Bantamweight · Men

Taiyo Nakahara

“The Sun”
Japan Wajutsu Keishukai GODS debut 2002
Held by Joshua Van
Form W W L W L
Elo 1,305 peak 1,447 · 21 Dec 2013 142 below it
Tapology Sherdog
15-9pro record
1L current streak
1,466best win, Elo
1,272average opponent
-- born 20 Dec 1982
69.0" / -- height / reach

Elo history

Hover for the fight at that point; dots are wins and losses; the band is the typical prime for men at bantamweight, ages 26–33

Record

-- – --
Rating by method KO1,196 Sub1,084 Dec1,120

Style profile

Each axis is a percentile of bantamweight fighters with five pro bouts (5,172 of them); further out is better. Hover a point for the number.
KO Submission Decision Finishes Durability Win rate Opposition Activity
From the record and the method ratings

Similar careers

Who looked like this after 20 pro bouts, and what happened next

After 20 bouts (2012): 1,371 Elo, 13-7, aged 30, average opponent 1,237.

  1. Yuki Kosaka then 1,406, 13-5, aged 29 3-3 after peaked 1,466 ▲
  2. Kenji Osawa then 1,367, 12-7, aged 31 8-4 after peaked 1,597 ▲
  3. Alan Yoshihiro Yamaniha then 1,344, 12-4, aged 29 11-7 after peaked 1,720 ▲
  4. Vicente Vargas then 1,341, 14-5, aged 29 10-3 after peaked 1,650 ▲
  5. Samir Faiddine then 1,376, 12-8, aged 29 2-2 after peaked 1,391
  6. Kirihito Kodama then 1,330, 13-6, aged 31 1-2 after peaked 1,255 ▼

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Akitoshi Tamura Disqualification R1 · 30 Dec 2010 · Sengoku 1,466
  2. Shintaro Ishiwatari Decision R2 · 30 Oct 2010 · Sengoku 1,433
  3. Nam Jin Jo Decision R3 · 16 Jun 2012 · Legend FC 1,388
  4. Marcos Vinicius KO/TKO R1 · 21 Dec 2013 · Rebel Fighting Championship 1,353
  5. Frederic Fernandez Submission R1 · 17 Sep 2005 · Greatest Common Multiple 1,334

Losses

The latest 5 of 9
  1. Kazuma Kuramoto KO/TKO R1 · 31 Dec 2020 · RIZIN Fighting Federation 1,500
  2. Soo Chul Kim Submission R1 · 25 Jul 2015 · Road Fighting Championship 1,623
  3. Michael Mortimer Disqualification R1 · 11 Feb 2012 · Legend FC 1,370
  4. Masahiro Oishi KO/TKO R1 · 8 Sep 2007 · Greatest Common Multiple 1,364
  5. Adrian Pang Submission R3 · 25 Nov 2006 · Greatest Common Multiple 1,216

