Age, Biography and Wiki
Yoshitaka Naito was born on 17 February, 1984 in Inzai, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, is a Martial artist from Japan. Discover Yoshitaka Naito's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 40 years old?
| Popular As |
Yoshitaka Naito |
| Occupation |
N/A |
| Age |
40 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Aquarius |
| Born |
17 February, 1984 |
| Birthday |
17 February |
| Birthplace |
Inzai, Chiba Prefecture, Japan |
| Nationality |
Japan
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He is a member of famous Artist with the age 40 years old group.
Yoshitaka Naito Height, Weight & Measurements
At 40 years old, Yoshitaka Naito height is 170cm and Weight 57 kg.
| Physical Status |
| Height |
170cm |
| Weight |
57 kg |
| Body Measurements |
Not Available |
| Eye Color |
Not Available |
| Hair Color |
Not Available |
Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
| Family |
| Parents |
Not Available |
| Wife |
Not Available |
| Sibling |
Not Available |
| Children |
Not Available |
Yoshitaka Naito Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Yoshitaka Naito worth at the age of 40 years old? Yoshitaka Naito’s income source is mostly from being a successful Artist. He is from Japan. We have estimated Yoshitaka Naito's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
| House |
Not Available |
| Cars |
Not Available |
| Source of Income |
Artist |
Yoshitaka Naito Social Network
Timeline
Yoshitaka Naito 内藤禎貴 (born February 17, 1984) is a Japanese mixed martial artist from Inzai, Chiba Prefecture, Japan.
He is a former two-time ONE Strawweight World Champion.
Naito is furthermore a former Shooto World Flyweight (114 lb) Champion, where he holds the record for flyweight title defenses, and was voted Fighter of the Year for two consecutive years.
He is regarded as one of the best strawweights in the world, and is ranked as the #2 all time strawweight by Fight Matrix.
In his childhood, Naito was a quiet kid who loved manga.
One of his favorite titles was Doraemon, and during his martial arts career, he earned the nickname “Nobita” because of his resemblance to the lead character in the Doraemon manga.
Naito didn't practice any martial arts as a child, but was a member of the soccer club in junior high school.
He had few friends during his adolescence and struggled with his grades in school.
He later dropped out of high school, a short-sighted decision he later said he regretted.
Naito fell in love with mixed martial arts in the early 2000s.
He was fascinated by the submissions Sakuraba was able to pull off against foreign athletes in Pride Fighting Championships and soon found himself training at Paraestra Matsudo.
He was invited to train at Paraestra Matsudo by his brother Nobutaka.
His brother is also a mixed martial artist, currently competing with Shooto.
Naito began training mixed martial arts at the age of 22.
Despite a rough start to his training and amateur competitions, he won the 2011 All Japan Amateur Shooto Tournament.
Naito made his professional debut with the Shooto organization on August 25, 2012, at the age of 27.
He defeated Tsubasa Fujikawa via guillotine choke in round two in the semifinals of the Rookie Flyweight Tournament.
In the finals he beat Shota Kondo by KO to become the Rookie Flyweight tournament champion.
He won his next five fights to earn a title shot against reigning Shooto Flyweight Champion Shinya Murofushi.
In the main event of Shooto 7th Round 2014 on September 27, 2014, Naito submitted Murofushi with three seconds remaining in the fight to win the Shooto Flyweight Title.
Naito made his first title defense against Ryuto Sawada on July 26, 2015.
He won by arm-triangle choke in the fourth round.
He made his second title defense against Junji Ito on November 29, 2015.
In 2016, Naito signed with ONE Championship.
Naito moved down to the strawweight division and made his ONE Championship debut against the reigning and undefeated ONE Strawweight World Champion Dejdamrong Sor Amnuaysirichoke in his native Bangkok, Thailand on May 27, 2016.
He defeated Dejdamrong by rear-naked choke in round four to become the ONE Strawweight World Champion.
As the new champ, he made his first ONE Strawweight World Title defense against Joshua Pacio on October 7, 2016.
He submitted Pacio by rear-naked choke in the third round to retain the belt.
Naito made his next title defense against Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu World Champion Alex Silva on December 9, 2017.
After five rounds, Silva defeated Naito by unanimous decision to hand him his first professional loss and take the belt.
A rematch between Naito and Silva was set for May 12, 2018.
This time, Naito defeated Silva by split decision to reclaim the title.
Naito made the first defense of his second ONE Strawweight World Title reign against Joshua Pacio in a rematch from nearly two years earlier on September 22, 2018.
He lost the title by unanimous decision.
On March 8, 2019, Naito faced Wushu World Champion Rene Catalan.
He lost via TKO in the first round.
Naito faced Silva for a third time on May 17, 2019.
He won by unanimous decision to complete their trilogy.
