Yuki Nakai
Yuki Nakai (Japanese: 中井祐樹, Nakai Yūki) is a retired Japanese mixed martial artist. He currently teaches Shooto and jiu-jitsu, and is the president of the Japanese Confederation of Jiu-Jitsu.
| Yuki Nakai 中井祐樹 | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 18, 1970 Hamamasu Village, Hokkaidō, Japan |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
| Weight | 154 lb (70 kg; 11.0 st) |
| Style | Shooto, judo, wrestling |
| Fighting out of | Tokyo, Japan |
| Team | Paraestra |
| Teacher(s) | Kanae Hirata Satoru Sayama |
| Rank | A-Class Shootist Black belt in jiu-jitsu under Carlos Gracie Jr. Black belt in judo |
| Years active | 1993–1995 (MMA) |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 12 |
| Wins | 9 |
| By submission | 7 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Unknown | 1 |
| Losses | 2 |
| By submission | 1 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Draws | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Notable students | Shinya Aoki |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
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.
He is the founder of the Paraestra Shooto Gym and coaches fighters such as PRIDE and DREAM stand out Shinya Aoki, who also earned his A-Class Shooto rank and jiu-jitsu black belt from Nakai.