Jewels_(mixed_martial_arts)
Jewels (mixed martial arts)
MMA promoter based in Japan
Jewels (styled JEWELS in capitals) is a mixed martial arts organization owned by Marverous Japan Co., Ltd. focused on female fighters. It is the direct successor of Smackgirl.[1][2][3] It has a working relationship with fellow mixed martial arts promotion Deep presided by Shigeru Saeki (also the Jewels supervisor).[4]
Quick Facts Company type, Industry ...
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Mixed martial arts promotion |
| Predecessor | Smackgirl |
| Founded | October 2008 (2008-10) |
| Headquarters | Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan |
Area served | Japan |
Key people | Yuichi Ozono (president) Shigeru Saeki (supervisor) |
| Parent | Marverous Japan Co., Ltd. |
| Website | http://www.deepjewels.com/ |
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After the women MMA promotion Smackgirl faced severe financial difficulties caused by the unexpected departure of major sponsors and television network deals, an executive from Japanese event production company Archery Inc., Yuichi Ozono, formed the company Marverous Japan and acquired the assets and rights formerly belonging to Smackgirl parent company Kilgore.[3] Since the reputation of Smackgirl was tarnished by all the problems it faced, it was decided to start anew.[3]
On June 9, 2012, it was announced that Jewels has formed a strategic partnership with American promotion Invicta Fighting Championships to cross-promote the world's top female fighters on their respective fight cards in the United States and Japan.[5]
On May 25, 2013 (2013-05-25) Jewels announced that it would cease operations as an independent company, with Yuichi Ozono, then head of Jewels, stepping down and Shigeru Saeki from Deep, formerly supervisor, taking the full direction, and transferring fighters and brand to the new Deep Jewels brand, which would be managed by Deep.[6][7]
More information Class, Champion ...
| Class | Champion | Since | Defences | - |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Featherweight 65.8 kg (145.1 lb) |  Yoko Higashi | May 8, 2022 (2022-05-08) | 0 | |
| Bantamweight 61.2 kg (134.9 lb) | Vacant | |||
| Flyweight 56.7 kg (125.0 lb) | Rin Nakai | May 8, 2022 (2022-05-08) | 0 | |
| Strawweight 52.2 kg (115.1 lb) | Seika Izawa | March 15, 2022 (2022-03-15) | 0 | |
| Atomweight 47.6 kg (104.9 lb) |  Park Si-yoon | September 18, 2023 (2023-09-18) | 0 | |
| Microweight 44 kg (97.0 lb) | Aya Murakami | September 10, 2023 (2023-09-10) | 0 |
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Featherweight championship
More information No., Name ...
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yoko Higashi def. Reina Miura |
Deep Jewels 37 Tokyo, Japan |
May 8, 2022 | |
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Bantamweight championship
- Formerly known as middleweight until May 2015.
More information No., Name ...
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Takayo Hashi def. Shizuka Sugiyama |
Deep Jewels 4 Tokyo, Japan |
May 18, 2014 | |
| 2 | Ji Yeon Kim |
Deep Jewels 9 Tokyo, Japan |
August 22, 2015 | |
| Kim vacated the title when she signed with the UFC. | ||||
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Flyweight championship
More information No., Name ...
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rin Nakai def. Shizuka Sugiyama |
Deep Jewels 37 Tokyo, Japan |
May 8, 2022 | |
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Strawweight championship
- Formerly known as lightweight until May 2015.
More information No., Name ...
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayaka Hamasaki def. Seo Hee Ham |
Jewels 11th Ring Tokyo, Japan |
December 17, 2010 |
1. def. Seo Hee Ham at Jewels 17th Ring on December 17, 2011 in Tokyo, Japan |
| Ayaka Hamasaki vacated the title on August 31, 2013. | ||||
| 2 | Emi Tomimatsu def. Mizuki Inoue |
Deep Jewels 3 Tokyo, Japan |
February 16, 2014 | |
| 3 | Mizuki Inoue |
Deep Jewels 5 Tokyo, Japan |
August 9, 2014 |
1. def. Emi Fujino at Deep Jewels 9 on August 29, 2015 in Tokyo, Japan |
| Inoue vacated the title on March 15, 2022. Izawa was promoted to full champion status.[8] | ||||
| - | Miki Motono def. Asami Naki for interim title |
Deep Jewels 29 Tokyo, Japan |
July 23, 2020 | |
| - | Seika Izawa def. Miki Motono for interim title |
Deep Jewels 33 Tokyo, Japan |
June 19, 2021 | |
| 4 | Seika Izawa promoted to undisputed champion |
— | March 15, 2022 | |
| - | Arisa Matsuda def. Machi Fukuda for interim title |
Deep Jewels 43 Tokyo, Japan |
November 23, 2023 | |
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Atomweight championship
- Formerly known as featherweight until May 2015.
