Akira Kikuchi

Japanese martial artist

菊地昭

Born

23 July 1978, Miyagi Prefecture

Citizenship

Japan

Sport

judo

Occupation

judoka, mixed martial arts fighter

Height

173 cm (5 ft 8 in)

Akira Kikuchi (Japanese: 菊地昭, Kikuchi Akira; born July 23, 1978) is a Japanese retired mixed martial artist and a former Shooto Welterweight (76 kg) Champion. He trained alongside Norifumi "Kid" Yamamoto with the Killer Bee team.

External links

• Wikipedia
• Sherdog
• Wikidata

Facts from Wikidata Q4220449 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.