Soe Lin Oo


Soe Lin Oo 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.

Early life

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.

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.
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.
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.
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.
On September 29, 2018, Soe Lin Oo made his third WLC appearance at WLC 6: Heartless Tigers. He defeated Zhao Wen Wen by knockout in the second round.
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. 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.
On August 14, 2022, Soe Lin Oo is set to compete at the Myanmar Lethwei World Championship at Thein Pyu Stadium in Yangon.

ONE Championship

On February 16, 2024, Soe Lin Oo made his ONE Championship debut against Masayoshi Tsuhashi at ONE Friday Fights 52. He won the fight by third-round technical knockout.
On March 29, 2024, Soe Lin Oo faced Fabio Reis at ONE Friday Fights 57 He won the fight by second-round knockout.
In 2024, the WBC Muaythai listed Soe Lin Oo as the number 13th ranked Welterweight in the world.
In this first fight of ONE contract, Soe Lin Oo faced Saeksan Or. Kwanmuang on January 24, 2025, at ONE 170. On December 2, it was announced that Soe injuries sustained in a car accident and the fight was initially cancelled. Soe has been medically cleared for competition and the bout stepped back into the original pairing. 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. He lost the fight via unanimous decision.
Soe faced Dmitrii Kovtun on March 8, 2025, at ONE Fight Night 29. 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. He lost the fight via unanimous decision.
On August 1, 2025, Soe Lin Oo will face Liam Harrison at ONE 173 at Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado. 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.

Titles and accomplishments

Championships

Lethwei

Awards

Lethwei World

Lethwei record

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