Jackie Buntan

Jackielou Buntan (born July 2, 1997) is a Filipino-American Muay Thai kickboxer, currently competing in the strawweight division of ONE Championship, where she is a one-time ONE Women's Strawweight Muay Thai World Championship title challenger, and the inaugural and current ONE Women’s Strawweight Kickboxing World Champion. As of April 2023, she is ranked as the number one female super featherweight (130 lbs) Muay Thai practitioner in the world by the WBC Muaythai.^[2]

Jackie Buntan
Born	Jackielou Buntan (1997-07-02) July 2, 1997 (age 27) Palos Verdes Estates, California, United States
Nationality	American Filipino
Height	5 ft 4 in (163 cm)
Weight	125 lb (57 kg; 8 st 13 lb)
Division	Strawweight
Reach	68 in (173 cm)
Style	Muay Thai
Stance	Orthodox
Fighting out of	Redondo Beach, California, United States
Team	Team Boxing Works[1]
Years active	2016 – present
Kickboxing record
Total	8
Wins	7
By knockout	1
Losses	1
By knockout	0
Amateur muay thai record
Total	25
Wins	20
By knockout	0
Losses	5

Muay Thai career

ONE Championship

Buntan made her ONE Championship debut against Wondergirl Fairtex at ONE: Fists Of Fury on February 26, 2021.^[3] She won the fight by unanimous decision. Buntan scored the sole knockdown of the fight in the first round, dropping Wondergirl with a left hook.^[4] It was later revealed that Wondergirl had suffered two facial fractures and double vision as result of that knockdown.^[5]

Buntan faced Ekaterina Vandaryeva at ONE: Full Blast on April 28, 2021.^[6] She won the fight by majority decision.^[7]

Buntan faced Daniela López at ONE: Empower on September 3, 2021.^[8] She won the fight by unanimous decision.^[9]

Her three-fight winning streak under the ONE banner earned Buntan the chance to fight Smilla Sundell for the inaugural ONE Women's Strawweight Muay Thai World Championship at ONE 156 on April 22, 2022.^[10] Despite a strong start to the bout, she lost the fight by unanimous decision.^[11][12]

Buntan faced Amber Kitchen on December 3, 2022, at ONE on Prime Video 5.^[13] At the weigh-ins, Buntan weighed in at 130 pounds, 5 pounds over the strawweight limit and was fined 20% of her purse, which went to her opponent.^[14] She won the fight by unanimous decision.^[15]

Buntan faced Diandra Martin on May 5, 2023, at ONE Fight Night 10.^[16] At weigh-ins, Jackie Buntan (131 lbs) and Diandra Martin (126 lbs) both missed weight. Their bout proceeded at a catchweight of 131.0 lbs.^[17] She won the fight by a first-round knockout.^[18]

Buntan faced Martine Michieletto on March 9, 2024, at ONE Fight Night 20.^[19] She won the fight by unanimous decision.^[20]

Buntan was expected to face Anissa Meksen for the inaugural ONE Women's Strawweight Kickboxing World Championship on July 6, 2024, at ONE Fight Night 23.^[21] Buntan withdrew with an undisclosed injury on June 20.^[22] The bout was rescheduled on November 9, 2024, at ONE 169.^[23] She won the fight by unanimous decision.^[24]

Titles and accomplishments

Kickboxing

• ONE Championship
  • 2024 ONE Women's Strawweight Kickboxing World Championship

Awards

• • 2024 Combat Press Fighter of the Year^[25]

Fight record

Professional Muay Thai record

7 Wins (1 (T)KO's), 1 Loss, 0 Draw, 0 No Contest
Date	Result	Opponent	Event	Location	Method	Round	Time
2024-11-09	Win	Anissa Meksen	ONE 169	Bangkok, Thailand	Decision (Unanimous)	5	3:00
Wins the inaugural ONE Women's Strawweight Kickboxing World Championship.
2024-03-09	Win	Martine Michieletto	ONE Fight Night 20	Bangkok, Thailand	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2023-05-05	Win	Diandra Martin	ONE Fight Night 10	Broomfield, Colorado, U.S.	KO (Right hook)	1	2:34
2022-12-02	Win	Amber Kitchen	ONE on Prime Video 5	Pasay, Philippines	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2022-04-22	Loss	Smilla Sundell	ONE 156	Kallang, Singapore	Decision (Unanimous)	5	3:00
For the inaugural ONE Women's Strawweight Muay Thai World Championship.
2021-09-03	Win	Daniela López	ONE Championship: Empower	Kallang, Singapore	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2021-04-28	Win	Ekaterina Vandaryeva	ONE Championship: Full Blast	Kallang, Singapore	Decision (Majority)	3	3:00
2021-02-26	Win	Wondergirl Fairtex	ONE Championship: Fists Of Fury	Kallang, Singapore	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

Amateur Muay Thai Record

20 Wins, 5 Losses
Date	Result	Opponent	Event	Location	Method	Round	Time
2019-07-13	Win	Kendra McIntyre	Bad Intentions 3	Ontario, California, U.S.	Decision (Unanimous)	5	3:00
Won the WCK Muay Thai Full Rules Championship.
2019-03-09	Win	Gabrielle Laktineh	WCK Cali 33: Bring the Heat 3	Burbank, California, U.S.	Decision (Unanimous)	5	3:00
Won the IKF California Women's Featherweight Championship.
2018-09-15	Win	Taylor McClatchie	SheFights II: Fight Like A Girl, Tournament Finals	Toronto, Canada	Decision (Unanimous)	3	2:00
Won the SheFights 125 lbs Tournament title.
2018-09-15	Win	Vanessa De Belen	SheFights II: Fight Like A Girl, Tournament Semifinals	Toronto, Canada	Decision (Unanimous)	3	2:00
2018-04-30	Loss	Ashley Thiner	USMTO West 2018, Tournament Final	Burbank, California, U.S.	Decision (Split)	5	2:00
For the USMTO West A-Class Women's 125 lbs Tournament title.
2018-04-26	Win	Victoria Seeberger	USMTO West 2018, Tournament Semifinals	Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.	Decision (Unanimous)	3	2:00
2018-02-03	Win	Shannah Gozo	Cali 26 - Bring The Heat 2	Burbank, California, U.S.	Decision (Unanimous)	5	2:00
2018-01-17	Win		TBA Classic	Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.	Decision (Unanimous)	3	2:00
2017-11-10	Loss	Amber Kitchen	Cali 25: The Mega Show 2	Burbank, California, U.S.	Decision (Split)	5	2:00
For the WCK C-Class International 122 lbs Championship.
2017-10-07	Loss	Julia Perez	WCK: Proving Grounds	Burbank, California, U.S.	Decision (Split)	5	2:00
For the IAMTF Women's Bantamweight Championship.
2017-09-16	Win	Mandana Rafat	Destiny 5	Ontario, Canada	Decision	3	2:00
2017-04-29	Win	Breanne Lagunas	Cali 20: Beast Mode	Burbank, California, U.S.	Decision (Unanimous)	5	2:00
2017-02-18	Win	Akari Wang	Cali 19: Bring The Heat	Bell Gardens, California, U.S.	Decision (Unanimous)	3	2:00
2016-07-16	Win	Mikayla Barut	IFS 22	Anaheim, California, U.S.	Decision (Unanimous)	3	2:00
2016-03-11	Win	Taylor Mauldin	Defiant Promotions: Muay Thai Fighting	Studio City, Los Angeles, U.S.	Decision (Split)	3	2:00
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

See also

• List of female kickboxers

References

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