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“Kaz”

Kazuhiro Nakamura

21-132 UFC
Form
· 2L
Inactive
5'11"ht·70"reach·Orthodoxstance·46age
Last fightLRameau Thierry Sokoudjou·KO/TKO·R1·17yr ago
Fighter Context
0–2UFC·
0KO
·
0Sub
·
0Dec
·
10.0min/fight
·
20UFC min
CQ Key Stats
◈2 UFC Fights
Striking Differential
-0.27

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat
0.182

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability
65

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Pre-UFC Background
Pre-UFC Record
21-11
Last fight: May 2008
Physical
Height
5'11"
−2.7"div avg 6'2"
Reach
70"
−5.9"div avg 75.9"
Stance
Orthodox
Win Methods
KO / TKO
524%
Sub
314%
Decision
1362%
Loss Methods
KO / TKO
327%
Sub
327%
Decision
545%
Striking
Nakamura
Ground & Pound
Body Attacker
Light Heavyweight avg
Sig. Strikes / Min1.56
Str. Accuracy37%
21UFC landed/54attempted
Sig. Absorbed / min
−2.1 vs avg1.83
Str. Defense59%
KD Rate / fight0.00
KD Absorbed / fight0.50
Strike Distribution
By Target
Head
67%
Body
25%
Leg
8%
By Position
Distance48%
/
Clinch17%
/
Ground35%
Sig. Strikes by Round
Round 12 rounds
Round 21 round
Round 31 round
Avg. Landed734
Avg. Absorbed252125
Avg. Net-18-18-21
Grappling
Nakamura·53s ctrlAverage Control
Light Heavyweight avg
Offense
TD Landed / 15 Min1.73
TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY7.50
TD Accuracy36%
2UFC landed/10attempted
Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.60
Defense
TD Defense42%
1UFC defended/3opp. attempts
Sub Defense
Escaped Once
Finishing
Finish Rate
0%
div avg 64%
How They Lose
2UFC losses
Win Breakdown
Loss Breakdown
KO / TKO1 / 2
Submission0 / 2
Decision1 / 2
Loss Pattern
1 of 2 losses by finish in R1–R2
Cards & Decisions
Recovery Rate
—
No eligible sequences on record.
Decision Margin
—
More decisions needed.
Decision Types
1UD
·
0SD
·
0MD
Career Trajectory
Win
Loss
D/NC
Elite opp (15+ wins)
Veteran opp (8+ wins)
0+4+9+13+17avg20072008

2 UFC fights · hover for details

Nakamura — 2 UFC Fights
Result
Method
2 fights
L
Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou
KO/TKO R1 · 5:00May '08
-20
·
6 SS (26%)·26 abs·1 kd taken
L
Lyoto Machida
U-DEC R3Sep '07
-55
·
15 SS (48%)·70 abs·2/10 td·2 td taken·106s ctrl
Nakamura — Prior Tracked Fights (19)
LWanderlei SilvaPrideKO/TKOR1—
WKevin RandlemanPrideU-DECR3—
LRogerio NogueiraPrideS-DECR2—
LRogerio NogueiraPrideSUBR2—
WEvangelista SantosPrideSUBR1—
WIgor VovchanchynPrideU-DECR2—
WYoshihiro NakaoPrideU-DECR3—
LMauricio RuaPrideU-DECR3—
WStefan LekoPrideKO/TKOR1—
WYuki KondoPrideU-DECR3—
All Fighters
Light Heavyweight
“Kaz”

Kazuhiro Nakamura

21-132 UFC
Form
2L
5'11"ht·70"reach·Orthodoxstance·46age
Last fightLRameau Thierry Sokoudjou·KO/TKO·17yr ago
Fighter Context
0–2UFC·
0KO
·
0Sub
·
0Dec
·
10.0min/fight
·
20UFC min
CQ Key Stats
Str. Differential
-0.27

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat
0.182

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability
65

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Pre-UFC Background
Pre-UFC Record
21-11
Last fight: May 2008
Physical
Height
5'11"
−2.7"div avg 6'2"
Reach
70"
−5.9"div avg 75.9"
Stance
Orthodox
Win Methods
KO / TKO
524%
Sub
314%
Decision
1362%
Loss Methods
KO / TKO
327%
Sub
327%
Decision
545%
Striking
Nakamura
Light Heavyweight avg
Ground & PoundBody Attacker
Sig. Strikes / Min1.56
Str. Accuracy37%
21UFC landed/54attempted
Sig. Absorbed / Min
−2.1 vs avg1.83
Str. Defense59%
KD Rate / Fight0.00
KD Absorbed / Fight0.50
Strike Distribution
By Target
Head
67%
Body
25%
Leg
8%
By Position
Dist48%
Clinch17%
Ground35%
Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)
R1
n=2
R2
n=1
R3
n=1
Landed734
Absorbed252125
Net-18-18-21
Grappling
Nakamura
Light Heavyweight avg
53s ctrlAverage Control
Offense
TD Landed / 15 Min1.73
TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY7.50
TD Accuracy36%
2UFC landed/10attempted
Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.60
Defense
TD Defense42%
1UFC defended/3opp. attempts
Sub Defense0 loss / 1 attempt
Finishing
Finish Rate
0%
Decision Fighter
Win Methods
0KO/TKO
0Sub
0Dec
Loss Methods
1KO/TKO
0Sub
1Dec
Finish Round Distribution
R1
R2
R3
KO (L)
Cards & Decisions
Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.
—No eligible sequences.
Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.
—More decisions needed.
Decision Types
1UD
·
0SD
·
0MD
Pace & Cardio
Output
Absorbed
Diff
-2.00.42.9R1R2R3
R1n=2
R2n=1
R3n=1
Outputsig strikes / min
1.4
0.6
0.8
Absorbedsig strikes / min
5.0
4.2
5.0
Diff
-3.6
-3.6
-4.2

Per-round career averages · partial rounds time-adjusted · dashed = division avg

Nakamura — UFC Fight Log
|
L
Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou
KO/TKO·R1·May '08
6 SS (26%)·26 abs·1 kd taken
L
Lyoto Machida
U-DEC·R3·Sep '07
15 SS (48%)·70 abs·2/10 td·2 td taken·106s ctrl
Nakamura — Prior Tracked Fights (19)
LWanderlei SilvaPrideKO/TKOR1
WKevin RandlemanPrideU-DECR3
LRogerio NogueiraPrideS-DECR2
LRogerio NogueiraPrideSUBR2
WEvangelista SantosPrideSUBR1
WIgor VovchanchynPrideU-DECR2
WYoshihiro NakaoPrideU-DECR3
LMauricio RuaPrideU-DECR3
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