Rinya Nakamura
“Hybrid”
Record 10-1JapanAmerican Top Team
Next fight
vs. Brady Hiestand — UFC Fight Night, September 26, 2026
The style
Explosive Wrestler-Striker
Elite freestyle wrestling · Road to UFC season 1 winner · High finish rate
GrapplingStriking
Rinya 'Hybrid' Nakamura is a 31-year-old Japanese bantamweight fighting out of American Top Team, a former U23 freestyle wrestling world champion who won the Road to UFC season 1 bantamweight tournament to earn his contract. He suffered the first loss of his career to Muin Gafurov at UFC 311 in January 2025 before bouncing back with a first-round finish of Nathan Fletcher in August 2025. He now meets fellow finisher Brady Hiestand, a bout originally booked for 2024 before Hiestand withdrew injured.
Tale of the tape
| Record | 10-1 |
| Age | 31 |
| Height | 5'7" |
| Reach | 68" |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Country | Japan |
| Team | American Top 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
6 KO/TKO1 SUB3 DEC
How they lose
0 KO/TKO0 SUB1 DEC