Rinya Nakamura

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Rinya Nakamura
Born中村倫也
(1995-03-23) 23 March 1995 (age 29)
Saitama, Japan
TeamLDH Martial Arts
WrestlingFreestyle wrestling
Years active2021–present (MMA)
2011–2020 (wrestling)
Mixed martial arts record
Total9
Wins9
By knockout5
By submission1
By decision3
Losses0
UniversitySenshu University
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Japan
World Cup
Bronze medal – third place
2018 Iowa
 61 kg
World U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Bydgoszcz 61 kg
Japanese National Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Tokyo 65 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Tokyo 65 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Tokyo 57 kg
World Cadets Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Szombathely 50 kg

Rinya Nakamura (

freestyle wrestler who currently competes in the bantamweight division.[2] Competing at 61 kilograms, Nakamura became the 2017 U23 World Champion during his wrestling career, before retiring at age 25 to pursue mixed martial arts.[3]

Background

Rinya is the son of Kozo Nakamura, who was involved in the early development of

COVID-19 pandemic, Nakamura announced his retirement from wrestling in order to pursue a career in mixed martial arts.[3]

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

In April 2020, Nakamura announced his serious intentions of competing in

MMA.[3] Nakamura made his professional debut against Takumi Arai in a mixed martial arts reality show Fighting Dreamers on 15 May 2021. He won the fight via first-minute knockout.[8][4]

He then made his sophomore appearance against Akuri Ronda at Shooto 0725 on 25 July 2021.[4] He won the bout via second-round knockout.[9]

Nakamura faced Yasuyuki Nojiri at Shooto 0116 on January 16, 2022.[6] He won the fight via first-minute technical knockout.[10]

On April 24, 2022, he fought against Aliandro Caetano in POUNDSTORM, and although he was punched in round 1 and cut his right eyelid leading to intense bleeding, he utilised his takedown advantage and won the 3–0 decision.[11]

Road to UFC

Nakamura faced Gugun Gusman in the Quarter-Finals of the Bantamweight tournament on June 9, 2022, in Road to UFC Season 1: Episode 3.[12] He won the bout in the first round via Americana submission.[13]

Nakamura faced Shohei Nose in the Semi-Finals of the Bantamweight tournament on October 23, 2022, at Road to UFC Season 1: Episode 6.[14] He won the bout in the first round, knocking out Nose.[15]

In the finals of the tournament, Nakamura faced Toshiomi Kazama on February 4, 2023, at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Spivac.[16] He won the fight via knockout in the first round.[17] This win earned Nakamura his first Performance of the Night bonus award.[18]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Nakamura faced Fernie Garcia at

UFC Fight Night 225 on August 26, 2023.[19] He won the bout in dominant fashion via unanimous decision.[20]

Nakamura was scheduled to face Brady Hiestand on February 17, 2024, at UFC 298.[21] However, Hiestand pulled out due injury and was replaced by promotional newcomer Carlos Vera.[22] Nakamura dominated most of the bout on the ground and won by unanimous decision.[23]

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
9 matches 9 wins 0 losses
By knockout 5 0
By submission 1 0
By decision 3 0
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 9–0 Carlos Vera Decision (unanimous) UFC 298 February 17, 2024 3 5:00
Anaheim, California
, United States
Win 8–0 Fernie Garcia Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. The Korean Zombie August 26, 2023 3 5:00 Kallang, Singapore
Win 7–0 Toshiomi Kazama KO (punch) UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Spivac February 4, 2023 1 0:33
Las Vegas, Nevada
, United States 		Won the Road to UFC Season 1 Bantamweight tournament. Performance of the Night.
Win 6–0 Shohei Nose KO (punches) Road to UFC Season 1: Episode 6 October 23, 2022 1 2:21 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Road to UFC Season 1 Bantamweight tournament semifinal.
Win 5–0 Gugun Gusman Submission (keylock) Road to UFC Season 1: Episode 3 June 10, 2022 1 3:24 Kallang, Singapore Road to UFC Season 1 Bantamweight tournament quarterfinal.
Win 4–0 Aleandro Caetano Decision (unanimous) LDH Martial Arts: Pound Storm April 24, 2022 3 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Win 3–0 Yasuyuki Nojiri TKO (punches) Professional Shooto 2022 Vol. 1 January 16, 2022 1 0:25 Tokyo, Japan
Win 2–0 Akuri Ronda KO (head kick) Professional Shooto 2021 Vol. 5 July 25, 2021 2 0:20 Tokyo, Japan
Win 1–0 Takumi Arai KO (punch) LDH Martial Arts: Fighting Dreamers May 15, 2021 1 0:42 Tokyo, Japan Bantamweight debut.

