Lemino Shooto.POUND OUT

Completed

Shoji Saito vs. Riku Nakajima

MMA

August 2, 2026 at 06:00 AM UTC

🇯🇵 N/A, Chiba, JP

Where to Watch

Lemino

Fight Card

Bantamweight (135 lbs)|3R

Former Shooto BW Champion

🇯🇵Shoji Saito

8-3-1|Age 31|171cm

1連勝

Riku Nakajima🇯🇵

6-0-1|Age 18|175cm

13連勝

Former Shooto BW

🇯🇵Shoji Saito

8-3-1 / Age 31 / 171cm

1連勝

🇯🇵Riku Nakajima

6-0-1 / Age 18 / 175cm

13連勝

Finish Stats

25%

18%

SUB

73%

25%

FIN

91%

* Includes both professional and amateur records

Win Methods

KOSUB

Shoji Saito

KO/TKO

Flying Knee

Riku Nakajima

Armbar

Rear Naked Choke

Ground & Pound

Triangle Choke

Referee Stoppage

* Includes both professional and amateur records

Recent Fights

Shoji Saito

WShinebaatar Bat-Erdene|DEC|Lemino Shooto.3

LKanata Nagai|SUB R3|Shooto 2025 Vol.8

WNobuki Fujii|DEC|Shooto 2024 Vol.5

WTakuma Sudo|DEC|Shooto 2023 Vol.3

WYasuyuki Nojiri|KO R1|Shooto 2023

Riku Nakajima

WDaiki Fukumoto|SUB R1|Shooto 2026 Vol.1

WDaiki Saito|KO R1|Shooto 2025 Vol.10

WRyunosuke Matsuoka|SUB R1|Shooto 2025 Vol.5

DShinji Aoi|DEC|Shooto 2024 Final in Osaka

WKazuya Iwasa|SUB R1|Shooto Border 2024

* Includes both professional and amateur records

Riku Nakajima: (Riku Nakajima) Continues his MMA career while attending university. Does a 10km road run daily.

Riku Nakajima: (Riku Nakajima) An undefeated 18-year-old! Interview video with Riku Nakajima, the Reiwa era's "Shooto Kid."

Riku Nakajima

Riku Nakajima is an undefeated bantamweight mixed martial artist from Japan with a professional record of 5 wins and 1 draw. Standing 175cm tall, he competes in the Shooto organization where he has become known for his high-level grappling and finishing ability. His recent performances include a first-round rear naked choke victory over Daiki Fukumoto in January 2026 and a first-round ground and pound win against Daiki Saito in November 2025.

Flyweight (125 lbs)|3R

🇯🇵Wataru Yamauchi

9-4|Age 27|163cm

Reach 173cm|1連敗

JJ Jones🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

2-1

🇯🇵Wataru Yamauchi

9-4 / Age 27 / 163cm

Reach 173cm / 1連敗

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿JJ Jones

2-1

Finish Stats

44%

11%

SUB

56%

FIN

* Includes both professional and amateur records

Win Methods

KOSUB

Wataru Yamauchi

KO/TKO

Triangle Choke

Ground & Pound

* Includes both professional and amateur records

Recent Fights

Wataru Yamauchi

LJae Woong Byun|DEC|ZFN Origin 4

WDaniel Aggrey|KO R1|POUNDOUT 3

LTony Laramie|DEC|RIZIN LANDMARK 12 in KOBE

WDeuzivan Sousa|KO R1|Lemino Shooto.1

LNamsrai Batbayar|KO R2|Road to UFC

* Includes both professional and amateur records

Featherweight (145 lbs)|3R

🇯🇵Keita Ishibashi

12-10-2

Taison Naito🇯🇵

11-11-1

🇯🇵Keita Ishibashi

12-10-2

🇯🇵Taison Naito

11-11-1

Bantamweight (135 lbs)|3R

🇯🇵Takuma Tokuhiro

5-2

Takumi Arai🇯🇵

6-7-3

🇯🇵Takuma Tokuhiro

5-2

🇯🇵Takumi Arai

6-7-3

Lightweight (155 lbs)|3R

🇯🇵Yuki Iwakura

6-4

Mark Moleke🇨🇲

17-12

🇯🇵Yuki Iwakura

6-4

🇨🇲Mark Moleke

17-12

Featherweight (145 lbs)|2R

🇯🇵Yoshitomo Inoue

3-6-2

Ryoma Tsukamoto🇯🇵

0-3

🇯🇵Yoshitomo Inoue

3-6-2

🇯🇵Ryoma Tsukamoto

0-3

Strawweight (115 lbs)|2R

🇯🇵Ryuichi Taira

2-0-1

Kira Komatsu🇯🇵

0-0

🇯🇵Ryuichi Taira

2-0-1

🇯🇵Kira Komatsu

0-0

Bantamweight (135 lbs)|2R

🇯🇵Kengo Sasaki

2-2

Ryushiro Takemi🇯🇵

2-0

1連勝

🇯🇵Kengo Sasaki

2-2

🇯🇵Ryushiro Takemi

2-0

1連勝

Finish Stats

SUB

100%

FIN

100%

* Includes both professional and amateur records

Win Methods

KOSUB

Ryushiro Takemi

Rear Naked Choke

* Includes both professional and amateur records

Recent Fights

Ryushiro Takemi

WChung Pui Wing|SUB R1|Lemino Shooto.5

* Includes both professional and amateur records

Ryushiro Takemi: (Ryushiro Takemi) Belongs to Paraestra ROX. Competed in the 2025 All-Japan Amateur Shooto Championship as the Kyushu representative in the lightweight division.

Ryushiro Takemi: (Ryushiro Takemi) Competed in the Featherweight division at the West Japan EX Tournament in November 2025. He will challenge for his professional career at Lemino Shooto.5.

Ryushiro Takemi

Ryushiro Takemi is a Japanese mixed martial artist who competes in the featherweight and lightweight divisions. He rose to prominence in the amateur circuit, notably winning the 2025 Shooto Kyushu Championship in the lightweight category. Known for his grappling-heavy style, he secured consecutive submission victories via rear-naked choke during his championship run. Following his regional success, he was officially recommended for a professional Shooto license in late 2025.

Flyweight (125 lbs)|2R

🇯🇵Wataru Shiina

1-2

Tomoki Hasegawa🇯🇵

2-0

1連勝

Debut

🇯🇵Wataru Shiina

1-2

🇯🇵Tomoki Hasegawa

2-0

1連勝

Debut

Finish Stats

SUB

FIN

* Includes both professional and amateur records

Recent Fights

Tomoki Hasegawa

WHiroki Imai|DEC|Fighting NEXUS

* Includes both professional and amateur records

Where to Watch

Lemino