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{{short description|Retired American-Canadian mixed martial artist (born 1996)}} |
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| name = Angela Lee |
| name = Angela Lee |
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| image = COMLOG WESTPAC at ONE Championship Fight Night (2) (cropped).jpg |
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| birth_name = Angela Lee |
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| caption = Lee in 2022 |
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| other_names = Unstoppable<ref>{{cite web|title=Angela Lee Profile|url=http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Angela-Lee-173909|website=Sherdog|accessdate=20 May 2016}}</ref> |
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| birth_name = Angela Seung Ju Lee |
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| native_name = 李胜珠 (Li Shengzhu)<br>이승주 (Lee Seung-ju) |
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| nickname = Unstoppable<ref>{{cite web |title=Angela Lee Profile |url=http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Angela-Lee-173909 |website=Sherdog |access-date=May 20, 2016}}</ref> |
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| nationality = American |
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1996|7|8 |
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1996|7|8}} |
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| birth_place = [[Vancouver]], Canada |
| birth_place = [[Vancouver|Vancouver, British Columbia]], Canada |
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| nationality = American and Canadian |
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| residence = [[Waipahu, Hawaii|Waipahu]], [[Hawaii]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/mma-angela-lee-says-it-is-a-miracle-she-survived-mondays-car-accident |title=MMA: Angela Lee says it is a 'miracle' she survived Monday's car accident |date=November 10, 2017 |author=Lim Say Heng |work=[[The Straits Times]]}}</ref><br>[[Singapore]]<ref name="CTVN"/> |
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| height = {{height|ft=5|in=4}} |
| height = {{height|ft=5|in=4}} |
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| weight = {{convert| |
| weight = {{convert|124|lb|kg st|1|abbr=on}} |
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| weight_class = [[ |
| weight_class = [[Atomweight (MMA)|Atomweight]]<br>[[Strawweight (MMA)|Strawweight]] |
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| reach = {{convert|67|in|cm|0|abbr=on}} |
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| style = [[Pankration]], [[Taekwondo]], [[Brazilian jiu-jitsu|BJJ]], [[Muay Thai]], [[Wrestling]] |
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| stance = Orthodox |
| stance = Orthodox |
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| fighting_out_of = [[ |
| fighting_out_of = [[Tanjong Katong]], Singapore |
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| team = [[Evolve MMA]] |
| team = [[Evolve MMA]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Singapore MMA star Angela Lee is hungry to be a champion |url=http://www.straitstimes.com/sport/hungry-to-be-champion |access-date=May 19, 2016 |work=[[The Straits Times]] |date=April 30, 2016}}</ref> <br /> United MMA<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mmafighting.com/2019/10/10/20904935/angela-lee-rejuvenated-ahead-of-xiong-jing-nan-rematch-still-determined-to-win-125-pound-title |title=Angela Lee rejuvenated ahead of Xiong Jing Nan rematch, still determined to win 125-pound title |author=Alexander K. Lee |publisher=mmafighting.com |date=October 10, 2019}}</ref> |
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| rank = 1st degree black belt in [[Taekwondo]]<br>Black belt in [[Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu]] under Mike Fowler and Ken Lee<ref>{{cite web |title=Angela Lee - Evolve MMA Singapore {{!}} Asia's #1 Mixed Martial Arts Gym|url=https://evolve-mma.com/instructors/angela-lee/|website=evolve-mma.com|date=November 24, 2015|access-date=May 19, 2016}}</ref> |
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| years_active = 2015–2023 |
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| mma_subwin = 8 |
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| mma_decloss = 2 |
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| spouse = {{marriage|[[Bruno Pucci]]|2018}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/mma-angela-lee-rings-wedding-bells-with-brazilian-fighter-in-hawaii |title=MMA: Angela Lee rings wedding bells with Brazilian fighter in Hawaii |date=July 25, 2018 |work=[[The Straits Times]] |author=Jessie Lim}}</ref> |
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| relatives = [[Christian Lee (fighter)|Christian Lee]] <small>(brother)</small><br>[[Victoria Lee]] <small>(sister)</small> |
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{{MedalCountry | {{USA}} }} |
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{{MedalSport | [[Pankration]]}} |
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{{MedalCompetition | WAPF World Pankration Champion}} |
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{{MedalGold | 2012 [[Laconia|Laconia, Greece]] | –58 kg (Semi)}} |
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{{MedalGold | 2012 [[Laconia|Laconia, Greece]] | –58 kg (Full)}} |
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{{MedalSport | [[Folkstyle wrestling|Folkstyle Wrestling]]}} |
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{{MedalCompetition | [[Hawaii High School Athletic Association|HHSAA]] Wrestling Circuit}} |
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{{MedalGold | 2013 [[Hawaii|Hawaii, U.S.]] | –121 lb}} |
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'''Angela Lee''' (born July 8, 1996) is a [[Canadian]]-[[United States|American]] [[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 from [[South Korea]]; both are martial artists, so she began training at a very young age and competing at the age of 6.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ca.news.yahoo.com/vancouver-based-fighter-unstoppable-angela-lee-goes-world-170547429--spt.html|title=Vancouver-born fighter (Unstoppable) Angela Lee goes after world title|author=Neil Davidson|publisher=The Canadian Press}}</ref> Her younger brother Christian Lee is also an MMA fighter and she has two younger siblings who both train in martial arts. |
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'''Angela Seung Ju Pucci'''<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/BHaHGWVhT9A/ Boarding pass from Angela Lee's instagram], retrieved March 8, 2017</ref> ([[née]] ''' Lee''', {{lang-zh|李胜珠}}, {{langx|ko|이승주}}, born July 8, 1996), also known as '''Angela Lee Pucci''', is a Canadian-born American [[Mental Health|combat sports mental health]] advocate and former professional [[mixed martial artist]]. She competed in the [[Atomweight (MMA)|atomweight]] and [[Strawweight (MMA)|strawweight]] divisions of [[ONE Championship]], where she was the inaugural [[ONE Atomweight World Champion]]. Undefeated at atomweight, Lee successfully defended the belt five times before vacating the title when she retired from the sport in September 2023. She holds the record for [[ONE Championship#ONE Championship records|longest-championship reign]] in ONE history at more than seven years. |
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In 2011, Lee won her division at the USA [[Amateur pankration]] national championships, and she followed that the next year by winning her division at the World Pangration Athlima Federation world championships in Greece.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://mmajunkie.com/2015/05/fight-path-for-one-championship-27s-angela-lee-surprise-at-home-attacks-were-normal|title=Fight Path: For ONE Championship 27's Angela Lee, surprise at-home attacks were normal|author=Kyle Nagel|publisher=MMA Junkie}}</ref> On May 5, 2016, she became the youngest person to ever win a world title in MMA by defeating [[Mei Yamaguchi]] to win the [[List of ONE Championship champions|ONE Women's Atomweight (115 lbs) Title]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sg.sports.yahoo.com/blogs/fit-to-post-sports/mma-star-angela-lee-becomes-youngest-ever-world-champion-000738878.html|title=MMA star Angela Lee becomes youngest-ever world champion|author=Teng Kiat|publisher=Yahoo}}</ref> As of May 2016, [[Fight Matrix]] ranks her #17 female MMA Strawweight (115 lbs) in the world.<ref>{{cite web|title=Fight Matrix Current MMA Rankings » Women’s Strawweight|url=http://www.fightmatrix.com/mma-ranks/womens-strawweight/|website=www.fightmatrix.com|accessdate=19 May 2016}}</ref> |
