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Native name
  
山上 幹臣

Division
  
Flyweight

Nationality
  
Japanese

Style
  
Kickboxing


Height
  
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)

Name
  
Mikihito Yamagami

Weight
  
125 lb (57 kg; 8.9 st)

Wins by knockout
  
3

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Born
  
June 22, 1987 (age 36) Fujimi, Saitama, Japan (
1987-06-22
)

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Mikihito Yamagami (山上幹臣, Yamagami Mikihito, born June 22, 1987) is a Japanese mixed martial artist who competes in the Strawweight division. He is the current Shooto Flyweight (114 lb, 52 kg) Champion.

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Yamagami is fighting in kickboxing in addition to the MMA, and won the kickboxing tournament of 114 lb in the Japanese kickboxing promotion "RISE" in 2007.

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Mixed martial arts career

Yamakami was awarded the third place in the amateur Shooto tournament in 2007, and debuted as a professional mixed martial artist in Shooto in 2008. He won the Guillotine Choke in Junji Sarumaru at Shooto Flyweight (114 lb) rookie championship tournament, and won this rookie championship in December 13, 2008.

Yamakami won by unanimous decision in the revenge-match with "Atch Anarchy" Takeuchi at April 29, 2011.

Yamagami beat Junji Ikoma, the Shooto World Flyweight (114 lb) Champion, and became the new champion on November 5, 2011.

Mixed martial arts

  • Shooto
  • Shooto World Flyweight (114 lb) Championship (November 5, 2011 - )
  • Shooto 2008 Flyweight(114 lb) rookie Championship
  • References

    Mikihito Yamagami Wikipedia