Christian Lee (fighter)

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Christian Lee
李胜龙 (Li Shenglong)
이승용 (Lee Seung-yong)
Born Christian Lee
(1998-06-21) June 21, 1998 (age 26)
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Native name 李胜龙 (Li Shenglong)
이승용 (Lee Seung-yong)
Other names The Warrior
Residence Waipahu, Hawaii, United States
Nationality American and Canadian
Height Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value).
Weight 77 kg (170 lb; 12 st)
Division Featherweight (2015–2017)[lower-alpha 1]
Lightweight (2017–2019)[lower-alpha 2]
Welterweight (2019–present)[lower-alpha 3]
Style Pankration, Taekwondo, BJJ, Muay Thai, Wrestling
Stance Orthodox
Fighting out of Tanjong Katong, Singapore
Team Evolve MMA
United MMA
Rank      Black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Mike Fowler[1][2]
Years active 2015–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total 20
Wins 16
By knockout 11
By submission 4
By decision 1
Losses 4
By submission 1
By decision 2
By disqualification 1
Notable relatives Angela Lee (Sister)
Victoria Lee (Sister)
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
Medal record
Representing
Hawaii State of Hawaii
Pankration
USA Pankration National Championship
Silver medal – second place 2012 Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. -153 lb
Representing
 United States
Pankration
WAPF World Pankration Championship
Gold medal – first place 2012 Laconia, Greece -60 kg
USFL Pankration Championship
Gold medal – first place 2013 Parker, Arizona, U.S. -140 lb
FILA Grappling World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2013 London, Ontario -66 kg
Submission Wrestling
FILA Grappling World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2013 London, Ontario -66 kg
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
FILA Grappling World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2013 London, Ontario -66 kg
Amateur MMA
FILA Grappling World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2013 London, Ontario -66 kg

Christian Lee (Chinese: 李胜龙, Korean: 이승용, born June 21, 1998) is a Canadian–American mixed martial artist of Chinese-Singaporean and Korean heritage who competes in ONE Championship.[3] He is the current ONE Lightweight World Champion and the 2019 ONE Lightweight World Grand Prix Champion.

On May 17, 2019, Lee defeated Shinya Aoki to win the ONE Lightweight World Championship as well as becoming the first brother-sister pair of mixed martial arts world champions with his sister Angela Lee holding the ONE Atomweight World Championship. [4][5][6]

Background

Born in Vancouver to a Chinese-Singaporean father and a South Korean-born Canadian mother, Lee moved to Hawaii when he was five years old. As both his parents are decorated martial artists, Lee started training in the sport from a young age.[citation needed] Lee's older sister Angela (born July 8, 1996, in Vancouver) is also an MMA fighter with ONE Championship[7] and his two younger siblings, Victoria and Adrian (born in Waipahu), also train in martial arts.

At the 2012 USA Pankration national championships, Lee won two national titles and one silver medal.[8][9] He also won the World Championship in the MMA division at the 2012 World Pangration Athlima Federation Championships.[10][11]

Mixed martial arts career

Lee trains out of United MMA in Waipahu, Hawaii and Evolve MMA in Singapore, alongside his teammate and sister, Angela and her husband, Bruno Pucci, who also competes in ONE Championship's bantamweight division.

Lee made his amateur debut in 2015 at Star Elite Cage Fighting, where he defeated Avery Sanchis via first-round submission.[12]

ONE Championship

At the age of 17, Lee signed with ONE Championship and made his promotional debut at ONE Championship: Spirit of Champions on December 11, 2015, earning his first career win with a 29-second TKO of David Meak.[13]

Lee followed that up by submitting Mahmoud Deab Mohamed in the first round with a kimura at ONE Championship: Clash Of Heroes on January 29, 2016.[14]

On March 18, 2016, he earned another first-round win against Anthony Engelen at ONE Championship: Union of the Warriors with a TKO stoppage by punches and elbow[15]

At ONE Championship: Ascent To Power on May 6, 2016, Lee improved to 4-0 when he submitted Cary Bullos in the opening round with a brabo choke.[16]

Lee continued his streak of first-round finishes when he stopped Rocky Batolbatol by TKO at ONE Championship: Kingdom Of Champions on May 27, 2016.[17]

In his next match on August 13, 2016, Lee suffered his first professional defeat to rising featherweight Martin Nguyen at ONE Championship: Heroes of the World, losing in the first-round via a guillotine choke.[18]

Lee rebounded by defeating Wan Jianping with a first-round TKO at ONE Championship: Kings of Destiny on April 21, 2017.[19]