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On May 5, 2016, Lee became the youngest person to ever win a world title in MMA by defeating [[Mei Yamaguchi]] to win the inaugural ONE Atomweight World Championship at 19 years old and 9 months.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://sg.sports.yahoo.com/blogs/fit-to-post-sports/mma-star-angela-lee-becomes-youngest-ever-world-champion-000738878.html |title=MMA star Angela Lee becomes youngest-ever world champion |author=Teng Kiat |date=May 7, 2016 |publisher=Yahoo}}</ref> When her younger brother [[Christian Lee (fighter)|Christian Lee]] won the [[ONE Lightweight World Championship]] in May 2019, they became the first sister-brother pair of mixed martial arts world champions.<ref name="straitstimes.com">{{cite news|last1=Lee|first1=David|title=MMA: Christian Lee beats Japan's Shinya Aoki to become One Championship's youngest world champion |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/mma-christian-lee-beats-japans-shinya-aoki-to-become-one-championships-youngest-world-champion|website=The Straits Times|date=17 May 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The Youngest MMA World Champions in History are Asian Siblings|url=https://nextshark.com/angela-lee-christian-lee-youngest-mma-champions/|access-date=11 June 2020|website=NextShark|date=26 July 2019}}</ref> Following the death of her younger sister [[Victoria Lee|Victoria]], Lee announced her retirement from MMA at [[ONE Fight Night 14]] on September 30, 2023. |
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==Mixed martial arts career== |
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==Background== |
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In 2014 Lee made her amateur debut, and in November of 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. |
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Lee was born in [[Vancouver]] to a [[Chinese Singaporeans|Chinese-Singaporean]] father Ken Lee and a [[Korean diaspora|South Korean-born]] [[Korean Canadians|Canadian]] mother Jewelz Lee. She moved to [[Hawaii]] with her family at age 7. Her parents are both martial artists, so she began training at a young age and competing at age 6.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://ca.news.yahoo.com/vancouver-based-fighter-unstoppable-angela-lee-goes-world-170547429--spt.html |title=Vancouver-born fighter (Unstoppable) Angela Lee goes after world title |author=Neil Davidson |publisher=The Canadian Press |access-date=May 10, 2016 |archive-date=May 13, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160513010419/https://ca.news.yahoo.com/vancouver-based-fighter-unstoppable-angela-lee-goes-world-170547429--spt.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> Her younger brother [[Christian Lee (martial artist)|Christian]] is also an MMA fighter and her other younger brother Adrian (born in [[Waipahu, Hawaii|Waipahu]]), also trains in martial arts. Lee's younger sister [[Victoria Lee|Victoria]], who was also a mixed martial artist signed to ONE, died in 2022 at the age of 18. |
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In 2011, Angela Lee won her division at the USA Amateur pankration national championships, and the next year, she claimed her division at the World Pangration Athlima Federation world championships in Greece.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://mmajunkie.com/2015/05/fight-path-for-one-championship-27s-angela-lee-surprise-at-home-attacks-were-normal |title=Fight Path: For ONE Championship 27's Angela Lee, surprise at-home attacks were normal |author=Kyle Nagel |date=May 21, 2015 |publisher=MMA Junkie}}</ref> Lee was awarded her Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt on February 9, 2018, by third-degree black belt Mike Fowler and her father Ken Lee, who is also a black belt.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://thebodylockmma.com/one-championship/family-beside-christian-lee-marching-toward-shot-featherweight-title/ |title=With his family beside him, Christian Lee is marching toward a shot at the featherweight title |date=2018-03-06 |work=The Body Lock |access-date=2018-03-08 |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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==Mixed martial arts career== |
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In 2014, Lee made her amateur debut, and in November of that year she won an amateur title by beating Audrey Perkins at Destiny MMA: Na Koa 7 in Honolulu to become the Destiny MMA strawweight champion. |
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===ONE Championship=== |
===ONE Championship=== |
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Lee signed with [[ONE Championship]] in 2014 and made her promotional debut at [[List of ONE Championship events#ONE Championship: Warrior's Quest|ONE Championship 28: Warrior's Quest]] on May 22, 2015, submitting [[Aya Saeid Saber|Aya Saber]] with an armbar in the opening round.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Shinya-Aoki-Keeps-Lightweight-Title-Decisions-Koji-Ando-at-One-Championship-27-86535 |title=Shinya Aoki Keeps Lightweight Title, Decisions Koji Ando at One Championship 27 |author=Brian Knapp |publisher=Sherdog}}</ref> She competes under Singapore flags.<ref>{{cite web |title="Unstoppable" Angela Lee |url=https://www.onefc.com/athletes/angela-lee/ |website=ONE Championship – The Home Of Martial Arts |access-date=7 April 2022 |date=23 November 2016 |quote=From Singapore / United States}}</ref> |
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Following the win, Lee dropped out of college in Hawaii (she was studying business) and moved to Singapore to join [[Evolve MMA]].<ref name="Singapore">{{Cite web |url=http://www.straitstimes.com/sport/mixed-martial-arts-angela-lee-quits-school-aiming-to-be-singapores-1st-world-champion |title=Mixed Martial Arts: Angela Lee quits school aiming to be Singapore's 1st world champion |author=Sanjay Nair |date=August 24, 2015 |publisher=Straits Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mmaweekly.com/angela-lee-switched-her-training-to-singapore-in-search-of-one-championship-gold |title=Angela Lee Switched Her Training to Singapore in Search of One Championship Gold |author=James Goyder |date=September 21, 2015 |publisher=MMA Weekly}}</ref> In her next fight, she used a rear naked choke hold to beat Mona Samir at [[ONE FC Events#ONE Fighting Championship: Odyssey of Champions|ONE Championship: Odyssey of Champions]] on September 27, 2015, in the first round. |
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Lee signed with [[ONE Championship]] in 2014 and made her promotional debut at [[List of ONE Championship events#ONE Championship: Warrior's Quest|ONE Championship 28: Warrior's Quest]] on 22 May, 2015, submitting Aya Saber with an armbar in the opening round.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Shinya-Aoki-Keeps-Lightweight-Title-Decisions-Koji-Ando-at-One-Championship-27-86535|title=Shinya Aoki Keeps Lightweight Title, Decisions Koji Ando at One Championship 27|author=Brian Knapp|publisher=Sherdog}}</ref> |
