Heavyweight · Men

Manabu Yamada

Japan PANCRASEism debut 1990
Held by Jon Jones
Form L W D L NC
Elo 1,241 peak 1,421 · 17 Dec 1994 180 below it 106 days at No. 1 middleweight
Tapology Sherdog
23-15-6 (1)pro record
1L current streak
1,445best win, Elo
1,185average opponent
-- born 18 May 1969
69.0" / -- height / reach

Elo history

Hover for the fight at that point; dots are wins and losses; the band is the typical prime for men at heavyweight, ages 30–38

Record

-- – --
Rating by method KO1,077 Sub1,153 Dec1,005

Style profile

Each axis is a percentile of heavyweight fighters with five pro bouts (2,827 of them); further out is better. Hover a point for the number.
KO Submission Decision Finishes Durability Win rate Opposition Activity
From the record and the method ratings

Similar careers

Who looked like this after 40 pro bouts, and what happened next

After 40 bouts (1999): 1,323 Elo, 22-13, aged 30, average opponent 1,169.

  1. Roman Savochka then 1,275, 23-16, aged 30 3-4 after peaked 1,319
  2. Dennis Reed then 1,376, 23-16, aged 30 24-48 after peaked 1,419
  3. Brian Heden then 1,297, 26-14, aged 29 5-3 after peaked 1,574 ▲
  4. Ricardo Chavez then 1,328, 22-18, aged 30 · Middleweight 8-11 after peaked 1,472 ▲
  5. Gerônimo dos Santos then 1,388, 26-14, aged 31 20-12 after peaked 1,628 ▲
  6. Dan Vinni then 1,316, 23-16, aged 31 · Middleweight 4-4 after peaked 1,417 ▲

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Masakatsu Funaki Submission R1 · 8 Apr 1995 · Pancrase 1,445
  2. Leon Van Dijk Decision R1 · 23 May 1999 · Pancrase 1,432
  3. Minoru Suzuki Submission R1 · 17 Dec 1994 · Pancrase 1,309
  4. Jason DeLucia Submission R1 · 13 May 1995 · Pancrase 1,274
  5. Naoki Sakurada Submission R5 · 26 Feb 1993 · Shooto 1,247

Losses

The latest 5 of 15
  1. Yuki Kondo Decision R1 · 23 Jan 2000 · Pancrase 1,493
  2. Jason DeLucia Decision R1 · 1 Aug 1999 · Pancrase 1,437
  3. Jason DeLucia Submission R1 · 19 Dec 1998 · Pancrase 1,316
  4. Bas Rutten Submission R1 · 8 Oct 1996 · Pancrase 1,687
  5. Frank Shamrock Submission R1 · 22 Jul 1996 · Pancrase 1,412

Rivalries

Opponents met more than once; the series from this side All rivalries →
  1. Jason DeLucia 4 meetings · 1995, 1995, 1998, 1999 1–3
  2. Leon Van Dijk 2 meetings · 1996, 1999 2–0
  3. Katsuomi Inagaki 2 meetings · 1994, 1998 1–0
  4. Bas Rutten 2 meetings · 1995, 1996 0–2
  5. Frank Shamrock 2 meetings · 1994, 1996 1–1
  6. Kenji Kawaguchi 2 meetings · 1991, 1992 0–2

