Nakamura vs Vera

Who won Nakamura vs Vera?

Rinya Nakamura beat Carlos Vera by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC 298, on Saturday 17th February 2024 at Honda Center in Anaheim.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Rinya Nakamura.

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 Vera stats

Rinya Nakamura stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 8 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Carlos Vera made his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

Rinya Nakamura's UFC record stood at 5-0-0, while Carlos Vera's came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Nakamura had a massive power advantage over Vera, boasting a 63% knock out percentage over Vera's 9%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Vera had a massive advantage over Nakamura, boasting a 45% submission rate over Nakamura's 13%.

Rinya Nakamura was the younger man by 7 years, at 29 years old.

Nakamura had a height advantage of 1 inch over Vera. Despite this, Vera had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Nakamura was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 6 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2021, 6 years and 5 months later than Vera, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 20 less professional rounds, 16 to Vera's 36.

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Nakamura's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year and 3 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Nakamura vs Vera?

Rinya Nakamura was a 1/16 (-1700) favourite going into the contest, while Carlos Vera made his way into the ring at 17/2 (+800) with oddsmakers.