Daisuke Nakamura

4-4-0

Career record (W-L-D)

Physical stats

Height5' 7" (170 cm)

Weight154 lbs. (70 kg)

Reach-

StanceOrthodox

BornJun 10, 1980

Age46

DivisionLightweight

Striking & grappling

SLpM0.94

Str. Acc30%

SApM1.38

Str. Def61%

TD Avg0.46

TD Acc40%

TD Def-

Sub Avg3.6

Recent form

L L L W W

Last 5 fights, most recent first

Career timeline

8 fights, oldest to newest — ■ win ■ loss ■ draw/no contest. Hover for details.

Career breakdown

Based on recorded UFC bouts — early regional fights may not be included.

Wins by method

1 KO/TKO wins · 3 sub wins · 0 decision wins

Losses by method

0 KO/TKO losses · 0 sub losses · 4 decision losses

Finish rate100%

Times finished0%

StreakL3

Best streak4

Avg fight7:36

Octagon time1h 0m

Opp win%55%

ActiveApr. 03, 2005 – May. 29, 2011 (7y)

Career story

Daisuke Nakamura is a 28-19-1 submission specialist. 100% finish rate.

Daisuke debuted Apr. 03, 2005 vs Marcus Aurelio (loss). Longest win streak: 4. On a 3-fight losing skid. 7 years active (Apr. 03, 2005–May. 29, 2011).

Best wins: Hideo Tokoro (SUB Armbar R1, Dec. 31, 2008); Seichi Ikemoto (SUB Armbar R1, Aug. 27, 2006); Andy Ologun (SUB Armbar R1, Jul. 21, 2008).

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Fight history

Date	Event	Result	Method	R	Time	KD	Str	TD	Sub
May. 29, 2011	DREAM - Fight for Japan	L Katsunori Kikuno	U-DEC	2	5:00	0 0	28 42	0 3	1 1
Dec. 19, 2009	Strikeforce - Evolution	L Justin Wilcox	U-DEC	3	5:00	-- --	-- --	-- --	-- --
Mar. 08, 2009	DREAM 7: Featherweight Grand Prix 2009 1st Round	L Mitsuhiro Ishida	U-DEC	2	5:00	0 0	4 16	0 5	2 0
Dec. 31, 2008	Dynamite!! 2008	W Hideo Tokoro	SUB Armbar	1	2:23	0 0	0 0	1 0	2 1
Jul. 21, 2008	DREAM 5: Lightweight Grand Prix 2008 Final Round	W Andy Ologun	SUB Armbar	1	3:41	0 0	2 4	0 0	3 0
May. 11, 2008	DREAM 3: Lightweight Grand Prix 2008 2nd Round	W Bu-Kyung Jung	KO/TKO Punch	2	1:05	2 0	23 17	0 1	5 0
Aug. 27, 2006	PRIDE Bushido 12	W Seichi Ikemoto	SUB Armbar	1	3:36	0 0	1 2	1 1	3 0
Apr. 03, 2005	PRIDE Bushido 6	L Marcus Aurelio	U-DEC	2	5:00	0 0	4 10	0 4	0 2

Fight data compiled from public statistical sources (ufcstats.com) and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). OctagonStats is an independent database, not affiliated with UFC / TKO Group.