Mizuki Inoue
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Mizuki Inoue (井上 瑞樹, inoue mizuki, born on (1994-08-19)August 19, 1994), nicknamed Mizuki (魅津希), is a Japanese female kickboxer and mixed martial artist. Inoue has fought in the kickboxing promotion J-Girls and MMA promotion Jewels. She won the 2010 Jewels -56 kg Rough Stone Grand Prix tournament at 16 years of age, becoming one of the youngest female champions in a major MMA promotion.
On August 25, 2012 (2012-08-25), Inoue became the 2012 Shoot Boxing Girls S-Cup 53.5-kilogram tournament champion. She repeated this feat on August 3, 2013 (2013-08-03).
Inoue is currently ranked as the #8 strawweight (106-116 lb) fighter according to the Unified Women's Mixed Martial Arts Rankings.
Background
Inoue was born on
August 19, 1994 in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. She started training karate in fourth grade when she accompanied her brother to his karate lesson. A year later, Inoue joined Hakushinkai Karate and also began training mixed martial arts (MMA). At 11 years old, Inoue met her karate and current main coach, Sadanori Yamaguchi, who is also the head of Hakushinkai Karate in Toyohashi, Aichi. He was the one who encouraged her to start MMA as he himself became interested in MMA after watching fellow karateka Minoki Ichihara, a Daido Juku champion, fall to Royce Gracie during UFC 2. At 15 years old, Inoue debuted professionally in shoot boxing prior to MMA due to believing that she had to be 18 years old to compete in MMA.Kickboxing and shoot boxing career
After several amateur bouts in kickboxing, Inoue made her debut in professional combat sports in shoot boxing on May 16, 2010
at Shoot Boxing Osaka 2010 Alpinisme: "Young Caesar vol. 2". She faced Kanako Oka and was defeated by majority decision.Inoue next competed at the kickboxing event J-Girls Catch The Stone 9 on July 25, 2010
, where Inoue, in an upset, defeated Emi Fujino via unanimous decision after three rounds. At this event, Inoue began using the ring name Mizuki instead of her real name, which she used in her previous amateur kickboxing bouts.Despite having professional matches already, at the event Krush.9 on August 14, 2010
, Inoue, for the last time, had an amateur rules match against Kanako Taniyama, losing against Taniyama via majority decision after two rounds.Returning to professional competition, on September 20, 2010
at J-Girls Catch The Stone 10, Inoue defeated Anna Saito by unanimous decision after three rounds.Inoue faced Nozomi Satake in the opening round of the 2011 J-Girls bantamweight tournament at J-Girls Catch The Stone 12 on January 30, 2011
. She defeated Satake by majority decision.Inoue faced Madoka Jinnai in the J-Girls bantamweight tournament semi-final round at J-Girls Catch The Stone 13 on March 6, 2011
. She defeated Jinnai by unanimous decision after one extension round.Inoue faced Natsuka in a shoot boxing match at Jewels 14th Ring on May 14, 2011
. She defeated Natsuka by unanimous decision.Inoue suffered her first professional loss in a kickboxing rules match at J-Girls 2011: Born This Way 2nd on July 10, 2011
when she was defeated by Yukino Oishi via majority decision in the J-Girls bantamweight tournament final.At Shoot Boxing 2012: Road To S-Cup, Act.1 on February 5, 2012
, Inoue faced Shoot Boxing Japan women's flyweight champion Ai Takahashi. In an upset, Inoue defeated Takahashi by unanimous decision after one extension round.Inoue faced Mina at Shoot Boxing 2012: Road To S-Cup, Act.2 on April 13, 2012
. She won the fight by referee stoppage in the third round to advance to the Shoot Boxing Girls S-Cup 53.5 tournament final.Inoue faced Ai Takahashi once again in the 2012 Shoot Boxing Girls S-Cup 53.5 tournament final on August 25, 2012
. She defeated Takahashi by unanimous decision after six rounds to become the first Shoot Boxing Girls S-Cup 53.5 champion.On August 3, 2013
, Inoue entered the 2013 Shoot Boxing Girls S-Cup 53.5 tournament. She defeated Izumi Noguchi, Miyo Yoshida and Ai Takahashi in one night to become the 2013 Shoot Boxing Girls S-Cup 53.5 champion.Mixed martial arts career
At just 16 years old, Inoue debuted in MMA at Jewels 10th Ring on October 10, 2010
during the 2010 Rough Stone Grand Prix -56 kg tournament, submitting the more mature Abe Ani Combat Club member Emi Murata with an armbar in the second round.On December 17, 2010
at Jewels 11th Ring, Inoue defeated the more experienced Asako Saioka via technical submission (referee stoppage, armbar) to win the 2010 Rough Stone GP -56 kg tournament.Inoue faced Jewels champion Ayaka Hamasaki in a non-title bout at Jewels 16th Ring on September 11, 2011
in Tokyo. She was defeated by unanimous decision.Inoue returned to Jewels to face Australian fighter Alex Chambers at Jewels 18th Ring on March 3, 2012
. She defeated Chambers by submission due to an armbar in the first round.On December 15, 2012
, Inoue faced Hyo Kyung Song at Jewels 22nd Ring. She defeated Song by submission due to an armbar in the second round.Inoue was next scheduled to face Mi-Jeon Chan at Jewels 23rd Ring on March 30, 2013
. However, Chan suffered an injury and Inoue instead faced Seo Ye Jung. She defeated Jung by submission due to a rear-naked choke in the first round.Inoue made her North American debut against Bec Hyatt at Invicta FC 6: Coenen vs. Cyborg on July 13, 2013
. Inoue won the fight via unanimous decision.In a rematch at Deep Jewels 2 on November 4, 2013
, Inoue faced Emi Fujino in the opening round of the Deep Jewels lightweight title tournament. She won the fight by unanimous decision.On February 16, 2014
, Inoue faced Emi Tomimatsu to determine the inaugural Deep Jewels lightweight champion.Mizuki Inoue finished the match at 3:57 of the 3rd round via armbar, but was disqualified for not being able to make weight. Emi Tomimatsu was crowned the new champion.
