Yuki Nakai (9-2-1, 7) was born in Hamamasu Village, Hokkaidō, Japan on August 18, 1970. At the age of 22 years on April 26, 1993, he made his professional MMA debut against Hiroki Noritsugi, winning the fight via 1st-round submission.
Nakai's last fight was a 1st-round submission loss to Rickson Gracie at age 24 on April 20, 1995. He retired from the sport of MMA following this loss.
Some of Yuki Nakai's best fights have been against Kazuhiro Kusayanagi, Masakazu Kuramochi, Gerard Gordeau and Craig Pittman.
Nakai has 2 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
12  | Apr 20, 1995 24 years, 8 months 9-2-1 (7) | 35 years, 4 months 7-0 (6) | WL | 1 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke | |
11 | Apr 20, 1995 24 years, 8 months 9-1-1 (7) | Craig Pittman | WL | 2 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
10  | Apr 20, 1995 24 years, 8 months 8-1-1 (6) | 39 years 2-1 (2) | WL | 4 | SUB | WIN Heel hook | |
9 | Jan 21, 1995 24 years, 5 months 7-1-1 (5) | Hiraoki Matsutani | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Heel hook | |
8  | Nov 7, 1994 24 years, 2 months 6-1-1 (4) | 27 years, 6 months 6-10-1 (6) | WL | 4 | UD | WIN Won Shooto welterweight title | |
7 | Sep 26, 1994 24 years, 1 months 5-1-1 (4) | Arthur Cathiard | 3 | UD | DRAW | ||
6 | May 6, 1994 23 years, 8 months 5-1 (4) | Kyuhei Ueno | 5 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke | ||
5 | Mar 11, 1994 23 years, 6 months 4-1 (3) | Jun Kikawada | 1 | SUB | WIN Heel hook | ||
4 | Feb 23, 1994 23 years, 6 months 3-1 (2) | Jun Kikawada | 2 | N/A | WIN | ||
3  | Nov 25, 1993 23 years, 3 months 2-1 (2) | 25 years, 10 months 9-1-3 (6) | 5 | UD | LOSS | ||
2  | Jun 24, 1993 22 years, 10 months 2-0 (2) | 21 years, 4 months | 2 | SUB | WIN Heel hook | ||
1 | Apr 26, 1993 22 years, 8 months 1-0 (1) | Hiroki Noritsugi | 1 | SUB | WIN Kimura |
