Kenichi Yamamoto
- January 10, 2024
- Mixed Martial Artist
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Kenichi Yamamoto |
| Occupation | Mixed Martial Artist |
| Date Of Birth | Jul 11, 1976(1976-07-11) |
| Age | 48 |
| Birthplace | Japan |
| Country | Japan |
| Horoscope | Cancer |
Kenichi Yamamoto Biography
| Name | Kenichi Yamamoto |
| Birthday | Jul 11 |
| Birth Year | 1976 |
| Place Of Birth | Japan |
| Birth Country | Japan |
| Birth Sign | Cancer |
Kenichi Yamamoto is one of the most popular and richest Mixed Martial Artist who was born on July 11, 1976 in Japan, Japan. Kenichi Yamamoto (山本 喧一 , Yamamoto Ken’ichi) (born June 11, 1976) is a Japanese mixed martial artist and professional wrestler. Known for his pro wrestling career in UWF International, Yamamoto also competed against some of the best MMA fighters of his era in RINGS, Pride and the UFC, taking on Kevin Randleman, Genki Sudo and Pat Miletich, among others.
He returned to the ring against former Pancrase Light Heavyweight titlist Keiichiro Yamamiya on October 27, 2012. He lost via unanimous decision.
Kenichi Yamamoto Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Mixed Martial Artist |
| House | Living in own house. |
Kenichi Yamamoto is one of the richest Mixed Martial Artist from Japan. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Kenichi Yamamoto 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
A fan of Akira Maeda, Yamamoto was trained in karate since his chilhood and entered the Seidokaikan school before turning his attention to professional wrestling. In 1993, he was accepted in Union of Wrestling Forces International and debuted on October 14 in a match against Kazushi Sakuraba. After two years on the mid card, he joined Yoji Anjo and Yoshihiro Takayama to form the Golden Cups stable, in which he gained fame. In 1996, UWF International closed and Yamamoto moved to Kingdom, before eventually joining Fighting Network Rings in
- While in Rings, he had to skipe several months of action due to a surgery to remove a benign tumor, and ended leaving the company in 1999.
In November 1999 Yamamoto had his Ultimate Fighting Championship debut at the UFC 23 event, taking part on the night’s tournament. His first opponent was Wajutsu Keishukai representative Daiju Takase. The fight was slow, with Yamamoto being the superior striker and Takase constantly pulling guard to stop the action, so Kenichi resorted to headbutts to the midsection to damage him and even performed a cartwheel guard pass inspired on his training partner Sakuraba. Takase tried some high kicks and a triangle choke, but Yamamoto blocked them and landed punches and elbow strikes to the body, winning the decision. The final fight was against Katsuhisa Fujii, which proved to be a tougher bout. Fujii took Yamamoto down several times and attacked with ground and pound, consistently endangering the former Rings wrestler. At the end, however, Kenichi surprised Fujii with a kneebar from the guard and made him tap, winning the fight and the tournament.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
| Height | 6 ft 0 in |
Kenichi Yamamoto height 6 ft 0 in Kemoko weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.
Who is Kenichi Yamamoto Dating?
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Facts & Trivia
Kemoko Ranked on the list of most popular Mixed Martial Artist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Japan. Kenichi Yamamoto celebrates birthday on July 11 of every year.