Keita Nakamura
| Keitaro Nakamura | |
|---|---|
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| Born |
22 May 1984 Tokyo, Japan |
| Other names | K-Taro |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight | 167 lb (76 kg; 11.9 st) |
| Division | Welterweight |
| Style | Wrestling, Karate, Submission Wrestling |
| Fighting out of | Tokyo, Japan |
| Team | K-Taro Dojo Wajitsu Keishukai GODS |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 43 |
| Wins | 32 |
| By knockout | 6 |
| By submission | 18 |
| By decision | 8 |
| Losses | 8 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By submission | 1 |
| By decision | 6 |
| Draws | 2 |
| No contests | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Keitaro Nakamura (中村 K太郎 Nakamura Keitarō?, born May 22, 1984) is a Japanese professional mixed martial artist and grappler. Nakamura is also a UFC fighter, Sengoku Welterweight Champion and Shooto Pacific Rim Middleweight Champion. He is the winner of the World Victory Road Welterweight Grand Prix Tournament and took part in both the 2009 and 2011 ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship, making it to the second round and winning via points in both.
Nakamura made his professional MMA debut in his native Japan in October 2003. Over nearly three years, he amassed a record of 15 wins, no losses, and 2 draws.
Nakamura made his UFC debut in December 2006 against Brock Larson at UFC 81. He lost the fight via unanimous decision.
For his second fight with the promotion, Nakamura faced Drew Fickett at UFC Fight Night: Stevenson vs. Guillard in April 2007. He again lost the fight via unanimous decision.
Nakamura lost by contentious split decision to Rob Emerson at UFC 81 on February 2, 2008 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. Nakamura dropped Emerson with a big knee at the end of the first round after Emerson had outstruck him for much of the round up until that point. Emerson came back strong in the second round landing crisp combinations that left Nakamura's face a mess at the end of the round. Nakamura scored takedowns in the third round on a visibly tiring Emerson while also landing some strong knees but it was not enough to win the decision as the scores read 30-27, 28-29 and 30-27 in favor of Emerson. Following this loss, Nakamura was released from the UFC.
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