For the first time in his career, Lee was pushed to three rounds before finally submitting Keanu Subba with an armbar at ONE Championship: Quest for Greatness on August 18, 2017.[20]

On December 9, 2017, at ONE Championship: Warriors of the World, Lee defeated former ONE Lightweight World Champion Kotetsu Boku in the first round by TKO.[21]

Lee submitted Kazunori Yokota in the second round at ONE Championship: Visions of Victory on March 9, 2018 to clinch his fourth straight win.[22]

After his strong run of performances, Lee would earn a title shot against ONE Featherweight World Champion Martin Nguyen at ONE Championship: Unstoppable Dreams on 18 May 2018.[23] Following a five-round back-and-forth battle, Lee would lose by a narrow split-decision, marking his second defeat to the Vietnamese-Australian featherweight.[24]

Lee dropped another match against Filipino Edward Kelly at ONE Championship: Beyond the Horizon on September 8, 2018 after he was disqualified under the promotion's global martial art ruleset.[25] During his takedown of Kelly, Lee was judged to have used an illegal belly-to-back suplex that caused Kelly to land on his head and neck.

He got back on the win sheet against former Pancrase Lightweight Champion Kazuki Tokudome in a 73 kg catchweight bout at ONE Championship: Heart of the Lion on 9 November 2018, defeating the Japanese fighter in the first-round via TKO.[26] The match was added to the card on short notice after his sister Angela Lee, who was scheduled to face Xiong Jing Nan for the ONE Strawweight Championship, was forced to pull out due to a back injury.[27]

In his anticipated rematch against Edward Kelly at ONE Championship: Eternal Glory on January 19, 2019, Lee stopped Kelly via first-round TKO and pushed his overall record to 14–3.[28]

ONE Lightweight Champion

Lee agreed to an open challenge for the title from ONE Lightweight World Champion Shinya Aoki, issued in March 2019 just after Aoki had won the Lightweight title himself.[29][30] Lee, a featherweight, would be moving up a division in order to challenge for the belt.[31] On May 17, 2019, at ONE Championship: Enter The Dragon, Lee survived an armbar submission attempt to upset the Japanese grappling legend in the second-round via TKO finish and win his first mixed martial arts world title.[32][33] His victory also made him the youngest ever male mixed martial arts world champion,[4] as well as the first ever brother-sister pair of world champions in the history of mixed martial arts, with his sister Angela Lee holding the ONE Atomweight Championship.[6]

On September 26, 2019, ONE Championship Chairman and founder Chatri Sityodtong announced that Lee had accepted an offer to serve as a late-notice replacement for the injured Eddie Alvarez in the ONE Lightweight World Grand Prix Championship Final. The match would be against Turkish finalist Saygid Guseyn Arslanaliev at ONE Championship: Century Part I on 13 October 2019, after initial replacement Filipino fighter Edouard Folayang had trouble with visa issues. The late insertion into the event would allow Lee to fight on the same card as his sister Angela Lee, who was defending her Atomweight title that night.[34][35] Lee would go on to win by unanimous decision, earning the ONE Lightweight Word Grand Prix Championship.[36]

Lee defended his ONE Lightweight Championship against Iuri Lapicus at ONE Championship: Inside the Matrix on October 30, 2020.[37] After surviving an initial barrage, he won the fight in the first round by TKO via punches on the ground.[38]

Lee next defended his ONE Lightweight Championship against Timofey Nastyukhin at ONE on TNT 2 on April 14, 2021.[39] He won the fight via TKO just over a minute into the first round.[40]

Lee was scheduled to defend his ONE Lightweight World Championship against Ok Rae Yoon at ONE Championship: Revolution on September 24, 2021.[41] Lee lost the fight by a unanimous decision.[42][43] Due to the controversial nature of the decision, it was reviewed by the ONE Competition Committee which ultimately upheld the result.[44][45]

Lee rematched Ok Rae Yoon on August 26, 2022 at ONE 160.[46] Lee recaptured the title after dropping Yoon in the second round and finishing him on the ground with knees.[47] This win earned him the Performance of the Night award.[48]

Lee is scheduled to move up to Welterweight and challenge for the ONE Welterweight World Championship against reigning champion Kiamrian Abbasov on November 18, 2022 at ONE on Prime Video 4.[49]

Personal life

Lee holds American and Canadian citizenship.

