2016 in ONE Championship

ONE Championship: Dynasty of Champions (Changsha)
Promotion	ONE Championship
Date	January 23, 2016
Venue	Changsha SWC Stadium
City	Changsha, China
Event chronology
ONE Championship: Spirit of Champions ONE Championship: Dynasty of Champions (Changsha) ONE Championship: Clash of Heroes

ONE Championship: Dynasty of Champions (Changsha) (also known as ONE Championship 36) was a mixed martial arts event held by ONE Championship. The event was on January 23, 2016 at the SWC Stadium in Changsha, China.

ONE Championship returned to Mainland China holding the fourth title defense for ONE Bantamweight Champion Bibiano Fernandes.^[1]

Main card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Bantamweight	Bibiano Fernandes (c)	def.	Kevin Belingon	Submission (kimura)	1	4:04	[a]
Featherweight	Li Kai Wen	def.	Yang Sen	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	[b]
Bantamweight	Ma Hao Bin	def.	Bu Huo You Ga	Submission (guillotine choke)	1	1:08	[c]
Bantamweight	Muin Gafurov	def.	Toni Tauru	TKO (strikes)	3	1:17
Flyweight	Riku Shibuya	def.	Roy Doliguez	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00
Bantamweight	Sung Ming Yen	def.	Sunoto Peringkat	Submission (guillotine choke)	1	0:31
Changsha Bantamweight Tournament
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Bantamweight	Ma Hao Bin	def.	Wu Ting Shen	Submission (guillotine choke)	1	0:27	[d]
Bantamweight	Bu Huo You Ga	def.	Bo Cai Chang	Submission (reverse head and arm choke)	1	2:26	[e]
Bantamweight	Tang De Pan	def.	Zhou Biao	KO (slam)	1	0:59	[f]

ONE Championship: Clash of Heroes
Promotion	ONE Championship
Date	January 29, 2016
Venue	Stadium Negara
City	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Event chronology
ONE Championship: Dynasty of Champions (Changsha) ONE Championship: Clash of Heroes ONE Championship: Tribe of Warriors

ONE Championship: Clash of Heroes (also known as ONE Championship 37) was a mixed martial arts event held by ONE Championship. The event was on January 29, 2016 at the Stadium Negara in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

ONE Championship returns to Malaysia with more thrilling action.^[2]

Main card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Featherweight	Ev Ting	def.	Eric Kelly	Submission (guillotine choke)	3	1:58	[a]
Lightweight	Eduard Folayang	def.	Tetsuya Yamada	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00
Catchweight (210 lb)	Jake Butler	def.	Tatsuya Mizuno	TKO (punches and elbows)	1	4:30
Flyweight	Geje Eustaquio	def.	Saiful Merican	KO (punch and soccer kicks)	1	1:21
Lightweight	Samir Mrabet	def.	Sami Amin	Submission (Arm-triangle Choke)	2	1:31
Lightweight	Keanu Subba	def.	Rayner Kinsiong	TKO (punches)	1	2:01
Featherweight	Christian Lee	def.	Mahmoud Mohamed	Submission (Kimura)	1	2:20
Middleweight	Agilan Thani	def.	James Kouame	Submission (rear-naked choke)	2	1:12
Preliminary card (Facebook)
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Lightweight	Saygid Guseyn Arslanaliev	def.	Mishal Alfad	TKO (punches)	1	0:32
Women's Catchweight (107 lb)	Jenny Huang	def.	Amira Badr	Submission (triangle choke)	2	3:09

ONE Championship: Tribe of Warriors
Promotion	ONE Championship
Date	February 20, 2016
Venue	Istora Senayan
City	Jakarta, Indonesia
Event chronology
ONE Championship: Clash of Heroes ONE Championship: Tribe of Warriors ONE Championship: Union of Warriors

ONE Championship: Tribe of Warriors (also known as ONE Championship 38) was a mixed martial arts event held by ONE Championship. The event was held on February 20, 2016 at the Istora Senayan in Jakarta, Indonesia.

