Norifumi Yamamoto
Mixed martial arts record

Norifumi Yamamoto

Section Title: Mixed martial arts record
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Res.	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes

NC	18–6 (2)	Roman Salazar	No Contest (accidental eye poke)	UFC 184	February 28, 2015	2	2:37	Los Angeles, California, United States	Salazar was rendered unable to continue.

Loss	18–6 (1)	Vaughan Lee	Submission (armbar)	UFC 144	February 26, 2012	1	4:29	Saitama, Japan

Loss	18–5 (1)	Darren Uyenoyama	Decision (unanimous)	UFC on Fox: Velasquez vs. Dos Santos	November 12, 2011	3	5:00	Anaheim, California, United States

Loss	18–4 (1)	Demetrious Johnson	Decision (unanimous)	UFC 126	February 5, 2011	3	5:00	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Win	18–3 (1)	Federico Lopez	KO (punches)	Dream 14	May 29, 2010	1	1:41	Saitama, Japan	Return to Bantamweight.

Loss	17–3 (1)	Masanori Kanehara	Decision (unanimous)	Dynamite!! The Power of Courage 2009	December 31, 2009	3	5:00	Saitama, Japan

Loss	17–2 (1)	Joe Warren	Decision (split)	Dream 9	May 26, 2009	2	5:00	Yokohama, Japan	Dream Featherweight Grand Prix Quarterfinal

Win	17–1 (1)	Rani Yahya	TKO (punches and soccer kicks)	K-1 Premium 2007 Dynamite!!	December 31, 2007	2	3:11	Osaka, Japan	Bantamweight bout.

Win	16–1 (1)	Bibiano Fernandes	Decision (unanimous)	Hero's 10	September 17, 2007	3	5:00	Yokohama, Japan	Bantamweight bout.

Win	15–1 (1)	István Majoros	TKO (punches)	K-1 PREMIUM 2006 Dynamite!!	December 31, 2006	1	3:46	Osaka, Japan	Featherweight bout.

Win	14–1 (1)	Kazuyuki Miyata	KO (flying knee)	Hero's 5	May 3, 2006	1	0:04	Tokyo, Japan	Fastest known knockout in a major MMA promotion (tied)

Win	13–1 (1)	Genki Sudo	TKO (punches)	Hero's 4	December 31, 2005	1	4:39	Osaka, Japan	Hero's 2005 Lightweight Grand Prix final

Win	12–1 (1)	Caol Uno	TKO (doctor stoppage)	Hero's 3	September 7, 2005	2	4:04	Tokyo, Japan	Hero's 2005 Lightweight Grand Prix semifinal

Win	11–1 (1)	Royler Gracie	KO (punch)	Hero's 3	September 7, 2005	2	0:38	Tokyo, Japan	Hero's 2005 Lightweight Grand Prix quarterfinal

Win	10–1 (1)	Ian James Schaffa	TKO (punches)	Hero's 2	July 6, 2005	3	1:23	Tokyo, Japan	Lightweight bout.

Win	9–1 (1)	Jadamba Narantungalag	KO (punches)	K-1 World MAX 2004 Champions' Challenge	October 13, 2004	1	1:55	Tokyo, Japan	Lightweight bout.

Win	8–1 (1)	Kazuya Yasuhiro	Submission (armbar)	K-1 World MAX 2004 World Tournament Final	July 7, 2004	2	2:40	Tokyo, Japan	Lightweight bout.

Win	7–1 (1)	Tony Valente	Submission (rear-naked choke)	K-1 World MAX 2004 World Tournament Open	April 7, 2004	1	0:58	Tokyo, Japan	Lightweight bout.

Win	6–1 (1)	Caleb Mitchell	KO (punch)	Shooto - 9/5 in Korakuen Hall	September 5, 2003	1	0:40	Tokyo, Japan	Featherweight bout.

Win	5–1 (1)	Jeff Curran	Decision (unanimous)	SuperBrawl 29	May 9, 2003	3	5:00	Honolulu, Hawaii, United States	Featherweight bout.

Win	4–1 (1)	Tetsuo Katsuta	TKO (punches)	Shooto: Treasure Hunt 10	September 16, 2002	1	2:45	Yokohama, Japan	Featherweight bout.

Loss	3–1 (1)	Stephen Palling	TKO (doctor stoppage)	Shooto: Treasure Hunt 6	May 5, 2002	1	0:30	Tokyo, Japan	Featherweight bout.

NC	3–0 (1)	Josh Thomson	No Contest (groin kick)	Shogun 1	December 15, 2001	2	2:00	Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

Win	3–0	Hideki Kadowaki	TKO (punches)	Shooto - To The Top 8	September 2, 2001	1	4:02	Tokyo, Japan	Featherweight bout.

Win	2–0	Masashi Kameda	KO (punch)	Shooto: To The Top 6	July 6, 2001	1	4:17	Tokyo, Japan

Win	1–0	Masato Shiozawa	Decision (unanimous)	Shooto: To The Top 2	March 2, 2001	2	5:00	Tokyo, Japan

Sentence(s)

Norifumi Yamamoto fought against Darren Uyenoyama on November 12, 2011 at UFC on Fox: Velasquez vs. Dos Santos.

final_sentence: Norifumi Yamamoto fought against Darren Uyenoyama on November 12, 2011 at UFC on Fox: Velasquez vs. Dos Santos.