Yuji Nashiro (名城裕司) (born September 13, 1983) is a Japanese kickboxer who competes in the welterweight division.
He began his martial arts career in Kyokushin karate, in which he was the Japanese and Asian champion in the middleweight division.
He made his professional kickboxing debut in 2006 and won his first three fights by knockout before taking a break from the sport for almost three years.
He defeated 2002 World MAX champion Albert Kraus in the quarter-finals and Takafumi Morita in the semis, both by decision, before going on to knock out Yuya Yamamoto in the first round of the final.
[4] Nashiro moved down in weight to compete in the Krush Grand Prix 2013 ~67kg First Class Tournament~ on January 14, 2012, facing Abdallah Ezbiri at the quarter-finals.