Akiyo Nishiura
| Akiyo Nishiura | |
|---|---|
| Born | 8 August 1983 |
| Other names | Wicky Akiyo |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Weight | 139 lb (63 kg; 9.9 st) |
| Division | Featherweight |
| Fighting out of | Kirkland, Washington, United States |
| Team | AMC Pankration, STGY |
| Kickboxing record | |
| Total | 4 |
| Wins | 1 |
| Losses | 2 |
| Draws | 1 |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 22 |
| Wins | 13 |
| By knockout | 5 |
| By decision | 8 |
| Losses | 8 |
| By decision | 8 |
| Draws | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
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"Wicky" Akiyo Nishiura (born August 8, 1983) is a Japanese professional mixed martial artist and kickboxer. Nishiura currently competes in MMA for the DREAM organization as a Featherweight and has also fought for Shooto, Cage Force, and DEEP.
After compiling a record of 9-3-1 in organizations such as Shooto and Cage Force, Nishiura made his promotional debut with DREAM on March 8, 2009 against Abel Cullum at DREAM 7 in the opening round of the Featherweight Grand Prix, where he lost via unanimous decision. He returned at DREAM 14 in May 2010 and was able to cause an upset by defeating Hideo Tokoro via technical knockout within the first round.
In his next fight at DREAM 16, he faced Mitsuhiro Ishida. Ishida worked frequent takedowns almost exclusively in favor of striking for the 15-minute affair, though Nishiura was able to regain his feet quickly each time. In the second frame, Ishida was able to gain mount, but it was Nishiura who drew first blood with a successful sprawl in the final moments that led to a barrage of hammerfists to his opponent's face. It wasn't enough to sway the judges, who awarded Ishida a split decision win.
In June 2015, Nishiura was announced as one of the eight featherweights competing on Road to UFC: Japan, a show in the style of The Ultimate Fighter. On the show he was scheduled to face Hiroto Uesako in the quarterfinals but Uesako had a hand injury. He was replaced by Hiroyuki Oshiro and Nishiura won the fight by TKO in the first round. He then faced Teruto Ishihara in the semifinals and lost by decision.
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