Enkh-Orgil Baatarkhuu
Enkh-Orgil Baatarkhuu is a Mongolian mixed martial artist who currently competes in the Bantamweight division of ONE Championship, where he is the current Bantamweight MMA World Champion. He also competed in the Featherweight division of MGL-1 Fighting Championship, where he was their Featherweight champion.
Early life
Baatarkhuu was born in Khovd in 1988. His father was a truck driver and his mother was a nurse, and he has two siblings. A fan of combat sports as a youth, he wrestled as a child before veering to taekwondo. He originally intended to pursue taeokwondo in the Olympics, but became interested in mixed martial arts in 2009. While training in mixed martial arts, he studied as a fitness coach and in bodybuilding at the Avarga Institute of Physical Education. He graduated in 2012, and found a job as a fitness coach at the Oyu Tolgoi mine, and then found a lucrative position as a platform operator. Dissatisfied with his work life, Baatarkhuu decided to pursue MMA full time in 2016.Career
Baatarkhuu appeared in the 2022 reality show Road to ONE: Mongolia, a 10 episode reality program where he won US$100,000 and earned a spot in the ONE Championship and was trained by Jadamba Narantungalag. On 12 April 2023, he won his fight for at the ONE Friday Fights 13 via submission over Adonis Sevillino. He also won his fight in ONE Friday Fights 17 on 19 May 2023, a TKO over Rockie Bactol where he won a "Fight of the Night" bonus of $10,000. On 5 August 2023, he won his fight in the ONE Fight Night 13 via submission over Jhanlo Mark Sangiao, again winning a "Fight of the Night" bonus of $50,000.On 11 January 2025 he as a substitute entrant ONE Fight Night 27, and won via submission over Aaron Cañarte. He was scheduled as the headliner for the ONE Fight Night 38 on 6 December 2025 against Fabrício Andrade.
On 6 December 2025, Baatarkhuu fought against Fabrício Andrade and despite being hurt early in round one, secured a victory against his opponent in round 4 at 3:29 with a rear-naked choke and was crowned the new world Bantam Weight Champion. He was also awarded a fight bonus of US$50,000.