Daisuke Nakamura
UFC DebutNickname“Die Hard Spirit”
Record
Streak
L1
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Adachi, Tokyo
- Born
- Japan
- Camps
- U-File Camp·Uzukido Honpo
- Weight class
- Featherweight
- Height
- 5'9" · 175 cm
Before the UFC
Daisuke Nakamura makes their UFC debut
Our striking, grappling, and schedule metrics are measured from UFC fights, so they come online after this bout. Here is the career they bring in — and how live the opposition has been.
UFC debut
Aug 20, 2026
Pre-UFC opposition
ModerateOpponents' combined record
1002-762-108
.568 win rate
Winning-record opponents
42 of 54
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
65
54 opponents with records on file
A descriptive read of the non-UFC slate from opponents’ full career pro records — not a UFC-grade Schedule Score.
UFC fight history
No UFC bouts on record yet.
Outside the UFC
across 65 bouts · 20 promotions · wins by 8 KO · 19 sub · 8 decDeep · GCM · M-1 · DREAM · RIZIN +15
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Yu Karino11-4 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Deep | May 4, 2026 |
| W | Taisei Sakuraba | Submission | Armbar | R2 | 2:01 | RIZIN | May 4, 2025 |
| L | Hiroto Gomyo | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Deep | Mar 15, 2025 |
| L | Jae Yoon Lim | KO/TKO | Elbows and Punches | R3 | 1:22 | Black Combat | Oct 26, 2024 |
| L | Rikuto Shirakawa12-11-1 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | Deep | Jul 14, 2024 |
| L | Chan Soo Park9-3-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Black Combat 10 | Jan 20, 2024 |
| L | Jin Aoi16-7-1 | KO/TKO | Doctor Stoppage | R2 | 3:35 | Deep | May 7, 2023 |
| L | Min Woo Kim12-2 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R3 | 3:49 | Black Combat 5 | Feb 4, 2023 |
| W | Tatsuhiko Iwamoto13-12-1 | Submission | Reverse Heel Hook | R2 | 2:50 | Deep | Dec 18, 2022 |
| L | Kouya Kanda14-10 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Deep | Nov 12, 2022 |
| W | Yuta Sato | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Deep | Jul 10, 2022 |
| L | Sora Yamamoto12-9 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | RIZIN | Mar 20, 2022 |
| W | Michihiro Omigawa19-15-1 | Submission | Armbar | R3 | 0:51 | Deep | Feb 26, 2022 |
| W | Suguru Nii | Submission | Flying Armbar | R1 | 2:16 | RIZIN | Oct 24, 2021 |
| L | Juntaro Ushiku22-12 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | Deep | Jul 4, 2021 |
| W | Juntaro Ushiku22-12 | KO/TKO | Knee | R2 | 0:26 | Deep | Feb 21, 2021 |
| W | Tatsunao Nagakura11-10 | KO/TKO | Punch | R2 | 0:16 | Deep | Sep 20, 2020 |
| L | KO/TKO | Punch | R3 | 1:50 | MGL-1 Fighting Championship | Sep 24, 2016 | |
| L | Yuki Kawana18-12-5 | KO/TKO | Elbows and Punches | R3 | 2:26 | Vale Tudo Japan | Sep 13, 2015 |
| L | Yuki Okano17-15-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Deep | May 16, 2015 |
| L | Eiji Ishikawa31-26-3 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Tribe Tokyo Fight | Apr 5, 2015 |
| W | Yoichi Fukumoto19-11-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 0:11 | Deep | Dec 21, 2014 |
| D | Shinji Sasaki20-15-3 | Draw | Split | R3 | 5:00 | Deep | Oct 26, 2014 |
| L | Mizuto Hirota18-11-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Deep | Apr 29, 2014 |
| L | Satoru Kitaoka45-29-10 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Deep | Apr 26, 2013 |
| W | Takafumi Ito40-36-13 | KO/TKO | Flying Knee and Punches | R2 | 0:32 | Deep | Oct 19, 2012 |
| W | Yasuaki Kishimoto17-10-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Deep | Jun 15, 2012 |
| W | Akihiro Gono38-24-8 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Deep | Feb 18, 2012 |
