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Japan
Tokyo
Yoshihiro Nakao
"
Kiss
"
AGE
52
/
Jun 25, 1972
HEIGHT
5'11"
/
180.34 cm
WEIGHT
215 lbs
/
97.52 kg
ASSOCIATION
Team Tackler
CLASS
Heavyweight
STYLE
Wrestling
Wins
9
KO
/
TKO
4
44%
SUBMISSIONS
2
22%
DECISIONS
3
33%
Losses
3
KO
/
TKO
1
33%
SUBMISSIONS
0
0%
DECISIONS
2
67%
N/C
2
FIGHT HISTORY - PRO
Result
Fighter
Event
Method/
Referee
R
Time
loss
Dave Herman
SRC - Soul of Fight
Dec / 30 / 2010
Decision (Unanimous)
Ryogaku Wada
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
win
Henry Miller
SRC - Sengoku Raiden Championship 12
Mar / 07 / 2010
TKO (Punches)
Ryogaku Wada
2
3:27
win
Mu Bae Choi
Sengoku - Ninth Battle
Aug / 02 / 2009
Decision (Unanimous)
Tomoki Matsumiya
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
loss
Antonio Silva
Sengoku - No Ran 2009
Jan / 04 / 2009
TKO (Knee Injury)
Tomoki Matsumiya
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
1:42
win
Jim Yorke
Sengoku - Second Battle
May / 18 / 2008
KO (Punches)
Tomoki Matsumiya
2
0:45
win
Edson Claas Vieira
Pride 34 - Kamikaze
Apr / 08 / 2007
Submission (Scarf Hold)
Samio Kimura
1
9:15
loss
Kazuhiro Nakamura
Pride FC - Final Conflict Absolute
Sep / 10 / 2006
Decision (Unanimous)
Moritaka Oshiro
3
5:00
win
Eun Soo Lee
Pride FC - Critical Countdown Absolute
Jul / 01 / 2006
TKO (Doctor Stoppage)
Daisuke Noguchi
1
4:16
NC
Heath Herring
K-1 - Premium 2005 Dynamite!!
Dec / 31 / 2005
No Contest
(Nakao KO'd Prior to Bout)
Kenichi Serizawa
1
0:00
win
Fai Falamoe
K-1 - Hero's 3
Sep / 07 / 2005
Submission (Armbar)
1
2:35
win
Don Frye
K-1 - Premium 2004 Dynamite!!
Dec / 31 / 2004
Decision (Unanimous)
Akira Okabayashi
3
5:00
win
Wesley Correira
ROTR 6 - Rumble on the Rock 6
Nov / 20 / 2004
Decision (Split)
Larry Landless
3
5:00
NC
Don Frye
K-1 MMA - Romanex
May / 22 / 2004
No Contest (Cut Caused by Accidental Headbutt)
Akira Okabayashi
1
1:16
win
David Khakhaleishvili
K-1 - Premium 2003 Dynamite!!
Dec / 31 / 2003
TKO (Submission to Punches)
Akira Okabayashi
2
1:13
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