Manabu Yamada
UFC Debut
Record
Streak
L1
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Nasushiobara, Tochigi
- Born
- Japan
- Camp
- Pancraseism
- Weight class
- Heavyweight
- Height
- 5'9" · 175 cm
Before the UFC
Manabu Yamada makes their UFC debut
Our striking, grappling, and schedule metrics are measured from UFC fights, so they come online after this bout. Here is the career they bring in — and how live the opposition has been.
Pre-UFC opposition
ModerateOpponents' combined record
776-600-109
.564 win rate
Winning-record opponents
22 of 42
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
44
42 opponents with records on file
A descriptive read of the non-UFC slate from opponents’ full career pro records — not a UFC-grade Schedule Score.
UFC fight history
No UFC bouts on record yet.
Outside the UFC
across 44 bouts · 2 promotions · wins by 3 KO · 19 sub · 1 decPancrase · Shooto
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Yuki Kondo67-41-9 | Decision | Unanimous | R1 | 10:00 | Pancrase | Jan 23, 2000 |
| D | Osami Shibuya38-34-17 | Draw | Majority | R1 | 15:00 | Pancrase | Nov 28, 1999 |
| W | Tae Yoon Han0-4 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 0:48 | Pancrase | Sep 4, 1999 |
| L | Jason DeLucia33-21-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R1 | 15:00 | Pancrase | Aug 1, 1999 |
| W | Leon van Dijk6-11-1 | Decision | Majority | R1 | 10:00 | Pancrase | May 23, 1999 |
| D | Ryushi Yanagisawa24-25-9 | Draw | Majority | R1 | 15:00 | Pancrase | Mar 9, 1999 |
| W | David Moore | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 0:20 | Pancrase | Jan 19, 1999 |
| L | Jason DeLucia33-21-1 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 1:13 | Pancrase | Dec 19, 1998 |
| W | Daisuke Watanabe19-30-5 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 7:33 | Pancrase | Oct 26, 1998 |
| D | Katsuomi Inagaki18-23-3 | Draw | Unanimous | R2 | 3:00 | Pancrase | Sep 14, 1998 |
| L | Bas Rutten28-4-1 | Submission | Ankle Lock | R1 | 0:54 | Pancrase | Oct 8, 1996 |
| W | Kiuma Kunioku35-26-9 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 8:29 | Pancrase | Sep 7, 1996 |
| L | Frank Shamrock23-10-2 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 12:44 | Pancrase | Jul 22, 1996 |
| D | Kazuo Takahashi30-28-3 | Draw | Split | R1 | 10:00 | Pancrase | Jun 25, 1996 |
| L | Semmy Schilt26-14-1 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 5:44 | Pancrase | May 16, 1996 |
| L | Guy Mezger30-13-2 | KO/TKO | Doctor Stoppage | R1 | 6:14 | Pancrase | Apr 7, 1996 |
| W | Leon van Dijk6-11-1 | Submission | Ankle Lock | R1 | 2:53 | Pancrase | Apr 7, 1996 |
| W | Vernon White26-33-2 | Submission | Kneebar | R1 | 10:26 | Pancrase | Jun 13, 1995 |
| W | Jason DeLucia33-21-1 | Submission | Heel Hook | R1 | 3:03 | Pancrase | May 13, 1995 |
| W | Masakatsu Funaki39-13-2 | Submission | Heel Hook | R1 | 4:43 | Pancrase | Apr 8, 1995 |
| L | Jason DeLucia33-21-1 | KO/TKO | Doctor Stoppage | R1 | 1:41 | Pancrase | Mar 10, 1995 |
| L | Bas Rutten28-4-1 | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R1 | 1:05 | Pancrase | Jan 26, 1995 |
| L | Ken Shamrock28-17-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R1 | 30:00 | Pancrase | Dec 17, 1994 |
| W | Minoru Suzuki29-19 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 14:46 | Pancrase | Dec 17, 1994 |
| W | Frank Shamrock23-10-2 | Submission | Achilles Lock | R1 | 8:38 | Pancrase | Dec 16, 1994 |
| W | Christopher DeWeaver | Submission | Heel Hook | R1 | 2:44 | Pancrase | Dec 16, 1994 |
| W | Alex Cook6-5 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 2:27 | Pancrase | Oct 15, 1994 |
| L | Takaku Fuke16-29-5 | Submission | Inverted Heel Hook | R1 | 13:47 | Pancrase | Sep 1, 1994 |
| W | Matt Hume5-5 | Submission | Heel Hook | R1 | 2:31 | Pancrase | Jul 26, 1994 |
| W | KO/TKO | Doctor Stoppage | R1 | 4:52 | Pancrase | Jul 6, 1994 | |
| W | Katsuomi Inagaki18-23-3 | Submission | Kneebar | R1 | 2:04 | Pancrase | May 31, 1994 |
| W | Chad Stahelski0-1 | Submission | Kneebar | R1 | 2:08 | Shooto | Jun 24, 1993 |
| W | Naoki Sakurada12-6-4 | Submission | Kneebar | R5 | 1:19 | Shooto | Feb 26, 1993 |
| W | Kazuhiro Kusayanagi9-17-3 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 1:05 | Shooto | Nov 27, 1992 |
| L | Kenji Kawaguchi14-7-4 | Submission | Kneebar | R1 | 0:36 | Shooto | Jul 23, 1992 |
| W | Satoshi Honma4-7-1 | Submission | Armbar | R3 | — | Shooto | Mar 27, 1992 |
| W | Yutaka Fuji0-3 | Submission | Kneebar | R1 | 1:39 | Shooto | Dec 23, 1991 |
| L | Satoshi Honma4-7-1 | Submission | Armbar | R4 | — | Shooto | Aug 3, 1991 |
| L | Kenji Kawaguchi14-7-4 | Submission | Kneebar | R1 | 0:58 | Shooto | May 31, 1991 |
| L | Yasuto Sekishima7-2-4 | KO/TKO | Punch | R2 | — | Shooto | Jan 25, 1991 |
| W | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:07 | Shooto | Sep 8, 1990 | |
| W | Tomonori Ohara5-11-1 | KO/TKO | Head Kick | R1 | — | Shooto | Jul 7, 1990 |
| D | Takashi Ishizaki1-4-2 | Draw | — | R3 | 3:00 | Shooto | May 12, 1990 |
| D | Takashi Tojo1-2-1 | Draw | — | R3 | 3:00 | Shooto | Mar 17, 1990 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.