Sayaka Shioda

Sayaka Shioda was born in Itakurai Ora, Gunma, Japan,[4] she is a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ), Judo and Sambo.[5] She started MMA in 2005 fighting as a Flyweight with three pro fights that year in Pancrase and Shooto,[6] that same year she won silver at the 2005 Pan Jiu-Jitsu IBJJF Championship competing as a lightweight, in a combined purple/brown/black category.[7] In 2007 she won the ADCC Asian Championships in Tokyo, Japan in the 55 kg category thus qualifying for the World Championship.[8]

Shioda won the 2007 ADCC World Championship after defeating Cynthia Hales in the quarter-final,[9] Bianca Baretto in the semi[10] and Felicia Oh in the final.[11] That same year she won silver at the 2007 IBJJF World Jiu-Jitsu Championship losing to Laurence Cousin in the final.[12] The following year she won bronze in the 2008 IBJJF World openweight after losing to Kyra Gracie; she won silver in her weight class at the 2009 IBJJF World after being submitted by Bianca Andrade in the final with just a few second left.[13]

At the 2009 ADCC World Championship Shioda came second in the -60 kg division, after defeating Bianca Andrade and Hillary Williams[14] but losing to Luanna Alzuguir in the final.[15] In 2010 Shioda faced Rikako Yuasa during DEEP X 05, submitting her in 22 seconds.[16]

In 2012, Shioda qualified for the Abu Dhabi World Brazilian jiu-jitsu Pro during the trials organised in Tokyo, competing in the light division.[17] Fighting under team Abe Ani Combat Club (AACC) at the 2012 World IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship she won bronze after losing to Ana Carolina Vidal of Gracie Humaita in the semi-final.[18]

In March 2013, she participated to the 2nd ADCC Asia trials taking place in Tokyo,[19] finishing second in the -60 kg category after Seiko Yamamoto.[20] In October 2013 she returned to MMA for the third edition of Real Fight Championship in the under 56 kg category, defeating the Chinese Jin Tang in the first round.[21]