Thanh James Le (born August 28, 1985) is an American

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, incorp ...

, currently competes in the

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division for the

ONE Championship ONE Championship (formerly ONE Fighting Championship) is a Singaporean combat sports promotion. Founded on 14 July 2011 by entrepreneur Chatri Sityodtong and former ESPN Star Sports senior executive Victor Cui, its events have featured mixed ...

, he is a former ONE Featherweight World Champion. He has competed in

Legacy Fighting Alliance Legacy Fighting Alliance is an American mixed martial arts promotion, created as a result of the ''Legacy Fighting Championship'' and ''Resurrection Fighting Alliance'' merger in early 2017. History Resurrection Fighting Alliance On October 11, ...

. He also appeared on reality television series The Ultimate Fighter: Team McGregor vs. Team Faber. As of August 31, 2022, he is ranked #1 in the ONE Featherweight rankings.

Background

Le was born on August 28, 1985 in

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, United States. His father migrated from Vietnam and met his mother in Kentucky, before the family moved to

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when he was 5 year age.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Le made his professional MMA debut in November 2013. Over the next, he fought in his native United States and earned a record of 4 wins against 1 losses with all of his wins coming via stoppages.

The Ultimate Fighter

On August 31, 2015, it was announced that Hall would be a contestant on the 22nd season of

The Ultimate Fighter ''The Ultimate Fighter'' is an American reality television series and mixed martial arts (MMA) competition produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and Pilgrim Media Group currently airing on ESPN+. It previously aired for fourteen s ...

reality show, representing Team Faber. In the opening elimination bout, Le faced fellow American Andrés Quintana. He won the fight via knockout in the first round. Le represented Team Faber in the first preliminary fight of the season facing Sweden's Martin Svensson. He lost the fight via rear-naked choke submission in the second round.

Legacy Fighting Alliance and Dana White's Contender Series

Le his promotional debut against Alex Black on February 10, 2017 at LFA 3. He won the fight via TKO in the first round. Le appeared in Dana White's Contender Series 2 on July 18, 2017 against Lazar Stojadinovic. He won the fight via knockout in the second round, he wasn't given a UFC contract. Le faced

Bobby Moffett Robert "Bobby" Thomas Moffett (born June 1, 1990) is an American mixed martial artist (MMA) who competes in the Featherweight division of the Professional Fighters League (PFL). A professional since 2013, he has also competed for the Ultimate Fig ...

for the Interim LFA Featherweight Championship on January 19, 2018 at LFA 31. He won the fight via TKO in the second round to earn the title. Le fought in a unification bout for the LFA Featherweight Championship against

Kevin Aguilar Kevin Aguilar (born September 7, 1988) is an American mixed martial artist (MMA). Aguilar was the Legacy Fighting Alliance (LFA) Featherweight champion and he currently competes in the featherweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship ...

on May 25, 2018 at LFA 40. He lost the fight via knockout in the first round.

ONE Championship

Le made his promotional debut against Yusup Saadulaev on May 3, 2019 at ONE: For Honor. He won the bout via knockout in the second round. Le faced former ONE Lightweight World Champion

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on August 16, 2019 at ONE: Dreams of Gold. He won the bout via knockout in the first round. Le faced Ryogo Takahashi on January 10, 2020 at ONE: A New Tomorrow. He won the bout via knockout in the first round.

ONE Featherweight World Champion

Le faced

Martin Nguyen Martin Nguyen (born 5 March 1989) is an Australian mixed martial artist, currently competes in the Featherweight division of ONE Championship, he is a former ONE Featherweight and Lightweight World Champion. As of 6 October 2022, he is ranked N ...

for the

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on October 30, 2020 at ONE: Inside the Matrix. He won the fight via TKO in the third round. Le was scheduled to defend his title against

Garry Tonon Garry Lee Tonon (born September 12, 1991) is an American submission grappler and mixed martial artist. He is a five-time Eddie Bravo Invitational champion, and has won titles at ADCC submission wrestling championship, IBJJF ...

on December 5, 2021 at ONE: X. However, on October 28, 2021, the event was postponed to early 2022 due to

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. The fight was rescheduled for ONE: Lights Out on March 11, 2022. He won the fight via knockout in the first round. This win earned him the ''

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'' award. Le faced

Tang Kai Tang Kai (Chinese: 唐凯, January 10, 1996) is a Chinese professional mixed martial artist currently competes in the Featherweight division for ONE Championship. He is the current ONE Featherweight World Champion. Mixed martial arts career E ...

on August 26, 2022 at ONE 160. He lost the fight and the title via unanimous decision. The rematch between Le and Tang for the

was scheduled on July 15, 2023, at

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. However, Tang withdraw from the bout due to knee injury and the bout was cancelled.

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

(One time) ***One successful title defense **

(One time) ** 2020 ONE Championship Knockout of the Year ** 2020 ONE Championship Fight of the Year *

**Interim LFA Featherweight Championship (One time)

Mixed martial arts record

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Thanh Le
at ONE {{DEFAULTSORT:Le, Thanh 1985 births Living people American male mixed martial artists Featherweight mixed martial artists Lightweight mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing taekwondo Mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu American male taekwondo practitioners American practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu People awarded a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu American sportspeople of Vietnamese descent People from Owensboro, Kentucky Sportspeople from Owensboro, Kentucky ONE Championship champions ONE Championship mixed martial artists

Background

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

The Ultimate Fighter

Legacy Fighting Alliance and Dana White's Contender Series

ONE Championship

ONE Featherweight World Champion

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts record

See also

References

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