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Welterweight

Kenichi Yamamoto

Last fought: Jul 2004
RECORD
Pro
5-12-2
UFC
2-1-0

Bio

Age49 (Jul 11, 1976)
Height6'0"
Weight170 lbs
Reach—
StanceOrthodox

Career Stats

Statistic Kenichi Yamamoto
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy64.9%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min0.8
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min1.5
Strike Differential-0.8/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy0.0%
Takedown Defense16.7%
Takedowns Landed/15min0.0
Submission Attempts/15min0.5
Control Time/15min6:51
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins0.0%
Submission % of Wins50.0%
Decision % of Wins50.0%
Avg Fight Time10:24
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min0.0
Reversals/15min0.0

Last 5 Averages

Statistic Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy64.9%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min0.8
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min1.5
Takedown Accuracy0.0%
Takedown Defense16.7%
Control Time/Fight4:45

Fight History

LOSS
vs. Pat Miletich
UFC 29: Defense of the Belts • Dec 2000
Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 2, 1:58
Kenichi Yamamoto3/743%TD 0/4Ctrl 0:01
Pat Miletich16/2857%TD 3/3Ctrl 4:23
▼ Rounds
WIN
vs. Katsuhisa Fujii
UFC 23: Ultimate Japan 2 • Nov 1999
Submission (Kneebar) • Rd 2, 4:15
Kenichi Yamamoto1/425%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00
Katsuhisa Fujii27/6343%TD 2/3Ctrl 8:46
▼ Rounds
WIN
vs. Daiju Takase
UFC 23: Ultimate Japan 2 • Nov 1999
Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00
Kenichi Yamamoto20/2677%TD 0/0Ctrl 14:16
Daiju Takase5/956%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00
▼ Rounds

Prior to UFC

PRIDE (3 fights)
LOSS
vs. Ikuhisa Minowa
PRIDE Bushido 4 • Jul 2004
KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 3:23
Kenichi Yamamoto0/10%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00
Ikuhisa Minowa16/2955%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:00
▼ Rounds
LOSS
vs. Alexander Otsuka
PRIDE 25: Body Blow • Mar 2003
Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00
Kenichi Yamamoto9/1753%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00
Alexander Otsuka18/3551%TD 4/4Ctrl 0:00
▼ Rounds
LOSS
vs. Kevin Randleman
PRIDE 23: Championship Chaos 2 • Nov 2002
KO/TKO (Knees) • Rd 3, 1:16
Kenichi Yamamoto2/540%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00
Kevin Randleman40/5573%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:00
▼ Rounds
Profile generated: 2026-04-06 20:25:12 | Data source: UFCStats.com