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Soe Lin Oo

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Soe Lin Oo
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Soe Lin Oo (Burmese: စိုးလင်းဦး) (born December 4, 1991) is a 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.[2]

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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.[3]

Career

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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.[4]

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.[5][6]

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.[7]

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.[8]

On September 29, 2018, Soe Lin Oo made his third WLC appearance at WLC 6: Heartless Tigers.[9] He defeated Zhao Wen Wen by knockout in the second round.[10][11][12]

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.[13] 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.[14]

On August 14, 2022, Soe Lin Oo is set to compete at the Myanmar Lethwei World Championship (MLWC) at Thein Pyu Stadium in Yangon.[15]

ONE Championship

On February 16, 2024, Soe Lin Oo made his ONE Championship debut against Masayoshi Tsuhashi at ONE Friday Fights 52.[16] He won the fight by third-round technical knockout.[17]

On March 29, 2024, Soe Lin Oo faced Fabio Reis at ONE Friday Fights 57[18] He won the fight by second-round knockout.[19]

In 2024, the WBC Muaythai listed Soe Lin Oo as the number 13th ranked Welterweight in the world.[20]

In this first fight of ONE contract, Soe Lin Oo faced Saeksan Or. Kwanmuang on January 24, 2025, at ONE 170.[21] On December 2, it was announced that Soe injuries sustained in a car accident and the fight was initially cancelled.[22] Soe has been medically cleared for competition and the bout stepped back into the original pairing.[23] 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.[24] He lost the fight via unanimous decision.[25]

Soe faced Dmitrii Kovtun on March 8, 2025, at ONE Fight Night 29.[26] 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.[27][28] He lost the fight via unanimous decision.[29]

On August 1, 2025, Soe Lin Oo will face Liam Harrison at ONE 173 at Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado.[30][31] 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.[32]

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Filmography

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Titles and accomplishments

Championships

  • Lethwei
    • 2018 Most knockouts Award (Trophy)
    • 2011 Dagon Shwe Aung Lan winner (Special)
    • 2010 Golden Belt Champion (60kg)
    • 2010 Royal Club sponsored challenge fight belt
    • 2010 Dagon Shwe Aung Lan winner (2nd class)

Awards

  • Lethwei World
    • 2019 Male fighter of the year[33]
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Muay Thai record

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Lethwei record

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