Kenichi Yamamoto
Japanese mixed martial artist and professional wrestler
山本 喧一 · 山本喧一 · 야마모토 겐이치
- Born
- 11 July 1976, Japan
- Citizenship
- Japan
- Sport
- mixed martial arts, professional wrestling
- Occupation
- mixed martial arts fighter, professional wrestler, karateka
- Height
- 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Kenichi Yamamoto (山本 喧一, Yamamoto Ken'ichi) (born June 11, 1976) is a Japanese mixed martial artist and professional wrestler. Known for his pro wrestling career in UWF International, Yamamoto also competed against some of the best MMA fighters of his era in RINGS, Pride and the UFC, taking on Kevin Randleman, Genki Sudo and Pat Miletich, among others. In 1999, Yamamoto won the UFC 23 Middleweight Tournament in Japan. He returned to the ring against former Light Heavyweight King Of Pancrase Keiichiro Yamamiya on October 27, 2012. He lost via unanimous decision. Following his combat sports career, Yamamoto now works as an MMA coach.
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Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.