Kazuhiro Nakamura ( , born July 16, 1979) is a retired Japanese

mixed martial artist Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, incorp ...

who competed as a

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, and is a former DEEP Middleweight Champion. He fought out of the Yoshida Dojo and also competed in the

Pride Fighting Championships PRIDE Fighting Championships (Pride or Pride FC, founded as KRS-Pride) was a Japanese mixed martial arts promotion company. Its inaugural event was held at the Tokyo Dome on October 11, 1997. Pride held more than sixty mixed martial arts even ...

, the

Ultimate Fighting Championship The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion company based in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is owned and operated by Zuffa, a wholly owned subsidiary of Endeavor Group Holdings. It is the largest MMA ...

and the

Sengoku Raiden Championship World Victory Road (WVR) is a defunct Japanese mixed martial arts (MMA) organization which promoted the Sengoku Raiden Championship (SRC) in Japan. The organization was formed in 2007 following the purchase of PRIDE FC by Zuffa. It operated in c ...

. His primary style is

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, in which he holds a third ''

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'' black belt under

Hidehiko Yoshida is a Japanese gold-medalist judoka and retired mixed martial artist. He is a longtime veteran of Japan's PRIDE Fighting Championships, competing in the Middleweight (93kg) and Heavyweight divisions. He won gold at the 1992 Summer ...

Career

Starting

at 10 years old, Nakamura went to train under

Katsuhiko Kashiwazaki Katsuhiko Kashiwazaki (; born September 16, 1951, Kuji, Iwate) - Japanese judoka, champion and medalist of championships Japan and the world, author of books and one of the leading judo specialists in the world. Biography Katsuhiko K ...

and enter the Fukuyama University team. He became a professional judoka under the sponsorship of Keiyo Gas and competed at national and international level, placing third at the Japanese championships at 100+. His career in judo lasted until 2002, when he met

and became a member of his Yoshida Dojo.Snowden, Jonathan. ''MMA Encyclopedia'', ECW Press, 2010

PRIDE Fighting Championships

Nakamura made his MMA debut at

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against

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, losing by submission in the second round. He has also lost to Nogueira in a rematch at

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. His career in PRIDE was notable for fighting many of PRIDE's top fighters, including

Wanderlei Silva Wanderlei César da Silva ( , , ; born 3 July 1976) is a Brazilian-American former mixed martial artist who competed in Japan's Pride Fighting Championships and the American-based Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He holds the record for the ...

Maurício Rua Maurício Milani Rua (; born 25 November 1981), also known as Shogun, is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist and former model. He competes in the Light Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He is a former ...

Dan Henderson Daniel Jeffery Henderson (born August 24, 1970) is an American retired mixed martial artist and Olympic wrestler, who last competed as a middleweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He was the last Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champi ...

, and

Josh Barnett Joshua Lawrence Barnett (born November 10, 1977) is an American mixed martial artist, submission grappler, professional wrestler and color commentator currently signed to Bellator MMA, where he competes in their Heavyweight division. Barnett p ...

. His final fight in PRIDE was a decision loss to Maurício Rua at

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. He was known for his flashy entrances, often coming to the ring wearing sunglasses and accompanied by

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Ultimate Fighting Championship

Nakamura made his debut in the UFC at

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against

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. His first apparition in the promotion was specially notable for his entrance and attire choices, coming to the cage wearing an ornated

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, a jingasa hat and a

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before taking them off to reveal floral print shorts. He also carried a wagasa umbrella and exhibited a haircut adopted from Japanese comedian Toru Hotohara. During the fight, Nakamura absorbed punishment and avoided several possible finishes, but he lost by unanimous decision. After the contest, Nakamura would be suspended and fined $500 by the CSAC for failing a drug test for marijuana. Kazuhiro would protest the results, but it was not revoked. His next fight in the UFC was a loss by TKO (injury) to

Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou Nkamhoua (; born April 18, 1984), mostly billed simply as Sokoudjou, is a Cameroonian professional mixed martial artist. A professional competitor since 2006, Sokoudjou is the former KSW Light Heavyweight Champion, and h ...

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. He was subsequently released by the promotion.

