Danny Ittiw Kingad (born September 28, 1995) is a Filipino

mixed martial artist Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a full-contact fighting sport based on striking and grappling; incorporating techniques from various combat sports from around the world. In the early 20th century, various inter-stylistic contests took place t ...

, currently competes in the

Flyweight Flyweight is a weight class in combat sports. Boxing Flyweight is a class in boxing which includes fighters weighing up to and including 51 kg (112 lb) for a title fight. Professional boxing The flyweight division was the last of boxin ...

division for

ONE Championship ONE Championship, formerly ONE Fighting Championship (ONE FC) until January 2015, is a Multinational corporation, multinational combat sports Promoter (entertainment), promotion founded on 14 July 2011 by Chatri Sityodtong and Victor Cui. Origi ...

. He is currently ranked #3 in the ONE Flyweight rankings.

Background

Kingad was born on September 28, 1995, in

Sadanga Sadanga, officially the Municipality of Sadanga is a municipality in the province of Mountain Province, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 8,427 people. The municipality is the only place in the world where the '' ...

Mountain Province Mountain Province (; ; ; ; ; ) is a landlocked province of the Philippines in the Cordillera Administrative Region in Luzon. Its capital is Bontoc while Bauko is the largest municipality. Mountain Province was formerly referred to as Mountain ...

, Philippines. He is of

Igorot The indigenous peoples of the Cordillera in northern Luzon, Philippines, often referred to by the exonym Igorot people, or more recently, as the Cordilleran peoples, are an ethnic group composed of nine main ethnolinguistic groups whose domains ...

descent. After losing his father at the age of eight, Kingad began running with the wrong crowd that led him astray. He would drop out of school on multiple occasions and be found sleeping on the streets.

Mixed martial arts career

ONE Championship

Kingad made his promotional debut against Muhamad Haidar on April 15, 2016, at ONE: Global Rivals. He won the fight via ground technical knockout in the first round. Kingad faced Eugene Toquero on December 2, 2016, at ONE: Age of Domination. He won the fight via an armbar submission in the first round. Kingad faced Muhammad Aiman on April 21, 2017, at ONE: Kings of Destiny. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Kingad faced Adriano Moraes for the ONE Flyweight World Championship on November 10, 2017, at ONE: Legends of the World. He lost the fight via a rear-naked choke submission in the first round. Kingad was scheduled to face Gianni Subba on March 9, 2018, at ONE: Visions of Victory. However, Subba replacing injured Adriano Moraes against Reece McLaren in the main-event and Kingad faced Sotir Kichukov. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Kingad faced Ma Hao Bin on June 23, 2018, at ONE: Pinnacle of Power. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Kingad faced

Yuya Wakamatsu is a Japanese mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Flyweight division of ONE Championship, where he is the current ONE Flyweight World Champion. Mixed martial arts career ONE Championship In the ONE debut, Wakamatsu faced Danny ...

on September 22, 2018, at ONE: Conquest of Heroes. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Kingad faced Tatsumitsu Wada on January 25, 2019, at ONE: Hero's Ascent. He won the fight via unanimous decision.

ONE Flyweight World Grand Prix

In the quarterfinals, Kingad was scheduled to face Andrew Leone on March 31, 2019, at ONE: A New Era. However, Leone withdrew from the bout due to an injured. He was replaced by Senzo Ikeda. He won the fight via unanimous decision. In the semifinals, Kingad was scheduled to face

Kairat Akhmetov Kairat Akhmetov ( Kazakh: Қайрат Ахметов; born October 12, 1987) is a Kazakh professional mixed martial artist Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a full-contact fighting sport based on striking and grappling; incorporating techniq ...

on August 2, 2019, at ONE: Dawn of Heroes. However, Akhmetov forced to pull out due to undisclosed injury and was replaced by Reece McLaren. He won the fight via split decision. In the final, Kingad faced

Demetrious Johnson Demetrious Khrisna Johnson (born August 13, 1986) is an American former professional mixed martial artist. He competed in the Flyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he was the inaugural and former UFC Flyweight C ...

on October 13, 2019, at ONE: Century – Part 1. He lost the fight via unanimous decision.

