Megumi Fujii

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Megumi Fujii
Data
Fight name	Mega Megu
size	160 cm
Weight	52 kg
nationality	Japan
Date of birth	April 26, 1974
place of birth	Ibara , Okayama , Japan
team	AACC
Fighting style	Judo , Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
MMA statistics
Victories	26th
Knockout	1
task	19th
Points	6th
Defeats	3
Points	3

Megumi Fujii ( Japanese 藤井 恵 , Fujii Megumi ; born April 26, 1974 ) is a Japanese mixed martial arts fighter (MMA fighter).

For years she was considered the best MMA fighter in the world and remained undefeated in her first 22 fights. In the final of the women's tournament of the third Bellator season, she had to admit defeat to Zoila Frausto for the first time in her career in October 2010.

She also holds black belts in Judo and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu .

Career

Fujii made her debut on August 5, 2004 against Yumi Matsumoto, which lasted only 40 seconds. Then she won against Erica Montoya. After fights against Ana Michelle Tavares, Misaki Takimoto, Keiko Tama Chan Tamai and Masako Yoshida, she established herself among the top female fighters in the world. She also defeated Cody Welchin at the NFF on March 10, 2007. She won the fight by Armbar Submission in the first round.

On August 24, 2007, Fujii defeated the American Lisa Ward by submission in the first round at a BodogFight event in Vancouver , British Columbia and Cindy Hales and the Korean star Seo Hee Ham at the Smackgirl World ReMix Grand Prix 2008.

In November 2008, Fujii won against Tomoko Morii.

She defeated "Windy" Tomomi Sunaba by armbar submission in the first round of Shooto: Revolutionary Exchanges 3 on November 23, 2009.

On May 6, 2010 it was announced that Fujii would be attending Bellator 22 in June 2010. Fujii won by TKO against Sarah Schneider in the third round. On August 12, 2010, she defeated Carla Esparza by armbar submission in the second round. She also defeated Lisa Ward for the second time with an Armbar Submission .

She faced Zoila Gurgel in the final of Bellator 34 on October 28, 2010 and lost the fight with a split decision.

In the fight against Emi Fujino in World Victory Road Presents: Soul of Fight on December 30, 2010, she won by Unanimous Decision .

Against Karla Benitez at DREAM - Fight for Japan Genki Desu Ka Omisoka 2011 on December 31, 2011 Fujino won with an Armbar Submission .

MMA statistics

Result	Professional record	opponent	date	event	method	round	time
victory	1-0	Yumi Matsumoto	August 5, 2004	Smackgirl - Holy Land Triumphal Return	Task (rear-naked choke)	1	0:40
victory	2-0	Erica Montoya	November 6, 2004	HOOKnSHOOT - Evolution 2	Point decision (unanimous)	3	5:00
victory	3-0	Nadia van der Wel	December 14, 2004	Shooto - Year End Show 2004	Task (armbar)	1	1:43
victory	4-0	Ana Michelle Tavares	March 12, 2005	G-Shooto - G-Shooto 02	Point decision (unanimous)	2	5:00
victory	5-0	Dah Le Chon	December 17, 2005	G-Shooto - G-Shooto 03	Task (rear-naked choke)	1	0:19
victory	6-0	Misaki Takimoto	February 17, 2006	Shooto - The Victory of the Truth	Technical task (rear-naked choke)	2	4:36
victory	7-0	Keiko "Tama Chan" Tamani	June 30, 2006	Smackgirl - Top Girl Battle	Task (armbar)	1	0:53
victory	8-0	Serrin Murray	November 29, 2006	Smackgirl - Legend of Extreme Women	Task (Toe Hold)	1	0:20
victory	9-0	Masako Yoshida	January 26, 2007	Shooto - Battle Mix Tokyo 1	Task (heel hook)	1	0:51
victory	10-0	Cody Welchin	March 10, 2007	NFF - The Breakout	Task (armbar)	1	2:40
victory	11-0	Lisa Ellis	August 24, 2007	Bodog Fight - Vancouver	Technical task (armbar)	1	4:50
victory	12-0	Kyoko Takabayashi	November 8, 2007	Shooto - Back To Our Roots 6	Point decision (unanimous)	2	5:00
victory	13-0	Mika "Future Princess" Nagano	December 26, 2007	Smackgirl - Starting Over	Task (triangle choke)	1	1:20
victory	14-0	Cindy Hales	February 14, 2008	Smackgirl - World ReMix 2008 Opening Round	Task (armbar)	2	0:27
victory	15-0	Seo Hee Ham	April 25, 2008	Smackgirl - World ReMix 2008 Second Round	Task (armbar)	1	3:39
victory	16-0	Tomoko Morii	November 16, 2008	Jewels - First Ring	Task (armbar)	1	1:05
victory	17-0	Won Bon Chu	May 10, 2009	Shooto - Shooto Tradition Final	Task (keylock)	1	0:52
victory	18-0	Saori "Shooting Star" Ishioka	July 11, 2009	Jewels - Fourth Ring	Task (armbar)	2	4:17
victory	19-0	Tomomi "Windy Tomomi" Sunaba	November 23, 2009	Shooto - Revolutionary Exchanges 3	Task (armbar)	1	3:24
victory	20-0	Sarah "White Tiger" Schneider	June 10, 2010	Bellator Fighting Championships 21	TKO (blows)	3	1:58
victory	21-0	Carla "Cookie Monster" Esparza	August 12, 2010	Bellator Fighting Championships 24	Task (armbar)	2	0:57
victory	22-0	Lisa Ellis	September 30, 2010	Bellator Fighting Championships 31	Task (armbar)	1	1:39
defeat	22-1	Zoila "Warrior Princess" Frausto	October 28, 2010	Bellator Fighting Championships 34	Point decision (shared)	5	5:00
victory	23-1	"The Kamikaze Angel" Emi Fujino	December 30, 2010	SRC - Soul of Fight	Point decision (unanimous)	3	5:00
victory	24-1	Mika "Future Princess" Nagano	July 9, 2011	Jewels - 15th ring	Point decision (unanimous)	2	5:00
victory	25-1	Karla Benitez	December 31, 2011	Dream - Fight for Japan: Genki Desu Ka! New Year! 2011	Task (armbar)	1	1:15
defeat	25-2	Jessica "Jag" Aguilar	May 18, 2012	Bellator Fighting Championships 69	Point decision (unanimous)	3	5:00
victory	26-2	Mei "VV" Yamaguchi	December 24, 2012	Vale Tudo Japan - VTJ 1st	Point decision (unanimous)	2	5:00
defeat	26-3	Jessica "Jag" Aguilar	5th October 2013	Vale Tudo Japan - VTJ 3rd	Technical point decision (majority decision)	2	5:00

Web links

Commons : Megumi Fujii  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Megumi Fujii in the database of Sherdog (English)
• Personal Blog (Japanese)