Lisa Ward
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Lisa Ward is an American
People of the United States
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 professional 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 has fought in HOOKnSHOOT, Smackgirl
Smackgirl
Smackgirl was a Japanese mixed martial arts promotion focused solely on female fighters. The promotion also held grappling and amateur events along with its main line of professional MMA cards. After financial difficulties throughout 2008 the promotion was sold to Marverous Japan Co.,Ltd...

, DEEP and Bellator Fighting Championships
Bellator Fighting Championships
Bellator Fighting Championships is a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. "Bellator", which is Latin for "Warrior", is organized into seasons with each event hosting the rounds of championship knockout tournaments for three-five weight divisions.-History:In its first season,...

.

Ward is currently the #3-ranked female flyweight fighter in the world according to the Unified Women's MMA Rankings.

Mixed martial arts career

Ward made her professional mixed martial arts debut on November 6, 2004 at HOOKnSHOOT - Evolution. She faced Mandy Stewart and was defeated by submission due to a triangle choke in the first round.

Ward entered the 2005 HOOKnSHOOT Women's Grand Prix on November 19, 2005, but was defeated by Molly Helsel in the second round.

On November 15, 2006, Ward faced Miku Matsumoto
Miku Matsumoto
Miku Matsumoto is a female Japanese mixed martial artist. She retired as the DEEP Women's Lightweight Champion.Growing up, Matsumoto studied piano and penmanship and was not interested in sports...

 at Smackgirl
Smackgirl
Smackgirl was a Japanese mixed martial arts promotion focused solely on female fighters. The promotion also held grappling and amateur events along with its main line of professional MMA cards. After financial difficulties throughout 2008 the promotion was sold to Marverous Japan Co.,Ltd...

 - Women Hold Their Ground. She won the fight by submission due to a Scarf Hold Armlock in the first round.

Ward made her Fatal Femmes Fighting debut at FFF 1 - Asian Invasion on February 17, 2007. She faced Masako Yoshida in the main event for the FFF Flyweight Championship. Ward won the fight by Unanimous Decision after five rounds.

She defended her FFF title against Taeko Nagamine at FFF 2 - Girls Night Out on July 14, 2007. Ward won the fight by rear-naked choke submission in the first round.

Ward faced Megumi Fujii
Megumi Fujii
Megumi Fujii is a female Japanese mixed martial artist. She is currently the #3-ranked pound-for-pound female MMA fighter in the world by MMARising.com and the #1-ranked female flyweight according to the Unified Women's MMA Rankings.-Biography:Fujii specializes mainly in submission fighting and is...

 at BodogFight
BodogFight
bodogFight was a mixed martial arts promotion founded by online gambling magnate Calvin Ayre. It was a part of Ayre's bodog.com Entertainment Group....

 - Vancouver on August 24, 2007. She was defeated by armbar submission in the first round.

She returned to Fatal Femmes Fighting at FFF 3 - War of the Roses on November 3, 2007. Ward moved up in weight to 135 pounds and faced Megumi Yabushita
Megumi Yabushita
is a Japanese female mixed martial artist, kickboxer, professional wrestler and judoka. She has participated in several Japanese professional wrestling and mixed martial arts promotions. She is a Japanese national judo champion and a former Smackgirl open weight champion and tournament...

 in a non-title fight. She defeated Yabushita by Unanimous Decision.

Ward entered the 2008 Smackgirl
Smackgirl
Smackgirl was a Japanese mixed martial arts promotion focused solely on female fighters. The promotion also held grappling and amateur events along with its main line of professional MMA cards. After financial difficulties throughout 2008 the promotion was sold to Marverous Japan Co.,Ltd...

 World ReMix Tournament on February 14, 2008. She faced Ayumi Saito and defeated Saito by submission due to a toe hold late in the first round.

She faced Ana Michelle Tavares in the second round of the ReMix Tournament on April 25, 2008. Ward was defeated by Unanimous Decision.

Ward rematched Miku Matsumoto
Miku Matsumoto
Miku Matsumoto is a female Japanese mixed martial artist. She retired as the DEEP Women's Lightweight Champion.Growing up, Matsumoto studied piano and penmanship and was not interested in sports...

 for the DEEP Women's Lightweight (106-Pound) Championship at DEEP - Toyama Impact on June 28, 2009. She was defeated by armbar submission in the third round.

On May 24, 2010, Ward announced that she had signed with Bellator Fighting Championships
Bellator Fighting Championships
Bellator Fighting Championships is a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. "Bellator", which is Latin for "Warrior", is organized into seasons with each event hosting the rounds of championship knockout tournaments for three-five weight divisions.-History:In its first season,...

. She faced Stephanie Frausto at Bellator 22 and won the fight by technical submission due to a rear-naked choke in the first round.

Ward signed on to be part of the Bellator Season Three
Bellator Fighting Championships: Season Three
Bellator Fighting Championships: Season Three was the third installment of the Bellator Fighting Championships, which started on August 12, 2010. Mixed martial arts tournaments were held in multiple weight classes, including the bantamweight division, heavyweight division and women's division at...

