Bala “The Tulunad Warrior” Shetty

About Bala Shetty

Status: Former ONE Athlete

A natural athlete ever since his school days, Bala Shetty is an eight-time Indian National Muay Thai Champion and placed on the podium at several international tournaments. In addition, he also competed extensively in karate, boxing, judo, and kickboxing, winning several championships.

After graduating from university as a black belt in both karate and judo, Shetty took on a full-time job to make ends meet, but soon struggled to fill the void left by martial arts in his life. Luckily, he was approached to become a personal trainer, which allowed him to rededicate his life to martial arts and establish Total Combat Fitness, a chain of highly-successful gyms in Mumbai.

One of the most decorated Indian strikers to ever transition to the cage, Shetty made his ONE Championship debut in 2014, and continuously spends countless hours rounding out his skills to make an impact in a stacked lightweight division.

ONE Championship Records

Event Results

Result	Method	Round	Opponent		Opponent and event
LOSS Submission SUB R1 (4:16)	Submission R1 (4:16)	R1 (4:16)	Yoon Chang Min South Korea A New Era Mar 31, 2019	South Korea	Mar 31, 2019	A New Era Mar 31, 2019
LOSS TKO TKO R1 (2:01)	TKO R1 (2:01)	R1 (2:01)	Zhang Ze Hao China Hero’s Dream Nov 3, 2017	China	Nov 3, 2017	Hero’s Dream Nov 3, 2017
LOSS TKO TKO R1 (3:20)	TKO R1 (3:20)	R1 (3:20)	Jeff Huang Taipei, China War Of Dragons Jul 11, 2014	Taipei, China	Jul 11, 2014	War Of Dragons Jul 11, 2014