Andrews Nakahara | |
Birth Date: | 12 March 1983 |
Birth Place: | Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil |
Weight: | 171lb |
Weight Class: | Middleweight Welterweight |
Style: | Kyokushin Karate, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
Stance: | Orthodox |
Fighting Out Of: | Boca Raton, Florida |
Team: | International Karate Organization Jaco Hybrid Training Center (Blackzilians) |
Rank: | 4th Dan Black Belt in Kyokushin Karate 1st Dan Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
Years Active: | 2004-present |
Mma Kowin: | 4 |
Mma Decwin: | 1 |
Mma Koloss: | 1 |
Mma Subloss: | 1 |
Mma Decloss: | 2 |
Mma Draw: | 2 |
Sherdog: | 31619 |
Andrews Nakahara (born March 12, 1983) is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist, kickboxer and kyokushin karateka currently signed with K-1. He made his MMA pro debut against Kazushi Sakuraba at the Dream 2: Middleweight Grand Prix 2008 First Round.
Nakahara was born in Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil on March 12, 1983, to Japanese parents who arrived in Brazil during the Japanese immigration boom in the early 60s and 70s. Even though his parents are Japanese, Nakahara cannot speak Japanese and was raised only speaking Portuguese. Nakahara first begun to study Kyokushin kaikan a strong full contact karate style developed by Masutatsu Oyama. Nakahara went on to join the International Karate Organization (IKO) team. Since then he has been successful in many competitions both in Brazil and America including championship fights with rival karatekas Ewerton Teixeira and Eduardo Tanaka.
Nakahara was confirmed as a cast member for The Ultimate Fighter 21 representing Blackzilians[1]
|-| Loss| align=center| 5–4–2| Emmanuel Walo| Decision (split)|WSOF 35| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00|Verona, New York, United States|Catchweight (175 lb) bout.|-| Win| align=center| 5–3–2| Travis Doerge| TKO (punches)|WSOF 32| | align=center| 1| align=center| 0:55|Everett, Washington, United States| |-| Loss| align=center| 4–3–2| Maki Pitolo| TKO (punches)| VFC 49| | align=center| 2| align=center| 2:21| Omaha, Nebraska, United States| |-| Draw| align=center| 4–2–2| Jung Hwan Cha| Draw| Road FC 13| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Gumi, South Korea| |-| Draw| align=center| 4–2–1| Myung Ho Bae| Draw| Road FC 12| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Wonju, South Korea| |-| Win| align=center| 4–2| Bruno Santa Barbara| TKO (punches)| Ichigeki 1| | align=center| 1| align=center| 2:03| Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil| |-| Win| align=center| 3–2| Jun Hee Moon| Decision (unanimous)| K-1 World MAX 2010 –70 kg World Championship Tournament Final 16 in Seoul| | align=center| 2| align=center| 5:00| Seoul, South Korea| |-| Loss| align=center| 2–2| Ryo Chonan| Decision (unanimous)| DREAM.13| | align=center| 2| align=center| 5:00| Yokohama, Japan|Welterweight debut.|-| Win| align=center| 2–1| Shungo Oyama| TKO (punches)| DREAM.8| | align=center| 1| align=center| 2:00| Nagoya, Japan|Catchweight (189.6 lb) bout.|-| Win| align=center| 1–1| Dong Sik Yoon| TKO (punches)| Dream 6: Middleweight Grand Prix 2008 Final Round| | align=center| 2| align=center| 0:30| Saitama, Japan| |-| Loss| align=center| 0–1| Kazushi Sakuraba| Submission (neck crank)| Dream 2: Middleweight Grand Prix 2008 First Round| | align=center| 1| align=center| 8:20| Saitama, Japan|