Akiyo Nishiura

Akiyo Nishiura
Born (1983-08-08) 8 August 1983
Other names Wicky Akiyo
Nationality Japanese
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight 139 lb (63 kg; 9.9 st)
Division Featherweight
Fighting out of Kirkland, Washington, United States
Team AMC Pankration, STGY
Kickboxing record
Total 4
Wins 1
Losses 2
Draws 1
Mixed martial arts record
Total 22
Wins 13
By knockout 5
By decision 8
Losses 8
By decision 8
Draws 1
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
last updated on: November 15, 2013

"Wicky" Akiyo Nishiura (born August 8, 1983) is a Japanese professional mixed martial artist and kickboxer. Nishiura currently competes in MMA for the DREAM organization as a Featherweight and has also fought for Shooto, Cage Force, and DEEP.

Mixed martial arts career

DREAM

After compiling a record of 9-3-1 in organizations such as Shooto and Cage Force, Nishiura made his promotional debut with DREAM on March 8, 2009 against Abel Cullum at DREAM 7 in the opening round of the Featherweight Grand Prix, where he lost via unanimous decision. He returned at DREAM 14 in May 2010 and was able to cause an upset by defeating Hideo Tokoro via technical knockout within the first round.

In his next fight at DREAM 16, he faced Mitsuhiro Ishida. Ishida worked frequent takedowns almost exclusively in favor of striking for the 15-minute affair, though Nishiura was able to regain his feet quickly each time. In the second frame, Ishida was able to gain mount, but it was Nishiura who drew first blood with a successful sprawl in the final moments that led to a barrage of hammerfists to his opponent's face. It wasn't enough to sway the judges, who awarded Ishida a split decision win.

Road to UFC: Japan

In June 2015, Nishiura was announced as one of the eight featherweights competing on Road to UFC: Japan, a show in the style of The Ultimate Fighter. On the show he was scheduled to face Hiroto Uesako in the quarterfinals but Uesako had a hand injury. He was replaced by Hiroyuki Oshiro and Nishiura won the fight by TKO in the first round. He then faced Teruto Ishihara in the semifinals and lost by decision.

Kickboxing career

On December 31, 2010, he made his kickboxing debut on the annual New Year's Eve event Dynamite!! against K-1 veteran Tetsuya Yamato. After three rounds, the bout was scored as a draw.

Nishiura entered the 2013 –65 kg S-Cup held at Shoot Boxing Battle Summit Ground Zero Tokyo 2013 in Tokyo, Japan on November 15, 2013. After defeating Masaya by unanimous decision in the quarter-finals, he then faced fellow mixed martial artist Michihiro Omigawa in the semis. The fight was ruled a majority draw after the regulation three rounds and so went to an extension round to produce a winner, after which Omigawa was given the nod by all three judges.[1][2]

Mixed martial arts record

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 13–8–1 Ryogo Takahashi Decision (unanimous) Shooto: 4th Round 2014 May 5, 2014 3 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Win 12–8–1 Shigeki Osawa Decision (split) Vale Tudo Japan: VTJ 3rd October 5, 2013 3 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 11–8–1 Yuta Nezo Decision (unanimous) Vale Tudo Japan: VTJ 2nd June 22, 2013 3 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 11–7–1 Caol Uno Decision (unanimous) Dream: Fight for Japan! May 29, 2011 2 5:00 Saitama, Japan
Loss 11–6–1 Mitsuhiro Ishida Decision (split) DREAM 16 September 25, 2010 2 5:00 Nagoya, Japan
Win 11–5–1 Hideo Tokoro TKO (punches) DREAM 14 May 29, 2010 1 2:51 Saitama, Japan
Loss 10–5–1 Gustavo Falciroli Decision (majority) Shooto Australia: Superfight Australia 6 July 10, 2009 3 5:00 Joondalup, Australia
Win 10–4–1 Takumi Ota Decision (unanimous) Shooto: Shooto Tradition Final May 10, 2009 2 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 9–4–1 Abel Cullum Decision (unanimous) DREAM 7 March 8, 2009 2 5:00 Saitama, Japan Featherweight Grand Prix Quarterfinal
Loss 9–3–1 Yuji Hoshino Decision (unanimous) GCM: Cage Force 9 December 6, 2008 3 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Win 9–2–1 Fanjin Son Decision (unanimous) GCM: Cage Force 8 September 27, 2008 3 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Win 8–2–1 Matteus Lahdesmaki TKO (punches) Shooto: Shooto Tradition 2 July 18, 2008 3 2:17 Tokyo, Japan
Win 7-2–1 Kim Jong-Man KO (punches) GCM: Cage Force EX Eastern Bound February 11, 2008 1 2:13 Tokyo, Japan
Draw 6–2–1 Joe Camacho Draw Shooto: The Arrival: This is Shooto August 18, 2007 3 5:00 Irvine, California, United States
Win 6–2 Hideki Kadowaki Decision (split) Shooto: Back To Our Roots 2 March 16, 2007 3 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 5–2 Akitoshi Tamura Decision (unanimous) Shooto: Rookie Tournament Final December 2, 2006 2 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Win 5–1 Daisuke Ishizawa Decision (unanimous) Shooto: Champion Carnival October 14, 2006 2 5:00 Yokohama, Japan
Win 4–1 Yuji Inoue Decision (unanimous) Shooto: Shooting Star July 30, 2006 2 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Win 3–1 Tomonori Taniguchi Decision (majority) Shooto: 3/3 in Kitazawa Town Hall March 3, 2006 2 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 2–1 Sakae Kasuya Decision (majority) Shooto 2005: 11/6 in Korakuen Hall November 6, 2005 2 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Win 2–0 Hiroshi Nakamura KO (punch) Shooto: 5/29 in Kitazawa Town Hall May 29, 2005 2 3:57 Tokyo, Japan
Win 1–0 Takshi Sato KO (punch) Deep: Chonan Festival October 3, 2004 1 0:39 Yamagata, Japan

Kickboxing record

Kickboxing record

Legend:       Win       Loss       Draw/No contest

References

  1. ↑ Hiroaki Suzuki Wins 2013 65kg Shoot Boxing S-Cup
  2. ↑ 鈴木博昭、S-cup 65kg日本トーナメント優勝：11.16 両国

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