| W | Chang Hyun Kim18-11 | Submission | Armbar | R3 | 3:12 | Deep | Oct 29, 2011 |
| L | Katsunori Kikuno20-7 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | DREAM | May 29, 2011 |
| W | Toshikazu Iseno | Submission | Flying Armbar | R2 | 1:54 | Deep | Dec 11, 2010 |
| W | Jai Bradney16-17-1 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 3:40 | Nitro MMA | Aug 27, 2010 |
| W | Ganjo Tentsuku9-5-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Astra | Apr 25, 2010 |
| L | Justin Wilcox14-7 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Strikeforce | Dec 19, 2009 |
| L | Naoyuki Kotani37-20-7 | Submission | Leg Scissor Choke | R1 | 1:37 | Zst | Nov 23, 2009 |
| W | Ferrid Kheder22-11 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | M-1 | Aug 28, 2009 |
| L | Mitsuhiro Ishida20-8-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | DREAM | Mar 8, 2009 |
| W | Hideo Tokoro36-34-1 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 2:43 | K-1 | Dec 31, 2008 |
| W | Submission | Flying Armbar | R1 | 0:26 | M-1 | Oct 29, 2008 | |
| W | Wim Deputter18-4 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | M-1 | Aug 29, 2008 |
| W | Andy Ologun3-1 | Submission | Flying Armbar | R1 | 3:41 | DREAM | Jul 21, 2008 |
| W | Bogdan Cristea9-4-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | M-1 | Jul 17, 2008 |
| W | KO/TKO | Punch | R2 | 1:05 | DREAM | May 11, 2008 | |
| W | Yuri Ivlev21-12 | Decision | Majority | R2 | 5:00 | M-1 | Apr 3, 2008 |
| W | A-Sol Kwon21-13 | Submission | Armbar | R3 | 3:09 | K-1 HERO's | Oct 28, 2007 |
| L | Vitor Ribeiro20-5 | Submission | Straight Armbar | R1 | 3:55 | Cage Rage 19 | Dec 9, 2006 |
| W | Seichi Ikemoto21-19-5 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 3:36 | PRIDE | Aug 26, 2006 |
| W | Michael Johnson | Submission | Kimura | R1 | 1:54 | Cage Rage 16 | Apr 22, 2006 |
| W | Hirohide Fujinuma | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 0:52 | Deep | Feb 5, 2006 |
| L | Hidehiko Hasegawa19-20-5 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Deep | Dec 2, 2005 |
| L | Marcus Aurelio22-10 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | PRIDE | Apr 3, 2005 |
| L | Jutaro Nakao26-21-4 | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 3:16 | Deep | Oct 30, 2004 |
| W | Yuji Hoshino18-9-7 | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 4:33 | Deep | Oct 30, 2004 |
| W | Tetsuya Onose | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:50 | Deep | Jul 3, 2004 |
| L | Keita Nakamura36-12-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | GCM | Apr 8, 2004 |
| L | Hikaru Sato24-26-4 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | GCM | Jan 18, 2004 |
| W | Kazuhiro Hanada1-5-1 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 4:21 | GCM | Sep 23, 2003 |
| W | Yutaro Miyamoto | KO/TKO | Knees to the Body | R2 | 0:38 | GCM | Jun 29, 2003 |
| L | Hidehiko Hasegawa19-20-5 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | GCM | Mar 23, 2003 |
| W | Sen Nakadai6-12-3 | Submission | Flying Armbar | R1 | 2:54 | GCM | Feb 23, 2003 |
| W | Nobuhiro Tsurumaki1-14 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 2:06 | GCM | Jan 26, 2003 |
| L | Hajime Moriyama | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Deep | Dec 8, 2002 |
| W | Hitoyo Kimura3-11 | Submission | Armbar | R2 | 0:50 | Deep | Dec 8, 2002 |
| L | Yuji Hisamatsu16-22-6 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | GCM | Oct 13, 2002 |
| W | Shannon Ritch58-88 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 4:28 | PRIDE | Jul 20, 2002 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.