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Lee's third professional fight was at [[List of ONE Championship events#ONE Championship: Pride of Lions|ONE Championship 33: Pride of Lions]] on November 13, 2015,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2015/11/13/singapore-mma-star-angela-lee-ready-for-one-pride-bout-with-natalie-gonzales-hills.html |title=Asia's female MMA star: 'I finish fights very quickly...' |author=Saheli Roy Choudhury |date=November 13, 2015 |publisher=CNBC}}</ref> and she submitted Natalie Gonzales Hills with a [[Twister (submission)|twister]] in the opening round in what commentators described as a potential submission of the year contender.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://sg.sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mma-insider/historic-twister-submission-in-one-championship-060525599.html |title=Historic twister submission in ONE Championship cage by Singaporean MMA star Angela Lee |author=MMA Insider |date=November 14, 2015 |publisher=Yahoo! Sports}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.fightersonlymag.com/videos/23615-one-championship-s-angela-lee-pulls-off-twister-submission |title=One Championship's Angela Lee pulls off twister submission |author=FO Staff |publisher=Fighters Only |access-date=May 19, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160616232020/http://www.fightersonlymag.com/videos/23615-one-championship-s-angela-lee-pulls-off-twister-submission |archive-date=June 16, 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2015/12/09/angela-lee-mma_n_8763372.html |title=Angela 'Unstoppable' Lee, Vancouver-Born MMA Athlete, Turns Heads In Asia |author=Neil Davidson |publisher=The Canadian Press}}</ref> She subsequently won the 2015 WMMA Press Award for Submission of the Year.<ref>{{cite web |publisher=Wombat Sports |title=Angela Lee Takes WMMA Press 2015 Newcomer & Submission Award |date=January 30, 2016 |url=https://wombatsports.wordpress.com/2016/01/30/angela-lee-takes-wmma-press-2015-newcomer-submission-award/ |access-date=May 19, 2016}}</ref> |
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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]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.straitstimes.com/sport/mixed-martial-arts-angela-lee-quits-school-aiming-to-be-singapores-1st-world-champion|title=Mixed Martial Arts: Angela Lee quits school aiming to be Singapore's 1st world champion|author=Sanjay Nair|publisher=Straits Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mmaweekly.com/angela-lee-switched-her-training-to-singapore-in-search-of-one-championship-gold|title=Angela Lee Switched Her Training to Singapore in Search of One Championship Gold|author=James Goyder|publisher=MMA Weekly}}</ref> In her next fight she faced Mona Samir at [[ONE FC Events#ONE Fighting Championship: Odyssey of Champions|ONE Championship: Odyssey of Champions]] on 27 September, 2015 and won with a first round rear naked choke. |
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Next, she faced Lena Tkhorevska at [[List of ONE Championship events#ONE Championship: Spirit of Champions|ONE Championship 36: Spirit of Champions]] on December 11, 2015,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mmaweekly.com/fridays-fight-is-angela-lees-next-step-towards-one-championship-title |title=Friday's Fight is Angela Lee's Next Step Towards ONE CHAMPIONSHIP Title |author=Mick Hammond |date=December 10, 2015 |publisher=MMA Weekly}}</ref> and won with a rear naked choke in the second round. Lee's first fight of 2016 was against Rebecca Heintzman at [[List of ONE Championship events#ONE Championship: Tribe of Warriors|ONE Championship 39: Tribe of Warriors]] on February 20, 2016, and she won with a second round neck crank.<ref>{{cite web |title=Rebecca Heintzman-Rozewski Looks To Lessons Learned From Loss Against Angela Lee |url=https://www.asiaone.com/world/rebecca-heintzmanrozewski-looks-lessons-learned-loss-against-angela-lee?amp |website=asiaone.com |date=May 17, 2017 |access-date=10 November 2021}}</ref> |
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Lee's third professional fight was at [[List of ONE Championship events#ONE Championship: Pride of Lions|ONE Championship 33: Pride of Lions]] on Nov 13, 2015<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cnbc.com/2015/11/13/singapore-mma-star-angela-lee-ready-for-one-pride-bout-with-natalie-gonzales-hills.html|title=Asia's female MMA star: 'I finish fights very quickly...'|author=Saheli Roy Choudhury|publisher=CNBC}}</ref> and she submitted Natalie Gonzales Hills with a twister in the opening round in what commentators described as a potential submission of the year contender.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sg.sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mma-insider/historic-twister-submission-in-one-championship-060525599.html|title=Historic twister submission in ONE Championship cage by Singaporean MMA star Angela Lee|author=MMA Insider|publisher=Yahoo! Sports}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fightersonlymag.com/videos/23615-one-championship-s-angela-lee-pulls-off-twister-submission|title=One Championship's Angela Lee pulls off twister submission|author=FO Staff|publisher=Fighters Only}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2015/12/09/angela-lee-mma_n_8763372.html|title=Angela 'Unstoppable' Lee, Vancouver-Born MMA Athlete, Turns Heads In Asia|author=Neil Davidson|publisher=The Canadian Press}}</ref> She subsequently won the 2015 WMMA Press Award for Submission of the Year.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Wombat Sports|title=Angela Lee Takes WMMA Press 2015 Newcomer & Submission Award|url=https://wombatsports.wordpress.com/2016/01/30/angela-lee-takes-wmma-press-2015-newcomer-submission-award/|accessdate=19 May 2016}}</ref> |
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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 [[List of ONE Championship events#ONE Championship: Ascent to Power|ONE Championship 42: Ascent to Power]] on May 6, 2016.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/mma/angela-lee-looking-to-make-history-and-pioneer-womens-mma-at-one-ascent-to-power-a7003626.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220507/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/mma/angela-lee-looking-to-make-history-and-pioneer-womens-mma-at-one-ascent-to-power-a7003626.html |archive-date=May 7, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Angela Lee looking to make history and pioneer women's MMA at ONE: Ascent To Power |author=Jim Edwards |work=The Independent |date=April 27, 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://tnp.straitstimes.com/sports/angela-lee-eyes-first-one-championship-womens-title |title=Angela Lee eyes first ONE Championship women's title |author=LIM SAY HENG |date=April 2016 |publisher=The New Paper}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/other-sports/mma/angela-lee-square-mei-yamaguchi-7719350 |title=Angela Lee to square off with Mei Yamaguchi to crown ONE Women's atomweight world champion |author=James Edwards |date=April 9, 2016 |publisher=Daily Mirror}}</ref> Winning the fight would make her the youngest-ever MMA world champion.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2016-05-06/youngest-ever-mma-champ-could-come-from-singapore |title=Youngest-Ever MMA Champion Could Come Out of Singapore |author= |date=May 6, 2016 |publisher=Bloomberg}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.businesstimes.com.sg/life-culture/angela-lees-ready-for-the-fight-of-her-life |title=Angela Lee's ready for the fight of her life |author=Lee U-Wen |date=May 4, 2016 |publisher=Business Times}}</ref> |
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Next, she faced Lena Tkhorevska at [[List of ONE Championship events#ONE Championship: Spirit of Champions|ONE Championship 36: Spirit of Champions]] on Dec 11, 2015<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mmaweekly.com/fridays-fight-is-angela-lees-next-step-towards-one-championship-title|title=Friday's Fight is Angela Lee's Next Step Towards ONE CHAMPIONSHIP Title|author=Mick Hammond|publisher=MMA Weekly}}</ref> and won with a rear naked choke in the second round. Lee's first fight of 2016 was against Rebecca Heintzman at [[List of ONE Championship events#ONE Championship: Tribe of Warriors|ONE Championship 39: Tribe of Warriors]] on Feb 20, 2016 and she won with a second round neck crank. |