ONE Championship returns to Indonesia holding the contest between Luis Santos and Rafael Silva for the #1 contendership for the ONE Welterweight Championship against Ben Askren.^[3]

Main card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Welterweight	Luis Santos	def.	Rafael Silva	TKO (strikes)	1	1:17	[a]
Catchweight (155 lb)	Kotetsu Boku	def.	Vincent Latoel	TKO (strikes)	2	4:04	[b]
Catchweight (130 lb)	Andrew Leone	def.	Koetsu Okazaki	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00
Heavyweight	Marcin Prachnio	def.	Alexandre Machado	TKO (strikes)	1	2:44
Featherweight	Anthony Engelen	def.	Rocky Batolbatol	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	2:16
Featherweight	Yohan Mulia Legowo	def.	Mario Satya Wirawan	Submission (guillotine choke)	1	1:44
Bantamweight	Li Haojie	def.	Jerome S. Paye	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00
Preliminary card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Welterweight	Trestle Tan	def.	Djatmiko Waluyo	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	4:03
Catchweight (160 lb)	Jimmy Yabo	def.	Bashir Ahmad	KO (punch)	1	0:21
Women's Catchweight (120 lb)	Angela Lee	def.	Rebecca Heintzman	Submission (rear-naked choke)	2	1:08

ONE Championship: Union of Warriors
Promotion	ONE Championship
Date	March 18, 2016
Venue	Thuwanna Indoor Stadium
City	Yangon, Myanmar
Event chronology
ONE Championship: Clash of Heroes ONE Championship: Union of Warriors ONE Championship: Global Rivals

ONE Championship: Union of Warriors (also known as ONE Championship 39) was a mixed martial arts event held by ONE Championship. The event was held on March 18, 2016 at the Thuwanna Indoor Stadium in Yangon, Myanmar.

Main card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Middleweight	Aung La Nsang	def.	Mohamed Ali	Submission (guillotine choke)	1	2:38
Flyweight	Adriano Moraes	def.	Eugene Toquero	Submission (D'arce choke)	1	4:53
Bantamweight	Tha Pyay Nyo	def.	Khal Syn Phyo	TKO (knee, punches)	3	1:36
Catchweight (160 lb)	Christian Lee	def.	Anthony Engelen	TKO (strikes)	3	1:36
Lightweight	Kyal Linn Aung	def.	Thway Thit Aung	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00
Strawweight	Alex Silva	def.	Robin Catalan	Submission (arm triangle choke)	1	4:25
Featherweight	Phoe Thaw	def.	Saw Llay	TKO (punches)	1	2:27
Featherweight	Edward Kelly	def.	Jordan Lucas	Submission (rear naked choke)	1	3:47
Bantamweight	Thar A Thal Ta Pwint	def.	Aung Kyaw Kyaw	TKO (punches)	1	2:58
Lightweight	Ye Yint Aung	def.	Yan Naing Aung	TKO (strikes)	1	3:50

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ONE Championship: Global Rivals
Promotion	ONE Championship
Date	April 15, 2016
Venue	Mall of Asia Arena
City	Pasay, Philippines
Event chronology
ONE Championship: Union of Warriors ONE Championship: Global Rivals ONE Championship: Ascent to Power

ONE Championship: Global Rivals (also known as ONE Championship 40) was a mixed martial arts event held by ONE Championship. The event was held on April 15, 2016 at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay, Philippines.

ONE returned to the Philippines with another stacked card.^[5]

Main card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Catchweight (187 lb)	Ben Askren	def.	Nikolay Aleksakhin	Decision (unanimous)	5	5:00	[a]
Flyweight	Geje Eustaquio	def.	Gianni Subba	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00
Lightweight	Lowen Tynanes	def.	Koji Ando	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00
Bantamweight	Reece Mclaren	def.	Muin Gafurov	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00
Featherweight	Honorio Banario	def.	Vaughn Donayre	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00
Featherweight	Martin Nguyen	def.	Li Kai Wen	TKO (punches)	1	4:44
Catchweight (127 lb)	Joshua Pacio	def.	Rabin Catalan	TKO (punches)	2	3:19
Women's Atomweight	April Osenio	def.	Natalie Gonzalez Hills	Submission (armbar)	1	3:23
Catchweight (147 lb)	Sunoto Peringkat	def.	Bernard Soriano	TKO (punches)	1	3:50
Flyweight	Danny Kingad	def.	Muhamad Haidar	TKO (punches)	1	2:20

ONE Championship: Ascent to Power
Promotion	ONE Championship
Date	May 6, 2016
Venue	Singapore Indoor Stadium
City	Kallang, Singapore
Event chronology
ONE Championship: Global Rivals ONE Championship: Ascent to Power ONE Championship: Kingdom of Champions

ONE Championship: Ascent to Power (also known as ONE Championship 41) was a mixed martial arts event held by ONE Championship. The event was held on May 6, 2016 at the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore.

