Yoshihiro Nakao (9-3, 6) was born in Tokyo, Japan on June 25, 1972. At the age of 31 years on November 20, 2003, he made his professional MMA debut against David Khakhaleishvili, winning the fight via 2nd-round KO.
Nakao's last fight was a 3-round unanimous decision loss to Dave Herman at age 38 on December 30, 2010. He retired from the sport of MMA following this loss.
Some of Yoshihiro Nakao's best fights have been against Jim York, Don Frye, Wesley Correira, David Khakhaleishvili, LeeLee Eun-Soo and VieiraEdson Claas Vieira.
Nakao has 3 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
14  | Dec 30, 2010 38 years, 6 months 9-3 (6) | 26 years, 2 months 19-2 (19) | 3 | UD | LOSS | ||
13 | Mar 7, 2010 37 years, 8 months 9-2 (6) | Henry Miller | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
12  | Aug 2, 2009 37 years, 1 months 8-2 (5) | 39 years, 1 months 9-3 (6) | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
11  | Jan 4, 2009 36 years, 6 months 7-2 (5) | 29 years, 3 months 11-1 (10) | 1 | TKO | LOSS Knee injury | ||
10  | May 18, 2008 35 years, 10 months 7-1 (5) | 32 years, 2 months 10-1 (10) | 2 | KO | WIN Punches | ||
9 | Apr 8, 2007 34 years, 9 months 6-1 (4) | VieiraEdson Claas Vieira | 1 | SUB | WIN Neck crank | ||
8  | Sep 10, 2006 34 years, 2 months 5-1 (3) | 27 years, 1 months 9-5 (3) | Pride | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
7 | Jul 1, 2006 34 years 5-0 (3) | LeeLee Eun-Soo | Pride | 1 | TKO | WIN Doctor stoppage | |
6  | Dec 31, 2005 33 years, 6 months 4-0 (2) | 27 years, 9 months 25-11 (22) | K-1 | 1 | NC | NC | |
5 | Sep 7, 2005 33 years, 2 months 4-0 (2) | FalamoeFai Falamoe | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | ||
4  | Dec 31, 2004 32 years, 6 months 3-0 (1) | 39 years, 1 months 15-4 (13) | K-1 | 3 | UD | WIN | |
3  | Nov 20, 2004 32 years, 4 months 2-0 (1) | 26 years 13-6 (11) | K-1 | 3 | SD | WIN | |
2 | May 22, 2004 31 years, 10 months 1-0 (1) | 38 years, 5 months 15-4 (13) | K-1 | 1 | NC | NC Accidental headbutt | |
1 | Nov 20, 2003 31 years, 4 months 1-0 (1) | David Khakhaleishvili | K-1 | 2 | KO | WIN Punches |