Grappling matches
On September 22, 2012
, Inoue faced Yukiko Suzuki in a grappling match at Jewels 21st Ring. She defeated Suzuki by technical submission due to an armbar in just 56 seconds.Inoue faced Rikako Yuasa in a grappling match at Deep Jewels 1 on August 31, 2013
. She was defeated by unanimous decision.Mixed martial arts record
Professional record breakdown | ||
16 matches | 12 wins | 4 losses |
By knockout | 0 | 0 |
By submission | 9 | 0 |
By decision | 3 | 3 |
By disqualification | 0 | 1 |
Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
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Win | 12–4 | Lynn Alvarez | Submission (armbar) | Invicta FC 18: Grasso vs. Esquibel | July 29, 2016 | 2 | 3:00 | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | |
Win | 11–4 | Nori Date | Submission (armbar) | Deep - Jewels 11 | March 5, 2016 | 1 | 3:12 | Tokyo, Japan | |
Win | 10–4 | Lacey Schuckman | Submission (armbar) | Invicta FC 15: Cyborg vs. Ibragimova | January 16, 2016 | 3 | 3:41 | Costa Mesa, California, United States | |
Win | 9–4 | Emi Fujino | Decision (unanimous) | Deep - Jewels 9 | August 29, 2015 | 3 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | Defended Deep Jewels Strawweight Championship |
Loss | 8–4 | Alexa Grasso | Decision (unanimous) | Invicta FC 11: Cyborg vs. Tweet | February 27, 2015 | 3 | 5:00 | Los Angeles, California, United States | Fight of the Night |
Loss | 8–3 | Karolina Kowalkiewicz | Decision (split) | Invicta FC 9: Honchak vs. Hashi | November 1, 2014 | 3 | 5:00 | Davenport, Iowa, United States | Fight of the Night |
Win | 8–2 | Emi Tomimatsu | Submission (armbar) | Deep - Jewels 5 | August 9, 2014 | 3 | 1:33 | Tokyo, Japan | Won Deep Jewels Lightweight (115 lbs) Championship |
Loss | 7–2 | Emi Tomimatsu | DQ (overturned) | Deep - Jewels 3 | February 16, 2014 | 3 | 3:57 | Tokyo, Japan | Originally Inoue won by armbar but the result was overturned for missing weight. |
Win | 7–1 | Emi Fujino | Decision (unanimous) | Deep - Jewels 2 | November 4, 2013 | 2 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | Deep Jewels lightweight GP semi-final |
Win | 6–1 | Bec Rawlings | Decision (unanimous) | Invicta FC 6: Coenen vs. Cyborg | July 13, 2013 | 3 | 5:00 | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | Invicta FC debut |
Win | 5–1 | Seo Ye Jung | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Jewels 23rd Ring | March 30, 2013 | 1 | 1:43 | Tokyo, Japan | |
Win | 4–1 | Hyo Kyung Song | Submission (armbar) | Jewels 22nd Ring | December 15, 2012 | 2 | 2:14 | Tokyo, Japan | Lightweight (115 lbs) debut |
Win | 3–1 | Alex Chambers | Submission (armbar) | Jewels 18th Ring | March 3, 2012 | 1 | 4:32 | Tokyo, Japan | |
Loss | 2–1 | Ayaka Hamasaki | Decision (unanimous) | Jewels 16th Ring | September 11, 2011 | 2 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | Non-title bout |
Win | 2–0 | Asako Saioka | Technical submission (armbar) | Jewels 11th Ring | December 17, 2010 | 1 | 2:59 | Tokyo, Japan | 2010 Rough Stone GP -56 kg final |
Win | 1–0 | Emi Murata | Submission (armbar) | Jewels 10th Ring | October 10, 2010 | 2 | 2:58 | Tokyo, Japan | 2010 Rough Stone GP -56 kg semi-final |