ONE Championship returned to Singapore with a fight night that included two championship contests, for the inaugural Cruiserweight (also known as Light heavyweight) and Women's Atomweight championships.^[6]

Main card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Women's Atomweight	Angela Lee	def.	Mei Yamaguchi	Decision (unanimous)	5	5:00	[a]
Cruiserweight	Roger Gracie	def.	Michal Pasternak	Technical Submission (arm-triangle choke)	1	2:13	[b]
Featherweight	Jadamba Narantungalag	def.	Kotetsu Boku	Submission (Von Flue choke)	3	1:27
Lightweight	Christian Lee	def.	Cary Bullos	Submission (D'arce choke)	1	2:07
Middleweight	Tatsuya Mizuno	def.	Mohamed Ali	TKO (strikes)	2	3:52
Lightweight	Amir Khan	def.	John Chang	TKO (punches)	1	3:39
Preliminary card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Featherweight	Benedict Ang	def.	Jimmy Yabo	Submission (strikes)	3	3:11
Lightweight	Saygid Guseyn Arslanaliev	def.	Ma Jia Wen	TKO (strikes)	1	1:57
Catchweight (194 lb)	Agilan Thani	def.	Brad Robinson	TKO (strikes)	1	4:40

ONE Championship: Kingdom of Champions
Promotion	ONE Championship
Date	May 27, 2016
Venue	Impact Arena
City	Bangkok, Thailand
Event chronology
ONE Championship: Ascent to Power ONE Championship: Kingdom of Champions ONE Championship: Dynasty of Champions (Anhui)

ONE Championship: Kingdom of Champions (also known as ONE Championship 42) was a mixed martial arts event held by ONE Championship. The event held on May 27, 2016 at the 12,000 capacity Impact Arena in Bangkok, Thailand.

ONE makes its first visit to Thailand with an outstanding event, including music presentations from Thai top bands Big Ass and Bodyslam.^[7]

Main card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Strawweight	Yoshitaka Naito	def.	Dejdamrong Sor Amnuaysirichoke (c)	Submission (rear-naked choke)	4	4:00	[a]
Featherweight	Marat Gafurov (c)	def.	Kazunori Yokota	Submission (rear-naked choke)	2	4:25	[b]
Featherweight	Timofey Nastyukhin	def.	Rob Lisita	KO (punch & soccer kick)	1	0:06
Middleweight	Marcin Prachnio	def.	Leandro Ataides	Decision (split)	3	5:00
Featherweight	Shannon Wiratchai	def.	Kyal Linn Aung	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	2:17
Featherweight	Christian Lee	def.	Rocky Batolbatol	Submission (strikes)	1	2:14
Bantamweight	Yodsanan Sityodtong	def.	Khon Sichan	TKO (punches)	1	3:44
Strawweight	Pongsiri Mitsatit	def.	Ye Thway Ne	TKO (knees)	1	2:24
Featherweight	Kritsada Kongsrichai	def.	Kev Hemmorlor	TKO (punches)	1	1:58

ONE Championship: Dynasty of Champions (Anhui)
Promotion	ONE Championship
Date	July 2, 2016
Venue	Hefei Olympic Sports Centre
City	Anhui, China
Event chronology
ONE Championship: Kingdom of Champions ONE Championship: Dynasty of Champions (Anhui) ONE Championship: Heroes of the World

ONE Championship: Dynasty of Champions (Anhui) (also known as ONE Championship 43) was a mixed martial arts event held by ONE Championship. The event was held on July 2, 2016 at the Hefei Olympic Sports Centre in Anhui, China.

Main card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Flyweight	Bu Huo You Ga	def.	Li Haojie	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	[a]
Featherweight	Jadamba Narantungalag	def.	Eric Kelly	KO (punch)	1	0:44
Featherweight	Li Kai Wen	def.	Keanu Subba	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00
Middleweight	Aung La Nsang	def.	Alexey Butorin	Submission (arm triangle choke)	2	1:57
Flyweight	Wu Ze	def.	Zheng Ziaoliang	TKO (punches)	1	4:49
Lightweight	Ariel Sexton	def.	Roger Huerta	Submission (strikes)	3	3:53
Women's Flyweight	Ann Osman	def.	Haiat Farag Yousseef	Submission (armbar)	1	3:59
Hefei Flyweight Tournament
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Flyweight	Tang Ren Xing	def.	Zhang You Liang	Submission (guillotine choke)	2	4:42	[b]
Flyweight	Bu Huo You Ga	def.	Wan Jianping	Submission (guillotine choke)	2	1:24	[c]
Flyweight	Li Haojie	def.	Keremuaili Maimaitatuoheti	Decision (unanimous)	2	5:00	[d]

