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

72%

SUBMISSIONS

11%

DECISIONS

17%

Losses 6

KO / TKO

17%

SUBMISSIONS

17%

DECISIONS

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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