Best fights of Keita Nakamura
Over 20 years as a professional, Keita Nakamura has compiled a 36-12-2 (25) record, including two title fights across three weight classes. Here are his top 10 best fights.
1. Keita Nakamura submits Yuta Watanabe
On July 20, 2015 Keita Nakamura fought Yuta Watanabe for the vacant DEEP welterweight title. Nakamura was 31 years old with a record of 29-6-2, and Watanabe was 0 with a record of 0-0. Nakamura was on a 3-fight winning streak. Nakamura submitted Yuta Watanabe via rear-naked choke in the 1st round. Won the vacant title.
2. Keita Nakamura submits Takuya Wada
On October 30, 2010 Keita Nakamura faced Takuya Wada in a welterweight bout. Nakamura was 26 years old with a record of 19-4-2, and Wada was 32 with a record of 20-8-10. Both Nakamura and Wada were on a 2-fight winning streak. Nakamura submitted Takuya Wada via punches in the 1st round.
3. Keita Nakamura defeats Yuki Sasaki
On May 18, 2012 Keita Nakamura faced Yuki Sasaki in a welterweight bout. Nakamura was 27 years old with a record of 23-5-2, and Sasaki was 35 with a record of 23-19-1. Nakamura was on a 2-fight winning streak and Sasaki was coming off a win. Nakamura won via unanimous decision.
4. Keita Nakamura loses to Lorenz Larkin via unanimous decision
On December 29, 2019 Keita Nakamura faced Lorenz Larkin in a welterweight bout. Nakamura was 35 years old with a record of 35-10-2, and Larkin was 33 with a record of 21-7. Nakamura was coming off a win and Larkin was on a 3-fight winning streak. Nakamura lost via unanimous decision. Went the distance with Larkin.
5. Keita Nakamura defeats Alex Morono
On September 23, 2017 Keita Nakamura faced Alex Morono in a welterweight bout. Nakamura was 33 years old with a record of 32-8-2, and Morono was 27 with a record of 13-3. Nakamura was coming off a loss. Nakamura won via split decision.
6. Keita Nakamura KOs Marcos de Souza
On October 12, 2019 Keita Nakamura faced Marcos de Souza in a welterweight bout. Nakamura was 35 years old with a record of 34-10-2, and Souza was 0 with a record of 0-0. Nakamura was coming off a loss. Nakamura stopped Marcos de Souza via TKO in the 1st round.
7. Keita Nakamura submits Yoshiyuki Katahira
On February 28, 2015 Keita Nakamura faced Yoshiyuki Katahira in a welterweight bout. Nakamura was 30 years old with a record of 28-6-2, and Katahira was 0 with a record of 0-0. Nakamura was on a 2-fight winning streak. Nakamura submitted Yoshiyuki Katahira via rear-naked choke in the 1st round.
8. Keita Nakamura loses to Drew Fickett via unanimous decision
On April 5, 2007 Keita Nakamura faced Drew Fickett in a middleweight bout. Nakamura was 22 years old with a record of 15-1-2, and Fickett was 27 with a record of 29-5. Both Nakamura and Fickett were coming off a loss. Nakamura lost via unanimous decision. Went the distance with Fickett.
9. Keita Nakamura KOs Yuki Okano
On October 26, 2014 Keita Nakamura faced Yuki Okano in a welterweight bout. Nakamura was 30 years old with a record of 27-6-2, and Okano was 0 with a record of 0-0. Nakamura was coming off a win. Nakamura stopped Yuki Okano via TKO in the 2nd round.
10. Keita Nakamura chokes out Li Jingliang
On September 27, 2015 Keita Nakamura faced Li Jingliang in a welterweight bout. Nakamura was 31 years old with a record of 30-6-2, and Jingliang was 27 with a record of 10-3. Nakamura was on a 4-fight winning streak and Jingliang was coming off a win. Nakamura submitted Li Jingliang via choke-out in the 3rd round.