Bernard Ackah
| Bernard Ackah | |
|---|---|
| Born |
April 9, 1972 Bonn, West Germany |
| Other names | The Tragic Comedian |
| Residence |
Côte d'Ivoire Japan |
| Nationality | Ivorian |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st) |
| Division |
Light Heavyweight (MMA) Heavyweight (kickboxing) |
| Reach | 79.0 in (201 cm) |
| Style | Kickboxing, Taekwondo |
| Fighting out of | Tokyo, Japan |
| Team | X-Force Freelance |
| Rank | Black belt in taekwondo Black belt in judo |
| Years active | 2007-present |
| Kickboxing record | |
| Total | 6 |
| Wins | 2 |
| Losses | 4 |
| By knockout | 3 |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 8 |
| Wins | 5 |
| By knockout | 4 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Losses | 3 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By submission | 1 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Bernard Ackah (born April 9, 1972) is a German-born, Japanese-based Ivorian taekwondo practitioner, kickboxer, mixed martial artist and comedian.
Ackah was born in Germany and moved to Japan at the age of 2. He practiced judo during his middle school and high school days. In 1998, he went to South Korea and stayed there for 3 years to practice taekwondo at the prestigious Yonsei University.
He made his professional mixed martial arts debut in March 2007 with a first round knockout victory over Hyun Pyo Shin at K-1 Hero's 8. He entered the spotlight later that year at Dynamite!! USA when he also knocked out former NFL player-turned-mixed martial artist Johnnie Morton. He then went on to lose his next three fights, however, including one to Dutch kickboxer Melvin Manhoef. He ended this losing streak seven seconds into his fight with Ryūshi Yanagisawa at Deep: 43rd Impact with a KO victory. He has since won two fights, both in the Deep promotion.
He entered kickboxing in December 2007 when he faced Japanese legend Musashi at K-1 PREMIUM 2007 Dynamite!!. He lost the fight via knockout in the third round. He also fought at K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Fukuoka and took on Tsuyoshi Nakasako, who defeated him via decision. His kickboxing record stands at two wins and three losses.
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