2013 in ONE Championship

ONE Championship MMA events in 2013

2013 in ONE Championship

Information
First date| February 2, 2013
Events
Total events| 7
Fights
Total fights| 70
Title fights| 6
Chronology
| 2012 in ONE | 2013 in ONE Championship  | 2014 in ONE

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The year 2013 was the 3rd year in the history of the ONE Championship, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Singapore.

## Tournament bracket

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### Bantamweight Grand Prix

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#### ONE Bantamweight Grand Prix bracket

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| Semi-finals | | | Final |

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|  Kevin Belingon | TKO | |
|  Thanh Vu | 2r. |
| |  Kevin Belingon | 3r. |
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| | |  Masakatsu Ueda | UD |
|  Masakatsu Ueda | SUB |

|  Jens Pulver | 2r. |

### Malaysia Featherweight Tournament

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#### ONE Malaysia Featherweight Tournament bracket

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| Semi-finals | | | Final |

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|  AJ Lias Mansor | 3r. | |
|  Jian Kai Chee | UD |
| |  AJ Lias Mansor1 | UD |
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| | |  Melvin Yeoh | 3r. |
|  Melvin Yeoh | SUB |

|  Raymond Tiew | 2r. |

1Jian Kai Chee was forced to pull out of his bout with Yeoh due to injury and could not participate in the finals of the Grand Prix. He was subsequently replaced by AJ Lias Mansor.

## List of events

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ONE Championship

No.  | Event  | Date  | Venue  | Location
1  | ONE Fighting Championship: Return of Warriors | February 2, 2013 | Putra Indoor Stadium |  Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2  | ONE Fighting Championship: Kings and Champions | April 5, 2013 | Singapore Indoor Stadium |  Kallang, Singapore
3  | ONE Fighting Championship: Rise to Power | May 31, 2013 | SM Mall of Asia Arena |  Pasay, Philippines
4  | ONE Fighting Championship: Champions & Warriors | September 13, 2013 | Istora Senayan |  Jakarta, Indonesia
5  | ONE Fighting Championship: Total Domination | October 18, 2013 | Singapore Indoor Stadium |  Kallang, Singapore
6  | ONE Fighting Championship: Warrior Spirit | November 15, 2013 | Putra Indoor Stadium |  Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
7  | ONE Fighting Championship: Moment of Truth | December 6, 2013 | SM Mall of Asia Arena |  Pasay, Philippines

## ONE Fighting Championship: Return of Warriors

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ONE Fighting Championship: Return of Warriors

Promotion| ONE Fighting Championship
Date| February 2, 2013
Venue| Putra Indoor Stadium
City|  Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Attendance| 9,376
Event chronology
| ONE Fighting Championship: Rise of Kings  | ONE Fighting Championship: Return of Warriors  | ONE Fighting Championship: Kings and Champions

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ONE Fighting Championship: Return of Warriors (also known as ONE FC 7) was a mixed martial arts event held by ONE Championship. The event took place on February 2, 2013 at the 16,000 capacity Putra Indoor Stadium in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Background

The event crowned the first ONE Featherweight Champion, in a matchup originally scheduled for ONE FC: Rise of Kings, between Philippine fighters Eric Kelly and Honorio Banario, which was scratched at that time due to PPV time constraints.[1]

The event also held the first two bouts of the 4-man ONE Malaysian National Featherweight Championship Tournament and the final first-round bout of the ONE Bantamweight Grand Prix.

Results
Main Card

Weight class  |  |  |  | Method  | Round  | Time  | Notes
Featherweight  | Honorio Banario  | def.  | Eric Kelly  | TKO (eye injury)  | 4  | 1:01  | [a]
Flyweight  | Shinichi Kojima | def.  | Roy Docyogen  | Submission (guillotine choke)  | 2  | 4:47  |
Lightweight  | Lowen Tynanes  | def.  | Vuyisile Colossa | Submission (rear-naked choke)  | 1  | 4:37  |
Lightweight  | Peter Davis  | def.  | Leo Krishna  | TKO (doctor stoppage)  | 1  | 2:01  |
Welterweight  | Adam Shahir Kayoom  | def.  | Zuli Silawanto  | Submission (rear-naked choke)  | 1  | 3:41  |
Bantamweight  | Thanh Vu  | def.  | Mohd Fouzein Fozi  | TKO (knees and punches)  | 1  | 1:03  | [b]
Featherweight  | Melvin Yeoh | def.  | Raymond Tiew  | Submission (triangle choke)  | 2  | 3:29  | [c]
Featherweight  | Jian Kai Chee  | def.  | A.J. Lias Mansor  | Decision (unanimous)  | 3  | 5:00  | [d]
Preliminary Card
Catchweight (130 lb)  | Gianni Subba  | def.  | Saiful Merican  | Submission (armbar)  | 2  | 4:08  |
Cruiserweight  | Jake Butler  | def.  | Antoni Romulo  | TKO (punches)  | 1  | 2:46  |

