Rinya Nakamura vs Brady Hiestand

Brady Hiestand

Pro 10-2-0 | UFC 4-1-0

Age

31|27

Height

5'7"|5'8"

Reach

68"|71"

Stance

Southpaw|Orthodox

Career Statistics

Statistic	Rinya Nakamura	Brady Hiestand	Edge
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	50.8%	50.3%	—
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	2.8	2.7	—
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	1.7	3.7	◄
Strike Differential	1.1/min	-0.9/min	◄
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	57.1%	37.5%	◄
Takedown Defense	100.0%	61.5%	◄
Takedowns Landed/15min	2.2	4.1	►
Submission Attempts/15min	1.1	1.4	—
Control Time/15min	6:56	6:32	—
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	50.0%	25.0%	—
Submission % of Wins	0.0%	50.0%	—
Decision % of Wins	50.0%	25.0%	—
Avg Fight Time	9:17	13:04	—
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.8	0.0	—
Reversals/15min	0.0	0.2	—
Edges	4	1	4 even

Fight Dynamics

Career Striking Volume

Rinya Nakamura Brady Hiestand League median

Statistic	Rinya Nakamura	Brady Hiestand	Edge
Fight Shape
Fight Completion Rate	—	87.1%	—
Avg Fight Time	9:17	13:04	—
% Fights Inside the Distance	50.0%	60.0%	—
Strength of UFC Schedule
Opponent UFC Win % (all)	45.5%	60.0%	▶
Opponent UFC Record (all)	5-6 (45.5%)	9-6 (60.0%)	—
Opponent Record (among wins)	1-3 (25.0%)	9-6 (60.0%)	—
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	45.7%	42.0%	—
% Time in Control	46.3%	43.6%	—
% Time Controlled	8.0%	14.4%	—
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	85.2%	75.2%	—
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Landed / Min	3.77	5.39	▶
Distance Sig. Absorbed / Min	3.10	5.68	◀
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+0.67	-0.29	◀
Distance Strike Accuracy	45.5%	46.7%	—
Distance Strike Defense	63.9%	58.7%	◀
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes	3.95	0.00	◀
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	1.39	1.70	◀
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	2.75	8.74	—
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	1.97	2.37	—
Fade Index (R3 / R1 pace)	0.71	1.24	—

UFC fights only. Metrics with insufficient data show "—" and award no edge. Methodology →

Last 5 Fights (Averages)

Statistic	Rinya Nakamura	Brady Hiestand	Edge
Sig. Strike Accuracy	51.4%	50.3%	—
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	2.6	2.7	—
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	1.7	3.7	◄
Takedown Accuracy	57.1%	37.5%	◄
Takedown Defense	100.0%	61.5%	◄
Control Time/Fight	5:08	5:42	—
Edges	3	0	3 even

Last 3 Fights

Rinya Nakamura

LOSS

vs. Brady Hiestand

UFC Fight Night: Rosas Jr. vs. Barcelos • Sep 2026Bantamweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 2, 4:07

Rinya Nakamura29/6545%TD 1/6Ctrl 1:32

Brady Hiestand26/5547%TD 0/9Ctrl 1:51

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rinya Nakamura	19/46	41%	0/1	0:00	—
	Brady Hiestand	21/48	44%	0/8	0:12	—

R2	Rinya Nakamura	10/19	53%	1/5	1:32	—
	Brady Hiestand	5/7	71%	0/1	1:39	—

WIN

vs. Nathan Fletcher

UFC Fight Night: Taira vs. Park • Aug 2025Bantamweight

KO/TKO (Kick) • Rd 1, 1:02

Rinya Nakamura12/1963%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02KD 1

Nathan Fletcher3/743%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rinya Nakamura	12/19	63%	0/0	0:02	1
	Nathan Fletcher	3/7	43%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Muin Gafurov

UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Moicano • Jan 2025Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Rinya Nakamura31/7342%TD 0/1Ctrl 1:41

Muin Gafurov37/9041%TD 0/1Ctrl 2:37KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rinya Nakamura	10/24	42%	0/0	0:00	—
	Muin Gafurov	12/29	41%	0/0	1:35	—

