Yoshihisa Yamamoto (15-26-1, 14) was born in Kudamatsu, Japan on July 4, 1970. At the age of 24 years on January 25, 1995, he made his professional MMA debut against Hans Nijman, losing the fight via 1st-round KO.
Yamamoto's last fight was a 1st-round KO loss to Jong Wang Kim at age 42 on October 27, 2012. He retired on a 9-fight losing streak.
Some of Yoshihisa Yamamoto's best fights have been against Joop Kasteel, Chris Haseman, Mark Kerr, Mitsuya Nagai, Andrei Kopylov, Valentijn Overeem and Jan Nortje.
Yamamoto has 26 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
42 | Oct 27, 2012 42 years, 3 months 15-26-1 (14) | Jong Wang Kim | HW | 1 | KO | LOSS Punches | |
41  | Oct 15, 2011 41 years, 3 months 15-25-1 (14) | 39 years, 3 months 39-27-10 (12) | WL | 2 | UD | LOSS | |
40  | Oct 24, 2010 40 years, 3 months 15-24-1 (14) | 37 years 16-9-4 (11) | DEEP | WL | 1 | SUB | LOSS Arm-triangle choke |
39 | Oct 28, 2007 37 years, 3 months 15-23-1 (14) | Lee Tae-Hyun | HW | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
38  | Mar 12, 2007 36 years, 8 months 15-22-1 (14) | 27 years, 3 months 1-0 (1) | HW | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
37  | Aug 5, 2006 36 years, 1 months 15-21-1 (14) | 40 years, 8 months 16-5-1 (14) | HW | 1 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke | |
36  | Mar 15, 2006 35 years, 8 months 15-20-1 (14) | 31 years, 1 months 1-2 (1) | HW | 2 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke | |
35  | May 23, 2004 33 years, 10 months 15-19-1 (14) | 33 years, 10 months 1-0 (1) | HW | 2 | UD | LOSS | |
34  | Feb 15, 2004 33 years, 7 months 15-18-1 (14) | 29 years, 5 months 8-1-2 (7) | HW | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
33  | Feb 1, 2004 33 years, 6 months 15-17-1 (14) | 35 years, 1 months 13-3 (8) | HW | 1 | KO | WIN Slam | |
32  | Nov 9, 2003 33 years, 4 months 14-17-1 (13) | 25 years, 8 months 20-9 (18) | HW | 3 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke | |
31  | Dec 23, 2002 32 years, 5 months 14-16-1 (13) | 31 years, 5 months 2-11 (2) | HW | 2 | TKO | WIN Leg injury | |
30  | Sep 29, 2002 32 years, 2 months 13-16-1 (12) | 34 years, 8 months 28-12-2 (15) | HW | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
29  | Apr 28, 2002 31 years, 9 months 13-15-1 (12) | 28 years, 7 months | HW | 1 | KO | LOSS Punches | |
28  | Dec 23, 2001 31 years, 5 months 13-14-1 (12) | 26 years, 8 months 0-1 (0) | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | ||
27  | Sep 24, 2001 31 years, 2 months 12-14-1 (11) | 27 years, 3 months 8-2 (8) | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches | ||
26  | Feb 24, 2001 30 years, 7 months 12-13-1 (11) | 24 years, 6 months 17-9 (14) | RINGS | 1 | SUB | LOSS Armbar | |
25  | Dec 22, 2000 30 years, 5 months 12-12-1 (11) | 31 years, 6 months 15-9 (12) | RINGS | 1 | TKO | WIN Strikes | |
24 | Dec 22, 2000 30 years, 5 months 11-12-1 (10) | Ameran Bitsadze | RINGS | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
23  | Jun 4, 2000 29 years, 11 months 10-12-1 (9) | 26 years, 7 months 15-9 (13) | RINGS | 1 | KO | LOSS Knee and punch | |
22  | May 13, 2000 29 years, 10 months 10-11-1 (9) | 26 years, 9 months 2-4 (2) | 1 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke | ||
21  | Apr 20, 2000 29 years, 9 months 10-10-1 (9) | 24 years, 7 months 38-6-4 (34) | RINGS | 2 | SUB | LOSS Arm-triangle choke | |
20  | Oct 28, 1999 29 years, 3 months 10-9-1 (9) | 35 years, 5 months 10-4 (10) | RINGS | 1 | SUB | LOSS Smother choke | |
19  | Jun 24, 1999 28 years, 11 months 10-8-1 (9) | 29 years, 6 months 16-3-2 (15) | RINGS | 3 | UD | DRAW | |
18  | May 22, 1999 28 years, 10 months 10-8 (9) | 29 years, 2 months 15-7-1 (9) | RINGS | 3 | TKO | WIN Palm strikes | |
17  | Apr 23, 1999 28 years, 9 months 9-8 (8) | 34 years, 7 months 9-3 (8) | RINGS | 1 | TKO | WIN Palm strikes | |
16 | Mar 20, 1999 28 years, 8 months 8-8 (7) | 22 years, 7 months 8-4 (7) | RINGS | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
15  | Feb 21, 1999 28 years, 7 months 7-8 (6) | 33 years, 7 months 1-3 (0) | RINGS | 1 | SUB | WIN | |
14  | Jul 22, 1997 27 years 6-8 (5) | 28 years, 8 months 15-6 (15) | RINGS | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
13 | Apr 22, 1997 26 years, 9 months 5-8 (4) | Masayuki Naruse | RINGS | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
12  | Jan 22, 1997 26 years, 6 months 4-8 (3) | 31 years 4-1 (0) | RINGS | 1 | KO | LOSS Punch | |
11 | Jan 1, 1997 26 years, 5 months 4-7 (3) | 30 years, 11 months 3-1 (0) | RINGS | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
10 | Jan 1, 1997 26 years, 5 months 4-6 (3) | 27 years 4-0 (4) | RINGS | 1 | SUB | LOSS Neck crank | |
9 | Jan 1, 1997 26 years, 5 months 4-5 (3) | Bakouri Gogitidze | RINGS | 1 | SUB | WIN Americana | |
8 | Oct 25, 1996 26 years, 3 months 3-5 (2) | David Khakhaleishvili | RINGS | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
7 | Aug 24, 1996 26 years, 1 months 2-5 (1) | Ricardo Morais | RINGS | 1 | KO | LOSS Punches | |
6  | Jan 24, 1996 25 years, 6 months 2-4 (1) | 37 years 1-2 (0) | RINGS | 1 | SUB | LOSS Americana | |
5 | Oct 21, 1995 25 years, 3 months 2-3 (1) | Ameran Bitsadze | RINGS | 3 | SUB | WIN Neck crank | |
4  | Apr 20, 1995 24 years, 9 months 1-3 (0) | 35 years, 4 months 5-0 (5) | 3 | CKO | LOSS Rear-naked choke | ||
3 | Mar 18, 1995 24 years, 8 months 1-2 (0) | 26 years, 4 months 1-1 (1) | RINGS | 1 | SUB | LOSS Achilles lock | |
2 | Feb 19, 1995 24 years, 7 months 1-1 (0) | Ruud Ewoldt | RINGS | 3 | UD | WIN | |
1  | Jan 25, 1995 24 years, 6 months 0-1 (0) | 35 years, 4 months | RINGS | 1 | KO | LOSS Punch |
