Who will Keiichiro Nakamura 🇯🇵 fight next?
Keiichiro Nakamura is booked to fight Ollie Schmid at UFC Fight Night: Bonfim vs Brady (Meta APEX, Las Vegas) on Sat 7 Nov 2026.
Latest status: BOOKED: vs Ollie Schmid, UFC Fight Night, Meta APEX, Las Vegas, 7 Nov 2026 (UFC.com event page). Last fight: Beat Sebastian Szalay (KO/TKO, UFC 325, 31 Jan 2026). Unofficial rank #30 (NextSmash formula, not a UFC ranking).
Updated (UAE time) · Percentages are NextSmash model estimates, not facts or betting advice.
Unofficial rank #30 Not a UFC ranking. Ranks 16–30 come from the NextSmash formula (record, last 3 results, ranked wins, activity, Meta board). How it works.
Forecast: likely opponents Model estimate
Each percentage is the estimated chance of being his next opponent. These are not chances of winning. The confirmed bout above is official; this forecast is not.
- Ollie Schmid92%chance next opponentOfficially on the card. The rest is withdrawal risk.Likely event: UFC Fight Night · Meta APEX, Las Vegas · 7 Nov
Field / other: 8%. This covers everyone not listed above.
- Likely event
- UFC Fight Night, Meta APEX, Las Vegas, 7 Nov 2026 · Event page: UFC Fight Night: Bonfim vs Brady
- Last fight
- Win vs Sebastian Szalay · KO/TKO R3 3:48 · UFC 325 · 31 Jan 2026
- Career stage
- Riser: 6 straight wins.
- Confidence
- High (High = officially booked · Medium = reported or a fighter's own claim · Low = model only)
- Last updated
- (UAE time)
What changed?
- UFC.com event: UFC Fight Night, Meta APEX, Las Vegas, 7 Nov 2026 · source
Only dated items with a source are listed: news reports used for the estimate, plus changes to our logged estimates.
Fight history Pro record 8-1-0
| Result | Opponent | Method | Rd | Time | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Sebastian Szalay | KO/TKO · R3, 3:48 | 3 | 3:48 | UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2 | |
| W | Kaiwen Li | Decision (unanimous) · R3, 5:00 | 3 | 5:00 | Road to UFC: Shanghai Episode 5 & 6 | |
| W | Eoh Jin Park | TKO (Knee) · R2, 2:24 | 2 | 2:24 | Road to UFC: Shanghai Episode 1 | |
| W | Yusuke Kagiyama | KO/TKO · R1, 4:28 | 1 | 4:28 | POUNDOUT 1 | |
| W | Shun Murata | KO/TKO · R1, 3:51 | 1 | 3:51 | Grachan 66 | |
| W | Taisei Otsuki | TKO (Ground and Pound) · R1, 3:23 | 1 | 3:23 | Grachan 65: 15 Years Anniversary | |
| W | Masaya Ishizuka | TKO (Referee Stoppage) · R1, 3:50 | 1 | 3:50 | Grachan / Kiwami: J-MMA Rookies Cup | |
| W | Tomomitsu Hinuma | TKO (Punches) · R1, 1:19 | 1 | 1:19 | LDH Martial Arts: ExFight 7 | |
| L | Yu Karino | Submission (Arm Triangle) · R3, 4:28 | 3 | 4:28 | LDH Martial Arts: Pound Storm |
Professional MMA bouts only, newest first. Source: ESPN (checked 2 Oct 2026).
Keiichiro Nakamura: frequently asked questions
When is Keiichiro Nakamura's next fight?
Keiichiro Nakamura is booked to fight Ollie Schmid at UFC Fight Night: Bonfim vs Brady (Meta APEX, Las Vegas) on Sat 7 Nov 2026. Source: the UFC.com event page, checked 2 Oct 2026.
Who did Keiichiro Nakamura fight last?
Keiichiro Nakamura beat Sebastian Szalay at UFC 325 on 31 Jan 2026 (KO/TKO R3 3:48).
Who is Keiichiro Nakamura likely to fight next?
The fight with Ollie Schmid is officially booked. NextSmash model estimate: Ollie Schmid (92%). Updated 2 Oct 2026. These are estimates, not facts or betting advice.
What is Keiichiro Nakamura's record?
8-1-0 (wins-losses-draws) in professional MMA, as listed on UFC.com (checked 2 Oct 2026).
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Sources
- UFC.com athlete profile (record, status, last fight) · 2 Oct 2026
- ESPN fighter profile (country, fight history) · 2 Oct 2026
- ESPN UFC results (scoreboard API): bouts since Jul 2024 used for the unofficial rank · 2 Oct 2026
- UFC.com event: UFC Fight Night, Meta APEX, Las Vegas, 7 Nov 2026 · 2 Oct 2026
Percentages are NextSmash model estimates from the factors shown above (see methodology). They are not facts, and not betting advice. Records and ranks come from UFC.com; country from ESPN. Checked 1 Oct 2026.