
Yoshihiro Nakao
"Kiss"
"Kiss"
| Date of Birth: | Jun 6, 1972 (Age 53) |
| Fighting out of: | Saitama, Japan ![]() |
| Born In: | Tokyo, Japan ![]() |
| Team: | Team TACKLER |
| Weight: | 223 lb / 101 kg |
| Height: | 178 cm / 5'10" |
| Result | Opponent | Weight | Method | Event | Date | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | Dave Herman | 265 lb | Decision (unanimous) | WVR Sengoku - Soul of Fight | 2010-12-30 | Tokyo, Japan |
| Win | Henry Miller | 205+ lb | TKO (punches), R2 (3:27) | WVR Sengoku 12 | 2010-03-07 | Tokyo, Japan |
| Win | Mu Bae Choi | 265 lb | Decision (unanimous) | WVR Sengoku 9 | 2009-08-02 | Saitama, Japan |
| Loss | Antonio Silva | 205+ lb | TKO (injury), R1 (1:42) | WVR Sengoku no Ran 2009 | 2009-01-04 | Saitama, Japan |
2010-12-30 - WVR Sengoku - Soul of Fight -
Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo, Japan
| Result | Opponent | Weight | Method | Event | Date | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | Dave Herman | 265 lb | Decision (unanimous) | WVR Sengoku - Soul of Fight | 2010-12-30 | Tokyo, Japan |
| Win | Henry Miller | 205+ lb | TKO (punches), R2 (3:27) | WVR Sengoku 12 | 2010-03-07 | Tokyo, Japan |
| Win | Mu Bae Choi | 265 lb | Decision (unanimous) | WVR Sengoku 9 | 2009-08-02 | Saitama, Japan |
| Loss | Antonio Silva | 205+ lb | TKO (injury), R1 (1:42) | WVR Sengoku no Ran 2009 | 2009-01-04 | Saitama, Japan |
Heavyweight (265 lb / 120 kg)
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Winner: Dave Herman via Decision (unanimous)
| User #1 | Yoshihiro Nakao via TKO in round 2 | |||
| User #2 | Dave Herman via TKO in round 2 | |||
| User #3 | Dave Herman via TKO in round 1 |

| Result | Opponent | Weight | Method | Event | Date | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | Gabriel Gonzaga | 265 lb | TKO (punches), R1 (0:17) | UFC 162: Silva vs Weidman | 2013-07-06 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Loss | Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira | 265 lb | Submission (armbar), R2 (4:31) | UFC 153: Silva vs. Bonnar | 2012-10-13 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Loss | Roy Nelson | 265 lb | KO (punch), R1 (0:51) | UFC 146: Dos Santos vs. Mir | 2012-05-26 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Loss | Stefan Struve | 265 lb | TKO (punches), R2 (3:52) | UFC on Fuel TV: Sanchez vs. Ellenberger | 2012-02-15 | Omaha, Nebraska, USA |
| Win | Jon Olav Einemo | 265 lb | TKO (punches), R2 (3:19) | UFC 131: Dos Santos vs. Carwin | 2011-06-11 | Vancouver, Canada |
| Win | Yoshihiro Nakao | 265 lb | Decision (unanimous) | WVR Sengoku - Soul of Fight | 2010-12-30 | Tokyo, Japan |
| Win | Michal Kita | 265 lb | Submission (omoplata), R1 (3:16) | Bellator 31 | 2010-09-30 | Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA |
| Win | Jim York | 205+ lb | KO (upkicks), R1 (2:25) | WVR Sengoku 11 | 2009-11-07 | Tokyo, Japan |
| Loss | Mu Bae Choi | 205+ lb | TKO (punches), R2 (2:22) | WVR Sengoku no Ran 2009 | 2009-01-04 | Saitama, Japan |
Heavyweight (265 lb / 120 kg)
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Winner: Dave Herman via Decision (unanimous)
| User #1 | Yoshihiro Nakao via TKO in round 2 |
| User #2 | Dave Herman via TKO in round 2 |
| User #3 | Dave Herman via TKO in round 1 |
2010-03-07 - WVR Sengoku 12 -
Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo, Japan
| Result | Opponent | Weight | Method | Event | Date | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | Dave Herman | 265 lb | Decision (unanimous) | WVR Sengoku - Soul of Fight | 2010-12-30 | Tokyo, Japan |
