Masato Nakamura
UFC Debut
Record
Streak
L2
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Tokyo
- Born
- Japan
- Camp
- Ranger Gym
- Weight class
- Flyweight
- Height
- 5'5" · 165 cm
Before the UFC
Masato 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
158-119-7
.570 win rate
Winning-record opponents
9 of 16
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
25
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 25 bouts · 6 promotions · wins by 1 KO · 2 sub · 7 decDeep · Fighting Nexus · Bali MMA · NFC 55 · Brawl +1
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Riki Saito | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:24 | Deep | Jul 5, 2026 |
| L | Ryuto Take | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Deep | Feb 23, 2026 |
| W | Ryuichi Miki21-16-4 | Decision | Split | R2 | 5:00 | Deep | Nov 23, 2025 |
| NC | Ibuki Matsumaru6-8 | No Contest | Overturned | R1 | 4:07 | Deep | Sep 7, 2025 |
| L | Yuma Matsui | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 3:37 | Deep | May 25, 2025 |
| L | Souru Hamaguchi | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Deep | Sep 8, 2024 |
| L | Sho Sekihara14-5 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Deep | May 3, 2024 |
| L | Ryan Robertson11-12 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Bali MMA | Mar 3, 2024 |
| L | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:42 | NFC 55 | Dec 6, 2023 | |
| W | Daiki Tanida | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:35 | Deep | Sep 18, 2023 |
| W | Risei Yasunaga | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Deep | May 28, 2023 |
| W | Kyonosuke Takayanagi | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:45 | Deep | Mar 25, 2023 |
| L | Haruo Ochi27-12-2 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 2:31 | Deep | Dec 11, 2022 |
| L | Yutaka Hayashi6-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Deep | Aug 21, 2022 |
| W | Kota Oogane | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Deep | Mar 12, 2022 |
| W | Hiroki Kidowaki4-2 | Decision | Split | R2 | 5:00 | Deep | Dec 12, 2021 |
| W | Genta Nemoto | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Deep | Oct 17, 2021 |
| L | Yutaka Hayashi6-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:14 | Deep | Jun 18, 2021 |
| L | KO/TKO | Arm Injury | R1 | — | Brawl | Mar 13, 2020 | |
| W | Rikito Tago8-12 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Deep | Mar 1, 2020 |
| W | Simon Tse1-5 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Deep | Dec 15, 2019 |
| L | Kunta Hashimoto7-2 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 3:58 | Fighting Nexus | Apr 28, 2019 |
| L | Kazuki Shibuya13-13 | Submission | Armbar | R2 | 3:16 | Fighting Nexus | Dec 16, 2018 |
| L | Yuta Matsushita6-6-1 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 4:26 | Fighting Nexus | Aug 11, 2018 |
| W | Ryo Sawada1-11 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 4:29 | Mach Matsuri | May 6, 2018 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
Amateur
0-1across 1 amateur bout · 1 promotionPancrase
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Yu Kobayashi | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 2:55 | Pancrase | Apr 20, 2014 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.