Rinya Nakamura (中村倫也) is Japanese undefeated professional mixed martial artist whose fight name is Hybrid. He is a former freestyle wrestler.
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BIOGRAPHY
Currently, Nakamura is signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship, which is based in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. Here are 13 more things about him:
- He was born and raised in Saitama, Japan.
- He went to Senshu University in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan.
- He is 5’7″ tall and he competes in the bantamweight division.
- He holds a professional MMA record of 10 wins and 1 loss.
- In the 1990s, his father Kozo Nakamura was involved in the early development of Shooto.
- In 2000, he started wrestling.
- He was the champion in men’s freestyle in the 61kg category at the 2017 U23 World Wrestling Championships, which was held at the Artego Arena in Bydgoszcz, Poland from November 21-26, 2017.
- In 2020, he retired from competitive wrestling.
- On May 15, 2021, he made his professional MMA debut.
- On June 10, 2022, he submitted Gugun Gusman at “Road to UFC” Season 1 episode 3 in Kallang, Singapore.
- On October 23, 2022, he knocked out Shohei Nose at “Road to UFC” Season 1 episode 6 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
- On February 4, 2023, he made his UFC debut.
- On March 23, 2025, he turned 30.
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TIMELINE
From 2023 to 2025, Rinya Nakamura fought five UFC opponents. Here are the results:
2023
- On February 4, 2023, he knocked out Toshiomi Kazama at “UFC Fight Night 218” in Enterprise, Nevada.
- On August 26, 2023, he defeated Fernie Garcia via unanimous decision at “UFC Fight Night 225” in Kallang, Singapore.
2024
- On February 17, 2024, he defeated Carlos Vera via unanimous decision at “UFC 298” in Anaheim, California, USA.
2025
- On January 18, 2025, he lost to Muin Gafurov via unanimous decision at “UFC 311” in Inglewood, California.
- On August 2, 2025, he defeated Nathan Fletcher via technical knockout at “UFC Vegas 108” in Enterprise.
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