Yuki Nakai date of birth:
August 18, 1970
How old is Yuki Nakai?
56
Where was Yuki Nakai born?
Hokkaidō, Japan
How tall is Yuki Nakai?
5' 7" (170 cm)
How much does Yuki Nakai weigh?
154 lbs (69.9 kg)
Yuki Nakai body shape:
Average
What color are Yuki Nakai's eyes?
Black
What color is Yuki Nakai's hair?
Black
Is Yuki Nakai gay or straight?
Straight
What is Yuki Nakai's ethnicity?
Asian
What is Yuki Nakai nationality?
Japanese
What is Yuki Nakai's occupation?
Martial Artist
Short Biography
Yuki Nakai (中井祐樹, Nakai Yūki) is a retired Japanese shooto practitioner and mixed martial artist. He currently teaches Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and is the president of the Japan Shooto Association. He competed in 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 a legend of Shooto by many fighters and fans. He is the founder of the Paraestra Shooto gyms and coaches fighters such as PRIDE and DREAM stand out Shinya Aoki, who also earned his Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu from Nakai.