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Japan
Katsushika, Tokyo
Keita Nakamura
"
K-Taro
"
AGE
40
/
May 22, 1984
HEIGHT
5'11"
/
180.34 cm
WEIGHT
156 lbs
/
70.76 kg
ASSOCIATION
United Gym Tokyo
CLASS
Lightweight
Wins
36
KO
/
TKO
9
25%
SUBMISSIONS
16
44%
DECISIONS
11
31%
Draws
2
Losses
12
KO
/
TKO
2
17%
SUBMISSIONS
1
8%
DECISIONS
9
75%
N/C
1
FIGHT HISTORY - PRO
Result
Fighter
Event
Method/
Referee
R
Time
loss
Roberto Satoshi de Souza
Rizin FF - Landmark Vol. 9
Mar / 23 / 2024
TKO (Corner Stoppage)
Minoru Toyonaga
1
1:43
win
Kiichi Kunimoto
Rizin FF - Rizin 41
Apr / 01 / 2023
KO (Punches and Soccer Kick)
Minoru Toyonaga
2
0:49
loss
Lorenz Larkin
Bellator 237 - Fedor vs. Rampage
Dec / 29 / 2019
Decision (Unanimous)
Jason Herzog
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
win
Marcos Yoshio Souza
Rizin FF - Rizin 19: Lightweight Grand Prix 1st Round
Oct / 12 / 2019
TKO (Corner Stoppage)
Ryogaku Wada
1
1:18
loss
Sultan Aliev
UFC Fight Night 149 - Overeem vs. Oleynik
Apr / 20 / 2019
Decision (Unanimous)
Leon Roberts
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
win
Salim Touahri
UFC Fight Night 142 - Dos Santos vs. Tuivasa
Dec / 01 / 2018
Decision (Split)
Steve Perceval
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
loss
Anthony Rocco Martin
UFC Fight Night 128 - Barboza vs. Lee
Apr / 21 / 2018
Decision (Unanimous)
Liam Kerrigan
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
win
Alex Morono
UFC Fight Night 117 - St. Preux vs. Okami
Sep / 22 / 2017
Decision (Split)
Greg Kleynjans
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
loss
Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos
UFC Fight Night 96 - Lineker vs. Dodson
Oct / 01 / 2016
Decision (Unanimous)
Dave Hagen
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
win
Kyle Noke
UFC Fight Night 91 - McDonald vs. Lineker
Jul / 13 / 2016
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Herb Dean
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
2
4:59
loss
Tom Breese
UFC Fight Night 84 - Silva vs. Bisping
Feb / 27 / 2016
Decision (Unanimous)
Leon Roberts
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
win
Jingliang Li
UFC Fight Night 75 - Barnett vs. Nelson
Sep / 26 / 2015
Technical Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Neil Swailes
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
2:17
win
Yuta Watanabe
Deep - Cage Impact 2015
Jul / 20 / 2015
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Yoshinori Umeki
1
2:00
win
Yoshiyuki Katahira
Deep - 71 Impact
Feb / 28 / 2015
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Kenichi Serizawa
1
3:47
win
Yuki Okano
Deep - 69 Impact
Oct / 26 / 2014
TKO (Head Kick and Punches)
Kenichi Serizawa
2
0:26
win
Keiichiro Yamamiya
Deep - 67 Impact
Jun / 22 / 2014
TKO (Punches)
Kenichi Serizawa
1
4:13
loss
Frank Camacho
PXC - Pacific Xtreme Combat 42
Feb / 28 / 2014
Decision (Unanimous)
Tony D'Angelo
3
5:00
NC
Kwang Hee Lee
Deep - 64 Impact
Dec / 22 / 2013
No Contest (Nakamura Missed Weight)
Kenichi Serizawa
1
N/A
win
Kota Shimoishi
Shooto - 3rd Round 2013
Jul / 27 / 2013
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Toshiharu Suzuki
2
0:37
win
Nobutatsu Suzuki
Vale Tudo Japan - VTJ 1st
Dec / 24 / 2012
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Minoru Toyonaga
1
2:03
win
Yuki Sasaki
Shooto - 5th Round
May / 18 / 2012
Decision (Unanimous)
Toshiharu Suzuki
3
5:00
win
Hoon Kim
Legend FC - Legend Fighting Championship 8
Mar / 30 / 2012