1. ^ For the inaugural ONE Featherweight World Championship.
2. ^ ONE Bantamweight Grand Prix Quarterfinal.
3. ^ ONE Malaysia Featherweight Tournament Semifinal.
4. ^ ONE Malaysia Featherweight Tournament Semifinal.

## ONE Fighting Championship: Kings and Champions

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ONE Fighting Championship: Kings and Champions

Promotion| ONE Fighting Championship
Date| April 5, 2013
Venue|  Singapore Indoor Stadium
City| Kallang, Singapore
Attendance| 10,017
Event chronology
| ONE Fighting Championship: Return of Warriors  | ONE Fighting Championship: Kings and Champions  | ONE Fighting Championship: Rise to Power

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ONE Fighting Championship: Kings and Champions (also known as ONE FC 8) was a mixed martial arts event held by ONE Championship. The event took place on April 5, 2013 at the 12,000 capacity Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore.

Background

This event held the first title defense for ONE Lightweight Champion Kotetsu Boku against Japanese top contender Shinya Aoki. The event also marked the return of fighters like Melvin Manhoef, Leandro Issa and Jake Butler to the ONE cage, and the two semifinals of the ONE Bantamweight Grand Prix.[2]

Results
Main card

Weight class  |  |  |  | Method  | Round  | Time  | Notes
Lightweight  | Shinya Aoki | def.  | Kotetsu Boku (c)  | Submission (rear-naked choke)  | 2  | 2:01  | [a]
Middleweight  | Brock Larson | def.  | Melvin Manhoef | Decision (unanimous)  | 3  | 5:00  |
Bantamweight  | Masakatsu Ueda | def.  | Jens Pulver | Submission (brabo choke)  | 2  | 3:52  | [b]
Bantamweight  | Kevin Belingon | def.  | Thanh Vu  | TKO (punches)  | 2  | 1:00  | [c]
Lightweight  | Eddie Ng  | def.  | Arnaud Lepont  | Submission (armbar)  | 2  | 4:45  |
Bantamweight  | Leandro Issa | def.  | Yusup Saadulaev  | Decision (unanimous)  | 3  | 5:00  |
Flyweight  | Alex Silva | def.  | Rene Catalan  | Submission (armbar)  | 1  | 4:54  |
Featherweight  | Bashir Ahmad | def.  | Shannon Wiratchai | Decision (unanimous)  | 3  | 5:00  |
Preliminary Card
Cruiserweight  | Jake Butler  | def.  | Swain Cangco  | TKO (punches)  | 1  | 2:52  |
Flyweight  | Chen Yun Ting  | def.  | Ronald Low  | TKO (punches)  | 1  | 3:58  |

1. ^ For the ONE Lightweight World Championship.
2. ^ ONE Bantamweight Grand Prix Semifinal.
3. ^ ONE Bantamweight Grand Prix Semifinal.

## ONE Fighting Championship: Rise to Power

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ONE Fighting Championship: Rise to Power

Promotion| ONE Fighting Championship
Date| May 31, 2013
Venue| SM Mall of Asia Arena
City|  Pasay, Philippines
Attendance| 14,327
Event chronology
| ONE Fighting Championship: Kings and Champions  | ONE Fighting Championship: Rise to Power  | ONE Fighting Championship: Champions & Warriors

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ONE Fighting Championship: Rise to Power (also known as ONE FC 9) was a mixed martial arts event held by ONE Championship. The event took place on May 31, 2013 at the 20,000 capacity SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay, Philippines.

Background

This was the second visit of ONE to the Philippines, after the successful August 2012 event held at the Araneta Coliseum.