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Lee won the fight by unanimous decision to become the inaugural [[ONE Championship|ONE Women's Atomweight Champion]], and received a $68,200 SGD bonus for her performance.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://news.asiaone.com/news/sports/mma-angela-lee-awarded-68200-bonus-following-title-victory |title=MMA: Angela Lee awarded $68,200 bonus following title victory |author= |publisher=The New Paper |access-date=May 10, 2016 |archive-date=May 10, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160510180248/http://news.asiaone.com/news/sports/mma-angela-lee-awarded-68200-bonus-following-title-victory |url-status=dead }}</ref> The MMA media described her fight with Yamaguchi as a Fight of the Year contender.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Angela-Lee-Takes-Atomweight-Title-in-FOTY-Contender-at-One-Championship-42-104549 |title=Angela Lee Takes Atomweight Title in FOTY Contender at One Championship 42 |author=Brian Knapp |publisher=Sherdog}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.thescore.com/mma/news/1022169 |title=Watch: 19-year-old Angela Lee wins ONE title in thriller |author=Alexander K. Lee |date=May 6, 2016 |publisher=The Score}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://vendettafighter.com/2016-fight-of-the-year-candidate-angela-lee-vs-mei-yamaguchi-video/ |title=2016 Fight Of The Year Candidate: Angela Lee vs Mei Yamaguchi (Video) |author=Jay Russell |publisher=Vendetta Fighter |access-date=May 22, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160512074918/http://vendettafighter.com/2016-fight-of-the-year-candidate-angela-lee-vs-mei-yamaguchi-video/ |archive-date=May 12, 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref> She subsequently signed a new contract with ONE Championship. Commentators speculated that her new contract made Lee the highest paid teenager in the history of MMA, male or female.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mmaweekly.com/newly-crowned-one-atomweight-champ-angela-lee-signs-huge-new-contract |title=NEWLY CROWNED ONE ATOMWEIGHT CHAMP ANGELA LEE SIGNS HUGE NEW CONTRACT |author=James Goyder |date=May 12, 2016 |publisher=MMA Weekly}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.straitstimes.com/sport/mixed-martial-arts-lucrative-new-deal-for-angela-lee |title=Mixed martial arts: Lucrative new deal for Angela Lee |author=Chua Siang Yee |newspaper=Straits Times|date=May 15, 2016 }}</ref> |
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On March 11, 2017, Angela Lee defeated Jenny Huang of Taiwan and retained the Atomweight World Championship title.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kowal |first1=Eric |title=ONE women's atomweight champ Angela Lee defends against Jenny Huang |url=https://mymmanews.com/angela-lee-defends-jenny-huang/ |website=mymmanews.com |date=January 4, 2017 |access-date=10 November 2021}}</ref> On May 27, 2017, she was successful in her second title defense against Istela Nunes of Brazil.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lee |first1=Jonathan |title=Angela Lee anaconda chokes Istela Nunes to retain ONE championship world title |url=https://tnp.straitstimes.com/sports/others/angela-lee-anaconda-chokes-istela-nunes-retain-one-championship-world-title |website=tnp.straitstimes.com |date=May 27, 2017 |access-date=10 November 2021}}</ref> |
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Lee won the fight by unanimous decision to become the inaugural [[ONE Championship|ONE Women's Atomweight Champion]],and received a $68,200 SGD bonus for her performance.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://news.asiaone.com/news/sports/mma-angela-lee-awarded-68200-bonus-following-title-victory|title=MMA: Angela Lee awarded $68,200 bonus following title victory|author=|publisher=The New Paper}}</ref> The MMA media described her fight with Yamaguchi as a Fight of the Year contender.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Angela-Lee-Takes-Atomweight-Title-in-FOTY-Contender-at-One-Championship-42-104549|title=Angela Lee Takes Atomweight Title in FOTY Contender at One Championship 42|author=Brian Knapp|publisher=Sherdog}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thescore.com/mma/news/1022169|title=Watch: 19-year-old Angela Lee wins ONE title in thriller|author=Alexander K. Lee|publisher=The Score}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://vendettafighter.com/2016-fight-of-the-year-candidate-angela-lee-vs-mei-yamaguchi-video/|title=2016 Fight Of The Year Candidate: Angela Lee vs Mei Yamaguchi (Video)|author=Jay Russell|publisher=Vendetta Fighter}}</ref> She subsequently signed a new contract with ONE Championship which commentators stated would potentially make her the highest paid teenager in the history of MMA, male or female.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mmaweekly.com/newly-crowned-one-atomweight-champ-angela-lee-signs-huge-new-contract|title=NEWLY CROWNED ONE ATOMWEIGHT CHAMP ANGELA LEE SIGNS HUGE NEW CONTRACT|author=James Goyder|publisher=MMA Weekly}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.straitstimes.com/sport/mixed-martial-arts-lucrative-new-deal-for-angela-lee|title=Mixed martial arts: Lucrative new deal for Angela Lee|author=Chua Siang Yee|publisher=Straits Times}}</ref> |
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On November 8, 2017, [[Chatri Sityodtong]] announced that Angela Lee was involved in a serious car accident after she had reportedly fallen asleep at the wheel of her car.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/csityodtong/posts/1596095403785948 |title=Chatri Sityodtong |website=www.facebook.com |language=en |access-date=November 8, 2017}}</ref> In 2023, Lee revealed that this was actually a deliberate suicide attempt.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Burne |first1=Kathrine |title=Angela Lee Reveals Past Suicide Attempt |url=https://jitsmagazine.com/angela-lee-reveals-past-suicide-attempt/ |website=Jitsmagazine |date=September 20, 2023 |access-date=20 September 2023}}</ref> She managed to survive the incident with a concussion and minor burns. Lee's bout with [[Mei Yamaguchi]] that was scheduled for November 24 was rescheduled to May 18, 2018,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.straitstimes.com/sport/mma-angela-lee-wants-to-be-first-dual-division-womens-champion-in-one-championship |title=MMA: Angela Lee wants to be first dual-division women's champion in One Championship |author=Lim Say Heng |date=March 8, 2018 |work=[[The Straits Times]]}}</ref> at One Championship Unstoppable Dreams in Singapore.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://onefc.com/events/unstoppable-dreams |title=Unstoppable Dreams |access-date=December 28, 2020 |work=[[ONE Championship]]|date=December 4, 2017 }}</ref> Lee won via unanimous decision.<ref>{{cite web |title=Angela Lee, Nguyen still Champions after Unstoppable Dreams |url=https://www.baguioheraldexpressonline.com/angela-lee-nguyen-still-champions-after-unstoppable-dreams/ |website=baguioheraldexpressonline.com |date=May 18, 2018 |access-date=10 November 2021}}</ref> |
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Lee was expected to face reigning strawweight champion [[Xiong Jing Nan|Jingnan Xiong]] at [[List of ONE Championship events|ONE Championship 78: Heart of the Lion]] on November 9, 2018, in an attempt to become the first female two-division champion in ONE Championship.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mmafighting.com/2018/10/2/17927988/angela-lee-aims-become-ones-first-two-division-female-champ-bibiano-fernandes-announced-nov-9-show |title=Angela Lee aims to become ONE's first two-division female champ, Bibiano Fernandes announced for Nov. 9 show |author=Alexander K. Lee |publisher=mmafighting.com |date=October 2, 2018}}</ref> However, on November 5, 2018, Lee revealed that she was forced off the card due to a back injury.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://mmajunkie.com/2018/11/one-championship-83-angela-lee-withdraws-with-back-injury |title=Angela Lee's dual-title plans on hold after back injury forces ONE Championship 83 withdrawal |date=November 5, 2018 |author=Fernanda Prates |publisher=mmajunkie.com}}</ref> The fight eventually happened on March 31, 2019, at [[2019 in ONE Championship#One Championship: A New Era|One Championship 90: A New Era]]. Lee was defeated via TKO in round 5, which snapped her undefeated streak.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mmafighting.com/2019/3/31/18289105/one-championship-a-new-era-results-shinya-aoki-chokes-eduard-folayang-xiong-jin-nan-stops-angela-lee |title=ONE Championship: A New Era results: Shinya Aoki chokes out Eduard Folayang to win title, Xiong Jing Nan stops Angela Lee |last=Lee |first=Alexander K. |date=2019-03-31 |website=MMA Fighting |access-date=2019-04-01}}</ref> |