More information No., Name ...
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Naho Sugiyama def. Misaki Takimoto |
Jewels 17th Ring Tokyo, Japan |
December 17, 2011 | |
| 2 | Ham Seo-hee |
Jewels 24th Ring Tokyo, Japan |
May 25, 2013 |
1. def. Sadae Numata at Deep Jewels 2 on November 4, 2013 in Tokyo, Japan |
| Seo Hee Ham vacated the title on December 11, 2014. | ||||
| 3 | Mei Yamaguchi def. Satomi Takano |
Deep Jewels 8 Tokyo, Japan |
May 31, 2015 | |
| Mei Yamaguchi vacated the title on April 19, 2016. | ||||
| 4 | Naho Sugiyama (2) def. Emi Tomimatsu |
Deep Jewels 12 Tokyo, Japan |
June 5, 2016 | |
| 5 | Mina Kurobe |
Deep Jewels 15 Tokyo, Japan |
February 25, 2017 | 1. def. Satomi Takano at Deep Jewels 19 on March 10, 2018 in Tokyo, Japan |
| 6 | Tomo Maesawa |
Deep Jewels 22 Tokyo, Japan |
December 1, 2018 | 1. def. Emi Tomimatsu at Deep Jewels 26 on October 21, 2019 in Tokyo, Japan 2. def. Hikaru Aono at Deep Jewels 30 on October 31, 2020 in Tokyo, Japan |
| Maesawa retired following her second title defense.[9] | ||||
| 7 | Saori Oshima def. Hikaru Aono |
Deep Jewels 33 Tokyo, Japan |
June 20, 2021 | 1. def. Moeri Suda at Deep Jewels 37 on May 8, 2022 in Tokyo, Japan |
| 8 | Park Si-yoon |
Deep 115 Impact: Deep Vs. Black Combat 2 Tokyo, Japan |
September 18, 2023 | |
| 9 | Seika Izawa |
Deep Jewels 44 Tokyo, Japan |
March 24, 2024 | |
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Microweight Championship
A four woman tournament was scheduled prior to Deep Jewels 28 to crown the promotions first Microweight Champion with the challengers being Emi Sato, Mizuki Furuse, Suwanan Boonsorn and Yasuko Tamada with Moe Sasaki as reserve. Furuse and Boonsorn advanced to the final which was scheduled to take place at Deep Jewels 29 before the COVID-19 pandemic, however this event and the match couldn't be rescheduled when the promotion returned with the show. On November 5, it was announced that Furuse would be taking an extended absence as she was both pregnant and getting married. As a result of these developments, Jewels declared Boonsorn as the inaugural champion.
More information No., Name ...
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Suwanan Boonsorn |
- | November 5, 2020 | |
| 2 | Aya Murakami |
Deep Jewels 42 Tokyo, Japan |
September 10, 2023 | |
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Tournament champions
More information Tournament, Winner ...
| Tournament | Winner |
|---|---|
| Rough Stone Grand Prix 2009 -60 kilograms (132 lb) |  Alexandra Sanchez |
| Rough Stone Grand Prix 2009 -54 kilograms (119 lb) | Mika Nagano |
| Rough Stone Grand Prix 2009 -48 kilograms (106 lb) | Asami Kodera |
| Rough Stone Grand Prix 2010 -56 kilograms (123 lb) | Mizuki Inoue |
| Rough Stone Grand Prix 2010 -52 kilograms (115 lb) | Hiroko Kitamura |
| Rough Stone Grand Prix 2010 -48 kilograms (106 lb) | Kikuyo Ishikawa |
| First lightweight queen decision tournament | Ayaka Hamasaki |
| First featherweight queen decision tournament | Naho Sugiyama |
| Jewels/Deep Kickboxing Tournament 2012 -47 kilograms (104 lb) | Momoka |
| Deep - Jewels Lightweight Grand Prix 2013 -52 kilograms (115 lb) | Emi Tomimatsu |
| Deep - Jewels Featherweight Grand Prix 2015 -48 kilograms (106 lb) | Mei Yamaguchi |
| Deep - Jewels Atomweight Grand Prix 2021 -48 kilograms (106 lb) | Saori Oshima |
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More information #, Event Title ...
