Rinya Nakamura

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]

Rinya Nakamura
Born中村倫也
(1995-03-23) 23 March 1995
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
2018 Iowa 61 kg
U23 World Championships
2017 Bydgoszcz 61 kg
Japanese National Championships
2019 Tokyo 65 kg
2018 Tokyo 65 kg
2015 Tokyo 57 kg
Cadet World Championships
2011 Szombathely 50 kg

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

References
  1. "Keisuke Sasu squeezes past Ryoji Kudo to claim featherweight crown at Shooto 0725 | Asian MMA". AsianMMA. 2021-07-26. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
  2. Gallo, Ed (2020-04-03). "Wrestling breakdown: U23 World champion Rinya Nakamura announces transition to MMA". Bloody Elbow. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
  3. Peter Leghorn (July 23, 2021). "Shooto 2021 Vol5, Sunday 25th. Sasuke vs Kudo Featherweight Title Match!". mma-japan.net.
  4. "Japan Wrestling Federation - 日本レスリング協会公式サイト - JWF". www.japan-wrestling.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-07-28.
  5. Peter Leghorn (January 13, 2022). "Shooto 2022 Volume1, Sunday 16th, Generations Clash as Seasoned Veterans and Hot Prospects Collide". mma-japan.net.
  6. Dudy, Deepak. "U 23 Wrestling World Champion Rinya Nakamura Entering In MMA » FirstSportz". firstsportz.com. Retrieved 2021-07-28.
  7. "Rinya Nakamura | MMA Fighter Page". Tapology. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
  8. Andrew Whitelaw (July 26, 2021). "Keisuke Sasu squeezes past Ryoji Kudo to claim featherweight crown at Shooto 0725". asianmma.com.
  9. Andrew Whitelaw (January 17, 2022). "Kota Onojima outpoints Nobuki Fujii at Shooto 0116". asianmma.com.
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