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ONE Championship: Heroes of the World
Promotion	ONE Championship
Date	August 13, 2016
Venue	Cotai Arena
City	Cotai, Macau, China
Event chronology
ONE Championship: Dynasty of Champions (Anhui) ONE Championship: Heroes of the World ONE Championship: Titles and Titans

ONE Championship: Heroes of the World (also known as ONE Championship 44) was a mixed martial arts event held by ONE Championship. The event was held on August 13, 2016 at the Cotai Arena in Cotai, Macau, China.^[9]

Main card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Flyweight	Adriano Moraes	def.	Tilek Batyrov	Submission (rear-naked choke)	2	4:49	[a]
Lightweight	Eduard Folayang	def.	Adrian Pang	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00
Lightweight	Honorio Banario	def.	Eddie Ng	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00
Featherweight	Martin Nguyen	def.	Christian Lee	Submission (guillotine choke)	1	4:30
Heavyweight	Alexander Machado	def.	Alain Ngalani	Submission (strikes)	2	0:21
Women's Atomweight	Istela Nunes	def.	Mei Yamaguchi	Decision (split)	3	5:00
Featherweight	Ma Jia Wen	def.	Jimmy Yabo	TKO (strikes)	3	2:31
Bantamweight	Ma Hao Bin	def.	Chan Rothana	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00
Strawweight	Joshua Pacio	def.	Kritsada Kongsrichai	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	4:37

ONE Championship: Titles and Titans
Promotion	ONE Championship
Date	August 27, 2016
Venue	Jakarta Convention Center
City	Jakarta, Indonesia
Event chronology
ONE Championship: Heroes of the World ONE Championship: Titles and Titans ONE Championship: Unbreakable Warriors

ONE Championship: Titles and Titans (also known as ONE Championship 45) was a mixed martial arts event held by ONE Championship. The event was held on August 27, 2016 at the Jakarta Convention Center in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Main card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Middleweight	Luis Santos	def.	Igor Svirid	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00
Featherweight	Edward Kelly	def.	Vincent Latoel	KO (strikes)	2	0:57
Cruiserweight	Marcin Prachnio	def.	Jake Butler	TKO (strikes)	1	2:30
Lightweight	Saygid Guseyn Arslanaliev	def.	Haolan Jietebusibai	Submission (guillotine choke)	1	0:26
Featherweight	Anthony Engelen	def.	Sami Amin	Submission (rear-naked choke)	2	0:52
Bantamweight	Casey Suire	def.	Xie Bin	Decision (split)	3	5:00
Featherweight	Sunoto Peringkat	def.	Yohan Mulia Legowo	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	4:14
Bantamweight	Bernard Soriano	def.	Mario Satya Wirawan	KO (strikes)	1	0:15
Welterweight	Djatmiko Waluyo	def.	Islam Sayed	Submission (heel hook)	1

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ONE Championship: Unbreakable Warriors
Promotion	ONE Championship
Date	September 2, 2016
Venue	Stadium Negara
City	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Event chronology
ONE Championship: Titles and Titans ONE Championship: Unbreakable Warriors ONE Championship: State of Warriors

ONE Championship: Unbreakable Warriors (also known as ONE Championship 46) was a mixed martial arts event held by ONE Championship. The event was held on September 2, 2016 at the Stadium Negara in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Main card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Featherweight	Ev Ting	def.	Rob Lisita	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00
Featherweight	Shannon Wiratchai	def.	Peter Davis	TKO (punches)	2	3:32
Women's Flyweight	April Osenio	def.	Ann Osman	Submission (guillotine choke)	1	4:09
Middleweight	Gilberto Galvão	def.	Tatsuya Mizuno	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00
Flyweight	Gianni Subba	def.	Yago Bryan	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00
Welterweight	Agilan Thani	def.	Trestle Tan	Submission (rear naked choke)	1	2:24
Featherweight	Keanu Subba	def.	Waqar Umar	Submission (strikes)	1	4:31
Featherweight	Bahetihan Nuerdiebieke	def.	Bruno Pucci	KO (punch)	1	0:08
Women's Atomweight	Jenny Huang	def.	Jeet Toshi	Submission (arm triangle choke)	1	3:21
Featherweight	Muhammad Aiman	def.	Hisyam Samsudin	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00
Flyweight	Rene Catalan	def.	Zhang You Liang	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00

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ONE Championship: State of Warriors
Promotion	ONE Championship
Date	October 7, 2016
Venue	Thuwunna National Indoor Stadium
City	Yangon, Myanmar
Event chronology
ONE Championship: Unbreakable Warriors ONE Championship: State of Warriors ONE Championship: Defending Honor

ONE Championship: State of Warriors (also known as ONE Championship 47) was a mixed martial arts event held by ONE Championship. The event was held on October 7, 2016 at the Thuwunna National Indoor Stadium in Yangon, Myanmar.

