Kazuhiro Nakamura (21-13, 8) was born in Fukuyama, Hiroshima, Japan on July 16, 1979. At the age of 23 years on March 16, 2003, he made his professional MMA debut against Antônio Rogério Nogueira, losing the fight via 2nd-round submission.
On September 22, 2007, 28-year old Kazuhiro Nakamura made his UFC debut on his 18th professional MMA fight at UFC 76 against a 29-year old Lyoto Machida but lost the fight via unanimous decision.
Nakamura's last fight was a 3-round unanimous decision loss to Yoshiyuki Nakanishi at Deep: 70 Impact at age 35 on December 21, 2014. He retired from the sport of MMA following this loss.
He has fought twice in the UFC, and has a record of 2 losses in the promotion.
Some of Kazuhiro Nakamura's best fights have been against Stefan Leko, Daijiro Matsui, Evangelista Santos, Daniel Gracie, Igor Vovchanchyn, Karl Amoussou and Yuji Sakuragi.
Nakamura has 13 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
34 | Dec 21, 2014 35 years, 5 months 21-13 (8) | Yoshiyuki Nakanishi | DEEP | MD | 3 | UD | LOSS |
33 | Jul 21, 2014 35 years 21-12 (8) | Seigo Mizuguchi | DEEP | MD | 2 | TKO | WIN Corner stoppage |
32 | Mar 22, 2014 34 years, 8 months 20-12 (7) | Ken Hasegawa | DEEP | MD | 3 | MD | LOSS |
31  | Nov 24, 2013 34 years, 4 months 20-11 (7) | 36 years, 4 months 14-21-2 (12) | DEEP | MD | 3 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke |
30 | Aug 25, 2013 34 years, 1 months 19-11 (6) | Henry Miller | DEEP | MD | 1 | KO | WIN Punch |
29  | Jun 30, 2013 33 years, 11 months 18-11 (5) | 40 years, 6 months 12-26-6 (2) | DEEP | MD | 1 | KO | WIN Knee and punches |
28 | Feb 16, 2013 33 years, 7 months 17-11 (4) | Young Choi | DEEP | MD | 3 | UD | WIN Won DEEP middleweight title |
27  | Oct 19, 2012 33 years, 3 months 16-11 (4) | 41 years, 1 months 22-16-6 (16) | DEEP | MD | 3 | MD | WIN |
26  | Sep 24, 2011 32 years, 2 months 15-11 (4) | 31 years, 10 months 18-4 (15) | Dream | MD | 3 | SD | LOSS |
25  | Jul 10, 2010 30 years, 11 months 15-10 (4) | 24 years, 7 months 11-2-2 (10) | Dream | MD | 2 | UD | WIN |
24  | Apr 25, 2010 30 years, 9 months 14-10 (4) | 40 years, 7 months 9-7-1 (7) | MD | 3 | UD | WIN | |
23  | Aug 2, 2009 30 years 13-10 (4) | 33 years, 3 months 21-9-2 (10) | MD | 1 | CKO | LOSS Guillotine choke | |
22  | Nov 1, 2008 29 years, 3 months 13-9 (4) | 28 years 19-7 (18) | MD | 3 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
21  | Nov 1, 2008 29 years, 3 months 13-8 (4) | 32 years, 1 months 22-14-1 (16) | MD | 3 | UD | WIN | |
20 | Sep 28, 2008 29 years, 2 months 12-8 (4) | Paul Cahoon | MD | 3 | UD | WIN | |
19 | May 24, 2008 28 years, 10 months 11-8 (4) | Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou | UFC | HW | 1 | TKO | LOSS Leg injury |
18  | Sep 22, 2007 28 years, 2 months 11-7 (4) | 29 years, 3 months 10-0 (4) | UFC | HW | 3 | UD | LOSS |
17  | Dec 31, 2006 27 years, 5 months 11-6 (4) | 25 years, 1 months 14-2 (13) | Pride | HW | 3 | UD | LOSS |
16 | Oct 21, 2006 27 years, 3 months 11-5 (4) | Travis Galbraith | Pride | HW | 2 | TKO | WIN Knee and punches |
15  | Sep 10, 2006 27 years, 1 months 10-5 (3) | 34 years, 2 months 5-0 (3) | Pride | HW | 3 | UD | WIN |
14  | Jul 1, 2006 26 years, 11 months 9-5 (3) | 28 years, 6 months 14-8 (12) | Pride | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Americana |
13  | Feb 26, 2006 26 years, 7 months 8-5 (2) | 28 years, 3 months 18-3 (15) | Pride | HW | 1 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke |
12  | Dec 31, 2005 26 years, 5 months 8-4 (2) | 30 years, 5 months 44-16-5 (29) | MD | 3 | UD | WIN | |
11  | Aug 28, 2005 26 years, 1 months 7-4 (2) | 32 years 56-9 (48) | MD | 2 | UD | WIN | |
10  | Jun 26, 2005 25 years, 11 months 6-4 (2) | 28 years, 11 months 28-4-1 (23) | MD | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
9  | Apr 23, 2005 25 years, 9 months 6-3 (2) | 33 years, 8 months 15-10 (9) | MD | 3 | UD | WIN | |
8  | Feb 20, 2005 25 years, 7 months 5-3 (2) | 30 years, 8 months 0-2 (0) | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
7  | Oct 31, 2004 25 years, 3 months 4-3 (1) | 34 years, 2 months 14-3 (6) | 1 | TKO | LOSS Shoulder injury | ||
6  | Aug 15, 2004 25 years 4-2 (1) | 38 years 9-3-1 (8) | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
5  | Jul 19, 2004 25 years 3-2 (1) | 28 years, 1 months 8-1 (3) | 2 | SD | LOSS | ||
4 | May 23, 2004 24 years, 10 months 3-1 (1) | Chalid Arrab | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | ||
3 | Feb 1, 2004 24 years, 6 months 2-1 (0) | Dos Caras Jr. | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
2  | Oct 5, 2003 24 years, 2 months 1-1 (0) | 31 years, 3 months 2-0 (1) | 2 | UD | WIN | ||
1 | Mar 16, 2003 23 years, 8 months 0-1 (0) | 26 years, 9 months 5-1 (2) | 2 | SUB | LOSS Armbar |
