Here is a list of Yamada's best fights. For a list of Yamada's losses, refer to "Manabu Yamada Losses".
On April 8, 1995 Manabu Yamada faced off against Masakatsu Funaki in a middleweight bout at age 25. He was coming in with a record of 15-8-2 (15), and Funaki was 26 years old and with a record of 14-3 (13). Yamada stopped Masakatsu Funaki via submission.
On December 16, 1994 Manabu Yamada faced off against Frank Shamrock in a middleweight bout at age 25. He was coming in with a record of 13-5-2 (13), and Shamrock was 22 years old and with a record of 1-0 (0). Yamada stopped Frank Shamrock via submission.
On October 15, 1994 Manabu Yamada faced off against Alex Cook in a middleweight bout at age 25. He was coming in with a record of 11-5-2 (11), and Cook was 21 years old and with a record of . Yamada stopped Alex Cook via submission.
On May 13, 1995 Manabu Yamada faced off against Jason DeLucia in a middleweight bout at age 25. He was coming in with a record of 16-8-2 (16), and DeLucia was 25 years old and with a record of 7-5 (6). Yamada stopped Jason DeLucia via submission.
On March 27, 1992 Manabu Yamada faced off against Satoshi Honma in a middleweight bout at age 22. He was coming in with a record of 4-3-2 (4), and Honma was 23 years old and with a record of 3-2-1 (3). Yamada stopped Satoshi Honma via submission.
On December 17, 1994 Manabu Yamada faced off against Minoru Suzuki in a middleweight bout at age 25. He was coming in with a record of 14-5-2 (14), and Suzuki was 26 years old and with a record of 11-3 (10). Yamada stopped Minoru Suzuki via submission.
On September 7, 1996 Manabu Yamada faced off against Kiuma Kunioku in a middleweight bout at age 27. He was coming in with a record of 19-12-3 (19), and Kunioku was 19 years old and with a record of 2-2-2 (1). Yamada stopped Kiuma Kunioku via submission.
On June 13, 1995 Manabu Yamada faced off against Vernon White in a middleweight bout at age 26. He was coming in with a record of 17-8-2 (17), and White was 24 years old and with a record of 5-10 (5). Yamada stopped Vernon White via submission.
On July 26, 1994 Manabu Yamada faced off against Matt Hume in a middleweight bout at age 25. He was coming in with a record of 10-4-2 (10), and Hume was 28 years old and with a record of 1-2 (1). Yamada stopped Matt Hume via submission.
On November 27, 1992 Manabu Yamada faced off against Kazuhiro Kusayanagi in a middleweight bout at age 23. He was coming in with a record of 5-4-2 (5), and Kusayanagi was 25 years old and with a record of 5-5-1 (5). Yamada stopped Kazuhiro Kusayanagi via submission.
