Nakamura vs Fletcher

When is Nakamura vs Fletcher?

Rinya Nakamura is set to square off against Nathan Fletcher during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 2nd August 2025 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The fight is scheduled for 3 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which means the weight limit will be 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Nakamura vs Fletcher stats

Rinya Nakamura steps into the octagon with a record of 9 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Nathan Fletcher will make his way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 7 by submission.

This will be Rinya Nakamura's 6th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2022. Nathan Fletcher will mark his 2nd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Rinya Nakamura's UFC record currently stands at 5-1-0, while Nathan Fletcher's comes in at 1-1-0.

The stats suggest Nakamura has a massive power advantage over Fletcher, boasting a 56% knock out percentage over Fletcher's 11%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Fletcher will have a massive advantage over Nakamura, boasting a 78% submission rate over Nakamura's 11%.

Rinya Nakamura is the older man by 3 years, at 30 years old.

Fletcher has a height advantage of 1 inch over Nakamura.

Nakamura is the less experienced professional fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2021, 1 year and 11 months later than Fletcher, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He has fought 3 less professional rounds, 19 to Fletcher's 22.

Nakamura vs Fletcher form

Nathan Fletcher has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he lost to Caolan Loughran at UFC London: Edwards vs. Brady on 22nd March 2025 by split decision in their 3 round contest at O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had won against Zygimantas Ramaska at UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Brady on 7th September 2024 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Daan Duijs at Cage Warriors 152 on 15th April 2023 by submission in the 1st round at BEC Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had defeated Alessandro Giordano at Cage Warriors 148 on 31st December 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Indigo at the O2, London.

He had been beaten by Dominique Wooding at Cage Warriors 127 on 30th September 2021 by knockout in the 3rd round in their championship fight at York Hall, London, England.

Activity check

Nakamura's last 4 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 12 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 7 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

Fletcher's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 9 months and 16 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 9 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

What are the odds on Nakamura vs Fletcher?

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