Wrestler Profile

Yuji Nagata

Yuji Nagata is a technical wrestler currently competing for NJPW.

His in-ring approach is built on technical wrestling: holds, counters and submissions that turn matches into chess games on the mat. WrestleRanks has Yuji Nagata on record for 2026.

Promotions

Yuji Nagata is associated with NJPW (2026).

PWI rankings history

Yuji Nagata has been ranked in the PWI 500 22 times, first at No. 164 in 1997 and most recently at No. 44 in 2023. The highest placement is No. 8, reached in 2002.

Placements by year: 1997 (No. 164), 1998 (No. 83), 1999 (No. 77), 2000 (No. 37), 2001 (No. 52), 2002 (No. 8), 2003 (No. 31), 2004 (No. 96), 2005 (No. 205), 2006 (No. 112), 2007 (No. 20), 2008 (No. 57), 2009 (No. 65), 2010 (No. 105), 2011 (No. 95), 2012 (No. 143), 2013 (No. 229), 2014 (No. 83), 2018 (No. 319), 2020 (No. 476), 2021 (No. 395), 2023 (No. 44).

Compiled from the annual rankings published by Pro Wrestling Illustrated. See the 2023 edition.

Yuji Nagata in the WrestleRanks rankings

Yuji Nagata is tracked as a technical wrestler on WrestleRanks. WrestleRanks standings are decided one week at a time, from fan voting and editor input. Read more about how our rankings work, or see the live, interactive profile with weekly rank history and voting on the Yuji Nagata ranking page.

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