Norifumi Yamamoto “Kid”

Photo of Norifumi Yamamoto
Team Purebred Omiya
Age 47
Gender Male
Height 5' 4"
Weight Class Bantamweight

Norifumi Yamamoto is a MMA fighter with a professional fight record of 18 wins, 6 losses and 1 draws

Professional Career Statistics

Pro Record 18-6-1 (Win-Loss-Draw)
Career Length 11 months, 24 days
Rounds Fought 35.0
Avg. Fights/Year 2.3
Longest Layoff 1 year, 4 months, 26 days
Quickest Turnaround 1 month, 26 days

Record BreakDown

- KO/TKO SUB DEC
Wins 13 2 3
Losses 1 1 4
Finish Rate 83.3%
Finished Rate 33.3%
Win by Decision Rate 16.7%
Loss by Decision Rate 66.7%
Win by KO Rate 72.2%
Loss by KO Rate 16.7%
Win by SUB Rate 11.1%
Loss by SUB Rate 16.7%
Win Method
Loss Method

Quick Hits

Fastest Win 04
Fastest KO 04
Fastest SUB 58
Ave. Rounds (Ws) 1.2
Ave. Length of Fight (Ws) 05:50
Ave. Rounds (Ls) 2.3
Ave. Length of Fight (Ls) 11:39
Finish Rounds
Finished Rounds

Official Professional MMA Fight Record

Date Opponent Weightclass Method Round Time
OFF 02/28/2015 Unknown
(18-6-1) 		Roman Salazar
(13-10-0) 		BW
( 136.0 vs. 135.0 ) 		No Contest
UFC 184: Rousey vs. Zingano 		2 02:37
OFF 02/26/2012 L
(18-5-1) 		Vaughan Lee
(13-14-1) 		BW
( 136.0 vs. 135.0 ) 		Submission (Arm Bar)
UFC 144: Edgar vs. Henderson 		1 04:29
OFF 11/12/2011 L
(18-4-1) 		Darren Uyenoyama
(10-5-0) 		BW
( 135.0 vs. 135.0 ) 		Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC: No Mercy - Velasquez vs. Dos Santos 		3 05:00
OFF 02/05/2011 L
(18-3-1) 		Demetrious Johnson
(25-4-1) 		BW
( 135.0 vs. 136.0 ) 		Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC 126: Belfort vs. Silva 		3 05:00
NRB 05/29/2010 W
(17-3-1) 		Federico Lopez
(5-5-0) 		KO
Dream 14 		1 05:00
NRB 12/31/2009 L
(17-2-1) 		Masanori Kanehara
(27-14-1) 		Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Dream & Sengoku: Dynamite 2009 		3 05:00
NRB 05/26/2009 L
(17-1-1) 		Joseph Warren
(15-7-0) 		FTW Decision (Split Decision)
Dream 9 		3 05:00
NRB 12/31/2007 W
(16-1-1) 		Rani Yahya
(27-12-1) 		KO (Kick)
K-1 Hero's Dynamite! 2007 		2 03:11
NRB 09/17/2007 W
(15-1-1) 		Bibiano Fernandes
(24-5-0) 		Decision (Unanimous Decision)
K-1 - Hero's Middleweight Tournament Final 		3 05:00
NRB 12/31/2006 W
(14-1-1) 		Istvan Majoros
(0-1-0) 		FTW KO (Knee)
Premium 2006 Dynamite 		1 03:46
NRB 05/03/2006 W
(13-1-1) 		Kazuyuki Miyata
(16-10-0) 		KO
K-1: Hero's 2006 		1 00:04
NRB 12/31/2005 W
(12-1-1) 		Genki Sudo
(15-4-1) 		KO
K-1: Premium 2005 Dynamite 		1 04:39
NRB 09/07/2005 W
(10-1-1) 		Royler Gracie
(5-5-1) 		KO (Punch)
K-1: Hero's 2005 Middleweight Tournament Semi Final 		2 00:38
NRB 09/07/2005 W
(10-1-1) 		Caol Uno
(34-23-5) 		TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from a Cut)
K-1: Hero's 2005 Middleweight Tournament Semi Final 		2 04:04
NRB 07/06/2005 W
(9-1-1) 		Ian Schaffa
(8-9-1) 		TKO/RSC
K-1: Hero's 2 		3 01:25
NRB 10/13/2004 W
(8-1-1) 		Jadamba Narantungalag
(8-4-0) 		KO
K-1: World Max 2004 		1 01:55
NRB 07/07/2004 W
(7-1-1) 		Yasuhiro Kazuya
(0-2-0) 		Submission (Arm Lock)
K-1: World Max 2004 - World Tournament Final 		2 02:40
NRB 04/07/2004 W
(6-1-1) 		Tony Valente
(0-1-0) 		Submission (Choke)
K-1 -  World Max 2004 World Tournament Open 		1 00:58
SB 09/05/2003 W
(5-1-1) 		Caleb Mitchell
(5-4-0) 		LW TKO/RSC
Shooto: Professional Shooto JAPAN 2003 		1 00:40
SB 05/09/2003 W
(4-1-1) 		Jeff Curran
(37-18-1) 		LW Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Super Brawl 29 		3 05:00
SB 09/16/2002 W
(3-1-1) 		Tetsuo Katsuta
(7-6-2) 		LW TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
Shooto: Treasure Hunt 10 		1 02:45
SB 05/05/2002 L
(3-0-1) 		Stephen Paling III
(11-7-1) 		LW TKO/RSC
Shooto: Treasure Hunt 6 		1 00:30
NRB 12/15/2001 D
(3-0-0) 		Josh Thomson
(23-9-1) 		Draw (No Contest Due to a Groin Kick)
Shogun 		00:00
SB 09/02/2001 W
(2-0-0) 		Hideki Kadowaki
(16-15-3) 		LW TKO/RSC
Shooto: To The Top Vol.8 		1 04:02
SB 07/06/2001 W
(1-0-0) 		Masashi Kameda
(2-6-3) 		LW KO
Shooto: To The Top Vol. 6 		1 04:17
SB 03/02/2001 W
(0-0-0) 		Masato Shiozawa
(7-2-0) 		LW Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Shooto: To The Top Vol.2 		2 05:00

* Bouts marked with 'OFF' denote results which have been verified by an ABC-recognized athletic commission. Bouts marked with an SB denote bouts overseen by a duly-recognized sanctioning organization. Bouts marked NRB denote non-regulated bouts.

* Bouts marked with an (*) are considered exhibition bouts and do not count towards the fighter's record

* Weights marked with an (*) denote those over the limit for the weight class