Manabu Yamada (23-16-6, 21) was born in Tochigi, Japan on May 18, 1969. At the age of 20 years on March 17, 1990, he made his professional MMA debut against Takashi Tojo, losing the fight via 3-round draw.
Yamada's last fight was a 1-round unanimous decision loss to Yuki Kondo at Pancrase - Trans 1 at age 30 on January 23, 2000. He retired from the sport of MMA following this loss.
Some of Manabu Yamada's best fights have been against Matt Hume, Alex Cook, Frank Shamrock, Minoru Suzuki, Masakatsu Funaki, Jason DeLucia and Vernon White.
Yamada has 16 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
45  | Jan 23, 2000 30 years, 8 months 23-16-6 (21) | 24 years, 6 months 25-8-3 (14) | Pancrase | MD | 1 | UD | LOSS |
44 | Nov 28, 1999 30 years, 6 months 23-15-6 (21) | Osami Shibuya | Pancrase | MD | 1 | UD | DRAW |
43 | Sep 4, 1999 30 years, 3 months 23-15-5 (21) | Tae Yoon Han | Pancrase | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar |
42  | Aug 1, 1999 30 years, 2 months 22-15-5 (20) | 30 years 30-13 (18) | Pancrase | MD | 1 | UD | LOSS |
41 | May 23, 1999 30 years 22-14-5 (20) | Leon Dijk | Pancrase | MD | 1 | MD | WIN |
40  | Mar 9, 1999 29 years, 9 months 21-14-5 (20) | 26 years, 8 months 22-14-6 (17) | Pancrase | MD | 1 | UD | DRAW |
39 | Jan 19, 1999 29 years, 8 months 21-14-4 (20) | David Moore | Pancrase | MD | 1 | CKO | WIN Guillotine choke |
38 | Dec 19, 1998 29 years, 7 months 20-14-4 (20) | 29 years, 4 months 25-13 (17) | Pancrase | MD | 1 | SUB | LOSS Armbar |
37 | Oct 26, 1998 29 years, 5 months 20-13-4 (20) | Daisuke Watanabe | Pancrase | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
36 | Sep 14, 1998 29 years, 3 months 19-13-4 (19) | Katsuomi Inagaki | Pancrase | MD | 2 | UD | DRAW |
35  | Oct 8, 1996 27 years, 4 months 19-13-3 (19) | 31 years, 7 months 19-4 (17) | Pancrase | MD | 1 | SUB | LOSS Ankle lock |
34  | Sep 7, 1996 27 years, 3 months 19-12-3 (19) | 19 years, 9 months 2-2-2 (1) | Pancrase | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke |
33  | Jul 22, 1996 27 years, 2 months 18-12-3 (18) | 23 years, 7 months 10-4-1 (7) | Pancrase | MD | 1 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke |
32  | Jun 25, 1996 27 years, 1 months 18-11-3 (18) | 27 years, 3 months 7-6 (5) | Pancrase | MD | 1 | UD | DRAW |
31  | May 16, 1996 26 years, 11 months 18-11-2 (18) | 22 years, 6 months | Pancrase | MD | 1 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke |
30  | Apr 7, 1996 26 years, 10 months 18-10-2 (18) | 28 years, 3 months 5-2-1 (3) | Pancrase | MD | 1 | TKO | LOSS Doctor stoppage |
29 | Apr 7, 1996 26 years, 10 months 18-9-2 (18) | Leon Dijk | Pancrase | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Ankle lock |
28  | Sep 1, 1995 26 years, 3 months 17-9-2 (17) | 33 years, 8 months 2-3 (2) | Pancrase | MD | 2 | KO | LOSS Punch |
27  | Jun 13, 1995 26 years 17-8-2 (17) | 24 years, 6 months 5-10 (5) | Pancrase | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Heel hook |
26 | May 13, 1995 25 years, 11 months 16-8-2 (16) | 25 years, 9 months 7-5 (6) | Pancrase | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Heel hook |
