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Yoshihisa Yamamoto Valentijn Overeem
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Yoshihisa Yamamoto
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Valentijn Overeem
33-35

Fight: Yamamoto vs. Overeem

JapanRings Japan: Rise 1
20MARSAT'9912:00 AM
Heavyweight• main card• 1 rounds

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Nationality

JapanJapan

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Age

(1970-07-04) 56

50(1976-08-17)

Weight

(102+ kg) 225+ lbs

225+ lbs (102+ kg)

Height

(191 cm) 6′3″

6′3″ (191 cm)

Reach

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6′4″ (193 cm)

Gym

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Win-Loss Records

Wins

42

10 KO/TKO - 12%
26 submission - 31%
3 decision - 4%

33

21% - 14 KO/TKO
26% - 18 submission
1% - 1 decision

Losses

41

14 KO/TKO - 17%
20 submission - 24%
6 decision - 7%

35

21% - 14 KO/TKO
28% - 19 submission
1% - 1 decision

Past Opponents

Show Cancelled Fights
South Korea
Jong Wang Kim
(11-22)
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GRABAKA Live! 2
27 Oct2012KO/TKO(Punches) RD10:15
Japan
Keiichiro Yamamiya
(40-28-10)
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GRABAKA Live!: 1st Cage Attack
15 Oct2011Decision(Unanimous) RD25:00
Japan
Hidetaka Monma
(16-9-4)
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Deep 50 Impact
24 Oct2010Sub(Arm Triangle Choke) RD11:07
South Korea
Tae Hyun Lee
(0-1)
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K-1 HERO'S: Hero's In Korea 2007
28 Oct2007KO/TKO(Punches) RD11:03
Japan
Katsuyori Shibata
(1-0)
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K-1 HERO'S: Tokoro vs. Yasuhiro
12 Mar2007KO/TKO(Punches) RD10:09
USA
Don Frye
(16-5-1)
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K-1 HERO'S: Grand Prix 2006 (Stage 1)
05 Aug2006Sub(Rear Naked Choke) RD14:52
South Korea
Min Soo Kim
(1-2)
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K-1 HERO'S: Tokoro vs. Ikeda
15 Mar2006Sub(Rear Naked Choke) RD21:32
South Korea
Mu Bae Choi
(1-0)
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Pride Bushido 3
23 May2004Decision(Unanimous) RD215:00
Croatia
Mirko Filipović
(8-1-2)
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Pride Bushido 2
15 Feb2004KO/TKO(Punches) RD12:12
USA
Mark Kerr
(13-3)
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Pride 27: Inferno
01 Feb2004KO/TKO(Punches) RD10:40
USA
Heath Herring
(20-9)
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Pride Final Conflict 2003
09 Nov2003Sub(Rear Naked Choke) RD32:29
Japan
Alexander Otsuka
(4-11)
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Pride 24: Cold Fury 3
23 Dec2002KO/TKO(Leg Injury) RD25:00
USA
Guy Mezger
(28-13-2)
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Pride 22: Beasts From the East 2
29 Sep2002Decision(Unanimous) RD320:00
USA
Bob Sapp
(0-0)
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Pride 20: Armed and Ready
28 Apr2002KO/TKO(Punches) RD12:44
Norway
Jan Nortje
(0-1)
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Pride 18: Cold Fury 2
23 Dec2001Sub(Armbar) RD11:43
Brazil
Assuério Silva
(8-2)
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Pride 16: Beasts From the East
24 Sep2001KO/TKO(Punches) RD10:11
Netherlands
Valentijn Overeem
(18-11)
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Rings Japan: King Of Kings 2000 (Round 3)
24 Feb2001Sub(Armbar) RD10:45
Georgia
Amiran Bitsadze
(4-9)
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Rings Japan: King Of Kings 2000 (Round 2)
22 Dec2000Sub(Armbar) RD14:39
Australia
Chris Haseman
(21-21)
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Rings Japan: King Of Kings 2000 (Round 2)
22 Dec2000KO/TKO(Punches) RD13:51
Netherlands
Semmy Schilt
(15-9)
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Rings Holland - Di Capo Di Tutti Capi
04 Jun2000KO/TKO(Knee and Punch) RD12:54
USA
Branden Lee Hinkle
(2-4)
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WEF 9 - World Class
13 May2000Sub(Rear Naked Choke) RD12:21
USA
Jeremy Horn
(38-6-4)
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Rings Japan: Millennium Combine 1
20 Apr2000Sub(Arm Triangle Choke) RD22:50
USA
Brad Kohler
(10-4)
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Rings Japan: King Of Kings 1999 (Round 1)
28 Oct1999Sub(Smother Choke) RD11:57
Netherlands
Valentijn Overeem
(10-6)
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Rings Japan: Battle Genesis 5
15 Sep1999KO/TKO RD13:55
