Sotaro Yamada

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Age 41
Gender Male
Height 5' 8"
Weight Class Welterweight

Sotaro Yamada is a MMA fighter with a professional fight record of 12 wins, 6 losses and 2 draws

Professional Career Statistics

Pro Record 12-6-2 (Win-Loss-Draw)
Career Length 7 months, 24 days
Rounds Fought 25.0
Avg. Fights/Year 1.1
Longest Layoff 4 years, 5 months, 24 days
Quickest Turnaround 1 month, 24 days

Record BreakDown

- KO/TKO SUB DEC
Wins 2 8 2
Losses 1 1 3
Finish Rate 83.3%
Finished Rate 33.3%
Win by Decision Rate 16.7%
Loss by Decision Rate 50.0%
Win by KO Rate 16.7%
Loss by KO Rate 16.7%
Win by SUB Rate 66.7%
Loss by SUB Rate 16.7%
Win Method
Loss Method

Quick Hits

Fastest Win 42
Fastest KO 01:40
Fastest SUB 42
Ave. Rounds (Ws) 0.8
Ave. Length of Fight (Ws) 04:06
Ave. Rounds (Ls) 1.9
Ave. Length of Fight (Ls) 09:17
Finish Rounds
Finished Rounds

Official Professional MMA Fight Record

Date Opponent Weightclass Method Round Time
NRB 03/21/2022 L
(12-5-2)
Yamato Nishikawa
(21-5-4)
WW Submission (Arm Bar)
Shooto - Professional Shooto 2022 Vol. 2
3 04:10
NRB 01/31/2021 W
(11-5-2)
Gunther Kalunda
(11-5-0)
Submission (Heel Hook)
Shooto - Professional Shooto 2021
1 01:08
NRB 08/07/2016 W
(10-5-2)
Jung Min Kang
(8-10-2)
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
ZST - SWAT 154
1 02:29
NRB 10/18/2015 L
(10-4-2)
Masayuki Hamagishi
(11-2-6)
Decision (Split Decision)
ZST 48
3 05:00
NRB 02/22/2015 W
(9-4-2)
Teruhiko Kubo
(3-10-1)
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
ZST 44
1 01:39
NRB 08/31/2014 W
(8-4-2)
Makoto Kawawa
(3-14-1)
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
ZST 42 - SWAT
1 00:42
NRB 09/23/2012 W
(7-4-2)
Yoshinori Takahashi
(3-7-0)
TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
Rings - Volume 2
2 03:57
NRB 03/17/2012 W
(6-4-2)
Shinichi Taira
(21-14-7)
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
ZST 31
1 01:05
NRB 01/22/2012 D
(6-4-1)
Masayuki Hamagishi
(11-2-6)
Draw
ZST - SWAT in the Face Vol. 10
2 05:00
NRB 12/30/2010 W
(5-4-1)
Yi Sak Kim
(1-7-0)
TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
Sengoku: Soul of Fight
1 01:40
NRB 08/22/2010 L
(5-3-1)
Leonardo Santos
(18-6-1)
Disqualification
Sengoku Raiden Championship 14
1 03:56
NRB 08/02/2008 D
(5-3-0)
Ryoji Suzuki
(2-2-2)
Draw
DEEP - Megaton GP 2008 Finals
2 05:00
NRB 01/30/2008 W
(4-3-0)
Kiichi Kunimoto
(17-9-2)
WW Submission (Choke)
Pancrase 2008 Shining Tour
1 01:42
NRB 04/27/2007 L
(4-2-0)
Takuya Wada
(22-9-10)
WW Decision
Pancrase: 2007 Rising Tour
2 05:00
NRB 06/06/2006 L
(4-1-0)
Naoki Seki
(5-6-2)
TKO/RSC (Doctor Stoppage)
Pancrase: 2006 Blow-Out Tour 5
1 02:36
NRB 11/04/2005 W
(3-1-0)
Kazuhiro Inoue
(5-7-3)
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Pancrase: 2005 Spiral Tour 9
1 02:51
NRB 08/27/2005 W
(2-1-0)
Minoru Chujo
(1-2-0)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Pancrase: 2005 Spiral Tour - Neo Blood Tournament Finals
2 05:00
NRB 06/05/2005 W
(1-1-0)
Naoki Yoshimura
(2-3-2)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Pancrase: 2005 Spiral Tour - Neo Blood Tournament Semifinals
2 05:00
NRB 02/27/2005 W
(0-1-0)
Mitsuo Matsumoto
(6-9-1)
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Pancrase: 2005 Spiral Tour - Neo Blood Tournament
2 02:10
NRB 07/25/2004 L
(0-0-0)
Yuji Oba
(5-4-0)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Pancrase: 2004 Neo-Blood Tournament, Day Event
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