Keita Nakamura
11 UFC Fights | 36% Win Rate | 2 Finishes (50%)
Keita Nakamura UFC Record & Pro MMA Record
Keita Nakamura is 4-7 in the UFC across 11 fights, with 2 wins by submission and 2 by decision. The full pro MMA record is 36-12-2 (1 NC), 32-5 of it outside the UFC. Nakamura competes at welterweight as a southpaw outfighter, standing 5'11" with a 73" reach at 42 years old. The last bout was a loss to Roberto Satoshi de Souza by knockout in Mar 2024.
Best attribute: takedown offense (takedowns landed per fight) — 80th percentile among 280 welterweight fighters (1.6/fight).
Keita Nakamura's UFC win rate is 36% (4 of 11 fights), and 50% of those wins came by finish. Nakamura averages 1.6 takedowns per fight at 51% accuracy and stops 64% of opponents' takedown attempts.
- Pro MMA Record
- 36-12-2 (1 NC)
- UFC Record
- 4-7
- Height
- 5'11"
- Reach
- 73"
- Age
- 42
- Stance
- Southpaw
- Last Fight
- L vs Roberto Satoshi de Souza · TKO (Corner Stoppage) · Mar 2024
Pro record from Sherdog (snapshot 2026-07-03) plus every UFC bout since; UFC record from UFCStats.
Keita Nakamura's Last 5 Fights
Nakamura is 2-3 in the last five UFC fights.
- Loss vs Sultan Aliev · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Oleinik · Apr 2019
- Win vs Salim Touahri · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs. Tuivasa · Dec 2018
- Loss vs Anthony Rocco Martin · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee · Apr 2018
- Win vs Alex Morono · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Saint Preux vs. Okami · Sep 2017
- Loss vs Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Lineker vs. Dodson · Oct 2016
Striking
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Round-by-Round Output
Sig. Strikes Landed per Round — Keita Nakamura vs Average
Keita Nakamura lands 8.7 strikes in R1 but 9.3 in R3+ — output increases in later rounds.
Keita Nakamura's UFC Fight History
11 UFC fights on record (4-7), most recent first.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Rd · Time | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Sultan Aliev | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Oleinik | 2019-04-20 |
| W | Salim Touahri | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs. Tuivasa | 2018-12-01 |
| L | Anthony Rocco Martin | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee | 2018-04-21 |
| W | Alex Morono | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Saint Preux vs. Okami | 2017-09-22 |
| L | Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Lineker vs. Dodson | 2016-10-01 |
| W | Kyle Noke | Submission | R2 · 4:59 | UFC Fight Night: McDonald vs. Lineker | 2016-07-13 |
| L | Tom Breese | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Silva vs Bisping | 2016-02-27 |
| W | Li Jingliang | Submission | R3 · 2:17 | UFC Fight Night: Barnett vs Nelson | 2015-09-26 |
| L | Rob Emerson | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 81: Breaking Point | 2008-02-02 |
| L | Drew Fickett | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Stevenson vs Guillard | 2007-04-05 |
| L | Brock Larson | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Sanchez vs Riggs | 2006-12-13 |
How Nakamura Ranks at Welterweight
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