Soe Lin Oo
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Inn Shey village, Thaton District, Mon State, Myanmar
Iron Man (သံမဏိ)
Pae Poat (ပဲပုတ်)
| Saw Soe Lin Oo | |
|---|---|
Soe Lin Oo (right) fighting in Myanmar, February 2020. | |
| Born | December 4, 1991 Inn Shey village, Thaton District, Mon State, Myanmar |
| Native name | စောစိုးလင်းဦး Saw Soe Lin Oo |
| Other names | Man of Steel Iron Man (သံမဏိ) Pae Poat (ပဲပုတ်) |
| Nationality | |
| Height | 171 cm (5 ft 7 in) [1] |
| Weight | 65.5 kg (144 lb; 10.31 st)[1] |
| Division | Bantamweight |
| Style | Lethwei |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Team | Doe Yoe Yar Lethwei Club |
| Trainer | Tin Aung, Dawna Myay Kyaw Soe |
| Other information | |
| Spouse |
Naw Paw Khee Lar (Cecilia)
(m. 2018) |
| Children | 2 |
| Notable relatives | Thutti Aung (uncle) |
Soe Lin Oo (Burmese: စိုးလင်းဦး) (born December 4, 1991) is a Karen,Burmese Lethwei fighter. He is the Golden Belt 60kg Lethwei world champion under traditional rules and currently competes in ONE Championship in the Bantamweight division.[2]
Soe Lin Oo is the son of U Kyaw Aye and Daw Nan Thaung Eain. He was born in Inn Shey village in Thaton Township, Mon State and is a member of the Karen ethnic group. Soe Lin Oo has stated that Shwe Du Wun was his role model.[3]
Career
Lethwei
Soe Lin Oo has often been called by the nicknames Man of Steel and Ironman due to his incredible pain threshold, which is a crucial aspect among today's Lethwei fighters.[4]
In 2010, he won the Lethwei Golden Belt Championship in the 60kg division.
On June 10, 2017, Soe Lin Oo made his debut on World Lethwei Championship at WLC 2: Ancient Warriors, where he faced Artur Saladiak. He suffered his first career loss via judges decision to Saladiak.[5][6]
On November 4, 2017, he made his second WLC appearance at WLC 3: Legendary Champions knocking out Ugandan Muay Thai fighter Umar Semata in the second round.[7]
On August 5, 2018, Soe Lin Oo faced Muaythai World Champion Iquezang Kor.Rungthanakeat at Thein Pyu Stadium in Yangon. Soe Lin Oo knocked out Iquezang in the third round.[8]
On September 29, 2018, Soe Lin Oo made his third WLC appearance at WLC 6: Heartless Tigers.[9] He defeated Zhao Wen Wen by knockout in the second round.[10][11][12]
On December 29, 2019, in a very anticipated match-up, Soe Lin Oo faced former WMC, YOKKAO, Lumpinee Stadium and Rajadamnern Stadium World Champion, Pakorn P.K. Saenchai Muaythaigym under Lethwei rules in Hpa-an, Karen state, Myanmar.[13] Pakorn was extremely cautious in the clinch to avoid Soe Lin Oo's headbutts. In Round 4, while in the clinch, Soe Lin Oo floored Pakorn with a headbutt knockout and the Thai was not able to continue.[14]
On August 14, 2022, Soe Lin Oo is set to compete at the Myanmar Lethwei World Championship (MLWC) at Thein Pyu Stadium in Yangon.[15]
ONE Championship
On February 16, 2024, Soe Lin Oo made his ONE Championship debut against Masayoshi Tsuhashi at ONE Friday Fights 52.[16] He won the fight by third-round technical knockout.[17]
On March 29, 2024, Soe Lin Oo faced Fabio Reis at ONE Friday Fights 57[18] He won the fight by second-round knockout.[19]
In 2024, the WBC Muaythai listed Soe Lin Oo as the number 13th ranked Welterweight in the world.[20]
In this first fight of ONE contract, Soe Lin Oo faced Saeksan Or. Kwanmuang on January 24, 2025, at ONE 170.[21] On December 2, it was announced that Soe injuries sustained in a car accident and the fight was initially cancelled.[22] Soe has been medically cleared for competition and the bout stepped back into the original pairing.[23] At the weigh-ins, Soe weighed in at 142.5 pounds, 0.5 pounds over the 142 pounds limit and he was fined 20 percent his purse which went to Saeksan.[24] He lost the fight via unanimous decision.[25]
Soe faced Dmitrii Kovtun on March 8, 2025, at ONE Fight Night 29.[26] At the weigh-ins, Soe weighed in at 147.25 pounds, 2.25 pounds over the bantamweight limit and he was fined 20% of purse, which went to Kovtun.[27][28] He lost the fight via unanimous decision.[29]
On August 1, 2025, Soe Lin Oo will face Liam Harrison at ONE 173 at Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado.[30][31] In 2019, Harrison said that he “would fight anyone in Lethwei rules with no training camp”. Lethwei world champion Dave Leduc offered to give $10,000 USD to a charity in Myanmar if Liam Harrison would to fight Soe Lin Oo in a Lethwei fight at World Lethwei Championship but the fight never materialized.[32]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | FightWorld | Himself | Episode 3 Myanmar: Crossroads FightWorld at IMDb |
Titles and accomplishments
Championships
- Lethwei
- 2018 Most knockouts Award (Trophy)
- 2011 Dagon Shwe Aung Lan winner (Special)
- 2010 Golden Belt Champion (60kg)
- 2010 Royal Club sponsored challenge fight belt
- 2010 Dagon Shwe Aung Lan winner (2nd class)
- Muay Thai
- ONE Championship
- Performance of the Night (One time) vs. Masayoshi Tsuhashi
- Southeast Asian Games
2013 Southeast Asian Games (63,5kg) – Naypyidaw, Myanmar
- ONE Championship
Awards
- Lethwei World
- 2019 Male fighter of the year[33]
Muay Thai record
| 3 Wins (3 (T)KOs), 4 Loss, 0 Draws | ||||||||
| Date | Result | Opponent | Event | Location | Method | Round | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-23 | Loss | ONE Friday Fights 139, Lumpinee Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | KO (head kick) | 1 | 1:27 | ||
| 2025-03-08 | Loss | ONE Fight Night 29 | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | ||
| 2025-01-24 | Loss | ONE 170 | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | ||
| 2024-09-27 | Loss | ONE Friday Fights 81, Lumpinee Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | ||
| 2024-07-05 | Win | ONE Friday Fights 69, Lumpinee Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | KO (Right Uppercut) | 2 | 0:49 | ||
| 2024-03-29 | Win | ONE Friday Fights 57, Lumpinee Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | KO (Straight Left) | 2 | 1:42 | ||
| 2024-02-16 | Win | ONE Friday Fights 52, Lumpinee Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | TKO (Punches) | 3 | 2:40 | ||
| Legend: Win Loss Draw/No contest Notes | ||||||||