Angela Lee
| Angela Lee | |
|---|---|
| Born | Angela lee July 8, 1996 Vancouver |
| Nationality | Hawaiian |
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) |
| Weight | 115 lb (52 kg; 8.2 st), 105 lb (48 kg; 7.5 st) |
| Division | Strawweight Atomweight |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Fighting out of | Singapore |
| Team | Evolve MMA, United MMA |
| Rank | BJJ Brown Belt |
| Years active | 2015–present |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Angela Lee (born July 8, 1996) is an American Canadian mixed martial artist of Asian descent. She was born in Vancouver but moved to Hawaii at the age of 7. Her Father is from Singapore and her Mother is from South Korea and both are martial artists so she started training at a very early age and began competing at the age of 6. [1] Her younger brother Christian Lee is also an MMA fighter and she has two younger siblings who both train in martial arts. [2].
In 2011, Lee won her division at the USA Pankration national championships, and she followed that the next year by winning her division at the World Pangration Athlima Federation world championships in Greece. [3]. On 5 May, 2016 she became the youngest person to ever win a world title in MMA by defeating Mei Yamaguchi to win the ONE Women's Atomweight Title. [4]
Mixed martial arts career
In 2014 Lee made her amateur debut and in November that year she won a title at amateur level, beating Audrey Perkins at Destiny MMA: Na Koa 7 in Honolulu to become the Destiny MMA strawweight champion.
ONE Championship
Lee signed with ONE Championship in 2014 and made her promotional debut at ONE Championship 28: Warrior's Quest on 22 May, 2015, submitting Aya Saber with an armbar in the opening round. [5].
Following the win Lee dropped out of her business administration degree course at a university in Hawaii and moved to Singapore to join Evolve MMA. [6] [7]. In her next fight she faced Mona Samir at ONE Championship: Odyssey of Champions on 27 September, 2015 and won with a first round rear naked choke.
Lee's third professional fight was at ONE Championship 33: Pride of Lions on Nov 13, 2015 [8]. and she submitted Natalie Gonzales Hills with a twister in the opening round. [9]
Next up she faced Lena Tkhorevska at ONE Championship 36: Spirit of Champions on Dec 11, 2015 [10] and won with a rear naked choke in the second round. Lee's first fight of 2016 was against Rebecca Heintzman at ONE Championship 39: Tribe of Warriors on Feb 20, 2016 and she won with a second round neck crank.
Lee's reward for submitting her first five opponents was a shot at the inaugural ONE Championship Atomweight Women's Title against Japanese veteran Mei Yamaguchi at ONE Championship 42: Ascent to Power on May 6, 2016. [11] [12] [13]. Winning the fight would make her the youngest ever female MMA champion according to Bloomberg[14] [15].
Lee won the fight by unanimous decision to become the inaugural ONE Women's Atomweight Champion,and received a $68,200 SGD bonus for her performance. [16].
Championships and accomplishments
Mixed martial arts
- ONE Championship
- Destiny MMA Women's Strawweight Champion (One time)
- ONE Championship Women's Atomweight Champion (Reigning)
Mixed martial arts record
| 6 matches | 6 wins | 0 losses |
| By submission | 5 | 0 |
| By decision | 1 | 0 |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 6-0 | Mei Yamaguchi | Decision (Unanimous) | ONE Championship 42: Ascent to Power | May 6, 2016 | 5 | 5:00 | Singapore Indoor Stadium | Wins ONE Championship Women's Atomweight Title |
| Win | 5-0 | Rebecca Heintzman | Submission (Neck Crank) | ONE Championship 39: Tribe of Warriors | February 20, 2016 | 2 | 1:08 | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| Win | 4-0 | Lena Tkhorevska | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | ONE Championship 36: Spirit of Champions | Dec 11, 2015 | 2 | 3:26 | Manila, Philippines | |
| Win | 3-0 | Natalie Gonzales Hills | Submission (Twister) | ONE Championship 33: Pride of Lions | Nov 13, 2015 | 1 | 2:24 | Singapore Indoor Stadium | |
| Win | 2-0 | Mona Samir | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | ONE Championship: Odyssey of Champions | Sep 27, 2015 | 1 | 3:49 | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| Win | 1-0 | Aya Saber | Submission (Armbar) | ONE Championship 28: Warrior's Quest | May 22, 2015 | 1 | 1:43 | Singapore Indoor Stadium |
References
- ^ Neil Davidson. "Vancouver-born fighter (Unstoppable) Angela Lee goes after world title". The Canadian Press.
- ^ AFP. "Meet the 'Unstoppables', family chasing cage-fighting dream". Daily Mail.
- ^ Kyle Nagel. "Fight Path: For ONE Championship 27's Angela Lee, surprise at-home attacks were normal". MMA Junkie.
- ^ Teng Kiat. "MMA star Angela Lee becomes youngest-ever world champion". Yahoo.
- ^ Brian Knapp. "Shinya Aoki Keeps Lightweight Title, Decisions Koji Ando at One Championship 27". Sherdog.
- ^ Sanjay Nair. "Mixed Martial Arts: Angela Lee quits school aiming to be Singapore's 1st world champion". Straits Times.
- ^ James Goyder. "ANGELA LEE SWITCHED HER TRAINING TO SINGAPORE IN SEARCH OF ONE CHAMPIONSHIP GOLD". MMA Weekly.
- ^ Saheli Roy Choudhury. "Asia's female MMA star: 'I finish fights very quickly...'". CNBC.
- ^ Neil Davidson. "Angela 'Unstoppable' Lee, Vancouver-Born MMA Athlete, Turns Heads In Asia". The Canadian Press.
- ^ Mick Hammond. "FRIDAY'S FIGHT IS ANGELA LEE'S NEXT STEP TOWARDS ONE CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE". MMA Weekly.
- ^ Jim Edwards. "Angela Lee looking to make history and pioneer women's MMA at ONE: Ascent To Power". The Independent.
- ^ LIM SAY HENG. "Angela Lee eyes first ONE Championship women's title". The New Paper.
- ^ James Edwards. "Angela Lee to square off with Mei Yamaguchi to crown ONE Women's atomweight world champion". Daily Mirror.
- ^ "Youngest-Ever MMA Champion Could Come Out of Singapore". Bloomberg.
- ^ Lee U-Wen. "Angela Lee's ready for the fight of her life". Business Times.
- ^ "MMA: Angela Lee awarded $68,200 bonus following title victory". The New Paper.