Kickboxing and shoot boxing record
13 fights, 11 wins, 2 losses | |||||||||
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Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
Win | 11-2-0 | Ai Takahashi | Decision (unanimous) | 2013 Shoot Boxing Girls S-Cup | August 3, 2013 | 3 | 2:00 | Tokyo, Japan | Shoot boxing rules. 2013 Girls S-Cup 53.5 tournament final. Became 2013 Shoot Boxing Girls S-Cup 53.5 champion. |
Win | 10-2-0 | Miyo Yoshida | Decision (unanimous) | 2013 Shoot Boxing Girls S-Cup | August 3, 2013 | 3 | 2:00 | Tokyo, Japan | Shoot boxing rules. 2013 Girls S-Cup 53.5 tournament semi-final. |
Win | 9-2-0 | Izumi Noguchi | Decision (unanimous) | 2013 Shoot Boxing Girls S-Cup | August 3, 2013 | 3 | 2:00 | Tokyo, Japan | Shoot boxing rules. 2013 Girls S-Cup 53.5 tournament quarterfinal. |
Win | 8-2-0 | Ai Takahashi | Decision (unanimous) | 2012 Shoot Boxing Girls S-Cup | August 25, 2012 | 5+1 | 3:00 | Tokyo, Japan | Shoot boxing rules. 2012 Girls S-Cup 53.5 tournament final. Became 2012 Shoot Boxing Girls S-Cup 53.5 champion. |
Win | 7-2-0 | Mina | TKO (referee stoppage) | Shoot Boxing 2012: Road To S-Cup, Act.2 | April 13, 2012 | 3 | 1:01 | Tokyo, Japan | Shoot boxing rules. 2012 Girls S-Cup 53.5 tournament semi-final. |
Win | 6-2-0 | Ai Takahashi | Decision (unanimous) | Shoot Boxing 2012: Road To S-Cup, Act.1 | February 5, 2012 | 3+1 | 3:00 | Tokyo, Japan | Shoot boxing rules. |
Loss | 5-2-0 | Yukino Oishi | Decision (majority) | J-Girls 2011: Born This Way 2nd | July 10, 2011 | 3 | 2:00 | Tokyo, Japan | Kickboxing rules. J-Girls bantamweight tournament final. |
Win | 5-1-0 | Natsuka | Decision (unanimous) | Jewels 14th Ring | May 14, 2011 | 3 | 2:00 | Tokyo, Japan | Shoot boxing rules. |
Win | 4-1-0 | Madoka Jinnai | Decision (unanimous) | J-Girls: Catch The Stone 13 | March 6, 2011 | 3+1 | 2:00 | Tokyo, Japan | Kickboxing rules. J-Girls bantamweight tournament semi-final. |
Win | 3-1-0 | Nozomi Satake | Decision (majority) | J-Girls: Catch The Stone 12 | January 30, 2011 | 3 | 2:00 | Tokyo, Japan | Kickboxing rules. J-Girls bantamweight tournament quarterfinal. |
Win | 2-1-0 | Anna Saito | Decision (unanimous) | J-Girls: Catch The Stone 10 | September 20, 2010 | 3 | 2:00 | Tokyo, Japan | Kickboxing rules. |
Win | 1-1-0 | Emi Fujino | Decision (unanimous) | J-Girls: Catch The Stone 9 | July 25, 2010 | 3 | 2:00 | Tokyo, Japan | Kickboxing rules. |
Loss | 0-1-0 | Kanako Oka | Decision (majority) | Shoot Boxing Osaka 2010 Alpinisme: "Young Caesar vol. 2" | May 16, 2010 | 3 | 2:00 | Osaka, Japan | Shoot boxing rules. |
Legend: Win Loss Draw/No contest
Championships and accomplishments
Mixed martial arts
- Invicta Fighting Championships
- Fight of the Night (Two times) vs. Karolina Kowalkiewicz and Alexa Grasso
- Deep Jewels
- Strawweight Champion (one time; current)
- 2010 Jewels Rough Stone Grand Prix 56 kg tournament winner
- MMAJunkie.com
- 2015 February Fight of the Month vs. Alexa Grasso
Shoot boxing
- Girls S-Cup
- 2012 Shoot Boxing Girls S-Cup 53.5 kg tournament winner
- 2013 Shoot Boxing Girls S-Cup 53.5 kg tournament winner