Keiichiro Yamamiya
Born (1972-07-12) July 12, 1972 (age 51)
Kanagawa, Japan
Other namesKei
NationalityJapanese
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st)
DivisionLight Heavyweight
Middleweight
Welterweight
StyleWrestling, Kickboxing
Fighting out ofChigasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
TeamGrabaka
Years active1996-2015
Mixed martial arts record
Total90
Wins45
By knockout11
By submission3
By decision31
Losses35
By knockout9
By submission8
By decision18
Draws10
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Keiichiro Yamamiya (born July 12, 1972) is a Japanese former professional mixed martial artist. A veteran of 89 fights who began his career in 1996 and last competed in 2015, he fought in the UFC, Pancrase, DEEP, and World Victory Road. He was the inaugural King of Pancrase Light Heavyweight Champion.

Mixed martial arts career

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Yamamiya signed with the UFC in 1999. He made his debut against Eugene Jackson at UFC 23 on November 19, 1999, and lost via first-round knockout. Yamamiya was then granted his release to return to Pancrase.

Pancrase

Yamamiya's history with Pancrase goes back his professional debut in 1996, when he faced Satoshi Hasegawa at the 1996 Pancrase Neo-Blood Tournament. He won his debut by split decision. He then lost in the quarter-finals of the tournament, falling to now-MMA legend Yuki Kondo by TKO.

He faced Ryo Kawamura to become the Light Heavyweight King Of Pancrase at Pancrase: Shining 8 on October 1, 2008. He lost via unanimous decision.[1]

On June 5, 2010, Yamamiya challenged Kengo Ura to become the Welterweight King Of Pancrase at Pancrase: Passion Tour 5. He lost the fight via split decision.[2] Yamamiya faced Yuji Hisamatsu at Pancrase 250 on July 28, 2013. Though Yamamiya was the heavy favorite on multiple media scoring websites, Hisamatsu won a majority decision.[3]

DEEP

Yamamiya made his DEEP debut on January 8, 2001, when he faced Paulo Filho at DEEP: 1st Impact. He lost via second-round TKO.[4] He faced Yuki Okano at DEEP: 65 Impact on March 22, 2014. Yamamiya was quickly taken down and submitted with a rear naked choke in the first round.[5] Yamamiya faced UFC veteran Keita Nakamura at DEEP: 67 Impact on June 22, 2014.[6] He lost the fight via TKO (punches) in the first round, putting Yamamiya at four losses in a row.[7]

Sengoku

Though not currently active for the promotion, Yamamiya signed a contract with Sengoku and made his debut against Alexandre Ribeiro at Sengoku 8 on May 2, 2009.[8] He lost via third-round knockout.[9]