| Win | Henry Miller | 205+ lb | TKO (punches), R2 (3:27) | WVR Sengoku 12 | 2010-03-07 | Tokyo, Japan |
| Win | Mu Bae Choi | 265 lb | Decision (unanimous) | WVR Sengoku 9 | 2009-08-02 | Saitama, Japan |
| Loss | Antonio Silva | 205+ lb | TKO (injury), R1 (1:42) | WVR Sengoku no Ran 2009 | 2009-01-04 | Saitama, Japan |
Heavyweight (206+ lb / 94+ kg)
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Winner: Yoshihiro Nakao via TKO (punches) in round 2 (3:27)
| User #1 | Yoshihiro Nakao via KO in round 1 | |||
| User #2 | Henry Miller via Decision | |||
| User #3 | Yoshihiro Nakao via KO in round 1 | |||
| User #4 | Yoshihiro Nakao via TKO in round 1 | |||
| User #5 | Yoshihiro Nakao via TKO in round 1 |
Heavyweight (206+ lb / 94+ kg)
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Winner: Yoshihiro Nakao via TKO (punches) in round 2 (3:27)
| User #1 | Yoshihiro Nakao via KO in round 1 |
| User #2 | Henry Miller via Decision |
| User #3 | Yoshihiro Nakao via KO in round 1 |
| User #4 | Yoshihiro Nakao via TKO in round 1 |
| User #5 | Yoshihiro Nakao via TKO in round 1 |
2009-08-02 - WVR Sengoku 9 -
Saitama, Japan
Saitama, Japan
| Result | Opponent | Weight | Method | Event | Date | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | Dave Herman | 265 lb | Decision (unanimous) | WVR Sengoku - Soul of Fight | 2010-12-30 | Tokyo, Japan |
| Win | Henry Miller | 205+ lb | TKO (punches), R2 (3:27) | WVR Sengoku 12 | 2010-03-07 | Tokyo, Japan |
| Win | Mu Bae Choi | 265 lb | Decision (unanimous) | WVR Sengoku 9 | 2009-08-02 | Saitama, Japan |
| Loss | Antonio Silva | 205+ lb | TKO (injury), R1 (1:42) | WVR Sengoku no Ran 2009 | 2009-01-04 | Saitama, Japan |
Heavyweight (265 lb / 120 kg)
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Winner: Yoshihiro Nakao via Decision (unanimous)
| User #1 | Mu Bae Choi via KO in round 1 | |||
| User #2 | Yoshihiro Nakao via Submission in round 1 | |||
| User #3 | Mu Bae Choi via Decision | |||
| User #4 | Mu Bae Choi via Decision |
Heavyweight (265 lb / 120 kg)
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Winner: Yoshihiro Nakao via Decision (unanimous)
| User #1 | Mu Bae Choi via KO in round 1 |
| User #2 | Yoshihiro Nakao via Submission in round 1 |
| User #3 | Mu Bae Choi via Decision |
| User #4 | Mu Bae Choi via Decision |
2009-01-04 - WVR Sengoku no Ran 2009 -
Saitama, Japan
Saitama, Japan
| Result | Opponent | Weight | Method | Event | Date | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | Dave Herman | 265 lb | Decision (unanimous) | WVR Sengoku - Soul of Fight | 2010-12-30 | Tokyo, Japan |
| Win | Henry Miller | 205+ lb | TKO (punches), R2 (3:27) | WVR Sengoku 12 | 2010-03-07 | Tokyo, Japan |
| Win | Mu Bae Choi | 265 lb | Decision (unanimous) | WVR Sengoku 9 | 2009-08-02 | Saitama, Japan |
| Loss | Antonio Silva | 205+ lb | TKO (injury), R1 (1:42) | WVR Sengoku no Ran 2009 | 2009-01-04 | Saitama, Japan |
Heavyweight (206+ lb / 94+ kg)
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Winner: Antonio Silva via TKO (injury) in round 1 (1:42)
| User #1 | Antonio Silva via TKO in round 1 | |||
| User #2 | Antonio Silva via KO in round 1 | |||
| User #3 | Antonio Silva via Decision | |||
| User #4 | Antonio Silva via TKO in round 1 | |||
| User #5 | Antonio Silva via TKO in round 1 |

| Result | Opponent | Weight | # | Method | Event | Date | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | Roy Nelson | 265 lb | KO (punches), R2 (4:10) | UFC Fight Night: Cyborg vs. Lansberg | 2016-09-24 | Brasilia, Brazil |
