- Manabu Yamada
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Manabu Yamada Born May 18, 1969
Tochigi, JapanNationality Japanese Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Weight 225 lb (102.1 kg; 16.1 st) Style Shootfighting Years active 1990 - 2000 (MMA) Mixed martial arts record Total 44 Wins 23 By knockout 4 By submission 18 By decision 1 Losses 15 By knockout 4 By submission 8 By decision 3 Draws 6 Manabu Yamada (born May 18, 1969 in Tochigi, Japan) Is a retired Japanese mixed martial arts fighter. He is best known for his participation in the Pancrase fighting organization. He holds notable wins over Frank Shamrock, Masakatsu Funaki, Minoru Suzuki, Matt Hume, Jason Delucia, and Vernon White. Yamada has also fought Ken Shamrock, Bas Rutten and Guy Mezger. On December 17, 1994 Yamada advanced to the finals of the King of Pancrase Tournament where he lost to Ken Shamrock via unanimous decision.
Mixed martial arts record
Professional record breakdown 44 matches 23 wins 15 losses By knockout 4 4 By submission 18 8 By decision 1 3 Draws 6 Result Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes Loss 23-15-6 
Yuki KondoDecision (unanimous) Pancrase - Trans 1 January 23, 2000 1 10:00 Tokyo, Japan Draw 23-14-6 Osami ShibuyaDraw Pancrase - Breakthrough 10 November 28, 1999 1 30:00 Osaka, Japan Win 23-14-5 
Tae Yoon HanSubmission Pancrase - Breakthrough 8 September 4, 1999 1 0:48 Sendai, Japan Loss 22-14-5 
Jason DeLuciaDecision (unanimous) Pancrase - 1999 Neo-Blood Tournament Second Round August 1, 1999 1 15:00 Toyko, Japan Win 22-12-5 
Leon DijkDecision (majority) Pancrase - Breakthrough 5 May 23, 1999 1 10:00 Nagoya, Japan Draw 21-13-5 Ryushi YanagisawaDraw Pancrase - Breakthrough 3 March 9, 1999 1 15:00 Tokyo, Japan Win 21-13-4 David MooreTKO (guillotine choke) Pancrase - Breakthrough 1 January 19, 1999 1 0:20 Tokyo, Japan Loss 20-13-4 Jason DeLuciaSubmission (armbar) Pancrase: Advance 10 December 19, 1998 1 1:13 Urayasu, Japan Win 20-12-4 Daisuke WatanabeSubmission (rear-naked choke) Pancrase - Advance 10 October 26, 1998 1 7:33 Tokyo, Japan Draw 19-12-4 Katsuomi InagakiDraw Pancrase - 1998 Anniversary Show September 14, 1998 2 3:00 Tokyo, Japan Loss 19-12-3 Bas RuttenSubmission Pancrase: Advance 5 October 8, 1996 1 0:54 Nagoya, Japan Win 19-11-3 Kiuma KuniokuSubmission (guillotine choke) Pancrase - 1996 Anniversary Show September 7, 1996 1 8:29 Urayasu, Japan Loss 18-11-3 Frank ShamrockSubmission Pancrase - 1996 Neo-Blood Tournament, Round 1 July 22, 1996 1 12:44 Tokyo, Japan Draw 18-10-3 Kazuo TakahashiDraw Pancrase - Truth 6 June 25, 1996 1 10:00 Fukuoka, Japan Loss 18-10-2 Semmy SchiltSubmission (rear naked choke) Pancrase - Truth 5 May 16, 1996 1 5:44 Tokyo, Japan Loss 18-9-2 Guy MezgerTKO (doctor stoppage) Pancrase - Truth 3 April 7, 1996 1 6:14 Tokyo, Japan Win 18-8-2 Leon DijkSubmission Pancrase - Truth 3 April 7, 1996 