| Akira Maeda | |
|---|---|
 Maeda in August 2018 | |
| Born | Go Il-myeong January 24, 1959[1] Osaka, Japan |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) |
| Weight | 225 lb (102 kg; 16 st 1 lb) |
| Division | Heavyweight |
| Team | Rings Japan |
| Rank | Eighth degree black belt in Kyokushin Budokai |
| Years active | 1995–1999 |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 12 |
| Wins | 7 |
| By submission | 4 |
| Unknown | 3 |
| Losses | 5 |
| By submission | 3 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Unknown | 1 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
| Akira Maeda 前田日明 | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 24, 1959[1] Osaka, Japan |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Kwik-kik-Lee Akira Maeda |
| Billed height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)[1] |
| Billed weight | 225 lb (102 kg)[1] |
| Trained by | Karl Gotch[2] Yoshiaki Fujiwara |
| Debut | August 25, 1978 (vs Kotetsu Yamamoto) |
| Retired | February 21, 1999 (vs Alexander Karelin) |
Akira Maeda (前田 日明, Maeda Akira) (born Go Il-myeong (Hangul: 고일명, Hanja: 高日明), January 24, 1959) is a Japanese mixed martial arts promoter, writer and retired professional wrestler and mixed martial artist. Maeda was also known by the ring name Kwik-kik-Lee during his time on the British wrestling's slot on the sports show World of Sport (WoS). Maeda helped develop the shoot-style of professional wrestling during the late 1980s.[2][3][4] He founded Fighting Network RINGS in 1991 which would become one of the top MMA promotions before it folded in 2002.
- ^ a b c d "Akira Maeda". SherDog. Retrieved November 27, 2009.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
gotchwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Akira Maeda profile". Online World of Wrestling. Archived from the original on August 30, 2012. Retrieved November 6, 2012.
- ^ "Profile at Puroresu Central". Puroresu Central. Retrieved May 11, 2012.