Norifumi Yamamoto

Quick Facts

Full Name	Norifumi Yamamoto
Occupation	MMA Fighter
Date Of Birth	Mar 15, 1977(1977-03-15)
Age	47
Date Of Death	2018-09-18
Birthplace	Kawasaki
Country	Japan
Birth City	Kanagawa Prefecture
Horoscope	Pisces

Norifumi Yamamoto Biography

Norifumi Yamamoto is one of the most popular and richest MMA Fighter who was born on March 15, 1977 in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. In 2005, Kickboxer received the title of as the Featherweight Champion of the Year in MMAFighting in 2005.

He was defeated by He lost to Demetrious Johnson by way of unanimous decision on February 5, 2011. in a an unanimous decision on February 5, 2011.

Norifumi Yamamoto (山本 徳郁 , Yamamoto Norifumi, March 15, 1977 – September 18, 2018) was a Japanese mixed martial artist and kickboxer who competed in the bantamweight division of the UFC. He quickly gained popularity in the Shooto organization due to his aggressive, well-rounded style and controversial persona. He moved on to K-1 Hero’s, where he became the K-1 Hero’s 2005 Middleweight Grand Prix Tournament Champion in December, 2005 after defeating Genki Sudo via a controversial TKO due to punches.

Yamamoto made his professional mixed martial arts debut on March 2, 2001 against Masato Shiozawa at Shooto – To The Top 2, where he won by unanimous decision. He would go on to win his next two fights, both by TKO in the first round.

He split with Japanese fashion model Malia in 2009, shortly after the couple had three kids with three children.

Norifumi Yamamoto Net Worth

Norifumi Yamamoto is one of the richest MMA Fighter from Japan. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Norifumi Yamamoto 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was three times High School State Champion from 1995 until 1997.

He started his career with a an overall record of 17-1. He then lost five of his six subsequent matches.

Yamamoto came from a wrestling family. His father Ikuei Yamamoto represented Japan at the 1972 Olympic games in Munich and his sisters Miyuu Yamamoto and Seiko both won world championships in freestyle wrestling. Kid received his education in the United States and wrestled at Marcos de Niza High School in Tempe, Arizona, capturing three state championships (with a third-place finish as a freshman). During that time he lived and received training from Townsend and Tricia Saunders. He also trained briefly under Choi Mu Bae. At the age of 21, Yamamoto made a transition from wrestling to mixed martial arts despite his father’s opinion that MMA isn’t a real sport. His first trainer in the sport was Enson Inoue, fiancé of Yamamoto’s sister at the time.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Norifumi Yamamoto Dating?

According to our records, Norifumi Yamamoto married to Malia. As of December 1, 2023, Norifumi Yamamoto’s is not dating anyone.

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On May 3, 2006 Yamamoto made mixed martial arts history when he knocked out Kazuyuki Miyata four seconds into the fight with a flying knee moments after the bell sounded. It was the fastest ever knockout in a major MMA promotion.

Facts & Trivia

Norifumi Ranked on the list of most popular MMA Fighter. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Japan. Norifumi Yamamoto celebrates birthday on March 15 of every year.

In early 2007, Yamamoto announced an indefinite leave of absence from MMA to go back to his roots and train for and compete in freestyle wrestling for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He had hoped to win the Olympic Gold medal for freestyle wrestling ever since he was a child, as his father Ikuei Yamamoto represented Japan in the 1972 Olympic games in Munich. In qualifying, Yamamoto began with an impressive win over Japanese Self Defense Forces member Akihiro Tsuchida. Yamamoto looked nimble and explosive against Tsuchida, who had taken third in the 132-pound freestyle class at the 2006 Emperor’s Cup. However disaster struck in the semifinals against 2004 Athens Bronze Medalist Kenji Inoue, when in the first move of the match, an arm-whip takedown by Inoue, Yamamoto dislocated his right elbow, and was consequently prone for the easy pinfall. With this injury, Yamamoto had no choice but to leave his hopes of competing in the Olympic Games and return to Mixed Martial Arts.