The event held the first title defense for ONE Featherweight Champion Honorio Banario against Japanese contender Koji Oishi. The original matchup for the title was against Korean top contender Bae Young Kwon, but was scrapped due to the Kwon commitment with the local military service.[3]

Results
Main Card

Weight class  |  |  |  | Method  | Round  | Time  | Notes
Featherweight  | Koji Oishi  | def.  | Honorio Banario (c)  | KO (punches)  | 2  | 1:45  | [a]
Bantamweight  | Bibiano Fernandes | def.  | Koetsu Okazaki | Decision (unanimous)  | 5  | 5:00  | [b]
Bantamweight  | Masakatsu Ueda | def.  | Kevin Belingon | Decision (unanimous)  | 3  | 5:00  | [c]
Flyweight  | Yasuhiro Urushitani | def.  | Roy Docyogen  | Decision (split)  | 3  | 5:00  |
Welterweight  | Nobutatsu Suzuki | def.  | Phil Baroni | TKO (punches)  | 1  | 4:17  |
Lightweight  | Kamal Shalorus | def.  | Eduard Folayang | Decision (unanimous)  | 3  | 5:00  |
Catchweight (127 lb)  | Andrew Leone  | def.  | Geje Eustaquio  | Decision (unanimous)  | 3  | 5:00  |
Preliminary Card
Catchweight (144 lb)  | Yusup Saadulaev  | def.  | Ryan Diaz  | Submission (brabo choke)  | 2  | 2:57  |
Lightweight  | Lowen Tynanes  | def.  | Felipe Enomoto  | TKO (elbows)  | 1  | 2:41  |
Catchweight (271 lb)  | Tony Johnson Jr. | def.  | Tim Sylvia | TKO (doctor stoppage)  | 3  | 3:25  |

1. ^ For the ONE Featherweight World Championship
2. ^ For the interim ONE Bantamweight World Championship.
3. ^ ONE Bantamweight Grand Prix Final.

## ONE Fighting Championship: Champions & Warriors

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ONE Fighting Championship: Champions & Warriors

Promotion| ONE Fighting Championship
Date| September 13, 2013
Venue| Istora Senayan
City| Jakarta, Indonesia
Attendance| 6,897
Event chronology
| ONE Fighting Championship: Rise to Power  | ONE Fighting Championship: Champions & Warriors  | ONE Fighting Championship: Total Domination

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ONE Fighting Championship: Champions & Warriors (also known as ONE FC 10) was a mixed martial arts event held by ONE Championship. The event took place on September 13, 2013 at the 10,000 capacity Istora Senayan in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Background

This event marked the second visit of ONE to Indonesia, after the February 2012 event held at the BritAma Arena.

Yasuhiro Urushitani was scheduled to face Shinichi Kojima in the main event for the inaugural ONE Flyweight Championship but had to pull out due to an injury and was replaced by Andrew Leone. Although on September 10, 2013 Leone also pulled out of the title bout and the fight was scrapped all together.

Results
Main Card

Weight class  |  |  |  | Method  | Round  | Time  | Notes
Lightweight  |  Vuyisile Colossa | def.  |  Kotetsu Boku | Decision (unanimous)  | 3  | 5:00  |
Welterweight  |  Vincent Latoel  | def.  |  Willy Ni  | Submission (guillotine choke)  | 1  | 1:25  |
Catchweight (198 lb)  |  Jake Butler  | def.  |  James Kouame  | Submission (arm-triangle choke)  | 1  | 2:11  |
Featherweight  |  Bruno Pucci | def.  |  Bashir Ahmad | Submission (rear-naked choke)  | 1  | 3:13  |
Cruiserweight  |  Vincent Majid  | def.  |  Eugenio Tan  | Submission (kimura)  | 1  | 1:30  |
Flyweight  |  Almiro Barros  | def.  |  Kian Phan  | Decision (unanimous)  | 3  | 5:00  |
Heavyweight  |  Alain Ngalani | def.  |  Mahmoud Hassan  | TKO (strikes)  | 1  | 0:31  |
Preliminary Card
Lightweight  |  Caros Fodor | def.  |  Yang Seung Ho  | Decision (unanimous)  | 3  | 5:00  |
Featherweight  |  Max Metino  | def.  |  Long Sophy  | Submission (kimura)  | 2  | 3:24  |
Flyweight  |  Raymond Tan  | def.  |  Brianata Rosadhi  | Submission (guillotine choke)  | 1  | 0:21  |

## ONE Fighting Championship: Total Domination

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ONE Fighting Championship: Total Domination

Promotion| ONE Fighting Championship
Date| October 18, 2013
Venue| Singapore Indoor Stadium
City|  Kallang, Singapore
Attendance| 9,032
Event chronology
| ONE Fighting Championship: Champions & Warriors  | ONE Fighting Championship: Total Domination  | ONE Fighting Championship: Warrior Spirit

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ONE Fighting Championship: Total Domination (also known as ONE FC 11) was a mixed martial arts event held by ONE Championship. The event took place on October 18, 2013 at the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore.

