Yamato Nishikawa
UFC Debut
Record
Streak
L1
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Sapporo, Hokkaido
- Born
- Japan
- Camp
- Nishikawa Dojo
- Weight class
- Lightweight
- Height
- 5'7" · 170 cm
Before the UFC
Yamato Nishikawa 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
175-116-22
.601 win rate
Winning-record opponents
10 of 11
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
34
11 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 34 bouts · 21 promotions · wins by 14 KO · 4 sub · 4 decShooto · P4P FC · PFL · RIZIN · Deep +16
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Yoshinori Horie15-6 | KO/TKO | Elbows and Punches | R1 | 4:40 | RIZIN | Jun 14, 2025 |
| W | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | Deep | Dec 8, 2024 | |
| L | Shane Burgos16-5 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | PFL | Jun 23, 2023 |
| L | Clay Collard25-15 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | PFL | Apr 14, 2023 |
| W | Shigeaki Kusayanagi | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Shooto | Sep 19, 2022 |
| W | Ji Un Choi | KO/TKO | Punches and Elbows | R1 | 5:00 | Shooto | Jun 5, 2022 |
| W | Sotaro Yamada14-7-2 | Submission | Armbar | R3 | 4:10 | Shooto | Mar 21, 2022 |
| W | Kazumasa Sugawara | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 3:40 | Vale Tudo Japan | Nov 6, 2021 |
| W | Yuki Kawana18-12-5 | KO/TKO | Doctor Stoppage | R5 | 0:43 | Shooto | Sep 20, 2021 |
| W | Nobumitsu Osawa14-8 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R2 | 4:53 | Shooto | May 16, 2021 |
| W | Mark Moleke | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 3:23 | Shooto | Jan 31, 2021 |
| W | Youta Hayashi12-9-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 4:35 | Shooto | Dec 20, 2020 |
| W | Asuka Tsubaki | Submission | Triangle Choke | R1 | 3:23 | Shooto | Sep 19, 2020 |
| W | Takeaki Kinoshita | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Shooto | May 31, 2020 |
| W | Seiryu Seiryu | KO/TKO | Head Kick | R1 | 1:32 | P4P FC | Dec 22, 2019 |
| W | Jae Hyuk Bang | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 2:48 | Fighting Nexus | Jul 14, 2019 |
| W | Koichiro Takekawa | KO/TKO | Doctor Stoppage | R1 | 3:15 | Grachan / Blue Dog Gym | Jun 2, 2019 |
| W | Yuki Narita | Decision | Majority | R2 | 5:00 | P4P FC 20 | Apr 7, 2019 |
| L | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Grachan / D-Spiral | Dec 9, 2018 | |
| L | Yuki Narita | KO/TKO | Cut | R2 | 3:25 | P4P FC 19 | Sep 16, 2018 |
| D | Hiroki Nagaoka29-28-13 | Draw | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Grachan | Jul 16, 2018 |
| W | Seung Min Yeo | KO/TKO | Leg Injury | R2 | 0:52 | Top FC 18 | May 25, 2018 |
| L | Jung Hyuk Jang | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:12 | Top FC / Fighting Nexus | Mar 31, 2018 |
| W | Kazuki Ando | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 3:50 | P4P FC | Dec 24, 2017 |
| D | Hokuto Omori | Draw | Time Limit | R2 | 5:00 | P4P FC | Oct 29, 2017 |
| W | Masahiro Shinmyo14-17-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R4 | 4:41 | P4P FC 18 | Oct 1, 2017 |
| W | Toshiki Watanabe | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:00 | P4P FC | Aug 6, 2017 |
| W | Ren Miyazaki | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 3:58 | P4P FC 17 | Jul 9, 2017 |
| D | Hokuto Omori | Draw | Time Limit | R2 | 5:00 | P4P FC 16 | Mar 5, 2017 |
| W | Kyo Ryu | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:15 | P4P FC | Dec 25, 2016 |
| D | Kisugi Endo | Draw | Time Limit | R2 | 5:00 | P4P FC 15 | Oct 1, 2016 |
| D | Shu Yokozeki | Draw | Time Limit | R2 | 5:00 | P4P FC 14 | Jul 24, 2016 |
| D | Masaki Nishi | Draw | Time Limit | R2 | 5:00 | P4P FC 13 | May 15, 2016 |
| W | Kouta Satake | KO/TKO | Doctor Stoppage | R1 | 4:22 | P4P FC 12 | Mar 6, 2016 |
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
0-4-1across 5 amateur bouts · 5 promotionsP4P FC 7 · P4P FC 6 · P4P FC 5 · P4P FC · P4P FC 3
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | Tatsuki Wakamatsu | Draw | Time Limit | R1 | 15:00 | P4P FC 7 | Aug 31, 2014 |
| L | Sora Yamamoto12-9 | Submission | Achilles Lock | R1 | 2:08 | P4P FC 6 | Jun 15, 2014 |
| L | Sora Yamamoto12-9 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 2:46 | P4P FC 5 | Apr 20, 2014 |
| L | Takuto Nonaka | Submission | Scarf Hold Armlock | R1 | 2:30 | P4P FC | Dec 29, 2013 |
| L | Sora Yamamoto12-9 | Disqualification | Kicking Downed Opponent | R1 | 14:13 | P4P FC 3 | Nov 3, 2013 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.