Akiyo Nishiura

(born August 8, 1983) is a Japanese professional mixed martial artist and kickboxer. Nishiura currently competes in MMA for the DREAM organization as a Featherweight and has also fought for Shooto, Cage Force, and DEEP.

Mixed martial arts career DREAM After compiling a record of 9-3-1 in organizations such as Shooto and Cage Force, Nishiura made his promotional debut with DREAM on March 8, 2009 against Abel Cullum at DREAM 7 in the opening round of the Featherweight Grand Prix, where he lost via unanimous decision. He returned at DREAM 14 in May 2010 and was able to cause an upset by defeating Hideo Tokoro via technical knockout within the first round.

In his next fight at DREAM 16, he faced Mitsuhiro Ishida. Ishida worked frequent takedowns almost exclusively in favor of striking for the 15-minute affair, though Nishiura was able to regain his feet quickly each time. In the second frame, Ishida was able to gain mount, but it was Nishiura who drew first blood with a successful sprawl in the final moments that led to a barrage of hammerfists to his opponent's face. It wasn't enough to sway the judges, who awarded Ishida a split decision win.

Road to UFC: Japan In June 2015, Nishiura was announced as one of the eight featherweights competing on Road to UFC: Japan, a show in the style of The Ultimate Fighter. On the show he was scheduled to face Hiroto Uesako in the quarterfinals but Uesako had a hand injury. He was replaced by Hiroyuki Oshiro and Nishiura won the fight by TKO in the first round. He then faced Teruto Ishihara in the semifinals and lost by decision.

Kickboxing career On December 31, 2010, he made his kickboxing debut on the annual New Year's Eve event Dynamite!! against K-1 veteran Tetsuya Yamato. After three rounds, the bout was scored as a draw.

Nishiura entered the 2013 –65 kg S-Cup held at Shoot Boxing Battle Summit Ground Zero Tokyo 2013 in Tokyo, Japan on November 15, 2013. After defeating Masaya by unanimous decision in the quarter-finals, he then faced fellow mixed martial artist Michihiro Omigawa in the semis. The fight was ruled a majority draw after the regulation three rounds and so went to an extension round to produce a winner, after which Omigawa was given the nod by all three judges.

Mixed martial arts record Win

Andy Souwer Decision (unanimous) Rizin World Grand Prix 2017: Opening Round - Part 2

Fukuoka, Japan Win

Ryogo Takahashi Decision (unanimous) Shooto: 4th Round 2014

Tokyo, Japan Win

Shigeki Osawa Decision (split) Vale Tudo Japan: VTJ 3rd

Tokyo, Japan Loss

Yuta Nezo Decision (unanimous) Vale Tudo Japan: VTJ 2nd

Tokyo, Japan Loss

Caol Uno Decision (unanimous) Dream: Fight for Japan!

Saitama, Japan Loss

Mitsuhiro Ishida Decision (split) DREAM 16

Nagoya, Japan Win

Hideo Tokoro TKO (punches) DREAM 14

Saitama, Japan Loss

Gustavo Falciroli Decision (majority) Shooto Australia: Superfight Australia 6

Joondalup, Australia Win

Takumi Ota Decision (unanimous) Shooto: Shooto Tradition Final

Tokyo, Japan Loss

Abel Cullum Decision (unanimous) DREAM 7

Saitama, Japan Featherweight Grand Prix Quarterfinal Loss

Yuji Hoshino Decision (unanimous) GCM: Cage Force 9

Tokyo, Japan Win

Fanjin Son Decision (unanimous) GCM: Cage Force 8

Tokyo, Japan Win

Matteus Lahdesmaki TKO (punches) Shooto: Shooto Tradition 2

Tokyo, Japan Win

Kim Jong-Man KO (punches) GCM: Cage Force EX Eastern Bound

Tokyo, Japan Draw

Joe Camacho Draw Shooto: The Arrival: This is Shooto

Irvine, California, United States Win

Hideki Kadowaki Decision (split) Shooto: Back To Our Roots 2

Tokyo, Japan Loss

Akitoshi Tamura Decision (unanimous) Shooto: Rookie Tournament Final

Tokyo, Japan Win

Daisuke Ishizawa Decision (unanimous) Shooto: Champion Carnival

Yokohama, Japan Win

Yuji Inoue Decision (unanimous) Shooto: Shooting Star

Tokyo, Japan Win

Tomonori Taniguchi Decision (majority) Shooto: 3/3 in Kitazawa Town Hall

Tokyo, Japan Loss

Sakae Kasuya Decision (majority) Shooto 2005: 11/6 in Korakuen Hall

Tokyo, Japan Win

Hiroshi Nakamura KO (punch) Shooto: 5/29 in Kitazawa Town Hall

Tokyo, Japan Win

Takshi Sato KO (punch) Deep: Chonan Festival

Yamagata, Japan Kickboxing record Loss Hiroya Rizin Fighting Federation 1 Saitama, Japan KO 3 1-3-1 Loss Michihiro Omigawa Shoot Boxing Battle Summit Ground Zero Tokyo 2013 Tokyo, Japan Extension round decision (unanimous)

1-2-1 2013 65 kg S-Cup semi-finals. Win Masaya Shoot Boxing Battle Summit Ground Zero Tokyo 2013 Tokyo, Japan Decision (unanimous)

1-1-1 2013 65 kg S-Cup quarter-finals. Loss Hiroaki Suzuki Shooto the Shoot 2011 Tokyo, Japan Decision (unanimous)

0-1-1 Draw Tetsuya Yamato Dynamite!! 2010 Saitama, Japan Decision (majority draw)

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