| Hisae Watanabe | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 21, 1980 Tochigi Prefecture, Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Height | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) |
| Weight | 106 lb (48 kg; 7.6 st) |
| Style | Kickboxing |
| Fighting out of | Tochigi Prefecture, Japan |
| Team | Blue Dog Gym |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 25 |
| Wins | 19 |
| By knockout | 11 |
| By submission | 3 |
| By decision | 5 |
| Losses | 6 |
| By submission | 3 |
| By decision | 2 |
| By disqualification | 1 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Hisae Watanabe (渡辺 久江 Watanabe Hisae, born October 21, 1980) is a Japanese female mixed martial artist and kickboxer.
She stands out with her distinctive two-piece leopard-print outfit and matching hair, which was formerly auburn or red but is now blond. She is a former DEEP Women's Lightweight (106-Pound) Champion and currently holds an MMA record of 19-6-0.
Watanabe is featured in the martial arts-themed movie High Kick Girl! which was filmed with real fighting scenes and did not use any stunt actors. It was released in select countries in May 2010.[1]
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Following a successful career in kickboxing, Watanabe debuted in mixed martial arts on April 7, 2002 at Smackgirl: "Royal Smack 2002" but was disqualified after an illegal kick. She won four of her next five fights before losing to Satoko Shinashi in the Grand Final of the 2002 Smackgirl Japan Cup.
Watanabe then won nine straight fights, including two in Pancrase, and became the 2004 Golden Muscle Strongest Queen Tournament Champion.
On August 4, 2006, Watanabe knocked out the previously undefeated Shinashi in a rematch to capture the DEEP Women's Lightweight Championship.[2] However, she was defeated by Seo Hee Ham in a non-title bout at DEEP: 28th Impact on February 16, 2007.[3]
Watanabe submitted Masako Yoshida on April 13, 2007,[4] but lost the DEEP Women's Lightweight Championship to Miku Matsumoto at DEEP: 31st Impact on August 5, 2007.[5]
Following a December 2007 victory over Genkaam Lookjuapoakum at DEEP: 33rd Impact,[6] Watanabe announced her retirement from mixed martial arts.[7]
More than one year later, she competed in an exhibition match against Megumi Fujii in August 2009 and announced her intentions to return to MMA at Jewels: "Sixth Ring" in December. However, a broken foot suffered in training prevented her from competing.[8]
Watanabe is now expected to make her return to MMA at Jewels: "Eleventh Ring" on December 17, 2010. She may also compete at DEEP: 50th Impact on October 24.[9]
Watanabe was set to compete in a shoot boxing match with 2009 Girls S-Cup Champion RENA on April 11, 2010.[1] RENA suffered a broken finger while training and the fight with Watanabe was postponed. Watanabe instead faced karate champion Megumi Igawa and defeated Igawa by TKO in the third round.[10]
She competed again in shoot boxing against Sumie Yamada in a rematch on June 6, 2010. Watanabe had previously knocked out Yamada in a November 2002 mixed martial arts bout.[11] She defeated Yamada by Unanimous Decision.[12]
Watanabe entered the 2010 Girls S-Cup on August 29, 2010. She faced RENA in the opening round of the tournament and was defeated by TKO in round two.[13]
On July 19, 2010, Watanabe faced Little Tiger for the WPMF Japan Women's Mini Flyweight Championship at REBELS 3. The five-round fight ended in a Split Draw with scores of 50-49, 49-49 and 48-49.[14]
Watanabe is married to Japanese comic book artist SP Nakatema and has one child.[1] She originates from Tochigi Prefecture but now lives in Tokyo where she trains at the Blue Dog Gym.
