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Rinya Nakamura

“Hybrid”
Country
Japan
Record
10-2
Weight class
Bantamweight
Height
5'7"
Reach
68"
Age
31
Stance
Southpaw
Career stats
Finish rate70%
7 of 10 wins inside the distance · 60th percentile
Durability92%
Stopped in 8% of bouts — 1 of 12 · 67th percentile
Activity3
Bouts in the last 24 months · 77th percentile
6:51
Avg bout length
1L
Streak
1
Title fights
2
Main events
Percentiles vs 453 bantamweights
Strikes & grappling
Sig. strikes landed / min2.82
157 landed from 309 attempts — 51% accuracy · 15th percentile
Takedowns / 15 min2.15
8 landed from 14 attempts — 57% accuracy · 67th percentile
Knockdowns / 15 min0.81
3 in 6 statted bouts · 89th percentile
Control time46%
26m of 56m fought · 93rd percentile
Strikes by target
Head 54%
Body 24%
Leg 22%
Of 157 significant strikes landed
Percentiles vs 27 bantamweights with a stats sheet
Strike and grappling figures counted from the 6 bouts with a recorded stats sheet — 56m of fight time, of the 12 bouts on record

Rinya Nakamura, “Hybrid”, is a Bantamweight from Japan with an official record of 10-1. The 10 wins came 6 by knockout, 1 by submission and 3 by decision. The most recent bout on file is a first-round knockout win over Nathan Fletcher at UFC Fight Night: Taira vs. Park on 2 August 2025.

DateOpponentResultMethodRoundEvent
Sep 26, 2026Brady HiestandLOSSSUBRear Naked ChokeR2 · 4:07UFC Fight Night: Rosas Jr. vs. Barcelos
Aug 2, 2025Nathan FletcherWINKOKickR1 · 1:02UFC Fight Night: Taira vs. Park
Jan 18, 2025Muin GafurovLOSSDECDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Moicano
Feb 17, 2024Carlos VeraWINDECDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria
Aug 26, 2023Fernie GarciaWINDECDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. The Korean Zombie
Feb 5, 2023Toshiomi KazamaTitleWINKOPunchR1 · 0:33UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Spivac
Oct 23, 2022Shohei NoseWINKOPunchesR1 · 2:21Road to UFC: Episode 6
Jun 10, 2022Gugun GusmanWINSUBKeylockR1 · 3:24Road to UFC: Episode 3
Apr 24, 2022Aleandro CaetanoWINDECDecision - UnanimousR3 · 5:00LDH Martial Arts: Pound Storm
Jan 16, 2022Yasuyuki NojiriWINKOKO/TKOR1Shooto: Professional Shooto 2022 Vol. 1
Jul 25, 2021Akuri RondaWINKOKO/TKOR2Shooto: Professional Shooto 2021 Vol. 5
May 15, 2021Takumi AraiWINKOKO/TKOR1 · 0:42FD: Fighting Dreamers
SUBRear Naked ChokeR2 · 4:07
Aug 2, 2025 · UFC Fight Night: Taira vs. Park
WIN
KOKickR1 · 1:02
Jan 18, 2025 · UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Moicano
LOSS
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Feb 17, 2024 · UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria
WIN
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Fernie Garcia
Aug 26, 2023 · UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. The Korean Zombie
WIN
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Feb 5, 2023 · UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Spivac
WIN
KOPunchR1 · 0:33Title
Shohei Nose
Oct 23, 2022 · Road to UFC: Episode 6
WIN
KOPunchesR1 · 2:21
Gugun Gusman
Jun 10, 2022 · Road to UFC: Episode 3
WIN
SUBKeylockR1 · 3:24
Aleandro Caetano
Apr 24, 2022 · LDH Martial Arts: Pound Storm
WIN
DECDecision - UnanimousR3 · 5:00
Yasuyuki Nojiri
Jan 16, 2022 · Shooto: Professional Shooto 2022 Vol. 1
WIN
KOKO/TKOR1
Akuri Ronda
Jul 25, 2021 · Shooto: Professional Shooto 2021 Vol. 5
WIN
KOKO/TKOR2
Takumi Arai
May 15, 2021 · FD: Fighting Dreamers
WIN
KOKO/TKOR1 · 0:42

Rinya Nakamura’s record, in numbers

Rinya Nakamura’s record is 10-1, and Cage Brothers holds a full result for all 11 bouts in it. Every figure below is counted from them.

The 10 wins break down as 6 by knockout, 1 by submission and 3 by decision — 7 of 10 inside the distance, a finish rate of 70%. Across all 11 bouts with a recorded finishing round, the average bout lasted 6 minutes 38 seconds.

Rinya Nakamura has never been stopped in the 11 bouts on file; the one loss went to a decision.

Of the 11 bouts Cage Brothers holds a result for, 1 was for a title and 2 were the main event of the card. Two of them have come since September 2024.

Set against the 449 Bantamweight fighters Cage Brothers holds eight or more bouts for, Rinya Nakamura has a finish rate above 61% of them, a record of avoiding stoppage above 81% of them and a two-year bout count above 68% of them. The comparison is made inside the division rather than across the whole roster, because how often a division finishes depends heavily on what it weighs.

Rinya Nakamura is listed at 5ft 7in with a reach of 68in, fights southpaw and is 31, born 22 March 1995.

These figures are recomputed from Rinya Nakamura’s bout history each time results are synced, so they follow the record rather than a fixed snapshot.