Main card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Strawweight	Yoshitaka Naito	def.	Joshua Pacio	Submission (rear-naked choke)	3	1:33
Middleweight	Aung La Nsang	def.	Michal Pasternak	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00
Featherweight	Phoe Thaw	def.	Saw Yan Paing	TKO (punches)	1	3:23	[a]
Bantamweight	Kevin Belingon	def.	Muin Gafurov	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00
Bantamweight	Yusup Saadulaev	def.	Jordan Lucas	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	4:27
Featherweight	Bashir Ahmad	def.	Mahmoud Mohamed	Submission (heel hook)	1	1:23
Myanmar Featherweight Tournament
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Featherweight	Saw Yan Paing	def.	Ye Yint Aung	Decision (unanimous)	2	5:00	[b]
Featherweight	Phoe Thaw	def.	Kat Pali	TKO (punches and elbows)	1	0:22	[c]
Featherweight	Saw Ba Oo	def.	Kyal Sin Phyo	Decision (unanimous)	2	5:00	[d]

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ONE Championship: Defending Honor
Promotion	ONE Championship
Date	November 11, 2016
Venue	Singapore Indoor Stadium
City	Kallang, Singapore
Event chronology
ONE Championship: State of Warriors ONE Championship: Defending Honor ONE Championship: Age of Domination

ONE Championship: Defending Honor (also known as ONE Championship 48) was a mixed martial arts event held by ONE Championship. The event was held on November 11, 2016 at the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore.

Main card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Lightweight	Eduard Folayang	def.	Shinya Aoki (c)	TKO (knees and punches)	3	0:41	[a]
Featherweight	Marat Gafurov (c)	def.	Jadamba Narantungalag	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	4:51	[b]
Lightweight	Amir Khan	def.	Vaughn Donayre	Submission (rear-naked choke)	3	2:22
Women's Strawweight	Michelle Nicolini	def.	Mona Samir	Submission (modified rear-naked choke)	1	2:16
Lightweight	Roger Huerta	def.	Adrian Pang	Decision (split)	3	5:00
Featherweight	Kotetsu Boku	def.	Timofey Nastyukhin	TKO (injury)	1	5:00
Women's Flyweight	Tiffany Teo	def.	Walaa Abbas Mohamed Kamaly	Submission (rear-naked choke)	2	4:15
Preliminary card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Featherweight	Ahmed Mujtaba	def.	Benedict Ang	Decision (unanimous	3	5:00
Flyweight	Nico Soe	def.	Muhamad Haidar	Submission (armbar)	1	1:17

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ONE Championship: Age of Domination
Promotion	ONE Championship
Date	December 2, 2016
Venue	Mall of Asia Arena
City	Pasay, Philippines
Event chronology
ONE Championship: Defending Honor ONE Championship: Age of Domination ONE Championship: Quest for Power

ONE Championship: Age of Domination (also known as ONE Championship 49) was a mixed martial arts event held by ONE Championship. The event was held on December 2, 2016 at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay, Philippines.

Main card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Bantamweight	Bibiano Fernandes (c)	def.	Reece McLaren	Decision (split)	5	5:00	[a]
Heavyweight	Brandon Vera (c)	def.	Hideki Sekine	TKO (punches)	1	3:11	[b]
Bantamweight	Mark Striegl	def.	Sotir Kichukov	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00
Strawweight	Toni Tauru	def.	Geje Eustaquio	Submission (rear naked choke)	1	3:55
Featherweight	Honorio Banario	def.	Rajinder Singh Meena	Submission (armbar)	1	4:04
Middleweight	Leandro Ataides	def.	Mohamed Ali	KO (flying knee)	2	4:54
Bantamweight	Edward Kelly	def.	Sunoto Peringkat	TKO (punches)	3	2:14
Women's Atomweight	Jenny Huang	def.	April Osenio	Submission (gogoplata)	2	4:28
Strawweight	Danny Kingad	def.	Eugene Toquero	Submission (armbar)	1	4:36
Strawweight	Sim Bunsrun	def.	Liu Pengshuai	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00
Flyweight	Xie Bin	def.	Mario Satya Wirawan	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00

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