Hiroshi Nakamura

is a Japanese mixed martial artist who competes in the bantamweight division. He has fought in many well-known mixed martial arts organizations as Shooto, DEEP and Bellator.

Mixed martial arts career

Shooto Nakamura started his career in 2005. Until 2009, he fought only for Shooto and faced opponents like Shooto and Sengoku featherweight champion Hatsu Hioki, and Shooto veteran Hayate Usui.

DEEP Between 2010 and 2011, Nakamura won five times and lost two times. He obtained a victory over the DEEP bantamweight champion Masakazu Imanari in a non-title bout, and also defeated WEC veteran and former featherweight King of Pancrase Yoshiro Maeda.

In 2011, Nakamura signed with Bellator to compete in the bantamweight tournament.

Bellator MMA Nakamura made his debut on April 6, 2012 at Bellator 64 in the quarterfinal match of Bellator season six bantamweight tournament against Rodrigo Lima. Nakamura defeated Lima via unanimous decision (29-27, 29-27, 29-27) and advanced to the semifinals.

In the semifinals on May 25, 2012 at Bellator 70, Nakamura faced Luis Nogueira. Nakamura lost via knockout in the third round.

Mixed martial arts record Win

Tomomi Iwama Decision (majority) DEEP: 65 Impact

Tokyo, Japan Loss

Yusaku Nakamura KO (flying knee) Deep: Cage Impact 2013

Tokyo, Japan Loss

Luis Nogueira KO (punches) Bellator 70

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States Win

Rodrigo Lima Decision (unanimous) Bellator 64

Windsor, Ontario, Canada Win

Seiji Akao Decision (unanimous) Deep: 56 Impact

Tokyo, Japan Win

Yoshiro Maeda Decision (majority) Deep: Cage Impact 2011 in Tokyo, 2nd Round

Tokyo, Japan Loss

Takafumi Otsuka Decision (unanimous) Deep: 54 Impact

Tokyo, Japan Win

Masakazu Imanari Decision (unanimous) Deep: 52nd Impact

Tokyo, Japan Non-title bout Win

Tatsumitsu Wada Decision (unanimous) Deep: 50 Impact

Tokyo, Japan Win

Tomohiko Hori Decision (unanimous) Deep: 48 Impact

Tokyo, Japan Loss

Isao Terada TKO (punches) Deep: 46 Impact

Tokyo, Japan Win

Wataru Inatsu Submission (armbar) Zst 22

Tokyo, Japan Win

Kim Jong-Man Decision (unanimous) FMC 1: Korea vs. Japan

Seoul, South Korea Win

Wataru Miki Decision (majority) GCM: Cage Force 10

Tokyo, Japan Win

Hayate Usui Decision (unanimous) Shooto: Shooto Tradition 5

Tokyo, Japan Draw

Hatsu Hioki Draw Shooto: Gig Central 15

Nagoya, Aichi, Japan Win

Tenkei Oda Decision (majority) Shooto: Back To Our Roots 8

Tokyo, Japan Win

Kyotaro Nakao Decision (unanimous) Shooto: Rookie Tournament 2007 Final

Tokyo, Japan Win

Yuji Inoue Decision (unanimous) Shooto: Shooting Disco 3: Everybody Fight Now

Tokyo, Japan Draw

Shintaro Ishiwatari Draw Shooto: Shooting Disco 2: The Heat Rises Tonight

Tokyo, Japan Draw

Keisuke Yamada Draw Shooto: 11/10 in Korakuen Hall

Tokyo, Japan Loss

Daisuke Ishizawa KO (punches) Shooto 2006: 7/21 in Korakuen Hall

Tokyo, Japan Win

Hirotaka Tomiyama Submission (armbar) Shooto 2006: 5/28 in Kitazawa Town Hall

Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan Draw

Sakae Kasuya Draw Shooto: 3/3 in Kitazawa Town Hall

Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan Win

Seigi Fujioka Decision (unanimous) Shooto: Soulful Fight

Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan Loss

Akiyo Nishiura KO (punch) Shooto: 5/29 in Kitazawa Town Hall

Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan Loss

Yutaka Nishioka Decision (unanimous) Shooto: 2/6 in Kitazawa Town Hall

Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan