| Sakura Nomura | |
| Birth Date: | 22 November 1976 |
| Birth Place: | Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan |
| Residence: | Japan |
| Nationality: | Japanese |
| Weight: | 52kg (115lb) |
| Weight Class: | Lightweight (Jewels) |
| Style: | Kickboxing, Judo,[1] BJJ |
| Fighting Out Of: | Japan |
| Team: | Club Barbarian Impact |
| Rank: | blue belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
| Years Active: | 2010-present |
| Kickbox Win: | 1 |
| Mma Subwin: | 1 |
| Mma Decwin: | 2 |
| Mma Decloss: | 1 |
| Occupation: | Company employee |
| University: | Takaoka University of Law |
| Website: | Official blog |
| Sherdog: | 61634 |
is a Japanese female mixed martial artist and kickboxer.
Nomura was born on 22 November 1976 in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan.[2]
While attending the Takaoka University of Law, Nomura achieved third place in 1996 and second place in 1998 at the All Japan Student Judo Championships in the -56 kg and -57 kg categories, respectively.[3]
At a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Asia Open held on September 11 and 12, 2010 at the Tokyo Budokan, Nomura won first place in the blue belt category.[4]
Nomura made her professional MMA debut with the Jewels promotion on at Jewels 7th Ring. She defeated Yuko Kagoshima by technical submission after the referee stopped the fight when Nomura caught Kagoshima with an armbar in the second round.[5]
In her second fight, Nomura participated in Deep's event Club Deep Toyama: Barbarian Festival 8 on, defeating Abe Ani Combat Club member Rina Tomita by unanimous decision.[6]
In an upset, Nomura defeated Jewels hotshot Saori Ishioka by unanimous decision during the first round of the Jewels Lightweight Queen tournament on at Jewels 9th Ring.[7]
At Jewels 11th Ring on during the semi-finals of the Lightweight Queen tournament, Nomura suffered her first professional defeat via unanimous decision at the hands of eventual tournament champion Ayaka Hamasaki.[8]
Nomura was scheduled to face Ji Yun Kim at Jewels 12th Ring on in Tokyo, Japan,[9] but the event was cancelled after the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami earlier in the day.[10] [11] [12]
Nomura had a shoot boxing match at Jewels 10th Ring on, where she defeated Yoshimi Ohama by unanimous decision.[13]
|-| Loss| align=center| 3-1| Ayaka Hamasaki| Decision (0-3)| Jewels 11th Ring| | align=center| 2| align=center| 5:00| Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan| |-| Win| align=center| 3-0| Saori Ishioka| Decision (3-0)| Jewels 9th Ring| | align=center| 2| align=center| 5:00| Kabukicho, Tokyo, Japan| |-| Win| align=center| 2-0| Rina Tomita| Decision (3-0)| Deep: clubDeep Toyama: Barbarian Festival 8| | align=center| 2| align=center| 5:00| Toyama, Toyama Prefecture, Japan| |-| Win| align=center| 1-0| Yuko Kagoshima| Technical Submission (armbar)| Jewels 7th ring| | align=center| 2| align=center| 4:35| Kabukicho, Tokyo, Japan|
| Professional record | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Fight, 1 Win, 0 Losses, 0 Draws | ||||||||||
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes | |
| Win | 1-0-0 |  Yoshimi Ohama | Decision (3-0) | Jewels 10th Ring | 3 | 2:00 | Koto, Tokyo, Japan | Shoot boxing rules | ||