Avazbek Kholmirzaev (16-2, 10-1 ONE) became the new ONE Championship strawweight champion by knocking out Yuya Wakamatsu in the second round at 4:53 of ONE Samurai 1. The 25-year-old Uzbek fighter demonstrated high-level striking, excellent timing, creativity, and a killer instinct in his title-winning performance. The post recommends finding and watching the knockout finish but notes that posting ONE footage could result in strikes. Kholmirzaev's victory represents a major achievement for the young fighter, who has been showcasing elite skills in the promotion. His age suggests a potentially long reign as champion if he continues developing at this trajectory.
Avazbek Kholmirzaev claimed the ONE Championship strawweight title by knocking out Yuya Wakamatsu in the second round at the four-minute, fifty-three-second mark of ONE Samurai 1, cementing himself as the division's new champion.
Kholmirzaev, just 25 years old and fighting out of Uzbekistan, carried a record of 16 wins and 2 losses into the contest, going 10-1 inside the ONE Championship cage prior to the title fight. His rise through the promotion has been marked by sharp striking, precise timing, and a finishing instinct that has drawn widespread attention. The championship performance continued that trend, with Kholmirzaev delivering a clinical second-round stoppage against a proven opponent in a fight for the sport's highest prize at strawweight.
Why it matters
- Kholmirzaev becomes ONE Championship strawweight champion at just 25 years old, suggesting a potentially lengthy reign at the top of the division
- The finish adds to a strong record of stoppages in ONE, reinforcing his reputation as one of the promotion's most dangerous strikers
- The result reshapes the ONE strawweight landscape and sets up what figures to be a compelling future for the division under a new champion
