Daijiro Matsui
| Daijiro Matsui | |
|---|---|
| Born |
December 5, 1972 Mabi, Okayama |
| Other names | Honoo no Grappler ("The Flame Grappler") |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 83.7 kg (185 lb; 13.18 st) |
| Division |
Middleweight Light Heavyweight |
| Style | Judo, Shoot wrestling, Catch wrestling, Submission wrestling |
| Team | Takada Dojo (formerly) |
| Teacher(s) | Nobuhiko Takada |
| Rank | Black belt in Judo |
| Years active | 1998-present (MMA) |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 46 |
| Wins | 12 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By submission | 1 |
| By decision | 8 |
| By disqualification | 2 |
| Losses | 28 |
| By knockout | 7 |
| By submission | 3 |
| By decision | 18 |
| Draws | 6 |
| Other information | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Daijiro Matsui (born December 5, 1972 in Okayama) is a Japanese mixed martial artist and professional wrestler. He currently competes in the Middleweight division but has also fought as a Light Heavyweight. Although he is perhaps best known for his numerous appearances in the Pride Fighting Championships, Matsui has also appeared in other well-known organizations such as Pancrase, King of the Cage, DEEP, and the Cage Rage Championships.
After training in judo and amateur wrestling at the International Budo University, Matsui joined shoot-style organization Union of Wrestling Forces International, where he trained under the legendary Nobuhiko Takada. He debuted in September 1996 as "Shunsuke Matsui" against Tatsunori Kamiyama, but he could not advance the card as UWF-i folded the same year. Matsui then followed the company's members to the new promotion Kingdom, having matches against Kazushi Sakuraba, Yoshihiro Takayama and Hiromitsu Kanehara, until Kingdom fell in 1998. He then transitioned to MMA.
In December 2000, Matsui made a return to pro wrestling at the Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye event, teaming with The Great Sasuke to defeat Akira Shoji and Caol Uno. He also competed in Battlarts, beating Ikuto Hidaka, and in New Japan Pro Wrestling, wrestling Kendo Kashin in a losing effort for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship. The same year, he faced Kashin again in All Japan Pro Wrestling, wrestling under the name of "Mr. Problem" and wearing modified Kendo Kashin attire and mask. Matsui had also stints in Pro Wrestling Zero1 and in Inoki Genome Federation.
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