Background

The main event was a unification bout for the ONE bantamweight world title between champion Soo Chul Kim and interim champion Bibiano Fernandes.[4]

The Co-Main event featured ONE's Lightweight Champion Shinya Aoki dropping a division to compete in a non-title fight against Cody Stevens.

On October 19, 2013, ONE officials deemed the Flyweight bout between Rene Catalan and Khim Dima a No Contest due to several illegal strikes perceived during a review of the fight.

Results
Main Card

Weight class  |  |  |  | Method  | Round  | Time  | Notes
Bantamweight  |  Bibiano Fernandes (ic)  | def.  |  Soo Chul Kim (c)  | Decision (unanimous)  | 5  | 5:00  | [a]
Featherweight  |  Shinya Aoki | def.  |  Cody Stevens  | Decision (unanimous)  | 3  | 5:00  |
Lightweight  |  Eddie Ng  | def.  |  Peter Davis  | Submission (armbar)  | 1  | 1:46  |
Middleweight  |  Tatsuya Mizuno | def.  |  Rafael Silva  | Decision (unanimous)  | 3  | 5:00  |
Cruiserweight  |  Sylvain Potard  | def.  |  Jake Butler  | TKO (punches)  | 2  | 0:42  |
Featherweight  |  Shannon Wiratchai | def.  |  Mitch Chilson  | TKO (soccer kicks and punches)  | 1  | 1:52  |
Flyweight  |  Khim Dima  | vs.  |  Rene Catalan  | No contest  | 2  | 3:40  | [b]
Preliminary Card
Weight class  |  |  |  | Method  | Round  | Time  | Notes
Women's Strawweight  |  Sherilyn Lim  | def.  |  Ann Osman  | Decision (split)  | 3  | 5:00  |
Lightweight  |  Juan Wen Jie  | def.  |  Alex Lim  | TKO (punch)  | 2  | 0:18  |
Bantamweight  |  Stephen Langdown  | def.  |  Marc Marcellinus  | TKO (strikes)  | 1  | 1:49  |

1. ^ For unification of the ONE Bantamweight Championship
2. ^ Result reviewed as a No Contest due to illegal strikes

## ONE Fighting Championship: Warrior Spirit

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ONE Fighting Championship: Warrior Spirit

Promotion| ONE Fighting Championship
Date| November 15, 2013
Venue| Putra Indoor Stadium
City|  Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Attendance| 12,000
Event chronology
| ONE Fighting Championship: Total Domination  | ONE Fighting Championship: Warrior Spirit  | ONE Fighting Championship: Moment of Truth

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ONE Fighting Championship: Warrior Spirit (also known as ONE FC 12) was a mixed martial arts event held by ONE Championship. The event took place on November 15, 2013 at the Putra Indoor Stadium in Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Background

The main event was going to be a contest for the inaugural ONE Welterweight Championship between Adam Kayoom and Nobutatsu Suzuki.[5] On November 11, 2013, ONE officials announced that Adam Kayoom was injured, and was going to be replaced by Vitor Pinto.[6] However, Pinto was not medically cleared and the bout was cancelled.[7]

Results
Main Card

Weight class  |  |  |  | Method  | Round  | Time  | Notes
Catchweight  |  Yusup Saadulaev  | def.  |  Adriano Moraes | Decision (split)  | 3  | 5:00  |
Middleweight  |  Leandro Ataides  | def.  |  Brayan Rafiq  | KO (punches)  | 1  | 4:19  |
Heavyweight  |  Chris Lokteff  | def.  |  Tony Johnson | Decision (split)  | 3  | 5:00  |
Lightweight  |  Peter Davis  | def.  |  Alaa Mazloum  | Submission (rear naked choke)  | 2  | 1:23  |
Flyweight  |  Gianni Subba  | def.  |  Chen Yun Ting  | TKO (elbows)  | 1  | 3:03  |
Featherweight  |  AJ Lias Mansor  | def.  |  Melvin Yeoh | Decision (unanimous)  | 3  | 5:00  | [a]
Flyweight  |  Saiful Merican  | def.  |  Tok Sophon  | Decision (unanimous)  | 3  | 5:00  |
Preliminary Card
Weight class  |  |  |  | Method  | Round  | Time  | Notes
Welterweight  |  Samir Mrabet  | def.  |  Steven Durr  | Decision (unanimous)  | 3  | 5:00  |
Welterweight  |  Nik Harris  | def.  |  Zuli Silawanto  | TKO (retirement)  | 2  | 5:00  |
Bantamweight  |  Casey Suire  | def.  |  Raymond Tan  | Submission (Guillotine choke)  | 1  | 3:28  |

