Eko Roni Saputra (born 2 May 1991) is an Indonesian

mixed martial artist Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, incorpo ...

competing in the

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division of

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. He trains out of Evolve MMA in

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. Saputra is also a former

freestyle wrestler Freestyle wrestling is a style of wrestling originated from Great Britain and the United States. Along with Greco-Roman, it is one of the two styles of wrestling contested in the Olympic Games. American high school and men's college wrestling i ...

who has won bronze and silver medals at the

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in 2009 and

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. He has also competed in the

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in Jakarta in the 57kg division.

Background

Saputra grew up in poverty in

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on the island of

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. His parents sold fish in the market and his father became a boxing coach after his fish-trading business went bankrupt. Hence he started training boxing when he was just 5 years old and at the age of 13 years old, he switched to wrestling because my father said there was a greater opportunity to become a national champion. Saptura would win at the

, getting bronze at the

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at 50 kg and silver at the 2013 Yangon at 55 kg. In 2018, he decided to transition to MMA and relocated to Singapore to pursue his new career, joining the Evolve MMA.

Mixed martial arts career

ONE Championship

Saputra made his MMA debut against Niko Soe on 12 April 2019 at ONE Championship: Roots of Honor. He lost the bout via doctor stoppage in the first round. In his sophomore performance, Saputra faced Kaji Ebin on 25 October 2019 at ONE Championship: Dawn Of Valor. He won the bout in the first round due stoppage by the way of shoulder injury. Saputra faced Khon Sichan at ONE Championship: Warrior's Code on 7 February 2020. He won the bout via rear-naked choke in the first round. Saputra faced Murugan Silvarajoo at ONE Championship: Reign of Dynasties on 9 October 2020. He won the bout via keylock submission in the first round. In a quick turnaround, Saputra faced Ramon Gonzalez at ONE Championship: Inside the Matrix 2 on 6 November 2020. He won the bout via rear-naked choke in the first round. In his lone performance of 2021, Saputra faced Liu Peng Shuai at ONE Championship: Battleground 2 on 13 August 2021. He won the bout in ten seconds, knocking out Shuai in ten seconds. Saputra was booked to face Chan Rothana at ONE: Lights Out on 11 March 2022. He won the fight by rear-naked choke in the first round. Saputra faced Yodkaikaew Fairtex on October 21, 2022 at ONE 162. He won the fight by a heel hook in the first round. This win earned him the '' Performance of the Night'' award. Saputra faced Danny Kingad on February 25, 2023, at

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. He lost the fight via unanimous decision.

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

** Performance of the Night (One time)

Freestyle wrestling

Men's Freestyle 50 kg – 3rd place **

2013 Southeast Asian Games The 2013 Southeast Asian Games ( my, ၂၀၁၃ ခုနှစ် အရှေ့တောင် အာရှ အားကစား ပြိုင်ပွဲ), officially known as the 27th Southeast Asian Games, or the 27th SEA Games, and com ...

Men's Freestyle 55 kg – 2nd place

Mixed martial arts record

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References

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Saputra, Eko Roni 1991 births Living people Indonesian male sport wrestlers Indonesian male mixed martial artists Flyweight mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing freestyle wrestling Competitors at the 2009 SEA Games Competitors at the 2013 SEA Games SEA Games silver medalists for Indonesia SEA Games bronze medalists for Indonesia Wrestlers at the 2018 Asian Games People from Samarinda SEA Games medalists in wrestling ONE Championship mixed martial artists