Fight history

45 bouts, newest first. Hover a heading for what it means.
# Date Result Opponent Weight class Method Round Score Elo ± Opp Elo Odds Event
45 8 Jan 200131.6 yrs NC23-15-6 (1) Sanae Kikuta 17-4-2 · 29.3 yrs – -- R13:00 0.00 1,241→1,241 +0 1,472 – Deep - 1st Impact DEEP
44 23 Jan 200030.7 yrs L23-15-6 Yuki Kondo 25-8-3 · 24.5 yrs Open Weight DecisionUnanimous R110:00 0.03 1,274→1,241 -33 1,493 – Pancrase 81 Pancrase
43 28 Nov 199930.5 yrs D23-14-6 Osami Shibuya 20-21-10 · 23.9 yrs Heavyweight DecisionUnanimous R115:00 0.50 1,295→1,274 -21 1,211 – Pancrase 79 Pancrase
42 4 Sep 199930.3 yrs W23-14-5 Tae Yoon Han 0-1 · 26.5 yrs Heavyweight SubArmbar R10:48 1.00 1,269→1,295 +26 967 – Pancrase 76 Pancrase
41 1 Aug 199930.2 yrs L22-14-5 Jason DeLucia 30-13 · 30.0 yrs Heavyweight DecisionUnanimous R115:00 0.03 1,323→1,269 -55 1,437 – Pancrase 75 Pancrase
40 23 May 199930.0 yrs W22-13-5 Leon Van Dijk 5-9-1 · 24.7 yrs Heavyweight DecisionMajority R110:00 0.63 1,260→1,323 +64 1,432 – Pancrase 71: Breakthrough 5 Pancrase
39 9 Mar 199929.8 yrs D21-13-5 Ryushi Yanagisawa 22-14-6 · 26.7 yrs Heavyweight DecisionUnanimous R115:00 0.50 1,242→1,260 +18 1,313 – Pancrase 69 Pancrase
38 19 Jan 199929.7 yrs W21-13-4 David Moore 0-2 · 28.6 yrs Heavyweight SubGuillotine Choke R10:20 1.00 1,208→1,242 +34 959 – Pancrase 67 Pancrase
37 19 Dec 199829.6 yrs L20-13-4 Jason DeLucia 25-13 · 29.4 yrs Heavyweight SubArmbar R11:13 0.00 1,289→1,208 -81 1,316 – Pancrase 66 Pancrase
36 26 Oct 199829.4 yrs W20-12-4 Daisuke Watanabe debut · 21.8 yrs Heavyweight SubRear Naked Choke R17:33 1.00 1,209→1,289 +80 1,180 – Pancrase 64 Pancrase
35 14 Sep 199829.3 yrs D19-12-4 Katsuomi Inagaki 14-16-2 · 29.0 yrs Heavyweight DecisionUnanimous R213:00 0.50 1,181→1,209 +28 1,295 – Pancrase 62 Pancrase
34 8 Oct 199627.4 yrs L19-12-3 Bas Rutten 19-4 · 31.6 yrs Heavyweight SubToe Hold R10:54 0.00 1,200→1,190 -10 1,687 – Pancrase 34 Pancrase
33 7 Sep 199627.3 yrs W19-11-3 Kiuma Kunioku 2-2-2 · 19.8 yrs Heavyweight SubGuillotine Choke R18:29 1.00 1,121→1,200 +79 1,087 – Pancrase 33 Pancrase
32 22 Jul 199627.2 yrs L18-11-3 Frank Shamrock 10-4-1 · 23.6 yrs Heavyweight SubRear Naked Choke R112:44 0.00 1,153→1,121 -32 1,412 – Pancrase 31 Pancrase
31 25 Jun 199627.1 yrs D18-10-3 Kazuo Takahashi 7-6 · 27.3 yrs Heavyweight DecisionSplit R110:00 0.50 1,167→1,153 -14 1,111 – Pancrase 30 Pancrase
30 16 May 199627.0 yrs L18-10-2 Semmy Schilt debut · 22.6 yrs Heavyweight SubRear Naked Choke R15:44 0.00 1,282→1,167 -115 1,169 – Pancrase 29 Pancrase
29 7 Apr 199626.9 yrs W18-9-2 Leon Van Dijk 0-5 · 21.6 yrs Heavyweighttitle SubAnkle Lock R12:53 1.00 1,261→1,282 +21 911 – Pancrase 27 Pancrase
28 7 Apr 199626.9 yrs L17-9-2 Guy Mezger 4-3-1 · 28.3 yrs Heavyweighttitle KO/TKOInjury R16:14 0.00 1,413→1,261 -151 1,089 – Pancrase 27 Pancrase
27 13 Jun 199526.1 yrs W17-8-2 Vernon White 5-10 · 23.5 yrs Heavyweight SubHeel Hook R110:26 1.00 1,382→1,413 +31 1,116 – Pancrase 19 Pancrase
26 13 May 199526.0 yrs W16-8-2 Jason DeLucia 7-5 · 25.8 yrs Heavyweight SubHeel Hook R13:03 1.00 1,301→1,382 +81 1,274 – Pancrase 18 Pancrase
25 8 Apr 199525.9 yrs W15-8-2 Masakatsu Funaki 15-3 · 26.1 yrs Heavyweight SubHeel Hook R14:43 1.00 1,154→1,301 +147 1,445 – Pancrase 17 Pancrase
