Takashi Nakakura
UFC Debut
Record
Streak
L2
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Osaka, Osaka
- Born
- Japan
- Camp
- Shooto Gym Blows
- Weight class
- Lightweight
- Height
- 5'7" · 170 cm
Before the UFC
Takashi Nakakura 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
239-168-33
.587 win rate
Winning-record opponents
12 of 15
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
16
15 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 16 bouts · 1 promotion · wins by 1 KO · 4 sub · 6 decShooto
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Decision | Majority | R3 | 5:00 | Shooto | Apr 29, 2011 | |
| L | Takanori Gomi35-15 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 4:42 | Shooto | May 10, 2009 |
| W | Bendy Casimir22-15-2 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 4:58 | Shooto | Nov 29, 2008 |
| W | Ganjo Tentsuku9-5-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Shooto | May 3, 2008 |
| W | Yusuke Endo14-4-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Shooto | Nov 8, 2007 |
| W | Jani Lax10-8 | Submission | Achilles Lock | R1 | 2:54 | Shooto | Jul 15, 2007 |
| W | Mizuto Hirota18-11-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Shooto | Feb 17, 2007 |
| D | Ganjo Tentsuku9-5-2 | Draw | Majority | R3 | 5:00 | Shooto | Oct 14, 2006 |
| L | Mitsuhiro Ishida20-8-1 | KO/TKO | Doctor Stoppage | R3 | 1:31 | Shooto | Aug 20, 2005 |
| W | Ray Cooper14-9 | KO/TKO | Doctor Stoppage | R2 | 1:14 | Shooto | May 4, 2005 |
| W | Kenichiro Togashi19-17-5 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Shooto | Oct 17, 2004 |
| L | Takumi Nakayama19-17-6 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Shooto | Apr 11, 2004 |
| W | Saburo Kawakatsu5-7-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Shooto | Oct 12, 2003 |
| W | Masato Fujiwara5-12-6 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R1 | 3:48 | Shooto | Jun 27, 2003 |
| W | Masaya Takita17-26-4 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Shooto | Oct 27, 2002 |
| W | Heima Hashimoto | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 3:17 | Shooto | Sep 25, 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.