Jackie Buntan
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July 2, 1997
Palos Verdes Estates, California, United States
| Jackie Buntan | |
|---|---|
| Born | Jackielou Buntan July 2, 1997 Palos Verdes Estates, California, United States |
| Nationality | American Filipino |
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (163 cm) |
| Weight | 125 lb (57 kg; 8 st 13 lb) |
| Division | Strawweight |
| Reach | 68 in (173 cm) |
| Style | Muay Thai |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Fighting out of | Redondo Beach, California, United States |
| Team | Team Boxing Works[1] |
| Years active | 2016 – present |
| Kickboxing record | |
| Total | 10 |
| Wins | 7 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| Losses | 3 |
| By knockout | 0 |
| Amateur muay thai record | |
| Total | 25 |
| Wins | 20 |
| By knockout | 0 |
| Losses | 5 |
Jackielou Buntan (born July 2, 1997) is a Filipino-American Muay Thai kickboxer, currently competing in the strawweight division of ONE Championship, where she is a two-time ONE Women's Strawweight Muay Thai World Championship title challenger, and the inaugural ONE Women’s Strawweight Kickboxing World Champion. As of April 2023, she is ranked as the number one female super featherweight (130 lbs) Muay Thai practitioner in the world by the WBC Muaythai.[2]
ONE Championship
Buntan made her ONE Championship debut against Wondergirl Fairtex at ONE: Fists Of Fury on February 26, 2021.[3] She won the fight by unanimous decision. Buntan scored the sole knockdown of the fight in the first round, dropping Wondergirl with a left hook.[4] It was later revealed that Wondergirl had suffered two facial fractures and double vision as result of that knockdown.[5]
Buntan faced Ekaterina Vandaryeva at ONE: Full Blast on April 28, 2021.[6] She won the fight by majority decision.[7]
Buntan faced Daniela López at ONE: Empower on September 3, 2021.[8] She won the fight by unanimous decision.[9]
Her three-fight winning streak under the ONE banner earned Buntan the chance to fight Smilla Sundell for the inaugural ONE Women's Strawweight Muay Thai World Championship at ONE 156 on April 22, 2022.[10] Despite a strong start to the bout, she lost the fight by unanimous decision.[11][12]
Buntan faced Amber Kitchen on December 3, 2022, at ONE on Prime Video 5.[13] At the weigh-ins, Buntan weighed in at 130 pounds, 5 pounds over the strawweight limit and was fined 20% of her purse, which went to her opponent.[14] She won the fight by unanimous decision.[15]
Buntan faced Diandra Martin on May 5, 2023, at ONE Fight Night 10.[16] At weigh-ins, Jackie Buntan (131 lbs) and Diandra Martin (126 lbs) both missed weight. Their bout proceeded at a catchweight of 131.0 lbs.[17] She won the fight by a first-round knockout.[18]
Buntan faced Martine Michieletto on March 9, 2024, at ONE Fight Night 20.[19] She won the fight by unanimous decision.[20]
Buntan was expected to face Anissa Meksen for the inaugural ONE Women's Strawweight Kickboxing World Championship on July 6, 2024, at ONE Fight Night 23.[21] Buntan withdrew with an undisclosed injury on June 20.[22] The bout was rescheduled on November 9, 2024, at ONE 169.[23] She won the fight by unanimous decision.[24]
Buntan again challenged for the now vacant ONE Women's Strawweight Muay Thai World Championship at ONE Fight Night 35, on September 5, 2025. Her opponent was Austrian kickboxer, Stella Hemetsberger. She lost the bout via unanimous decision, being dropped twice in the opening round.[25]
Titles and accomplishments
Kickboxing
- ONE Championship
- 2024 ONE Women's Strawweight Kickboxing World Championship (one time, inaugural, former)
Awards
- Combat Press
- 2024 Combat Press Fighter of the Year[26]
