Mika Nagano

is a Japanese female mixed martial artist and professional wrestler. She fought as a lightweight in the Deep and Jewels promotions before her retirement in 2014. Nagano has also wrestled in Ice Ribbon and World Wonder Ring Stardom. Her nickname is Future Princess.

Nagano won the 2009 Jewels Rough Stone Grand Prix at 54 kg.

Early life Nagano was born on in Gifu, Gifu, Japan. She started wrestling in the fourth grade of elementary school and continued wrestling in middle school and high school, becoming second place in all of Japan at the high school level.

While studying at Chukyo Women's University, she was an amateur wrestling champion and finished fourth in the 55 kg division of the 2002 Japan Queen's Cup; the same tournament where future Olympic medalist Saori Yoshida finished first.

In 2004, she was ranked fourth in the 51 kg class, but left the university after three years before graduating and stopping wrestling. Haga dominated the whole fight, earning a unanimous decision win. The loss was so devastating that Nagano was in tears even before the fight ended.

Nagano managed to avenge this loss in the Jewels Lightweight (115 lb) Queen Tournament Opening Round by defeating Haga with an armbar submission at Jewels 9th Ring on . She faced Seo Hee Ham in the tournament semi-finals on at Jewels 11th Ring and was defeated by split decision after two rounds.

Nagano was scheduled to face Emi Murata at Jewels 12th Ring on in Tokyo, Japan, but the event was cancelled after the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami earlier in the day.

She then faced Murata at Jewels 14th Ring on and defeated Murata by submission in the first round.

Nagano rematched Megumi Fujii at Jewels 15th Ring on . She was defeated by unanimous decision.

Nagano faced Mei Yamaguchi at Jewels 17th Ring on . She was defeated by split decision.

Nagano then faced Emi Fujino at Jewels 18th Ring on . She lost the fight by unanimous decision.

On , Nagano faced Anna Saito at Jewels 19th Ring in Osaka, Japan. She won the fight by submission due to an armbar in the first round.

Nagano's next fight took place on when she faced Tomo Maesawa at Jewels 21st Ring. She defeated Maesawa by technical submission due to an armbar in the second round.

On , Nagano competed outside Japan for the first time when she faced Alexandra Chambers at Brace For War 17 in Australia. She was defeated by TKO early in the first round.

Nagano faced Rina Tomita for a third time at Jewels 22nd Ring on . The fight was Tomita's retirement match. Nagano defeated Tomita by submission due to an armbar in the first round.

Nagano next faced Emi Tomimatsu at Jewels 23rd Ring on . She won the fight by unanimous decision.

On , Nagano faced Takumi Umehara at Jewels 24th Ring. She defeated Umehara by submission due to a rear-naked choke in the first round.

Nagano next faced Akiko Naito in Naito's retirement fight at Deep Jewels 1 on . She defeated Naito by submission due to an armbar in the first round.

In a rematch at Deep Jewels 2 on , Nagano faced Emi Tomimatsu in the opening round of the Deep Jewels lightweight title tournament. She was defeated by unanimous decision. On December 28, 2013, Nagano announced that she was retiring from MMA the following February. However, on February 6, Nagano announced she was pregnant and would have to pull out of her exhibition match with Saori Ishioka.

Professional wrestling career Nagano made her professional wrestling debut on with wrestling promotion Ice Ribbon. After competing in Ice Ribbon for a few months, it appeared that she was no longer with the promotion as of ; apparently focusing more on her MMA career after being pushed as a top star in Jewels. In January 2011, Nagano returned to professional wrestling, competing for the new World Wonder Ring Stardom promotion. She worked the promotion's first ever show on January 23, 2011, during which she defeated Eri Susa. However, after only a handful of appearances, which included her losing to Yoko Bito in a World of Stardom Championship tournament semifinal match on July 24, 2011, Nagano once again went inactive to concentrate on her career with Jewels. On April 2, 2013, Stardom announced that Nagano would be returning to take part in the promotion's big Ryōgoku Kokugikan event on April 29. In her return match at Ryōgoku Cinderella, Nagano teamed with Nanae Takahashi and Tsukasa Fujimoto in a six-woman tag team match, where they defeated Hiroyo Matsumoto, Kaori Yoneyama and Syuri.

