Rin Nakai

Rin Nakai (中井 りん, also なかい りん, Nakai Rin, born October 22, 1986) is a Japanese professional female mixed martial artist. Starting her MMA career in 2006, she has participated in the organizations Pancrase, Smackgirl, Valkyrie and the UFC.

In this article, the surname is Nakai.
Rin Nakai
中井 りん
Born (1986-10-22) October 22, 1986
Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, Japan
Height5 ft 1 in (155 cm)
Weight125 lb (57 kg; 8 st 13 lb)
DivisionFlyweight
Reach60.5 in (154 cm)
StyleJudo
Fighting out ofJapan
TeamPancrase Venus
Years active2006–Present (MMA)
Mixed martial arts record
Total30
Wins26
By knockout9
By submission11
By decision6
Losses2
By decision2
Draws1
No contests1
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
Last updated on: March 04, 2022

Nakai has been rated amongst top ten of Women's Flyweight and Bantamweight fighters between 2006 and 2018.[1]

Biography

Nakai was born on October 22, 1986, in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture.[2] She started training in judo at the age of three.[3] She was ranked #5 in judo in all of Japan in middle school and #3 in senior high school.[4] She graduated from Takanawadai High School (a Middle School attached to Tokai University) and later dropped out of Teikyo University.

Early MMA

Nakai started fighting on October 1, 2006. She defeated Asuka Ito by TKO (technical knockout), after breaking Ito's nose at Pancrase 2006 Blow Tour.[5][6][7][8]

Smackgirl

On May 19, 2007, she fought against Kazue Matake in her first fight for the Smackgirl promotion and won the decision.[9]

On September 6, 2007, she fought against Asha Ingeneri in Smackgirl and defeated her on round one, at 1 minute 3 seconds with an armbar.[10]

On April 25, 2008, she defeated Kanako Takeshita at her final fight for the Smackgirl promotion.[11]

Valkyrie

On December 7, 2008, she fought against WINDY Tomomi at the 4th "Pancrase-ism"-sponsored event and won by TKO with a mounted punch.[12][13]

Nakai had a year and two month-long gap before her next fight. On February 11, 2010, she played against Mizuho Sato at VALKYRIE 04, which was her first fight for the VALKYRIE promotion, and won by Kimura Lock.[14]

On June 19, 2010, she fought against Megumi Yabushita at VALKYRIE 06 and won a 3–0 decision.[15]

On September 26, 2010, she fought against Mayumi Aoki in the semi-final of the women's open-weight class first champion decision tournament of VALKYRIE 07, and won with an armbar.[16]

On November 28, 2010, she faced-off again with Mizuho Sato in the women's open-weight first championship tournament final of VALKYRIE 08. Nakai defeated Sato by Doctor Stoppage, when it was suspected that Sato had fractured of the orbital floor of her left eye. This win also earned Nakai the Valkyrie tournament win.[17]

On December 30, 2010, in the VALKYRIE-sponsored match of the "Battlefield - Soul of Fight" event held at the Ariake Coliseum, she fought Mika "HARI" Harigai and won by Keylock submission. This extended Nakai's winning streak from her debut to 10 and this achievement landed her on the front page of Tokyo Chunichi Sports the following day.

Return to Pancrase

On September 4, 2011, Nakai fought Danielle West to a split-decision draw at "Pancrase - Impressive Tour 9". On December 1, 2012, Nakai would rematch Danielle West at "Pancrase - Progress Tour 14", with Nakai this time defeating West by unanimous decision.[18][19]

Nakai returned to Pancrase on May 20, 2012, defeating Kyoko Kimura via submission due to an armbar at Pancrase Progress Tour 6.[20]

Nakai faced Mayumi Aoki in a rematch at Pancrase Progress Tour 10 on September 1, 2012.[21] The fight was part of the opening round of the bantamweight Queen of Pancrase tournament. Nakai defeated Aoki by TKO in the second round.[22]