TKO (Broken Hand)
Thomas Fan
1
5:00
win
Yoichiro Sato
Shooto - Survivor Tournament Final
Jan / 08 / 2012
Decision (Majority)
Toshiharu Suzuki
3
5:00
loss
Akihiro Murayama
Shooto - Shootor's Legacy 4
Sep / 23 / 2011
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Toshiharu Suzuki
1
2:30
win
Yasubey Enomoto
SRC - Soul of Fight
Dec / 30 / 2010
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Tomoki Matsumiya
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
2
3:48
win
Takuya Wada
SRC - Sengoku Raiden Championship 15
Oct / 30 / 2010
TKO (Submission to Punches)
Tomoki Matsumiya
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
3:30
win
Omar de la Cruz
SRC - Sengoku Raiden Championship 13
Jun / 20 / 2010
TKO (Punches)
Tomoki Matsumiya
2
3:53
win
Tomoyoshi Iwamiya
GCM - Cage Force 11
Jun / 27 / 2009
Decision (Majority)
Yoshinori Umeki
3
5:00
loss
Jang Yong Kim
GCM - Cage Force EX Eastern Bound
Nov / 08 / 2008
TKO (Punches)
Kenichi Serizawa
1
0:59
win
Adriano Martins
Dream 6 - Middleweight Grand Prix 2008 Final
Sep / 23 / 2008
Decision (Split)
Samio Kimura
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
2
5:00
loss
Robert Emerson
UFC 81 - Breaking Point
Feb / 02 / 2008
Decision (Split)
Steve Mazzagatti
3
5:00
win
Takefumi Hanai
GCM - Cage Force EX Eastern Bound
Nov / 11 / 2007
TKO (Knees)
1
1:59
loss
Drew Fickett
UFC Fight Night 9 - Stevenson vs. Guillard
Apr / 05 / 2007
Decision (Unanimous)
Steve Mazzagatti
3
5:00
loss
Brock Larson
UFC Fight Night 7 - Sanchez vs. Riggs
Dec / 13 / 2006
Decision (Unanimous)
Herb Dean
3
5:00
win
Djalili Salmanov
GCM - D.O.G. 7
Sep / 09 / 2006
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
1
3:50
win
Ronald Jhun
PIP - East vs. West
Jul / 21 / 2006
Technical Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
1
3:55
win
Yong Jae Jun
MARS - MARS World Grand Prix
Apr / 29 / 2006
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
1
1:58
win
Yoshiyuki Yoshida
Shooto - 12/17 in Shinjuku Face
Dec / 17 / 2005
Technical Decision (Majority)
Taro Wakabayashi
2
4:06
win
Katsuaki Niioka
Shooto - 11/6 in Korakuen Hall
Nov / 06 / 2005
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Toshiharu Suzuki
1
2:10
win
Mohamed Khacha
GCM - D.O.G. 3
Sep / 17 / 2005
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
1
3:34
win
Taro Minato
GCM - Demolition 050828
Aug / 28 / 2005
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
1
4:03
win
Jun Kitagawa
Shooto - 6/3 in Kitazawa Town Hall
Jun / 03 / 2005
Decision (Unanimous)
Taro Wakabayashi
2
5:00
win
Kentaro Abe
Shooto - 2/6 in Kitazawa Town Hall
Feb / 06 / 2005
Decision (Unanimous)
Taro Wakabayashi
2
5:00
win
Atsushi Inoue
GCM - Demolition 041114
Nov / 14 / 2004
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
1
2:11
draw
Kazunori Yokota
GCM - Demolition 040919
Sep / 19 / 2004
Draw (Unanimous)
2
5:00
win
Keisuke Sakai
Shooto - 7/16 in Korakuen Hall
Jul / 16 / 2004
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Toshiharu Suzuki
1
2:20
win
Ichiro Kanai
GCM - Demolition 040521
May / 21 / 2004
Decision (Unanimous)
2
5:00
win
Daisuke Nakamura
GCM - Demolition 040408
Apr / 08 / 2004
Decision (Unanimous)
2
5:00
draw
Ichiro Kanai
GCM - Demolition 031227
Dec / 27 / 2003
Draw (Majority)
2
5:00
win
Kenta Omori
Kingdom Ehrgeiz - Tokyo University Flight
Dec / 13 / 2003
Submission (Triangle Choke)
1
7:44
win
Tomohito Tanizaki
Kingdom Ehrgeiz - Tomorrow
Oct / 12 / 2003
TKO (Punches)
1
0:33
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