Yodsanan Sor Nanthachai


Yodsanan Sor Nanthachai or Yodsanan Sityodtong a.k.a. Yodsanan 3-K Battery is a Thai professional Muay Thai fighter, professional boxer, and mixed martial artist. Yodsanan is a former WBA super featherweight champion, a title he held from 2002 to 2005.
In MMA, he competed for ONE Championship in their Bantamweight division from 2011 to 2017. Yodsanan fights out of Evolve MMA in Singapore, where he is a member of the Evolve Fight Team.
He is known as the Thai Tyson due to his KO power, having won 45 of 56 fights by knockout, and is one of the best boxers Thailand has ever produced.

Boxing

Yodsanan turned pro in 1993 and won his first five fights by KO. In 1997 he defeated Run Tangkilisan to win the interim PABA Super Featherweight Title. He defended the title 20 times before vacating it in order to challenge for the WBA Super Featherweight title which he won by defeating Lakva Sim on 13 April 2002.
Yodsanan successfully defended the title three times defeating Lamont Pearson, Ryuhei Suguta and Steve Forbes. On 30 April 2005 he faced challenger Vicente Mosquera at Madison Square Garden. Yodsanan became the first man to ever knock Mosquera down but still lost the fight by unanimous decision.
On 2 February 2009, Yodsanan defeated Jonathan Simamora by third-round knockout to win the vacant IBF Australasian Light Welterweight title.

Muay Thai

Yodsanan has fought several professional Muay Thai fights. Notably on 8 March 2007 when he fought Bovy Sor Udomson at Rajadamnern Stadium losing by decision.

Mixed martial arts

In early 2011 it emerged that Yodsanan had started training in mixed martial arts at Evolve MMA in Singapore. On July 15, 2011, it was announced that Yodsanan had signed with ONE Fighting Championship. This has led some journalists to suggest that Yodsanan will be the best boxer to ever switch from boxing to MMA.
Yodsanan made his professional debut when he fought South African Muay Thai champion Daniel Mashamaite at ONE Fighting Championship: Champion vs. Champion at the Singapore Indoor Stadium on September 3, 2011. He won the fight via TKO in the second round after landing a stunning flying knee to the face of his opponent. On March 31, 2012, Yodsanan faced Jiang Long Yun at ONE Fighting Championship: War of the Lions in his second MMA appearance, where he lost via first-round submission.
He would take a hiatus from mixed martial arts before returning four years later on May 27, 2016, to defeat Khon Sichan at ONE Championship: Kingdom of Champions. On March 11, 2017, Yodsanan faced Ramon Gonzalez at ONE Championship: Warrior Kingdom, which saw him score a comeback victory via verbal submission. On December 9, 2017, he defeated Dodi Mardian by first-round, one-punch knockout at ONE Championship: Warriors of the World.

