Black belt in karate[4] Black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu[4]
Years active
2007–present (MMA) 2009–present (Shoot boxing)
Mixed martial arts record
Total
38
Wins
21
By knockout
2
By submission
9
By decision
10
Losses
16
By decision
16
Draws
1
Other information
University
Temple University, Japan Campus El Camino College
Website
Official blog
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
Last updated on: November 1, 2013 (2013-11-01)
Mei Yamaguchi (山口 芽生, yamaguchi mei, born (1983-02-03)February 3, 1983), formerly known by her ring name V Hajime (V一, vī hajime), is a Japanese female mixed martial artist and kickboxer. Her former nickname comes from the V1 armlock wrestling move.[1][5]
Yamaguchi currently fights as a Super Atomweight in the Rizin Fighting Federation promotion. She has a notable victory over Yuka Tsuji and was the final Valkyrie Featherweight Champion.[6] She has also competed in Deep Jewels and ONE Championship. She is currently ranked #5 in the ONE Championship Women's Atomweight rankings.[7]
On February 5, 2011 (2011-02-05), Yamaguchi announced that she would begin competing as a freelance fighter and changed her ring name to V.V.[8]
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^"How Mei Yamaguchi struggled for mixed martial arts acceptance". ONE Championship. October 4, 2019.
^Yael Grauer (January 17, 2014). "World Series of Fighting Signs Japanese Women's Strawweight Emi Fujino". Sherdog.
^ ab"Mei Yamaguchi Uses Her Japanese Spirit To Overcome Bullying, Opponents". nextshark.com. October 16, 2019.
^""絶対女王"辻結花に完勝！ V一が女子格闘技の歴史を変えた日。" (in Japanese). Japan: Sports Graphic Number Web. 2010-02-28. Archived from the original on 2010-03-04. Retrieved 2010-08-28.
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MeiYamaguchi (山口 芽生, yamaguchimei, born (1983-02-03)February 3, 1983), formerly known by her ring name V Hajime (V一, vī hajime), is a Japanese female...
became the youngest person to ever win a world title in MMA by defeating MeiYamaguchi to win the inaugural ONE Atomweight World Championship at 19 years old...
Atomweight World Championship title match saw 19-year-old Angela Lee defeat MeiYamaguchi to become the first female champion in ONE and one of the youngest ever...
Eve 2012. However, she instead faced MeiYamaguchi at Vale Tudo Japan 2012 on December 24. Fujii defeated Yamaguchi by unanimous decision. On June 22, 2013...
in facing MeiYamaguchi, whom she said possessed high-class wrestling skills, to test her own level. She said she hoped a fight with Yamaguchi would help...
advanced to the finals of the one-day tournament, where she faced MeiYamaguchi. Yamaguchi won the fight by a second-round technical knockout. Takano was...
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2019-20 Stipe Miocic Daniel Cormier TKO, 4 UFC 241 2018 Angela Lee MeiYamaguchi UD, 5 Car accident, ONE FC 71 2017 Justin Gaethje Michael Johnson TKO...
defeated Masako Yoshida by decision, Saori Ishioka by TKO and finally MeiYamaguchi by decision to win the tournament. After winning the Girls S-Cup, Kubota...
2022. She lost the fight by unanimous decision. Asakura faced the MeiYamaguchi at Rizin Landmark 5 on April 29, 2023, winning the fight by unanimous...
decision. Ham faced MeiYamaguchi in a Jewels vs. Valkyrie match at Jewels 15th Ring on July 9, 2011 (2011-07-09). She defeated Yamaguchi by unanimous decision...
Yamazaki via unanimous decision. In her next fight, Fujino defeated MeiYamaguchi by split decision on December 26, 2007 (2007-12-26) at Smackgirl 7th...
Championship as ONE: Call to Greatness headliner. An Atomweight bout between MeiYamaguchi and Meng Bo was previously scheduled for ONE: Call to Greatness. However...
difference. She again went to an extension round in the semis with MeiYamaguchi but came out on the losing end of a unanimous decision this time. Both...
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