 115-pound women's tournament and she faced Aisling Daly
Aisling Daly
Aisling Daly is an Irish female professional mixed martial artist who competes in the women's flyweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2007, Daly has mostly fought in England and Ireland....

 in the first round. The fight was originally scheduled for Bellator 25, but instead took place at Bellator 26 on August 26, 2010. Ward won the fight via unanimous decision.

Ward once again faced Megumi Fujii
Megumi Fujii
Megumi Fujii is a female Japanese mixed martial artist. She is currently the #3-ranked pound-for-pound female MMA fighter in the world by MMARising.com and the #1-ranked female flyweight according to the Unified Women's MMA Rankings.-Biography:Fujii specializes mainly in submission fighting and is...

 in the second round of the Bellator tournament at Bellator 31. She was defeated by armbar submission in the first round.

Ward was scheduled to face Ayaka Hamasaki
Ayaka Hamasaki
is a Japanese female kickboxer and mixed martial artist. She has fought in MMA promotions Shooto and Jewels. Hamasaki won the first Jewels Lightweight Queen tournament to become the first lightweight champion of the promotion....

 in a non-title bout at Jewels 12th Ring
Jewels 12th Ring
Jewels 12th Ring was a planned mixed martial arts to be held by MMA promotion Jewels. The event was planned to be held on at Shinjuku Face in Kabukicho, Tokyo, Japan but it was cancelled a few hours before the start due to the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.-Background:The first two bouts of...

 on March 11, 2011 in Tokyo, Japan
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...

, but suffered a calf injury and was forced to withdraw from the fight.

Ward faced Jessica Aguilar
Jessica Aguilar
Jessica Aguilar is a Mexican American female mixed martial artist who currently competes for Bellator Fighting Championships...

 in a rematch at Bellator 58 on November 19, 2011. She was defeated by unanimous decision.

Personal life

Ward co-owns the United Training Center gym with fellow fighter Eddy Ellis. She married Ellis in July 2010.

Mixed martial arts record

|-
| Loss
| align=center| 14-7
|   Jessica Aguilar
Jessica Aguilar
Jessica Aguilar is a Mexican American female mixed martial artist who currently competes for Bellator Fighting Championships...


| Decision (unanimous)
| Bellator 58
|
| align=center| 3
| align=center| 5:00
| Hollywood, Florida
Hollywood, Florida
-Demographics:As of 2000, there were 59,673 households out of which 24.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.5% were married couples living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.2% were non-families. 34.4% of all households were made up of...

, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...


|
|-
| Loss
| align=center| 14-6
|   Megumi Fujii
Megumi Fujii
Megumi Fujii is a female Japanese mixed martial artist. She is currently the #3-ranked pound-for-pound female MMA fighter in the world by MMARising.com and the #1-ranked female flyweight according to the Unified Women's MMA Rankings.-Biography:Fujii specializes mainly in submission fighting and is...


| Submission (armbar)
| Bellator 31
|
| align=center| 1
| align=center| 1:39
| Lake Charles, Louisiana
Lake Charles, Louisiana
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, United States
United States
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|
|-
| Win
| align=center| 14-5
|   Aisling Daly
Aisling Daly
Aisling Daly is an Irish female professional mixed martial artist who competes in the women's flyweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2007, Daly has mostly fought in England and Ireland....


| Decision (unanimous)
| Bellator 26
|
| align=center| 3
| align=center| 5:00
| Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri
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, United States
United States
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|
|-
| Win
| align=center| 13-5
|   Stephanie Frausto
| Technical Submission (rear-naked choke)
| Bellator 22
|
| align=center| 1
| align=center| 2:01
| Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri
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, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...


|
|-
| Loss
| align=center| 12-5
|   Miku Matsumoto
Miku Matsumoto
Miku Matsumoto is a female Japanese mixed martial artist. She retired as the DEEP Women's Lightweight Champion.Growing up, Matsumoto studied piano and penmanship and was not interested in sports...


| Submission (armbar)
| DEEP - Toyama Impact
|
| align=center| 3
| align=center| 2:53
| Toyama, Japan
Toyama Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Hokuriku region on Honshū island. The capital is the city of Toyama.Toyama is the leading industrial prefecture on the Japan Sea coast, and has the industrial advantage of cheap electricity due to abundant water resources....


| For Deep Women's Lightweight Title
|-
| Win
| align=center| 12-4
|   Patti Lee
| Submission (reverse ankle lock)
| Brawl At The Beach
|
| align=center| 2
| align=center| 2:44
| Jacksonville, North Carolina
Jacksonville, North Carolina
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, United States
United States
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|
|-
| Loss
| align=center| 11-4
|   Ana Michelle Tavares
| Decision (unanimous)
| Smackgirl
Smackgirl
Smackgirl was a Japanese mixed martial arts promotion focused solely on female fighters. The promotion also held grappling and amateur events along with its main line of professional MMA cards. After financial difficulties throughout 2008 the promotion was sold to Marverous Japan Co.,Ltd...

