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Bantamweight

Norifumi Yamamoto

Last fought: Feb 2015
RECORD
Pro
18-6-0 (2 NC)
UFC
0-3-0

Bio

Age49 (Mar 15, 1977)
Height5'4"
Weight135 lbs
Reach66"
StanceSouthpaw

Career Stats

Statistic Norifumi Yamamoto
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy37.2%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min1.7
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min2.0
Strike Differential-0.3/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy25.0%
Takedown Defense38.1%
Takedowns Landed/15min0.7
Submission Attempts/15min0.0
Control Time/15min1:52
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins0.0%
Submission % of Wins0.0%
Decision % of Wins0.0%
Avg Fight Time10:31
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min0.0
Reversals/15min0.4

Last 5 Averages

Statistic Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy37.2%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min1.7
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min2.0
Takedown Accuracy25.0%
Takedown Defense38.1%
Control Time/Fight1:19

Fight History

NC
vs. Roman Salazar
CNC • Rd 2, 2:37
Norifumi Yamamoto19/4939%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00
Roman Salazar16/4933%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:10
▼ Rounds
LOSS
vs. Vaughan Lee
Submission (Armbar) • Rd 1, 4:29
Norifumi Yamamoto21/4943%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:40
Vaughan Lee14/3047%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:04
▼ Rounds
LOSS
vs. Darren Uyenoyama
Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00
Norifumi Yamamoto15/2854%TD 1/4Ctrl 4:10
Darren Uyenoyama15/1883%TD 2/3Ctrl 5:48
▼ Rounds
LOSS
vs. Demetrious Johnson
Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00
Norifumi Yamamoto16/6525%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:26
Demetrious Johnson38/10237%TD 10/15Ctrl 3:45
▼ Rounds

Prior to UFC

Other (1 fight)
LOSS
vs. Masanori Kanehara
Dynamite!! 2009 • Dec 2009
Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00
Norifumi Yamamoto32/6946%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00
Masanori Kanehara27/6740%TD 1/4Ctrl 0:00
▼ Rounds
DREAM (2 fights)
LOSS
vs. Joe Warren
Decision (Split) • Rd 2, 5:00
Norifumi Yamamoto42/6862%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00
Joe Warren35/6752%TD 4/8Ctrl 0:00
▼ Rounds
WIN
vs. Federico Lopez
KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 1:41
Norifumi Yamamoto9/1369%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00
Federico Lopez3/1323%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00
▼ Rounds
Profile generated: 2026-04-06 20:25:31 | Data source: UFCStats.com