Akira Shibata

Professional MMA referee — 307 bouts officiated on record.

307

Bouts

97

KO/TKO

61

Submission

143

Decision

Finish rate (of decided bouts) 52 %

Where they've officiated

Recent bouts officiated

Yuta Yamada vs Rinto Kawabata 2026-06-14

Deep - Nagoya Impact 2026: Kobudo Fight 2nd Round · Decision (Unanimous)

Kaoru Tsubaki vs Akira Aodai 2026-06-14

Deep - Nagoya Impact 2026: Kobudo Fight 2nd Round · Decision (Unanimous)

Shoma Sugimura vs Katsuya Ishida 2026-06-14

Deep - Nagoya Impact 2026: Kobudo Fight 2nd Round · Decision (Unanimous)

Sora Osawa vs Kunio Ginoza 2026-06-14

Deep - Nagoya Impact 2026: Kobudo Fight 2nd Round · Decision (Unanimous)

Akiya Kumazawa vs Hayato Nakagawauchi 2026-06-14

Deep - Nagoya Impact 2026: Kobudo Fight 2nd Round · Decision (Unanimous)

Naoki Tanaka vs Kaisei Kuroi 2026-06-06

Rizin FF - Landmark Vol. 14 · TKO (Knees and Punches)

Rio Yamauchi vs Anouk Rossen 2026-05-24

Deep - Jewels 53 · Decision (Unanimous)

Mina Muramatsu vs Manami Abe 2026-05-24

Deep - Jewels 53 · Decision (Unanimous)

Princess Saaya vs Mao Watanabe 2026-05-24

Deep - Jewels 53 · Decision (Unanimous)

Uta Niida vs Yuto Hirose 2026-05-24

Deep - Tokyo Impact 2026 3rd Round · Submission (Armbar)

Gaku Sakamoto vs Ki Wan Ham 2026-05-24

Deep - Tokyo Impact 2026 3rd Round · Technical Submission (Armbar)

Renya Konno vs Taisho Takei 2026-05-04

Deep - 131 Impact: 25th Anniversary · TKO (Doctor Stoppage)

Takuya Naito vs Seigo Mizuguchi 2026-05-04

Deep - 131 Impact: 25th Anniversary · TKO (Punches)

Yu Karino vs Daisuke Nakamura 2026-05-04

Deep - 131 Impact: 25th Anniversary · Decision (Unanimous)

Juki Tsuruoka vs Kaito Kawaguchi 2026-04-19

Deep - Tokyo Impact 2026 2nd Round · Decision (Unanimous)