Kazuhiro Nakamura “Kaz”

Photo of Kazuhiro Nakamura
Team Yoshida Dojo
Age 44
Gender Male
Height 5' 10"
Weight Class Middleweight

Kazuhiro Nakamura is a MMA fighter with a professional fight record of 21 wins, 13 losses and 0 draws

Professional Career Statistics

Pro Record 21-13-0 (Win-Loss-Draw)
Career Length 9 months, 5 days
Rounds Fought 73.7
Avg. Fights/Year 2.9
Longest Layoff 1 year, 2 months, 14 days
Quickest Turnaround 3 weeks, 0 days

Record BreakDown

- KO/TKO SUB DEC
Wins 5 3 13
Losses 4 3 6
Finish Rate 38.1%
Finished Rate 53.8%
Win by Decision Rate 61.9%
Loss by Decision Rate 46.2%
Win by KO Rate 23.8%
Loss by KO Rate 30.8%
Win by SUB Rate 14.3%
Loss by SUB Rate 23.1%
Win Method
Loss Method

Quick Hits

Fastest Win 55
Fastest KO 55
Fastest SUB 04:45
Ave. Rounds (Ws) 2.2
Ave. Length of Fight (Ws) 10:47
Ave. Rounds (Ls) 2.2
Ave. Length of Fight (Ls) 10:56
Finish Rounds
Finished Rounds

Official Professional MMA Fight Record

Date Opponent Weightclass Method Round Time
NRB 12/21/2014 L
(21-12-0)
Yoshiyuki Nakanishi
(16-4-0)
MW Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Deep - 70th Impact
3 05:00
NRB 07/21/2014 W
(20-12-0)
Seigo Mizuguchi
(12-25-0)
KO
Deep - Cage Impact 2014
2 05:00
NRB 06/30/2014 W
(19-12-0)
Daijiro Matsui
(13-28-7)
KO
Deep - King Kaz Fight in Fukuyama
1 05:00
NRB 03/22/2014 L
(19-11-0)
Ken Hasegawa
(14-5-0)
Decision (Majority Decision)
Deep - 65th Impact
3 05:00
NRB 11/24/2013 W
(18-11-0)
Yuji Sakuragi
(14-24-2)
MW Submission (Arm Triangle Choke)
Deep - Cage Impact 2013
3 05:00
NRB 08/25/2013 W
(17-11-0)
Henry Miller
(5-15-0)
KO
DEEP - 63rd Impact
1 04:42
NRB 02/16/2013 W
(16-11-0)
Young Choi
(16-8-2)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
DEEP - 61st Impact
3 05:00
NRB 10/19/2012 W
(15-11-0)
Ryuta Sakurai
(29-26-6)
MW Decision (Majority Decision)
Deep - 60th Impact
3 05:00
NRB 09/24/2011 L
(15-10-0)
Gerald Harris
(26-8-1)
Decision (Split Decision)
Dream 17
3 05:00
NRB 07/10/2010 W
(14-10-0)
Karl Amoussou
(27-11-2)
MW Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Dream 15
3 05:00
NRB 04/25/2010 W
(13-10-0)
Hidehiko Yoshida
(9-8-1)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Astra - Yoshida's Farewell
3 05:00
NRB 08/02/2009 L
(13-9-0)
Kazuo Misaki
(26-11-2)
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Sengoku - Ninth Battle
1 03:03
NRB 11/01/2008 L
(12-8-0)
Jorge Santiago
(25-12-0)
MW TKO/RSC
Sengoku - Sixth Battle
3 00:49
NRB 11/01/2008 W
(12-8-0)
Yuki Sasaki
(25-21-2)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Sengoku - Sixth Battle
3 05:00
NRB 09/28/2008 W
(11-8-0)
Paul Cahoon
(12-12-0)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Sengoku - Fifth Battle
3 05:00
OFF 05/24/2008 L
(11-7-0)
Thierry Sokoudjou
(18-16-0)
LHW
( 206.0 vs. 204.0 )
TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage)
UFC 84: Ill Will
1 05:00
NRB 09/22/2007 L
(11-6-0)
Lyoto Machida
(26-11-0)
LHW Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC 76: Knock-Out
3 05:00
NRB 12/31/2006 L
(11-5-0)
Mauricio Shogun Rua
(27-14-1)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Pride: Shock Wave 2006
3 05:00
OFF 10/21/2006 W
(10-5-0)
Travis Galbraith
(16-7-0)
LHW
( 206.0 vs. 205.0 )
TKO/RSC
Pride 32: The Real Deal
2 01:16
NRB 09/10/2006 W
(9-5-0)
Yoshihiro Nakao
(10-3-0)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Pride: Final Conflict Absolute 2006
3 05:00
NRB 07/01/2006 W
(8-5-0)
Evangelista Santos
(21-18-0)
Submission (Kimura)
Pride: Critical Countdown Absolute 2006
1 04:49
NRB 02/26/2006 L
(8-4-0)
Josh Barnett
(29-8-0)
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Pride 31: Unbreakable
1 08:10
NRB 12/31/2005 W
(7-4-0)
Yuki Kondo
(63-40-9)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Pride: Shock Wave 2005
3 05:00
NRB 08/28/2005 W
(6-4-0)
Igor Vovchanchyn
(52-10-0)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Pride: Final Conflict 2005
2 05:00
NRB 06/26/2005 L
(6-3-0)
Wanderlei Silva
(36-13-1)
TKO/RSC (Strikes)
Pride: Critical Countdown 2005
1 05:24
NRB 04/23/2005 W
(5-3-0)
Kevin Randleman
(17-16-0)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Pride: Total Elimination 2005
3 05:00
NRB 02/20/2005 W
(4-3-0)
Stefan Leko
(2-3-0)
TKO/RSC
Pride 29: Fists of Fire
1 00:55
NRB 10/31/2004 L
(4-2-0)
Dan Henderson
(32-15-0)
TKO/RSC (Injury)
Pride 28: High Octane
1 01:15
NRB 08/15/2004 W
(3-2-0)
Murilo Bustamante
(15-8-1)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Pride: Final Conflict 2004
3 05:00
NRB 07/19/2004 L
(3-1-0)
Rogerio Nogueira
(23-10-0)
Decision (Split Decision)
Pride: Bushido 4
5 05:00
NRB 05/23/2004 W
(2-1-0)
Khalid Arrab
(7-3-0)
Submission (Arm Bar)
Pride: Bushido 3
1 04:45
NRB 02/01/2004 W
(1-1-0)
Alberto Rodriguez
(6-5-0)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Pride 27: Inferno
3 05:00
NRB 10/05/2003 W
(0-1-0)
Daniel Gracie
(5-4-1)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Pride: Bushido 1
2 05:00
NRB 03/16/2003 L
(0-0-0)
Rogerio Nogueira
(23-10-0)
Submission (Arm Bar)
Pride 25: Body Blow
2 03:30

* Bouts marked with 'OFF' denote results which have been verified by an ABC-recognized athletic commission. Bouts marked with an SB denote bouts overseen by a duly-recognized sanctioning organization. Bouts marked NRB denote non-regulated bouts.

* Bouts marked with an (*) are considered exhibition bouts and do not count towards the fighter's record

* Weights marked with an (*) denote those over the limit for the weight class