About Kevin Belingon
Former ONE Bantamweight World Champion Kevin Belingon hails from a town called Kiangan in the Philippines’ Ifugao province, which is better known for producing rice farmers than combat sports athletes. Inspired by the legendary Bruce Lee, he began training in martial arts and proved talented enough to be awarded a wushu scholarship to the University of the Cordilleras, prompting him to move to Baguio.
There, he began training in wushu at Team Lakay under famous Filipino coach Mark Sangiao. After perfecting his wushu skills, he began expanding his arsenal and made his professional mixed martial arts debut in 2007. He won his first nine bouts in short order, capturing a local flyweight title in the process after beating opponents from all across Asia. This caught the attention of ONE Championship, which signed Belingon in 2012. Belingon also earned a degree in Criminology, but he put his career in law enforcement on hold to focus full-time on being a martial artist.
“The Silencer” then put on a series of tremendous performances in the ONE cage, including several highlight reel finishes, to earn a shot at ONE Bantamweight World Champion Bibiano Fernandes‘ title in early 2016. After falling to the Brazilian legend, Belingon worked on plugging all the holes in his game and matured as a martial artist. The Filipino knockout artist has won every single bout since, defeating several top contenders in a row to capture the ONE Interim Bantamweight World Title before beating Fernandes in an epic rematch to be crowned the undisputed king of the division.
ONE Championship Records
Event Results
Result | Method | Round | Method and round | Opponent | Opponent and event | Country | Date | Event | |||
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LOSS
TKO
TKO
R1 (2:33)
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TKO
R1 (2:33)
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R1 (2:33) |
Kim Jae WoongSouth Korea
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South Korea |
ONE on Prime Video 4: Abbasov vs. Lee |
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LOSS
Knockout
KO
R2 (0:52)
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Knockout
R2 (0:52)
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R2 (0:52) |
Kwon Won IlSouth Korea
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South Korea |
Winter Warriors II |
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LOSS
TKO
TKO
R2 (1:16)
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TKO
R2 (1:16)
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R2 (1:16) |
John LinekerBrazil
|
Brazil |
Inside the Matrix III |
🎥 TRIFECTA: Only one man was left standing when knockout artists Kevin Belingon 🇵🇭 and John Lineker 🇧🇷 threw down 🔥🔥🔥 |
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LOSS
Submission
SUB
R2 (2:16)
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Submission
R2 (2:16)
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R2 (2:16) |
Bibiano FernandesBrazil / Canada
|
Brazil / Canada |
CENTURY PART II |
👑 THE UNDISPUTED BANTAMWEIGHT KING 👑 |
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LOSS
Disqualification
DQ
R3
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Disqualification
R3
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R3 |
Bibiano FernandesBrazil / Canada
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Brazil / Canada |
A New Era |
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WIN
Split Decision
SD
R5 (5:00)
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Split Decision
R5 (5:00)
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R5 (5:00) |
Bibiano FernandesBrazil / Canada
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Brazil / Canada |
Heart of The Lion |