Keita “K-Taro” Nakamura is a 38 year old Male fighter from Japan with a 35-11-2 pro MMA record. Nakamura most recently fought Lorenz Larkin at Bellator 237 on Saturday December 28, 2019. Keita Nakamura lost to Lorenz Larkin by Decision at 5:00 of Round 3 in the Welterweight division.
Keita Nakamura has 35 wins with a 72% finish rate, including 7 by knockout, 17 by submission, 10 by decision.
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Weight class | Org |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 35-10-2 | Lorenz Larkin |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
Bellator 237 | 2019-12-28 | Welterweight | BFC |
| Win | 34-10-2 | Marcos Yoshio de Souza |
KO/TKO
R1 1:15
|
RIZIN 19 | 2019-10-12 | 77 kg | RFF |
| Loss | 34-9-2 | Sultan Aliev |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
UFC on ESPN+ 7 | 2019-04-20 | Welterweight | UFC |
| Win | 33-9-2 | Salim Touahri |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
UFC Fight Night 142 | 2018-12-01 | Welterweight | UFC |
| Loss | 33-8-2 | Anthony Rocco Martin |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
UFC Fight Night 128 | 2018-04-21 | Welterweight | UFC |
| Win | 32-8-2 | Alex Morono |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
UFC Fight Night 117 | 2017-09-22 | Welterweight | UFC |
| Loss | 32-7-2 | Elizeu Zaleski |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
UFC Fight Night 96 | 2016-10-01 | Welterweight | UFC |
| Win | 31-7-2 | Kyle Noke |
SUB
R2 4:59
|
UFC Fight Night 91 | 2016-07-13 | Welterweight | UFC |
| Loss | 31-6-2 | Tom Breese |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
UFC Fight Night 84 | 2016-02-27 | Welterweight | UFC |
| Win | 30-6-2 | Jingliang Li |
SUB
R3 2:17
|
UFC Fight Night 75 | 2015-09-26 | Welterweight | UFC |
| Win | 29-6-2 | Yuta Watanabe |
SUB
R1 2:00
|
DEEP Cage Impact 2015 | 2015-07-20 | Welterweight | |
| Win | 28-6-2 | Yoshiyuki Katahira |
SUB
R1 3:47
|
DEEP 71 Impact | 2015-02-28 | Welterweight | |
| Win | 27-6-2 | Yuki Okano |
KO/TKO
R2 0:26
|
DEEP 69 Impact | 2014-10-26 | Welterweight | |
| Win | 26-6-2 | Keiichiro Yamamiya |
KO/TKO
R1 4:13
|
DEEP 67 Impact | 2014-06-22 | Welterweight | |
| Loss | 26-5-2 | Frank Camacho |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
PXC 42 | 2014-02-28 | Lightweight | PXC |
| No Contest | 26-5-2 | Kwang Hee Lee |
R1
|
DEEP 64 Impact | 2013-12-22 | Lightweight | |
| Win | 25-5-2 | Kota Shimoishi |
SUB
R2 0:37
|
Shooto 3rd Round 2013 | 2013-07-27 | Welterweight | |
| Win | 24-5-2 | Nobutatsu Suzuki |
SUB
R1 2:09
|
VTJ 1st | 2012-12-24 | Catchweight | VTJ |
| Win | 23-5-2 | Yuki Sasaki |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
Shooto 5th Round | 2012-05-18 | Welterweight | |
| Win | 22-5-2 | Hoon Kim |
KO/TKO
R1 5:00
|
Legend FC 8 | 2012-03-30 | Welterweight | LFC |
| Win | 21-5-2 | Yoichiro Sato |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
Shooto: Survivor Tournament Final | 2012-01-08 | Welterweight | |
| Loss | 21-4-2 | Akihiro Murayama |
SUB
R1 2:30
|
Regional circuit | 2011-09-23 | ||
| Win | 20-4-2 | Yasubey Enomoto |
SUB
R2 3:48
|
Sengoku 16 | 2010-12-30 | Welterweight | SRC |
| Win | 19-4-2 | Takuya Wada |
SUB
R1 3:30
|
Sengoku 15 | 2010-10-30 | Welterweight | SRC |
| Win | 18-4-2 | Omar de la Cruz |
KO/TKO
R2 3:53
|
Sengoku 13 | 2010-06-20 | Welterweight | SRC |
| Win | 17-4-2 | Tomoyoshi Iwamiya |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
Cage Force 11 | 2009-06-27 | Welterweight | GCM |
| Loss | 17-3-2 | Jang Yong Kim |
KO/TKO
R1 0:59
|
Cage Force EX Eastern Bound | 2008-11-08 | Lightweight | GCM |
| Win | 16-3-2 | Adriano Martins |
DEC
R2 5:00
|
Dream 6 | 2008-09-23 | Lightweight | |
| Loss | 16-2-2 | Rob Emerson |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
UFC 81 | 2008-02-02 | Lightweight | UFC |
| Win | 15-2-2 | Takefumi Hanai |
KO/TKO
R1 1:59
|
Cage Force EX Eastern Bound | 2007-11-11 | Welterweight | GCM |
