Yuta Nakamura
UFC Debut
Record
Streak
W1
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Fukuoka
- Born
- Japan
- Weight class
- Welterweight
- Height
- 5'9" · 175 cm
Before the UFC
Yuta Nakamura 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
549-463-77
.542 win rate
Winning-record opponents
30 of 51
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
55
51 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 55 bouts · 21 promotions · wins by 14 KO · 4 sub · 4 decPancrase · Gladiator · GCM · RJPW · Deep +16
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:13 | Shooto | May 28, 2023 | |
| L | Genpei Hayashi13-13-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Pancrase | Sep 11, 2022 |
| L | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:40 | Pancrase | Mar 21, 2022 | |
| L | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 2:34 | Pancrase | Jul 18, 2021 | |
| L | Masayuki Kikuiri11-4-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 2:35 | Pancrase | Jul 24, 2020 |
| W | Ikkei Nagamura15-11-2 | Decision | Split | R3 | 3:00 | Pancrase | Nov 10, 2019 |
| W | Takaaki Nara3-3 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 2:50 | Pancrase | Oct 21, 2018 |
| W | KO/TKO | Doctor Stoppage | R2 | — | NF | Sep 6, 2018 | |
| W | Jeff Huang6-4 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R2 | 2:20 | RFC Way of the Dragon 2 | Jul 7, 2018 |
| W | Hiroki Tanaka15-12-3 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:06 | Gladiator | Jun 3, 2018 |
| NC | No Contest | Akazawa Missed Weight | R1 | — | Pancrase | Oct 22, 2017 | |
| L | Hiroyuki Tetsuka15-7 | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 1:36 | Pancrase | Apr 23, 2017 |
| W | Mikito Uchibayashi0-6 | KO/TKO | Submission to Punches | R1 | 3:28 | Gladiator | Nov 23, 2016 |
| L | Daichi Abe14-11 | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 2:08 | Pancrase | Sep 11, 2016 |
| L | Gota Yamashita15-13-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Gladiator | Jun 19, 2016 |
| L | Hiromitsu Miura13-8 | KO/TKO | Punch | R2 | 0:39 | Pancrase | Dec 20, 2015 |
| L | Hiroki Ozaki7-2-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Road FC 24 | Jul 25, 2015 |
| W | King King | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:42 | Gladiator | Oct 13, 2014 |
| W | DQ | Illegal Low Blow | R1 | 0:15 | Revolution 2 | Sep 12, 2014 | |
| W | Naoki Yoshioka2-4 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:58 | Gladiator 68 | Mar 30, 2014 |
| W | Kiyoshi Kuwabara16-14 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:26 | Gladiator 66 | Dec 8, 2013 |
| L | Hisaki Kato8-4 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:14 | Heat | Sep 29, 2013 |
| L | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Gladiator 54 | Apr 21, 2013 | |
| W | Shigeki Tsuchiya1-10 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:27 | Gladiator 51 | Feb 24, 2013 |
| L | Akihiro Murayama25-15-9 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Pancrase | Feb 3, 2013 |
| L | Ryuichiro Sumimura27-8-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:20 | Deep | Sep 29, 2012 |
| W | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Gladiator | Mar 11, 2012 | |
| L | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | — | Gladiator | Nov 6, 2011 | |
| L | Yuki Kondo67-41-9 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Pancrase | Oct 2, 2011 |
| L | Dong Hyun Ma16-11-3 | KO/TKO | Doctor Stoppage | R2 | 2:15 | Gladiator | May 22, 2011 |
| L | Ikkei Nagamura15-11-2 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 4:13 | Pancrase | Mar 13, 2011 |
| L | Takenori Sato20-12-7 | Submission | Kimura | R2 | 0:34 | Pancrase | Oct 3, 2010 |
| W | Jung Kyo Park4-11 | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 2:01 | Gladiator | Aug 21, 2010 |
| W | Kosei Kubota27-41-17 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:08 | Pancrase | Jul 4, 2010 |
| D | Yoshifumi Dogaki5-14-6 | Draw | Majority | R2 | 5:00 | Pancrase | Mar 22, 2010 |
| L | Yushi Shiori7-3 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:24 | Pancrase | Nov 8, 2009 |
| W | Mitsuhiro Abe4-4-3 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:15 | Powergate | Sep 23, 2009 |
| W | Yusuke Sakashita12-5 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:16 | GCM | Jun 27, 2009 |
| L | Chase Owen | Decision | Majority | R2 | 5:00 | TF | Mar 15, 2009 |
| L | Keisuke Sakai7-4-1 | KO/TKO | Doctor Stoppage | R2 | 2:21 | Powergate | Sep 28, 2008 |
| D | Shuji Morikawa12-9-2 | Draw | Majority | R3 | 3:00 | GCM | Apr 5, 2008 |
| L | Nobuhiro Tsurumaki1-14 | Submission | Achilles Lock | R1 | 1:56 | GCM | Nov 25, 2007 |
| L | Kiichi Kunimoto21-12-2 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:27 | Pancrase | Sep 30, 2007 |
| NC | Syogo Otsuna | No Contest | — | R2 | 0:00 | KF 14 | Apr 1, 2007 |
| L | Yushi Shiori7-3 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:47 | GCM | Feb 17, 2007 |
| W | Takeshi Ogawa0-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | — | KF 13 | Oct 1, 2006 |
| W | Junnosuke Meguri0-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:33 | KF 12 | Mar 17, 2006 |
| L | Kozo Urita17-21-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | RJPW | Dec 16, 2005 |
| W | Shuji Takizawa | Decision | Split | R2 | 5:00 | RJPW | Dec 16, 2005 |
| W | Makoto Kato0-4 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:49 | RJPW | Dec 16, 2005 |
| L | Riki Fukuda24-9 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:57 | Pancrase | Nov 4, 2005 |
| L | Yuji Sakuragi16-25-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Pancrase | Sep 3, 2005 |
| D | Kozo Urita17-21-2 | Draw | — | R2 | 5:00 | RJPW | Jul 18, 2005 |
| W | Kazutaka Takeshima0-2 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 2:44 | Deep | Mar 20, 2004 |
| W | Hideyuki Arakawa0-1 | Decision | Majority | R2 | 5:00 | KF 6 | Oct 18, 2003 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.