Sumiko Inaba
Sumiko Inaba (born February 6, 1991) is an America mixed martial artist who competes in the Women's Flyweight division of the Bellator MMA. Background. After graduating King Kekaulike High School, Inaba studied nursing before she discovered mixed martial arts while attending boxing clases to get into shape. Inaba has a daughter, Kiyarah-Lei, who was born around 2009. Mixed martial arts career. Early career. She went 6-1 as an amateur, including four TKOs and one submission. After the pandemic put her career in the travel industry on hiatus, she put her full-time efforts into training  and decided to go pro in 2020 and landed an endorsement with Hilo-based Waiakea Water Company. Bellator MMA. After a successful amateur career, Inaba signed with Bellator MMA. She made her professional MMA debut against Jessica Ruiz on November 5, 2020 at Bellator 251. In her sophomore performance, Inaba faced Kristina Katsikis on May 21, 2021 at Bellator 259. She won the bout via third round TKO. Inaba faced Randi Field on October 16, 2021 at Bellator 268. She won the bout via arm-triangle choke in the second round. Inaba faced Whittany Pyles on April 23, 2022 at  Bellator 279. At the weigh-ins, Pyles missed weight for her bout, weighing in at 127.4 pounds, 1.4 pounds over the flyweight non-title fight limit. The bout proceeded at catchweight and Pyles was fined a percentage of her purse which went to Inaba. Inaba knocked out her opponent with a left hook in the first round.