Naho Sugiyama

Background Sugiyama was born on in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. A member of , Sugiyama became interested in MMA after watching Caol Uno on TV at the K-1 World Max 2005 Japan Tournament on , so she started training MMA as a hobby. Sugiyama's second fight was on at Valkyrie 6, in which she defeated Megumi Morioka by TKO. In her last fight with Valkyrie, in an upset, Sugiyama defeated the then-flyweight champion Yasuko Tamada via unanimous decision in a non-title bout at Valkyrie 8.

Debuting in Jewels on , Sugiyama submitted Misaki Takimoto with a rear naked choke in the first round at the combined event Jewels 13th Ring & 14th Ring, where Sugiyama represented Valkyrie as part of a Jewels vs Valkyrie theme.

In her fifth professional fight, Sugiyama faced and defeated Ayumi Saito by unanimous decision at Jewels 16th Ring on in a close bout that was part of the first round of the Jewels Featherweight Queen Grand Prix.

On , at Jewels 17th Ring, Sugiyama was crowned as the first Jewels Featherweight Queen after winning the Jewels Featherweight Queen GP by defeating Kikuyo Ishikawa via split decision and Misaki Takimoto via technical submission (armbar).

Sugiyama faced Yasuko Tamada in a non-title rematch at Jewels 19th Ring on . Despite being penalized for not making weight, Sugiyama was able to defeat Tamada once again by majority decision, keeping her unbeaten record intact.

Making her debut overseas, Sugiyama faced American fighter Jessica Penne at Invicta FC 3: Penne vs. Sugiyama on in a title bout to crown the first Invicta FC Atomweight Champion. Penne defeated Sugiyama by submission (triangle choke) in the second round.

On , Sugiyama faced Celine Haga in a non-title bout at Jewels 23rd Ring. She was defeated by unanimous decision.

Sugiyama defended her Jewels title against Seo Hee Ham at Jewels 24th Ring on . She was defeated by unanimous decision.

On , Sugiyama faced Masako Yoshida at Deep Jewels 2. She won the fight by unanimous decision.

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts Jewels Featherweight Queen Grand Prix winner (2011) Atomweight Championship (Two times; current) Fight Matrix 2011 Female Fighter of the Year

Mixed martial arts record Loss

Mina Kurobe Decision (unanimous) Deep Jewels 15

Tokyo, Japan Win

Emi Tomimatsu Decision (unanimous) Deep Jewels 12

Tokyo, Japan Win

Mina Kurobe Decision (unanimous) Deep Jewels 10

Tokyo, Japan Loss

Ayaka Hamasaki TKO (Punches) Deep Jewels 5

Tokyo, Japan Win

Satomi Takano Decision (split) Deep Jewels 3

Tokyo, Japan Win

Masako Yoshida Decision (unanimous) Deep Jewels 2

Tokyo, Japan Loss

Seo Hee Ham Decision (unanimous) Jewels 24th Ring

Tokyo, Japan Loss

Celine Haga Decision (unanimous) Jewels 23rd Ring

Tokyo, Japan Loss

Jessica Penne Submission (triangle choke) Invicta FC 3: Penne vs. Sugiyama

Kansas City, Kansas, United States Win

Yasuko Tamada Decision (majority) Jewels 19th Ring

Osaka, Japan Win

Misaki Takimoto Technical Submission (armbar) Jewels 17th Ring

Tokyo, Japan Win

Kikuyo Ishikawa Decision (split) Jewels 17th Ring

Tokyo, Japan Win

Ayumi Saito Decision (unanimous) Jewels 16th Ring

Tokyo, Japan Win

Misaki Takimoto Submission (rear-naked choke) Jewels 13th Ring & 14th Ring

Tokyo, Japan Win

Yasuko Tamada Decision (unanimous) Valkyrie 8

Tokyo, Japan Win

Megumi Morioka TKO (punches) Valkyrie 6

Tokyo, Japan Win

Madoka Ebihara Decision (unanimous) Valkyrie 3

Tokyo, Japan