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Akira Kibe

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Akira Kibe is the representative of Splash in Okazaki. Born in 1976, he was an early competitor in both mixed martial arts and jiu-jitsu in Japan's Chubu region, fought a title match in the DEEP promotion and was ranked as high as ninth in the world on a US MMA ranking site. His MMA results include runner-up finishes in the 2012 DEEP inaugural flyweight title tournament and the 2002 Shooto featherweight rookie tournament. Kibe is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt who continues to compete in the masters divisions. He won the 2024 IBJJF World No-Gi Championship at Master 4 black belt light feather, took gold at the 2023 IBJJF Asian Championship, and earned bronze at the IBJJF World Master Championship in 2022, 2023 and 2025, with a silver in 2024. He has also won the JBJJF All Japan Masters Open and several regional titles.