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
90 matches 45 wins 35 losses
By knockout 11 9
By submission 3 8
By decision 31 18
Draws 10
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 45–35–10 Ikkei Nagamura Decision (unanimous) Pancrase: 264 February 1, 2015 3 5:00 Tokyo, Japan Middleweight bout.
Loss 45–34–10 Kenta Takagi KO (punch) Pancrase: 261 October 5, 2014 2 0:37 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 45–33–10 Keita Nakamura TKO (punches) DEEP: 67 Impact June 22, 2014 1 4:13 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 45–32–10 Yuki Okano Submission (rear naked choke) DEEP: 65 Impact March 22, 2014 1 4:53 Tokyo, Japan Return to Welterweight.
Loss 45–31–10 Eiji Ishikawa Decision (unanimous) Grabaka: Grabaka Live! 3 October 27, 2013 2 5:00 Tokyo, Japan Open-weight bout.
Loss 45–30–10 Yuji Hisamatsu Decision (majority) Pancrase 250: 2013 Neo-Blood Tournament Finals July 28, 2013 2 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Win 45–29–10 Daijiro Matsui Decision (points) U-Spirits: U-Spirits Again March 9, 2013 1 15:00 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 44–29–10 Will Noland Decision (unanimous) Pancrase 245 February 3, 2013 3 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Win 44–28–10 Ikkei Nagamura KO (flying knee) Pancrase: Progress Tour 14 December 1, 2012 1 1:26 Tokyo, Japan Return to Middleweight.
Win 43–28–10 Kenichi Yamamoto Decision (unanimous) Grabaka: Grabaka Live! 2 October 27, 2012 2 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 42–28–10 Takenori Sato Decision (unanimous) Pancrase: Progress Tour 10 September 1, 2012 3 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Win 42–27–10 Yukinari Tamura Decision (majority) Pancrase: Progress Tour 1 January 28, 2012 2 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Win 41–27–10 Shingo Suzuki KO (punches) Pancrase: Impressive Tour 13 December 3, 2011 1 4:24 Tokyo, Japan
Win 40–27–10 Yoshihisa Yamamoto Decision (unanimous) Grabaka Live: 1st Cage Attack October 15, 2011 2 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Win 39–27–10 Ichiro Kanai Decision (majority) Pancrase: Impressive Tour 8 August 7, 2011 2 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Draw 38–27–10 Kosei Kubota Draw Pancrase: Impressive Tour 1 February 6, 2011 2 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 38–27–9 Masahiro Toryu KO (head kick) Pancrase: Passion Tour 11 December 5, 2010 1 4:51 Tokyo, Japan
Win 38–26–9 Hoon Kim Decision (majority) Pancrase: Passion Tour 7 August 8, 2010 2 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 37–26–9 Kengo Ura Decision (split) Pancrase: Passion Tour 5 June 5, 2010 3 5:00 Tokyo, Japan Welterweight debut; for the Pancrase Welterweight Championship.
Win 37–25–9 Takenori Sato Decision (majority) Pancrase: Passion Tour 3 April 4, 2010 2 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 36–25–9 Yuji Hisamatsu Decision (majority) Pancrase: Passion Tour 1 February 7, 2010 3 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Win 36–24–9 Ryuji Ohori KO (punch) Pancrase: Changing Tour 3 June 7, 2009 1 1:01 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 35–24–9 Alexandre Ribeiro KO (punch) World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 8 May 2, 2009 3 0:51 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 35–23–9 Ryo Kawamura Decision (unanimous) Pancrase: Shining 8 October 1, 2008 3 5:00 Tokyo, Japan Return to Light Heavyweight; for the King of Pancrase Light Heavyweight Championship.
Win 35–22–9 Hiromitsu Kanehara Decision (unanimous) Pancrase: Shining 5 June 1, 2008 3 5:00 Tokyo, Japan Middleweight debut.
Win 34–22–9 Yuki Kondo Decision (majority) Pancrase: Shining 3 April 27, 2008 3 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Win 33–22–9 Ryo Kawamura Decision (unanimous) Pancrase: Rising 10 December 22, 2007 3 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Draw 32–22–9 Carlos Toyota Draw MARS 6: Rapid Fire December 22, 2006 2 5:00 Yokohama, Japan