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At [[2019 in ONE Championship#ONE Championship: Masters of Destiny|ONE Championship 96: Masters of Destiny]], Angela Lee suffered another defeat at the hands of [[Michelle Nicolini]], via unanimous decision.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Leonte |first1=Tudor |title=Michelle Nicolini Bests Angela Lee in Main Event of One: Masters of Destiny |url=https://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Michelle-Nicolini-Bests-Angela-Lee-in-Main-Event-of-One-Masters-of-Destiny-158319 |website=sherdog.com |access-date=10 November 2021}}</ref> |
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Lee next defended her ONE Atomweight Championship against [[Xiong Jing Nan|Xiong Jingnan]] – whose Strawweight Championship Lee failed to capture – at [[2019 in ONE Championship#ONE Championship: Century|ONE Championship 100: Century]] on October 13, 2019.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mmafighting.com/2019/6/30/20545421/angela-lee-aung-la-nsang-bibiano-fernandes-title-fights-announced-for-one-championships-100th-show |title=Angela Lee, Aung La Nsang, Bibiano Fernandes title fights announced for ONE Championship's 100th show |author=Alexander K. Lee |publisher=mmafighting.com |date=June 30, 2019}}</ref> She won the fight by submission in the fifth round.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://asianmma.com/angela-lee-expects-trilogy-bout-with-xiong-jing-nan-to-happen-in-2020/ |title=Angela Lee expects trilogy bout with Xiong Jing Nan to happen in 2020 |date=November 27, 2019 |website=asianmma.com}}</ref> |
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After pregnancy leave, Lee returned to defend her Atomweight title against [[2021 in ONE Championship#2021 Women's Atomweight Grand Prix|ONE Women's Atomweight Grand Prix]] winner [[Stamp Fairtex]] at [[ONE: X|ONE 155: X]] on March 26, 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Lee|first=Alexander K.|date=2022-01-12|title=Demetrious Johnson return, Angela Lee vs. Stamp Fairtex announced for rescheduled ONE Championship: ONE X event|url=https://www.mmafighting.com/2022/1/12/22880058/demetrious-johnson-return-angela-lee-stamp-fairtex-announced-rescheduled-one-championship-x-event|access-date=2022-01-12|website=MMA Fighting|language=en}}</ref> Surviving an early scare in the first round after being hurt by a liver punch, she won the bout via submission in the second round.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Anderson |first=Jay |date=2022-03-26 |title=Angela Lee Victorious in Return, Submits Stamp Fairtex in ONE X Main Event |url=https://cagesidepress.com/2022/03/26/one-x-angela-lee-vs-stamp-fairtex/ |access-date=2022-03-26 |website=Cageside Press |language=en-US}}</ref> In April 2022, [[Fight Matrix]] ranked Lee the #12 female strawweight (121.9 lbs and below) in the world.<ref>{{cite web |title=Fighter Profile - Fight Matrix|url=https://www.fightmatrix.com/fighter-profile/Angela+Lee/135246/ |website=www.fightmatrix.com |access-date=April 29, 2023}}</ref> |
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Lee challenged [[Xiong Jingnan]] for the [[ONE Championship#Current champions|ONE Women's Strawweight Championship]] at [[ONE on Prime Video 2]] on September 30, 2022.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Martin |first1=Damon |title=Angela Lee vs. Xiong Jingnan 3 for strawweight title set to headline ONE on Prime Video 2 card . However, she was defeated by Xiong jing nan, losing by unanimous decision,with this defeat, she accumulated 3 loss in the strawweight decision and failed to win any match in the strawweight decision. |url=https://www.mmafighting.com/2022/8/15/23306829/angela-lee-vs-xiong-jingnan-3-for-strawweight-title-set-to-headline-one-on-prime-video-2-card |website=mmafighting.com |access-date=16 August 2022 |date=15 August 2022}}</ref> She lost the fight by unanimous decision.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Taylor |first1=Tom |last2=Atkin |first2=Nicholas |title=ONE Championship Prime Video 2 results: Xiong Jingnan beats Angela Lee to retain title in trilogy |url=https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3194492/one-championship-prime-video-2-results-angela |website=scmp.com |access-date=1 October 2022 |date=1 October 2022}}</ref> |
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At [[ONE Fight Night 14]] on September 30, 2023, Lee announced her retirement from mixed martial arts and vacated the title during the event. Speaking to [[ESPN]], she said, "It's just really tough because my sister was also a fighter, my whole family is fighters, my dad was our coach. And because everything was so, I guess, intertwined and connected that's one of the big factors [why] I'm stepping away, because it's just very difficult to go on." As a result, the interim title bout between [[Stamp Fairtex]] and [[Seo Hee Ham|Ham Seo-hee]] at the event was promoted to be for the vacant title.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-09-30 |title=ONE champion Angela Lee to retire, vacate title |url=https://www.espn.co.uk/mma/story/_/id/38524531/one-champion-angela-lee-says-retiring-vacating-title |access-date=2023-09-30 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref> |
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==Personal life== |
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Lee holds American and Canadian citizenship.<ref name="CTVN">{{cite web |last1=Davidson |first1=Neil |title=Vancouver-born MMA fighter Angela Lee returns after November car crash |url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/mobile/sports/vancouver-born-mma-fighter-angela-lee-returns-after-november-car-crash-1.3846102 |website=CTVNews |access-date=7 April 2022 |language=en |date=16 March 2018 |quote=Lee, who divides her time between the Hawaiian island of Oahu and Singapore, comes from a fighting family.}}</ref><ref>[https://www.thestar.com/sports/2018/04/04/brother-and-sister-title-fights-to-feature-vancouver-born-angela-lee-and-sibling.html The Star]</ref><ref>[https://www.sportsnet.ca/mma/ufc/vancouver-born-fighter-angela-lee-wins-one-championship-world-title/ Sports Net]</ref> She is married to fellow mixed martial artist [[Bruno Pucci]]. On October 1, 2020, Lee announced on her social media that she was pregnant.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://asianmma.com/angela-lee-announces-pregnancy/ |title=Angela Lee announces pregnancy |date=October 2, 2020 |website=asianmma.com}}</ref> She gave birth to a daughter in April 2021.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3137673/one-championship-angela-lee-admits-she-felt |title=ONE Championship: Angela Lee admits she 'felt like throwing up' after training for first time since giving birth|date=June 17, 2021|access-date=September 30, 2023|website=[[South China Morning Post]]}}</ref> Both Lee and her husband are head coaches at United BJJ Hawaii, a gym that they founded in 2021. The opening of their gym was delayed by several days as the result of vandalism just prior to the date.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://jitsmagazine.com/one-fc-champion-angela-lee-delays-opening-united-bjj-hawaii-after-vandalism/|title = ONE FC Champion Angela Lee Delays Opening United BJJ Hawaii After Vandalism|date = January 5, 2021}}</ref> |
