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Norifumi Yamamoto

17-6-0 (2 NC) UFC 0-3-0 (1 NC)
Defensive Striker Durable Taken Down Often
5'4"Height
66"Reach
SouthpawStance
49Age
0KO wins
0Sub wins
0%Finish rate
10:31Avg 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 13.9 of 100 Accuracy — Weak, rated 20.5 of 100 Striking D — Average, rated 68.1 of 100 Durability — Average, rated 54.5 of 100 Wrestling — Below avg, rated 32.0 of 100 TD Defense — Weak, rated 5.0 of 100 Grappling — Below avg, rated 24.6 of 100 Control — Below avg, rated 35.7 of 100 Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
  1. Striking D Average 68
  2. Durability Average 54
  3. Control Below avg 36
  4. Wrestling Below avg 32
  5. Grappling Below avg 25
  6. Accuracy Weak 20
  7. Striking Weak 14
  8. TD Defense Weak 5

Built on 42 minutes of tracked cage time across 4 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 68 of 100 among UFC veterans
Durable average durability — rates 54 of 100 among UFC veterans
Taken Down Often put on his back 13 times · 4.6 per 15 min
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min1.69
Sig. strikes absorbed / min1.97
Striking accuracy37.2%
Striking defense58.3%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.0
Takedowns / 15 min0.71
Takedown accuracy25.0%
Takedown defense38.1%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.0
Control time12.5%
Record vs .500+ opponents0-0

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 4 fights · green = win
February 5, 2011 vs Demetrious Johnson — 1.07/min (L) Feb '11 November 12, 2011 vs Darren Uyenoyama — 1.0/min (L) Nov '11 February 25, 2012 vs Vaughan Lee — 4.68/min (L) — only 4.5 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Feb '12 February 28, 2015 vs Roman Salazar — 2.49/min (NC) Feb '15

Fight history

4 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
NC Roman Salazar 9-3 walk-in Could Not Continue · R2 2:37 — UFC 184: Rousey vs Zingano · February 28, 2015
19/49Sig. strikes
16/49Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Vaughan Lee 11-7-1 walk-in Submission · R1 4:29 — UFC 144: Edgar vs Henderson · February 25, 2012
21/49Sig. strikes
14/30Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
0:40Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Darren Uyenoyama 6-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC on FOX: Velasquez vs Dos Santos · November 12, 2011
15/28Sig. strikes
15/18Absorbed
1/4Takedowns
4:10Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Demetrious Johnson 5-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 126: Silva vs Belfort · February 5, 2011
16/65Sig. strikes
38/102Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
0:26Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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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)
17-6-0 (2 NC)Pro record
Krazy Bee, Purebred Tokyo Killer Bee, (2003–2007), Purebred Omiya, (2001–2002)Gym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 12
Submission 2
Decision 3
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 1
Submission 1
Decision 4
Other 0

No contests: 2

Fights by organization

Shooto 5
UFC 4
Hero's 3
K-1 MAX 3
Dream 2
K-1 PREMIUM 2
Dynamite!! 1
K-1 Premium 1

+ 4 more organizations in the full career list

Full career — 25 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
NC Roman Salazar NC (accidental eye poke) UFC 184
February 28, 2015
 UFC 2 2:37
L Vaughan Lee Submission (armbar) UFC 144
February 26, 2012
 UFC 1 4:29
L Darren Uyenoyama Decision (unanimous) UFC on Fox: Velasquez vs. Dos Santos
November 12, 2011
 UFC 3 5:00
L Demetrious Johnson Decision (unanimous) UFC 126
February 5, 2011
 UFC 3 5:00
W Federico Lopez KO (punches) Dream 14
May 29, 2010
 Dream 1 1:41
L Masanori Kanehara Decision (unanimous) Dynamite!! 2009
December 31, 2009
 Dynamite!! 3 5:00
L Joe Warren Decision (split) Dream 9
May 26, 2009
 Dream 2 5:00
W Rani Yahya TKO (punches and soccer kicks) K-1 Premium 2007 Dynamite!!
December 31, 2007
 K-1 Premium 2 3:11
W Bibiano Fernandes Decision (unanimous) K-1 Hero's: Grand Prix Final
September 17, 2007
 K-1 Hero's 3 5:00
W István Majoros TKO (punches) K-1 PREMIUM 2006 Dynamite!!
December 31, 2006
 K-1 PREMIUM 1 3:46
W Kazuyuki Miyata KO (flying knee) Hero's 5
May 3, 2006
 Hero's 1 0:04
W Genki Sudo TKO (punches) K-1 PREMIUM 2005 Dynamite!!
December 31, 2005
 K-1 PREMIUM 1 4:39
W Caol Uno TKO (doctor stoppage) Hero's 3
September 7, 2005
 Hero's 2 4:04
W Ian James Schaffa TKO (punches) Hero's 2
July 6, 2005
 Hero's 3 1:23
W Jadamba Narantungalag KO (punches) K-1 MAX: Champions Challenge 2004
October 13, 2004
 K-1 MAX 1 1:55
W Kazuya Yasuhiro Submission (armbar) K-1 MAX: 2004 World Grand Prix Final
July 7, 2004
 K-1 MAX 2 2:40
W Tony Valente Submission (rear-naked choke) K-1 MAX: 2004 World Grand Prix Opening Round
April 7, 2004
 K-1 MAX 1 0:58
W Caleb Mitchell KO (punch) Shooto: 9/5 in Korakuen Hall
September 5, 2003
 Shooto 1 0:40
W Jeff Curran Decision (unanimous) SuperBrawl 29
May 9, 2003
 SuperBrawl 3 5:00
W Tetsuo Katsuta TKO (punches) Shooto: Treasure Hunt 10
September 16, 2002
 Shooto 1 2:45
L Stephen Palling TKO (doctor stoppage) Shooto: Treasure Hunt 6
May 5, 2002
 Shooto 1 0:30
NC Josh Thomson NC (accidental groin kick) Shogun 1
December 15, 2001
 Shogun 2 2:00
W Hideki Kadowaki KO (punches) Shooto - To The Top 8
September 2, 2001
 Shooto - To The Top 1 4:02
W Masashi Kameda KO (punch) Shooto: To The Top 6
July 6, 2001
 Shooto 1 4:17
W Masato Shiozawa Decision (unanimous) Shooto: To The Top 2
March 2, 2001
 Shooto 2 5:00

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

Division context

vs. 124 qualified Bantamweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 1.7 avg 3.7
Strikes absorbed /min 2.0 avg 3.6
Striking accuracy 37.2% avg 44.0%
Striking defense 58.3% avg 56.4%
Takedowns /15 min 0.7 avg 1.6
Takedown accuracy 25.0% avg 36.9%
Takedown defense 38.1% avg 62.8%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.0 avg 0.5
Control time 12.5% avg 19.4%