Sotaro Yamada
UFC Debut
Record
Streak
W1
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Funabashi, Chiba
- Born
- Japan
- Camp
- Panda Gym
- Weight class
- Middleweight
- Height
- 5'8" · 173 cm
Before the UFC
Sotaro 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
205-153-61
.573 win rate
Winning-record opponents
10 of 19
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
23
19 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 23 bouts · 7 promotions · wins by 3 KO · 9 sub · 2 decPancrase · Zst · Shooto · SRC · Deep +2
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Jian Kai Chee | KO/TKO | Submission to Elbows | R1 | 0:52 | ROMAN | Dec 13, 2025 |
| L | Yamato Nishikawa22-6-6 | Submission | Armbar | R3 | 4:10 | Shooto | Mar 21, 2022 |
| W | Submission | Heel Hook | R1 | 1:08 | Shooto | Jan 31, 2021 | |
| W | Tatsuhiko Nishizaka9-6-3 | Submission | Omoplata | R1 | 1:12 | Zst | Sep 10, 2017 |
| W | Jung Min Kang8-10-2 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 2:29 | Zst | Aug 7, 2016 |
| L | Masayuki Hamagishi17-4-7 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | Zst | Oct 18, 2015 |
| W | Teruhiko Kubo | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 1:39 | Zst | Feb 22, 2015 |
| W | Makoto Kawawa3-12-1 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 0:42 | Zst | Aug 31, 2014 |
| W | Yoshinori Takahashi3-12-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 3:57 | Rings | Sep 23, 2012 |
| W | Shinichi Taira27-22-12 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 1:05 | Zst | Mar 17, 2012 |
| D | Masayuki Hamagishi17-4-7 | Draw | Time Limit | R2 | 5:00 | Zst | Jan 22, 2012 |
| W | Yi Sak Kim3-9 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:40 | SRC | Dec 30, 2010 |
| L | Leonardo Santos18-6-1 | Disqualification | Knees to the Groin | R1 | 3:56 | SRC | Aug 22, 2010 |
| D | Ryoji Suzuki | Draw | Majority | R2 | 5:00 | Deep | Aug 2, 2008 |
| L | Yasushi Kitazaki10-8-1 | Decision | Split | R2 | 5:00 | Deep | May 24, 2008 |
| W | Kiichi Kunimoto21-12-2 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:42 | Pancrase | Jan 30, 2008 |
| L | Takuya Wada21-9-10 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Pancrase | Apr 27, 2007 |
| L | Naoki Seki6-6-2 | KO/TKO | Doctor Stoppage | R1 | 2:36 | Pancrase | Jun 6, 2006 |
| W | Kazuhiro Inoue4-6-3 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:51 | Pancrase | Nov 4, 2005 |
| W | Minoru Chujo1-3 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Pancrase | Aug 27, 2005 |
| W | Naoki Yoshimura2-3-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Pancrase | Jun 5, 2005 |
| W | Mitsuo Matsumoto6-9-1 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 2:10 | Pancrase | Feb 27, 2005 |
| L | Yuji Oba | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Pancrase | Jul 25, 2004 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
Amateur
1-0across 1 amateur bout · 1 promotionPancrase
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Akira Teraoka | Decision | Split | R1 | 5:00 | Pancrase | May 2, 2004 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.