Kazuhiro Nakamura (中村和裕, born July 16, 1979) is a retired Japanese mixed martial artist who competed as a Middleweight in DREAM, where he is the current DEEP Middleweight Champion. His primary style is judo, in which he holds a third dan black belt under Hidehiko Yoshida.[1] He fights out of the Yoshida Dojo and has previously competed in the Pride Fighting Championships, the Ultimate Fighting Championship and the Sengoku Raiden Championship.