Daijiro Matsui

Quick Facts

Full Name	Daijiro Matsui
Occupation	Mixed Martial Artist
Date Of Birth	Dec 5, 1972(1972-12-05)
Age	52
Birthplace	Mabi
Country	Japan
Birth City	Okayama Prefecture
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Daijiro Matsui Biography

Daijiro Matsui is one of the most popular and richest Mixed Martial Artist who was born on December 5, 1972 in Mabi, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. Daijiro Matsui (Song Jing Da Er Lang , Matsui Daijiro, born on the 5th of December 1972, in Okayama) is known as a Japanese mixed martial wrestler who is a professional. Professional MMA athlete since 1998, he’s competed in several events including the PRIDE Fighting Championships, Cage Rage, DEEP, Pancrase as well as King of the Cage.

The next time Matsui fought for the group took place in PRIDE 8 where he faced the future Pride Middleweight Champion and future PRIDE 2003 Middleweight Grand Prix Tournament Champion Wanderlei Silva. In the start of the fight, Matsui was rocked with an array of knees during the clinch as well as punches from Silva however, he showed his courage and persevered to fight, despite being swollen. Matsui ultimately lost the fight in a unanimous decision but he went down in history in the form of one of only fighters Silva could not finish, which included Matsui’s personal opponent Kazushi Sakuraba. But, Matsui then fought against Ukrainian kickboxer Igor Volchanchyn in PRIDE 9, and he lost for on the very first occasion in his professional career when the referee ordered an end to the fight at 5:03 into the initial round because of an eye-cut. Matsui’s next match for the company was PRIDE 10 against former UFC 12 Heavyweight Tournament Champion and a potential UFC Light Heavyweight Champion, Vitor “The Phenom” Belfort. Matsui was losing for the third time in succession through a unanimity decision.

In March 2006, Matsui left Takada Dojo along with Kazushi Sakuraba, though Matsui remained in the team as a trainer.

As of December 20, 2000 Matsui returned to professional wrestling at The Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye event, teaming with The Great Sasuke to beat Akira Shoji and Caol Uno. Matsui also wrestled in Battlarts and beat Ikuto Hidaka and also at New Japan Pro Wrestling, taking on Kendo Kashin, in a loss attempt to win an IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship. The following year, he fought Kashin for the second time at All Japan Pro Wrestling, fighting under the name “Mr. Problem” and wearing modified Kendo Kashin attire and mask. Matsui also had stints in Pro Wrestling Zero1 and the Inoki Genome Federation.

Daijiro Matsui Net Worth

Daijiro Matsui is one of the richest Mixed Martial Artist from Japan. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Daijiro Matsui 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

After having judo classes as well as amateur wrestling in the International Budo University, Matsui joined the shoot-style organisation Union of Wrestling Forces International and was trained by legends like Nobuhiko Takada. Matsui made his debut in September 1996 in the form of “Shunsuke Matsui” against Tatsunori Kamiyama, however he was unable to not move the card since UWF-i dissolved the following year. Matsui continued to follow his fellow members to the newly launched promotion Kingdom where he played with Kazushi Sakuraba Yoshihiro Takayama as well as Hiromitsu Kanehara, up until Kingdom ended in 1998. Then he switched to MMA.

Matsui was the first professional to make his debut as a mixed martial artist in 1998. He PRIDE 3 against Akira “Mr. Pride” Shoji and the match ended with an unbeatable draw. The next time he fought in PRIDE 4, he faced the future Pancrase Light Heavyweight Champion Sanae Kikuta. The bout ended up in a draw due to the limitation on time for bouts in the PRIDE 4 organization at the time.

Matsui’s next bout was two years later against Ryo Chonan in the DEEP organization and lost in a majority decision before going 0-2-1 in his next three bouts against the likes of Paulo Filho, Brian Foster, and Elvis Sinosic, respectively. In the Pancrase 2005 Neo-Blood Tournament Finals, Matsui picked up his first win in three years with a TKO over Daisuke Watanbe. To date, this is the only TKO/KO win of his career.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Facts & Trivia

Daijiro Ranked on the list of most popular Mixed Martial Artist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Japan. Daijiro Matsui celebrates birthday on December 5 of every year.

Top Facts about Daijiro Matsui

1. Daijiro Matsui was born on May 30, 1975 in Japan.
2. He competed in both professional wrestling and mixed martial arts.
3. Matsui fought for organizations such as PRIDE and K-1.
4. His MMA record is 10 wins, 23 losses, and two draws.
5. Matsui’s signature move was the “Matsui Lock.”
6. He retired from fighting in 2010 due to injuries.
7. Matsui also worked as a commentator for Japanese MMA events.
8. He trained under legendary wrestler Antonio Inoki.
9. Matsui won the IWGP Tag Team Championship twice with Yutaka Yoshie.
10. His last fight was against Akihiro Gono at DREAM 16 in September 2010.