Rinya Nakamura

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Rinya Nakamura
Born中村倫也
(1995-03-23) 23 March 1995 (age 26)
Saitama, Japan
Nationality Japan
Height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Weight135 lb (61 kg; 9.6 st)
DivisionBantamweight
StyleWrestling
Fighting out ofSaitama, Japan
TeamLDH Martial Arts
WrestlingFreestyle wrestling
Years active2021–present (MMA)
2011–2020 (wrestling)
Mixed martial arts record
Total3
Wins3
By knockout3
Losses0
UniversitySenshu University
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Japan
World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Iowa 61 kg
U23 World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Bydgoszcz 61 kg
Japanese National Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Tokyo 65 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Tokyo 65 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Tokyo 57 kg
Cadet World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Szombathely 50 kg

Rinya Nakamura (Japanese: 中村倫也, Nakamura Rinya, born 23 March 1995) is a Japanese mixed martial artist and former freestyle wrestler who currently competes in the bantamweight division.[1] Competing at 61 kilograms, Nakamura became the 2017 U23 World Champion during his wrestling career, before retiring at age 25 to pursue MMA.[2]

Background[]

Rinya is the son of Kozo Nakamura, who was involved in the early development of Shooto in the 90's.[3] Having begun wrestling at the age of five, Nakamura's first notable accomplishment in the sport of freestyle wrestling was a bronze medal from the Cadet World Championships in 2011.[4][5] A multiple-time Japanese National medalist at two different weight classes, his most remarkable achievement of his career came at the 2017 U23 World Championships, where he became the champion at 61 kilograms.[6] After the delay of the 2020 Summer Olympics due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Nakamura decided to retire from wrestling and hop into the sport of mixed martial arts.[2]

Mixed martial arts career[]

Early career[]

In April 2020, Nakamura announced his serious intentions of competing in MMA.[2] Nakamura made his professional debut against Takumi Arai in a mixed martial arts reality show Fighting Dreamers on 15 May 2021. He won the fight via first-minute knockout.[7][3]

He then made his sophomore appearance against Akuri Ronda at Shooto 0725 on 25 July 2021.[3] He won the bout via second-round knockout.[8]

Nakamura faced Yasuyuki Nojiri at Shooto 0116 on January 16, 2022.[5] He won the fight via first-minute technical knockout.[9]

Mixed martial arts record[]

Professional record breakdown
3 matches 3 wins 0 losses
By knockout 3 0
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 3–0 Yasuyuki Nojiri TKO (punches) Shooto 2022 Vol. 1 January 16, 2022 1 0:25 Tokyo, Japan
Win 2–0 Akuri Ronda KO (head kick) Shooto 2021 Vol. 5 July 25, 2021 2 0:20 Tokyo, Japan
Win 1–0 Takumi Arai KO (punch) Fighting Dreamers May 15, 2021 1 0:42 Japan

Freestyle record[]

Senior Freestyle Matches
Res. Record Opponent Score Date Event Location
2019 Japan Nationals 2nd place, silver medalist(s) at 65 kg
Loss 36–9 Japan Takuto Otoguro TF 0–10 19–22 December 2019 2019 Japanese National Championships

Japan Tokyo, Japan

Win 36–8 Japan Takuma Taniyama TF 11–0
Win 35–8 Japan Masakazu Kamoi 9–5
Win 34–8 Japan Isojiro TF 11–0
Win 33–8 Japan Yamato Hagiwara 4–2
2018 Japan Nationals 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) at 65 kg
Win Japan Rei Higuchi INJ 20–23 December 2018 2018 Japanese National Championships

Japan Tokyo, Japan

Win 32–8 Japan Hirotaka Abe 8–3
Loss 31–8 Japan Takuto Otoguro TF 0–10
Win 31–7 Japan Fukuda Toki TF 12–2
Win 30–7 Japan Takuya Funaki TF 10–0
2018 Meiji Cup DNP at 65 kg
Loss Japan Hirotaka Abe INJ 14–17 June 2018 2018 Meiji Cup (JPN World Team Trials)

