Ayaka Hamasaki

Quick Facts

Full Name	Ayaka Hamasaki
Occupation	Judoka
Date Of Birth	Mar 31, 1982(1982-03-31)
Age	42
Birthplace	Yamaguchi Prefecture
Country	Japan
Horoscope	Pisces

Ayaka Hamasaki Biography

Ayaka Hamasaki is one of the most popular and richest Judoka who was born on March 31, 1982 in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. Hamasaki is born (1982-03-31 ) Mar 31 1982 , in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan.

Hamasaki took part in a mini-tournament of submission grappling which was held on the Jewels 10th Ring on October 10 October 10, 2010 (2010-10-10 ) and was the winner of the tournament, defeating Emi Tomimatsu by armbar during the 2nd round. She also defeated Yuko Oya also via armbar submission in the first round.

Joining Jewels for the first Lightweight Queen tournament, Hamasaki submitted South Korean kickboxer Han Sol Lee with an Americana in just 48 seconds in the opening round of the tournament at Jewels 9th Ring on July 31, 2010 (2010-07-31 ) .

Hamasaki faced Saori Ishioka in a grappling match at Jewels 14th Ring on May 14, 2011 (2011-05-14 ) . She won the match by split decision.

Hamasaki was able to make her MMA debut on the 25th of October 2009 (2009-10-25 ) during Shooto Gig Central Vol. 19, beating Kinuka Sasaki by the submission (armbar) after the first round.

Ayaka Hamasaki Net Worth

Ayaka Hamasaki is one of the richest Judoka from Japan. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ayaka Hamasaki 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Ayaka Hamasaki (Bang Qi Zhu Jia, Hamasaki Ayaka born (1982-03-31 ) the 31st of March 1982) is a Japanese female mixed martial artist and kickboxer. She has participated for the MMA promotion Shooto and Jewels in Japan as well as Invicta FC in the United States. Hamasaki was the winner of the inaugural Jewels 115 pounds (52 kilograms) Queen tournament and became the first champion in the lightweight division of the event. Hamasaki removed her title due to injury on August 31st 2013, (2013-08-31 ) . She was an ex- Invicta FC 105 lb (48 kg) champion at atomweight. Hamasaki has become the only Asian to take home the North American premier MMA promotion title.

Hamasaki was a judo instructor for eight years, and was able to achieve 2nd Dan. She stopped judo practice after graduating from college and began employed at an office. About a year and an hour more later Hamasaki was training to compete in MMA around the time of 2008, mostly to aid in weight loss. She was first introduced to the Abe Ani Combat Club (AACC) by a friend of hers along with AACC members Rina Tomita. Although Hamasaki was aware of MMA but was not aware about women’s MMA.

At Jewels 11th Ring on December 17, 2010 (2010-12-17 ) , Hamasaki defeated Sakura Nomura after three competitive rounds via unanimous decision in the Lightweight Queen tournament semi-finals. In the same event, Hamasaki defeated South Korean Seo Hee Ham by unanimous decision, surprising commentators by holding her own in the striking exchanges against the experienced Korean kickboxer. Hamasaki won the tournament in the process and became the first Jewels Lightweight (115 lbs) Queen Champion.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Hamasaki was scheduled to face Jasminka Cive at Invicta FC 2: Baszler vs. McMann on July 28, 2012 (2012-07-28 ) in Kansas City, Kansas. However, Cive was unable to secure a visa to compete and Hamasaki faced Lacey Schuckman instead. She defeated Schuckman by submission due to an armbar late in the third round.

Facts & Trivia

Ayaka Ranked on the list of most popular Judoka. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Japan. Ayaka Hamasaki celebrates birthday on March 31 of every year.

Hamasaki agreed to face Carla Esparza for the Invicta FC Strawweight Championship at Invicta FC 6: Coenen vs. Cyborg on July 13, 2013 (2013-07-13 ) , but Esparza withdrew due to a knee injury. Hamasaki was then matched up against Cláudia Gadelha. She was defeated by TKO in the third round.