, popularly known as HIME, is a Japanese mixed martial artist, currently competing in the super atomweight division of
DEEP JEWELS.
Mixed martial arts career
Kawabata made her professional debut, in a 55 kilogram catchweight bout, against Kate Oyama at
Deep Jewels 32 on March 7, 2021. She won the fight by unanimous decision. Although all three judges scored the bout an even 19–19 draw, the victory was awarded to Kawabata due to the Jewels ruleset.
Kawabata made her strawweight debut against Shoko Fujita at
Deep Jewels 33 on June 19, 2021. She won the fight by unanimous decision, with all three judges scoring the bout 20–17 in her favor.
Kawabata faced
Miki Motono
Miki Motono (本野美樹, born May 18, 1994) is a Japanese mixed martial artist, currently competing in the atomweight division of Deep Jewels. A professional competitor since 2019, she is the former Deep Jewels interim strawweight champion.
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in the main event of
Deep Jewels 35 on December 11, 2021. She lost the fight by unanimous decision.
After suffering the first loss of her professional career, Kawabata moved down to super atomweight, in order to face the reigning
Jewels atomweight and the
DEEP Microweight champion Saori Oshima
Saori Oshima (大島沙緒里, born 14 November 1994), née Saori Adachi, is a Japanese mixed martial artist. She currently competes in the atomweight division of Jewels. She is the current Jewels atomweight champion and the current DEEP Microw ...
in a non-title bout at
Deep Jewels 36 on March 12, 2022. She won the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 20–18, 20–18 and 20–17. Following this victory,
Fight Matrix
Fight Matrix , MMA Rankings, Records, Statistics is an independent, comprehensive, mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter ranking system portal. It is one of the sport's most recognized ranking websites.
According to FightMatrix: "The rankings on thi ...
ranked her as the seventh best atomweight in the world, while
Sherdog
Sherdog is an American website devoted to the sport of mixed martial arts (MMA). It also has many forums and discussion pages on the many topics of MMA like records, promotions, etc. The site is a member of the CraveOnline network and provides MM ...
ranked her as the third best atomweight in the world.
Kawabata faced Yuko Kiryu at
Deep Jewels 38 on September 11, 2022. She won the fight by a first-round technical knockout, the first stoppage victory of her professional career.
Kawabata was booked to face Machi Fukuda at
Deep Jewels 40 on February 18, 2023. She lost the fight by a first-round submission.
Kawabata faced
Si Woo Park
Si Woo Park (born 26 June 1991) is a South Korean mixed martial artist, currently competing in the atomweight division of Jewels.
As of January 3, 2022, Fight Matrix ranks her as the eight best atomweight in the world, while Sherdog ranks her as ...
at
Deep Jewels 42 on September 10, 2023, losing the fight by unanimous decision.
Mixed martial arts record
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Si Woo Park
Si Woo Park (born 26 June 1991) is a South Korean mixed martial artist, currently competing in the atomweight division of Jewels.
As of January 3, 2022, Fight Matrix ranks her as the eight best atomweight in the world, while Sherdog ranks her as ...
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Tokyo
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Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 ...
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Saori Oshima
Saori Oshima (大島沙緒里, born 14 November 1994), née Saori Adachi, is a Japanese mixed martial artist. She currently competes in the atomweight division of Jewels. She is the current Jewels atomweight champion and the current DEEP Microw ...
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Deep Jewels 36
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Tokyo
Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 ...
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Miki Motono
Miki Motono (本野美樹, born May 18, 1994) is a Japanese mixed martial artist, currently competing in the atomweight division of Deep Jewels. A professional competitor since 2019, she is the former Deep Jewels interim strawweight champion.
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Deep Jewels 35
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Tokyo
Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 ...
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Deep Jewels 33
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Tokyo
Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 ...
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Deep Jewels 32
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Tokyo
Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 ...
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Osaka
is a designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the third most populous city in Japan, following Special wards of Tokyo and Yokohama. With a population of 2. ...
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See also
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List of female mixed martial artists
This is a list of notable ''female'' mixed martial arts fighters in alphabetical order.
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* Mariya Agapova - (UFC, Invicta)
* Jessica Aguilar - (UFC, Bellator, WSOF)
* Hitomi Akano - ( M-1, Strikeforce, Pancrase, JEWELS, Smackgirl, Invic ...
References
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Japanese female mixed martial artists
Living people
Atomweight mixed martial artists
Sportspeople from Ishikawa Prefecture
1987 births
21st-century Japanese women