Outside mixed martial arts Nagano has posed in bikini and semi-nude photo shoots in Japanese magazine Friday.

Personal life Nagano was married in December 2013 and announced her pregnancy on February 6, 2014.

Mixed martial arts record Loss

Arisa Matsuda Decision (unanimous) Deep Jewels 39

Tokyo, Japan Win

Tomoko Inoue Submission (armbar) Deep Jewels 38

Tokyo, Japan Win

Kate Oyama Submission (guillotine choke) Deep Jewels 37

Tokyo, Japan Loss

Miki Motono Decision (unanimous) Deep Jewels 24

Tokyo, Japan Loss

Miyuu Yamamoto Decision (unanimous) Rizin 14

Saitama, Japan Draw

Tanja Hoffmann Draw (majority) Deep Jewels 22

Tokyo, Japan Win

Izumi Noguchi Submission (armbar) Deep Jewels 21

Tokyo, Japan Loss

Bayarmaa Munkhgerel Decision (unanimous) MGL-1 Fighting Champion

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Win

Sachiko Fujimori Technical Submission (armbar) Deep Jewels 13

Tokyo, Japan Loss

Emi Tomimatsu Decision (unanimous) Deep Jewels 2

Kabukicho, Tokyo, Japan Win

Akiko Naito Submission (armbar) Deep Jewels 1

Kabukicho, Tokyo, Japan Win

Takumi Umehara Submission (rear-naked choke) Jewels 24th Ring

Kabukicho, Tokyo, Japan Win

Emi Tomimatsu Decision (unanimous) Jewels 23rd Ring

Koto, Tokyo, Japan Win

Rina Tomita Submission (armbar) Jewels 22nd Ring

Koto, Tokyo, Japan Loss

Alexandra Chambers TKO (knee and punches) Brace For War 17: Brace Girls

Southport, Queensland, Australia Win

Tomo Maesawa Technical Submission (armbar) Jewels 21st Ring

Koto, Tokyo, Japan Win

Anna Saito Submission (armbar) Jewels 19th Ring

Taisho-ku, Osaka, Japan Loss

Emi Fujino Decision (unanimous) Jewels 18th Ring

Koto, Tokyo, Japan Loss

Mei Yamaguchi Decision (split) Jewels 17th Ring

Kabukicho, Tokyo, Japan Loss

Megumi Fujii Decision (unanimous) Jewels 15th Ring

Kabukicho, Tokyo, Japan Win

Emi Murata Submission (armbar) Jewels 13th Ring & 14th Ring

Koto, Tokyo, Japan Loss

Seo Hee Ham Decision (split) Jewels 11th Ring

Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan Win

Celine Haga Submission (armbar) Jewels 9th Ring

Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan Loss

Celine Haga Decision (unanimous) Jewels 8th Ring

Koto, Tokyo, Japan Win

Mai Ichii Decision (unanimous) Jewels 7th Ring

Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan Win

Yoko Kagoshima Submission (armbar) Jewels 6th Ring

Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan Win

Rina Tomita Technical Submission (armbar) Jewels 5th Ring

Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan Win

Rina Tomita Submission (armbar) Jewels 4th Ring

Koto, Tokyo, Japan Win

Misaki Ozawa Submission (armbar) Jewels 3rd Ring

Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan Loss

Saori Ishioka Decision (unanimous) Jewels 1st Ring

Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan Win

Asami Kodera Decision (split) Smackgirl: World ReMix 2008 Second Round

Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan Loss

Megumi Fujii Submission (triangle choke) Smackgirl: Starting Over

Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan