{"id":106759,"date":"2026-06-04T06:17:41","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T06:17:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.grizzliz.com\/media\/fighter\/kanako-murata\/"},"modified":"2026-06-20T21:15:26","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T21:15:26","slug":"kanako-murata","status":"publish","type":"fighter_profile","link":"https:\/\/www.grizzliz.com\/media\/fighter\/kanako-murata\/","title":{"rendered":"Kanako Murata"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Kanako Murata : du tatami de judo \u00e0 l&rsquo;Octogone<\/h2>\n<p>Kanako Murata n&rsquo;est pas arriv\u00e9e en MMA par hasard. Petite-fille d&rsquo;un ma\u00eetre de dojo de judo \u00e0 Matsuyama (Ehime, Japon), elle pose les pieds sur le tatami \u00e0 l&rsquo;\u00e2ge de trois ans. Championne nationale de judo au lyc\u00e9e, elle bascule ensuite vers la lutte libre \u2014 et elle y brille tout autant : titre de championne du monde junior en 2011, m\u00e9daille d&rsquo;or aux championnats d&rsquo;Asie en 2012, argents en 2013 et 2015, bronze \u00e0 l&rsquo;Universiade de 2013. Dipl\u00f4m\u00e9e en \u00e9ducation physique de l&rsquo;universit\u00e9 Nihon, elle aborde la cage MMA avec un bagage technique que peu de ses adversaires peuvent rivaliser.<\/p>\n<h3>Parcours professionnel<\/h3>\n<p>Elle fait ses d\u00e9buts professionnels en avril 2016 \u00e0 RIZIN FF 1, avec une victoire en d\u00e9cision. La transition n&rsquo;est pas sans accrocs : en d\u00e9cembre 2016, Rin Nakai la soumet au troisi\u00e8me round lors du RIZIN Grand Prix. Murata en tire les le\u00e7ons et monte en puissance. En 2018, elle encha\u00eene les victoires en RIZIN, dont une soumission propre au round 2 contre Angela Magana en ao\u00fbt 2018 (RIZIN 12). Elle rejoint ensuite Invicta FC et d\u00e9croche le titre des pailles le 1er novembre 2019 en dominant Emily Ducote sur cinq rounds par d\u00e9cision partag\u00e9e \u00e0 Invicta FC 38.<\/p>\n<p>Sign\u00e9e \u00e0 l&rsquo;UFC en juillet 2020, elle entame sa carri\u00e8re dans l&rsquo;organisation avec une victoire solide en d\u00e9cision unanime contre Randa Markos le 14 novembre 2020. Son deuxi\u00e8me combat dans l&rsquo;Octogone tourne brutalement court : face \u00e0 Virna Jandiroba le 19 juin 2021, elle se disloque le coude au cours du round 2 mais continue \u00e0 se battre jusqu&rsquo;\u00e0 l&rsquo;arr\u00eat du m\u00e9decin \u2014 les radios qu&rsquo;elle partage ensuite sur les r\u00e9seaux montrent l&rsquo;\u00e9tendue des d\u00e9g\u00e2ts. La suspension m\u00e9dicale qui suit l&rsquo;\u00e9loigne des cages plus de deux ans. Elle revient en octobre 2023 pour affronter Vanessa Demopoulos, mais s&rsquo;incline aux points. L&rsquo;UFC et elle se s\u00e9parent en novembre 2023. Son bilan professionnel final s&rsquo;\u00e9tablit \u00e0 13 victoires pour 3 d\u00e9faites.<\/p>\n<h3>Style de combat<\/h3>\n<p>Southpaw, ceinture violette de jiu-jitsu br\u00e9silien, Murata construit ses combats autour de son grappling. Son record (4 victoires par soumission, dont des \u00e9tranglements) illustre l&rsquo;h\u00e9ritage direct de ses ann\u00e9es de judo et de lutte. Sa d\u00e9fense au takedown \u00e9tait \u00e9valu\u00e9e \u00e0 100 % dans l&rsquo;Octogone \u2014 une ironie pour une lutteur d&rsquo;\u00e9lite qui pr\u00e9f\u00e8re souvent amener le combat au sol elle-m\u00eame. \u00c0 la frappe, elle mise sur les coups de pied au corps c\u00f4t\u00e9 gauche.<\/p>\n<h3>Palmar\u00e8s cl\u00e9<\/h3>\n<p>Championne Invicta FC des pailles (novembre 2019 \u2013 septembre 2020). Championne du monde junior de lutte libre 2011. Triple m\u00e9daill\u00e9e aux championnats d&rsquo;Asie de lutte (or 2012, argent 2013, argent 2015). Record MMA pro : 13-3.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sources-article\"><strong>Sources :<\/strong> <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kanako_Murata\">Wikipedia (EN)<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ufc.com\/athlete\/kanako-murata\">UFC.com<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/theallstar.io\/ufc-fighter-record\/kanako-murata\/\">The AllStar<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kanako Murata, lutteur junior mondial 2011 et ex-championne Invicta FC, retrace un parcours MMA de 13 victoires entre RIZIN, Invicta et l&rsquo;UFC.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":103029,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false},"fighter_category":[69981],"fighter_tag":[],"class_list":["post-106759","fighter_profile","type-fighter_profile","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","fighter_category-womens-strawweight"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.3 - 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