1. ^ Malaysian National Featherweight Championship Tournament Final

## ONE Fighting Championship: Moment of Truth

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ONE Fighting Championship: Moment of Truth

Promotion| ONE Fighting Championship
Date| December 6, 2013
Venue| SM Mall of Asia Arena
City|  Pasay, Philippines
Attendance| 10,106
Event chronology
| ONE Fighting Championship: Warrior Spirit  | ONE Fighting Championship: Moment of Truth  | ONE Fighting Championship: War of Nations

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ONE Fighting Championship: Moment of Truth (also known as ONE FC 13) was a mixed martial arts event held by ONE Championship. The event took place on December 6, 2013 at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay, Philippines

Background

The main event was a rematch for the ONE Featherweight world title between champion Koji Oishi and former champion Honorio Banario.[8]

The event also featured the return of local favorites Eduard Folayang and Geje Eustaquio.

Results
Main Card

Weight class  |  |  |  | Method  | Round  | Time  | Notes
Featherweight  |  Koji Oishi (c)  | def.  |  Honorio Banario  | KO (punch)  | 3  | 1:42  | [a]
Bantamweight  |  Kevin Belingon | def.  |  David Aranda Santacana  | KO (punches)  | 1  | 2:53  |
Lightweight  |  Eduard Folayang | def.  |  Vincent Latoel  | Decision (unanimoua)  | 3  | 5:00  |
Lightweight  |  Vuyisile Colossa | def.  |  Caros Fodor | Decision (unanimous)  | 3  | 5:00  |
Flyweight  |  Geje Eustaquio  | def.  |  Eugene Toquero  | Decision (unanimous)  | 3  | 5:00  |
Bantamweight  |  Dae Hwan Kim  | def.  |  Thanh Vu  | Submission (rear-naked choke)  | 2  | 4:10  |
Heavyweight  |  Paul Cheng  | def.  |  Alain Ngalani | Submission (verbal tapout)  | 1  | 4:54  |
Preliminary Card
Weight class  |  |  |  | Method  | Round  | Time  | Notes
Bantamweight  |  Koetsu Okazaki | def.  |  Joshua Alvarez  | Submission (rear-naked choke)  | 2  | 3:13  |
Flyweight  |  Ruel Catalan  | def.  |  Khim Dima  | TKO (referee stoppage)  | 1  | 3:35  |
Featherweight  |  Herbert Burns | def.  |  Edward Kelly  | Submission (rear-naked choke)  | 1  | 0:44  |

1. ^ Rematch for the ONE Featherweight Championship

## See also

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* 2013 in UFC
* 2013 in Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki
* 2013 in Road FC

## References

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1. ^ "Honorio Banario meets Eric Kelly for featherweight title at ONE FC 7 in February". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved December 12, 2012.
2. ^ "ONE FC 8 card finalized with five prelims, including Jake Butler's return". mmajunkie.com. 5 March 2013. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
3. ^ "Koji Oishi vs Honorio Banario & Koetsu Okazaki vs Bibiano Fernandes scheduled for ONE FC: Rise to Power". TheFightNation.com. Archived from the original on June 10, 2013. Retrieved April 10, 2013.
4. ^ "MMA: Fernandes and Kim to unify bantamweight titles at ONE FC: Total Domination". 13 August 2013.
5. ^ "Inaugural Welterweight Title to be Awarded at ONE FC: Warrior Spirit". 26 September 2013.
6. ^ "UNDEFEATED VITOR PINTO STEPS IN TO REPLACE INJURED ADAM KAYOOM AT ONE FC: WARRIOR SPIRIT". Archived from the original on 2013-11-14. Retrieved 2019-01-13.
7. ^ "ONE FC 12 weigh-in results: Headliner not medically cleared, all others on weight". mmajunkie.com. November 14, 2013.
8. ^ "ONE Championship". Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2019-01-13.

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