24 10 Mar 199525.8 yrs L14-8-2 Jason DeLucia 5-5 · 25.6 yrs Heavyweight KO/TKOInjury R11:41 0.00 1,289→1,154 -135 1,080 – Pancrase 16 Pancrase
23 26 Jan 199525.7 yrs L14-7-2 Bas Rutten 6-3 · 29.9 yrs Heavyweight SubArm Triangle Choke R11:05 0.00 1,421→1,289 -133 1,221 – Pancrase 15 Pancrase
22 17 Dec 199425.6 yrs W14-6-2 Minoru Suzuki 11-2 · 26.5 yrs Heavyweighttitle SubArmbar R114:46 1.00 1,342→1,421 +79 1,309 – Pancrase 14 Pancrase
21 17 Dec 199425.6 yrs L13-6-2 Ken Shamrock 14-3 · 30.8 yrs Heavyweighttitle DecisionUnanimous R130:00 0.03 1,389→1,342 -46 1,540 – Pancrase 14 Pancrase
20 16 Dec 199425.6 yrs W13-5-2 Christopher DeWeaver debut · 30.0 yrs Heavyweighttitle SubHeel Hook R12:44 1.00 1,357→1,389 +32 1,095 – Pancrase 13 Pancrase
19 16 Dec 199425.6 yrs W12-5-2 Frank Shamrock 1-0 · 22.0 yrs Heavyweighttitle SubAnkle Lock R18:38 1.00 1,305→1,357 +53 1,157 – Pancrase 13 Pancrase
18 15 Oct 199425.4 yrs W11-5-2 Alex Cook debut · 21.5 yrs Heavyweight SubArmbar R12:27 1.00 1,257→1,305 +47 1,084 – Pancrase 12 Pancrase
17 1 Sep 199425.3 yrs L10-5-2 Takaku Fuke 6-4 · 25.6 yrs Heavyweight SubHeel Hook R113:47 0.00 1,380→1,257 -123 1,232 – Pancrase 11 Pancrase
16 26 Jul 199425.2 yrs W10-4-2 Matt Hume 1-2 · 28.0 yrs Heavyweight SubHeel Hook R12:31 1.00 1,366→1,380 +14 946 – Pancrase 10 Pancrase
15 6 Jul 199425.1 yrs W9-4-2 Andre Van Den Oetelaar 2-3 · 38.0 yrs Heavyweight KO/TKOInjury R14:52 1.00 1,347→1,366 +19 983 – Pancrase 9 Pancrase
14 31 May 199425.0 yrs W8-4-2 Katsuomi Inagaki 3-4 · 24.7 yrs Heavyweight SubKneebar R12:04 1.00 1,327→1,347 +19 965 – Pancrase 8 Pancrase
13 24 Jun 199324.1 yrs W7-4-2 Chad Stahelski debut · 24.8 yrs Middleweight SubKneebar R12:08 1.00 1,288→1,327 +39 1,073 – Shooto Shooto
12 26 Feb 199323.8 yrs W6-4-2 Naoki Sakurada 8-5-2 · 26.8 yrs Middleweight SubKneebar R513:19 1.00 1,185→1,288 +103 1,247 – Shooto Shooto
11 27 Nov 199223.5 yrs W5-4-2 Kazuhiro Kusayanagi 5-5-1 · 25.6 yrs – SubArmbar R11:05 1.00 1,089→1,185 +96 1,122 – Shooto Shooto
10 23 Jul 199223.2 yrs L4-4-2 Kenji Kawaguchi 7-0-3 · 24.0 yrs – SubKneebar R10:36 0.00 1,140→1,089 -51 1,293 – Shooto Shooto
9 27 Mar 199222.9 yrs W4-3-2 Satoshi Honma 3-3 · 23.9 yrs – SubArmbar R3 1.00 1,037→1,140 +103 1,100 – Shooto Shooto
8 23 Dec 199122.6 yrs W3-3-2 Yutaka Fuji 0-1 – SubKneebar R11:39 1.00 955→1,037 +82 934 – Shooto Shooto
7 3 Aug 199122.2 yrs L2-3-2 Satoshi Honma 2-2 · 23.2 yrs – SubArmbar R4 0.00 1,050→955 -94 1,022 – Shooto Shooto
6 31 May 199122.0 yrs L2-2-2 Kenji Kawaguchi 5-0-2 · 22.8 yrs – SubKneebar R10:58 0.00 1,088→1,050 -38 1,310 – Shooto Shooto
5 13 Jan 199121.7 yrs L2-1-2 Yasuto Sekishima 4-0-3 · 24.6 yrs – KO/TKOPunch R2 0.00 1,168→1,088 -81 1,195 – Shooto Shooto
4 8 Sep 199021.3 yrs W2-0-2 Yoshimasa Ishikawa 1-2 · 26.3 yrs – KO/TKOPunches R12:07 1.00 1,116→1,168 +53 970 – Shooto Shooto
3 7 Jul 199021.1 yrs W1-0-2 Tomonori Ohara 2-0 · 21.0 yrs – KO/TKOHead Kick R1 1.00 998→1,116 +117 1,122 – Shooto Shooto
2 12 May 199021.0 yrs D0-0-2 Takashi Ishizaki 0-1 · 22.1 yrs – -- R3 0.50 1,013→998 -15 954 – Shooto Shooto
1 17 Mar 199020.8 yrs D0-0-1 Takashi Tojo debut · 24.3 yrs – -- R3 0.50 1,013→1,013 +0 1,013 – Shooto Shooto