Keiichiro Nakamura
Record 8-1-0JapanEXFIGHT
The style
Road to UFC Knockout Artist
Road to UFC champion · High finish rate · Seven-fight win streak
GrapplingStriking
Keiichiro Nakamura is a 27-year-old Japanese featherweight who won the Road to UFC Season 4 tournament to become the promotion's only active Japanese featherweight. Seven of his eight career wins have come by knockout or TKO, with his lone loss a submission in his pro debut, and he most recently stopped Sebastian Szalay in the third round at UFC 325 in January 2026. He now meets New Zealand's Ollie Schmid in a newly added bout.
Tale of the tape
| Record | 8-1-0 |
| Age | 27 |
| Height | — |
| Reach | — |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Country | Japan |
| Team | EXFIGHT |
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