Lee and his wife Katie are expecting their first child, due in April 2021.[2]

Lee's older sister is fellow ONE FC World Champion Angela Lee, and his younger sister Victoria Lee made her successful professional MMA debut at the age of 16 on February 26, 2021.[50]

Championships and accomplishments

Pankration

  • World Pangration Athlima Federation (WPAF) World Championship
    • 2012 Agon Men, Cadets, -60 kg — Gold[51]
  • USA Pankration National Championship
    • 2012 Youth, Age 12–13, -153 lb — Silver[52]
  • USFL Pankration Championship
  • FILA Grappling World Championship
    • 2013 Boys, Age 14–15, -66 kg — Gold[54][56]

Grappling

  • FILA Grappling World Championship
    • 2013 Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Boys, Age 14–15, -66 kg — Gold[54][56]
  • FILA Grappling World Championship
    • 2013 Submission Wrestling, Boys, Age 14–15, -66 kg — Gold[54][56]

Mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts record

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 16–4 Ok Rae Yoon TKO (knees) ONE 160 August 26, 2022 2 1:00 Kallang, Singapore Won the ONE Lightweight Championship (170 lb). Performance of the Night.
Loss 15–4 Ok Rae Yoon Decision (unanimous) ONE Championship: Revolution September 24, 2021 5 5:00 Kallang, Singapore Lost the ONE Lightweight Championship (170 lb).
Win 15–3 Timofey Nastyukhin TKO (punches) ONE on TNT 2 April 14, 2021 1 1:13 Kallang, Singapore Defended the ONE Lightweight Championship (170 lb).
Win 14–3 Iuri Lapicus TKO (punches) ONE Championship: Inside the Matrix October 30, 2020 1 2:19 Kallang, Singapore Defended the ONE Lightweight Championship (170 lb).
Win 13–3 Saygid Guseyn Arslanaliev Decision (unanimous) ONE Championship: Century Part 1 October 13, 2019 3 5:00 Tokyo, Japan Won the ONE Lightweight World Grand Prix.
Win 12–3 Shinya Aoki TKO (punches) ONE Championship: Enter The Dragon May 17, 2019 2 0:51 Kallang, Singapore Lightweight debut. Won the ONE Lightweight Championship (170 lb).
Win 11–3 Edward Kelly TKO (punches) ONE Championship: Eternal Glory January 19, 2019 1 2:53 Jakarta, Indonesia
Win 10–3 Kazuki Tokudome TKO (punches) ONE Championship: Heart of the Lion November 9, 2018 1 3:07 Kallang, Singapore Catchweight (73 kg) bout.
Loss 9–3 Edward Kelly DQ (illegal suplex) ONE Championship: Beyond the Horizon September 8, 2018 1 2:19 Shanghai, China
Loss 9–2 Martin Nguyen Decision (split) ONE Championship: Unstoppable Dreams May 18, 2018 5 5:00 Kallang, Singapore For the ONE Featherweight (155 lb) Championship.
Win 9–1 Kazunori Yokota Submission (guillotine choke) ONE Championship: Visions of Victory March 9, 2018 2 4:34 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Win 8–1 Kotetsu Boku TKO (punches) ONE Championship: Warriors of the World December 9, 2017 1 3:24 Bangkok, Thailand Featherweight (155 lb) debut.
Win 7–1 Keanu Subba Submission (armbar) ONE Championship: Quest for Greatness August 18, 2017 3 1:11 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Win 6–1 Jianping Wan TKO (punches) ONE Championship: Kings Of Destiny April 21, 2017 1 4:50 Manila, Philippines
Loss 5–1 Martin Nguyen Submission (guillotine choke) ONE Championship: Heroes of the World August 13, 2016 1 4:30 Macau, China
Win 5–0 Rocky Batolbatol TKO (punches) ONE Championship: Kingdom of Champions May 27, 2016 1 2:14 Bangkok, Thailand
Win 4–0 Cary Bullos Submission (brabo choke) ONE Championship: Ascent to Power May 6, 2016 1 2:07 Kallang, Singapore
Win 3–0 Anthony Engelen TKO (punches and elbows) ONE Championship: Union of Warriors March 18, 2016 1 4:14 Yangon, Myanmar
Win 2–0 Mahmoud Deab Mohamed Submission (kimura) ONE Championship: Clash of Heroes January 29, 2016 1 2:20 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Win 1–0 David Meak TKO (punches) ONE Championship: Spirit of Champions December 11, 2015 1 0:29 Manila, Philippines Featherweight debut

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ ONE Championship refers to their 145 lb class as Featherweight, but under the Association of Boxing Commissions in the United States, 145 lbs is considered Bantamweight.
  2. ↑ ONE Championship refers to their 155 lb class as Featherweight, but under the Association of Boxing Commissions in the United States, 155 lbs is considered Lightweight.
  3. ↑ ONE Championship refers to their 170 lb class as Lightweight, but under the Association of Boxing Commissions in the United States, 170 lbs is considered Welterweight.

References

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