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Norifumi Yamamoto

Fighter profile

Norifumi Yamamoto

BW18-6-0
Form
 
4.2
4.3
3.6
 
61
Overall
SoS 25
Skill ratings
Striking
68
Boxing
67
Kicking
67
Clinch
70
Striking def.
72
Wrestling off.
67
Wrestling def.
66
Ground game
62
Submissions
65
Grappling def.
65
Profile
Age49
Height5'4"
Reach66"
StanceSouthpaw
StyleBalanced
CountryJPN
Pro debut2001
UFC record0-3-0
Last fight2015-02-28
Octagon time42.1 min
Avg fight10.5 min
Career length25y 5m
Elo trajectory
Shadedinjuryfrom researched absences — hover a band for detail
Skill Elos

Per-discipline Elo and momentum, each with its percentile within the BW division (261 fighters).

Striking offense1485
7th
BW avg 1500
Striking defense1519
92nd
BW avg 1500
Grappling offense1488
25th
BW avg 1496
Grappling defense1489
10th
BW avg 1504
Momentum0
28th
BW avg 23
Win / loss by method
Record: 18-6-0, 2 NC

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
13 wins, 1 loss
W
72% of wins
L
17% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 1 loss
W
11% of wins
L
17% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 4 losses
W
17% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
0win3loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
0 (—)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (—)Submission(33%) 1
0 (—)Decision(67%) 2
Non-UFC
18win3loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
13 (72%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
2 (11%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (17%)Decision(67%) 2
UFC stats
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Striking · offense

Sig. strikes71
Sig. accuracy37%
Sig. attempted191
Total strikes84
Total attempted204
Knockdowns0
Head50
Body12
Leg9
Distance58
Clinch11
Ground2

Striking · defense

Sig. absorbed83
Sig. defense58%
KDs absorbed1
Head abs.45
Body abs.24
Leg abs.14
Distance abs.49
Clinch abs.24
Ground abs.10

Grappling · offense

Takedowns2
TD accuracy25%
TD attempted8
Sub att.0
Reversals1
Control time5:16

Grappling · defense

TD defense38%
TDs absorbed13
TD att. faced21
Sub att. faced3
Controlled time9:47

Totals (no benchmarks in this view) · 4 UFC fights · 42:06 total fight time

Schedule strength
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3+ fights

Opponents' records as of fight night — the quality of opposition Norifumi has faced, inside the UFC and out.

UFC opponents
all-promotion · as of fight night · career
OverallSoft
22W–11Lwin 66.7%div #202/203pct 1st
Wins
0W–0Lwin —pct —
LossesSoft
22W–11Lwin 66.7%div #196/199pct 2nd

Div rank, percentile & tier place this view's opp win % among active division peers with 3+ UFC bouts (career distribution).

Opponent Elo
UFC P4P · as of fight night · career
OverallSoft
1503 elodiv #199/203pct 2nd
Wins
— elopct —
LossesSoft
1503 elodiv #196/199pct 2nd

Mean UFC pound-for-pound Elo of opponents faced (~1500 = average), split by result. Div rank, percentile & tier place it among active division peers with 3+ UFC bouts (career distribution).

Non-UFC opponents
all promotions · as of fight night · career
Opp recordOpp win %
Overall108W–43L71.5%
Wins87W–34L71.9%
Losses21W–9L70.0%

Opponents' records as of each fight night, counted from their full pro careers rather than only the bouts we hold — so a regional opponent reads as the fighter they were, not as 0‑0. Always all promotions; SCOPE does not apply here.

Market profile

How the betting market priced Norifumi, and the hypothetical return on a flat 1-unit bet at the closing line every UFC fight. Retrospective analytics — not a betting signal.

Net return
−3.00u−100.0% ROI

over 3 close-line bets

Average odds
-224

69% implied

As favorite
0W–3L

ROI −100.0%

Avg -224

As underdog
—

ROI —

Avg —

Based on 3 of 3 UFC fights with a closing line · draws & no-contests excluded.

Fight history
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CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.