Emi Fujino


Emi Fujino is a Japanese mixed martial artist, kickboxer and professional wrestler, occasionally nicknamed Special Attack Angel.

Background

Fujino was born on in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. After graduating from college, she started training in Japanese style of catch wrestling and other combat sports for dieting purposes.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Fujino made her professional MMA debut at Smackgirl-F: Next Cinderella Tournament 2nd stage & SG-F7 on, defeating Seri Saito by unanimous decision. Fujino obtained her second victory by defeating Eri Takahashi with an armbar submission in the second round on at Cross Section. On at Smackgirl 2006: Legend of Extreme Women, Fujino got her third straight win, defeating Mai Ichii via unanimous decision.
Fujino's fourth bout was a first round straight armbar submission victory over Madoka Okada at Smackgirl 2007: Will The Queen Paint The Shinjuku Skies Red? on. Continuing her winning streak, Fujino defeated Anna Saito via submission in the first round on at the event K-Grace. Fujino defeated Yukiko Seki via unanimous decision at Smackgirl 2007: Queens' Hottest Summer on. At Cage Force EX: eastern bound on, Fujino got her seventh consecutive victory when she faced and defeated Yuko Yamazaki via unanimous decision. In her next fight, Fujino defeated Mei Yamaguchi by split decision on at Smackgirl 7th Anniversary: Starting Over.
Ending Fujino's winning streak and breaking her undefeated record, women's MMA legend Megumi Yabushita defeated Fujino by unanimous decision on at Demolition 080721.

Valkyrie

Debuting with promotion Valkyrie at the promotion's first event Valkyrie 01, Fujino was defeated by veteran Tomomi Sunaba via unanimous decision on.
In a rematch of their 2007 bout, Mei Yamaguchi defeated Fujino by unanimous decision during Valkyrie women's featherweight tournament at Valkyrie 02 on.
In her fourth consecutive loss, Fujino was defeated via majority decision by Kyoko Takabayashi on at Valkyrie 05. Fujino rebounded with a victory over Anna Saito in a rematch of their 2007 fight at Valkyrie 08 on. Fujino choked Saito unconscious with a rear-naked choke in less than thirty seconds. Fujino faced Megumi Fujii at World Victory Road Presents: Soul of Fight on and was defeated by unanimous decision.

Jewels

Fujino made her Jewels debut against Celine Haga at Jewels 17th Ring on. She won the fight by unanimous decision.
Fujino faced Mika Nagano at Jewels 18th Ring on. She won the fight by unanimous decision. Fujino challenged Jewels champion Ayaka Hamasaki in a title fight at Jewels 22nd Ring on in Tokyo. She was defeated by unanimous decision.
On, Fujino made her Pancrase debut at Pancrase 247. She was scheduled to face Monica Lovato, but Lovato suffered an injury and Fujino instead faced Amber Brown. She defeated Brown by submission due to a neck crank in the second round. Fujino next faced Hyo Kyung Song at Deep Jewels 1 on. She defeated Song by submission due to a rear-naked choke in the second round. In a rematch at Deep Jewels 2 on, Fujino faced Mizuki Inoue in the opening round of the Deep Jewels lightweight title tournament. She was defeated by unanimous decision.
In her North American MMA debut, Fujino faced Jessica Aguilar on June 21, 2014 at World Series of Fighting 10: Branch vs. Taylor. She lost the fight via unanimous decision.

Deep Jewels and Road FC

Returning to Japan, Fujino was scheduled to fight Ayaka Miura at Deep - Jewels 6 on November 3, 2014. She won the fight by unanimous decision.
Fujino was scheduled to face Emi Tomimatsu at Deep - Dream Impact 2014: Omisoka Special on December 31, 2014. She won the fight by unanimous decision.
Fujino made her Road FC debut against Jeong Eun Park at Road FC 023 on May 2, 2015. She beat Park by majority decision.
Fujino fought a rematch with Mizuki Inoue at Deep - Jewels 9 on August 29, 2015, for the Deep Jewels Strawweight Championship. Inoue successfully defended her title, winning the fight by unanimous decision.
Fujino faced Nori Date at Deep - Jewels 10 on November 23, 2015. She won the fight by first-round submission, locking in a rear naked choke after just 47 seconds.
Fujino was scheduled to fight the future UFC strawweight champion Zhang Weili at Rebels 45 on August 7, 2016. Weili won the fight by a second-round TKO.
Fujino faced another future UFC strawweight, Yan Xiaonan, at Road FC 034 on November 19, 2016. Midway through the first round, an inadvertent clash of heads rendered Fujino unable to continue. The fight was accordingly called a no contest.
Fujino was scheduled to face Natalia Denisova Road FC 037 on March 11, 2017. She won the bout with a second-round rear naked choke.
Back in Japan, Fujino faced Hyun Ju Baek at Deep 79 Impact on September 16, 2017. She won the fight by a first-round rear naked choke.
Fujino was scheduled to fight Aline Sattelmayer at Road FC 044 on November 11, 2017. She won the fight by unanimous decision.

