jewels promotion, where she won the 2009 Jewels Rough Stone Grand Prix .-Mixed martial arts career:...
| Decision (0-3)
| Jewels 6th Ring
Jewels 6th Ring
Jewels 6th Ring was a mixed martial arts event held by MMA promotion Jewels. It took place on at Shinjuku Face in Kabukicho, Tokyo, Japan.-Background:...
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| align=center| 2
| align=center| 5:00
| Kabukicho, Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
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| Win
| align=center| 2-0-0
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Asako Saioka| Submission (rear-naked choke)
| Jewels 5th Ring
Jewels 5th Ring
Jewels 5th Ring was a mixed martial arts event held by MMA promotion Jewels. The event took place on at Shinjuku Face in Kabukicho, Tokyo, Japan.-Background:...
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| align=center| 1
| align=center| 1:18
| Kabukicho, Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
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| Win
| align=center| 1-0-0
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Sumie Yamada| Submission (triangle choke)
| Jewels 1st Ring
Jewels 1st Ring
Jewels 1st Ring, originally was the inaugural mixed martial arts event of the then newly created women's MMA promotion Jewels. The event took place on at Shinjuku Face in Kabukicho, Tokyo, Japan.-Background:...
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| align=center| 1
| align=center| 1:02
| Kabukicho, Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
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External links
- Profile at Fightergirls.com
- Profile at PancrasePancrasePancrase is a mixed martial arts promotion company founded in Japan in 1993 by professional wrestlers Masakatsu Funaki and Minoru Suzuki. Pancrase is taken from Pankration, a sport in the ancient Olympic games. Suzuki and Funaki are particularly skilled in the art of catch wrestling and based the...
- Official blog