- Yuki Nakai
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height= 5' 7" (170 cm)
weight=154 lb (70 kg)
birthdate=
died=
fightingfrom=Tokyo ,Japan
hometown=Hokkaidō ,Japan
fightstyle=Shooto ,Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
wins=8
losses=2
draws=0
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submissions=|nihongo|Yuki Nakai|中井祐樹|Nakai Yūki is a retired Japanese
Shooto practitioner andmixed martial artist , who currently practices and teachesBrazilian Jiu-Jitsu . He competed in the Vale Tudo Japan 1995, where he was greatly outweighed by every opponent in the tournament. Despite the weight differences and despite the suffering a severeeye injury in the first bout, Nakai managed to make it to the finals where he lost toRickson Gracie . Nakai is considered to be a legend ofShooto by many fighters and fans. He is the founder of the Paraestra Shooto gyms and coaches such fighters as PRIDE andDREAM stand outShinya Aoki , who is also a Black Belt inBrazilian Jiu-Jitsu from Nakai.Vale Tudo Japan 1995
In 1995, as the current
Shooto welterweight champion, Nakai was selected by the Shooto Commission to represent Shooto in theVale Tudo tournament Vale Tudo Japan 1995. His first opponent wasGerard Gordeau , a DutchSavate fighter. Gordeau illegallyeye-gouged Nakai during their fight, causing Nakai to lose vision in his right eye. Despite the eye injury, Nakai proceeded to defeat Gordeau by heel hook in the fourth round. The next fights, on the same night he came out with a bandage on his eye, ready to fight. In his second bout, Nakai defeated the American fighter Craig Pittman by armbar, and in the third and final bout, he lost to theBrazilian Jiu-Jitsu masterRickson Gracie byrear naked choke at 6:22 of the first round.Yuki Nakai became permanently blind in his right eye due to Gerard Gordeau's illegal tactics. For years he kept his blindness a secret to protect the reputation of
Mixed Martial Arts . The injury forced Nakai to retire frommixed martial arts competition, but impressed withRickson Gracie 's technique, he took upBrazilian Jiu-Jitsu , where he currently holds a black belt despite not having any formal training in the art and is the president of the Japanese Confederation of Jiu-Jitsu.Nakai speaks Japanese, and English.
Mixed martial arts record
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wins=5
losses=2
sub-wins=4
sub-losses=1
dec-wins=1
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no2Loss
flagicon|BrazilRickson Gracie
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Vale Tudo Japan 1995April 20 ,1995
align="center"|1
align="center"|6:22
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yes2Win
flagicon|USACraig Pittman
Submission (Armbar)
Vale Tudo Japan 1995April 20 ,1995
align="center"|1
align="center"|15:30
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yes2Win
flagicon|NetherlandsGerard Gordeau
Submission (Heel Hook)
Vale Tudo Japan 1995April 20 ,1995
align="center"|1
align="center"|26:41
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yes2Win
flagicon|JapanMiraoki Matsutani
Submission (Heel Hook)
Shooto: Vale Tudo Access 3January 21 ,1995
align="center"|1
align="center"|0:19
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yes2Win
flagicon|JapanKazuhiro Kusayanagi
Decision (Unanimous)
Shooto: Vale Tudo Access 2November 7 ,1994
align="center"|4
align="center"|4:00
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no2Loss
flagicon|JapanNoboru Asahi
Decision (Unanimous)
Shooto 1993November 25 ,1993
align="center"|5
align="center"|3:00
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yes2Win
flagicon|JapanHiroshi Sumi
Submission (Heel Hook)
Shooto 1993April 26 ,1993
align="center"|1
align="center"|0:53
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* Abu Dhabi Combat Club. [http://news.adcombat.com/article.html?id=5123 Yuki Nakai's Jiu Jitsu 'Mook'] . "news.adcombat.com". URL last accessedApril 6 ,2006 .
* Frymer, William. [http://boutreviewusa.com/Columns/08shooto02.html A Sacred Cup named SHOOTO] . "boutreviewusa.com". URL last accessedApril 6 ,2006 ..
* Sherdog.com. [http://www.sherdog.com/news/interviews.asp?n_id=3986 Nakai talks Vale Tudo, SHOOTO and Rickson] , [http://www.sherdog.com/fightfinder/fightfinder.asp?fighterID=15 Gerard Gordeau] , [http://www.sherdog.com/fightfinder/fightfinder.asp?fighterID=429 Yuki Nakai] . "www.sherdog.com". URL last accessedApril 6 ,2006 .External links
* [http://www.paraestra.com/ Paraestra] (his gym)
* [http://www.sherdog.com/fightfinder/fightfinder.asp?FighterID=429 Sherdog MMA Profile]
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