Kiyonobu Nishikata
UFC Debut
Record
Streak
L1
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Kanoya, Kagoshima
- Born
- Japan
- Camp
- KO Combat
- Weight class
- Lightweight
- Height
- 5'8" · 173 cm
Before the UFC
Kiyonobu Nishikata 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
156-79-11
.664 win rate
Winning-record opponents
9 of 10
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
14
10 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 14 bouts · 6 promotions · wins by 3 KO · 4 decDeep · Next Japan · Legion Japan · GCM · Pancrase +1
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Kousuke Kindaichi11-4-2 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | — | Legion Japan | May 13, 2018 |
| W | Kazuma Maruyama14-10 | Decision | Split | R2 | 5:00 | Legion Japan | Jun 25, 2017 |
| L | Kota Shimoishi20-8-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Deep | Oct 19, 2014 |
| W | Takahiro Kawanaka17-11 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:59 | Deep | Jul 21, 2014 |
| L | Kimihiro Eto23-7-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Deep | Dec 22, 2013 |
| L | Vitor Toffanelli16-10 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:56 | Legend Japan | Nov 24, 2013 |
| W | Genki Osako | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Deep | Jul 20, 2013 |
| W | Soichiro Kusakabe0-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | — | Next Japan | Jan 27, 2013 |
| L | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:52 | GCM | Nov 21, 2010 | |
| W | Shinji Tsukataru | Decision | Majority | R2 | 5:00 | Next Japan | Nov 3, 2010 |
| W | Yuki Matsumoto | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:00 | Next Japan | Nov 3, 2009 |
| W | Matt Matt | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Pancrase | Jun 29, 2008 |
| L | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Pancrase | Mar 23, 2008 | |
| L | Wataru Miki23-15-6 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | GCM | Nov 11, 2007 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
Amateur
2-1across 3 amateur bouts · 2 promotionsDeep · Tsuwamono
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Tomoya Kato | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:26 | Deep | Dec 27, 2009 |
| W | Yutaka Kobayashi17-21-3 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Deep | Dec 27, 2009 |
| W | Andre Mafetoni | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | — | Tsuwamono | Aug 22, 2009 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.