Fight history

24 bouts, newest first. Hover a heading for what it means.
# Date Result Opponent Weight class Method Round Score Elo ± Opp Elo Odds Event
24 31 Dec 202038.0 yrs L15-9 Kazuma Kuramoto 7-1 · 34.2 yrs Bantamweight KO/TKOSoccer Kick R12:12 0.00 1,359→1,305 -54 1,500 +153→+153 Rizin FF - Rizin 26 RIZIN Fighting Federation
23 11 Feb 201734.1 yrs W15-8 Je Hoon Moon 9-8 · 32.8 yrs Flyweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,379→1,419 +40 1,301 – Road Fighting Championship 36 Road Fighting Championship
22 25 Jul 201532.6 yrs L14-8 Soo Chul Kim 10-5 · 23.6 yrs Bantamweight SubGuillotine Choke R14:36 0.00 1,434→1,390 -44 1,623 – Road FC 24 in Japan Road Fighting Championship
21 21 Dec 201331.0 yrs W14-7 Marcos Vinicius 22-7-1 · 34.0 yrs Bantamweight KO/TKOPunches R13:21 1.00 1,362→1,447 +85 1,353 – Rebel FC 1: Into the Lion's Den Rebel Fighting Championship
20 16 Jun 201229.5 yrs W13-7 Nam Jin Jo 6-4 · 21.3 yrs Bantamweight DecisionSplit R315:00 0.56 1,351→1,371 +20 1,388 – Legend Fighting Championship 9 Legend FC
19 11 Feb 201229.1 yrs L12-7 Michael Mortimer 15-4 · 27.4 yrs Bantamweight DQIllegal Strikes R14:24 0.00 1,351→1,351 +0 1,370 – Legend Fighting Championship 7 Legend FC
18 30 Dec 201028.0 yrs W12-6 Akitoshi Tamura 15-9-2 · 30.6 yrs Bantamweight DQGroin Shots R12:07 0.00 1,353→1,353 +0 1,466 – SRC - Soul of Fight Sengoku
17 30 Oct 201027.9 yrs W11-6 Shintaro Ishiwatari 9-3-3 · 25.7 yrs Bantamweight DecisionSplit R210:00 0.56 1,314→1,353 +39 1,433 – Sengoku Raiden Championship 15 Sengoku
16 5 Apr 200825.3 yrs W10-6 Ryota Uozomi 7-1-2 · 27.8 yrs Bantamweight KO/TKODoctor Stoppage (Left Eye Injury) R210:00 1.00 1,245→1,341 +95 1,277 – GCM - Cage Force 6 Greatest Common Multiple
15 11 Feb 200825.1 yrs W9-6 Motonobu Tezuka 5-1-1 · 20.5 yrs Bantamweight SubKneebar R11:07 1.00 1,127→1,245 +119 1,256 – GCM - Cage Force EX Eastern Bound Greatest Common Multiple
14 8 Sep 200724.7 yrs L8-6 Masahiro Oishi 15-10-7 · 38.8 yrs Featherweight KO/TKODoctor Stoppage (Right Eye Injury) R13:55 0.00 1,170→1,127 -43 1,364 – GCM - Cage Force 4 Greatest Common Multiple
13 27 May 200724.4 yrs W8-5 In Seok Kim 4-6 · 26.6 yrs Featherweight SubGuillotine Choke R11:55 1.00 1,104→1,170 +66 1,018 – GCM - Cage Force EX Eastern Bound Greatest Common Multiple
12 25 Nov 200623.9 yrs L7-5 Adrian Pang 10-5 · 29.2 yrs Featherweight SubTriangle Choke R312:00 0.00 1,183→1,104 -79 1,216 – GCM - Cage Force 1 Greatest Common Multiple
11 3 May 200623.4 yrs L7-4 Ivan Menjivar 17-5 · 23.9 yrs Welterweight DecisionUnanimous R210:00 0.05 1,187→1,183 -4 1,632 – K-1 HERO'S: Yamamoto vs. Miyata K-1
10 11 Dec 200523.0 yrs L7-3 Rani Yahya 5-1 · 21.0 yrs – SubNorth-South Choke R11:59 0.00 1,305→1,187 -118 1,177 – GCM - D.O.G. 4 Greatest Common Multiple
9 17 Sep 200522.7 yrs W7-2 Frederic Fernandez 3-1-1 · 29.5 yrs – SubArmbar R12:09 1.00 1,181→1,305 +124 1,334 – GCM - D.O.G. 3 Greatest Common Multiple
8 11 Jun 200522.5 yrs L6-2 Mike Brown 9-3 · 29.8 yrs – SubArm-Triangle Choke R2 0.00 1,248→1,181 -67 1,332 – GCM - D.O.G. 2 Greatest Common Multiple
7 26 Sep 200421.8 yrs W6-1 Jin Kazeta 3-3-2 · 33.7 yrs – DecisionUnanimous R210:00 0.95 1,187→1,248 +60 1,114 – Shooto - 9/26 in Korakuen Hall Shooto
6 21 May 200421.4 yrs W5-1 Seigi Fujioka 2-2 · 25.0 yrs – DecisionUnanimous R210:00 0.95 1,117→1,187 +71 1,085 – GCM - Demolition 040521 Greatest Common Multiple
5 7 Sep 200320.7 yrs L4-1 Hideo Tokoro 7-7-1 · 26.0 yrs – SubArmbar R14:56 0.00 1,230→1,117 -114 1,123 – Zst - The Battlefield 4 Fighting Network ZST
4 29 Jun 200320.5 yrs W4-0 Hiromitsu Bito 1-0 · 36.0 yrs – SubTriangle Kimura R2 1.00 1,168→1,230 +63 1,067 – GCM - Demolition 030629 Greatest Common Multiple
3 23 Feb 200320.2 yrs W3-0 Shinya Sato 2-5 · 24.4 yrs – DecisionUnanimous R210:00 0.95 1,119→1,168 +49 996 – GCM - Demolition 030223 Greatest Common Multiple
2 13 Oct 200219.8 yrs W2-0 Chikara Sato 0-0-1 · 9.1 yrs – DecisionMajority R210:00 0.63 1,100→1,119 +19 1,082 – GCM - Demolition 021013 Greatest Common Multiple
1 16 Jun 200219.5 yrs W1-0 Yasutaka Kato 0-1 · 30.6 yrs – Decision40-35 R210:00 0.80 1,060→1,100 +40 1,011 – GCM - ORG 3rd Greatest Common Multiple