Yoshihisa Yamamoto
UFC Debut
Record
Streak
L9
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Kudamatsu, Yamaguchi
- Born
- Japan
- Camp
- Freelance
- Weight class
- Heavyweight
- Height
- 6'3" · 191 cm
Before the UFC
Yoshihisa 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
StrongOpponents' combined record
669-472-35
.586 win rate
Winning-record opponents
23 of 38
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
40
38 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 40 bouts · 10 promotions · wins by 5 KO · 5 sub · 1 decRings · PRIDE · K-1 · Rings Holland · Grabaka +5
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Jong Wang Kim13-23 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:15 | Grabaka | Oct 27, 2012 |
| L | Keiichiro Yamamiya45-35-10 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | Grabaka Live | Oct 15, 2011 |
| L | Hidetaka Monma18-11-4 | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R1 | 1:07 | Deep | Oct 24, 2010 |
| L | Tae Hyun Lee1-2 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:03 | K-1 HERO's | Oct 28, 2007 |
| L | Katsuyori Shibata4-11-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:09 | K-1 | Mar 12, 2007 |
| L | Don Frye20-9-1 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 4:52 | K-1 | Aug 5, 2006 |
| L | Min Soo Kim3-7 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 1:32 | K-1 | Mar 15, 2006 |
| L | Mu Bae Choi14-8 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | PRIDE | May 23, 2004 |
| L | Mirko Filipovic38-11-2 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:12 | PRIDE | Feb 15, 2004 |
| W | Mark Kerr15-11 | KO/TKO | Slam | R1 | 0:48 | PRIDE | Feb 1, 2004 |
| L | Heath Herring28-16 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R3 | 2:29 | PRIDE | Nov 9, 2003 |
| W | Alexander Otsuka5-13 | KO/TKO | Leg Injury | R2 | 5:00 | PRIDE | Dec 23, 2002 |
| L | Guy Mezger30-13-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | PRIDE | Sep 29, 2002 |
| L | Bob Sapp12-20 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:44 | PRIDE | Apr 28, 2002 |
| W | Jan Nortje2-6 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 1:43 | PRIDE | Dec 23, 2001 |
| L | Assuerio Silva16-8 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:11 | PRIDE | Sep 24, 2001 |
| L | Valentijn Overeem30-32 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 0:45 | Rings | Feb 24, 2001 |
| W | Chris Haseman20-17 | KO/TKO | Strikes | R1 | 3:51 | Rings | Dec 22, 2000 |
| W | Ameran Bitsadze1-4 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 4:39 | Rings | Dec 22, 2000 |
| L | Semmy Schilt26-14-1 | KO/TKO | Knee and Punch | R1 | 2:54 | Rings Holland | Jun 4, 2000 |
| L | Branden Lee Hinkle17-11 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:21 | WEF 9 | May 13, 2000 |
| L | Jeremy Horn92-22-5 | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R2 | 2:50 | Rings | Apr 20, 2000 |
| L | Brad Kohler12-15 | Submission | Smother | R1 | 1:57 | Rings | Oct 28, 1999 |
| D | Kiyoshi Tamura32-13-3 | Draw | — | R3 | 5:00 | Rings | Jun 24, 1999 |
| W | Tsuyoshi Kosaka28-21-2 | KO/TKO | Palm Strikes | R3 | 0:41 | Rings | May 22, 1999 |
| W | Joop Kasteel19-13 | KO/TKO | Palm Strikes | R1 | 7:32 | Rings | Apr 23, 1999 |
| W | Valentijn Overeem30-32 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 2:40 | Rings | Mar 20, 1999 |
| W | Andrei Kopylov6-11 | Submission | — | R1 | 6:55 | Rings | Feb 21, 1999 |
| W | Masayuki Naruse6-14 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 21:20 | Rings | Apr 22, 1997 |
| L | N/A | — | R0 | 0:00 | Rings | Jan 22, 1997 | |
| L | N/A | — | R0 | 0:00 | Rings | Jan 1, 1997 | |
| L | Kiyoshi Tamura32-13-3 | N/A | — | R0 | 0:00 | Rings | Jan 1, 1997 |
| W | N/A | — | R0 | 0:00 | Rings | Jan 1, 1997 | |
| W | David Khakhaleishvili | N/A | — | R0 | 0:00 | Rings | Oct 25, 1996 |
| L | Ricardo Morais10-4-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:46 | Rings | Aug 24, 1996 |
| L | Akira Maeda7-5 | Submission | — | R0 | 0:00 | Rings | Jan 24, 1996 |
| W | Ameran Bitsadze1-4 | N/A | — | R0 | 0:00 | Rings | Oct 21, 1995 |
| L | Rickson Gracie11-0 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R3 | 3:49 | VTJ 1995 | Apr 20, 1995 |
| W | Ruud Ewoldt | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Rings Holland | Feb 19, 1995 |
| L | Hans Nijman9-7 | N/A | — | R0 | 0:00 | Rings | Jan 25, 1995 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.

