Yoshihiro Nakao
UFC DebutNickname“Kiss”
Record
Streak
L1
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Tokyo
- Born
- Japan
- Camp
- Team Tackler
- Weight class
- Heavyweight
- Height
- 5'11" · 180 cm
Before the UFC
Yoshihiro Nakao 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.
UFC debut
Aug 20, 2026
Pre-UFC opposition
StrongOpponents' combined record
217-128-3
.629 win rate
Winning-record opponents
11 of 13
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
14
13 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 4 KO · 2 sub · 3 decK-1 · Sengoku · PRIDE · SRC · ROTR 6 +1
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Dave Herman22-6 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | SRC | Dec 30, 2010 |
| W | Henry Miller6-16 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 3:27 | SRC | Mar 7, 2010 |
| W | Mu Bae Choi14-8 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Sengoku | Aug 2, 2009 |
| L | Antonio Silva19-15-1 | KO/TKO | Knee Injury | R1 | 1:42 | Sengoku | Jan 4, 2009 |
| W | Jim Yorke16-5 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 0:45 | Sengoku | May 18, 2008 |
| W | Submission | Scarf Hold | R1 | 9:15 | PRIDE | Apr 8, 2007 | |
| L | Kazuhiro Nakamura21-13 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | PRIDE | Sep 10, 2006 |
| W | Eun Soo Lee17-7 | KO/TKO | Doctor Stoppage | R1 | 4:16 | PRIDE | Jul 1, 2006 |
| NC | Heath Herring28-16 | No Contest | Nakao KO'd Prior to Bout | R1 | 0:00 | K-1 | Dec 31, 2005 |
| W | Fai Falamoe0-1 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 2:35 | K-1 | Sep 7, 2005 |
| W | Don Frye20-9-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | K-1 | Dec 31, 2004 |
| W | Wesley Correira21-16 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | ROTR 6 | Nov 20, 2004 |
| NC | Don Frye20-9-1 | No Contest | Cut Caused by Accidental Headbutt | R1 | 1:16 | K-1 MMA | May 22, 2004 |
| W | David Khakhaleishvili | KO/TKO | Submission to Punches | R2 | 1:13 | K-1 | Dec 31, 2003 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.