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My Take
Miyu Yamamoto's record makes me think the sport arrived late, not her. She was a three-time freestyle wrestling world champion back when women's wrestling had no Olympic event to aim at, so the biggest prize simply did not exist for her generation. That alone would be a full career. Instead she walked into mixed martial arts past forty and fought her way to a Rizin super atomweight title shot, as a mother, inside a family where fighting is the trade. People call it good genes. I think that undersells the sheer volume of work she chose to keep doing.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Miyū Yamamoto
- Name (Japanese)
- 山本美憂
- Born
- August 4, 1974 (age 51)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Tiger
- Origin
- Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
- Height
- 156 cm
- Occupation
- amateur wrestler / mixed martial arts fighter
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Miyū Yamamoto born?
Born August 4, 1974 (age 51).
Where is Miyū Yamamoto from?
Miyū Yamamoto is from Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.
What does Miyū Yamamoto do?
Miyū Yamamoto works as amateur wrestler, mixed martial arts fighter.
How tall is Miyū Yamamoto?
Miyū Yamamoto is 156 cm.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-07-27
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.