R2	Rinya Nakamura	9/24	38%	0/1	0:00	—
	Muin Gafurov	14/32	44%	0/0	1:02	1

R3	Rinya Nakamura	12/25	48%	0/0	1:41	—
	Muin Gafurov	11/29	38%	0/1	0:00	—

Brady Hiestand

WIN

vs. Rinya Nakamura

UFC Fight Night: Rosas Jr. vs. Barcelos • Sep 2026Bantamweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 2, 4:07

Brady Hiestand26/5547%TD 0/9Ctrl 1:51

Rinya Nakamura29/6545%TD 1/6Ctrl 1:32

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Brady Hiestand	21/48	44%	0/8	0:12	—
	Rinya Nakamura	19/46	41%	0/1	0:00	—

R2	Brady Hiestand	5/7	71%	0/1	1:39	—
	Rinya Nakamura	10/19	53%	1/5	1:32	—

WIN

vs. Garrett Armfield

UFC Fight Night: Perez vs. Taira • Jun 2024Bantamweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 3, 1:52

Brady Hiestand22/5044%TD 6/13Ctrl 5:36

Garrett Armfield49/8359%TD 0/0Ctrl 2:57KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Brady Hiestand	8/17	47%	3/7	2:47	—
	Garrett Armfield	6/12	50%	0/0	1:05	—

R2	Brady Hiestand	10/26	38%	1/3	1:32	—
	Garrett Armfield	41/64	64%	0/0	1:52	1

R3	Brady Hiestand	4/7	57%	2/3	1:17	—
	Garrett Armfield	2/7	29%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Batgerel Danaa

UFC Fight Night: Pavlovich vs. Blaydes • Apr 2023Bantamweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 3, 4:21

Brady Hiestand45/8156%TD 3/7Ctrl 4:09

Batgerel Danaa41/13431%TD 1/1Ctrl 1:00KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Brady Hiestand	15/28	54%	0/3	0:34	—
	Batgerel Danaa	14/52	27%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Brady Hiestand	4/8	50%	2/3	2:49	—
	Batgerel Danaa	17/37	46%	1/1	1:00	1

R3	Brady Hiestand	26/45	58%	1/1	0:46	—
	Batgerel Danaa	10/45	22%	0/0	0:00	—

Common Opponents

vs. Fernie Garcia

Rinya Nakamura

WIN

UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. The Korean Zombie • Aug 2023Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Rinya Nakamura36/5763%TD 4/4Ctrl 9:26

Fernie Garcia15/6623%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rinya Nakamura	9/13	69%	2/2	3:55	—
	Fernie Garcia	3/8	38%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Rinya Nakamura	11/22	50%	1/1	2:31	—
	Fernie Garcia	6/28	21%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Rinya Nakamura	16/22	73%	1/1	3:00	—
	Fernie Garcia	6/30	20%	0/0	0:00	—

Brady Hiestand

WIN

UFC Fight Night: Nzechukwu vs. Cutelaba • Nov 2022Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Brady Hiestand19/3456%TD 3/8Ctrl 9:14

Fernie Garcia21/4448%TD 1/2Ctrl 1:22

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Brady Hiestand	3/9	33%	1/3	3:25	—
	Fernie Garcia	6/11	55%	0/0	0:53	—

R2	Brady Hiestand	16/23	70%	1/3	1:25	—
	Fernie Garcia	14/30	47%	1/2	0:29	—

R3	Brady Hiestand	0/2	0%	1/2	4:24	—
	Fernie Garcia	1/3	33%	0/0	0:00	—

Analysis Summary

Striking Volume: Both fighters operate at a similar pace (2.8 vs 2.7 sig str/min). Accuracy and timing will decide the striking battle.

Grappling: Rinya Nakamura shoots at 57% accuracy but Brady Hiestand stops 62% of attempts — the takedown path looks difficult. Brady Hiestand shoots at 38% accuracy against Rinya Nakamura's 100% defense — Rinya Nakamura should keep it standing.

Finish Threat: Rinya Nakamura finishes 50% of wins (50% KO/TKO, 0% sub). Brady Hiestand finishes 75% of wins (25% KO/TKO, 50% sub).

Fight Length: Brady Hiestand's fights average 13:04 vs 9:17 for Rinya Nakamura. If this reaches the championship rounds, Brady Hiestand's conditioning history becomes a factor.

Last updated: 2026-09-28 | Data source: UFCStats.com