Yūji Nashiro

Yuji Nashiro
Born	(1983-09-13) September 13, 1983 Nara City, Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Height	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Weight	154 lb (70 kg; 11.0 st)
Division	Welterweight
Style	Kyokushin Karate, Kickboxing
Team	Kokushi Kaikan Sport Academy
Years active	2006-present
Kickboxing record
Total	13
Wins	10
By knockout	5
Losses	3
By knockout	1
Draws	0
Other information
Notable relatives	Nobuo Nashiro (brother)
Last updated on: February 25, 2012

Yuji Nashiro (born September 13, 1983) is a Japanese kickboxer who competes in the welterweight division.

Biography and career

Nashiro was born in Nara City and is the brother of world champion boxer Nobuo Nashiro. He began his martial arts career in Kyokushin karate, in which he was the Japanese and Asian champion in the middleweight division. He was also the amateur Muay Thai champion of Japan.

He made his professional kickboxing debut in 2006 and won his first three fights by knockout before taking a break from the sport for almost three years. He returned at the K-1 World MAX 2010 -70kg Japan Tournament where he was knocked out by Yuichiro Nagashima in the quarter-finals. Following this, he went on to compete in the Krush promotion where he won his first two fights before losing to Yoshihiro Sato.

He returned to the Japan MAX Tournament at K-1 World MAX 2011 -70kg Japan Tournament Final where he caused an upset by winning the tournament. He defeated 2002 World MAX champion Albert Kraus in the quarter-finals and Takafumi Morita in the semis, both by decision, before going on to knock out Yuya Yamamoto in the first round of the final.

On February 25, 2012, he defeated Yukihiko Komiya via majority decision at Big Bang 8 in Tokyo.

Titles

• All Japan Kyokushin Open Middle Weight Class Knockdown Karate Champion 2002
• Middle Asian Kyokushin Middle Weight Class Knockdown Karate Champion 2003
• K-2 Gloved Karate Kansai Tournament Champion 2006
• All Japan Glove Karate Competition Champion 2006
• WMFJ Japanese Amateur Muay Thai Champion
• All Japan Glove Karate Tournament Champion
• 2011 K-1 -70kg Japan Tournament Champion

Kickboxing record

Kickboxing record

10 wins (5 KOs), 3 losses Result Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes Win 10-3 Yukihiko Komiya Decision (majority) Big Bang 8 February 25, 2012 3 3:00 Tokyo, Japan Win 9-3 Yuya Yamamoto KO (punches) K-1 World MAX 2011 -70kg Japan Tournament Final September 25, 2011 1 3:00 Osaka, Japan 2011 Japan MAX Tournament final. Win 8-3 Takafumi Morita Decision (unanimous) K-1 World MAX 2011 -70kg Japan Tournament Final September 25, 2011 3 3:00 Osaka, Japan 2011 Japan MAX Tournament semi-final. Win 7-3 Albert Kraus Decision (unanimous) K-1 World MAX 2011 -70kg Japan Tournament Final September 25, 2011 3 3:00 Osaka, Japan 2011 Japan MAX Tournament quarter-final. Loss 6-3 Kosuke Yamauchi Decision Krush Championship Tournament: Round 1 May 29, 2011 3 3:00 Japan Win 6-2 Daisuke Tsutsumi Decision Krush Championship Tournament: Round 2 January 29, 2011 3 3:00 Japan Loss 5-2 Yoshihiro Sato Decision (unanimous) Krush.9 August 14, 2010 3 3:00 Tokyo, Japan Win 5-1 Kenta Decision Krush.8 July 9, 2010 3 3:00 Japan Win 4-1 Hiroshi Yamauchi KO (left high kick) Krush.7 May 27, 2010 1 1:57 Japan Loss 3-1 Yuichiro Nagashima KO (left hook) K-1 World MAX 2010 -70kg Japan Tournament March 27, 2010 1 0:39 Saitama, Japan 2010 Japan MAX Tournament quarter-final. Win 3-0 Hakuto TKO (three knockdowns) K-1 World MAX 2007 World Tournament Final Elimination June 28, 2007 2 2:46 Tokyo, Japan Win 2-0 Teppei Yasuda KO (left knee) K-1 World MAX 2007 World Elite Showcase April 4, 2007 1 2:12 Yokohama, Japan Win 1-0 Phil Leier KO (right hook) H2H Shockwave September 23, 2006 3 - Calgary, Alberta, Canada Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest

External links

• K-1 Profile