Norifumi Yamamoto (18-6, 15) was born in Kawasaki, Japan on March 15, 1977. At the age of 23 years on March 2, 2001, he made his professional MMA debut against Masato Shiozawa, winning the fight via 2-round unanimous decision.
On February 5, 2011, 33-year old Norifumi Yamamoto made his UFC debut on his 23rd professional MMA fight at UFC 126 against a 24-year old Demetrious Johnson but lost the fight via unanimous decision.
Yamamoto's last fight was a 2-round no contest against Roman Salazar at UFC 184 at age 37 on February 28, 2015. He was on a 3-fight losing streak by his last fight.
He has fought four times in the UFC, and has a record of 3 losses and 1 no-contest in the promotion.
Some of Norifumi Yamamoto's best fights have been against Jadamba Narantungalag, Hideki Kadowaki, Tetsuo Katsuta, Rani Yahya, Genki Sudo, Kazuyuki Miyata and Royler Gracie.
Yamamoto has 6 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
26  | Feb 28, 2015 37 years, 11 months 18-6 (15) | 27 years 9-3 (6) | UFC | BT | 2 | NC | NC Accidental eye poke |
25  | Feb 26, 2012 34 years, 11 months 18-6 (15) | 29 years, 4 months 11-7-1 (10) | UFC | BT | 1 | SUB | LOSS Armbar |
24  | Nov 12, 2011 34 years, 7 months 18-5 (15) | 32 years 6-3 (4) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
23  | Feb 5, 2011 33 years, 10 months 18-4 (15) | 24 years, 5 months 5-1 (4) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
22 | May 29, 2010 33 years, 2 months 18-3 (15) | Federico Lopez | Dream | BT | 1 | KO | WIN Punches |
21  | Dec 31, 2009 32 years, 9 months 17-3 (14) | 27 years, 1 months 14-5-5 (10) | Dynamite | FT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
20  | May 26, 2009 32 years, 2 months 17-2 (14) | 32 years, 6 months 1-0 (1) | Dream | FT | 2 | SD | LOSS |
19  | Dec 31, 2007 30 years, 9 months 17-1 (14) | 23 years, 3 months 12-3 (10) | K-1 | BT | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches and soccer kicks |
18  | Sep 17, 2007 30 years, 6 months 16-1 (13) | 27 years, 5 months 1-1 (1) | BT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
17 | Dec 31, 2006 29 years, 9 months 15-1 (13) | István Majoros | K-1 | FT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
16  | May 3, 2006 29 years, 1 months 14-1 (12) | 30 years, 3 months 2-3 (2) | LT | 1 | KO | WIN Flying knee | |
15  | Dec 31, 2005 28 years, 9 months 13-1 (11) | 27 years, 9 months 14-3-1 (12) | LT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
14  | Sep 7, 2005 28 years, 5 months 12-1 (10) | 30 years, 3 months 18-7-4 (10) | LT | 2 | TKO | WIN Doctor stoppage | |
13  | Sep 7, 2005 28 years, 5 months 11-1 (9) | 39 years, 9 months 5-2-1 (4) | LT | 2 | KO | WIN Punch | |
12 | Jul 6, 2005 28 years, 3 months 10-1 (8) | Ian James Schaffa | LT | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
11  | Oct 13, 2004 27 years, 6 months 9-1 (7) | 28 years, 9 months | K-1 | LT | 1 | KO | WIN Punches |
10 | Jul 7, 2004 27 years, 3 months 8-1 (6) | Kazuya Yasuhiro | K-1 | LT | 2 | SUB | WIN Armbar |
9 | Apr 7, 2004 27 years 7-1 (5) | Tony Valente | K-1 | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
8 | Sep 5, 2003 26 years, 5 months 6-1 (4) | Caleb Mitchell | FT | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | |
7  | May 9, 2003 26 years, 1 months 5-1 (3) | 25 years, 8 months 16-5-1 (12) | FT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
6  | Sep 16, 2002 25 years, 6 months 4-1 (3) | 24 years, 5 months 6-3-1 (2) | FT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
5 | May 5, 2002 25 years, 1 months 3-1 (2) | Stephen Palling | FT | 1 | TKO | LOSS Doctor stoppage | |
4  | Dec 15, 2001 24 years, 9 months 3-0 (2) | 23 years, 2 months 2-0 (2) | FT | 2 | NC | NC Groin kick | |
3  | Sep 2, 2001 24 years, 5 months 3-0 (2) | 25 years, 3 months 2-0-1 (1) | FT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
2 | Jul 6, 2001 24 years, 3 months 2-0 (1) | Masashi Kameda | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | ||
1 | Mar 2, 2001 23 years, 11 months 1-0 (0) | Masato Shiozawa | 2 | UD | WIN |
