# Saori Oshima

Saori Oshima (大島沙緒里, born 14 November 1994), née Saori Adachi, is a Japanese mixed martial artist. She currently competes in the atomweight division of Jewels. She is the current DEEP and Jewels Microweight champion.
As of January 3, 2021, Oshima is ranked as the fourth best atomweight in the world by Fight Matrix and third best by Sherdog.

## Background

Saori Oshima began training Judo when she was 3, and kept training it exclusively until she was 23. Oshima began training MMA at the age of 24. Oshima is married to Yuma Oshima, a multiple-time Judo Grand Slam medalist. She is mother to twin daughters.

## Mixed martial arts career
### Shooto

Oshima made her professional debut against Yuki Ono at Shooto 2020 1/26 on January 26, 2020, at the age of 25. She was originally scheduled to fight Zephania Ngaya, before Ngaya withdrew from the bout for undisclosed reasons. Oshima won the fight by a second-round technical knockout, stopping Ono with punches from the crucifix midway through the round.
In her second appearance with Shooto, Oshima faced the vastly more experienced Mina Kurobe at Shooto 2020 vol.3 on May 31, 2020. Kurobe won the fight by a third-round technical knockout.

### DEEP and Jewels

Oshima was scheduled to face Sakura Mori at Deep Jewels 29 on July 23, 2020, in her promotional debut with Jewels. Oshima won the fight by a second round double-wristlock submission.
Oshima was scheduled to fight Mizuki Oshiro for the vacant DEEP Microweight title at DEEP 97 Impact on September 20, 2020. Oshima won the fight by a first-round scrafhold-armlock submission.
Returning to Jewels, Oshima was scheduled to face Si Woo Park at Deep Jewels 31 on December 19, 2020. Park won the closely contested bout by unanimous decision.

#### Jewels Atomweight Grand Prix

Oshima took part in the Jewels Atomweight Grand Prix, organized to crown the new champion, as the title was left vacant following Tomo Maesawa's retirement. She was scheduled to fight Emi Tomimatsu at Deep Jewels 32 on March 7, 2021. She won the quarterfinal bout by a first-round submission, locking in an armlock after just 45 seconds.
Oshima faced Si Woo Park at Deep Jewels 33 on June 19, 2021, in the semifinals of the grand prix. Both the semifinals and finals were scheduled to take place on the same night. She won the fight with Park by a first-round submission, locking in an armbar from the bottom after being knocked down. Oshima faced Hikaru Aono in the finals, and won by unanimous decision, with scores of 20-18, 20-18 and 20-17.

#### Deep and Jewels title reign

Oshima faced the two-time Rizin FF atomweight title challenger Kanna Asakura at Rizin 31 - Yokohama on October 24, 2021. She won the bout via split decision. Following this victory, Oshima was ranked as the third best atomweight in the world by Fight Matrix, and second best by Sherdog.
Oshima faced Namiko Kawabata in a Super Atomweight bout at Deep Jewels 36 on March 12, 2022. She lost the bout via unanimous decision.
Oshima made her first Jewels Atomweight title defense against Moeri Suda at Deep Jewels 37 on May 8, 2022. She won the fight by a first-round technical submission, forcing a referee stoppage with a kimura lock.
After successfully defending her Jewels atomweight title for the first time, Oshima was booked to face the one-time Rizin Super Atomweight Championship title challenger Miyuu Yamamoto at Rizin 36 on July 2, 2022. She won the fight by split decision.
Oshima made her first DEEP Microweight (97 lb) Championship defense against Mizuki Furuse at DEEP 110 on November 12, 2022. She won the fight by a first-round submission, forcing Furuse to tap to an americana just 84 seconds into the opening round.
Oshima faced Yerin Hong at Black Combat 5: Song of the Sword on February 4, 2023. She won the fight by a third-round submission, as she forced Hong to tap to an armbar 59 seconds into the final round.
Oshima faced Pancrase Women's Strawweight champion Haruka Hasegawa in a strawweight non-title bout at Rizin 43 – Sapporo on June 24, 2023. She won the bout via first round scarf hold armlock.
Oshima made her second Jewels Atomweight Championship defense against Si Yoon Park at DEEP 115 on September 18, 2023. She lost the fight by unanimous decision.
Oshima faced Claire Lopez at Rizin Landmark 8 on February 24, 2024, stepping in on a week's notice, as a replacement for the injured Ayaka Hamasaki. She won the bout via second round armbar.
Oshima faced Aya Murakami at Deep Jewels 45 on May 26, 2024. She won the fight by a first-round technical knockout.

### Invicta FC

Oshima faced Andressa Romero at Invicta FC 55 on June 28, 2024. She lost the fight by unanimous decision.

