Kazuhiro Nakamura

"King Kaz"

AGE	46 / Jul 16, 1979
HEIGHT	5'11" / 180.34 cm
WEIGHT	185 lbs / 83.91 kg

ASSOCIATION
Yoshida Dojo / Team Kaz

CLASS
Middleweight

Wins 21

KO / TKO

24%

SUBMISSIONS

14%

DECISIONS

62%

Losses 13

KO / TKO

31%

SUBMISSIONS

23%

DECISIONS

46%

FIGHT HISTORY - PRO

Result	Fighter	Event	Method/Referee	R	Time
loss	Yoshiyuki Nakanishi	Deep - 70 Impact Dec / 21 / 2014	Decision (Unanimous) Masato Fukuda	3	5:00
win	Seigo Mizuguchi	Deep - Cage Impact 2014 Jul / 21 / 2014	TKO (Corner Stoppage) Yuji Shimada	2	3:25
loss	Ken Hasegawa	Deep - 65 Impact Mar / 22 / 2014	Decision (Split) Yoshinori Umeki	3	5:00
win	Yuji Sakuragi	Deep - Cage Impact 2013 Nov / 24 / 2013	Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) Yuji Shimada	3	2:49
win	Henry Miller	Deep - 63 Impact Aug / 25 / 2013	KO (Punch) Yoshinori Umeki	1	4:42
win	Daijiro Matsui	King Kaz Fight - Fukuyama Jun / 30 / 2013	KO (Knee and Punches)	1	1:30
win	Young Choi	Deep - 61 Impact Feb / 16 / 2013	Decision (Unanimous) Yoshinori Umeki	3	5:00
win	Ryuta Sakurai	Deep - 60 Impact Oct / 19 / 2012	Decision (Majority) Yoshinori Umeki	3	5:00
loss	Gerald Harris	Dream - Dream 17 Sep / 24 / 2011	Decision (Split) Kenichi Serizawa VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	Karl Amoussou	Dream - Dream 15 Jul / 10 / 2010	Decision (Unanimous) Moritaka Oshiro VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	2	5:00
win	Hidehiko Yoshida	Astra - Yoshida's Farewell Apr / 25 / 2010	Decision (Unanimous) Ryogaku Wada VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
loss	Kazuo Misaki	Sengoku - Ninth Battle Aug / 02 / 2009	Technical Submission (Guillotine Choke) Yoshinori Umeki VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	3:03
loss	Jorge Santiago	Sengoku - Sixth Battle Nov / 01 / 2008	TKO (Punches) Yoshinori Umeki	3	0:49
win	Yuki Sasaki	Sengoku - Sixth Battle Nov / 01 / 2008	Decision (Unanimous) Yoshinori Umeki	3	5:00
win	Paul Cahoon	Sengoku - Fifth Battle Sep / 28 / 2008	Decision (Unanimous) Kenichi Serizawa	3	5:00
loss	Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou	UFC 84 - Ill Will May / 24 / 2008	TKO (Leg Injury) Steve Mazzagatti	1	5:00
loss	Lyoto Machida	UFC 76 - Knockout Sep / 22 / 2007	Decision (Unanimous) John McCarthy	3	5:00
loss	Mauricio Rua	Pride FC - Shockwave 2006 Dec / 31 / 2006	Decision (Unanimous) Moritaka Oshiro	3	5:00
win	Travis Galbraith	Pride 32 - The Real Deal Oct / 21 / 2006	TKO (Knee to the Body and Punches) Herb Dean	2	1:16
win	Yoshihiro Nakao	Pride FC - Final Conflict Absolute Sep / 10 / 2006	Decision (Unanimous) Moritaka Oshiro	3	5:00
win	Evangelista Cyborg dos Santos	Pride FC - Critical Countdown Absolute Jul / 01 / 2006	Submission (Keylock) Moritaka Oshiro	1	4:49
loss	Josh Barnett	Pride 31 - Dreamers Feb / 26 / 2006	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Minoru Toyonaga	1	8:10
win	Yuki Kondo	Pride FC - Shockwave 2005 Dec / 31 / 2005	Decision (Unanimous) Minoru Toyonaga	3	5:00
win	Igor Vovchanchyn	Pride FC - Final Conflict 2005 Aug / 28 / 2005	Decision (Unanimous) Minoru Toyonaga	2	5:00
loss	Wanderlei Silva	Pride FC - Critical Countdown 2005 Jun / 26 / 2005	TKO (Punches) Yuji Shimada	1	5:24
win	Kevin Randleman	Pride FC - Total Elimination 2005 Apr / 23 / 2005	Decision (Unanimous) Daisuke Noguchi	3	5:00
win	Stefan Leko	Pride 29 - Fists of Fire Feb / 20 / 2005	TKO (Punches) Daisuke Noguchi	1	0:54
loss	Dan Henderson	Pride 28 - High Octane Oct / 31 / 2004	TKO (Shoulder Injury) Daisuke Noguchi	1	1:15
win	Murilo Bustamante	Pride FC - Final Conflict 2004 Aug / 15 / 2004	Decision (Unanimous) Yuji Shimada	3	5:00
loss	Antonio Rogerio Nogueira	Pride - Bushido 4 Jul / 19 / 2004	Decision (Split) Minoru Toyonaga	2	5:00
win	Chalid Arrab	Pride - Bushido 3 May / 23 / 2004	Submission (Armbar) Moritaka Oshiro	1	4:45
win	Alberto Rodriguez	Pride 27 - Inferno Feb / 01 / 2004	Decision (Unanimous) Yuji Shimada	3	5:00
win	Daniel Gracie	Pride - Bushido 1 Oct / 05 / 2003	Decision (Unanimous) Daisuke Noguchi	2	5:00
loss	Antonio Rogerio Nogueira	Pride 25 - Body Blow Mar / 16 / 2003	Submission (Armbar) Daisuke Noguchi	2	3:30

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