Loss 32–22–8 Mikko Rupponen Decision (unanimous) FF 17: Fight Festival 17 March 25, 2006 3 5:00 Helsinki, Finland
Loss 32–21–8 Dae Won Kim Decision (unanimous) DEEP: 20th Impact September 3, 2005 2 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 32–20–8 Nilson de Castro Decision (unanimous) Pancrase: Spiral 2 March 6, 2005 3 5:00 Yokohama, Japan
Loss 32–19–8 Gustavo Machado Submission (heel hook) Pancrase: Brave 11 November 26, 2004 3 1:20 Tokyo, Japan
Win 32–18–8 Chael Sonnen Decision (majority) Pancrase: 2004 Neo-Blood Tournament Final July 25, 2004 3 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Win 31–18–8 Kozo Urita Decision (unanimous) Pancrase: Brave 5 May 28, 2004 2 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Draw 30–18–8 Bret Bergmark Draw Pancrase: Hybrid 11 December 21, 2003 3 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Draw 30–18–7 Keith Jardine Draw Pancrase: Hybrid 8 October 4, 2003 2 5:00 Osaka, Japan
Win 30–18–6 Nate Marquardt Decision (unanimous) Pancrase: 2003 Neo-Blood Tournament Second Round July 27, 2003 3 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 29–18–6 Nilson de Castro TKO (punches) Pancrase: Hybrid 6 June 7, 2003 1 4:00 Tokyo, Japan
Draw 29–17–6 Tsuyoshi Kurihara Draw Pancrase: Hybrid 4 April 12, 2003 2 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 29–17–5 Akihiro Gono TKO (punches) Pancrase: Spirit 9 December 21, 2002 3 3:49 Tokyo, Japan
Win 29–16–5 Eiji Ishikawa Decision (majority) Pancrase: 2002 Anniversary Show September 29, 2002 3 5:00 Yokohama, Japan
Win 28–16–5 Mitsuyoshi Sato TKO (punches) Pancrase: 2002 Neo-Blood Tournament Second Round July 28, 2002 3 2:52 Tokyo, Japan
Win 27–16–5 Ichiro Kanai TKO (punches) Pancrase: Spirit 4 May 11, 2002 1 3:51 Osaka, Japan
Win 26–16–5 Sumio Koyano KO (punches) Pancrase: Spirit 3 March 25, 2002 1 0:31 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 25–16–5 Yuki Sasaki Submission (armbar) Pancrase: Spirit 1 January 27, 2002 1 4:29 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 25–15–5 Akihiro Gono Decision (unanimous) Pancrase: Proof 6 October 30, 2001 3 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Win 25–14–5 Hikaru Sato Decision (unanimous) Zero1: Shingeki Chapter 2 August 30, 2001 2 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Win 24–14–5 Yoshinori Kawasaki TKO (punches) Pancrase: 2001 Neo-Blood Tournament Second Round July 29, 2001 1 4:04 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 23–14–5 Paulo Filho KO (punches) DEEP: 1st Impact January 8, 2001 2 0:29 Nagoya, Japan
Win 23–13–5 Denis Kang Decision (majority) Pancrase: Trans 7 December 4, 2000 2 3:00 Tokyo, Japan
Win 22–13–5 Ikuhisa Minowa Decision (unanimous) Pancrase: 2000 Anniversary Show September 24, 2000 2 3:00 Yokohama, Japan Won the 2000 Pancrase Light Heavyweight Championship Tournament and the inaugural King of Pancrase Light Heavyweight Championship.
Win 21–13–5 Omar Bouiche Submission (guillotine choke) 1 6:46 2000 Pancrase Light Heavyweight Championship Tournament Semifinals.
Win 20–13–5 Naohisa Kawamura Decision (unanimous) Pancrase: Trans 4 June 26, 2000 1 10:00 Tokyo, Japan 2000 Pancrase Light Heavyweight Championship Tournament Quarterfinals.
Win 19–13–5 Kousei Kubota Decision (majority) Pancrase: Trans 4 June 26, 2000 1 10:00 Tokyo, Japan 2000 Pancrase Light Heavyweight Championship Tournament Opening Round.
Win 18–13–5 Chris Lytle Decision (unanimous) Pancrase: Trans 1 January 23, 2000 1 10:00 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 17–13–5 Eugene Jackson KO (punch) UFC 23 November 19, 1999 3 3:12 Tokyo, Japan Light Heavyweight debut.
