Shohei Yamamoto
UFC DebutNickname“Keji Tora”
Record
Streak
L1
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Fullerton, California
- Born
- United States
- Camp
- UWF USA
- Weight class
- Lightweight
- Height
- 5'8" · 173 cm
Before the UFC
Shohei Yamamoto 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
135-117-5
.536 win rate
Winning-record opponents
8 of 10
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
12
10 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 12 bouts · 11 promotions · wins by 3 KO · 1 sub · 3 decPancrase · CFFC 75 · Smash Global 8 · CXF 13 · SoCa Fights / Alliance MMA +6
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Cain Carrizosa11-5 | KO/TKO | Shoulder Injury | R1 | 3:35 | CFFC 75 | |
| W | Quinton McCottrell15-34 | Submission | Bulldog Choke | R2 | 0:41 | Smash Global 8 | |
| W | Ivan Castillo25-18 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | CXF 13 | |
| L | Mike Segura11-7 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | SoCa Fights / Alliance MMA | |
| L | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 2:05 | CXF 9 | ||
| W | Joshua Jones11-7 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:23 | CXF 8 | |
| W | Ardany Mora | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | SFL 2017: Sibling Rivalry | |
| L | Kenichiro Togashi19-17-5 | Decision | Split | R3 | 3:00 | Pancrase | |
| W | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 0:46 | SFL 50 / CageSport 41 | ||
| L | Erick Gonzalez14-8 | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 2:05 | CXF 1 | |
| W | Yoshinori Takahashi | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:11 | Grachan | |
| W | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | Pancrase |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) and Dana White’s Contender Series — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
Amateur
4-3across 7 amateur bouts · 4 promotionsU of MMA · SSP · GetDown Promotions · Epic Fighting
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Daniel Rodriguez20-5 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 2:00 | SSP | |
| L | Matthew Arriola | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 2:59 | GetDown Promotions | |
| L | Roman Todorovich | Submission | — | R2 | 0:55 | U of MMA | |
| W | Dean Bo Moskowitz3-4 | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 0:28 | U of MMA | |
| W | Jacob Wasano | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:53 | U of MMA | |
| W | Jimmy Melendez | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:12 | Epic Fighting | |
| W | Michael Woods | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:53 | U of MMA |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.