Mako Yamada (山田真子, born 26 May 1994) is a Japanese kickboxer and former boxer, currently competing in the atomweight division of K-1.
Yamada made her professional debut against yu-kid at J-NETWORK「J-GIRLS Catch The stone〜8」, in the quarterfinals of the J-Girls Atomweight Next Title Challenger Tournament, on 30 May 2010.
[3] Yamada was scheduled to face Masae Marunaka in the tournament semifinals, held at J-NETWORK「J-GIRLS Catch The stone〜9」 on 25 July 2010.
[4] Yamada advanced to the tournament finals, where she faced the #4 ranked J-Girls atomweight Miho at J-NETWORK「J-GIRLS Catch The stone〜10」 on 20 September 2010.
[6] Winning the tournament earned Yamada the right to challenge the reigning atomweight champion Ayaka Miyauchi.
[10] Yamada made her first title defense against the #1 ranked atomweight contender Miho at J-NETWORK「J-GIRLS 2011 〜Born This Way FINAL〜」 on 27 November 2011.
[11] Following her exhibition bout with Saya Ito on 19 February 2012, Yamada announced she would retire from kickboxing and transition to professional boxing.
[12] Following a successful two-year boxing career, which saw her win the WBO mini flyweight title, Yamada returned to kickboxing to face Jon Yejin at NEO GENERATION on 14 December 2014.
[18] Yamada was scheduled to face the four-time Shootboxing tournament winner Mio Tsumura at K'Festa 4 Day 2 on 27 March 2021.