Rin Nakai

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Born (1986-10-22) October 22, 1986 (age 37)
Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture
NationalityJapanese
Height156 cm (5 ft 1 in)
Weight56.7 kg (125 lb; 8 st 13 lb)
DivisionFlyweight
Reach154 cm (61 in)
StyleJudo
Fighting out ofJapan
TeamPancrase Venus
Years active2006–Present (MMA)
Mixed martial arts record
Total26
Wins22
By knockout8
By submission8
By decision6
Losses2
By knockout0
By submission0
By decision2
Draws1
No contests1
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
last updated on: March 04, 2022

Rin Nakai (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 (mixed martial arts) and the UFC.[1][2]

Nakai has been rated highly by MMA fighter ranking system portals, being rated amongst Top 10 of Women's Flyweight and Bantamweight fighters between 2006 and 2018.[3]

Biography

Nakai is from Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture.[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.

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.

Nakai had a year and two month-long gap before her next fight. In February 11, 2010, she played against Mizuho Sato at VALKYRIE 04, which was her first fight for the Valkyrie (mixed martial arts) promotion, and won by Kimura Lock.

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

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 a armbar.

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.[11]

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.[12][13]

Return to Pancrase

On September 4th 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.

On May 11, 2014, she fought against Sarah D'Alelio in Pancrase and won the decision.[14][15]

She fought against Tara LaRosa in Pancrase on September 29, 2013, winning a 2-0 decision.[16]

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.[17][18] Nakai would lose the fight by 0-3 decision and was the first loss in her MMA career.[19] At UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Mir on March 19, 2016, she faced Leslie Smith (fighter) and lost a 0-3 decision.[20]

Post UFC

On July 24, 2016, she fought against Emiko Raika at Pancrase 279[21] and won by TKO with an elbow on the ground.[22]

On September 29 2016 Nakai competed at Rizin 3 - Rizin Fighting 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.

On October 22, 2019, she fought against Titapa Junsookplung (alias Diamond Rose the Rocket) at DEEP JEWELS 26 and defeated her with an armbar.[23]

Championships and accomplishments

  • Valkyrie (mixed martial arts)
    • 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[24][25]

References

  1. https://www.sherdog.com/events/UFC-Fight-Night-85-Hunt-vs-Mir-47939
  2. https://www.sherdog.com/events/UFC-Fight-Night-52-Hunt-vs-Nelson-37745
  3. https://www.fightmatrix.com/fighter-profile/Rin+Nakai/36736/ -- retrieved March 04th, 2022
  4. https://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/fighters/rin-nakai
  5. "253 中井りん". 365人インタビュー (in Japanese). Japan: God Bless the Ring. 2009-11-30. Retrieved 2010-09-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  6. "中井りん(総合格闘家/愛媛県松山市出身)第1回「格闘家への序章」". FORZA SHIKOKU(月曜日更新) (in Japanese). Japan: Sports Communications. 2007-05-07. Archived from the original on 2010-07-10. Retrieved 2010-09-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  7. "PANCRASE 2006 BLOW TOUR" (in Japanese). Japan: Pancrase. 2006-10-01. Retrieved 2010-09-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  8. "(結果) [パンクラス] 10.1 梅田:史上最短の秒殺劇。近藤に秋晴訪れず". Reports (in Japanese). Japan: Bout Review. 2006-10-01. Retrieved 2010-09-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  9. https://www.boutreview.com/data/reports05/070519smackgirl.html
  10. https://www.boutreview.com/data/reports05/070906smackgirl.html
  11. http://gbring.com/sokuho/result/result2010_11/1128_valkyrie.htm - in Japanese
  12. エロツヨ中井りんが10連勝 2011年の乳ヒロインだ!! 中日スポーツ(CHUNICHI Web) 2010年12月31日
  13. 2010年12月31日付東京中日スポーツの紙面
  14. "Rin Nakai vs Tara LaRosa Announced For Pancrase 252 Card". MMARising.com. 2013-08-23. Retrieved 2013-09-03.
  15. "Rin Nakai Stays Unbeaten, Upsets Tara LaRosa At Pancrase 252". MMARising.com. 2013-09-29. Retrieved 2013-10-01.
  16. https://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/bouts/108046-pancrase-252-rin-nakai-vs-tara-larosa
  17. Steph Daniels (20 June 2014). "UFC signs Queen of Pancrase Rin Nakai to face Miesha Tate for Fight Night Japan". bloodyelbow. Archived from the original on 24 September 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  18. https://www.fightermag.se/2014/09/16/miesha-tate-vs-rin-nakai/
  19. Matt Erickson (20 September 2014). "UFC Fight Night 52 results: Miesha Tate cruises, hands Rin Nakai her first loss". mmajunkie.com. Archived from the original on 21 September 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  20. "UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Mir". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2016-01-08.
  21. https://www.mmarising.com/news/2016/05/12/rin-nakai-vs-emiko-raika-announced-for-pancrase-279-in-july/
  22. https://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/bouts/259182-pancrase-279-rin-nakai-vs-fujin-raika-emiko
  23. https://efight.jp/result_s-20191022_366469 -- Retrieved March 04th 2022
  24. https://www.fightmatrix.com/fighter-profile/Rin+Nakai/36736/
  25. https://www.fightmatrix.com/historical-mma-rankings/generated-historical-rankings/?Issue=81&Division=14&Page=1#Rin%20Nakai

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