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Lee's younger brother [[Christian Lee (fighter)|Christian]] is the reigning [[List of ONE Championship champions#Lightweight World Championship|ONE Lightweight World Champion]] and [[List of ONE Championship champions#Welterweight World Championship|ONE Welterweight World Champion]]. Her youngest sibling, [[Victoria Lee|Victoria]], made her successful MMA debut at the age of 16 on February 26, 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://jitsmagazine.com/16-year-old-victoria-lee-wins-her-one-fc-mma-debut-by-submission/|title=16 Year-Old Victoria Lee Wins Her ONE FC MMA Debut by Submission|date=February 28, 2021}}</ref> On January 7, 2023, Lee announced on Instagram that Victoria had died on December 26, 2022.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Atkin |first1=Nicholas |last2=Taylor |first2=Tom |date=8 January 2023 |title=ONE Championship's Victoria Lee dies at 18 years old |work=South China Morning Post |location= |url=https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3205984/one-championships-victoria-lee-dies-18-years-old |access-date=7 January 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2023/01/mma-news-victoria-lee-one-championship-star-dies|title=ONE Championship rising star Victoria Lee dead at 18|publisher=mmajunkie.usatoday.com|author=Nolan King|date=2023-01-07|access-date=2023-01-07}}</ref> The Lees shut down their family-owned MMA training facility in [[Waipahu, Hawaii]], and said it would remain permanently closed.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Atkin |first1=Nicolas |title=Victoria Lee family's MMA gym 'permanently closes' after death at 18 |url=https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3206163/victoria-lee-familys-united-mma-hawaii-gym-permanently-closes-after-18-year-olds-death |newspaper=South China Morning Post |access-date=January 14, 2023 |language=en |date=January 9, 2023}}</ref> |
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On September 19, 2023, Lee wrote in an article on the Players' Tribune that her 2017 car crash in Hawaii was a suicide attempt, and also revealed that her sister Victoria, who died in 2022 at the age of 18, had taken her own life.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Resilient by Angela Lee |url=https://www.theplayerstribune.com/posts/angela-lee-pucci-mma-mental-health |website=The Players' Tribune|date=September 19, 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=MMA fighter Angela Lee says her 2017 car crash was a suicide attempt, confirms sister Victoria took her own life |url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/sport/angela-lee-mma-fighter-says-2017-car-crash-was-suicide-attempt-confirms-sister-victoria-lee-took-her-own-life-3784971 |access-date=2023-09-26 |website=CNA |language=en}}</ref> These incidents motivated her to set up a non-profit organisation, Fightstory, putting out podcast and videos on mental health, as well as a programme to help people with their nutrition and physical health.<ref>{{Cite web |title='Your story matters': MMA fighter Angela Lee opens up on new initiative, suicide attempt and sister Victoria's death |url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/sport/angela-victoria-lee-mma-champion-fighter-suicide-mental-health-fightstory-3799366 |access-date=2023-09-26 |website=CNA |language=en}}</ref> |
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==Championships and accomplishments== |
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===Amateur pankration=== |
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* 2012 Agon (full contact) Girls, 16-17 yrs ,58 kg - Champion.<ref>{{cite web|title=2012 WORLDPANGRATION CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS AGON|url=http://www.worldpangration.net/index.php/2011-08-15-07-10-58/89-results-1/94-2012-worldpangration-championship-results-agon|website=www.worldpangration.net|accessdate=19 May 2016}}</ref> |
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* 2012 Semi (semi contact) Girls, Juniors , 58 kg - Champion.<ref>{{cite web|title=2012 WORLDPANGRATION CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS PANGRATION IMIEPAFIS|url=http://www.worldpangration.net/index.php/2011-08-15-07-10-58/89-results-1/93-2012-worldpangration-championship-results-pangration-imiepafis|website=www.worldpangration.net|accessdate=19 May 2016}}</ref> |
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*'''World Pangration Athlima Federation World Championships:''' |
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[[Hawaii High School Athletic Association|HHSAA]] 2013, 121 lbs. girls wrestling champion.<ref>{{cite web|title=Wrestling - HHSAA Girls Final Results - Hawaii High School Athletic Association (HHSAA)|url=http://www.sportshigh.com/sports/wrestling/schedule_results/2012-2013/HHSAA_girls_final|website=www.sportshigh.com|accessdate=19 May 2016}}</ref> |
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**2012 Agon (full contact) Girls, 16-17 yrs, 58 kg - Champion.<ref>{{cite web |title=2012 WORLDPANGRATION CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS AGON |url=http://www.worldpangration.net/index.php/2011-08-15-07-10-58/89-results-1/94-2012-worldpangration-championship-results-agon |website=www.worldpangration.net |access-date=May 19, 2016 |archive-date=September 13, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160913021734/http://worldpangration.net/index.php/2011-08-15-07-10-58/89-results-1/94-2012-worldpangration-championship-results-agon |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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**2012 Semi (semi contact) Girls, Juniors, 58 kg - Champion.<ref>{{cite web |title=2012 WORLDPANGRATION CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS PANGRATION IMIEPAFIS |url=http://www.worldpangration.net/index.php/2011-08-15-07-10-58/89-results-1/93-2012-worldpangration-championship-results-pangration-imiepafis |website=www.worldpangration.net |access-date=May 19, 2016}}</ref> |
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* '''[[Hawaii High School Athletic Association|HHSAA]] Wrestling Circuit''' |
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** 2013, 121 lbs, Girls - Champion.<ref>{{cite web |title=Wrestling - HHSAA Girls Final Results - Hawaii High School Athletic Association (HHSAA) |url=http://www.sportshigh.com/sports/wrestling/schedule_results/2012-2013/HHSAA_girls_final |website=www.sportshigh.com |access-date=May 19, 2016}}</ref> |
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===Mixed martial arts=== |
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*'''Amateur Career''' |
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**Destiny MMA Women's Strawweight |
**Destiny MMA Women's Strawweight Championship (One time) |
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*'''[[ONE Championship]]''' |
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**ONE |
**[[ONE Women's Atomweight World Championship]] (One time; inaugural) |
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***Five successful title defenses |
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***[[ONE Championship#ONE Championship records|Longest-championship reign in ONE history]] (2,703 days) |
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* '''[https://wombatsports.wordpress.com/2016/01/04/wmma-press-awards-2015-nominees-updated-daily/ WMMA Press Association ]'''<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Wombat Sports|title=Angela Lee Takes WMMA Press 2015 Newcomer & Submission Award|url=https://wombatsports.wordpress.com/2016/01/30/angela-lee-takes-wmma-press-2015-newcomer-submission-award/|accessdate=19 May 2016}}</ref> |
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**[[List of ONE bonus award recipients|Performance of the Night]] (One time) {{small|vs. [[Stamp Fairtex]]}} |
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** 2016 Fight of the Year vs. [[Mei Yamaguchi]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://onefc.com/news/1062-one-championships-fight-of-the-year-2016.html |title=ONE Championship's Fight Of The Year 2016 |website=ONE Championship |language=en |access-date=March 7, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170117020740/http://onefc.com/news/1062-one-championships-fight-of-the-year-2016.html |archive-date=January 17, 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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**2022 MMA Fight of the Year {{small|vs. [[Stamp Fairtex]] at [[ONE: X]]}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.onefc.com/news/angela-lee-vs-stamp-fairtex-named-ones-2022-mma-fight-of-the-year/|title=Angela Lee vs. Stamp Fairtex named ONE's 2022 MMA Fight Of The Year|website=ONE Championship – The Home of Martial Arts|author=Jay Furness|date=2022-12-31|access-date=2023-01-01}}</ref> |