 - World ReMix 2008 Second Round
|
| align=center| 2
| align=center| 5:00
| Tokyo, Japan
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...


|
|-
| Win
| align=center| 11-3
|   Ayumi Saito
| Submission (toe hold)
| Smackgirl - World ReMix 2008 Opening Round
|
| align=center| 1
| align=center| 4:41
| Tokyo, Japan
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...


|
|-
| Win
| align=center| 10-3
|   Megumi Yabushita
Megumi Yabushita
is a Japanese female mixed martial artist, kickboxer, professional wrestler and judoka. She has participated in several Japanese professional wrestling and mixed martial arts promotions. She is a Japanese national judo champion and a former Smackgirl open weight champion and tournament...


| Decision (unanimous)
| FFF 3 - War of the Roses
|
| align=center| 3
| align=center| 3:00
| Ontario, California
Ontario, California
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, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...


| Non-Title Fight
|-
| Loss
| align=center| 9-3
|   Megumi Fujii
Megumi Fujii
Megumi Fujii is a female Japanese mixed martial artist. She is currently the #3-ranked pound-for-pound female MMA fighter in the world by MMARising.com and the #1-ranked female flyweight according to the Unified Women's MMA Rankings.-Biography:Fujii specializes mainly in submission fighting and is...


| Submission (armbar)
| BodogFight
BodogFight
bodogFight was a mixed martial arts promotion founded by online gambling magnate Calvin Ayre. It was a part of Ayre's bodog.com Entertainment Group....

 - Vancouver
|
| align=center| 1
| align=center| 4:50
| Vancouver, British Columbia
Vancouver
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, Canada
Canada
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|
|-
| Win
| align=center| 9-2
|   Elisha Helsper
| Technical Submission (rear-naked choke)
| Coeur d'Aline Casino - Fight Night
|
| align=center| 1
| align=center| 3:59
| Worley, Idaho
Worley, Idaho
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, United States
United States
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|
|-
| Win
| align=center| 8-2
|   Taeko Nagamine
| Submission (rear-naked choke)
| FFF 2 - Girls Night Out
|
| align=center| 1
| align=center| 2:37
| Compton, California
Compton, California
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, United States
United States
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| Defended FFF Flyweight Championship
|-
| Win
| align=center| 7-2
|   Masako Yoshida
| Decision (unanimous)
| FFF 1 - Asian Invasion
|
| align=center| 5
| align=center| 2:00
| Los Angeles, California
Los Ángeles
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, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...


| Won FFF Flyweight Championship
|-
| Win
| align=center| 6-2
|   Misaki Takimoto
| Submission (kimura)
| Smackgirl - Legend of Extreme Women
|
| align=center| 2
| align=center| 3:32
| Tokyo, Japan
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...


|
|-
| Win
| align=center| 5-2
|   Miku Matsumoto
Miku Matsumoto
Miku Matsumoto is a female Japanese mixed martial artist. She retired as the DEEP Women's Lightweight Champion.Growing up, Matsumoto studied piano and penmanship and was not interested in sports...


| Submission (scarf hold armlock)
| Smackgirl - Women Hold Their Ground
|
| align=center| 1
| align=center| 3:04
| Tokyo, Japan
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...


|
|-
| Win
| align=center| 4-2
|   Leticia Pestova
| Submission (armbar)
| Valor Fighting - 4th and B
|
| align=center| 1
| align=center| N/A
| San Diego, California, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...


|
|-
| Win
| align=center| 3-2
|   Jessica Aguilar
Jessica Aguilar
Jessica Aguilar is a Mexican American female mixed martial artist who currently competes for Bellator Fighting Championships...


| Submission (rear-naked choke)
| Absolute Fighting Championships 15
|
| align=center| 2
| align=center| 2:53
| Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
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, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...


|
|-
| Loss
| align=center| 2-2
|   Molly Helsel
| Submission (triangle choke)
| HOOKnSHOOT - 2005 Women's Grand Prix
|
| align=center| 1
| align=center| N/A
| Evansville, Indiana
Evansville, Indiana
Evansville is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Indiana and the largest city in Southern Indiana. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 117,429. It is the county seat of Vanderburgh County and the regional hub for both Southwestern Indiana and the...

, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...


|
|-
| Win
| align=center| 2-1
|   Kellyn Huehn
| Submission (guillotine choke)
| HOOKnSHOOT - 2005 Women's Grand Prix
|
| align=center| 1
| align=center| N/A
| Evansville, Indiana
Evansville, Indiana
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, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...


|
|-
| Win
| align=center| 1-1
|   Roseanne Blackburn
| Decision (unanimous)
| National Fighting Challenge 2
|
| align=center| 3
| align=center| 3:00
| Vancouver, British Columbia
Vancouver
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, Canada
Canada
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|
|-
| Loss
| align=center| 0-1
|   Mandy Stewart
| Submission (triangle choke)
| HOOKnSHOOT - Evolution
|
| align=center| 1
| align=center| 0:49
| Evansville, Indiana
Evansville, Indiana
Evansville is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Indiana and the largest city in Southern Indiana. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 117,429. It is the county seat of Vanderburgh County and the regional hub for both Southwestern Indiana and the...

, United States
United States
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Championships

  • Fatal Femmes Fighting Flyweight Champion 2007
  • World Grappling Championships Gold Medallist 2007

External links

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