Pancrase

In early 2018, Fujino signed with Pancrase. She was scheduled to make her promotional return against Sharon Jacobson at Pancrase 296 on May 20, 2018. She won the fight by unanimous decision.
Fujino was scheduled to face the former Pancrase strawweight champion Viviane Araújo at Pancrase 298 on August 5, 2018. Araújo won the bout by a third-round TKO.
Fujino was scheduled to face Kseniia Guseva at Pancrase 304 on April 14, 2019. She won the fight by unanimous decision.
Fujino fought Edna Oliveira Ajala at Pancrase 308 on September 29, 2019. Fujino was awarded a TKO victory at the end of the second round, as Ajala had to withdraw with a wrist injury.
Fujino faced Hyun Ji Jang for the Pancrase Women's Strawweight Championship at Pancrase 311 on December 11, 2019. She won the fight with a third-round rear-naked choke submission.

Rizin FF

Fujino was scheduled to face Ayaka Hamasaki on September 19, 2021 at Rizin 30. She lost the fight by unanimous decision.

Loss of Pancrase title

Fujino faced Karen in her first title defence of the Pancrase Women's Strawweight Championship at Pancrase 326 on March 21, 2022. After being taken down in the 4th round and elbowed from mount, a cut was opened leading to excessive bleeding that resulted in the referee stopping the bout.
Fujino was booked to face Song Hye Yun at Pancrase 329 on September 11, 2022. However the bout was scrapped after Song had visa issues and postponed till next month. The bout was supposed to take place at Pancrase 28th Neo-Blood Tournament Finals on October 9, 2022, but for unknown reasons Fujino faced Ayaka Watanabe instead of Song Hye Yun. She won the fight via unanimous decision.
Fujino faced Edna Trakinas at Pancrase 333 on April 30, 2023, losing the bout via unanimous decision.
Fujino faced Shiho Mori on July 23, 2023 at Shooto 2023 Vol.5, submitting her via rear-naked choke in the first round.
Fujino faced Momoka Hoshuyama on September 24, 2023, at Shooto 2023 Vol. 6, winning the bout via majority decision.
Fujino faced Megumi Sugimoto on November 19, 2023 at Shooto 2023 Vol. 7, with the bout resulting in a majority draw.

Professional wrestling career

Fujino debuted in her professional wrestling career with promotion Ice Ribbon on in a match against Emi Sakura. In her last match, she went to a time limit draw with Mai Ichii on May 3, 2010.

Kickboxing and Shoot boxing career

On at shoot boxing event Takeshi Road -bushido- The Fifth, Fujino started her kickboxing career with a TKO defeat at the hands of Girls S-Cup winner Rena Kubota after Kubota broke Fujino's nose and rendered her unable to come out for the third round.
Debuting with kickboxing promotion J-Network with the J-Girls brand, in a result considered an upset, Fujino was defeated by 16-year-old Mizuki Inoue via unanimous decision at J-Girls Catch The Stone 9 on. On at J-Girls Catch The Stone 11, Fujino defeated Nozomi Satake by unanimous decision.
On, Fujino entered the 2011 Shoot Boxing Girls S-Cup tournament. She faced Seo Hee Ham in the opening round and was defeated by majority decision.
Fujino returned to J-Girls on at J-Girls 2012: Platinum's In The Ring Final and knocked out Ruri in 44 seconds.

Championships and accomplishments

  • Shooto
  • *Shooto Women's Strawweight Championship
  • Pancrase
  • *Pancrase Women's Strawweight Championship

    Mixed martial arts record

Kickboxing and Shoot boxing record