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 25 matches | 19 wins | 6 losses |
| By knockout | 11 | 0 |
| By submission | 3 | 3 |
| By decision | 5 | 2 |
| By disqualification | 0 | 1 |
| Draws | 0 | |
| No contests | 0 | |
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 19-6 | Genkaam Lookjuapoakum | Submission (armbar) | Deep - 33rd Impact | December 12, 2007 | 1 | 1:54 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Loss | 18-6 | Miku Matsumoto | Decision (majority) | Deep - 31st Impact | August 5, 2007 | 3 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | Lost Deep Women's Lightweight Title |
| Win | 18-5 | Masako Yoshida | Submission (armbar) | Deep - 29th Impact | April 13, 2007 | 2 | 1:19 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Loss | 17-5 | Seo Hee Ham | Decision (unanimous) | Deep - 28th Impact | February 16, 2007 | 2 | 5:00 | KTokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 17-4 | Satoko Shinashi | KO (punch) | Deep - 25th Impact | August 4, 2006 | 1 | 3:54 | Tokyo, Japan | Won Deep Women's Lightweight Title |
| Win | 16-4 | Eri Takahashi | KO (punch) | Smackgirl - Advent of Goddess | February 15, 2006 | 2 | 0:31 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 15-4 | Yasuko Mogi | TKO (punches) | Smackgirl - Lightweight Anniversary | November 29, 2005 | 1 | 4:03 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 14-4 | Maiko Takahashi | Decision (unanimous) | Smackgirl - Dynamic!! | August 17, 2005 | 2 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Loss | 13-4 | Yuka Tsuji | Submission (armbar) | Smackgirl - Road to Dynamic!! | June 28, 2005 | 1 | 3:51 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 13-3 | Naoko Ohmuro | Decision (unanimous) | Pancrase - Spiral 2 | March 6, 2005 | 5 | 3:00 | Kanagawa, Japan | |
| Win | 12-3 | Hisako Watanabe | KO (punch) | Pancrase - Brave 12 | December 21, 2004 | 2 | 1:07 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 11-3 | Mari Kaneko | Decision (unanimous) | Golden Muscle: Strongest Queen Tournament | May 7, 2004 | 3 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | Won Strongest Queen Tournament |
| Win | 10-3 | Hisako Hoshino | Submission (armbar) | Golden Muscle: Strongest Queen Tournament | May 7, 2004 | 1 | 2:07 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 9-3 | Maki Sakai | KO (punch) | Golden Muscle: Strongest Queen Tournament | May 7, 2004 | 1 | 1:07 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 8-3 | Caroline Hoeberchts | KO (punch) | Smackgirl - Third Season 6 | August 6, 2003 | 2 | 2:28 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 7-3 | Betta Yeung | KO (punches) | Smackgirl - Third Season 4 | June 4, 2003 | 1 | 2:33 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 6-3 | Keiko Matsukawa | KO (punch) | Smackgirl - Third Season 3 | May 7, 2003 | 1 | 3:05 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 5-3 | Maiko Ohkada | Decision (unanimous) | Smackgirl - Third Season 2 | April 2, 2003 | 3 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Loss | 4-3 | Satoko Shinashi | Submission (heel hook) |
Smackgirl - Japan Cup 2002 Grand Final | December 29, 2002 | 2 | 0:34 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 4-2 | Sumie Yamada | KO (punch) | Smackgirl - Japan Cup 2002 Episode 2 | November 9, 2002 | 1 | 1:31 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 3-2 | Masae Kita | TKO (punches) | Smackgirl - Japan Cup 2002 Opening Round | October 5, 2002 | 2 | 0:32 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Loss | 2-2 | Mari Kaneko | Submission (armbar) | Smackgirl - Summer Gate 2002 | August 4, 2002 | 2 | 3:54 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 2-1 | Eika | TKO (punches) | Smackgirl - Smack Legend 2002 | June 1, 2002 | 1 | 1:47 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 1-1 | Naoko Ohmuro | Decision (unanimous) | Smackgirl - Golden Gate 2002 | May 6, 2002 | 3 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Loss | 0-1 | Maiko Ohkada | DQ (illegal kick) | Smackgirl - Royal Smack 2002 | April 7, 2002 | 1 | 2:12 | Tokyo, Japan |