Hinata Terayama (born 19 January 2001) is a retired Japanese kickboxer. A professional competitor from 2016 until 2022, Terayama held the RISE Mini Flyweight championship, the J-Girls Mini Flyweight championship, and was the 2020 RISE Queen of Queens Tournament winner.
She was ranked as a top ten female pound for pound kickboxer by Combat Press from November 2020 until her retirement in March 2022, peaking at #3.[2][3] She was the 2020 Combat Press "Female Fighter of the Year".[4]
Kickboxing career
J-GIRLS
Terayama made her professional debut against C-CHAN in May 2016.[5] She won the fight by unanimous decision.[6]
Terayama won four of her next five fights, with decision wins against Mei Umeno,[7] MARI,[8] and an extra round decision against Miho,[9][10] as well as a knockout victory over Miyako Mitsuhori.[11][12] Hinata fought a majority draw with MISAKI.[13]
In September 2017, Terayama fought a rematch with MISAKI for the J-GIRLS Mini Flyweight title.[14] Hinata would lose the fight by unanimous decision.[15]
Terayama rebounded with a three fight winning streak, defeating RINA,[16] Momi[17] and Miki Kitamura,[18] to once again earn a chance to fight for the J-GIRLS Mini Flyweight title. She won the rubber match with MISAKI by unanimous decision.[19][20]
In her next fight, Terayama was scheduled to fight Mio Tsumura.[21] Tsumura won the fight by majority decision.[22] Terayama won her next fight against Maki Goto by unanimous decision.[23]
RISE
RISE Mini Flyweight champion
Two months later, during RISE 134, Terayama fought Reina Sato for the inaugural RISE Queen Mini Flyweight title. She won the fight by unanimous decision.[24][25]
Contuinuing to fight with RISE, Terayama won her next three fights, winning decision against Momi, KOKOZ and Sasori.[26][27][28]
Terayama participated in the 2020 RISE Queen of Queens Tournament. In the quarterfinals, she fought Erika❤️. The fight went into an extra round, after which Terayama won a decision. In the semifinals, she fought a rematch with Sasori, and won by split decision. In the finals, Hinata fought a rubber match with Momi, and won the fight by unanimous decision. Terayama won a cash prize of 3 million yen which is the biggest amount in Japanese kickboxing history for a women's tournament.[29][30]
Terayama was scheduled to fight Aida Looksaikongdin at RISE El Dorado, held in February 2021.[31] Aida was unable to enter Japan due to travel restrictions imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, and was replaced by Suzuka Tabuchi. Terayama beat Tabuchi by unanimous decision.[32]
Terayama was scheduled to defend her RISE title against AKARI on May 15, 2021.[33] Terayama won the fight by unanimous decision, winning 48-47 on all three judges scorecards.[34]
Terayama was scheduled to fight the RISE Women's Flyweight champion Manazo Kobayashi at RISE GIRLS POWER 5. The fight will be contested at a 49.5 kg catchweight.[35] Terayama won the fight by majority decision, with scores of 30-29, 30-29 and 29-29.[36]
Terayama announced her retirement from the sport on March 15, 2022, after undergoing surgery on her right hip.[37]