[1] After capturing three All Japan Shootboxing amateur titles, Yamada made his professional kickboxing debut against Kodai Nakada at SHOOT BOXING Hanayashiki Extreme.2 on August 24, 2019, at the age of 16.
[5] Yamada made an appearance at the fourth iteration of the SHOOT BOXING Hanayashiki Extreme as well, held on December 6, 2020, as he was booked to face Hiroki.
[7] Yamada faced the fifth-ranked Shootboxing super bantamweight contender Ryota Naito at Shoot Boxing 2021 act.4 on September 4, 2021.
[10] Aoshi withdrew from the fight due to a rib injury he sustained during sparring and was replaced by Pon Sirilakgym, who stepped in on short-notice.
[12] Yamada faced the #1 ranked Shootboxing super bantamweight contender Shinta at SHOOT BOXING 2022 act.2 on April 10, 2022.
[14][15] Yamada faced the former Shootboxing Japan bantamweight champion Shuto Sato at SHOOT BOXING 2022 act.4 on September 17, 2022.
Yamada knocked Sato down with a right hook in the final minute of the opening round and scored a shoot point with a suplex as soon as the action resumed.