Yuuki Kondo

Yuuki Kondo
BornYuuki Kubota
(1974-08-28) August 28, 1974 (age 50)
Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
Other namesCool Fighter
ResidenceJapan
NationalityJapanese
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Weight65 kg (143 lb)[1]
DivisionFeatherweight[2]
StyleJudo[2]
Fighting out ofJapan
TeamCapture international (2000)
Office Aramusha (2001)
Team Aramusha (2001–2002)
Aramusha Sogo Kakutojutsu (2002–2004)
Purebred Kyoto (2004–2007)
Red Shark (2007–2010)
Years active2000–2005
Mixed martial arts record
Total17
Wins11
By knockout1
By submission8
By decision2
Losses5
By knockout1
By submission3
By decision1
Draws1
Other information
SpouseTetsuya Kondo (2004–2010)
WebsiteOfficial blog
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
Last updated on: December 7, 2010 (2010-12-07)

Yuuki Kondo (近藤 有希, kondō yūki, born on (1974-08-28)August 28, 1974), née Yuuki Kubota (久保田 有希, kubota yūki), is a retired Japanese female mixed martial artist and judoka. She is nicknamed Cool Fighter (クール・ファイター, kūru faitā) in reference to her calm appearance when fighting.

Background

Kondo was born on (1974-08-28)August 28, 1974 in Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.[1]

Martial arts training

Kondo practiced judo in high school where she was a decorated judoka.[3]

Mixed martial arts career

Kondo made her professional debut at Ladies Legend Pro-Wrestling (LLPW) event L-1 2000 The Strongest Lady, being defeated by Dutch fighter Marloes Coenen via submission (armbar) in the first round on November 22, 2000 (2000-11-22).[4]

In her second fight, Kondo defeated Dutch fighter Yuta Dum by TKO after Dum injured her ankle and was unable to come out for the second round on May 3, 2001 (2001-05-03) at ReMix Golden Gate 2001.[5]

At Smackgirl: Starting Over on May 24, 2001 (2001-05-24), Kondo defeated Mika Harigai in 49 seconds with an armbar submission.[6][7]

Continuing her winning streak, Kondo defeated Aya Koyama by unanimous decision on June 28, 2001 (2001-06-28) at Smackgirl: Fighting Chance.[8]

At Smackgirl: Burning Night on August 23, 2001 (2001-08-23), Kondo got her fourth straight victory against Megumi Sato, whom Kondo defeated with an armbar submission in the first round.[9][10]

On September 27, 2001 (2001-09-27), Kondo had a rematch against Mika Harigai, whom kondo defeated once again with an armbar submission in the first round at Smackgirl: Alive!.[11]

Kondo's second professional loss came on October 31, 2001 (2001-10-31) at the event Ax Vol. 1: we do the justice, where Kondo lost against then undefeated Japanese women's MMA star Ikuma Hoshino via unanimous decision.[12]

Rebounding with a victory, Kondo submitted Hiromi Kanai in 34 seconds with an armbar on February 3, 2002 (2002-02-03) at Smackgirl: Pioneering Spirit.[13]

Kondo next drew against Yoko Takahashi after three rounds at the event Zero-One: True Century Creation '02 held on March 2, 2002 (2002-03-02).[14]

At Ax Vol. 3 on May 4, 2002 (2002-05-04), Kondo defeated Yuki Morimatsu via submission (armbar) in the first round.[15]

At Ax Vol. 4 on June 26, 2002 (2002-06-26), American Angela Reestad gave Kondo her third professional loss by submitting her with an armbar that made Kondo scream in pain and forced her to tap in the first round.[16]

Kondo got back on the winning track by defeating Keiko Tamai via unanimous decision at Smackgirl: Japan Cup 2002 Grand Final on December 29, 2002 (2002-12-29).[17]

On March 3, 2003 (2003-03-03) at Smackgirl: Third Season I, Kondo defeated Guatemalan Mayra Conde by armbar submission in the first round.[18][19]

At Smackgirl: Third Season III celebrated on May 7, 2003 (2003-05-07), Kondo defeated Dutch fighter Fatiha Abalhaja with an armbar submission in the third round.[20][21]

Earning her fourth consecutive win, Kondo submitted American fighter Sarah Boyd with an Americana in the third round at Smackgirl 2004: Go West on June 19, 2004 (2004-06-19).[22][23][24] It was the first time that she fought with her married name and as a member of Purebred Kyoto.

