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Japan
Saitama
Rinya Nakamura
"
Hybrid
"
AGE
29
/
Mar 23, 1995
HEIGHT
5'7"
/
170.18 cm
WEIGHT
136 lbs
/
61.69 kg
ASSOCIATION
Freelance
CLASS
Bantamweight
Wins
9
KO
/
TKO
5
56%
SUBMISSIONS
1
11%
DECISIONS
3
33%
Losses
0
KO
/
TKO
0
0%
SUBMISSIONS
0
0%
DECISIONS
0
0%
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UFC 311
January 18, 2025
Intuit Dome
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Los Angeles, California, United States
Rinya Nakamura
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FIGHT HISTORY - PRO
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Time
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Fernie Garcia
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Aug / 26 / 2023
Decision (Unanimous)
Kevin Sataki
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3
5:00
win
Toshiomi Kazama
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Feb / 04 / 2023
KO (Punch)
Keith Peterson
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1
0:33
win
Shohei Nose
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KO (Punches)
Marc Goddard
1
2:21
win
Gugun Gusman
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Jun / 10 / 2022
Submission (Keylock)
John Sharp
1
3:24
win
Aleandro Caetano
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Apr / 24 / 2022
Decision (Unanimous)
Yoshinori Umeki
3
5:00
win
Yasuyuki Nojiri
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Jan / 16 / 2022
TKO (Punches)
Masato Kataoka
1
0:25
win
Akuri Ronda
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Jul / 25 / 2021
KO (Head Kick)
Masato Kataoka
2
0:20
win
Takumi Arai
FD - Fighting Dreamers
May / 15 / 2021
KO (Punch)
Yoshinori Umeki
1
0:42
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