David Chibana (Japanese: 知花デビット, born 24 August 1993) is a Japanese muay thai kickboxer, currently competing in the super bantamweight division of RISE.

David Chibana
Born (1993-08-24) 24 August 1993 (age 31)
Ōta, Tokyo, Japan
Native name知花 デビット
NationalityJapanese
Height164 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight55 kg (121 lb; 8 st 9 lb)
StyleKickboxing, Muay Thai
StanceOrthodox
Fighting out ofIsesaki, Japan
TeamEiwa Sportsgym
Years active2012-present
Kickboxing record
Total40
Wins22
By knockout10
Losses14
By knockout2
Draws4

A professional competitor since 2012, Chibana is the former WBC Muaythai Japan Bantamweight champion, former INNOVATION Bantamweight champion and the former WMC Japan Bantamweight and Featherweight champion.

Between September and December 2021, Combat Press ranked him as a top ten flyweight kickboxer in the world.[1][2]

Muay thai career

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M-Fight

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Chibana was scheduled to fight Ubai at M-1 Sutt Yod Muaythai vol.4 Part 1 on November 11, 2012. He won the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 30–28, 29–28 and 29–28.[3]

Chibana was scheduled to face Masaki Takeuchi at TNK1 feat.REBELS on June 9, 2013. He lost the fight by unanimous decision, with all three judges scoring the fight as 30–29 for Takeuchi.[4]

Chibana was scheduled to face Yuta Watanabe at M-FIGHT The Battle of Muaythai V on July 6, 2014. He lost the fight by split decision, with one judge awarding him a 49–48 scorecard, while the other two judges scored the fight 49–48 in Watanabe's favor.[5]

Chibana was scheduled to face Satoshi Katashima at M-FIGHT Suk WEERASAKRECK VII on September 21, 2014. Katashima won the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 30–29, 30–28 and 29–28.[6]

Chibana was scheduled to face Tatsuya Osawa at WPMF JAPAN The Battle of Muaythai VI on December 7, 2014. The fight was ruled a draw.[7]

Chibana was scheduled to face KOUMA at M-ONE on March 21, 2016. He lost the fight by a third-round technical knockout.[8]

Battle of Muaythai

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Chibana was scheduled to fight a rematch with Kunihiro at The Battle Of Muaythai 13 on December 4, 2016. The previously fought to a draw, under kickboxing rules, in the finals of the 2016 AJKF Super Bantamweight tournament. He won the fight by a fourth-round technical knockout.[9]

Chibana was scheduled to face Kim Kiheung for the WMC Japan Super Bantamweight title at The Battle Of Muaythai 14 on April 9, 2017. He won the fight by a fifth-round knockout.[10]

Chibana was scheduled to make the first defense of his WMC Japan Super Bantamweight title against Takashi Ohno at The Battle Of Muaythai 16 on December 17, 2017. He won the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 50–48, 50–46 and 50–47.[11]

Chibana was scheduled to face TERU for the WMC Japan Featherweight at Muay Lok 2018 1st on March 18, 2018. He won the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 50–48, 49–48 and 50–47.[12]

Chibana was scheduled to face Kanta Suzuki at The Battle Of Muay Thai Season 2 vol.4 on July 21, 2019. He won the fight by a second-round knockout.[13]

Chibana was scheduled to face Yugo Kato for the WMC Japan Super Bantamweight title at BOM WAVE 01 on June 28, 2020.[14] He lost the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 50–48, 50–48 and 49–48.[15]

Chibana faced Kenshi Ueno at BOM 41 on July 9, 2023. He won the fight by a third-round knockout.[16]

Kickboxing career

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MAJKF Bantamweight Rookie tournament

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Chibana made his debut against NAOTO at MAJKF FIGHTERS GATE-11 ~ Open the door of your dreams ~ on April 29, 2012, in a quarterfinal bout of the MAJKF Rookie tournament. He won the fight by a second-round knockout. Chibana faced SHOTA in the tournament semifinals, held at MAJKF BREAK-29 ~SHARPLY~ on September 23, 2012. He won the fight by unanimous decision. Chibana faced Yu ☆ Tone in the MAJKF Rookie tournament final, held at MAJKF BREAK-32 -SEIZE- on December 9, 2012. He won the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 30–28, 29–28 and 30–28.[17]

Innovation

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Innovation Bantamweight tournament

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Chibana's next kickboxing appearance was in the quarterfinals of the Innovation Bantamweight tournament, held at JAPAN KICKBOXING INNOVATION Creative Distraction Detonation on July 7, 2013. He won the fight by unanimous decision, with all three judges awarding him a 30–28 scorecard.[18] Chibana advanced to the tournament semifinal, held at JAPAN KICKBOXING INNOVATION Creative Distraction ~ Flame ~ on September 15, 2013. He won the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 30–29, 29–28 and 29–28.[19] Chibana faced Takuma Ito in the tournament final at JAPAN KICKBOXING INNOVATION Dream Force-I on April 29, 2014. Ito won the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 49–48, 49–47 and 48–48.[20]

