She represented Singapore at the 2018 Asian Games and won a silver medal in women's singles event held at Padepokan Pencak Silat Taman Mini Indonesia Indah, Jakarta.

[1][2] She claimed her first world title in the Female Artistic Singles Category that took place from 13 to 16 December 2018 at OCBC Arena Hall 1, Singapore Sports Hub.

At the age of 17, Nurzuhairah first represented Singapore in the 16th World Pencak Silat Championship, making her the bronze medalist for women's class A 45-50 kg event that was held in Phuket, Thailand in 2015.

Nurzuhairah made her debut participating in the women's singles event at the 2017 Southeast Asian Games, which shocked many, by winning the gold medal defeating Indonesia and Brunei.

[5] In the 2018 Asian Games, Nurzuhairah finished with 445 points as she claimed the first silver medal in pencak silat in the women's individual tunggal event behind Puspa Arumsari of host Indonesia.