Kotaro Yamada

[1] Yamada made his professional debut against Chihiro Sugiyama at SHOOT BOXING Hanayashiki Extreme.2 on August 24, 2019.

[6] Yamada's four-streak undefeated streak was snapped by Kakeru at Shoot Boxing 2021 act.2 on April 10, 2021, who beat him by unanimous decision, with scores of 29–28, 29–28 and 28–28.

[8] Yamada rematched Kanta Tabuchi at Shoot Boxing 2021 act.4 on September 4, 2021, having fought to a no-contest with him a year prior.

[13] Yamada next faced DEEP KICK featherweight champion Shuto Miyazaki at Shoot Boxing 2022 act.4 on September 17, 2022.

[14] Yamada took part in the 2022 Shootboxing Young Caesar Cup Dead or Alive tournament, which took place on November 20, 2022.

[15] He advanced to the tournament finals with a clear unanimous decision over Hiroki in the semifinals, as every ringside official awarded him all three rounds of the contest.

Yamada captured the tournament title with another unanimous decision victory over Keito Naito in the finals, with three scorecards of 30–25 in his favor.

[26] Yamada withdrew from the bout due to a workplace accident that saw him get multiple fingers partially severed.