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Welterweight
Kenichi Yamamoto
Last fought: Jul 2004
RECORD
Pro
5-12-2
UFC
2-1-0
Age
50
Height
6'0"
Weight
170 lbs
Reach
—
Stance
Orthodox
Career Analytics
| Advanced Metric | Career |
|---|---|
| Fight Shape | |
| Avg Fight Time | 10:24 |
| Fight Completion Rate | 56.8% |
| Avg Rounds per Fight | 2.08 |
| % Fights Inside the Distance | 66.7% |
| Strength of Schedule | |
| Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time) | 6-1 (85.7%) |
| Opponent UFC Record (among wins) | 0-1 (0.0%) |
| Opponent UFC Record (among losses) | 6-0 (100.0%) |
| Positional Profile | |
| % Time at Distance (approx.) | 12.1% |
| % Time in Control | 45.8% |
| % Time Controlled | 42.1% |
| Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time | 52.1% |
| Distance Striking | |
| Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min | 1.06 |
| Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min | 1.59 |
| Distance Striking Differential / Min | -0.53 |
| Distance Strike Accuracy | 30.8% |
| Distance Strike Defense | 68.4% |
| Power & Pressure | |
| KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed | 0.00 |
| Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed | 0.00 |
| TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min | 5.29 |
| TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min | 7.93 |
| Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min | 1.05 |
| Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace) | — |
Small sample: based on 3 UFC fights — treat rates as indicative, not predictive.
All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →
Where the Strikes Land
Share of landed significant strikes by target
Where the Fight Happens
Share of total fight time by position
Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Welterweight field
Kenichi Yamamoto
League percentile bands (p5–p95)
League median
The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th
percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters
whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →
Career Stats
| Statistic | Kenichi Yamamoto |
|---|---|
| Striking | |
| Sig. Strike Accuracy | 64.9% |
| Sig. Strikes Landed/min | 0.8 |
| Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min | 1.5 |
| Strike Differential | -0.8/min |
| Grappling | |
| Takedown Accuracy | 0.0% |
| Takedown Defense | 16.7% |
| Takedowns Landed/15min | 0.0 |
| Submission Attempts/15min | 0.5 |
| Control Time/15min | 6:51 |
| Finishing Ability | |
| KO/TKO % of Wins | 0.0% |
| Submission % of Wins | 50.0% |
| Decision % of Wins | 50.0% |
| Avg Fight Time | 10:24 |
| Secondary Stats | |
| Knockdowns/15min | 0.0 |
| Reversals/15min | 0.0 |
Last 5 Averages
| Statistic | Last 5 Fights |
|---|---|
| Sig. Strike Accuracy | 64.9% |
| Sig. Strikes Landed/min | 0.8 |
| Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min | 1.5 |
| Takedown Accuracy | 0.0% |
| Takedown Defense | 16.7% |
| Control Time/Fight | 4:45 |
Fight History
LOSS
vs. Pat Miletich
UFC 29: Defense of the Belts • Dec 2000WelterweightTITLE
Kenichi Yamamoto3/743%TD 0/4Ctrl 0:01
Pat Miletich16/2857%TD 3/3Ctrl 4:23
WIN
vs. Katsuhisa Fujii
UFC 23: Ultimate Japan 2 • Nov 1999TITLE
Kenichi Yamamoto1/425%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00
Katsuhisa Fujii27/6343%TD 2/3Ctrl 8:46
WIN
vs. Daiju Takase
UFC 23: Ultimate Japan 2 • Nov 1999
Kenichi Yamamoto20/2677%TD 0/0Ctrl 14:16
Daiju Takase5/956%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00
Prior to UFC
PRIDE (3 fights)
LOSS
vs. Ikuhisa Minowa
PRIDE Bushido 4 • Jul 2004
Kenichi Yamamoto0/10%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00
Ikuhisa Minowa16/2955%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:00
LOSS
vs. Alexander Otsuka
PRIDE 25: Body Blow • Mar 2003
Kenichi Yamamoto9/1753%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00
Alexander Otsuka18/3551%TD 4/4Ctrl 0:00
LOSS
vs. Kevin Randleman
PRIDE 23: Championship Chaos 2 • Nov 2002
Kenichi Yamamoto2/540%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00
Kevin Randleman40/5573%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:00KD 1