Sengoku Raiden Championship

After a three-fight losing stint which included losses to future

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and

, Nakamura decided to debut at a new weight class

(185 lbs) after having spent his entire career at

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. Nakamura debuted at

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: Fifth Battle as an entrant in the inaugural Middleweight Grand prix eliminating British

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. He returned at Sengoku - Sixth battle as part of the final four. Kazuhiro Nakamura defeated fellow countryman Yuki Sasaki via unanimous decision and booked a spot later that evening in the final. Nakamura fought against tournament favourite Jorge Santiago and took him to the third round before losing via KO at 0:49 of the third round. Nakamura Returned at Sengoku: Ninth Battle in a title eliminator that saw the winner rematch champion Jorge Santiago. Nakamura was stunned by

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and lost via submission in the first round.

DREAM

A farewell event for Nakamura's teacher, Hidehiko Yoshida, was held on April 25, 2010. Nakamura defeated Yoshida via unanimous decision. Nakamura made his return at Dream 17 to face

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vet

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. He lost the fight via split decision.

DEEP

On October 19, 2012, Nakamura made his debut in

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, where he defeated

Ryuta Sakurai Ryuta Sakurai (born September 8, 1971) is a Japanese mixed martial artist who currently competes in the middleweight division. A veteran who fought for many companies such as Shooto, Pancrase and PRIDE. Nicknamed Mr. DEEP, he is best known for s ...

by majority decision. On February 16, 2013, Nakamura defeated Young Choi to win the vacant DEEP Middleweight Championship which is the first title of his career. Nakamura faced

Daijiro Matsui is a Japanese mixed martial artist and professional wrestler. A professional MMA competitor since 1998, he has competed for the PRIDE Fighting Championships, Cage Rage, DEEP, Pancrase, and King of the Cage. Professional wrestling career After t ...

on June 30, 2013 at DEEP: King Kaz Fight in Fukuyama. Nakamura won via KO in the first round. On August 25, 2013, Nakamura faced

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at DEEP: 63 Impact. Nakamura won the bout via first-round knockout. Nakamura then faced

Yuji Sakuragi is a Japanese mixed martial artist, kickboxer, and professional wrestler, currently associated with Real Japan Pro Wrestling (RJPW)'s team Seikendo. He is known for his Kyokushin Karate background and his ability to score KO wins. In MMA, he com ...

at DEEP: Cage Impact 2013 on November 24, 2013. Nakamura won by arm triangle choke submission in the third round. Nakamura was defeated by Ken Hasegawa via majority decision on March 22, 2014 at DEEP: 65 Impact. On July 21, 2014, Nakamura faced Seigo Mizuguchi at DEEP: Cage Impact 2014 and won via second round corner stoppage. Nakamura faced Yoshiyuki Nakanishi on December 21, 2014 in DEEP. He lost the fight by unanimous decision and retired from MMA competition after the fight.

Professional wrestling

On February 22, 2014, Nakamura made a one-off

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appearance for the

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promotion, teaming with

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and

Seiya Sanada , better known by his ring name Sanada (stylized as SANADA), is a Japanese professional wrestler currently signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). He is a member of the stable ''Los Ingobernables de Japón''. As part of NJPW, Sanada is mostly ...

in an eight-man tag team match, where they defeated Desperado (

Masayuki Kono is a Japanese professional wrestler and former mixed martial artist. He is currently working as a freelancer. He is best known for his time in Wrestle-1, where he is a former two-time Wrestle-1 Champion. Career All Japan Pro Wrestling (2003� ...

Kazma Sakamoto Kazma Parmar Sakamoto (born 1 October 1982) is a Japanese professional wrestler. He originally started his career working for Kaientai Dojo in Japan, where he became a one-time Strongest-K Champion and a three-time Strongest-K Tag Team Champi ...

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and

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Championships and accomplishments

** DEEP Middleweight Championship (1 time) *

**2008 Sengoku Middleweight Gran Prix Runner Up *

PRIDE FC PRIDE Fighting Championships (Pride or Pride FC, founded as KRS-Pride) was a Japanese mixed martial arts promotion company. Its inaugural event was held at the Tokyo Dome on October 11, 1997. Pride held more than sixty mixed martial arts even ...

**2005 PRIDE Middleweight Grand Prix Quarterfinalist

Mixed martial arts record

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References

External links

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