Rin Nakai (28-2-1, 16) was born in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, Japan on October 22, 1986. At the age of 19 years on October 1, 2006, she made her professional MMA debut against Asuka Ito, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On September 20, 2014, 27-year old Rin Nakai made her UFC debut on her 18th professional MMA fight at UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Nelson against a 28-year old Miesha Tate but lost the fight via unanimous decision.
Nakai's last fight was a 1st-round TKO win against Haruka Suzuki at Deep Jewels 47 at age 38 on November 23, 2024. She retired with a 12-fight winning streak.
She has fought twice in the UFC, and has a record of 2 losses in the promotion.
Some of Rin Nakai's best fights have been against Sarah D'Alelio, Mayumi Aoki, Titapa Junsookplung, Kim Young-ji, Emiko Raika, Brenda Gonzales and Tae Murayama. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of Rin Nakai".
Nakai has 2 losses on her MMA record. For details about these losses refer to "Rin Nakai Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
31 | Nov 23, 2024 38 years, 1 months 28-2-1 (16) | Haruka Suzuki | DEEP | FL | 1 | TKO | Win Punches |
30 | May 26, 2024 37 years, 7 months 27-2-1 (15) | Namiko Kawabata | DEEP | FL | 3 | CKO | Win Guillotine choke |
29 | Feb 18, 2023 36 years, 3 months 26-2-1 (15) | Aoi Kuriyama | DEEP | FL | 2 | CKO | Win Rear-naked choke |
28 | May 8, 2022 35 years, 6 months 25-2-1 (15) | Shizuka Sugiyama | DEEP | FL | 1 | CKO | Win Armbar |
27 | May 8, 2022 35 years, 6 months 24-2-1 (15) | Tae Murayama | DEEP | FL | 2 | CKO | Win Armbar |
26 | Mar 12, 2022 35 years, 4 months 23-2-1 (15) | Shoko Fujita | DEEP | FL | 2 | TKO | Win Punches |
25 | Oct 21, 2019 32 years, 11 months 22-2-1 (14) | Titapa Junsookplung | DEEP | FL | 1 | CKO | Win Armbar |
24 | Jun 9, 2019 32 years, 7 months 21-2-1 (14) | Kaewjai Prachumwong | DEEP | FL | 2 | TKO | Win Punches |
23 | Feb 24, 2018 31 years, 4 months 20-2-1 (13) | Kim Young-ji | DEEP | FL | 1 | TKO | Win Elbows |
22 | Dec 29, 2016 30 years, 2 months 19-2-1 (12) | Kanako Murata | Rizin | FL | 3 | SUB | Win Rear-naked choke |
21 | Nov 13, 2016 30 years 18-2-1 (11) | Charlene Watt | Pancrase | FL | 2 | TKO | Win Punches |
20  | Jul 24, 2016 29 years, 9 months 17-2-1 (10) | 41 years, 6 months 2-3 (1) | Pancrase | FL | 3 | TKO | Win Elbows |
19  | Mar 20, 2016 29 years, 4 months 16-2-1 (9) | 33 years, 7 months 7-6-1 (4) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | Loss |
18  | Sep 20, 2014 27 years, 10 months 16-1-1 (9) | 28 years, 1 month 14-5 (9) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | Loss |
17  | May 11, 2014 27 years, 6 months 16-0-1 (9) | 33 years, 4 months 7-5 (6) | Pancrase | BT | 3 | UD | Win Defended Pancrase Women's bantamweight title |
16 | Sep 29, 2013 26 years, 11 months 15-0-1 (9) | Tara LaRosa | Pancrase | BT | 3 | MD | Win |
15 | May 19, 2013 26 years, 6 months 14-0-1 (9) | Brenda Gonzales | Pancrase | BT | 1 | SUB | Win Rear-naked choke Defended Pancrase Women's bantamweight title |
14 | Dec 1, 2012 26 years, 1 months 13-0-1 (8) | Danielle West | Pancrase | BT | 3 | UD | Win Won Pancrase Women's bantamweight title |
13 | Sep 1, 2012 25 years, 10 months 12-0-1 (8) | Mayumi Aoki | Pancrase | BT | 2 | TKO | Win Punches |
12 | May 20, 2012 25 years, 6 months 11-0-1 (7) | Kyoko Kimura | Pancrase | BT | 1 | CKO | Win Armbar |
11 | Sep 4, 2011 24 years, 10 months 10-0-1 (7) | Danielle West | Pancrase | BT | 3 | UD | Draw Split |
10 | Dec 30, 2010 24 years, 2 months 10-0 (7) | Mika Harigai | FT | 1 | SUB | Win Keylock | |
9 | Nov 28, 2010 24 years, 1 months 9-0 (6) | Mizuho Sato | BT | 1 | TKO | Win Doctor stoppage | |
8 | Sep 26, 2010 23 years, 11 months 8-0 (5) | Mayumi Aoki | BT | 1 | SUB | Win Armbar | |
7 | Jun 19, 2010 23 years, 7 months 7-0 (4) | Megumi Yabushita | BT | 3 | UD | Win | |
6 | Feb 11, 2010 23 years, 3 months 6-0 (4) | Mizuho Sato | BT | 1 | SUB | Win Kimura | |
5 | Dec 7, 2008 22 years, 1 months 5-0 (3) | Tomomi Sunaba | Pancrase | FL | 1 | TKO | Win Punches |
4 | Apr 25, 2008 21 years, 6 months 4-0 (2) | Kanako Takeshita | FL | 2 | SD | Win | |
3 | Sep 6, 2007 20 years, 10 months 3-0 (2) | Asha Ingeneri | FL | 1 | SUB | Win Armbar | |
2 | May 19, 2007 20 years, 6 months 2-0 (1) | Kazue Matake | FL | 2 | UD | Win | |
1 | Oct 1, 2006 19 years, 11 months 1-0 (1) | Asuka Ito | Pancrase | FL | 1 | TKO | Win Doctor stoppage |
