Taiyo Nakahara
UFC DebutNickname“The Sun”
Record
Streak
L1
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Minato, Tokyo
- Born
- Japan
- Weight class
- Flyweight
- Height
- 5'7" · 170 cm
Before the UFC
Taiyo Nakahara 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
363-253-38
.589 win rate
Winning-record opponents
13 of 19
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
24
19 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 24 bouts · 10 promotions · wins by 2 KO · 4 sub · 8 decGCM · Legend FC · SRC · RIZIN · Road FC 36 +5
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Kazuma Kuramoto | KO/TKO | Punches and Soccer Kicks | R1 | 2:12 | RIZIN | Dec 31, 2020 |
| W | Jae Hoon Moon11-15 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Road FC 36 | Feb 11, 2017 |
| L | Soo Chul Kim24-9-1 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 4:38 | Road FC 24 | Jul 25, 2015 |
| W | Marcos Vinicius Borges24-12-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:21 | Rebel FC 1 | Dec 21, 2013 |
| W | Nam Jin Jo10-8-1 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | Legend FC | Jun 16, 2012 |
| L | Michael Mortimer16-4 | DQ | Punches to Back of Head | R1 | 4:24 | Legend FC | Feb 11, 2012 |
| W | Akitoshi Tamura21-18-2 | DQ | Low Blows | R1 | 2:07 | SRC | Dec 30, 2010 |
| W | Shintaro Ishiwatari26-9-4 | Decision | Split | R2 | 5:00 | SRC | Oct 30, 2010 |
| W | Ryota Uozumi | KO/TKO | Eye Injury | R2 | 5:00 | GCM | Apr 5, 2008 |
| W | Motonobu Tezuka30-18-6 | Submission | Kneebar | R1 | 1:07 | GCM | Feb 11, 2008 |
| L | Masahiro Oishi31-26-9 | KO/TKO | Eye Injury | R1 | 3:55 | GCM | Sep 8, 2007 |
| W | In Seok Kim3-6 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 1:55 | GCM | May 27, 2007 |
| L | Adrian Pang23-13-2 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R3 | 2:00 | GCM | Nov 25, 2006 |
| L | Ivan Menjivar25-12 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | K-1 | May 3, 2006 |
| L | Rani Yahya28-12-1 | Submission | North-South Choke | R1 | 1:59 | GCM | Dec 11, 2005 |
| W | Frederic Fernandez6-11-1 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 2:09 | GCM | Sep 17, 2005 |
| L | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R2 | 2:23 | GCM | Jun 11, 2005 | |
| W | Jin Kazeta8-12-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Shooto | Sep 26, 2004 |
| W | Seigi Fujioka | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | GCM | May 21, 2004 |
| L | Hideo Tokoro36-34-1 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 4:56 | Zst | Sep 7, 2003 |
| W | Hiromitsu Bito | Submission | Triangle Kimura | R2 | 4:01 | GCM | Jun 29, 2003 |
| W | Shinya Sato10-15-7 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | GCM | Feb 23, 2003 |
| W | Chikara Sato | Decision | Majority | R2 | 5:00 | GCM | Oct 13, 2002 |
| W | Yasutaka Kato5-10 | Decision | 40-35 | R2 | 5:00 | GCM | Jun 16, 2002 |
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.