1 2:53 Tokyo, Japan Win 17-8-2 Vernon WhiteSubmission Pancrase - Eyes Of Beast 5 June 13, 1995 1 10:26 Sapporo, Japan Win 16-8-2 Jason DeLuciaSubmission (heelhook) Pancrase - Eyes Of Beast 4 May 13, 1995 1 3:03 Urayasu, Japan Win 15-8-2 Masakatsu FunakiSubmission Pancrase - Eyes Of Beast 3 April 8, 1995 1 4:43 Nagoya, Aichi, Japan Loss 14-8-2 Jason DeLuciaTKO Pancrase - Eyes Of Beast 2 March 10, 1995 1 1:41 Yokohama, Japan Loss 14-7-2 Bas RuttenTKO (strikes) Pancrase - Eyes Of Beast 1 January 6, 1995 1 1:05 Nagoya, Japan Loss 14-6-2 Ken ShamrockDecision (unanimous) Pancrase - King Of Pancrase Tournament Second Round December 17, 1994 1 30:00 Tokyo, Japan Win 14-5-2 Minoru SuzukiSubmission (armbar) Pancrase - King Of Pancrase Tournament Second Round December 17, 1994 1 14:46 Tokyo, Japan Win 13-5-2 Frank ShamrockSubmission Pancrase - King of Pancrase Tournament Opening Round December 16, 1994 1 8:38 Tokyo, Japan Win 12-5-2 Christopher DeWeaverSubmission Pancrase - King of Pancrase Tournament Opening Round December 16, 1994 1 2:44 Tokyo, Japan Win 11-5-2 
Alex CookSubmission Pancrase - Road To The Championship 5 October 15, 1994 1 2:27 Tokyo, Japan Loss 10-5-2 Takaku FukeSubmission Pancrase - Road To The Championship 4 September 1, 1994 1 13:47 Osaka, Japan Win 10-4-2 Matt HumeSubmission Pancrase - Road To The Championship 3 July 26, 1994 1 2:31 Tokyo, Japan Win 9-4-2 Andre Van Den OetelaarTKO (doctor stoppage) Pancrase - Road To The Championship 2 July 6, 1994 1 4:52 Amagasaki, Japan Win 8-4-2 Katsuomi InagakiSubmission (kneebar) Pancrase - Road To The Championship 1 May 31, 1994 1 2:04 Tokyo, Japan Win 7-4-2 Chad StahelskiSubmission (kneebar) Shooto - Shooto June 24, 1993 1 2:08 Tokyo, Japan Win 6-4-2 Naoki SakuradaSubmission (kneebar) Shooto - Shooto February 26, 1993 5 1:09 Tokyo, Japan Win 5-4-2 Kazuhiro KusayanagiSubmission (armbar) Shooto - Shooto November 27, 1992 1 1:05 Tokyo, Japan Loss 4-4-2 Kenji KawaguchiSubmission (kneebar) Shooto - Shooto July 23, 1992 1 0:36 Tokyo, Japan Win 4-3-2 Satoshi HonmaSubmission (armbar) Shooto - Shooto March 27, 1992 1 N/A Tokyo, Japan Win 3-3-2 Yutaka FujiSubmission (kneebar) Shooto - Shooto December 23, 1991 1 1:39 Tokyo, Japan Loss 2-3-2 Satoshi HonmaSubmission (armbar) Shooto - Shooto August 3, 1991 4 N/A Tokyo, Japan Loss 2-2-2 Kenji KawaguchiSubmission (kneebar) Shooto - Shooto May 31, 1991 1 0:58 Tokyo, Japan Loss 2-1-2 Yasuto SekishimaKO (punch) Shooto - Shooto January 13, 1991 2 N/A Tokyo, Japan Win 2-0-2 Yoshimasa IshikawaTKO (punches) Shooto - Shooto September 8, 1990 1 2:07 Tokyo, Japan Win 1-0-2 Tomonori OharaKO (punch) Shooto - Shooto July 7, 1990 1 N/A Tokyo, Japan Draw 0-0-2 Takashi IshizakiDraw Shooto - Shooto May 12, 1990 3 3:00 Tokyo, Japan Draw 0-0-1 Takashi TojoDraw Shooto - Shooto March 17, 1990 3 3:00 Tokyo, Japan External links
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