Mizuki Inoue, known mononymously as Mizuki, is a Japanese female kickboxer and mixed martial artist.
25 Facts About Mizuki Inoue
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Mizuki Inoue was born on August 19,1994 in Aichi Prefecture, Japan.
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Mizuki Inoue started training karate in fourth grade when she accompanied her brother to his karate lesson.
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At 11 years old, Mizuki Inoue met her karate and current main coach, Sadanori Yamaguchi, who is the head of Hakushinkai Karate in Toyohashi, Aichi.
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Mizuki Inoue was the one who encouraged her to start MMA as he himself became interested in MMA after watching fellow karateka Minoki Ichihara, a Daido Juku champion, fall to Royce Gracie during UFC 2.
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At 15 years old, Mizuki Inoue debuted professionally in shoot boxing prior to MMA due to believing that she had to be 18 years old to compete in MMA.
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Mizuki Inoue faced Kanako Oka and was defeated by majority decision.
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Mizuki Inoue defeated Jinnai by unanimous decision after one extension round.
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Mizuki Inoue faced Mina at Shoot Boxing 2012: Road To S-Cup, Act.
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Mizuki Inoue won the fight by referee stoppage in the third round to advance to the Shoot Boxing Girls S-Cup 53.5 tournament final.
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Mizuki Inoue defeated Takahashi by unanimous decision after six rounds to become the first Shoot Boxing Girls S-Cup 53.5 champion.
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Mizuki Inoue defeated Izumi Noguchi, Miyo Yoshida and Ai Takahashi in one night to become the 2013 Shoot Boxing Girls S-Cup 53.5 champion.
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Mizuki Inoue defeated Suzuki by technical submission due to an armbar in just 56 seconds.
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Mizuki Inoue defeated Chambers by submission due to an armbar in the first round.
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Mizuki Inoue defeated Song by submission due to an armbar in the second round.
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However, Chan suffered an injury and Mizuki Inoue instead faced Seo Ye Jung.
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Mizuki Inoue defeated Jung by submission due to a rear-naked choke in the first round.
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Mizuki Inoue finished the match at 3:57 of the 3rd round via armbar, but was disqualified for not being able to make weight.
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Mizuki Inoue was scheduled to face Heather Jo Clark on November 16,2018, at Invicta FC 32: Spencer vs Sorenson.
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At the weigh-ins, Mizuki Inoue weighed in at 116.4 pounds, 0.4 pound over the strawweight non-title fight limit of 116.
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Mizuki Inoue was fined 25 percent of her purse, which went to her opponents Pereira and the fight proceeded to a catchweight bout.
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Mizuki Inoue faced Yanan Wu, replacing Luana Carolina, on August 31,2019, at UFC on ESPN+ 15.
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Mizuki Inoue was scheduled to face Tecia Torres on March 28,2020, at UFC on ESPN: Ngannou vs Rozenstruik.
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Mizuki Inoue faced Amanda Lemos August 22,2020 at UFC on ESPN 15.
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In November 2020, Mizuki Inoue underwent surgery to repair an anterior cruciate ligament injury.