Post-Grand Prix reign

Kingad faced Xie Wei on January 31, 2020, at ONE: Fire & Fury. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Kingad was scheduled to face

on December 4, 2020, at ONE: Big Bang. However, Kingad forced to withdraw due to cornermen tested positive for

COVID-19 Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. In January 2020, the disease spread worldwide, resulting in the COVID-19 pandemic. The symptoms of COVID‑19 can vary but often include fever ...

. The pair was rescheduled on December 3, 2021, and aired on December 17, 2021, at ONE: Winter Warriors II. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. Kingad was scheduled to face Gurdarshan Mangat on December 3, 2022, at

ONE 164 ''ONE 164: Pacio vs. Brooks'' was a Combat sport event produced by ONE Championship that took place on December 3, 2022, at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay, Philippines. Background This is a competition with two events on December 3, is ONE ...

. However, Mangat withdrew due to undisclosed injury and the bout was scrapped. Kingad faced

Eko Roni Saputra Eko Roni Saputra (born 2 May 1991) is an Indonesian mixed martial artist competing in the Flyweight division. He has previously competed for ONE Championship. He trains out of Evolve MMA in Singapore. Saputra is also a former freestyle wrestl ...

on February 25, 2023, at

ONE Fight Night 7 ''ONE Fight Night 7: Lineker vs. Andrade 2'' was a Combat sport event produced by ONE Championship that took place on February 25, 2023, at Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand. Background The event was originally scheduled on February 1 ...

. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Kingad was scheduled to face Hu Yong on October 7, 2023, at

ONE Fight Night 15 ''ONE Fight Night 15: Le vs. Freymanov'' was a combat sport event produced by ONE Championship that took place on October 7, 2023, at Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand. Background A ONE Featherweight Muay Thai World Championship b ...

. However, Kingad withdraw from the bout due to an ankle injury and was replaced by

. Kingad faced Yuya Wakamatsu in a rematch on January 28, 2024, at

ONE 165 ''ONE 165: Superlek vs. Takeru'' was a combat sport event produced by ONE Championship that took place on January 28, 2024, at the Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan. Background The event marked the promotion's fourth visit to Tokyo and first since ...

. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. Kingad faced Adriano Moraes in a rematch on November 9, 2024, at ONE 169. He lost the fight via guillotine choke in round two.

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

** ONE Flyweight World Grand Prix Tournament Runner-up

Kickboxing

Southeast Asian Games The Southeast Asian Games, commonly known as SEA Games is a biennial multi-sport event involving participants from the current 11 countries of Southeast Asia. The games are under the regulation of the Southeast Asian Games Federation with sup ...

2023 Southeast Asian Games The 2023 Southeast Asian Games (, UNGEGN: ''Kar Brâkuŏt Keila Brâchéachéatĕ Asi Aknéy 2023''), also known as the 32nd Southeast Asian Games, or the 32nd SEA Games, and commonly known as Cambodia 2023, were the 32nd edition of the Southe ...

Men's Kickboxing Full Contact 60kg – Third place

Mixed martial arts record

, - , Loss , align=center, 15–5 , Adriano Moraes , Submission (guillotine choke) , ONE 169 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 4:14 ,

Bangkok Bangkok, officially known in Thai language, Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estim ...

, Thailand , , - , Loss , align=center, 15–4 , Yuya Wakamatsu , Decision (unanimous) ,

, , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

Tokyo Tokyo, officially the Tokyo Metropolis, is the capital of Japan, capital and List of cities in Japan, most populous city in Japan. With a population of over 14 million in the city proper in 2023, it is List of largest cities, one of the most ...

, Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 15–3 ,

, Decision (unanimous) ,

, , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, Thailand , , - , Loss , align=center, 14–3 ,

, Decision (unanimous) , ONE: Winter Warriors II , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

Kallang Kallang ( ) is a Planning Areas of Singapore, planning area and New towns of Singapore, residential zone located in the Central Region, Singapore, Central Region of Singapore. Development of the town is centered around the Kallang River, the l ...

