Record & Stats
Record5-12-2 (4 finishes)Born
Jun 11, 1976
Age
50Y, 4M
Stance
Orthodox
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stoppages
4 (21%)
KO/TKO
2 (11%)
Submissions
2 (11%)
Analytics
Championships
Wins1Record1-1UFCHeavyweight
Kenichi Yamamoto MMA record
Kenichi "Yamaken" Yamamoto retired with a professional MMA record of 5-12-2 (4 finishes). The complete fight record below covers all 19 bouts, including age, opponent, result, method, round, and date. Yamamoto's most recent fight was a loss to Kazuo Takahashi on Mar 9, 2013.
Yamamoto won the UFC heavyweight championship. He went 1-1 in major title fights.
Complete Fight Record
| No | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via | Rd | Technique | Title | Weight | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Mar 9, 2013 | 36 | Kazuo Takahashi | L | KO | 1 | Knee | — | Heavyweight | — |
| 18 | Oct 27, 2012 | 36 | Keiichiro Yamamiya | L | UD | 2 | — | — | Welterweight | Grabaka |
| 17 | Oct 15, 2011 | 35 | Sanae Kikuta | L | TKO | 1 | Punches | — | Light Heavyweight | Grabaka |
| 16 | Oct 4, 2006 | 30 | Diego Lionel Vitosky | L | TKO | 2 | Corner stoppage | — | Light Heavyweight | MARS |
| 15 | Jun 3, 2006 | 29 | Kaream Ellington | L | TKO | 1 | Punches | — | Light Heavyweight | — |
| 14 | Nov 13, 2005 | 29 | German Reyes | W | KO | 2 | High kick | — | Middleweight | — |
| 13 | Jul 19, 2004 | 28 | Ikuhisa Minowa | L | TKO | 1 | Punches | — | Middleweight | PRIDE |
| 12 | Mar 16, 2003 | 26 | Alexander Otsuka | L | UD | 3 | — | — | Heavyweight | PRIDE |
| 11 | Nov 24, 2002 | 26 | Kevin Randleman | L | TKO | 3 | Knees | — | Light Heavyweight | PRIDE |
| 10 | Dec 21, 2001 | 25 | Genki Sudo | L | SUB | 2 | Rear-naked choke | — | Lightweight | RINGS |
| 9 | Mar 4, 2001 | 24 | Akira Yasumura | D | UD | 1 | — | — | Welterweight | — |
| 8 | Jan 27, 2001 | 24 | Kenji Akiyama | D | UD | 1 | — | — | Welterweight | — |
| 7 | Dec 16, 2000 | 24 | Pat Miletich | L | SUB | 2 | Guillotine choke | ~ UFC Championship | Welterweight | UFC |
| 6 | Nov 12, 2000 | 24 | Tatsuya Kurahashi | W | KO | 1 | Punches | — | Middleweight | — |
| 5 | Nov 19, 1999 | 23 | Katsuhisa Fujii | W | SUB | 1 | Kneebar | + UFC Japan Tournament | Heavyweight | UFC |
| 4 | Nov 19, 1999 | 23 | Daiju Takase | W | UD | 3 | — | — | Heavyweight | UFC |
| 3 | Dec 23, 1998 | 22 | Kiyoshi Tamura | L | TKO | 2 | — | — | Heavyweight | RINGS |
| 2 | Jun 27, 1998 | 22 | Masayuki Naruse | L | SUB | 1 | — | — | Light Heavyweight | RINGS |
| 1 | May 29, 1998 | 21 | Chris Haseman | W | SUB | 1 | — | — | — | RINGS |