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* '''[https://wombatsports.wordpress.com/2016/01/04/wmma-press-awards-2015-nominees-updated-daily/ WMMA Press Association ]'''<ref>{{cite web |publisher=Wombat Sports |title=Angela Lee Takes WMMA Press 2015 Newcomer & Submission Award |date=January 30, 2016 |url=https://wombatsports.wordpress.com/2016/01/30/angela-lee-takes-wmma-press-2015-newcomer-submission-award/ |access-date=May 19, 2016}}</ref> |
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** 2015 Newcomer of the Year |
** 2015 Newcomer of the Year |
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** 2015 Submission of the Year <small>vs. Natalie Gonzales Hills</small> |
** 2015 Submission of the Year <small>vs. Natalie Gonzales Hills</small> |
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* '''[[World MMA Awards]]''' |
* '''[[World MMA Awards]]''' |
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**2018 [[World MMA Awards#Comeback of the Year|Comeback of the Year]] <small>vs. [[Mei Yamaguchi]] at [[2018 in ONE Championship#ONE Championship: Unstoppable Dreams|ONE Championship: Unstoppable Dreams]]</small><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mmafighting.com/2019/7/3/20681393/world-mma-awards-2019-results |title=World MMA Awards 2019 Results |author=Bryan Tucker |date=July 4, 2019 |publisher=mmafighting.com}}</ref> |
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** 2015 Female Fighter of the Year (Nominee)<ref>{{cite web|author=MMAjunkie Staff|publisher=MMA Junkie|title=World MMA Awards nominees set with new 'analyst,' 'MMA programming' categories|url=http://mmajunkie.com/2016/01/world-mma-awards-nominees-set-with-new-analyst-mma-programming-categories|accessdate=19 May 2016}}</ref> |
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*'''[[MMAJunkie.com]]''' |
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** 2016 May Fight of the Month vs. <small>[[Mei Yamaguchi]]</small><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://mmajunkie.com/2016/06/mmajunkies-fight-of-the-month-for-may-a-teen-sensation-shines-in-a-back-and-forth-war |title=MMAjunkie's 'Fight of the Month' for May: A teen sensation shines in a back-and-forth war |date=June 4, 2016 |work=MMAjunkie |access-date=March 7, 2017 |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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* {{cite web |title=Female MMA World Champion Angela Lee Is Smashing Through Sport's Glass Ceiling |website=[[Yahoo! Sports]] Singapore |date=May 15, 2016 |url=https://sg.sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mma-insider/female-mma-world-champion-angela-lee-is-smashing-141140605.html |ref={{sfnref | Yahoo Sports Singapore | 2016}} | access-date=May 18, 2016}} |
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* {{cite web |title=Angela Lee es la primera campeona átomo de ONE Championship |website=[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]] |date=May 6, 2016 |url=https://sports.vice.com/latinamerica/article/angela-lee-es-la-primera-campeona-atomo-de-one-championship |language=es |access-date=May 18, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160827040825/https://sports.vice.com/latinamerica/article/angela-lee-es-la-primera-campeona-atomo-de-one-championship |archive-date=August 27, 2016 |url-status=dead}} |
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| Angela Lee | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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_(cropped).jpg) Lee in 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Angela Seung Ju Lee July 8, 1996 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Native name | 李胜珠 (Li Shengzhu) 이승주 (Lee Seung-ju) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Unstoppable[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Waipahu, Hawaii[2] Singapore[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | American and Canadian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 124 lb (56.2 kg; 8.9 st) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Division | Atomweight Strawweight | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reach | 67 in (170 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Style | Pankration, Taekwondo, BJJ, Muay Thai, Wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stance | Orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fighting out of | Tanjong Katong, Singapore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | Evolve MMA[4] United MMA[5] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | 1st degree black belt in Taekwondo Black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Mike Fowler and Ken Lee[6] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 2015–2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mixed martial arts record | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| By knockout | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| By submission | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| By decision | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Losses | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| By knockout | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| By decision | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | [7] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relatives | Christian Lee (brother) Victoria Lee (sister) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Angela Seung Ju Pucci[8] (née Lee, Chinese: 李胜珠, Korean: 이승주, born July 8, 1996), also known as Angela Lee Pucci, is a Canadian-born American combat sports mental health advocate and former professional mixed martial artist. She competed in the atomweight and strawweight divisions of ONE Championship, where she was the inaugural ONE Atomweight World Champion. Undefeated at atomweight, Lee successfully defended the belt five times before vacating the title when she retired from the sport in September 2023. She holds the record for longest-championship reign in ONE history at more than seven years.
On May 5, 2016, Lee became the youngest person to ever win a world title in MMA by defeating Mei Yamaguchi to win the inaugural ONE Atomweight World Championship at 19 years old and 9 months.[9] When her younger brother Christian Lee won the ONE Lightweight World Championship in May 2019, they became the first sister-brother pair of mixed martial arts world champions.[10][11] Following the death of her younger sister Victoria, Lee announced her retirement from MMA at ONE Fight Night 14 on September 30, 2023.
Background
[edit]Lee was born in Vancouver to a Chinese-Singaporean father Ken Lee and a South Korean-born Canadian mother Jewelz Lee. She moved to Hawaii with her family at age 7. Her parents are both martial artists, so she began training at a young age and competing at age 6.[12] Her younger brother Christian is also an MMA fighter and her other younger brother Adrian (born in Waipahu), also trains in martial arts. Lee's younger sister Victoria, who was also a mixed martial artist signed to ONE, died in 2022 at the age of 18.
In 2011, Angela Lee won her division at the USA Amateur pankration national championships, and the next year, she claimed her division at the World Pangration Athlima Federation world championships in Greece.[13] Lee was awarded her Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt on February 9, 2018, by third-degree black belt Mike Fowler and her father Ken Lee, who is also a black belt.[14]
Mixed martial arts career
[edit]In 2014, Lee made her amateur debut, and in November of that year she won an amateur title by beating Audrey Perkins at Destiny MMA: Na Koa 7 in Honolulu to become the Destiny MMA strawweight champion.
ONE Championship
[edit]Lee signed with ONE Championship in 2014 and made her promotional debut at ONE Championship 28: Warrior's Quest on May 22, 2015, submitting Aya Saber with an armbar in the opening round.[15] She competes under Singapore flags.[16]
Following the win, Lee dropped out of college in Hawaii (she was studying business) and moved to Singapore to join Evolve MMA.[17][18] In her next fight, she used a rear naked choke hold to beat Mona Samir at ONE Championship: Odyssey of Champions on September 27, 2015, in the first round.
