Birthdate - 8/15/62
5'11" 182 lbs. - Tokyo, Japan

Athletic background - Judo (High School)

Teachers - (New Japan Dojo); Satoru Sayama

Professional background - New Japan(`81-`84), UWF(`84-`85), New Japan(`85-`88), UWF(`88-`90), UWFi(`91-`95), New Japan(`95-`00)

Career Highlights - n/a

Favorites -
- Cross Armbreaker
- German Suplex
- Spinning Back Kick
- Front High Kick
- Mid Kick
- Leg Kick

Ringwork Rating -
technique - 8
science - 5
counters - 6
transitions - 7
diversity - 7
power - 9
strikes - 10

Intangible Rating -
entertainment - 8
selling - 8
toughness - 7
carrying - 7
heat - 7
star level - 6

Place in History - The UWF craze hit it big because of the pro-wrestlers, but what was made was so big that creating new stars was inevitable. While there was never the huge native star that they wanted, the two company's had a solid foundation of guys who worked the style tremendously. Kazuo Yamazaki was one of those types. A next-to-the-top wrestler who was excellent at the worked shoot style, but lacked the color to become a main event person. In the original UWF, Yamazaki was a hard-kicking bastard who was a strong heel-like star to go against people like Nobuhiko Takada. A little more established in the UWFi, Yamazaki was one of their best. His style was like that of a brawler in pro-wrestling, but he used realistic strikes. That style has since become wildly popular amongst the Japanese and a number of stars use it today. He was so good at it that Yamazaki was one of the few UWFi wrestlers to catch on and do reasonably well in New Japan. While not as celebrated as Takada and Maeda, Yamazaki's contributions deserve their just due as he was one of the key supporting players in the UWF, UWFi and the UWFi-New Japan wars. A little bizarre, but always a lot of fun to watch, Kazuo Yamazaki is one of the best worked shooters that Japan has ever seen.