| Aya Saeid Saber | |
| Birth Date: | 20 March 1991 |
| Birth Place: | Cairo, Egypt |
| Other Names: | Sheklesa |
| Residence: | Cairo |
| Nationality: | Egyptian |
| Height Ft: | 5 |
| Height In: | 7 |
| Weight Lb: | 127 |
| Weight Class: | Flyweight (125 lb) |
| Style: | Kung Fu; Kickboxing |
| Fighting Out Of: | Cairo |
| Trainer: | Mohamed Abdel Hameed |
| Team: | Egypt Top Team |
| Years Active: | 2012–2018 (MMA) |
| Mma Kowin: | 1 |
| Mma Subwin: | 1 |
| Mma Decwin: | 1 |
| Mma Koloss: | 3 |
| Mma Subloss: | 4 |
| Mma Decloss: | 1 |
| Sherdog: | 117541 |
Aya Saeid Saber (born 20 March 1991), also known as "Sheklesa", is a mixed martial artist, who is the first woman from Egypt to compete professionally in the sport.
Saber was born on 20 March 1991.[1] Her interest in martial arts began as a child when she earned a brown belt in karate in 2000.[2] From there she joined the Egyptian National Kung Fu team, winning competitions with them. She then met Mohamed Abdel Hameed, a coach who introduced MMA to Egypt and established the Top Team - Egypt's MMA squad.[3] Saber is the only woman in the team and is also the first woman from Egypt to compete in the sport. She coaches a new generation of women to become mixed martial artists; ultimately she intends to establish Egypt's first all-female MMA team. She recognises that in Egypt, where in 2013 over 99% of women had experienced sexual harassment, it is important for women to develop the skills in order to physically defend themselves from men.
Saber made her professional MMA debut on 7 October 2012 in the Egyptian Fighting Championship (EFC), defeating Fatma Mansour.[4] After appearing in two Superfight League matches, she returned to the EFC, losing against Yousra Ahmed on 3 May 2013.[5] In March 2014 she beat Aya Rashdan in the EFC.[6]
In 2012 she next fought Colleen Schneider at SFL 6, which Schneider won after stopping Saber from elbow strikes in the first round.[7] Saber's next match was against Ritika Singh at SF 11, which Singh won.[8]
Saber fought Ana Julaton on 2 May 2014, where the boxer made her ONE Fighting Championship: Rise of Heroes debut. Julaton's fight debut was successful and she won the fight via TKO in the third round, despite commentators in advance expecting Saber to take the fight.[9] On 17 October 2014 she took on Malaysian Muslim fighter Ann Osman at Stadium Putra, watched by 10,000 fans.[10] Osman beat Saber in the first round.
In 2015, she returned to the One Championship and was defeated by Angela Lee in Round 1.[11] This match was Lee's professional debut, although she had previously fought as an amateur and was well known in her home of Hawai'i.[12]
On 27 March 2015, Saber beat Fathia Mostafa in the Evolution Championship with a TKO (punches).[13]
Saber's final fight in 2015 was against Jin Tang in the Kunlun Fight League, where Tang beat her in Round 1.[14]
In 2018 saber fought in the Glory of Heroes promotion, where she was defeated by Meng Bo.[15]
|-| Loss| align=center| 3–8| Meng Bo| Submission (armbar)| Glory of Heroes 35: Meishan| | align=center| 1| align=center| N/A| Sichuan, China| |-| Loss| align=center| 3–7| Jin Tang| Submission (armbar)| Kunlun Fight 34| | align=center| 1| align=center| 1:58| Shenzhen, China| |-| Loss| align=center| 3–6| Angela Lee| Submission (armbar)| ONE: Warrior's Quest| | align=center| 1| align=center| 1:43| Kallang, Singapore| |-| Win| align=center| 3–5| Fathia Mostafa| TKO (punches)| Evolution Championship: War Against Terrorism| | align=center| 1| align=center| 3:00| Cairo, Egypt| |-| Loss| align=center| 2–5| Ann Osman| TKO (elbows)| ONE FC: Roar of Tigers| | align=center| 1| align=center| 3:15| Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia||-| Loss| align=center| 2–4| Ana Julaton| TKO (punches)| ONE FC: Rise of Heroes| | align=center| 3| align=center| 4:01| Pasay, Philippines||-| Win| align=center| 2–3| Aya Rashdan| Submission (rear-naked choke)| Egyptian Fighting Championship 14| | align=center| 1| align=center| 3:10| Cairo, Egypt||-| Loss| align=center| 1–3| Yousra Ahmed| Submission (guillotine choke)| Egyptian Fighting Championship 10| | align=center| 2| align=center| 2:49| Cairo, Egypt| |-| Loss| align=center| 1–2| Ritika Singh| Decision (unanimous)| SFL 11| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Mumbai, India| |-| Loss| align=center| 1–1| Colleen Schneider| TKO (elbows)| SFL 6| | align=center| 1| align=center| 3:55| Mumbai, India| |-| Win| align=center| 1–0| Fatma Mansour| Decision (unanimous)| Egyptian Fighting Championship 8| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Cairo, Egypt| |-
Saber is married and has a daughter.