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| Loss | Stefan Struve | 265 lb | TKO (elbows), R1 (0:15) | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Arlovski | 2016-05-08 | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
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| Loss | Mark Hunt | 265 lb | TKO (punches), R1 (3:41) | UFC 193: Rousey vs. Holm | 2015-11-15 | Melbourne, Australia |
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| Win | Soa Palelei | 265 lb | TKO (punches), R2 (0:41) | UFC 190: Rousey vs. Correia | 2015-08-01 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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| Loss | Frank Mir | 265 lb | ![]() |
TKO (punches), R1 (1:40) | UFC Fight Night 61 | 2015-02-22 | Porto Alegre, Brazil |
| Loss | Andrei Arlovski | 265 lb | ![]() |
KO (punches), R1 (2:50) | UFC Fight Night 51 | 2014-09-13 | Brasilia, Brazil |
| Draw | Mark Hunt | 265 lb | ![]() |
Draw (Majority) | UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Bigfoot | 2013-12-07 | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Loss | Cain Velasquez | 265 lb | ![]() |
TKO (punches), R1 (1:21) | UFC 160: Velasquez vs. Bigfoot 2 | 2013-05-25 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Win | Alistair Overeem | 265 lb | TKO (strikes), R3 (0:26) | UFC 156: Aldo vs. Edgar | 2013-02-02 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
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| Win | Travis Browne | 265 lb | ![]() |
TKO (punches), R1 (3:27) | UFC on FX: Browne vs. Bigfoot | 2012-10-05 | Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA |
| Loss | Cain Velasquez | 265 lb | TKO (punches), R1 (3:36) | UFC 146: Dos Santos vs. Mir | 2012-05-26 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
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| Loss | Daniel Cormier | 265 lb |
| KO (punches), R1 (3:56) | Strikeforce: HW GP Semifinals | 2011-09-10 | Cincinnati, Ohio, USA |
| Win | Fedor Emelianenko | 265 lb |
| TKO (doctor stoppage), R2 (5:00) | Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Silva | 2011-02-12 | East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA |
| Win | Mike Kyle | 265 lb | TKO (punches), R2 (2:49) | Strikeforce: Henderson vs. Babalu II | 2010-12-04 | St. Louis, Missouri, USA |
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| Win | Andrei Arlovski | 265 lb | Decision (unanimous) | Strikeforce: Heavy Artillery | 2010-05-15 | St. Louis, Missouri, USA |
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| Loss | Fabricio Werdum | 265 lb | Decision (unanimous) | Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers | 2009-11-07 | Chicago, Illinois, USA |
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| Win | Jim York | 205+ lb | Submission (arm triangle choke), R1 (3:51) | WVR Sengoku 10 | 2009-09-23 | Saitama, Japan |
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| Win | Yoshihiro Nakao | 205+ lb | TKO (injury), R1 (1:42) | WVR Sengoku no Ran 2009 | 2009-01-04 | Saitama, Japan |
Heavyweight (206+ lb / 94+ kg)
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Winner: Antonio Silva via TKO (injury) in round 1 (1:42)
| User #1 | Antonio Silva via TKO in round 1 |
| User #2 | Antonio Silva via KO in round 1 |
| User #3 | Antonio Silva via Decision |
| User #4 | Antonio Silva via TKO in round 1 |
| User #5 | Antonio Silva via TKO in round 1 |
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