| # | Event Title | Date | Arena | Location | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68 | Deep - Jewels 44 | March 24, 2024 | New Pier Hall | Tokyo, Japan | |
| 67 | Deep - Jewels 43 | November 23, 2023 | New Pier Hall | Tokyo, Japan | |
| 66 | Deep - Jewels 42 | September 10, 2023 | New Pier Hall | Tokyo, Japan | |
| 65 | Deep - Jewels 41 | May 28, 2023 | New Pier Hall | Tokyo, Japan | |
| 64 | Deep - Jewels 40 | February 18, 2023 | Shinjuku FACE | Shinjuku, Japan | |
| 63 | Deep - Jewels 39 | November 22, 2022 | New Pier Hall | Tokyo, Japan | |
| 62 | Deep - Jewels 38 | September 10, 2022 | New Pier Hall | Tokyo, Japan | |
| 61 | Deep - Jewels 37 | May 8, 2022 | Korakuen Hall | Tokyo, Japan | |
| 60 | Deep - Jewels 36 | March 12, 2022 | New Pier Hall | Tokyo, Japan | |
| 59 | Deep - Jewels 35 | December 11, 2021 | New Pier Hall | Minato, Tokyo, Japan | |
| 58 | Deep - Jewels 34 | September 4, 2021 | Shinjuku Face | Tokyo, Japan | |
| 57 | Deep - Jewels 33 | June 19, 2021 | New Pier Hall | Tokyo, Japan | |
| 56 | Deep - Jewels 32 | March 7, 2021 | Korakuen Hall | Tokyo, Japan | |
| 55 | Deep - Jewels 31 | December 19, 2020 | Shinjuku Face | Tokyo, Japan | |
| 54 | Deep - Jewels 30 | October 31, 2020 | New Pier Hall | Tokyo, Japan | |
| 53 | Deep - Jewels 29 | July 23, 2020 | Korakuen Hall | Tokyo, Japan | |
| 52 | Deep - Jewels 28 | February 24, 2020 | New Pier Hall | Tokyo, Japan | |
| 51 | Deep - Jewels 27 | December 22, 2019 | Abeno Activity Center | Osaka, Japan | |
| 50 | Deep - Jewels 26 | October 21, 2019 | Korakuen Hall | Tokyo, Japan | |
| 49 | Deep - Jewels 25 | September 1, 2019 | Shinjuku Face | Tokyo, Japan | |
| 48 | Deep - Jewels 24 | June 9, 2019 | Shinjuku Face | Tokyo, Japan | |
| 47 | Deep - Jewels 23 | March 8, 2019 | Korakuen Hall | Tokyo, Japan | |
| 46 | Deep - Jewels 22 | December 1, 2018 | Shinjuku Face | Tokyo, Japan | |
| 45 | Deep - Jewels 21 | September 16, 2018 | Shinjuku Face | Tokyo, Japan | |
| 44 | Deep - Jewels 20 | June 9, 2018 | Shinjuku Face | Tokyo, Japan | |
| 43 | Deep - Jewels 19 | March 10, 2018 | Shinjuku Face | Tokyo, Japan | |
| 42 | Deep - Jewels 18 | December 2, 2017 | Shinjuku Face | Tokyo, Japan | |
| 41 | Deep - Jewels 17 | August 26, 2017 | Shinjuku Face | Tokyo, Japan | |
| 40 | Deep - Jewels 16 | May 20, 2017 | Shinjuku Face | Tokyo, Japan | |
| 39 | Deep - Jewels 15 | February 25, 2017 | Shinjuku Face | Tokyo, Japan | |
| 38 | Deep - Jewels 14 | November 3, 2016 | Shinjuku Face | Tokyo, Japan | |
| 37 | Deep - Jewels 13 | August 27, 2016 | Differ Ariake | Tokyo, Japan | |
| 36 | Deep - Jewels 12 | June 5, 2016 | Shinjuku Face | Tokyo, Japan | |
| 35 | Deep - Jewels 11 | March 5, 2016 | Shinjuku Face | Tokyo, Japan | |
| 34 | Deep - Jewels 10 | November 22, 2015 | Shinjuku Face | Tokyo, Japan | |
| 33 | Deep - Jewels 9 | August 29, 2015 | Differ Ariake | Tokyo, Japan | |
| 32 | Deep - Jewels 8 | May 31, 2015 | Shinjuku Face | Tokyo, Japan | |
| 31 | Deep - Jewels 7 | February 21, 2015 | Shinjuku Face | Tokyo, Japan | |
| 30 | Deep - Jewels 6 | November 3, 2014 | Shinjuku Face | Tokyo, Japan | |
| 29 | Deep - Jewels 5 | August 9, 2014 | Shinjuku Face | Tokyo, Japan | |
| 28 | Deep - Jewels 4 | May 18, 2014 | Shinjuku Face | Tokyo, Japan | |
| 27 | Deep - Jewels 3 | February 16, 2014 | Shinjuku Face | Tokyo, Japan | |
| 26 | Deep - Jewels 2 | November 4, 2013 | Shinjuku Face | Tokyo, Japan | |
| 25 | Deep - Jewels 1 | August 31, 2013 | Shinjuku Face | Tokyo, Japan | |
| 24 | Jewels 24th Ring | May 25, 2013 | Shinjuku Face | Tokyo, Japan | |