Japan Tokyo, Japan

Win 29–7 Japan Koki Terada 13–7
2018 World Cup 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) for Team JPN at 61 kg
Win 28–7 India Sandeep Tomar TF 11–0 7–8 April 2018 2018 World Cup

United States Iowa City, Iowa

Win 27–7 Georgia (country) Lasha Lomtadze 9–2
2017 U23 World Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) at 61 kg
Win 26–7 Kazakhstan Kuat Amirtaev TF 12–2 21–26 November 2017 2017 U23 World Championships

Poland Bydgoszcz, Poland

Win 25–7 Russia Islam Dudaev TF 10–0
Win 24–7 Belarus Husein Shakhbanau 10–4
Win 23–7 Austria Gabriel Janatsch TF 11–0
2017 World Championships 5th at 61 kg
Loss 22–7 Cuba Yowlys Bonne Fall 25 August 2017 2017 World Championships

France Paris, France

Win 22–6 Slovakia Mykola Bolotňuk TF 10–0
Win 21–6 Kyrgyzstan Alibek Osmonov TF 10–0
Loss 20–6 Azerbaijan Haji Aliyev 1–10
Win 20–5 Moldova Andrei Prepeliţă 7–3
2017 Meiji Cup 1st place, gold medalist(s) at 61 kg
Win 19–5 Japan Rei Higuchi 9–5 16–18 June 2017 2017 Meiji Cup (JPN World Team Trials)

Japan Tokyo, Japan

Win 18–5 Japan Rei Higuchi 14–5
Win 17–5 Japan Shoya Shimae TF 10–0
Win 16–5 Japan Sakaki Daimu TF 10–0
2017 Dan Kolov - Nikola Petrov International 9th at 61 kg
Loss 15–5 Kazakhstan Timur Aitkulov Fall 8–9 April 2017 2017 Dan Kolov - Nikola Petrov Memorial

Spain Madrid, Spain

Win 15–4 Kazakhstan Kairat Amirtayev TF 12–1
Win 14–4 Algeria Amar Laissaoui Fall
2016 Meiji Cup 1st place, gold medalist(s) at 57 kg
Win 13–4 Japan Yuki Takahashi TF 10–0 27–29 May 2016 2016 Meiji Cup (JPN World Team Trials)

Japan Tokyo, Japan

Win 12–4 Japan Gaku Akazawa TF 10–0
Win 11–4 Japan Toshihiro Hasegawa TF 10–0
2015 Japan Nationals 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) at 57 kg
Win 10–4 Japan Yasuhiro Morita TF 10–0 21–23 December 2015 2015 Japanese National Championships

Japan Tokyo, Japan

Loss 9–4 Japan Rei Higuchi 6–8
Win 9–3 Japan Gaku Akazawa TF 14–4
Win 8–3 Japan Yasuhiro Inaba TF 10–0
2015 Spain Grand Prix 2nd place, silver medalist(s) at 57 kg
Loss 7–3 South Korea Sung Gwon Kim 0–1 11 July 2015 2015 Grand Prix of Spain

Spain Madrid, Spain

Win 7–2 Spain Juan Pablo Gonzalez 9–1
Win 6–2 South Africa Marco Coetzee TF 10–0
Win 5–2 Iran Amin Nouri TF 13–2
2015 Meiji Cup 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) at 57 kg
Win 4–2 Japan Yasuhiro Morita TF 11–0 19–21 June 2015 2015 Meiji Cup (JPN World Team Trials)

Japan Tokyo, Japan

Loss 3–2 Japan Yuki Takahashi 0–5
Win 3–1 Japan Kazuaki Oshiro TF 10–0
Win 2–1 Japan Toshihiro Hasegawa TF 14–4
2014 Japan Nationals DNP at 57 kg
Loss 1–1 Japan Fumitaka Morishita 2–4 21–23 December 2014 2014 Japanese National Championships

Japan Tokyo, Japan

Win 1–0 Japan Rei Kuwagi 9–7

References[]

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  9. ^ Andrew Whitelaw (January 17, 2022). "Kota Onojima outpoints Nobuki Fujii at Shooto 0116". asianmma.com.
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