| Loss | 15-1-2 | Drew Fickett |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
UFC Fight Night 9 | 2007-04-05 | Welterweight | UFC |
| Loss | 15-0-2 | Brock Larson |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
UFC Fight Night 7 | 2006-12-13 | Welterweight | UFC |
| Win | 14-0-2 | Dzhalil Salmanov |
SUB
R1 3:50
|
Regional circuit | 2006-09-09 | GCM | |
| Win | 13-0-2 | Ronald Jhun |
SUB
R1 3:55
|
Regional circuit | 2006-07-21 | ||
| Win | 12-0-2 | Yong Jae Jeon |
SUB
R1 1:58
|
MARS 2 | 2006-04-29 | Welterweight | MARS |
| Win | 11-0-2 | Yoshiyuki Yoshida |
R2 4:06
|
Regional circuit | 2005-12-17 | ||
| Win | 10-0-2 | Katsuaki Niioka |
SUB
R1 2:10
|
Regional circuit | 2005-11-06 | ||
| Win | 9-0-2 | Mohamed Khacha |
SUB
R1 3:34
|
Regional circuit | 2005-09-17 | GCM | |
| Win | 8-0-2 | Taro Minato |
SUB
R1 4:03
|
Regional circuit | 2005-08-28 | GCM | |
| Win | 7-0-2 | Jun Kitagawa |
DEC
R2 5:00
|
Regional circuit | 2005-06-03 | ||
| Win | 6-0-2 | Kentaro Abe |
DEC
R2
|
Regional circuit | 2005-02-06 | ||
| Win | 5-0-2 | Atsushi Inoue |
SUB
R1 2:11
|
Regional circuit | 2004-11-14 | GCM | |
| Draw | 5-0-1 | Kazunori Yokota |
R2 5:00
|
Regional circuit | 2004-09-19 | GCM | |
| Win | 4-0-1 | Keisuke Sakai |
SUB
R1 2:20
|
Regional circuit | 2004-07-16 | ||
| Win | 3-0-1 | Ichiro Kanai |
DEC
R2 5:00
|
Regional circuit | 2004-05-21 | GCM | |
| Win | 2-0-1 | Daisuke Nakamura |
DEC
R2 5:00
|
Regional circuit | 2004-04-08 | GCM | |
| Draw | 2-0-0 | Ichiro Kanai |
R2 5:00
|
Regional circuit | 2003-12-27 | GCM | |
| Win | 1-0-0 | Kenta Omori |
SUB
R1 7:44
|
Regional circuit | 2003-12-13 | KE | |
| Win | 0-0-0 | Tomohito Tanizaki |
KO/TKO
R1 0:33
|
Regional circuit | 2003-10-12 | KE |
Nakamura made his professional debut against Tomohito Tanizaki on October 12, 2003, fighting on the regional circuit.
He made a winning start to his career, defeating Tomohito Tanizaki who carried a 0-0-0 professional MMA record into the fight.
Keita Nakamura beat Tomohito Tanizaki by KO/TKO at 0:33 of Round 1.
Nakamura made his debut in the UFC against Brock Larson on December 13, 2006, fighting on the preliminary card of UFC Fight Night 7: Sanchez vs Riggs having compiled a 15-0-2 professional MMA record.
Keita Nakamura lost to Brock Larson by Decision at 5:00 of Round 3.
Since his debut, Nakamura has gone on to fight a total of 11 more times in the UFC. His UFC record stands at 4-7-0.
After his UFC stint, Nakamura took his next fight at GCM on November 11, 2007, fighting against Takefumi Hanai on the main card of Cage Force EX Eastern Bound.
Keita Nakamura beat Takefumi Hanai by KO/TKO at 1:59 of Round 1.
After 1 fights outside of the promotion, Nakamura returned to the UFC on February 2, 2008, fighting against Rob Emerson on the preliminary card of UFC 81: Breaking Point.
At the time of his UFC return, his professional MMA record stood at 16-2-2
Keita Nakamura lost to Rob Emerson by Decision at 5:00 of Round 3.
After 18 fights outside of the promotion, Nakamura returned to the UFC on September 26, 2015, fighting against Jingliang Li on the preliminary card of UFC Fight Night 75: Barnett vs. Nelson.
At the time of his UFC return, his professional MMA record stood at 30-6-2
Keita Nakamura beat Jingliang Li by Submission at 2:17 of Round 3. Keita Nakamura took home an extra bonus after being awarded with Performance of the Night.
Nakamura's last win came against Marcos Yoshio de Souza at RIZIN 19 on Saturday October 12, 2019. Keita Nakamura beat Marcos Yoshio de Souza by KO/TKO at 1:15 of Round 1.
Nakamura is not currently booked for any fights.
Nakamura's last loss came against Lorenz Larkin at Bellator 237 on Saturday December 28, 2019. Keita Nakamura lost to Lorenz Larkin by Decision at 5:00 of Round 3.
Nakamura has fought 11 times in the UFC. His UFC record stands at 4-7-0.
Nakamura has knocked out 7 opponents.
Nakamura has submitted 17 opponents.
Nakamura has been knocked out 1 times.
Nakamura has been submitted 1 times.