25  | Apr 8, 1995 25 years, 10 months 15-8-2 (15) | 26 years 14-3 (13) | Pancrase | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Heel hook |
24 | Mar 10, 1995 25 years, 9 months 14-8-2 (14) | 25 years, 7 months 5-5 (4) | Pancrase | MD | 1 | TKO | LOSS Doctor stoppage |
23 | Jan 6, 1995 25 years, 7 months 14-7-2 (14) | Bas Rutten | Pancrase | MD | 1 | CKO | LOSS Arm-triangle choke |
22  | Dec 17, 1994 25 years, 6 months 14-6-2 (14) | 30 years, 10 months 14-3 (13) | Pancrase | MD | 1 | UD | LOSS For Pancrase Openweight middleweight title |
21  | Dec 17, 1994 25 years, 6 months 14-5-2 (14) | 26 years, 6 months 11-3 (10) | Pancrase | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar |
20 | Dec 16, 1994 25 years, 6 months 13-5-2 (13) | 22 years 1-0 (0) | Pancrase | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Ankle lock |
19 | Dec 16, 1994 25 years, 6 months 12-5-2 (12) | Christopher DeWeaver | Pancrase | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Heel hook |
18  | Oct 15, 1994 25 years, 4 months 11-5-2 (11) | 21 years, 5 months | Pancrase | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar |
17 | Sep 1, 1994 25 years, 3 months 10-5-2 (10) | Takaku Fuke | Pancrase | MD | 1 | SUB | LOSS Heel hook |
16  | Jul 26, 1994 25 years, 2 months 10-4-2 (10) | 28 years 1-2 (1) | Pancrase | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Heel hook |
15 | Jul 6, 1994 25 years, 1 months 9-4-2 (9) | Andre Van Den Oetelaar | Pancrase | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Doctor stoppage |
14 | May 31, 1994 25 years 8-4-2 (8) | Katsuomi Inagaki | Pancrase | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Kneebar |
13 | Jun 24, 1993 24 years, 1 months 7-4-2 (7) | Chad Stahelski | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Kneebar | |
12 | Feb 26, 1993 23 years, 9 months 6-4-2 (6) | Naoki Sakurada | MD | 5 | SUB | WIN Kneebar | |
11  | Nov 27, 1992 23 years, 6 months 5-4-2 (5) | 25 years, 7 months 5-5-1 (5) | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
10 | Jul 23, 1992 23 years, 2 months 4-4-2 (4) | Kenji Kawaguchi | MD | 1 | SUB | LOSS Kneebar For Shooto middleweight title | |
9  | Mar 27, 1992 22 years, 10 months 4-3-2 (4) | 23 years, 10 months 3-2-1 (3) | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
8 | Dec 23, 1991 22 years, 7 months 3-3-2 (3) | Yutaka Fuji | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Kneebar | |
7 | Aug 3, 1991 22 years, 2 months 2-3-2 (2) | 23 years, 2 months 2-1-1 (2) | MD | 4 | SUB | LOSS Armbar | |
6 | May 31, 1991 22 years 2-2-2 (2) | Kenji Kawaguchi | MD | 1 | SUB | LOSS Kneebar For Shooto middleweight title | |
5 | Jan 13, 1991 21 years, 7 months 2-1-2 (2) | Yasuto Sekishima | 2 | KO | LOSS Punch | ||
4 | Sep 8, 1990 21 years, 3 months 2-0-2 (2) | Yoshimasa Ishikawa | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
3 | Jul 7, 1990 21 years, 1 months 1-0-2 (1) | Tomonori Ohara | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | ||
2 | May 12, 1990 20 years, 11 months 0-0-2 (0) | Takashi Ishizaki | 3 | UD | DRAW | ||
1 | Mar 17, 1990 20 years, 9 months 0-0-1 (0) | Takashi Tojo | 3 | UD | DRAW |