Lee's third professional fight was at ONE Championship 33: Pride of Lions on November 13, 2015,[19] and she submitted Natalie Gonzales Hills with a twister in the opening round in what commentators described as a potential submission of the year contender.[20][21][22] She subsequently won the 2015 WMMA Press Award for Submission of the Year.[23]
Next, she faced Lena Tkhorevska at ONE Championship 36: Spirit of Champions on December 11, 2015,[24] 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 February 20, 2016, and she won with a second round neck crank.[25]
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.[26][27][28] Winning the fight would make her the youngest-ever MMA world champion.[29][30]
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.[31] The MMA media described her fight with Yamaguchi as a Fight of the Year contender.[32][33][34] She subsequently signed a new contract with ONE Championship. Commentators speculated that her new contract made Lee the highest paid teenager in the history of MMA, male or female.[35][36]
On March 11, 2017, Angela Lee defeated Jenny Huang of Taiwan and retained the Atomweight World Championship title.[37] On May 27, 2017, she was successful in her second title defense against Istela Nunes of Brazil.[38]
On November 8, 2017, Chatri Sityodtong announced that Angela Lee was involved in a serious car accident after she had reportedly fallen asleep at the wheel of her car.[39] In 2023, Lee revealed that this was actually a deliberate suicide attempt.[40] She managed to survive the incident with a concussion and minor burns. Lee's bout with Mei Yamaguchi that was scheduled for November 24 was rescheduled to May 18, 2018,[41] at One Championship Unstoppable Dreams in Singapore.[42] Lee won via unanimous decision.[43]
Lee was expected to face reigning strawweight champion Jingnan Xiong at ONE Championship 78: Heart of the Lion on November 9, 2018, in an attempt to become the first female two-division champion in ONE Championship.[44] However, on November 5, 2018, Lee revealed that she was forced off the card due to a back injury.[45] The fight eventually happened on March 31, 2019, at One Championship 90: A New Era. Lee was defeated via TKO in round 5, which snapped her undefeated streak.[46]
At ONE Championship 96: Masters of Destiny, Angela Lee suffered another defeat at the hands of Michelle Nicolini, via unanimous decision.[47]
Lee next defended her ONE Atomweight Championship against Xiong Jingnan – whose Strawweight Championship Lee failed to capture – at ONE Championship 100: Century on October 13, 2019.[48] She won the fight by submission in the fifth round.[49]
After pregnancy leave, Lee returned to defend her Atomweight title against ONE Women's Atomweight Grand Prix winner Stamp Fairtex at ONE 155: X on March 26, 2022.[50] Surviving an early scare in the first round after being hurt by a liver punch, she won the bout via submission in the second round.[51] In April 2022, Fight Matrix ranked Lee the #12 female strawweight (121.9 lbs and below) in the world.[52]
Lee challenged Xiong Jingnan for the ONE Women's Strawweight Championship at ONE on Prime Video 2 on September 30, 2022.[53] She lost the fight by unanimous decision.[54]
At ONE Fight Night 14 on September 30, 2023, Lee announced her retirement from mixed martial arts and vacated the title during the event. Speaking to ESPN, she said, "It's just really tough because my sister was also a fighter, my whole family is fighters, my dad was our coach. And because everything was so, I guess, intertwined and connected that's one of the big factors [why] I'm stepping away, because it's just very difficult to go on." As a result, the interim title bout between Stamp Fairtex and Ham Seo-hee at the event was promoted to be for the vacant title.[55]
Personal life
[edit]Lee holds American and Canadian citizenship.[3][56][57] She is married to fellow mixed martial artist Bruno Pucci. On October 1, 2020, Lee announced on her social media that she was pregnant.[58] She gave birth to a daughter in April 2021.[59] Both Lee and her husband are head coaches at United BJJ Hawaii, a gym that they founded in 2021. The opening of their gym was delayed by several days as the result of vandalism just prior to the date.[60]
Lee's younger brother Christian is the reigning ONE Lightweight World Champion and ONE Welterweight World Champion. Her youngest sibling, Victoria, made her successful MMA debut at the age of 16 on February 26, 2021.[61] On January 7, 2023, Lee announced on Instagram that Victoria had died on December 26, 2022.[62][63] The Lees shut down their family-owned MMA training facility in Waipahu, Hawaii, and said it would remain permanently closed.[64]
On September 19, 2023, Lee wrote in an article on the Players' Tribune that her 2017 car crash in Hawaii was a suicide attempt, and also revealed that her sister Victoria, who died in 2022 at the age of 18, had taken her own life.[65][66] These incidents motivated her to set up a non-profit organisation, Fightstory, putting out podcast and videos on mental health, as well as a programme to help people with their nutrition and physical health.[67]
Championships and accomplishments
[edit]Pankration
[edit]- World Pangration Athlima Federation World Championships:
Folkstyle wrestling
[edit]Mixed martial arts
[edit]- Amateur Career
- Destiny MMA Women's Strawweight Championship (One time)
- ONE Championship
- ONE Women's Atomweight World Championship (One time; inaugural)
- Five successful title defenses
- Longest-championship reign in ONE history (2,703 days)
- Performance of the Night (One time) vs. Stamp Fairtex
- 2016 Fight of the Year vs. Mei Yamaguchi[71]
- 2022 MMA Fight of the Year vs. Stamp Fairtex at ONE: X[72]
- ONE Women's Atomweight World Championship (One time; inaugural)
- WMMA Press Association [73]
- 2015 Newcomer of the Year
- 2015 Submission of the Year vs. Natalie Gonzales Hills
- World MMA Awards
- MMAJunkie.com
- 2016 May Fight of the Month vs. Mei Yamaguchi[75]
Mixed martial arts record
[edit]| 14 matches | 11 wins | 3 losses |
| By knockout | 1 | 1 |
| By submission | 8 | 0 |
| By decision | 2 | 2 |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
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| Loss | 11–3 | Xiong Jing Nan | Decision (unanimous) | ONE on Prime Video 2 | October 1, 2022 | 5 | 5:00 | Kallang, Singapore | For the ONE Women's Strawweight Championship (125 lb). |
| Win | 11–2 | Stamp Fairtex | Submission (rear-naked choke) | ONE: X | March 26, 2022 | 2 | 4:50 | Kallang, Singapore | Defended the ONE Women's Atomweight Championship (115 lb). Performance of the Night. Lee vacated the title on September 30, 2023 due to her retirement. |
| Win | 10–2 | Xiong Jing Nan | Submission (rear-naked choke) | ONE: Century – Part 1 | October 13, 2019 | 5 | 4:48 | Tokyo, Japan | Return to 115 lb. Defended the ONE Women's Atomweight Championship (115 lb). |
| Loss | 9–2 | Michelle Nicolini | Decision (unanimous) | ONE: Masters of Destiny | July 12, 2019 | 3 | 5:00 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | |
| Loss | 9–1 | Xiong Jing Nan | TKO (body kicks and punches) | ONE: A New Era | March 31, 2019 | 5 | 1:37 | Tokyo, Japan | Strawweight (125 lb) debut. For the ONE Women's Strawweight Championship (125 lb). |
| Win | 9–0 | Mei Yamaguchi | Decision (unanimous) | ONE: Unstoppable Dreams | May 18, 2018 | 5 | 5:00 | Kallang, Singapore | Defended the ONE Women's Atomweight Championship (115 lb). |
| Win | 8–0 | Istela Nunes | Submission (anaconda choke) | ONE: Dynasty of Heroes | May 26, 2017 | 2 | 2:18 | Kallang, Singapore | Defended the ONE Women's Atomweight Championship (115 lb). |
| Win | 7–0 | Jenny Huang | TKO (punches) | ONE: Warrior Kingdom | March 11, 2017 | 3 | 3:37 | Bangkok, Thailand | Defended the ONE Women's Atomweight Championship (115 lb). |
| Win | 6–0 | Mei Yamaguchi | Decision (unanimous) | ONE: Ascent to Power | May 6, 2016 | 5 | 5:00 | Kallang, Singapore | Won the inaugural ONE Women's Atomweight Championship (115 lb). |
| Win | 5–0 | Rebecca Heintzman | Submission (neck crank) | ONE: Tribe of Warriors | February 20, 2016 | 2 | 1:08 | Jakarta, Indonesia | Catchweight (120 lb) bout. |
| Win | 4–0 | Lena Tkhorevska | Submission (rear-naked choke) | ONE: Spirit of Champions | Dec 11, 2015 | 2 | 3:26 | Manila, Philippines | |
| Win | 3–0 | Natalie Gonzales Hills | Submission (twister) | ONE: Pride of Lions | Nov 13, 2015 | 1 | 2:24 | Kallang, Singapore | |
| Win | 2–0 | Mona Samir | Submission (rear-naked choke) | ONE: Odyssey of Champions | Sep 27, 2015 | 1 | 3:49 | Jakarta, Indonesia | Catchweight (120 lb) bout. |
| Win | 1–0 | Aya Saber | Submission (armbar) | ONE: Warrior's Quest | May 22, 2015 | 1 | 1:43 | Kallang, Singapore | Strawweight debut. |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Angela Lee Profile". Sherdog. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
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Lee, who divides her time between the Hawaiian island of Oahu and Singapore, comes from a fighting family.
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Further reading
[edit]- Yee, Chua Siang (May 1, 2016). "Singapore MMA star Angela Lee is hungry to be a champion". The Straits Times. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
- "Female MMA World Champion Angela Lee Is Smashing Through Sport's Glass Ceiling". Yahoo! Sports Singapore. May 15, 2016. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
- "Angela Lee es la primera campeona átomo de ONE Championship". Vice (in Spanish). May 6, 2016. Archived from the original on August 27, 2016. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
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