Akira Maeda (7-5, 4) was born in Osaka, Japan on January 24, 1959. At the age of 36 years on January 25, 1995, he made his professional MMA debut against Magomedkhan Gamzatkhanov, losing the fight via 2nd-round submission.
Maeda's last fight was a 3-round unanimous decision loss to Alexander Karelin at age 40 on February 21, 1999. He retired from the sport of MMA following this loss.
Some of Akira Maeda's best fights have been against Andrei Kopylov, Yoshihisa Yamamoto, Dick Vrij, Maurice Smith, Mitsuya Nagai and Magomedkhan Gamzatkhanov.
Maeda has 5 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
12 | Feb 21, 1999 40 years 7-5 (4) | Alexander Karelin | 3 | UD | LOSS | ||
11 | Jan 21, 1998 38 years, 11 months 7-4 (4) | Magomedkhan Gamzatkhanov | 1 | SUB | WIN | ||
10  | Jan 21, 1998 38 years, 11 months 6-4 (3) | 28 years, 1 months 10-2 (10) | 2 | n/a | LOSS | ||
9 | Jan 21, 1998 38 years, 11 months 6-3 (3) | Mitsuya Nagai | 2 | n/a | WIN | ||
8 | Oct 25, 1997 38 years, 9 months 5-3 (3) | Nikolai Zouev | Rings | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
7  | Sep 26, 1997 38 years, 8 months 4-3 (2) | 32 years, 2 months 1-1 (0) | Rings | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
6 | Apr 22, 1997 38 years, 2 months 3-3 (1) | Magomedkhan Gamzatkhanov | Rings | 1 | SUB | LOSS Leg lock | |
5  | Jan 22, 1997 37 years, 11 months 3-2 (1) | 35 years, 1 months 4-6 (4) | Rings | 2 | n/a | WIN | |
4  | Jan 24, 1996 37 years 2-2 (1) | 25 years, 6 months 2-3 (1) | Rings | 2 | SUB | WIN | |
3  | Oct 21, 1995 36 years, 8 months 1-2 (0) | 30 years, 5 months 2-0 (2) | Rings | 2 | n/a | WIN | |
2 | Feb 19, 1995 36 years 0-2 (0) | Chris Dolman | Rings | 2 | SUB | LOSS Armbar | |
1 | Jan 25, 1995 36 years 0-1 (0) | Magomedkhan Gamzatkhanov | Rings | 2 | SUB | LOSS |
