Norifumi Yamamoto “Kid”

Team Purebred Omiya
Age 47
Gender Male
Height 5' 4"
Weight Class Bantamweight
Out of Omiya,

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 10 years, 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

Official Professional Fight Record

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