On December 1, 2012, Nakai faced Danielle West in a rematch for the bantamweight Queen of Pancrase title at Pancrase Progress Tour 14.[23] She defeated West by unanimous decision to become the first bantamweight Queen of Pancrase.[24][25] There was a good deal of controversy surrounding the bout however, as some journalists, and observers accused Pancrase of "fixing" the match. West came in 1 kg heavy for the fight and as a result Pancrase officials made her cut weight a second time on the day of the fight to prevent her from re-hydrating. Beyond a second weight cut they also informed her that no knees or chokes would be allowed. However officials failed to inform West that the rule would only apply to her, Nakai would have no restrictions. West was only made fully aware of this discrepancy mid-fight. Following the fight West was also informed that even if she had won the contest it would have been declared a draw or no-decision.[26]

On May 11, 2014, she fought against Sarah D'Alelio in Pancrase and won the decision.[27][28]

She fought against Tara LaRosa in Pancrase on September 29, 2013, winning a 2–0 decision.[29]

UFC

In 2014, Nakai made her move to the American UFC promotion. When Nakai began competing for the UFC, the organization did not have a women's flyweight division (-56.7 kg), so she had to compete at bantamweight (-61.2 kg). Her UFC debut took place at UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Nelson on September 20, 2014. Her opponent was Miesha Tate, who at the time was ranked second in the women's bantamweight rankings.[30][31] Nakai would lose the fight by 0-3 decision and was the first loss in her MMA career.[32] At UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Mir on March 19, 2016, she faced Leslie Smith and lost a 0–3 decision.[33]

Post UFC

On July 24, 2016, she fought against Emiko Raika at Pancrase 279[34] and won by TKO with an elbow on the ground.[35]

On September 29, 2016, Nakai competed at Rizin World Grand Prix 2016: 2nd Round . She defeated the decorated female wrestler Kanako Murata via 3rd round submission (Rear Naked Choke) to improve her record to 19-2.

On February 24, 2018, she made a comeback at DEEP 82 IMPACT for the first time in a year and two months. She fought against Kim Ji-young, taking the mount position and winning the TKO with a series of elbow strikes.

At Deep Jewels 24, Nakai faced Kaewjai Prachumwong, defeating her via TKO stoppage in the second round.[36]

On October 22, 2019, she fought against Titapa Junsookplung (alias Diamond Rose the Rocket) at Deep Jewels 26 and defeated her with an armbar.[37]

She fought Shoko Fujita in the Deep-Jewels Flyweight Grand Prix quarterfinal bout at Deep Jewels 36 on March 12, 2022.,[38] winning by TKO.[39]

On May 8, 2022, she fought Tae Murayama in the DEEP JEWELS Flyweight Grand Prix semi-final held at Deep Jewels 37, winning by armbar in the second round. She advanced to the final on the same day, defeating Shizuka Sugiyama via armbar at the end of the first round, winning the Grand Prix, and becoming the first Deep Jewels Flyweight Champion.[40]

Nakai faced Aoi Kuriyama on February 18, 2023, at Deep Jewels 40.[41] She won the fight by a second-round submission.[42]

Championships and accomplishments
  • VALKYRIE
    • First VALKYRIE Open Weight Championship (2010)
  • Pancrase
    • First Bantamweight Queen of Pancrase Championship (2012)
  • Fight Matrix
    • Highest Quarterly Ranking: 1/01/2010, #2 Women Flyweight[43][44]

