Kensaku Nakamura
UFC Debut
Record
Streak
L3
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Yatsushiro, Kumamoto
- Born
- Japan
- Camp
- Yoshida Dojo
- Weight class
- Featherweight
- Height
- 5'6" · 168 cm
Before the UFC
Kensaku 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.
Pre-UFC opposition
ModerateOpponents' combined record
203-193-35
.513 win rate
Winning-record opponents
8 of 16
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
26
16 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 26 bouts · 7 promotions · wins by 3 KO · 1 sub · 10 decGrachan · Pancrase · Grachan / One More Chance · Grachan / Gladiator · Grachan 36 +2
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Shoji Maruyama18-18-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 2:20 | Grachan / Gladiator | Dec 2, 2018 |
| L | Chihaya Yoneyama | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Grachan 36 | Sep 9, 2018 |
| L | Tomohiko Hori19-16-5 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Grachan | Dec 10, 2017 |
| W | Woo Jae Kim | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Grachan / One More Chance | Aug 13, 2017 |
| W | Decision | Majority | R2 | 5:00 | Grachan / One More Chance | May 14, 2017 | |
| W | Takahiro Abe | Decision | Majority | R2 | 5:00 | Grachan | Dec 11, 2016 |
| W | Tetsuyuki Yoshida | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Grachan / One More Chance | Aug 7, 2016 |
| L | Shuhei Higashi | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Grachan / Brave | Feb 28, 2016 |
| D | Fumiya Sasaki10-21-2 | Draw | Split | R2 | 5:00 | Grachan | Nov 29, 2015 |
| W | Takeshi Ogane | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 1:09 | Grachan | Sep 19, 2015 |
| L | Yoji Saito8-9-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Grachan | Jun 21, 2015 |
| L | Fumiya Sasaki10-21-2 | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 2:22 | Grachan | Mar 29, 2015 |
| W | Tomoaki Ueyama5-13-2 | Decision | Majority | R2 | 5:00 | Grachan | Nov 30, 2014 |
| L | Motonobu Tezuka30-18-6 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Grachan 14 | Jul 20, 2014 |
| D | Motonobu Tezuka30-18-6 | Draw | Majority | R3 | 5:00 | Grachan | Apr 27, 2014 |
| W | Sho Yamaguchi | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 0:34 | Grachan | Feb 11, 2014 |
| W | Woon Kyoum Kim1-3 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Grachan | Nov 10, 2013 |
| W | Takashi Tomoda | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 1:03 | Grachan | Apr 29, 2013 |
| W | Ryuji Takada1-2-1 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 3:07 | Grachan | Nov 24, 2012 |
| D | Shinya Irei | Draw | Majority | R2 | 5:00 | Pancrase | Nov 12, 2011 |
| W | Yo Saito18-14-3 | Decision | Majority | R2 | 5:00 | Pancrase | Jul 23, 2011 |
| D | Yusuke Kawanago13-7-2 | Draw | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Pancrase | Jun 5, 2011 |
| W | Takashi Ito7-6-1 | Decision | Split | R2 | 5:00 | Pancrase | Dec 5, 2010 |
| W | Norio Aihara | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Pancrase | Aug 8, 2010 |
| L | Motoshi Miyaji11-13-1 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R2 | 0:42 | Pancrase | Jun 5, 2010 |
| W | Yusuke Kawanago13-7-2 | Decision | Split | R2 | 5:00 | Pancrase | Apr 4, 2010 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) and Dana White’s Contender Series — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
Amateur
6-5-1across 12 amateur bouts · 3 promotionsPancrase · Deep · Grachan
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Ryo Yamaguchi6-5 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 3:00 | Grachan | Jun 16, 2012 |
| W | Masaomi Saito | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 0:34 | Pancrase | Jan 10, 2010 |
| W | Daiei Lee | Decision | Unanimous | R1 | 5:00 | Pancrase | Jan 10, 2010 |
| W | Issei Issei | Submission | Armbar | R2 | 2:30 | Pancrase | Jan 10, 2010 |
| L | Koji Nakamura16-18-4 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Deep | Dec 27, 2009 |
| W | Shiro Wakamatsu | Decision | Unanimous | R1 | 5:00 | Deep | Dec 27, 2009 |
| W | Naoki Takahashi | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 3:00 | Grachan | Nov 29, 2009 |
| L | Junro Kubota6-7 | Decision | Split | R2 | 5:00 | Pancrase | Oct 17, 2009 |
| L | Kazuyoshi Kiyama | KO/TKO | Body Kick | R2 | 1:10 | Pancrase | Jun 7, 2009 |
| L | Yu Hosokawa | Decision | Split | R1 | 5:00 | Deep | Dec 28, 2008 |
| L | Tetsuya Sano | Decision | Majority | R1 | 5:00 | Deep | Sep 20, 2008 |
| D | Taketo Inamoto | Draw | — | R1 | 5:00 | Deep | Sep 20, 2008 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.