Genki Sudo

{{Infobox officeholder | name = Genki Sudo | image = G sudo.jpg | image_size = | birth_name = | office1 = Member of House of Councillors | term_start1 = 28 July 2019 | term_end1 = | constituency1 = National PR | birth_date = | birth_place = Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan | alma_mater = Takushoku University | party = Independent | otherparty = Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan | module2 = | module = {{Infobox martial artist|embed = yes | image = | other_names = Neo-Samurai (UFC)Transforming Trickster (K-1/Hero's) | height = 1.75 m | weight = 70 kg | weight_class = Lightweight | style = Greco-Roman Wrestling, Karate, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Kickboxing, Sambo, Shootfighting | teacher = Bas RuttenMasakatsu FunakiSanae Kikuta | reach = | stance = | fighting_out_of = Tokyo, Japan | team = Beverly Hills Jiu-Jitsu Club | rank = Black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu| years_active = 1998–2006 | mma_kowin = 1 | mma_subwin = 12 | mma_decwin = 3 | mma_koloss = 1 | mma_decloss = 3 | mma_draw = 1 | kickbox_win = 2 | kickbox_kowin = 2 | kickbox_loss = 4 | kickbox_koloss = 2 | sherdog = 1227 | footnotes = | updated = 1 March 2011 }} }} is a Japanese mixed martial artist, singer, actor and politician who has been serving as a political independent in the House of Councillors since 2019. Between 1998 and 2006, Sudo was a professional athlete and then was in the entertainment industry from 2006 to 2019. He has since returned to his previous position in World Order as of September 2021 where he is currently active. He is a retired mixed martial artist and a kickboxer who, until 31 December 2006 competed in the Japanese fighting organization HERO'S and before that, the Ultimate Fighting Championship and Pancrase. He is known for his elaborate ring entrances and unorthodox fighting style. Sudo, following his retirement, transitioned into a career in entertainment as a Japanese singer, composer, choreographer, actor, professional calligrapher and author.