Mixed martial arts record
Professional record breakdown
28 matches 26 wins 2 losses
By knockout 9 0
By submission 11 0
By decision 6 2
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 26–2–1 Aoi Kuriyama Submission (rear-naked choke) Deep Jewels 40 February 18, 2023 2 4:31 Tokyo, Japan
Win 25–2–1 Shizuka Sugiyama Technical Submission (armbar) Deep Jewels 37 May 8, 2022 1 4:53 Tokyo, Japan Won the Deep Jewels Flyweight Grand Prix and the inaugural Jewels Flyweight Championship
Win 24–2–1 Tae Murayama Technical Submission (armbar) 2 4:43 Deep Jewels Flyweight Grand Prix Semi-Final
Win 23–2–1 Shoko Fujita TKO (punches) Deep Jewels 36 March 12, 2022 2 4:38 Tokyo, Japan Deep Jewels Flyweight Grand Prix Quarterfinal.
Win 22–2–1 Titapa Junsookplung Technical Submission (armbar) Deep Jewels 26 October 21, 2019 1 3:20 Tokyo, Japan Catchweight (139 lb) bout.
Win 21–2–1 Kaewjai Prachumwong TKO (punches) Deep Jewels 24 June 9, 2019 2 1:56 Tokyo, Japan
Win 20–2–1 Young Ji Kim TKO (elbows) DEEP 82 Impact February 24, 2018 1 4:37 Tokyo, Japan
Win 19–2–1 Kanako Murata Submission (rear-naked choke) Rizin World Grand Prix 2016: 2nd Round December 29, 2016 3 1:16 Saitama, Japan
Win 18–2–1 Charlene Watt TKO (punches) Pancrase 282 November 13, 2016 2 3:43 Tokyo, Japan
Win 17–2–1 Emiko Raika TKO (elbows) Pancrase 279 July 24, 2016 3 2:43 Tokyo, Japan Return to Flyweight.
Loss 16–2–1 Leslie Smith Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Mir March 20, 2016 3 5:00 Brisbane, Australia
Loss 16–1–1 Miesha Tate Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Nelson September 20, 2014 3 5:00 Saitama, Japan
Win 16–0–1 Sarah D'Alelio Decision (unanimous) Pancrase 258 May 11, 2014 3 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Win 15–0–1 Tara LaRosa Decision (majority) Pancrase 252: 20th Anniversary September 29, 2013 3 5:00 Yokohama, Japan Non-title bantamweight bout.
Win 14–0–1 Brenda Gonzales Submission (rear-naked choke) Pancrase 247 May 19, 2013 1 4:47 Tokyo, Japan
Win 13–0–1 Danielle West Decision (unanimous) Pancrase Progress Tour 14 December 1, 2012 3 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Win 12–0–1 Mayumi Aoki TKO (punches) Pancrase Progress Tour 10 September 1, 2012 2 3:45 Tokyo, Japan
Win 11–0–1 Kyoko Kimura Technical Submission (armbar) Pancrase Progress Tour 6 May 20, 2012 1 4:32 Okinawa, Japan
Draw 10–0–1 Danielle West Draw (split) Pancrase Impressive Tour 9 September 4, 2011 3 5:00 Tokyo, Japan Return to Bantamweight.
Win 10–0 Mika Harigai Submission (keylock) Sengoku 16 December 30, 2010 1 2:09 Tokyo, Japan Featherweight bout.
Win 9–0 Mizuho Sato TKO (doctor stoppage) VALKYRIE 08 November 28, 2010 1 5:00 Tokyo, Japan Won the vacant GCM Open Weight Championship.
Win 8–0 Mayumi Aoki Submission (armbar) VALKYRIE 07 September 26, 2010 1 2:40 Tokyo, Japan Open Weight debut.
Win 7–0 Megumi Yabushita Decision (unanimous) Valkyrie 06 June 19, 2010 3 3:00 Tokyo, Japan
Win 6–0 Mizuho Sato Submission (kimura) VALKYRIE 04 February 11, 2010 1 1:56 Tokyo, Japan Bantamweight debut.
Win 5–0 Tomomi Sunaba TKO (punches) Pancrase 196 December 7, 2008 1 1:33 Tokyo, Japan
Win 4–0 Kanako Takeshita Decision (split) Smackgirl: World ReMix 2008 Second Round April 25, 2008 2 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Win 3–0 Asha Ingeneri Submission (armbar) Smackgirl: Queens' Hottest Summer September 6, 2007 1 1:03 Tokyo, Japan
Win 2–0 Kazue Matake Decision (unanimous) Smackgirl: The Queen Said the USA is Strongest May 19, 2007 2 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Win 1–0 Asuka Ito TKO (doctor stoppage) Pancrase 167 October 1, 2006 1 1:25 Osaka, Japan Flyweight debut.

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