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Japan
Matsuyama, Ehime
Kanako Murata
AGE
31
/
Aug 10, 1993
HEIGHT
5'1"
/
154.94 cm
WEIGHT
115 lbs
/
52.16 kg
ASSOCIATION
Combat Sports Academy
CLASS
Strawweight
Wins
12
KO
/
TKO
2
17%
SUBMISSIONS
4
33%
DECISIONS
6
50%
Losses
3
KO
/
TKO
1
33%
SUBMISSIONS
1
33%
DECISIONS
1
33%
FIGHT HISTORY - PRO
Result
Fighter
Event
Method/
Referee
R
Time
loss
Vanessa Demopoulos
UFC Fight Night 229 - Dawson vs. Green
Oct / 07 / 2023
Decision (Unanimous)
Mark Smith
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
loss
Virna Jandiroba
UFC on ESPN 25 - Korean Zombie vs. Ige
Jun / 19 / 2021
TKO (Arm Injury)
Chris Tognoni
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
2
5:00
win
Randa Markos
UFC Fight Night 182 - Felder vs. dos Anjos
Nov / 14 / 2020
Decision (Unanimous)
Mark Smith
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
win
Emily Ducote
Invicta FC 38 - Murata vs. Ducote
Nov / 01 / 2019
Decision (Split)
Nick Berens
5
5:00
win
Liana Ferreira Pirosin
Invicta FC 35 - Bennett vs. Rodriguez
Jun / 07 / 2019
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Marcio Laselva
1
2:10
win
Saray Orozco
Rizin FF - Rizin 15
Apr / 21 / 2019
Technical Submission (Shoulder Choke)
Minoru Toyonaga
2
2:12
win
Angela Magana
Rizin FF - Rizin 12
Aug / 12 / 2018
Submission (Shoulder Choke)
Hirokazu Takamoto
2
3:53
win
Lanchana Green
Rizin FF - Rizin 10
May / 06 / 2018
Submission (Anaconda Choke)
Hirokazu Takamoto
1
4:54
win
Yukari Nabe
Deep - 79 Impact
Sep / 16 / 2017
Decision (Unanimous)
Masato Fukuda
3
5:00
win
Claire Fryer
Pancrase - 288
Jul / 02 / 2017
Decision (Unanimous)
Minoru Toyonaga
3
5:00
loss
Rin Nakai
Rizin 3 - Rizin Fighting World Grand Prix 2016: 2nd Round
Dec / 29 / 2016
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Jason Herzog
3
1:16
win
Kyra Batara
Rizin 2 - Rizin Fighting World Grand Prix 2016: Opening Round
Sep / 25 / 2016
Decision (Unanimous)
Masato Fukuda
3
5:00
win
Ilona Wijmans
Shoot Boxing - Girls S-Cup 2016
Jul / 07 / 2016
TKO (Punches)
Masato Fukuda
1
1:17
win
Maia Kahaunaele
KOTC - Firefight
Jun / 04 / 2016
TKO (Punches)
3
3:43
win
Natalia Denisova
Rizin 1 - Rizin Fighting Federation 1
Apr / 17 / 2016
Decision (Unanimous)
Kosuke Umeda
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
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