Japan
Kiyoshi Tamura
(28-9-2)
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Rings Japan: Rise 4
24 Jun1999Draw RD1
Japan
Tsuyoshi Kosaka
(27-19-1)
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Rings Japan: Rise 3
22 May1999KO/TKO(Palm Strikes) RD15:41
Netherlands
Joop Kasteel
(13-8)
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Rings Japan: Rise 2
23 Apr1999KO/TKO(Palm Strikes) RD17:32
Netherlands
Valentijn Overeem
(9-5)
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Rings Japan: Rise 1
20 Mar1999Sub(Armbar) RD12:40
Russia
Andrey Kopylov
(10-14)
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Rings Japan: Capture '99
21 Feb1999Sub(Rear Naked Choke) RD16:55
Bulgaria
Borislav Jeliazkov
(0-2)
i
Rings Japan: Team Tournament '98 (Round 1)
23 Oct1998 RD16:01
Bulgaria
Dmitriy Petkov
(2-5)
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Rings Japan: Team Tournament '98 (Round 1)
23 Oct1998Sub RD13:32
Japan
Kiyoshi Tamura
(22-7-1)
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Rings Japan: Fighting Integration 6
21 Sep1998Sub(Choke) RD18:52
Russia
Nikolai Zouev
(9-11)
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Rings Japan: Fighting Integration 5
28 Aug1998Sub(Choke) RD13:30
Japan
Akira Maeda
(37-7)
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Rings Japan: Capture '98
20 Jul1998Decision RD120:00
Russia
Volk Han
(32-9)
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Rings Japan: Fighting Extension 6
13 Aug1997KO/TKO(Head Kick) RD11:30
Japan
Mitsuya Nagai
(27-21-1)
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Rings Japan: Fighting Extension 5
22 Jul1997Sub RD12:27
USA
Maurice Smith
(5-9)
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Rings Japan: Fighting Extension 4
21 Jun1997Sub(Armbar) RD16:00
Netherlands
Herman Renting
(4-3)
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Rings Japan: Fighting Extension 3
23 May1997Sub RD13:17
Japan
Masayuki Naruse
(19-23-1)
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Rings Japan: Fighting Extension 2
22 Apr1997Sub(Armbar) RD11:20
Japan
Tsuyoshi Kosaka
(16-11)
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Rings Japan: Battle Genesis 1
04 Apr1997Decision RD130:00
Netherlands
Hans Nijman
(17-10)
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Rings Japan: Fighting Extension 1
28 Mar1997Sub(Armbar) RD18:02
Georgia
Tariel Bitsadze
(16-9)
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Rings Japan: Mega Battle '96 (Round 4)
22 Jan1997KO/TKO RD16:19
Japan
Kiyoshi Tamura
(6-1)
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Rings Japan: Mega Battle '96 (Round 3)
19 Dec1996Sub RD19:49
Georgia
Bakouri Gogitidze
(1-3)
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Rings Japan: Mega Battle '96 (Round 2)
22 Nov1996Sub RD14:52
Georgia
David Khakhaleishvili
(3-1)
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Rings Japan: Mega Battle '96 (Round 1)
25 Oct1996Sub(Heel Hook) RD12:24
Russia
Andrey Kopylov
(6-8)
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Rings Japan: Maelstrom 7
25 Sep1996Sub(Kneebar) RD12:33
Brazil
Ricardo Morais
(5-0)
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Rings Japan: Maelstrom 6
24 Aug1996KO/TKO(Punches) RD10:46
Netherlands
Hans Nijman
(14-8)
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Rings Japan: Maelstrom 5
16 Jul1996KO/TKO(Head Kick) RD12:35
USA
Maurice Smith
(2-6)
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Rings Japan: Maelstrom 4
29 Jun1996Decision(Unanimous) RD130:00
Japan
Tsuyoshi Kosaka
(12-5)
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Rings Japan: Maelstrom 2
26 Apr1996Sub(Heel Hook) RD13:04
Georgia
Tariel Bitsadze
(12-7)
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Rings Japan: Maelstrom 1
25 Mar1996Sub(Rear Naked Choke) RD17:54
Japan
Akira Maeda
(23-4)
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Rings Japan: Mega Battle '95 (Round 4)
24 Jan1996Sub RD17:59
Russia
Volk Han
(21-6)
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Rings Japan: Mega Battle '95 (Round 3)
19 Dec1995Sub(Armbar) RD10:17
Japan
Mitsuya Nagai
(17-14-1)
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Rings Japan: Mega Battle '95 (Round 2)
16 Nov1995Sub RD17:43
Georgia
Amiran Bitsadze
(0-4)
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Rings Japan: Mega Battle '95 (Round 1)
21 Oct1995
Netherlands
Dick Vrij
(15-7)
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Rings Japan: Rising Series 7
22 Sep1995Sub RD18:21
Netherlands
Herman Renting