Innovation Bantamweight champion

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Chibana was scheduled to face the 42-year old veteran EIJI for the Innovation Bantamweight championship at JAPAN KICKBOXING INNOVATION: Dream Force-7 on April 26, 2015. Chibana won the fight by unanimous decision, with all three judges awarding him a 50–43 scorecard. Chibana knocked EIJI down in the second, third and fifth rounds, with all three coming as a result of a head kick.[21]

Chibana was scheduled to make his first title defense against the DEEP KICK super bantamweight champion Masahiko Suzuki at JAPAN KICKBOXING INNOVATION: Join Forces-1 on June 5, 2016. Suzuki won the fight by a third-round technical knockout. Chibana was knocked down with a left hook, with the referee stopping the fight as Chibana wasn't able to defend himself from the following punches.[22]

AJKF

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AJKF Super Bantamweight tournament

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Chibana was scheduled to participate in the 2016 AJFK Super Bantamweight tournament, held at KICKBOXING ZONE 5 on September 11, 2016. He took on Dynamite Kakizaki in the semifinals, and won by unanimous decision. Chibana advanced to the tournament finals, where he faced Kunihiro. The fight was ruled a draw, even after an extension round was fought. As no winner was declared, the title was kept by the organization.[23]

Later AJKF appearances

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Chibana was scheduled to make his RISE debut against Yugo Flyskygym at RISE 117 on May 20, 2017.[24] He lost the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 28–27, 28–27 and 28–26. Although he scored a knockdown against Yugo in the third round, Chibana was deducted a point each in the second and third round.[25]

Chibana was scheduled to face HIROYUKI at AJKF MAGNUM 45 on October 22, 2017.[26] He won the fight by a fourth-round knockout.[27]

Chibana was scheduled to face Taku Okubo at MAJKF ~FIGHT FOR PEACE 9~ on May 20, 2018.[28] The fight was ruled a draw.[29]

Chibana was scheduled to face Hiroya Haga for the NJKF 55 kg title at NJKF 2018 3rd on September 22, 2018. He lost the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 49–47, 50–47 and 50–47.[30]

Chibana was scheduled to fight a rematch with Taku Okubo at MAJKF: Soeno Dojo 50th Anniversary Tournament on April 21, 2019, for the WMAF World Super Bantamweight. He won the fight by a first-round knockout.[31]

Chibana was scheduled to face Ryota Mawatari at NJKF 2019 3rd on September 23, 2019.[32] He lost the fight by unanimous decision.[33]

Chibana was scheduled to face Kenichi Takeuchi at Bigbang 37: The Road to Unification on December 29, 2019. The fight was ruled a majority draw.

RISE

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Chibana was scheduled to make his return to RISE against a fellow veteran Yuki Kyotani at RISE 141 on August 23, 2020.[34] He lost the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 29–28, 29–28 and 30–28.[35]

Chibana was scheduled to face the former DEEP KICK super bantamweight champion Ryota Naito at RISE 144 on December 18, 2020. He won the fight by a third-round knockout, stopping Naito at the very last second of the bout.[36]

Chibana was scheduled to face Rasta Kido at RISE 151 on July 28, 2021. The fight was ruled a draw after the first three rounds and accordingly went into an extension round. Chibana was awarded the split decision, after the extra round was fought.[37]

Chibana was scheduled to fight the #2 ranked RISE bantamweight Kengo at RISE World Series 2021 Osaka 2.[38] Chibana lost the fight by majority decision, with scores of 30-29, 29-29 and 30-28.[39]

Chibana was booked to face the fifth ranked RISE super flyweight Kyosuke at RISE 159 on June 24, 2022.[40] He won the fight by a third-round knockout.[41]

Championships and accomplishments

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  • MA Japan Kickboxing Federation
    • 2012 MAJKF Bantamweight Rookie Tournament Winner
    • 2019 WMAF World Super Bantamweight Championship
  • INNOVATION
    • 2015 INNOVATION Bantamweight Championship
  • World Boxing Council Muaythai
    • 2015 WBC Muaythai Japan Bantamweight Championship
  • World Muaythai Council
    • 2017 WMC Japan Bantamweight Championship
    • 2018 WMC Japan Featherweight Championship

