Yoshihiro Nakao has three losses against three opponents on his MMA record. For a list of Nakao's best fights, refer to "Best fights of Yoshihiro Nakao".
On December 30, 2010 Yoshihiro Nakao faced off against Dave Herman at age 38. He was coming in with a record of 9-3 (6), and Herman was 26 years old and with a record of 19-2 (19). Nakao lost the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
On January 4, 2009 Yoshihiro Nakao faced off against Antônio Silva at age 36. He was coming in with a record of 7-2 (5), and Silva was 29 years old and with a record of 11-1 (10). Nakao lost the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On September 10, 2006 Yoshihiro Nakao faced off against Kazuhiro Nakamura at age 34. He was coming in with a record of 5-1 (3), and Nakamura was 27 years old and with a record of 9-5 (3). Nakao lost the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
