Thanh Le

MMA Featherweight

Thanh Le is an American-Vietnamese MMA fighter from the United States. He became the ONE Championship featherweight world champion and built his career around a large number of wins by knockout and technical knockout.

Profile

The story

He was born in Owensboro, Kentucky, and moved to New Orleans with his family as a child. He began his professional MMA career in the United States and later competed for Legacy Fighting Alliance and ONE Championship.

At ONE Championship, he won the featherweight world title by defeating Martin Nguyen via technical knockout. He then defended the title with a knockout victory over Garry Tonon and later also became interim world champion.

In the ring

Fighting style

Le is a clear finisher. His ONE victories have come by knockout, technical knockout, or submission, with his punching power and ability to end fights early at the forefront.

Results

Performance

Former ONE MMA Featherweight World Champion.
Former interim MMA Featherweight World Champion at ONE Championship.
Former interim Featherweight Champion at Legacy Fighting Alliance.

Over the years

Timeline

2013: professional MMA debut.
2018: won the interim featherweight title at Legacy Fighting Alliance.
2019: ONE Championship debut with a knockout victory over Yusup Saadulaev.
2020: defeated Martin Nguyen to become ONE Featherweight World Champion.
2022: defended his world title with a knockout victory over Garry Tonon.
2023: won the interim world title by submission against Ilya Freymanov.