Professional boxing record

No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
60WinJonatan SimamoraKO3 2009-02-12Southern Association of Thailand, Bangkok, ThailandWon IBF Australasian junior welterweight title
59Win55–3–1Sayedali MousaviKO4 2008-12-19Ko Pha-ngan, Thailand
58Win54–3–1Jimrex JacaTKO6 2008-06-27Pattaya, Thailand
57Win53–3–1Dennapa BigshotcampKO5 2008-03-28Wat Bueng Thonglang, Bangkok, Thailand
56Win52–3–1Mars JubanishevTKO3 2008-01-25Saraburi, Thailand
55Win51–3–1Mitsuru OkuboTKO4 2007-12-04Bueng Boraphet, Thailand
54Win50–3–1Xu Zhong YongKO1 2007-09-21Pattaya, Thailand
53Win49–3–1Omid GholizadehTKO2 2006-12-05Royal Square, Bangkok, Thailand
52Win48–3–1Sataporn SingwanchaTKO4 2006-10-31Chaiyaphum, Thailand
51Win47–3–1Arnel TinampayUD8 2006-05-19Siam Shanghai Shopping Mall, Nonthaburi, Thailand
50Win46–3–1Fernando MontillaTKO2 2006-03-24Sisaket, Thailand
49Win45–3–1Bart AbapoUD6 2005-12-05Royal Square, Bangkok, Thailand
48Win44–3–1Teofilo TunacaoUD6 2005-11-17Chai Nat, Thailand
47Loss43–3–1Vicente MosqueraUD12 2005-04-30Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.Lost WBA super featherweight title
46Win43–2–1Steve ForbesUD12 2004-08-07Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket, Connecticut, U.S.Retained WBA super featherweight title
45Win42–2–1Ryuhei SugitaTKO7 2004-02-08Memorial Center, Gifu, JapanRetained WBA super featherweight title
44Win41–2–1Farid DebourtKO6 2003-12-05Royal Square, Bangkok, Thailand
43Win40–2–1Larry PeloniaTKO2 2003-08-15The Mall Shopping Center, Bangkok, Thailand
42Win39–2–1Tirso AlbiaKO2 2003-01-29Uttaradit, Thailand
41Win38–2–1Lamont PearsonKO9 2002-12-05Royal Square, Bangkok, ThailandRetained WBA super featherweight title
40Win37–2–1Lakva SimUD12 2002-04-13Provincial Hall, Nakhon Ratchasima, ThailandWon vacant WBA (Regular) super featherweight title
39Win36–2–1BoubakerKO1 2002-02-21Wat Temple Banrai, Dan Khun Thot, Thailand
38Win35–2–1Walter Hugo RodriguezTKO4 2001-12-05Bangkok, ThailandRetained PABA super featherweight title
37Win34–2–1Jesus ZatarinTKO9 2001-11-09Nonthaburi, ThailandRetained PABA super featherweight title
36Win33–2–1Fernando MontillaKO4 2001-09-08Bangkok, ThailandRetained PABA super featherweight title
35Win32–2–1Gustavo Fabian CuelloKO1 2001-04-27Hua Hin, ThailandRetained PABA super featherweight title
34Win31–2–1Joselito RiveraTKO3 2001-01-02Rayong, ThailandRetained PABA super featherweight title
33Win30–2–1Theodor LuandaKO2 2000-12-10Lopburi, ThailandRetained PABA super featherweight title
32Win29–2–1Rolando PritosKO3 2000-10-08Phon Thong, ThailandRetained PABA super featherweight title
31Win28–2–1Allan VisayasKO4 2000–08-19Sukhothai, ThailandRetained PABA super featherweight title
30Win27–2–1Rex MarzanTKO2 2000-07-15Bangkok, ThailandRetained PABA super featherweight title
29Win26–2–1Jose Luis TulaKO6 2000-05-12Mukdahan, ThailandRetained PABA super featherweight title
28Win25–2–1WonBo JunKO2 2000-04-02Bangkok, ThailandRetained PABA super featherweight title
27Win24–2–1Kanat SikhimbayevKO4 2000-02-20Lopburi, ThailandRetained PABA super featherweight title
26Win23–2–1Kanat SikhimbayevTD5 1999-11-28Pattaya, ThailandRetained PABA super featherweight title
25Win22–2–1Richard PittmanKO1 1999-09-26Bangkok, ThailandRetained PABA super featherweight title
24Draw21–2–1Sukhbayar NemekbayarPTS12 1999-06-20Bangkok, ThailandRetained PABA super featherweight title
23Win21–2Quinton DonahueKO1 1999-02-20Chaweng Beach Arena, Koh Samui, ThailandRetained PABA super featherweight title
22Win20–2Jeffrey OnateKO2 1998-10-17Central Plaza Hotel, Bangkok, ThailandRetained PABA super featherweight title
21Win19–2Abdullah KarimKO1 1998–07–31Satun, ThailandRetained PABA super featherweight title
20Win18–2Sukhbayar NemekbayarSD12 1998-04-16Hua Hin, ThailandWon PABA super featherweight title
19Win17–2Run TangkilisanKO2 1997-06-29Main Stadium, Ratchaburi, ThailandWon PABA interim super featherweight title
18Win16–2Robby RahangmetangKO4 1997-02-16Chachoengsao Stadium, Chachoengsao, Thailand
17Win15–2Allan VisayasKO1 1996-11-24Provincial Stadium, Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand
16Win14–2Ricky GayamoKO2 1996-10-27Laplae, Thailand
15Win13–2Gilberto MurilloKO2 1996-09-08Provincial Soccer Stadium, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand
14Win12–2Joeboy SitnaioddTKO2 1996-04-07Uttaradit, Thailand
13Win11–2Samranthong Tor ChalermchaiPTS6 1995-09-17Bangkok, Thailand
12Win10–2Padetsuk MonsaichonKO1 1995-08-25Bangkok, Thailand
11Win9–2Watanachai Sor WeerakulPTS6 1995-06-09Bangkok, Thailand
10Loss8–2Sangatit Wor SuteeraKO1 1994-09-27Bangkok, Thailand
9Win8–1Anandej KiatprasanchaiPTS6 1994-08-26Bangkok, Thailand
8Win7–1Singsamai SitnongbirdKO3 1994-06-17Bangkok, Thailand
7Win6–1Tampetch Sor SakulpanPTS6 1994-05-03Bangkok, Thailand
6Loss5–1Dej Por Pao InKO6 1994-03-04Bangkok, Thailand
5Win5–0Jakpichit NapattayaKO2 1994-02-15Bangkok, Thailand
4Win4–0Kongkiat Por SurasakKO3 1994-01-28Bangkok, Thailand
3Win3–0Petchtongchai Por ApichartKO2 1994-01-04Bangkok, Thailand
2Win2–0Chumpae Chor ChuykulKO2 1993-12-11Bangkok, Thailand
1Win1–0Dentungsong SaksamutKO2 1993-11-06Bangkok, Thailand

Personal life

In 2009, he was a boxing trainer for Evolve MMA in Singapore.
In November 2010, he received an honorary master's degree in sports science from Sisaket Rajabhat University.