9
78%
Finish Rate
0
KO / TKO
7
Submissions
1993
Pro Debut
Biography
Yuki Nakai is a retired Japanese mixed martial artist. He currently teaches Shootfighting and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and is the president of the Japanese Confederation of Jiu-Jitsu. He competed in Shooto, an early MMA promotion where he won the Shooto World Welterweight Championship, as well as Vale Tudo Japan 1995, where he was outweighed by every opponent in the tournament. Despite this, and despite suffering a severe eye injury in the first bout, Nakai managed to make it to the finals where he lost to Rickson Gracie. Nakai is considered a legend of Shooto by many fighters and fans.
How He Wins
KO / TKO0
Decision1
Submission7
Finish Rate
78%
7 of 9
wins by finish
wins by finish
Recent Form
L
W
W
W
D
W
W
W
W
L
Mixed Martial Arts12 Bouts
| Result | Opponent | Method | Rd | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss |  Rickson GracieH2H | Submission (rear-naked choke) | R1 | Vale Tudo Japan 1995 | Apr 20, 1995 |
| Win | Hiraoki Matsutani | Submission (heel hook) | R1 | Shooto - Vale Tudo Access 3 | Jan 21, 1995 |
| Win |  Kazuhiro KusayanagiH2H | Decision (unanimous) | R4 | Shooto - Vale Tudo Access 2 | Nov 7, 1994 |
| Draw | Arthur Cathiard | Draw | R3 | Shooto - Vale Tudo Access | Sep 26, 1994 |
| Win | Kyuhei UenoH2H | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | R5 | Shooto - Shooto | May 6, 1994 |
| Win | Jun KikawadaH2H | Submission (heel hook) | R1 | Shooto - New Stage Battle of Wrestling | Mar 11, 1994 |
| Win | Jun KikawadaH2H | N/A | N/A | Seishinkaikan | Feb 23, 1994 |
| Loss | Noboru AsahiH2H | Decision (unanimous) | R5 | Shooto - Shooto | Nov 25, 1993 |
| Win | Masakazu KuramochiH2H | Submission (heel hook) | R2 | Shooto - Shooto | Jun 24, 1993 |
| Win | Hiroki NoritsugiH2H | Submission (kimura) | R1 | Shooto - Shooto | Apr 26, 1993 |
| Win |  Craig PittmanH2H | Submission (armbar) | — | 2 | — |
| Win |  Gerard GordeauH2H | Submission (heel hook) | — | 4 | — |
Related Fighters
Data sourced from public records for archival/research purposes.