(4-2)
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Rings Japan: Rising Series 6
27 Aug1995Sub RD15:00
Netherlands
Dick Vrij
(14-6)
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Rings Japan: Rising Series 5
18 Jul1995KO/TKO RD19:04
Russia
Volk Han
(17-4)
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Rings Japan: Rising Series 4
17 Jun1995Sub RD15:15
Brazil
Rickson Gracie
(3-0)
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Vale Tudo Japan 1995
20 Apr1995Sub(Rear Naked Choke) RD13:49
Japan
Mitsuya Nagai
(11-12-1)
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Rings Japan: Rising Series 1
18 Mar1995
Netherlands
Ruud Ewoldt
(0-0)
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Rings Holland: Free Fight
19 Feb1995Decision(Unanimous) RD53:00
Netherlands
Hans Nijman
(5-6)
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Rings Japan: Mega Battle '94 (Round 5)
25 Jan1995KO/TKO(Punches) RD16:49
Japan
Akira Maeda
(13-1)
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Rings Japan: Battle Shot At Niigata 2
24 Dec1994Sub RD11:44
Japan
Akira Maeda
(12-1)
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Rings Japan: Mega Battle '94 (Round 4)
16 Dec1994Sub RD19:47
Netherlands
Chris Dolman
(4-2)
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Rings Japan: Mega Battle '94 (Round 3)
19 Nov1994Sub RD17:24
Georgia
Zaza Tkeshelashvili
(3-2)
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Rings Japan: Mega Battle '94 (Round 2)
22 Oct1994Sub(Rear Naked Choke) RD17:41
Netherlands
Willie Peeters
(5-2)
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Rings Japan: '94 Tour 6
20 Aug1994Sub RD11:54
Russia
Andrey Kopylov
(2-4)
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Rings Japan: '94 Tour 5
14 Jul1994Sub(Toe Hold) RD19:38
Georgia
Amiran Bitsadze
(0-0)
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Rings Japan: '94 Tour 4
18 Jun1994Sub RD15:18
Russia
Sergey Sousserov
(1-2)
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Rings Japan: '94 Tour 3
17 May1994Sub RD13:13
Bulgaria
Sotir Gotchev
(0-1)
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Rings Japan: '94 Tour 2
23 Apr1994Sub RD1
Russia
Oleg Naniev
(1-0)
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Rings Japan: '94 Tour 1
19 Mar1994KO/TKO(Head Kick) RD18:04
USA
Jerry Flynn
(0-0)
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Rings Japan: Korakuen Experiment 6
06 Feb1994Sub RD17:25
Russia
Volk Han
(6-2)
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Rings Japan: Mega Battle '93 (Round 4)
21 Jan1994Sub RD1
Netherlands
Willie Peeters
(3-2)
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Rings Japan: Battle Shot At Niigata 1
25 Dec1993Decision(Points) RD130:00
Netherlands
Dick Vrij
(4-3)
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Rings Japan: Mega Battle '93 (Round 3)
08 Dec1993Sub RD17:47
Netherlands
Willie Peeters
(2-1)
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Rings Japan: Mega Battle '93 (Round 1)
23 Oct1993KO/TKO RD1
Japan
Nobuhiro Tsurumaki
(0-1)
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Rings Japan: Korakuen Experiment 5
10 Sep1993KO/TKO(Knees)
Russia
Mikhail Simov
(0-0)
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Rings Japan: Battle Dimension 5
21 Aug1993
Netherlands
Eric Edlenbos
(0-0)
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Rings Japan: Korakuen Experiment 4
06 Aug1993Sub(Ezekiel Choke) RD1
Georgia
Georgi Kandelaki
(0-0)
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Rings Japan: Battle Dimension 4
13 Jul1993Decision RD53:00
Japan
Masayuki Naruse
(0-2)
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Rings Japan: Battle Dimension 2
24 Apr1993KO/TKO(Broken Arm) RD18:48
Netherlands
Peter Oele
(0-0)
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Rings Japan: Battle Dimension 1
05 Mar1993KO/TKO(Head Kick) RD17:56

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Frequently Asked Questions About Yamamoto vs. Overeem

  • Which event are Yoshihisa Yamamoto and Valentijn Overeem fighting in?

    They are set to face each other in Rings Japan: Rise 1.

  • How many rounds is the Yoshihisa Yamamoto vs. Valentijn Overeem?

    The bout is scheduled for a standard 1-round RINGS fight.

  • Which organization is hosting the Yoshihisa Yamamoto vs. Valentijn Overeem?

    The fight is organized by the Fighting Network RINGS (RINGS).

  • When is the Yoshihisa Yamamoto vs. Valentijn Overeem fight?

    The fight is scheduled to take place on March 20, 1999