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Japan
Kawasaki, Kanagawa
Norifumi Yamamoto
"
Kid
"
AGE
41
/
Mar 15, 1977
DIED
Sep 18, 2018
HEIGHT
5'4"
/
162.56 cm
WEIGHT
135 lbs
/
61.23 kg
ASSOCIATION
Krazy Bee
CLASS
Bantamweight
STYLE
Wrestling / Boxing
Wins
18
KO
/
TKO
13
72%
SUBMISSIONS
2
11%
DECISIONS
3
17%
Losses
6
KO
/
TKO
1
17%
SUBMISSIONS
1
17%
DECISIONS
4
67%
N/C
2
FIGHT HISTORY - PRO
Result
Fighter
Event
Method/
Referee
R
Time
NC
Roman Salazar
UFC 184 - Rousey vs. Zingano
Feb / 28 / 2015
No Contest (Accidental Eye Poke)
John McCarthy
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
2
2:37
loss
Vaughan Lee
UFC 144 - Edgar vs. Henderson
Feb / 26 / 2012
Submission (Armbar)
Herb Dean
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
4:29
loss
Darren Uyenoyama
UFC on Fox 1 - Velasquez vs. Dos Santos
Nov / 12 / 2011
Decision (Unanimous)
Larry Landless
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
loss
Demetrious Johnson
UFC 126 - Silva vs. Belfort
Feb / 05 / 2011
Decision (Unanimous)
Mario Yamasaki
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
win
Federico Lopez
Dream - Dream 14
May / 29 / 2010
KO (Punches)
Kenichi Serizawa
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
1:41
loss
Masanori Kanehara
K-1 - Dynamite!! Power of Courage 2009
Dec / 31 / 2009
Decision (Unanimous)
Yuji Shimada
3
5:00
loss
Joe Warren
Dream 9 - Featherweight Grand Prix 2009 Second Round
May / 26 / 2009
Decision (Split)
Yuji Shimada
2
5:00
win
Rani Yahya
K-1 - Premium 2007 Dynamite!!
Dec / 31 / 2007
TKO (Punches and Soccer Kicks)
Minoru Toyonaga
2
3:11
win
Bibiano Fernandes
K-1 HERO's - Tournament Final
Sep / 17 / 2007
Decision (Unanimous)
Yoshinori Umeki
3
5:00
win
Istvan Majoros
K-1 - Premium 2006 Dynamite!!
Dec / 31 / 2006
TKO (Punches)
Yoshinori Umeki
1
3:46
win
Kazuyuki Miyata
K-1 - Hero's 5
May / 03 / 2006
KO (Flying Knee)
Akira Okabayashi
1
0:04
win
Genki Sudo
K-1 - Premium 2005 Dynamite!!
Dec / 31 / 2005
TKO (Punches)
Yoshinori Umeki
1
4:39
win
Caol Uno
K-1 - Hero's 3
Sep / 07 / 2005
TKO (Cut)
Yoshinori Umeki
2
4:04
win
Royler Gracie
K-1 - Hero's 3
Sep / 07 / 2005
KO (Punch)
Akira Okabayashi
2
0:38
win
Ian James Schaffa
K-1 - Hero's 2
Jul / 06 / 2005
TKO (Punches)
Yoshinori Umeki
3
1:23
win
Narantungalag Jadambaa
K-1 - World Max 2004
Oct / 13 / 2004
KO (Punches)
Naoyuki Taira
1
1:55
win
Kazuya Yasuhiro
K-1 MAX - World Grand Prix 2004 Final
Jul / 07 / 2004
Submission (Armbar)
Akira Okabayashi
2
2:40
win
Tony Valente
K-1 MAX - World Grand Prix 2004 Opening Round
Apr / 07 / 2004
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Naoyuki Taira
1
0:58
win
Caleb Mitchell
Shooto - 9/5 in Korakuen Hall
Sep / 05 / 2003
KO (Punch)
Toshiharu Suzuki
1
0:40
win
Jeff Curran
SB 29 - SuperBrawl 29
May / 09 / 2003
Decision (Unanimous)
Toshiharu Suzuki
3
5:00
win
Tetsuo Katsuta
Shooto - Treasure Hunt 10
Sep / 16 / 2002
KO (Punches)
Toshiharu Suzuki
1
2:45
loss
Stephen Palling
Shooto - Treasure Hunt 6
May / 05 / 2002
TKO (Cut)
Toshiharu Suzuki
1
0:30
NC
Josh Thomson
Shogun 1 - Shogun 1
Dec / 15 / 2001
No Contest (Yamamoto Kicked in Groin)
Mike Stock
2
2:00
win
Hideki Kadowaki
Shooto - To The Top 8
Sep / 02 / 2001
KO (Punches)
Toshiharu Suzuki
1
4:02
win
Masashi Kameda
Shooto - To The Top 6
Jul / 06 / 2001
KO (Punch)
Toshiharu Suzuki
1
4:17
win
Masato Shiozawa
Shooto - To The Top 2
Mar / 02 / 2001
Decision (Unanimous)
Toshiharu Suzuki
2
5:00
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