## Championships and accomplishments
### Mixed martial arts

* Shooto
** 18th Shooto Kantō Amateur Atomweight Championship
** 26th Shooto Kantō Amateur Atomweight Championship
* DEEP
** DEEP Microweight Championship (Two times, current)
*** Two successful title defenses
* Jewels
** Jewels Atomweight Championship (One time, former)
*** One successful title defense
** Jewels Microweight Championship (current)

### Judo

* International Judo Federation
** 2009 World Cadets Championship Third Place (-40 kg)
* All Japan Judo Federation
** 2011 All Japan Selected Junior Judo Championship Runner-up (-44 kg)
** 2014 All Japan Selected Junior Judo Championship (-44 kg)

## Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown :
| 19 matches | 14 wins | 5 losses |
| By knockout | 2 | 1 |
| By submission | 9 | 0 |
| By decision | 3 | 4 |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
| Loss | 14–5 | Andressa Romero | Decision (unanimous) | Invicta FC 55: Bernardo vs. Rubin | June 28, 2024 | 3 | 5:00 | Kansas City, Kansas, United States | |
| Win | 14–4 | Aya Murakami | TKO (punches) | Deep Jewels 45 | May 26, 2024 | 1 | 3:05 | Tokyo, Japan | Defended the DEEP Women's Microweight Championship; Won the Jewels Microweight Championship. |
| Win | 13–4 | Claire Lopez | Submission (armbar) | Rizin Landmark 8 | February 24, 2024 | 2 | 3:18 | Saga, Japan | |
| Loss | 12–4 | Park Si-yoon | Decision (unanimous) | Deep 115 Impact: Deep vs. Black Combat 2 | September 18, 2023 | 3 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | Lost the Jewels Atomweight Championship. |
| Win | 12–3 | Haruka Hasegawa | Submission (scarf hold armlock) | Rizin 43 | June 24, 2023 | 1 | 1:16 | Sapporo, Japan | Strawweight debut. |
| Win | 11–3 | Hong Ye-rin | Submission (armbar) | Black Combat 5: Song of the Sword | February 4, 2023 | 3 | 0:59 | Incheon, South Korea | Atomweight bout. |
| Win | 10–3 | Mizuki Furuse | Submission (scarf hold armlock) | DEEP 110 Impact | November 12, 2022 | 1 | 1:24 | Tokyo, Japan | Defended the DEEP Women's Microweight Championship. |
| Win | 9–3 | Miyuu Yamamoto | Decision (split) | Rizin 36 | July 2, 2022 | 3 | 5:00 | Okinawa, Japan | Super Atomweight bout. |
| Win | 8–3 | Moeri Suda | Technical Submission (kimura) | Deep Jewels 37 | May 8, 2022 | 1 | 2:58 | Tokyo, Japan | Defended the Jewels Atomweight Championship. |
| Loss | 7–3 | Namiko Kawabata | Decision (unanimous) | Deep Jewels 36 | March 12, 2022 | 2 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 7–2 | Kanna Asakura | Decision (split) | Rizin 31 | October 24, 2021 | 3 | 5:00 | Yokohama, Japan | Super Atomweight bout. |
| Win | 6–2 | Hikaru Aono | Decision (unanimous) | Deep Jewels 33 | June 20, 2021 | 2 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | Won the Deep Jewels Atomweight Grand Prix and the vacant Jewels Atomweight Championship. |
| Win | 5–2 | Si Woo Park | Technical Submission (armbar) | Deep Jewels 33 | June 20, 2021 | 1 | 2:28 | Tokyo, Japan | Deep Jewels Atomweight Grand Prix Semifinal. |
| Win | 4–2 | Emi Tomimatsu | Submission (kimura) | Deep Jewels 32 | March 7, 2021 | 1 | 0:45 | Tokyo, Japan | Deep Jewels Atomweight Grand Prix Quarterfinal. |
| Loss | 3–2 | Park Si-woo | Decision (unanimous) | Deep Jewels 31 | December 19, 2020 | 3 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | Atomweight debut. |
| Win | 3–1 | Mizuki Oshiro | Submission (scarf hold armlock) | Deep 97 Impact | September 20, 2020 | 1 | 2:09 | Tokyo, Japan | Microweight debut. Won the vacant DEEP Women's Microweight Championship. |
| Win | 2–1 | Sakura Mori | Technical Submission (kimura) | Deep Jewels 29 | July 23, 2020 | 2 | 2:10 | Tokyo, Japan | Super Atomweight debut. |
| Loss | 1–1 | Mina Kurobe | TKO (punches) | Shooto - Professional Shooto 2020 Vol. 3 | May 31, 2020 | 3 | 1:54 | Tokyo, Japan | Catchweight (110 lb) bout. |
| Win | 1–0 | Yuki Ono | TKO (punches) | Shooto - Shooto 2020 in Korakuen Hall | January 26, 2020 | 2 | 3:15 | Tokyo, Japan | Catchweight (110 lb) bout. |
| Amateur record breakdown | Amateur record breakdown | |
| 4 matches | 4 wins | 0 losses |
| By knockout | 2 | 0 |
| By decision | 2 | 0 |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
| Win | 4–0 | Miku Nakamura | Decision (unanimous) | 26th Shooto Kanto Amateur Championship | September 29, 2019 | 2 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | Won the 26th Shooto Kanto Amateur Atomweight Championship |
| Win | 3–0 | Mana Yamashita | Submission (armlock) | 26th Shooto Kanto Amateur Championship | September 29, 2019 | 1 | 1:46 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 2–0 | Haruna Kato | Submission (armlock) | 26th Shooto Kanto Amateur Championship | September 29, 2019 | 1 | | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 1–0 | Fumiko Sumi | Decision (unanimous) | 18th Shooto Kanto Amateur Championship | July 21, 2019 | 2 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | Won the 18th Shooto Kanto Amateur Atomweight Championship |