Keiichiro Nakamura
Record 8-1-0Japan
The style
Veteran Knockout Southpaw
knockout power · southpaw · knees
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Late-blooming Japanese southpaw from Hokkaido who won the Road to UFC Season 4 featherweight tournament with a comeback knee finish of Sebastian Szalay at UFC 325. Seven of his eight wins are knockouts, with his lone loss coming by submission on the Japanese regional scene. At 37, he earned his UFC contract in January 2026 and awaits his first official UFC bout.
Tale of the tape
| Record | 8-1-0 |
| Age | 37 |
| Height | 5'10" |
| Reach | 70" |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Country | Japan |
| Team | — |
The numbers
Career UFC averages.
| Sig. strikes landed / min | — |
| Striking accuracy | — |
| Sig. strikes absorbed / min | — |
| Striking defense | — |
| Takedowns / 15 min | — |
| Takedown accuracy | — |
| Takedown defense | — |
| Submission attempts / 15 min | — |
How they win
7 KO/TKO0 SUB1 DEC
How they lose
0 KO/TKO1 SUB0 DEC
On The Fight Brief
No fight breakdowns yet — they’ll appear here when Nakamura lands on a covered card.