Mixed Martial Arts Career
Kondo made her professional debut at Ladies Legend Pro-Wrestling (LLPW) event L-1 2000 The Strongest Lady, being defeated by Dutch fighter Marloes Coenen via submission (armbar) in the first round on November 22, 2000 (2000-11-22).
In her second fight, Kondo defeated Dutch fighter Yuta Dum by TKO after Dum injured her ankle and was unable to come out for the second round on May 3, 2001 (2001-05-03) at ReMix Golden Gate 2001.
At Smackgirl: Starting Over on May 24, 2001 (2001-05-24), Kondo defeated Mika Harigai in 49 seconds with an armbar submission.
Continuing her winning streak, Kondo defeated Aya Koyama by unanimous decision on June 28, 2001 (2001-06-28) at Smackgirl: Fighting Chance.
At Smackgirl: Burning Night on August 23, 2001 (2001-08-23), Kondo got her fourth straight victory against Megumi Sato, whom Kondo defeated with an armbar submission in the first round.
On September 27, 2001 (2001-09-27), Kondo had a rematch against Mika Harigai, whom kondo defeated once again with an armbar submission in the first round at Smackgirl: Alive!.
Kondo's second professional loss came on October 31, 2001 (2001-10-31) at the event Ax Vol. 1: we do the justice, where Kondo lost against then undefeated Japanese women's MMA star Ikuma Hoshino via unanimous decision.
Rebounding with a victory, Kondo submitted Hiromi Kanai in 34 seconds with an armbar on February 3, 2002 (2002-02-03) at Smackgirl: Pioneering Spirit.
Kondo next drew against Yoko Takahashi after three rounds at the event Zero-One: True Century Creation '02 held on March 2, 2002 (2002-03-02).
At Ax Vol. 3 on May 4, 2002 (2002-05-04), Kondo defeated Yuki Morimatsu via submission (armbar) in the first round.
At Ax Vol. 4 on June 26, 2002 (2002-06-26), American Angela Reestad gave Kondo her third professional loss by submitting her with an armbar that made Kondo scream in pain and forced her to tap in the first round.
Kondo got back on the winning track by defeating Keiko Tamai via unanimous decision at Smackgirl: Japan Cup 2002 Grand Final on December 29, 2002 (2002-12-29).
On March 3, 2003 (2003-03-03) at Smackgirl: Third Season I, Kondo defeated Guatemalan Mayra Conde by armbar submission in the first round.
At Smackgirl: Third Season III celebrated on May 7, 2003 (2003-05-07), Kondo defeated Dutch fighter Fatiha Abalhaja with an armbar submission in the third round.
Earning her fourth consecutive win, Kondo submitted American fighter Sarah Boyd with a americana in the third round at Smackgirl 2004: Go West on June 19, 2004 (2004-06-19). It was the first time that she fought with her married name and as a member of Purebred Kyoto.
On September 11, 2004 (2004-09-11) Kondo announced her intentions to retire to dedicate herself to her personal life and possibly give birth.
Her retirement match was supposed to be at Smackgirl 2004: Yuuki Kondo Retirement Celebration on November 4, 2004 (2004-11-04) in a bout that she lost against American Amanda Buckner via submission (kneebar) in the second round.
Kondo had her final professional fight at Smackgirl 2005: Cool Fighter Last Stand on April 30, 2005 (2005-04-30) in a rematch against Marloes Coenen, who once again defeated Kondo, this time knocking her out in the second round.
Kondo had one more grappling match against Marloes Coenen in the +60 kg category of the 2005 ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship held in California, United States, where Coenen submitted Kondo with a kneebar in the quarterfinals.
On March 28, 2010 (2010-03-28) in her blog, Kondo announced her intentions to return to MMA.
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