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Welterweight

Kenichi Yamamoto

5-12-2 UFC 2-1-0
Defensive Striker Durable
6'0"Height
—Reach
OrthodoxStance
50Age
0KO wins
1Sub wins
50.0%Finish rate
10:24Avg fight
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Skill profile

Rated 0–100 against every UFC veteran · the rim is reserved for specialists, and only efficiency opens it
Striking — Weak, rated 10.0 of 100 Accuracy — Average, rated 60.0 of 100 Striking D — Average, rated 60.8 of 100 Durability — Average, rated 60.8 of 100 Wrestling — Weak, rated 18.4 of 100 TD Defense — Weak, rated 15.1 of 100 Grappling — Average, rated 45.0 of 100 Control — Average, rated 60.8 of 100 Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
  1. Striking D Average 61
  2. Durability Average 61
  3. Control Average 61
  4. Accuracy Average 60
  5. Grappling Average 45
  6. Wrestling Weak 18
  7. TD Defense Weak 15
  8. Striking Weak 10

Built on 31 minutes of tracked cage time across 3 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.

Defensive Striker average striking d — rates 61 of 100 among UFC veterans
Durable average durability — rates 61 of 100 among UFC veterans
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min0.77
Sig. strikes absorbed / min1.54
Striking accuracy64.9%
Striking defense52.0%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.0
Takedowns / 15 min0.0
Takedown accuracy0.0%
Takedown defense16.7%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.48
Control time45.8%
Record vs .500+ opponents0-1

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 3 fights · green = win
November 19, 1999 vs Daiju Takase — 1.33/min (W) Nov '99 November 19, 1999 vs Katsuhisa Fujii — 0.11/min (W) Nov '99 December 16, 2000 vs Pat Miletich — 0.43/min (L) Dec '00

Fight history

3 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Pat Miletich 20-4-2 walk-in TITLE Submission · R2 1:58 — UFC 29: Defense of the Belts · December 16, 2000
3/7Sig. strikes
16/28Absorbed
0/4Takedowns
0:01Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Katsuhisa Fujii 1-3 walk-in TITLE Submission · R2 4:15 — UFC 23: Ultimate Japan 2 · November 19, 1999
1/4Sig. strikes
27/63Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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W Daiju Takase 1-2-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 23: Ultimate Japan 2 · November 19, 1999
20/26Sig. strikes
5/9Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
14:16Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
Full event page › Deep dive vs Daiju Takase › Simulate vs Daiju Takase ›

Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.

Record breakdown

Full pro career (Wikipedia, results only)
5-12-2Pro record
Power of DreamGym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 2
Submission 2
Decision 1
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 7
Submission 3
Decision 2
Other 0

Draws: 2

Fights by organization

Rings 4
UFC 3
Grabaka Live 2
Pride 2
U-Spirits - U-Spirits Again 1
MARS 1
Mix FC 1
Ryukyu Fight Night 1

+ 4 more organizations in the full career list

Full career — 19 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
L Kazuo Takahashi KO (knee) U-Spirits - U-Spirits Again
March 9, 2013
 U-Spirits - U-Spirits Again 1 6:29
L Keiichiro Yamamiya Decision (unanimous) Grabaka Live 2
October 27, 2012
 Grabaka Live 2 5:00
L Sanae Kikuta TKO (punches) Grabaka Live: 1st Cage Attack
October 15, 2011
 Grabaka Live 1 2:18
L Diego Lionel Vitosky TKO (corner stoppage) MARS: Bodog Fight
October 4, 2006
 MARS 2 —
L Kaream Ellington TKO (punches) Mix FC: USA vs. Russia 3
June 3, 2006
 Mix FC 1 4:51
W German Reyes KO (high kick) Ryukyu Fight Night 2
November 13, 2005
 Ryukyu Fight Night 2 2:20
L Ikuhisa Minowa TKO (punches) Pride Bushido 4
July 19, 2004
 Pride Bushido 1 3:23
L Alexander Otsuka Decision (unanimous) Pride 25
March 16, 2003
 Pride 3 5:00
L Kevin Randleman TKO (knees) Pride 23
November 24, 2002
 Pride 3 1:16
L Genki Sudo Submission (rear-naked choke) Rings: World Title Series 5
December 21, 2001
 Rings 2 1:46
D Akira Yasumura Draw Club Fight Nagoya
March 4, 2001
 Club Fight Nagoya 1 10:00
D Kenji Akiyama Draw Club Fight Osaka
January 27, 2001
 Club Fight Osaka 1 10:00
L Pat Miletich Submission (guillotine choke) UFC 29
December 16, 2000
 UFC 2 1:58
W Tatsuya Kurahashi KO (punches) Club Fight: Round 1
November 12, 2000
 Club Fight 1 8:00
W Katsuhisa Fujii Submission (kneebar) UFC 23
November 19, 1999
 UFC 1 4:15
W Daiju Takase Decision (unanimous) UFC 23
November 19, 1999
 UFC 3 5:00
L Kiyoshi Tamura TKO Rings: World Mega Battle Tournament
December 23, 1998
 Rings 2 1:26
L Masayuki Naruse Submission Rings: Fourth Fighting Integration
June 27, 1998
 Rings 1 11:07
W Chris Haseman Submission Rings: Third Fighting Integration
May 29, 1998
 Rings 1 12:39

Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Kenichi Yamamoto (mixed martial artist)) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.

Division context

vs. 190 qualified Welterweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 0.8 avg 3.4
Strikes absorbed /min 1.5 avg 3.3
Striking accuracy 64.9% avg 45.1%
Striking defense 52.0% avg 55.2%
Takedowns /15 min 0.0 avg 1.5
Takedown accuracy 0.0% avg 40.2%
Takedown defense 16.7% avg 62.5%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.5 avg 0.6
Control time 45.8% avg 21.4%
Finish rate 50.0% avg 54.1%