Andrews Nakahara

Andrews Nakahara
Born	(1983-03-12) March 12, 1983 Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	171 lb (78 kg; 12.2 st)
Division	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
Mixed martial arts record
Total	11
Wins	5
By knockout	4
By decision	1
Losses	4
By knockout	1
By submission	1
By decision	2
Draws	2
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

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.

Biography

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.

The Ultimate Fighter: American Top Team vs. Blackzilians

Nakahara was confirmed as a cast member for The Ultimate Fighter 21 representing Blackzilians

Titles and accomplishments

• Kyokushin
  • 2007 All American Open Karate Championships IKO-1 (lost to Ewerton Teixeira)
  • 2006 All American Open Karate Championships IKO-1 (Defeated Ewerton Teixeira)
  • 2005 All American Open Karate Championships IKO-1 (lost to Eduardo Tanaka)
  • 2005 3rd Kyokushin World Weight Tournament
  • 2005 South American Open IKO-1
  • 2004 All American Open Karate Championships IKO-1 7th Place
  • 2004 6th South American Karate Tournament (Middleweight)
  • 2004 Brazilian Open IKO-1

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown

11 matches	5 wins	4 losses
By knockout	4	1
By submission	0	1
By decision	1	2
Draws	2

Res.	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Loss	5–4–2	Emmanuel Walo	Decision (split)	WSOF 35	March 18, 2017	3	5:00	Verona, New York, United States	Catchweight (175 lb) bout.
Win	5–3–2	Travis Doerge	TKO (punches)	WSOF 32	July 30, 2016	1	0:55	Everett, Washington, United States
Loss	4–3–2	Maki Pitolo	TKO (punches)	VFC 49	April 1, 2016	2	2:21	Omaha, Nebraska, United States
Draw	4–2–2	Jung Hwan Cha	Draw	Road FC 13	October 12, 2013	3	5:00	Gumi, South Korea
Draw	4–2–1	Myung Ho Bae	Draw	Road FC 12	June 22, 2013	3	5:00	Wonju, South Korea
Win	4–2	Bruno Santa Barbara	TKO (punches)	Ichigeki 1	June 15, 2012	1	2:03	Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil
Win	3–2	Jun Hee Moon	Decision (unanimous)	K-1 World MAX 2010 –70 kg World Championship Tournament Final 16 in Seoul	June 15, 2010	2	5:00	Seoul, South Korea
Loss	2–2	Ryo Chonan	Decision (unanimous)	DREAM.13	March 22, 2010	2	5:00	Yokohama, Japan	Welterweight debut.
Win	2–1	Shungo Oyama	TKO (punches)	DREAM.8	April 5, 2009	1	2:00	Nagoya, Japan	Catchweight (189.6 lb) bout.
Win	1–1	Dong Sik Yoon	TKO (punches)	Dream 6: Middleweight Grand Prix 2008 Final Round	September 23, 2008	2	0:30	Saitama, Japan
Loss	0–1	Kazushi Sakuraba	Submission (neck crank)	Dream 2: Middleweight Grand Prix 2008 First Round	April 29, 2008	1	8:20	Saitama, Japan

External links

• Professional MMA record for Andrews Nakahara from Sherdog
• Official website Archived 2019-09-09 at the Wayback Machine (in Portuguese)