Fight record

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Kickboxing & Muay Thai record
22 Wins (10 (T)KO's), 14 Losses, 4 Draw, 0 No Contest
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time
2023-07-09 Win   Kenshi Ueno BOM 41 Tokyo, Japan KO (Left hook) 3 1:39
2022-06-24 Win   Kyosuke RISE 159 Tokyo, Japan KO (Punches) 3 1:54
2021-11-14 Loss   Kengo Rise World Series Osaka 2 Osaka, Japan Decision (Majority) 3 3:00
2021-07-28 Win   Rasta Kido Rise 151 Tokyo, Japan Ext. R. Decision (Split) 4 3:00
2020-12-18 Win   Ryota Naito Rise 144 Tokyo, Japan KO (Left hook) 3 2:59
2020-08-23 Loss   Yuki Kyotani Rise 141 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2020-06-28 Loss   Yugo Kato BOM WAVE 01 Yokohama, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
For the WMC Japan Super Bantamweight Championship.
2019-12-29 Draw   Kenichi Takeuchi Bigbang 37: The Road to Unification Tokyo, Japan Decision (Majority) 3 3:00
2019-09-23 Loss   Ryota Mawatari NJKF 2019 3rd Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2019-07-21 Win   Kanta Suzuki The Battle Of Muay Thai Season 2 vol.4 Tokyo, Japan KO (Right hook) 2 3:00
2019-04-21 Win   Taku Okubo MAJKF: Soeno Dojo 50th Anniversary Tournament Tokyo, Japan KO (Left hook) 1 2:17
Wins the WMAF World Super Bantamweight title.
2018-09-22 Loss   Hiroya Haga NJKF 2018 3rd Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
For the NJKF 55 kg title.
2018-05-20 Draw   Taku Okubo MAJKF ~FIGHT FOR PEACE 9~ Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2018-03-18 Win   TERU Muay Lok 2018 1st Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
Wins the WMC Japan Featherweight Championship.
2017-12-17 Loss   Takashi Ohno The Battle Of Muaythai 16 Kanagawa, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
Loses the WMC Japan Super Bantamweight Championship.
2017-10-22 Win   HIROYUKI AJKF MAGNUM 45 Tokyo, Japan KO (Knees) 4 3:00
2017-05-20 Loss   Yugo Flyskygym RISE 117 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2017-04-09 Win   Kim Kiheung The Battle Of Muaythai 14 Tokyo, Japan KO (Right hook) 5 3:00
Wins the WMC Japan Super Bantamweight Championship.
2017-02-05 Win   Ryo Takahashi NKB Kamikaze Series VOL.1 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
2016-12-04 Win   Kunihiro The Battle Of Muaythai 13 Kanagawa, Japan TKO (Doctor stoppage) 4 0:58
2016-09-11 Draw   Kunihiro KICKBOXING ZONE 5 Okinawa, Tournament Final Okinawa, Japan Decision (Split) 4 3:00
For the AJKF Super Bantamweight. Title was kept by the organizer.
2016-09-11 Win   Dynamite Kakizaki KICKBOXING ZONE 5 Okinawa, Tournament Semifinal Okinawa, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2016-06-05 Loss   Masahiko Suzuki JAPAN KICKBOXING INNOVATION: Join Forces-1 Tokyo, Japan TKO (Referee Stoppage) 3 2:20
Loses the INNOVATION Bantamweight Championship.
2016-03-21 Loss   KOUMA M-ONE Tokyo, Japan TKO (Doctor Stoppage) 3 1:16
2015-09-27 Win   Hiroki Maeda NJKF 2015 6th Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
Wins the WBC Muaythai Japan Bantamweight Championship.
2015-04-26 Win   EIJI JAPAN KICKBOXING INNOVATION: Dream Force-7 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
Wins the INNOVATION Bantamweight Championship.
2015-03-13 Win   Buriburizaemon TENKAICHI FIGHT Fujioka, Gunma, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2014-12-07 Draw   Tatsuya Osawa WPMF JAPAN The Battle of Muaythai VI Kanagawa, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2014-09-21 Loss   Satoshi Katashima M-FIGHT Suk WEERASAKRECK VII Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2014-07-06 Loss   Yuta Watanabe M-FIGHT The Battle of Muaythai V Tokyo, Japan Decision (Split) 5 3:00
2014-04-29 Loss   Takuma Ito JAPAN KICKBOXING INNOVATION Dream Force-I, Tournament Final Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
For the INNOVATION Bantamweight Championship.
2013-09-15 Win   RAIDEN JAPAN KICKBOXING INNOVATION Creative Distraction ~ Flame ~, Tournament Semifinal Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2013-07-07 Win   Yoshiyuki Dobashi JAPAN KICKBOXING INNOVATION Creative Distraction Detonation, Tournament Quarterfinal Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2013-06-09 Loss   Masaki Takeuchi TNK1 feat.REBELS Takasaki, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2013-02-24 Loss   Tatsuya Rose TENKAICHI Fight Takasaki, Japan Ext. R. Decision (Split) 4 3:00
For the TENKAICHI Bantamweight Championship.
2012-12-09 Win   Yu ☆ Tone MAJKF BREAK-32 -SEIZE-, Tournament Final Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
Wins the MAJKF Bantamweight Championship.
2012-11-11 Win   Ubai M-1 Sutt Yod Muaythai vol.4 Part 1 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2012-09-23 Win   SHOTA MAJKF BREAK-29 ~SHARPLY~, Tournament Semifinal Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2012-06-24 Win   Kazuki TENKAICHI FIGHT Tokyo, Japan KO 3
2012-04-29 Win   NAOTO MAJKF FIGHTERS GATE-11 ~ Open the door of your dreams ~, Tournament Quarterfinal Tokyo, Japan KO 2 1:09
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

See also

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