| 23 | Jewels 23rd Ring | March 30, 2013 | Shin-Kiba 1st Ring | Tokyo, Japan | |
| 22 | Jewels 22nd Ring | December 15, 2012 | Differ Ariake | Tokyo, Japan | |
| 21 | Jewels 21st Ring | September 22, 2012 | Shin-Kiba 1st Ring | Tokyo, Japan | |
| 20 | Jewels 20th Ring | July 21, 2012 | Differ Ariake | Tokyo, Japan | |
| 19 | Jewels 19th Ring | May 26, 2012 | Azalea Taisho Hall | Osaka, Japan | |
| 18 | Jewels 18th Ring | March 3, 2012 | Shin-Kiba 1st Ring | Tokyo, Japan | |
| 17 | Jewels 17th Ring | December 17, 2011 | Shinjuku Face | Tokyo, Japan | 370 |
| 16 | Jewels 16th Ring | September 11, 2011 | Shin-Kiba 1st Ring | Tokyo, Japan | 822 |
| 15 | Jewels 15th Ring | July 9, 2011 | Shinjuku Face | Tokyo, Japan | 426 |
| 14 | Jewels 13th Ring & 14th Ring[n 1] | May 14, 2011 | Shin-Kiba 1st Ring | Tokyo, Japan | 328 / 324 |
| - | Jewels 12th Ring | March 11, 2011 | Shinjuku Face | Tokyo, Japan | cancelled[n 2] |
| 13 | Jewels 11th Ring | December 17, 2010 | Korakuen Hall | Tokyo, Japan | 1216 |
| 12 | Jewels 10th Ring | October 10, 2010 | Shin-Kiba 1st Ring | Tokyo, Japan | 464 |
| 11 | Jewels 9th Ring | July 31, 2010 | Shinjuku Face | Tokyo, Japan | 578 |
| 10 | Jewels 8th Ring | May 23, 2010 | Shin-Kiba 1st Ring | Tokyo, Japan | 438 |
| 9 | Jewels 7th Ring | March 19, 2010 | Shinjuku Face | Tokyo, Japan | 696 |
| 8 | Jewels - Rough Stone: Second Ring | January 31, 2010 | Caesar Gym Shin-Koiwa | Tokyo, Japan | |
| 7 | Jewels 6th Ring | December 11, 2009 | Shinjuku Face | Tokyo, Japan | 762 |
| 6 | Jewels 5th Ring | September 13, 2009 | Shinjuku Face | Tokyo, Japan | 610 |
| 5 | Jewels 4th Ring | July 11, 2009 | Shin-Kiba 1st Ring | Tokyo, Japan | 464 |
| 4 | Jewels 3rd Ring | May 16, 2009 | Shinjuku Face | Tokyo, Japan | 734 |
| 3 | Jewels: Rough Stone: First Ring | April 19, 2009 | Isami Wrestle Budokan | Warabi, Saitama, Japan | |
| 2 | Jewels 2nd Ring | February 4, 2009 | Shinjuku Face | Tokyo, Japan | 588 |
| 1 | Jewels 1st Ring | November 16, 2008 | Shinjuku Face | Tokyo, Japan | 645 |
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- Jewels 14th Ring was originally an independent event planned for July 9, 2011. Jewels merged both events in a single date after the cancellation of Jewels 12th Ring.
- The event was cancelled a few hours before the start due to the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.
- "SmackGirl -> JEWELS". 2008-10-24. Archived from the original on 2011-07-13. Retrieved 2010-08-22.
- Pozen, Frank (2008-10-24). "SMACKGIRL is dead, long live JEWELS". Retrieved 2010-08-22.
- Breen, Jordan (2008-10-30). "Jewels Gets Debut; Hioki-Sato Set for Shooto". USA: Sherdog. Retrieved 2010-08-22.
- "Invicta Fighting and JEWELS Form Strategic Partnership for Women's MMA". Articles. MMAWeekly.com. 2012-08-29. Retrieved 2012-06-09.
- Sargent, Robert; Marchand, Dean; Yamamoto, Go (2013-05-25). "Jewels To Cease Operations, DEEP Restores Women's Divisions". News. Canada: MMARising.com. Retrieved 2013-12-23.
- "【ジュエルス】尾薗代表が辞任、DEEP JEWELSとして再出発". News (in Japanese). Japan: eFight. 2013-05-26. Retrieved 2013-12-23.
- "【DEEP】武田光司と魅津希がベルト返上、大原樹理と伊澤星花が正規王者に「胸を張れる肩書きができました」（大原）". efight.jp. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
- "Tomo Maesawa taps Hikaru Aono, retires with Deep-Jewels atomweight title". asianmma.com. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- Official website (in Japanese)
- Official blog (in Japanese)
- Public relations blog (in Japanese)
- Jewels on Twitter
(in Japanese) - JEWELS event results on Sherdog
- DEEP JEWELS event results on Tapology
