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Yoshitaka “Nobita” Naito

Weight Limit
125 LBS / 56.7 KG
Height
5'6" FT / 170 CM
Country
Age
40 Y
Team
Paraestra Matsudo

About Yoshitaka Naito

Status: Former ONE Athlete

 

Despite his late start to martial arts training at the age of 22, former ONE Strawweight World Champion Yoshitaka Naito turned out to be one of the most successful martial artists to ever emerge from Japan. In just four short years since debuting in 2012, Naito conquered the notoriously competitive Japanese scene, captured the Shooto Flyweight Title, and even won the ONE Strawweight World Title on two occassions to stand as one of the best in the world.

It has been an amazing career thus far for the soft-spoken and humble comic book geek from Chiba, Japan. Naito began training in martial arts at the age of 22, and points to his hero Kazushi Sakuraba as his main source of inspiration for doing so. Though not particularly gifted athletically, Naito’s superhuman work ethic saw him reap incredible returns. He made his professional debut in 2012, and quickly took Japan’s flyweight division by storm.

In a whirlwind 10-0 undefeated run, Naito became the Shooto Flyweight Champion. This earned him a shot at Muay Thai legend Dejdamrong Sor Amnuaysirichoke’s ONE Strawweight World Title upon his promotional debut in May 2016. Though the bout took place on his opponent’s home turf of Bangkok, Thailand, the Japanese warrior was undeterred and captured the belt with a spectacular fourth-round submission to be crowned the strawweight king and a global star.

ONE Championship Records

Event Results

Result Method Round Method and round Opponent Opponent and event Country Date Event
WIN
Unanimous Decision UD
R3 (5:00)
Unanimous Decision
R3 (5:00)
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Pongsiri Mitsatit
Thailand
Masters Of Fate
Nov 8, 2019
Thailand Nov 8, 2019
Masters Of Fate
Nov 8, 2019
WIN
Unanimous Decision UD
R3 (5:00)
Unanimous Decision
R3 (5:00)
R3 (5:00) Alex_Silva avatar 500x345 1
Alex Silva
Brazil
Enter the Dragon
May 17, 2019
Brazil May 17, 2019
Enter the Dragon
May 17, 2019
LOSS
TKO TKO
R1 (4:32)
TKO
R1 (4:32)
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Rene Catalan
Philippines
Reign Of Valor
Mar 8, 2019
Philippines Mar 8, 2019
Reign Of Valor
Mar 8, 2019
LOSS
Unanimous Decision UD
R5
Unanimous Decision
R5
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Joshua Pacio
Philippines
Philippines Sep 22, 2018
Conquest of Heroes
Sep 22, 2018
WIN
Split Decision SD
R5
Split Decision
R5
R5 Alex_Silva avatar 500x345 1
Alex Silva
Brazil
Grit & Glory
May 12, 2018
Brazil May 12, 2018
Grit & Glory
May 12, 2018
LOSS
Unanimous Decision UD
R5
Unanimous Decision
R5
R5 Alex_Silva avatar 500x345 1
Alex Silva
Brazil
Brazil Dec 9, 2017
Warriors Of The World
Dec 9, 2017

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