Saori Ishioka

is a Japanese female mixed martial artist, kickboxer and karateka. She has participated in MMA promotions Smackgirl and Jewels. Her nickname is Shooting Star.

Background Ishioka was born on in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. She started judo during childhood, earning third place in an all-high school tournament in China.

On , Ishioka participated at Smackgirl 2007: The Dance of the Taisho Romance in the Next Cinderella Tournament 2007 lightweight first round, where she defeated Yoko Oyama by unanimous decision. In the next round of the tournament, at Smackgirl - F 2007: The Next Cinderella Tournament 2007 2nd Stage on , Mei Yamaguchi defeated Ishioka with a kneebar.

Ishioka rebounded back with three consecutive victories. The first one was against Masako Yoshida, whom Ishioka defeated by unanimous decision on at Smackgirl 2007: Queens' Hottest Summer. She next defeated Miyuki Ariga, also by unanimous decision, in a match with special rules on during Kingdom of Grapple Live 2007. Her third consecutive victory came when she defeated American fighter Thricia Poovey by armbar submission at Smackgirl 7th Anniversary: Starting Over on .

Her winning streak came to an end on at the hands of South Korean kickboxer Seo Hee Ham, who defeated Ishioka by unanimous decision in the Smackgirl World ReMix Tournament 2008 Opening Round, during the first round of the lightweight tournament.

Ishioka earned another victory by armbar submission against Harumi on at Kingdom of Grapple mini Live in Summerfest!! '08.

On , Ishioka made her debut with MMA promotion Jewels at Jewels 1st Ring, where she defeated Mika Nagano by unanimous decision in the main event.

Ishioka got her first TKO victory against Hanako Kobayashi at Jewels 2nd Ring on .

Ishioka then challenged the world's number one ranked female fighter Megumi Fujii. On , Fujii submitted Ishioka by armbar at Jewels 4th Ring.

On at Jewels 6th Ring, Ishioka defeated Sally Krumdiack with a controversial finish in which Ishioka had Krumdiack in a weak armbar and the referee asked Krumdiack if she was okay. Krumdiack responded that she was, but the referee mistook the answer and incorrectly stopped the fight. Ringside officials recognized the mistake and it was expected that the fight would be ruled a no contest, but the result remained as a victory for Ishioka.

Ishioka got another victory at Jewels 8th Ring when she defeated pro-wrestler Mai Ichii by submission (armbar) on .

In an upset on in the opening round of the 2010 Jewels Lightweight Queen Tournament, Ishioka was defeated by unanimous decision in her bout against Sakura Nomura, eliminating the favorite Ishioka from the tournament.

Ishioka and Celine Haga fought on at Jewels 10th Ring, with Ishioka winning a close but unanimous decision.

Ishioka faced Yuko "Amiba" Oya in a Jewels Lightweight Queen Tournament reserve match at Jewels 11th Ring on . She defeated Oya by submission due to an armbar in the first round.

Ishioka rematched Seo Hee Ham on at DEEP: 52 Impact in Tokyo, Japan. She was defeated for the second time by unanimous decision.

Ishioka next faced Yuka Tsuji in a Jewels vs. Valkyrie bout at Jewels 15th Ring on in Tokyo, Japan. She was defeated by unanimous decision.

Ishioka faced "Windy" Tomomi Sunaba in Sunaba's retirement bout at Pancrase Progress Tour 3 on . She defeated Sunaba by armbar submission in the second round.

After giving birth, Ishioka was scheduled to return to MMA on February 16, 2014, but her match had to be canceled when her opponent, Mika Nagano, announced her pregnancy.

Shoot boxing career Ishioka had her first shoot boxing match on , defeating Kanako Oka by unanimous decision at Jewels 3rd Ring.

Ishioka then participated in the 2009 Shoot Boxing Girls S-Cup on , where she defeated Ai Takahashi by unanimous decision and lost against tournament winner Rena Kubota by TKO (corner stoppage, towel thrown in).

Other activities Ishioka won the All-Japan RF Karate Championships -52 kg in 2007

Ishioka has participated in a few grappling matches. The first one at Smackgirl Grappling Queen Tournament 2007 on , where she was defeated via decision (0-2) by Yasuko Mogi. At Deep X 02 on , Ishioka defeated Miki Aeba by armbar. On , Ishioka was defeated by Kyoko Abe with an armbar submission at Gi Grappling 2008 during the first round of the Gi Grappling 2008 Queen Tournament expert -52.0 kg. Ishioka faced Jewels champion Ayaka Hamasaki in a grappling match at Jewels 14th Ring on . She was defeated by split decision.