Win 17–12–5 Leon Dijk TKO Pancrase: Breakthrough 7 July 6, 1999 1 2:05 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 16–12–5 Kiuma Kunioku Decision (lost points) Pancrase: Breakthrough 5 May 23, 1999 1 15:00 Nagoya, Japan
Win 16–11–5 Yuhi Sano TKO (strikes) Pancrase: Breakthrough 3 March 9, 1999 1 10:43 Tokyo, Japan
Draw 15–11–5 Jeremy Horn Draw Pancrase: Advance 12 December 19, 1998 1 15:00 Tokyo, Japan
Win 15–11–4 Jason DeLucia Decision (lost points) Pancrase: Advance 10 October 26, 1998 1 15:00 Tokyo, Japan
Win 14–11–4 Satoshi Hasegawa Decision (majority) Pancrase: 1998 Neo-Blood Tournament Second Round July 26, 1998 1 15:00 Aomori, Japan
Loss 13–11–4 Osami Shibuya Decision (unanimous) Pancrase: 1998 Neo-Blood Tournament Opening Round July 7, 1998 1 20:00 Tokyo, Japan
Draw 13–10–4 Ryushi Yanagisawa Draw Pancrase: Advance 8 June 21, 1998 2 3:00 Kobe, Japan
Win 13–10–3 Takafumi Ito TKO Pancrase: Advance 6 May 12, 1998 2 1:35 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 12–10–3 Yuki Kondo Decision (majority) Pancrase: Advance 5 April 26, 1998 1 20:00 Yokohama, Japan
Win 12–9–3 Minoru Suzuki Decision (majority) Pancrase: Advance 3 March 1, 1998 1 20:00 Kobe, Japan
Draw 11–9–3 Ryushi Yanagisawa Draw Pancrase: Advance 2 February 6, 1998 1 10:00 Yokohama, Japan
Loss 11–9–2 Osami Shibuya Submission (toe hold) Pancrase: Advance 1 January 16, 1998 1 17:31 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 11–8–2 Bas Rutten Submission (rear naked choke) Pancrase: Alive 11 December 20, 1997 1 4:58 Yokohama, Japan
Win 11–7–2 Takafumi Ito Decision (unanimous) Pancrase: Alive 10 November 16, 1997 2 3:00 Kobe, Japan
Draw 10–7–2 Tra Telligman Draw Pancrase: Alive 9 October 29, 1997 2 3:00 Tokyo, Japan
Win 10–7–1 Minoru Suzuki Decision (lost points) Pancrase: 1997 Anniversary Show September 6, 1997 1 20:00 Tokyo, Japan
Win 9–7–1 Osami Shibuya Decision (1-0) Pancrase: Alive 8 August 9, 1997 2 3:00 Osaka, Japan
Win 8–7–1 Satoshi Hasegawa TKO (knees) Pancrase: 1997 Neo-Blood Tournament, Round 2 July 21, 1997 1 5:50 Tokyo, Japan Won the 1997 Neo Blood Tournament.
Win 7–7–1 Kousei Kubota Decision (lost points) 1 10:00 1997 Neo Blood Tournament Semifinal.
Win 6–7–1 Les Johnston Submission (guillotine choke) Pancrase: 1997 Neo-Blood Tournament, Round 1 July 20, 1997 1 4:07 Tokyo, Japan 1997 Neo Blood Tournament First Round.
Loss 5–7–1 Guy Mezger Decision (lost points) Pancrase: Alive 7 June 30, 1997 1 15:00 Hakata, Fukuoka, Japan
Draw 5–6–1 Kiuma Kunioku Draw Pancrase: Alive 5 May 24, 1997 1 10:00 Kobe, Japan
Win 5–6 Taka Michinoku Submission (keylock) Pancrase: Alive 4 April 27, 1997 1 7:36 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 4–6 Ryushi Yanagisawa Decision (lost points) Pancrase: Alive 3 March 22, 1997 1 10:00 Nagoya, Japan
Win 4–5 Takafumi Ito Decision (lost points) Pancrase: Alive 2 February 22, 1997 1 15:00 Tokyo, Japan
Win 3–5 Brian Gassaway Decision (lost points) Pancrase: Alive 1 January 17, 1997 1 10:00 Tokyo, Japan
Win 2–5 Wes Gassaway Decision (unanimous) Pancrase: Truth 10 December 15, 1996 1 10:00 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 1–5 Yoshiki Takahashi Submission Pancrase: Truth 9 November 9, 1996 1 7:12 Kobe, Japan
Loss 1–4 Kiuma Kunioku Submission Pancrase: Truth 8 October 22, 1996 1 1:38 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 1–3 Katsuomi Inagaki Decision (majority) Pancrase: 1996 Anniversary Show September 7, 1996 1 10:00 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 1–2 Osami Shibuya Submission 1 6:48
Loss 1–1 Yuki Kondo TKO Pancrase: 1996 Neo-Blood Tournament, Round 2 July 23, 1996 1 6:16 Tokyo, Japan 1996 Neo Blood Tournament Semifinals.
Win 1–0 Satoshi Hasegawa Decision (split) Pancrase: 1996 Neo-Blood Tournament, Round 1 July 22, 1996 1 10:00 Tokyo, Japan 1996 Neo Blood Tournament Opening Round.

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