# 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

Professional record breakdown :
| 16 matches | 11 wins | 4 losses |
| By knockout | 1 | 2 |
| By submission | 4 | 0 |
| By decision | 6 | 2 |
| Draws | 1 | 1 |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
| Loss | 11–4–1 | Kuniyoshi Hironaka | Decision (unanimous) | Shooto: Shooto Tradition 2011 | April 29, 2011 | 3 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Loss | 11–3–1 | Takanori Gomi | KO (punches) | Shooto: Shooto Tradition Final | May 10, 2009 | 2 | 4:42 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 11–2–1 | Bendy Casimir | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Shooto: Shooto Tradition 4 | November 29, 2008 | 1 | 4:58 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 10–2–1 | Ganjo Tentsuku | Decision (unanimous) | Shooto: Shooto Tradition 1 | May 3, 2008 | 3 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | Won vacant Shooto Lightweight Championship. Later vacated after losing non-title fight to Takanori Gomi |
| Win | 9–2–1 | Yusuke Endo | Decision (unanimous) | Shooto: Back To Our Roots 6 | November 8, 2007 | 3 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 8–2–1 | Jani Lax | Submission (achilles lock) | Shooto: Back To Our Roots 4 | July 15, 2007 | 1 | 2:54 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 7–2–1 | Mizuto Hirota | Decision (unanimous) | Shooto: Back To Our Roots 1 | February 17, 2007 | 3 | 5:00 | Yokohama Kanagawa, Japan | Won vacant Shooto Pacific Rim Welterweight Championship. Later vacated after winning Shooto Lightweight Championship. |
| Draw | 6–2–1 | Ganjo Tentsuku | Draw | Shooto: Champion Carnival | October 14, 2006 | 3 | 5:00 | Yokohama Kanagawa, Japan | |
| Loss | 6–2 | Mitsuhiro Ishida | TKO (cut) | Shooto: Alive Road | August 20, 2005 | 3 | 1:31 | Yokohama Kanagawa, Japan | |
| Win | 6–1 | Ray Cooper | TKO (cut) | Shooto: 5/4 in Korakuen Hall | May 4, 2005 | 2 | 1:14 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 5–1 | Kenichiro Togashi | Decision (unanimous) | Shooto 2004: 10/17 in Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium | October 17, 2004 | 3 | 5:00 | Osaka, Japan | Return to Lightweight. |
| Loss | 4–1 | Takumi Nakayama | Decision (unanimous) | Shooto 2004: 4/11 in Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium | April 11, 2004 | 3 | 5:00 | Osaka, Japan | Featherweight debut. |
| Win | 4–0 | Saburo Kawakatsu | Decision (unanimous) | Shooto: Gig West 4 | October 12, 2003 | 2 | 5:00 | Osaka, Japan | |
| Win | 3–0 | Masato Fujiwara | Submission (triangle choke) | Shooto 2003: 6/27 in Hiroshima Sun Plaza | June 27, 2003 | 1 | 3:48 | Hiroshima, Japan | |
| Win | 2–0 | Masaya Takita | Decision (unanimous) | Shooto: Gig West 3 | October 27, 2002 | 2 | 5:00 | Osaka, Japan | |
| Win | 1–0 | Heima Hashimoto | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Shooto: Gig East 11 | September 25, 2002 | 2 | 3:17 | Tokyo, Japan | |

## Footnotes

* ↑ "Takanori Gomi claims non-title win over Shooto champ Takashi Nakakura". MMA Junkie. 2009-05-10. Retrieved 2025-03-14.
* ↑ Takanori Gomi claims non-title win over Shooto champ Takashi Nakakura Archived 2009-05-13 at the Wayback Machine
* ↑ "Takashi Nakakura | MMA Fighter Page".