Yoshiyuki Nakanishi
UFC Debut
Record
Streak
L2
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Omihachiman, Shiga
- Born
- Japan
- Camp
- Tribe Tokyo MMA
- Weight class
- Middleweight
- Height
- 5'10" · 178 cm
Before the UFC
Yoshiyuki Nakanishi 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
310-230-33
.574 win rate
Winning-record opponents
13 of 21
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
22
21 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 22 bouts · 5 promotions · wins by 7 KO · 2 sub · 7 decDeep · M-1 · WFC 18 · One FC 3 · Grachan
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Ken Hasegawa18-6-1 | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 2:04 | Deep | Aug 27, 2016 |
| L | Young Choi23-12-3 | Decision | Majority | R3 | 5:00 | Deep | Oct 11, 2015 |
| W | Kazuhiro Nakamura21-13 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Deep | Dec 21, 2014 |
| W | Ryuta Sakurai30-28-6 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Deep | Oct 26, 2014 |
| W | Shunsuke Inoue16-11-2 | KO/TKO | Elbow | R2 | 0:58 | Deep | Apr 29, 2014 |
| W | Young Choi23-12-3 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | Deep | Oct 20, 2013 |
| L | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 4:20 | WFC 18 | Jun 16, 2013 | |
| W | Yuki Niimura | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Deep | Oct 19, 2012 |
| NC | Melvin Manhoef32-17-1 | No Contest | Both Fighters Cut by Clash of Legs | R1 | 2:08 | One FC 3 | Mar 31, 2012 |
| W | Yusuke Masuda6-13-2 | KO/TKO | Soccer Kicks | R2 | 0:33 | Deep | Oct 29, 2011 |
| W | Bernard Ackah5-6 | KO/TKO | Head Kick | R1 | 1:07 | Deep | Jun 24, 2011 |
| L | Ryuta Sakurai30-28-6 | Submission | Armbar | R3 | 3:48 | Deep | Feb 25, 2011 |
| W | Katsuyori Shibata4-11-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 4:06 | Deep | Oct 24, 2010 |
| W | Ryuta Noji18-8 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Deep | Apr 17, 2010 |
| W | Christian M'Pumbu21-11-1 | Decision | Split | R2 | 5:00 | Deep | Apr 17, 2010 |
| W | Tomoaki Hata2-2-1 | Submission | Keylock | R1 | 4:30 | Deep | Feb 28, 2010 |
| W | Akim Assenine3-3 | Submission | Achilles Lock | R1 | 4:51 | M-1 | Aug 15, 2009 |
| W | Minoru Kato2-11-3 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:12 | Grachan | Jul 12, 2009 |
| L | Tatsuya Mizuno27-16-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 4:13 | M-1 | Jul 17, 2008 |
| W | Shunsuke Inoue16-11-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Deep | Feb 22, 2008 |
| W | Yoshiyuki Kato0-1 | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 0:56 | Deep | Jan 14, 2008 |
| W | Mamoru Nakamura1-6 | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 0:32 | Deep | Sep 15, 2007 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.