Light Heavyweight · “Kaz”
Kazuhiro Nakamura
21-13-0 UFC 0-2-0
5'11"Height
70"Reach
OrthodoxStance
47Age
0KO wins
0Sub wins
0%Finish rate
10:00Avg fight
Skill profile
- Wrestling Average 47
- Accuracy Below avg 38
- TD Defense Below avg 37
- Control Below avg 33
- Grappling Below avg 28
- Durability Weak 20
- Striking Weak 16
- Striking D Weak 7
Built on 20 minutes of tracked cage time across 2 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min1.05
Sig. strikes absorbed / min4.8
Striking accuracy38.9%
Striking defense28.9%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.0
Takedowns / 15 min1.5
Takedown accuracy20.0%
Takedown defense33.3%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.0
Control time8.8%
Record vs .500+ opponents0-1
Fight history
L Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou 0-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 5:00 — UFC 84: Ill Will · May 24, 2008
6/23Sig. strikes
26/46Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Lyoto Machida 10-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 76: Knockout · September 22, 2007
15/31Sig. strikes
70/89Absorbed
2/10Takedowns
1:46Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.
Record breakdown
Wins by method
KO/TKO
5
Submission
3
Decision
13
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
4
Submission
3
Decision
6
Other
0
Fights by organization
Deep
8
World Victory Road Presents
4
PRIDE
4
PRIDE Bushido
3
Dream
2
UFC
2
Pride
2
PRIDE Final Conflict
2
+ 7 more organizations in the full career list
Full career — 34 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Yoshiyuki Nakanishi | Decision (unanimous) | Deep: 70 Impact
December 21, 2014 |
Deep | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Seigo Mizuguchi | TKO (corner stoppage) | Deep: Cage Impact 2014
July 21, 2014 |
Deep | 2 | 3:25 |
| L | Ken Hasegawa | Decision (majority) | Deep: 65 Impact
March 22, 2014 |
Deep | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Yuji Sakuragi | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | Deep: Cage Impact 2013
November 24, 2013 |
Deep | 3 | 2:49 |
| W | Henry Miller | KO (punch) | Deep: 63 Impact
August 25, 2013 |
Deep | 1 | 4:42 |
| W | Daijiro Matsui | KO (knee and punches) | Deep: King Kaz Fight in Fukuyama
June 30, 2013 |
Deep | 1 | 1:30 |
| W | Young Choi | Decision (unanimous) | Deep: 61 Impact
February 16, 2013 |
Deep | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Ryuta Sakurai | Decision (majority) | Deep: 60 Impact
October 19, 2012 |
Deep | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Gerald Harris | Decision (split) | Dream 17
September 24, 2011 |
Dream | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Karl Amoussou | Decision (unanimous) | Dream 15
July 10, 2010 |
Dream | 2 | 5:00 |
| W | Hidehiko Yoshida | Decision (unanimous) | Astra: Yoshida's Farewell
April 25, 2010 |
Astra | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Kazuo Misaki | Technical Submission (guillotine choke) | World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 9
August 2, 2009 |
World Victory Road Presents | 1 | 3:03 |
| L | Jorge Santiago | TKO (punches) | World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 6
November 1, 2008 |
World Victory Road Presents | 3 | 0:49 |
| W | Yuki Sasaki | Decision (unanimous) | World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 6
November 1, 2008 |
World Victory Road Presents | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Paul Cahoon | Decision (unanimous) | World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 5
September 28, 2008 |
World Victory Road Presents | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou | TKO (leg injury) | UFC 84
May 24, 2008 |
UFC | 1 | 5:00 |
| L | Lyoto Machida | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 76
September 22, 2007 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Maurício Rua | Decision (unanimous) | Pride FC - Shockwave 2006
December 31, 2006 |
Pride FC - Shockwave | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Travis Galbraith | TKO (knee and punches) | Pride 32 - The Real Deal
October 21, 2006 |
Pride | 2 | 1:16 |
| W | Yoshihiro Nakao | Decision (unanimous) | Pride FC - Final Conflict Absolute
September 10, 2006 |
Pride FC - Final Conflict Absolute | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Evangelista Santos | Submission (americana) | Pride FC - Critical Countdown Absolute
July 1, 2006 |
Pride FC - Critical Countdown Absolute | 1 | 4:49 |
| L | Josh Barnett | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Pride 31 - Dreamers
February 26, 2006 |
Pride | 1 | 8:10 |
| W | Yuki Kondo | Decision (unanimous) | PRIDE Shockwave 2005
December 31, 2005 |
PRIDE Shockwave | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Igor Vovchanchyn | Decision (unanimous) | PRIDE Final Conflict 2005
August 28, 2005 |
PRIDE Final Conflict | 2 | 5:00 |
| L | Wanderlei Silva | TKO (punches) | PRIDE Critical Countdown 2005
June 26, 2005 |
PRIDE Critical Countdown | 1 | 5:24 |
| W | Kevin Randleman | Decision (unanimous) | PRIDE Total Elimination 2005
April 23, 2005 |
PRIDE Total Elimination | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Stefan Leko | TKO (punches) | PRIDE 29
February 20, 2005 |
PRIDE | 1 | 0:54 |
| L | Dan Henderson | TKO (shoulder injury) | PRIDE 28
October 31, 2004 |
PRIDE | 1 | 1:15 |
| W | Murilo Bustamante | Decision (unanimous) | PRIDE Final Conflict 2004
August 15, 2004 |
PRIDE Final Conflict | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Antônio Rogério Nogueira | Decision (split) | PRIDE Bushido 4
July 19, 2004 |
PRIDE Bushido | 2 | 5:00 |
| W | Chalid Arrab | Submission (armbar) | PRIDE Bushido 3
May 23, 2004 |
PRIDE Bushido | 1 | 4:45 |
| W | Dos Caras Jr. | Decision (unanimous) | PRIDE 27
February 1, 2004 |
PRIDE | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Daniel Gracie | Decision (unanimous) | PRIDE Bushido 1
October 5, 2003 |
PRIDE Bushido | 2 | 5:00 |
| L | Antônio Rogério Nogueira | Submission (armbar) | PRIDE 25
March 16, 2003 |
PRIDE | 2 | 3:49 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Kazuhiro Nakamura) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.