Ayinta Ali

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Ayinta Ali, also known as 寧仁太・アリ, was born on March 29, 1999, in Tokyo. He is a Japanese-Ghanaian kickboxer and mixed martial artist who fights out of Osaka, Japan. He is 184 cm tall and weighs about 67.5 kg. His fighting style is kickboxing, and he uses an orthodox stance. He has trained with Fired Up Gym (MMA) and K-1 Gym Sohonbu Team Pegasus.

Ali is a former Krush Welterweight champion. He made his pro debut at Krush 104 in 2019, defeating Takuma Shimizu by third-round KO after a doctor stoppage for a cut. He won again at Krush 107 against Mark Bird James by KO in the third round and later beat Takeharu Ogawa by head-kick KO at Bigbang the future 26 in 2020. He debuted in K-1 at K-1 World GP 2021: K’Festa 4 Day.2, knocking out Kaito in the third round. He also beat Kazuki Yamagiawa by unanimous decision at Krush 126.

In the 2021 K-1 Welterweight World Grand Prix, Ali defeated Ruku Kojima by unanimous decision in the quarterfinal but lost to Masaaki Noiri in the semifinal. He challenged Riki Matsuoka for the Krush Welterweight title at Krush 134 in February 2022; the bout was ruled a draw after three rounds, with Ali winning in an extra round. He defended the Krush title unsuccessfully? No, he won the extra-round decision. He then stopped Kota Nakano in the second round at Krush 140 in August 2022. In 2023, he beat Takumi Sanekata by unanimous decision at K-1 World GP 2023: K’Festa 6, but lost to Jomthong Strikergym by unanimous decision at K-1 World GP 2023 in July. As of February 2025, Ali vacated the Krush Welterweight title to pursue a transition to MMA. He was ranked as high as No. 8 in the world as a super featherweight kickboxer by Combat Press in March 2022.