Keita Nakamura

"K-Taro"

AGE	38 / May 22, 1984
HEIGHT	5'11" / 180.34 cm
WEIGHT	170 lbs / 77.11 kg

ASSOCIATION
K-Taro Dojo

CLASS
Welterweight

Wins 35

KO / TKO

23%

SUBMISSIONS

46%

DECISIONS

31%

Draws 2

Losses 11

KO / TKO

SUBMISSIONS

DECISIONS

82%

N/C 1

FIGHT HISTORY - PRO

Result	Fighter	Event	Method/Referee	R	Time
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 (Punches)	2	0:26
win	Keiichiro Yamamiya	Deep - 67 Impact Jun / 22 / 2014	TKO (Punches)	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	2:09
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	Takafumi 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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