Nakamura vs Kazama

Who won Nakamura vs Kazama?

Rinya Nakamura beat Toshiomi Kazama by knockout in the 1st round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 4th February 2023 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Nakamura vs Kazama stats

Rinya Nakamura stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 6 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Toshiomi Kazama made his way to the cage with a record of 10 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

Rinya Nakamura's UFC record stood at 5-0-0, while Toshiomi Kazama's came in at 1-2-0.

The stats suggested Nakamura had a massive power advantage over Kazama, boasting a 67% knock out percentage over Kazama's 30%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Kazama had a massive advantage over Nakamura, boasting a 50% submission rate over Nakamura's 17%.

Rinya Nakamura was the older man by 2 years, at 29 years old.

Kazama had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Nakamura was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 6 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2021, 9 months later than Kazama, whose first professional fight was in 2020. He had fought 8 less professional rounds, 16 to Kazama's 24.

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What were the odds on Nakamura vs Kazama?

Rinya Nakamura was a 1/5 (-500) favourite going into the contest, while Toshiomi Kazama made his way into the ring at 7/2 (+350) with oddsmakers.