On September 11, 2004 (2004-09-11) Kondo announced her intentions to retire to dedicate herself to her personal life and possibly give birth.[25]

Her retirement match was supposed to be at Smackgirl 2004: Yuuki Kondo Retirement Celebration on November 4, 2004 (2004-11-04) in a bout that she lost against American Amanda Buckner via submission (kneebar) in the second round.[26][27]

Kondo had her final professional fight at Smackgirl 2005: Cool Fighter Last Stand on April 30, 2005 (2005-04-30) in a rematch against Marloes Coenen, who once again defeated Kondo, this time knocking her out in the second round.[28][29]

Kondo had one more grappling match against Marloes Coenen in the +60 kg category of the 2005 ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship held in California, United States, where Coenen submitted Kondo with a kneebar in the quarterfinals.[30] [31]

On March 28, 2010 (2010-03-28) in her blog, Kondo announced her intentions to return to MMA.[3][32]

Personal life

In 2004, Kondo (then Kubota) married Purebreed Kyoto owner and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu instructor Tetsuya Kondo.[33] They have one daughter who was born in 2006.[34] Together they operated the Red Shark Jiu Jitsu Academy in Numazu.[3] They got divorced in May 2010 (2010-05),[34] closing the academy located in Numazu before Tetsuya moved out to Tokyo.[35][36]

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
17 matches 11 wins 5 losses
By knockout 1 1
By submission 8 3
By decision 2 1
Draws 1
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 11-5-1 Netherlands Marloes Coenen KO (punch) Smackgirl 2005: Cool Fighter Last Stand April 30, 2005 2 0:50 Numazu, Japan
Loss 11-4-1 United States Amanda Buckner Submission (kneebar) Smackgirl 2004: Yuuki Kondo Retirement Celebration November 4, 2004 2 0:41 Tokyo, Japan
Win 11-3-1 United States Sarah Boyd Submission (keylock) Smackgirl 2004: Go West June 19, 2004 3 3:35 Osaka, Japan
Win 10-3-1 Netherlands Fatiha Abalhaja Submission (armbar) Smackgirl: Third Season III May 7, 2003 3 3:28 Tokyo, Japan
Win 9-3-1 Guatemala Mayra Conde Submission (armbar) Smackgirl: Third Season I March 3, 2003 1 2:20 Tokyo, Japan
Win 8-3-1 Japan Keiko Tamai Decision (3-0) Smackgirl: Japan Cup 2002 Grand Final December 29, 2002 3 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 7-3-1 United States Angela Reestad Submission (armbar) Ax Vol. 4 June 26, 2002 1 2:18 Tokyo, Japan
Win 7-2-1 Japan Yuki Morimatsu Submission (armbar) Ax Vol. 3 May 4, 2002 1 1:23 Tokyo, Japan
Draw 6-2-1 Japan Yoko Takahashi Draw Zero-One: True Century Creation '02 March 2, 2002 3 3:00 Tokyo, Japan
Win 6-2-0 Japan Hiromi Kanai Submission (armbar) Smackgirl: Pioneering Spirit February 3, 2002 1 0:34 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 5-2-0 Japan Ikuma Hoshino Decision (0-3) Ax Vol. 1: we do the justice October 31, 2001 3 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Win 5-1-0 Japan Mika Harigai Submission (armbar) Smackgirl: Alive! September 27, 2001 1 1:34 Tokyo, Japan
Win 4-1-0 Japan Megumi Sato Submission (armbar) Smackgirl: Burning Night August 23, 2001 1 0:44 Tokyo, Japan
Win 3-1-0 Japan Aya Koyama Decision (3-0) Smackgirl: Fighting Chance June 28, 2001 3 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Win 2-1-0 Japan Mika Harigai Submission (armbar) Smackgirl: Starting Over May 24, 2001 1 0:49 Tokyo, Japan
Win 1-1-0 Netherlands Yuta Dum TKO (ankle injury) ReMix Golden Gate 2001 May 3, 2001 1 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 0-1-0 Netherlands Marloes Coenen Submission (armbar) LLPW: L-1 2000 The Strongest Lady November 22, 2000 1 2:37 Tokyo, Japan

See also

References

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