Takashi Nakakura

Takashi Nakakura (Japanese: 中蔵隆志, Nakakura Takashi, born March 23, 1977) is a Japanese mixed martial artist, and the former Shooto welterweight champion. Nakakura is also a seido kaikan karate and Judo black belt. He took up Judo for three years in high school and soon after started training in seido kaikan karate where he took 2nd in the West Japan B-league competition losing only to Tsuyoshi Nakasako, a current K-1 fighter.

MMA career Nakakura made his Shooto debut in 2002, in GIG: East 11. He won by submission (rear naked choke) over Heima Hashimoto in a fight that lasted a bit over three minutes. He remained undefeated for two years, until losing by decision to Takumi Nakayama in 2004. On May 3, 2008, he fought Ganjo Tetsuku at Shooto's Tradition 01 event for Shooto's Vacant welterweight championship, which he won by Unanimous Decision.

May 10, 2009 Shooto Tradition Final, Nakakura fought a non-title bout against former Pride Fighting Championships lightweight title holder Takanori Gomi. Although Nakakura was willing stand and strike with Gomi, he was dominated from the opening bell. Takanori Gomi had dropped and stopped the Shooto champion with strikes at 4:42 into the second round. A few months later he vacates his Shooto belt due to eye injury.

Championships and accomplishments Shooto Shooto Lightweight Championship (1 Time) Shooto Pacific Rim Welterweight Championship (1 Time)

Mixed martial arts record Loss

Kuniyoshi Hironaka Decision (unanimous) Shooto: Shooto Tradition 2011

Tokyo, Japan Loss

Takanori Gomi KO (punches) Shooto: Shooto Tradition Final

Tokyo, Japan Win

Bendy Casimir Submission (rear-naked choke) Shooto: Shooto Tradition 4

Tokyo, Japan Win

Ganjo Tentsuku Decision (unanimous) Shooto: Shooto Tradition 1

Tokyo, Japan Won vacant Shooto Lightweight Championship. Later vacated after losing non-title fight to Takanori Gomi Win

Yusuke Endo Decision (unanimous) Shooto: Back To Our Roots 6

Tokyo, Japan Win

Jani Lax Submission (achilles lock) Shooto: Back To Our Roots 4

Tokyo, Japan Win

Mizuto Hirota Decision (unanimous) Shooto: Back To Our Roots 1

Yokohama Kanagawa, Japan Won vacant Shooto Pacific Rim Welterweight Championship. Later vacated after winning Shooto Lightweight Championship. Draw

Ganjo Tentsuku Draw Shooto: Champion Carnival

Yokohama Kanagawa, Japan Loss

Mitsuhiro Ishida TKO (cut) Shooto: Alive Road

Yokohama Kanagawa, Japan Win

Ray Cooper TKO (cut) Shooto: 5/4 in Korakuen Hall

Tokyo, Japan Win

Kenichiro Togashi Decision (unanimous) Shooto 2004: 10/17 in Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium

Osaka, Japan Return to Lightweight. Loss

Takumi Nakayama Decision (unanimous) Shooto 2004: 4/11 in Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium

Osaka, Japan Featherweight debut. Win

Saburo Kawakatsu Decision (unanimous) Shooto: Gig West 4

Osaka, Japan Win

Masato Fujiwara Submission (triangle choke) Shooto 2003: 6/27 in Hiroshima Sun Plaza

Hiroshima, Japan Win

Masaya Takita Decision (unanimous) Shooto: Gig West 3

Osaka, Japan Win

Heima Hashimoto Submission (rear-naked choke) Shooto: Gig East 11

Tokyo, Japan Footnotes