Daisuke Nakamura (fighter)

Daisuke Nakamura 中村大介
Nakamura in 2018
Born	(1980-06-10) June 10, 1980 (age 44) Adachi-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Nickname	Die Hard Spirit
Nationality	Japanese
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1]
Weight	154 lb (70 kg; 11.0 st)[1]
Division	Lightweight Welterweight
Style	Submission wrestling, shoot wrestling
Stance	Orthodox
Fighting out of	Tokyo, Japan
Team	U-File Camp (2002-present) Yoshida Dojo (2010) Uzukido Honpo
Teacher(s)	Kiyoshi Tamura
Rank	A-Class Shootist
Years active	2002–2016, 2020–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total	61
Wins	34
By knockout	8
By submission	18
By decision	8
Losses	26
By knockout	4
By submission	3
By decision	19
Draws	1
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Daisuke Nakamura (Japanese: 中村大介, born June 10, 1980) is a Japanese professional wrestler, mixed martial artist and submission grappler, currently working for Pro Wrestling Noah. He has fought for DREAM, Strikeforce, M-1 Global, ZST, Cage Rage, PRIDE, Vale Tudo Japan, DEEP, K-1 and Cage Force promotions. He is the former DEEP Lightweight Champion. Nakamura is also known for his incredible armbar variations, with most of his wins coming by armbar, and is famous for his tributes to the shoot-style circuit, often wearing the style's signature knee boots and short-tights in his fights.

He has also competed in professional wrestling, working for the U-STYLE promotion led by his trainer Kiyoshi Tamura.