Sakura Nomura

Sakura Nomura (能村 さくら, nomura sakura; born on (1976-11-22)November 22, 1976) is a Japanese female mixed martial artist and kickboxer.

Sakura Nomura
Born	(1976-11-22) November 22, 1976 (age 48) Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan
Residence	Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Height	1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Weight	52 kg (115 lb)
Division	Lightweight (Jewels)
Style	Kickboxing, Judo,[1] BJJ
Fighting out of	Japan
Team	Club Barbarian Impact
Rank	blue belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Years active	2010-present
Kickboxing record
Total	1
Wins	1
Mixed martial arts record
Total	4
Wins	3
By submission	1
By decision	2
Losses	1
By decision	1
Other information
Occupation	Company employee
University	Takaoka University of Law
Website	Official blog
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
Last updated on: August 1, 2011 (2011-08-01)

Background

Nomura was born on (1976-11-22)November 22, 1976 in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan.^[2]

Martial arts training

While attending the Takaoka University of Law, Nomura achieved third place in 1996 and second place in 1998 at the All Japan Student Judo Championships in the -56 kg and -57 kg categories, respectively.^[3]

At a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Asia Open held on September 11 and 12, 2010 at the Tokyo Budokan, Nomura won first place in the blue belt category.^[4]

Mixed martial arts career

Nomura made her professional MMA debut with the Jewels promotion on March 19, 2010 (2010-03-19) at Jewels 7th Ring. She defeated Yuko Kagoshima by technical submission after the referee stopped the fight when Nomura caught Kagoshima with an armbar in the second round.^[5]

In her second fight, Nomura participated in Deep's event Club Deep Toyama: Barbarian Festival 8 on May 16, 2010 (2010-05-16), defeating Abe Ani Combat Club member Rina Tomita by unanimous decision.^[6]

In an upset, Nomura defeated Jewels hotshot Saori Ishioka by unanimous decision during the first round of the Jewels Lightweight Queen tournament on July 31, 2010 (2010-07-31) at Jewels 9th Ring.^[7]

At Jewels 11th Ring on December 17, 2010 (2010-12-17) during the semi-finals of the Lightweight Queen tournament, Nomura suffered her first professional defeat via unanimous decision at the hands of eventual tournament champion Ayaka Hamasaki.^[8]

Nomura was scheduled to face Ji Yun Kim at Jewels 12th Ring on March 11, 2011 (2011-03-11) in Tokyo, Japan,^[9] but the event was cancelled after the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami earlier in the day.^[10][11][12]

Kickboxing career

Nomura had a shoot boxing match at Jewels 10th Ring on October 10, 2010 (2010-10-10), where she defeated Yoshimi Ohama by unanimous decision.^[13]

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown

4 matches	3 wins	1 loss
By submission	1	0
By decision	2	1

Res.	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Loss	3-1	Ayaka Hamasaki	Decision (0-3)	Jewels 11th Ring	December 17, 2010	2	5:00	Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan	Jewels Lightweight Queen tournament semi-finals
Win	3-0	Saori Ishioka	Decision (3-0)	Jewels 9th Ring	July 31, 2010	2	5:00	Kabukicho, Tokyo, Japan	Jewels Lightweight Queen tournament opening round
Win	2-0	Rina Tomita	Decision (3-0)	Deep: clubDeep Toyama: Barbarian Festival 8	May 16, 2010	2	5:00	Toyama, Toyama Prefecture, Japan
Win	1-0	Yuko Kagoshima	Technical Submission (armbar)	Jewels 7th ring	March 19, 2010	2	4:35	Kabukicho, Tokyo, Japan

Kickboxing record

Professional record
1 Fight, 1 Win, 0 Losses, 0 Draws
Result	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Win	1-0-0	Yoshimi Ohama	Decision (3-0)	Jewels 10th Ring	October 10, 2010	3	2:00	Koto, Tokyo, Japan	Shoot boxing rules

Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest

See also

• List of female mixed martial artists
• List of female kickboxers