James Nakashima
UFC DebutNickname“Nako”
Record
Streak
W2
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Dwight, Illinois
- Born
- United States
- Camp
- Kingsway MMA
- Weight class
- Lightweight
- Height
- 5'10" · 178 cm
Before the UFC
James Nakashima 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.
Pre-UFC opposition
StrongOpponents' combined record
353-111-2
.761 win rate
Winning-record opponents
16 of 17
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
19
17 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 19 bouts · 12 promotions · wins by 3 KO · 12 decONE · LFA · Unified MMA 68 · Tuff-N-Uff · Melee 3 +7
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Nick Hrabec11-7 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 4:43 | Unified MMA 68 | Mar 27, 2026 |
| W | Josinaldo Silva29-8 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Tuff-N-Uff | Feb 14, 2025 |
| L | Jefferson Creighton12-3-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R5 | 5:00 | Melee 3 | Aug 24, 2024 |
| W | Alex Martin | KO/TKO | Doctor Stoppage | R2 | 5:00 | Bayou FC 68 | Jun 28, 2024 |
| L | Submission | Brabo Choke | R2 | 2:17 | ONE | Jan 14, 2022 | |
| L | Shinya Aoki49-12 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:42 | ONE | Jan 22, 2021 |
| L | Kiamrian Abbasov24-8 | KO/TKO | Punches | R4 | 3:27 | ONE | Oct 30, 2020 |
| W | Yushin Okami38-15 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | ONE | Aug 2, 2019 |
| W | Luis Santos65-12-1 | KO/TKO | Knee Injury | R2 | 0:56 | ONE | Apr 12, 2019 |
| W | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | ONE | Nov 23, 2018 | |
| W | Kyle Stewart15-7 | Decision | Unanimous | R5 | 5:00 | LFA | Jul 27, 2018 |
| W | Derrick Krantz26-12 | Decision | Split | R5 | 5:00 | LFA | Sep 22, 2017 |
| W | LaRue Burley11-4 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | LFA | May 5, 2017 |
| W | Desmond Hill9-4 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | RFA 46 | Dec 9, 2016 |
| W | Brad Darrington5-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | RFA 35 | Feb 19, 2016 |
| W | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | RFA 30 | Sep 18, 2015 | |
| W | Chris Collins1-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Aggression Session 1 | Aug 1, 2015 |
| W | Kris Hocum9-6 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | RFA 26 | Jun 5, 2015 |
| W | Victor McCullough | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | RFA 22 | Jan 9, 2015 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
Amateur
2-0across 2 amateur bouts · 2 promotionsWFF · VFC
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Sterling Throssell0-4 | Submission | Punches | R1 | 0:40 | WFF | Mar 1, 2014 |
| W | Chris Miller0-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 2:49 | VFC | Jul 27, 2013 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.