Takayo Hashi (端貴代 Hashi Takayo, born October 2, 1977) is a Japanese female mixed martial artist.

Biography

Hashi observed her brother grappling and competing in mixed martial arts and this inspired her to compete as well. She joined the Wajutsu Keishukai, Tokyo Honbu gym and worked as an office worker during the day.

Mixed martial arts career

Hashi held the title of Smackgirl Grappling Queen in the promotion's Open-Weight division. She competed in the Japanese Abu Dhabi (ADCC) qualifiers in 2007 and won her division. On May 6 and 7 of that year, she took third place in the official ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship in Trenton, New Jersey. Hashi suffered her first defeat in MMA in 2005 when she was submitted by Hitomi Akano. She then won eight straight fights and avenged the loss to Akano in their 2007 rematch. Hashi faced Amanda Buckner at FFF 4 - Call of the Wild on April 3, 2008. She won the fight by unanimous decision. She later defeated Chisa Yonezawa at Valkyrie 2 on April 25, 2009. Hashi was set to make her Strikeforce debut against Sarah Kaufman at Strikeforce Challengers: Kaufman vs. Hashi on November 20, 2009, but the fight was later removed from the card. It was first rescheduled for January 2010, but finally took place on February 26, 2010. The fight crowned the first Strikeforce Women's Bantamweight Champion at 135 lbs. However, Hashi lost the fight by Unanimous Decision after five rounds. Hashi faced Tara LaRosa at DaMMAge Fight League 1 on November 24, 2010, in Atlantic City, New Jersey. She was defeated by Unanimous Decision after five rounds. Hashi challenged Cat Zingano in a women's title bout at Fight To Win: Outlaws on May 14, 2011, in Denver, Colorado. She was defeated by knockout from a slam late in the third round. On February 10, 2012, it was announced that Hashi would face Roxanne Modafferi at Jewels 18th Ring on March 3 in Tokyo. She defeated Modafferi by unanimous decision.

Pancrase

In 2018, Hashi signed with Pancrase and after her promotional debut victory she challenged Sidy Rocha for the inaugural Pancrase Flyweight Championship but lost the fight via unanimous decision. She then faced Mayra Cantuária at Pancrase 308 on September 29, 2019. She lost the fight via unanimous decision. Hashi faced Raika Emiko at Pancrase 316 on July 24, 2020. She won the fight via unanimous decision. She faced Nori Date for the interim Flyweight Queen of Pancrase title at Pancrase 324 on October 17, 2021. She won the bout and the title via unanimous decision. Hashi rematched Nori Date on April 30, 2023, at Pancrase 333, once again defending her title by winning the bout via unanimous decision.

Mixed martial arts record

Championships