Kazuhiro Nakamura

“King Kaz”

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21-13RECORD

5KO / TKO WINS

3SUBMISSION WINS

13DECISION WINS

Profile

Full name	Not added yet
Nickname	King Kaz
Date of birth	16 Jul 1979
Nationality	Japanese
Birthplace	Fukuyama, Japan
Lives in	Not added yet
Division	Middleweight
Team	Yoshida Dojo
Height	180 cm (5′11″)
Reach	180 cm (71″)
Stance	Not added yet
Years active	since 2003
Status	Active
Pro debut	16 Mar 2003
Last fight	Loss vs Yoshiyuki Nakanishi, 21 Dec 2014

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Titles and honours

Former DEEP Middleweight Champion

Background

Japanese judoka and mixed martial artist from Fukuyama, Hiroshima, who competed for Pride, the UFC, Sengoku and Dream. He later won the DEEP Middleweight Championship in 2013.

Fight history

34 professional fights. Newest first.

Result	Opponent	Method	Round	Time	Event	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	Yoshiyuki Nakanishi	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	DEEP 70 Impact	21 Dec 2014	Tokyo, Japan	Lost the DEEP Middleweight Championship
Win	Seigo Mizuguchi	TKO (corner stoppage)	2	3:25	DEEP Cage Impact 2014	21 Jul 2014	Tokyo, Japan
Loss	Ken Hasegawa	Decision (majority)	3	5:00	DEEP 65 Impact	22 Mar 2014	Tokyo, Japan	For the DEEP Megaton Championship
Win	Yuji Sakuragi	Submission (arm-triangle choke)	3	2:49	DEEP Cage Impact 2013	24 Nov 2013	Tokyo, Japan
Win	Henry Miller	KO (punch)	1	4:42	DEEP 63 Impact	25 Aug 2013	Tokyo, Japan
Win	Daijiro Matsui	KO (knee and punches)	1	1:30	DEEP: King Kaz Fight in Fukuyama	30 Jun 2013	Hiroshima, Japan
Win	Young Choi	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	DEEP 61 Impact	16 Feb 2013	Tokyo, Japan	Won the vacant DEEP Middleweight Championship
Win	Ryuta Sakurai	Decision (majority)	3	5:00	DEEP 60 Impact	19 Oct 2012	Tokyo, Japan
Loss	Gerald Harris	Decision (split)	3	5:00	Dream 17	24 Sep 2011	Saitama, Japan
Win	Karl Amoussou	Decision (unanimous)	2	5:00	Dream 15	10 Jul 2010	Saitama, Japan
Win	Hidehiko Yoshida	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Astra: Yoshida's Farewell	25 Apr 2010	Tokyo, Japan
Loss	Kazuo Misaki	Submission (guillotine choke)	1	3:03	World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 9	2 Aug 2009	Saitama, Japan	Technical submission
Loss	Jorge Santiago	TKO (punches)	3	0:49	World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 6	1 Nov 2008	Saitama, Japan	Sengoku Middleweight Grand Prix final
Win	Yuki Sasaki	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 6	1 Nov 2008	Saitama, Japan	Sengoku Middleweight Grand Prix semi-final
Win	Paul Cahoon	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 5	28 Sep 2008	Tokyo, Japan	Sengoku Middleweight Grand Prix opening round
Loss	Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou	TKO (leg injury)	1	5:00	UFC 84: Ill Will	24 May 2008	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Loss	Lyoto Machida	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC 76: Knockout	22 Sep 2007	Anaheim, California, USA
Loss	Maurício Rua	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Pride FC: Shockwave 2006	31 Dec 2006	Saitama, Japan
Win	Travis Galbraith	TKO (knee and punches)	2	1:16	Pride 32: The Real Deal	21 Oct 2006	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Win	Yoshihiro Nakao	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Pride FC: Final Conflict Absolute	10 Sep 2006	Saitama, Japan
Win	Evangelista Santos	Submission (americana)	1	4:49	Pride FC: Critical Countdown Absolute	1 Jul 2006	Saitama, Japan
Loss	Josh Barnett	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	8:10	Pride 31: Dreamers	26 Feb 2006	Saitama, Japan	Heavyweight bout
Win	Yuki Kondo	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Pride Shockwave 2005	31 Dec 2005	Saitama, Japan
Win	Igor Vovchanchyn	Decision (unanimous)	2	5:00	Pride Final Conflict 2005	28 Aug 2005	Saitama, Japan
Loss	Wanderlei Silva	TKO (punches)	1	5:24	Pride Critical Countdown 2005	26 Jun 2005	Saitama, Japan	Pride 2005 Middleweight Grand Prix quarter-final
Win	Kevin Randleman	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Pride Total Elimination 2005	23 Apr 2005	Osaka, Japan	Pride 2005 Middleweight Grand Prix opening round
Win	Stefan Leko	TKO (punches)	1	0:54	Pride 29	20 Feb 2005	Saitama, Japan
Loss	Dan Henderson	TKO (shoulder injury)	1	1:15	Pride 28	31 Oct 2004	Saitama, Japan
Win	Murilo Bustamante	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Pride Final Conflict 2004	15 Aug 2004	Saitama, Japan
Loss	Antônio Rogério Nogueira	Decision (split)	2	5:00	Pride Bushido 4	19 Jul 2004	Nagoya, Japan
Win	Chalid Arrab	Submission (armbar)	1	4:45	Pride Bushido 3	23 May 2004	Yokohama, Japan
Win	Dos Caras Jr.	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Pride 27	1 Feb 2004	Osaka, Japan
Win	Daniel Gracie	Decision (unanimous)	2	5:00	Pride Bushido 1	5 Oct 2003	Saitama, Japan
Loss	Antônio Rogério Nogueira	Submission (armbar)	2	3:49	Pride 25	16 Mar 2003	Yokohama, Japan	Pro debut