, Singapore , , - , Win , align=center, 14–2 , Xie Wei , Decision (unanimous) , ONE: Fire & Fury , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

Pasay Pasay, officially the City of Pasay (; ), is a Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, highly urbanized city in the Metro Manila, National Capital Region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 Philippine census, 2020 census, it has a ...

, Philippines , , - , Loss , align=center, 13–2 ,

, Decision (unanimous) , ONE: Century – Part 1 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 13–1 , Reece McLaren , Decision (split) , ONE: Dawn of Heroes , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, Philippines , , - , Win , align=center, 12–1 , Senzo Ikeda , Decision (unanimous) , ONE: A New Era , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 11–1 , Tatsumitsu Wada , Decision (unanimous) , ONE: Hero's Ascent , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, Philippines , , - , Win , align=center, 10–1 , Yuya Wakamatsu , Decision (unanimous) , ONE: Conquest of Heroes , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

Jakarta Jakarta (; , Betawi language, Betawi: ''Jakartè''), officially the Special Capital Region of Jakarta (; ''DKI Jakarta'') and formerly known as Batavia, Dutch East Indies, Batavia until 1949, is the capital and largest city of Indonesia and ...

, Indonesia , , - , Win , align=center, 9–1 , Ma Hao Bin , Decision (unanimous) , ONE: Pinnacle of Power , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

Beijing Beijing, Chinese postal romanization, previously romanized as Peking, is the capital city of China. With more than 22 million residents, it is the world's List of national capitals by population, most populous national capital city as well as ...

, China , , - , Win , align=center, 8–1 , Sotir Kichukov , Decision (unanimous) , ONE: Visions of Victory , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur (KL), officially the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, is the capital city and a Federal Territories of Malaysia, federal territory of Malaysia. It is the largest city in the country, covering an area of with a census population ...

, Malaysia , , - , Loss , align=center, 7–1 , Adriano Moraes , Submission (rear-naked choke) , ONE: Legends of the World , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 4:45 ,

, Philippines , , - , Win , align=center, 7–0 , Muhammad Aiman , Decision (unanimous) , ONE: Kings of Destiny , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, Philippines , , - , Win , align=center, 6–0 , Eugene Toquero , Submission (armbar) , ONE: Age of Domination , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 4:36 ,

, Philippines , , - , Win , align=center, 5–0 , Muhamad Haidar , TKO (punches) , ONE: Global Rivals , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:20 ,

, Philippines , , - , Win , align=center, 4–0 , Raymond Doliguez , Decision (unanimous) , PXC Laban: Baguio 4 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

Baguio Baguio ( , , ), officially the City of Baguio (; ; ), is a Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, highly urbanized city in the Cordillera Administrative Region, Philippines. It is known as the "Summer Capital of the Philippines", ...

, Philippines , , - , Win , align=center, 3–0 , Robin Catalan , Submission (armbar) , PXC Laban: Baguio 3 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 4:21 ,

, Philippines , , - , Win , align=center, 2–0 , Jiar Castillo , Decision (unanimous) , Spartacus Combat MMA: Fight Night , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

Manila Manila, officially the City of Manila, is the Capital of the Philippines, capital and second-most populous city of the Philippines after Quezon City, with a population of 1,846,513 people in 2020. Located on the eastern shore of Manila Bay on ...

, Philippines , , - , Win , align=center, 1–0 , Reymond Doliguez , Decision (unanimous) , Rock N' Rumble Year 2 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

Quezon City Quezon City (, ; ), also known as the City of Quezon and Q.C. (read and pronounced in Filipino language, Filipino as Kyusi), is the richest and List of cities in the Philippines, most populous city in the Philippines. According to the 2020 c ...

, Philippines ,

References

External links

Danny Kingad
at

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kingad, Danny 1995 births Living people Filipino male mixed martial artists Filipino sanshou practitioners Filipino Muay Thai practitioners Mixed martial artists utilizing sanshou Mixed martial artists utilizing Muay Thai Flyweight mixed martial artists Bantamweight mixed martial artists ONE Championship mixed martial artists SEA Games bronze medalists for the Philippines 21st-century Filipino sportsmen Igorot people Medalists at the 2023 SEA Games