Personal life On , Ishioka announced that she was expecting a baby and would marry a fellow karateka from Zendokai.

Mixed martial arts record Loss

Miyuu Yamamoto Decision (split) Rizin 11

Saitama, Japan Loss

Kanna Asakura Decision (unanimous) Deep Jewels 17

Tokyo, Japan Won

Bestare Kicaj Submission (rear naked choke) Rizin FF 5: Sakura

Yokohama, Japan Loss

Mina Kurobe Decision (unanimous) Deep-Jewels 14

Tokyo, Japan Win

Hana Date Submission (Armbar) Deep-Jewels 12

Tokyo, Japan Loss

Emi Tomimatsu Submission (rear naked choke) Deep-Jewels 11

Tokyo, Japan Loss

Seo Hee Ham Submission (armbar) Deep-Jewels 6

Tokyo, Japan Win

Satomi Takano Technical Submission (armbar) Deep-Jewels 4

Tokyo, Japan Win

Tomomi Sunaba Submission (armbar) Pancrase - Progress Tour 3

Tokyo, Japan Loss

Yuka Tsuji Decision (unanimous) Jewels 15th Ring

Tokyo, Japan Loss

Seo Hee Ham Decision (unanimous) Deep: 52 Impact

Tokyo, Japan Win

Yuko Oya Submission (armbar) Jewels 11th Ring

Tokyo, Japan Win

Celine Haga Decision (unanimous) Jewels 10th Ring

Tokyo, Japan Loss

Sakura Nomura Decision (unanimous) Jewels 9th Ring

Tokyo, Japan Win

Mai Ichii Submission (armbar) Jewels 8th Ring

Tokyo, Japan Win

Sally Krumdiack Technical submission (armbar) Jewels 6th Ring

Tokyo, Japan Loss

Megumi Fujii Submission (armbar) Jewels 4th Ring

Tokyo, Japan Win

Hanako Kobayashi TKO (punches) Jewels 2nd Ring

Tokyo, Japan Win

Mika Nagano Decision (unanimous) Jewels 1st Ring

Tokyo, Japan Win

Harumi Submission (armbar) Kingdom of Grapple mini Live in Summerfest!! '08

Tokyo, Japan Loss

Seo Hee Ham Decision (unanimous) Smackgirl World ReMix Tournament 2008 Opening Round

Tokyo, Japan Win

Thricia Poovey Submission (armbar) Smackgirl 7th Anniversary: Starting Over

Tokyo, Japan Win

Miyuki Ariga Decision (unanimous) Kingdom of Grapple Live 2007

Tokyo, Japan Win

Masako Yoshida Decision (unanimous) Smackgirl 2007: Queens' Hottest Summer

Tokyo, Japan Loss

Mei Yamaguchi Submission (kneebar) Smackgirl - F 2007: The Next Cinderella Tournament 2007 Second Stage

Tokyo, Japan Win

Yoko Oyama Decision (unanimous) Smackgirl 2007: The Dance of the Taisho Romance

Osaka, Japan Loss

Kyoko Takabayashi Decision (unanimous) Smackgirl - F 2007: The Next Cinderella Tournament 2007 First Stage

Tokyo, Japan Kickboxing record 3 fights, 2 wins, 1 loss Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time Record Notes Loss Rena Kubota Shoot Boxing Girls Tournament 2009 Tokyo, Japan TKO (corner stoppage) 3 0:20 2-1-0 Shoot boxing rules. 2009 Girls S-Cup semi-final Win Ai Takahashi Shoot Boxing Girls Tournament 2009 Tokyo, Japan Decision (unanimous) 3 2:00 2-0-0 Shoot boxing rules. 2009 Girls S-Cup quarterfinal Win Kanako Oka Jewels 3rd Ring Tokyo, Japan Decision (unanimous) 3 2:00 1-0-0 Shoot boxing rules Legend:

Championships and accomplishments All-Japan RF Karate Championships -52 kg in 2007 All-Japan RF Karate Championships -52 kg in 2009