Keita Nakamura

Welterweight · 34-10-2 (1 NC) · southpaw

Last 5
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Height
5'11"
180.34 cm
Reach
6'1"
185.42 cm
Age
42
Elo Rating
1473.4

Scouting report

Career stats ranked against 196 Welterweight fighters in our database with 5+ UFC fights. The tick marks the division median.

Strengths

Nothing stands out as elite for the division — no stat ranks in the top quarter.

Weaknesses

  • Lands just 36% of the significant strikes they throw — worse than 91% of Welterweight fighters
  • Lands only 2.23 significant strikes per minute — worse than 83% of Welterweight fighters

Striking

  • Strikes landed / min
    2.23
    Bottom 17%
  • Striking accuracy
    36%
    Bottom 9%
  • Strikes absorbed / min
    3.20
    Bottom 45%
  • Striking defense
    58%
    Top 33%

Grappling

  • Takedowns / 15 min
    1.65
    Top 36%
  • Takedown accuracy
    48%
    Top 28%
  • Takedown defense
    63%
    Bottom 48%
  • Submission attempts / 15 min
    0.30
    Bottom 35%

Recent opponents

Last 5 opponents averaged Elo 1535, higher than 46% of Welterweight fighters. Ratings are each opponent's current Elo, not their rating on fight night. The tick marks this fighter's own Elo (1473).

Last 5 — Fight Time
051015202515:00Santos15:00Morono15:00Martin15:00Touahri15:00Aliev
Win Loss Draw/NC

Fight History

UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Oleinik
2019-04-20 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs. Tuivasa
2018-12-01 · Decision - Split, R3 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee
2018-04-21 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Saint Preux vs. Okami
2017-09-22 · Decision - Split, R3 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Lineker vs. Dodson
2016-10-01 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
UFC Fight Night: McDonald vs. Lineker
2016-07-13 · Submission, R2 4:59
UFC Fight Night: Silva vs Bisping
2016-02-27 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Barnett vs Nelson
2015-09-26 · Submission, R3 2:17
UFC 81: Breaking Point
2008-02-02 · Decision - Split, R3 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Stevenson vs Guillard
2007-04-05 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Sanchez vs Riggs
2006-12-13 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00