Freestyle record

Senior Freestyle Matches
Res. Record Opponent Score Date Event Location
2019 Japan Nationals 2nd place, silver medalist(s) at 65 kg
Loss 36–9 Japan Takuto Otoguro TF 0–10 19–22 December 2019 2019 Japanese National Championships

Tokyo, Japan

Win 36–8 Japan Takuma Taniyama TF 11–0
Win 35–8 Japan Masakazu Kamoi 9–5
Win 34–8 Japan Isojiro TF 11–0
Win 33–8 Japan Yamato Hagiwara 4–2
2018 Japan Nationals 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) at 65 kg
Win Japan Rei Higuchi INJ 20–23 December 2018 2018 Japanese National Championships

Tokyo, Japan

Win 32–8 Japan Hirotaka Abe 8–3
Loss 31–8 Japan Takuto Otoguro TF 0–10
Win 31–7 Japan Fukuda Toki TF 12–2
Win 30–7 Japan Takuya Funaki TF 10–0
2018 Meiji Cup DNP at 65 kg
Loss Japan Hirotaka Abe INJ 14–17 June 2018 2018 Meiji Cup (JPN World Team Trials)

Tokyo, Japan

Win 29–7 Japan Koki Terada 13–7
2018 World Cup
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) for Team JPN at 61 kg
Win 28–7 India Sandeep Tomar TF 11–0 7–8 April 2018
2018 World Cup

United States Iowa City, Iowa

Win 27–7 Georgia (country) Lasha Lomtadze 9–2
2017 U23 World Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) at 61 kg
Win 26–7 Kazakhstan Kuat Amirtaev TF 12–2 21–26 November 2017 2017 U23 World Championships

Bydgoszcz, Poland

Win 25–7 Russia Islam Dudaev TF 10–0
Win 24–7 Belarus Husein Shakhbanau 10–4
Win 23–7 Austria Gabriel Janatsch TF 11–0
61 kg
Loss 22–7 Cuba Yowlys Bonne Fall 25 August 2017 2017 World Championships

Paris, France

Win 22–6 Slovakia Mykola Bolotňuk TF 10–0
Win 21–6 Kyrgyzstan Alibek Osmonov TF 10–0
Loss 20–6 Azerbaijan Haji Aliyev 1–10
Win 20–5 Moldova Andrei Prepeliţă 7–3
2017 Meiji Cup 1st place, gold medalist(s) at 61 kg
Win 19–5 Japan Rei Higuchi 9–5 16–18 June 2017 2017 Meiji Cup (JPN World Team Trials)

Tokyo, Japan

Win 18–5 Japan Rei Higuchi 14–5
Win 17–5 Japan Shoya Shimae TF 10–0
Win 16–5 Japan Sakaki Daimu TF 10–0
2017 Dan Kolov - Nikola Petrov International 9th at 61 kg
Loss 15–5 Kazakhstan Timur Aitkulov Fall 8–9 April 2017 2017 Dan Kolov - Nikola Petrov Memorial

Madrid, Spain

Win 15–4 Kazakhstan Kairat Amirtayev TF 12–1
Win 14–4 Algeria Amar Laissaoui Fall
2016 Meiji Cup 1st place, gold medalist(s) at 57 kg
Win 13–4 Japan Yuki Takahashi TF 10–0 27–29 May 2016 2016 Meiji Cup (JPN World Team Trials)

Tokyo, Japan

Win 12–4 Japan Gaku Akazawa TF 10–0
Win 11–4 Japan Toshihiro Hasegawa TF 10–0
2015 Japan Nationals 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) at 57 kg
Win 10–4 Japan Yasuhiro Morita TF 10–0 21–23 December 2015 2015 Japanese National Championships

Tokyo, Japan

Loss 9–4 Japan Rei Higuchi 6–8
Win 9–3 Japan Gaku Akazawa TF 14–4
Win 8–3 Japan Yasuhiro Inaba TF 10–0
2015 Spain Grand Prix 2nd place, silver medalist(s) at 57 kg
Loss 7–3 South Korea Sung Gwon Kim 0–1 11 July 2015 2015 Grand Prix of Spain

Madrid, Spain

Win 7–2 Spain Juan Pablo Gonzalez 9–1
Win 6–2 South Africa Marco Coetzee TF 10–0
Win 5–2 Iran Amin Nouri TF 13–2
2015 Meiji Cup 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) at 57 kg
Win 4–2 Japan Yasuhiro Morita TF 11–0 19–21 June 2015 2015 Meiji Cup (JPN World Team Trials)

Tokyo, Japan

Loss 3–2 Japan Yuki Takahashi 0–5
Win 3–1 Japan Kazuaki Oshiro TF 10–0
Win 2–1 Japan Toshihiro Hasegawa TF 14–4
2014 Japan Nationals DNP at 57 kg
Loss 1–1 Japan Fumitaka Morishita 2–4 21–23 December 2014 2014 Japanese National Championships

Tokyo, Japan

Win 1–0 Japan Rei Kuwagi 9–7

See also

References

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  11. ^ 【POUND STORM】中村倫也がカエタノに判定勝ち「絶対にUFCのトップに立てる」、大尊が宇佐美正に判定勝ち、河名が修斗世界1位の山本に勝利、齋藤が風間を必然の跳びヒザTKO！ 岩﨑が三上に判定勝ち、狩野が一本勝ち GONG格闘技 2022年4月24日
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