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Keita Nakamura

Keita Nakamura

957 ELO #2522

"K-Taro"

MMA 34-10-2 (1 NC) · UFC 4-7-0 · Welterweight · Last fought 7 years and 52 days ago

Keita Nakamura "K-Taro" - UFC Fighter Profile

Career Highlights: Keita Nakamura has 4 wins in the UFC. Keita Nakamura lands an average of 2.23 significant strikes per minute and averages 1.65 takedowns per 15 minutes.

Sensible Hypothetical Matchups

No fight is booked yet. These active Welterweight fighters are a similar age (within 8 years) and ELO (closest to 957), and have not fought Keita Nakamura before.

Opponent UFC Age ELO Δ Age Δ ELO
Tim Means 15-14-0 42 1056 0.0 99
Muslim Salikhov 9-5-0 42 1061 0.0 104
Tony Ferguson 15-9-0 42 1083 0.0 126
Court McGee 11-13-0 41 998 1.0 41
Nicolas Dalby 8-5-0 41 1044 1.0 87
Rafael Dos Anjos 21-15-0 41 1097 1.0 140

Fight Results Breakdown

11
Total Fights

Biggest Win

Kyle Noke in 2016
Opponent ELO: 1048

Biggest Upset Loss

Brock Larson in 2006
Your ELO: 1000 · Opponent ELO: 984 · Favored by 16

Physical & Background Stats

Height
5' 11'
Weight
Welterweight
Reach
73'
Stance
Southpaw
Date of Birth
May 22 1984
Age
42
Peak ELO
1002
ELO Rank
2522 of 2693
Strength of Schedule
246-101-2
Combined record of UFC opponents
Avg ELO of Opponents
1036.1
Avg ELO of Defeated Opponents
1034.2

Performance Statistics

SLpM
2.23
Significant Strikes Landed per Minute
Str. Acc.
36%
Significant Striking Accuracy
SApM
3.2
Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute
Str. Def.
58%
Significant Strike Defence
TD Avg.
1.65
Average Takedowns per 15 minutes
TD Acc.
48%
Takedown Accuracy
Sub. Avg.
0.3
Average Submissions per 15 minutes

Keita Nakamura Fight History

No defeats in this fight history.

Date Event Opponent Method Round Time Result Odds
2019-04-20 UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Oleinik Sultan Aliev U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2018-12-01 UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs. Tuivasa Salim Touahri S-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2018-04-21 UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee Anthony Rocco Martin U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2017-09-22 UFC Fight Night: Saint Preux vs. Okami Alex Morono S-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2016-10-01 UFC Fight Night: Lineker vs. Dodson Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2016-07-13 UFC Fight Night: McDonald vs. Lineker Kyle Noke SUB Rear Naked Choke 2 4:59 Win -
2016-02-27 UFC Fight Night: Silva vs Bisping Tom Breese U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2015-09-26 UFC Fight Night: Barnett vs Nelson Li Jingliang SUB Rear Naked Choke 3 2:17 Win -
2008-02-02 UFC 81: Breaking Point Rob Emerson S-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2007-04-05 UFC Fight Night: Stevenson vs Guillard Drew Fickett U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2006-12-13 UFC Fight Night: Sanchez vs Riggs Brock Larson U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -

ELO Progression Over Time

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Keita Nakamura ELO Rating Calculation

Fight # Date Opponent Name Opponent ELO Result ELO Gained ELO
11 2019-04-20 Sultan Aliev 972 Loss -16 957
10 2018-12-01 Salim Touahri 986 Win 0 973
9 2018-04-21 Anthony Rocco Martin 1033 Loss -14 973
8 2017-09-22 Alex Morono 1016 Win 0 987
7 2016-10-01 Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos 1022 Loss -15 987
6 2016-07-13 Kyle Noke 1048 Win +24 1002
5 2016-02-27 Tom Breese 1043 Loss -14 978
4 2015-09-26 Li Jingliang 1020 Win +23 992
3 2008-02-02 Rob Emerson 1000 Loss 0 969
2 2007-04-05 Drew Fickett 1019 Loss -14 969
1 2006-12-13 Brock Larson 984 Loss -17 983

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