Smilla Sundell (born 12 November 2004) is a Swedish

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. She is currently signed to

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, where she was the former ONE Women's Strawweight Muay Thai World Champion. On 22 April 2022 Sundell became the youngest person to ever win a world title in Muay Thai by defeating Jackie Buntan to win the inaugural ONE Women's Strawweight Championship at 17 years and 5 months. As of April 2024, she is ranked as the number two female featherweight (57.153 kg) Muay Thai contender in the world by the

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Early life

Born in

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, Sweden, Sundell started practicing

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at five years old for self-defense. She first tried her hand at

at 10 or 11, while on vacation in Thailand. Sundell and her family moved to

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when she was 12 years old due to her parents' careers. She and her younger sister started practicing Muay Thai at a gym called Yodyut Muay Thai due to a lack of any other sports. When Sundell was 15, her family moved back to Sweden. But she stayed in Thailand to pursue Muay Thai. Running out of opponents in Ko Samui and inspired by watching

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, in October 2019 she moved to

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and joined the

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, where she currently lives by herself.

Career

Early career

In early 2021, Sundell was ranked the number one female featherweight (57.153 kg) Muay Thai practitioner in the world by the

at 16 years of age. She has notable victories over decorated champion Sawsing Sor Sopit, Ponpan Por.Muengpetch, and male fighter Bongsak Sitpholek. After amassing a record of 31 wins, 5 losses and 1 draw, Sundell signed with

in 2021.

ONE Championship

In her ONE Championship debut at ONE: Full Circle on 25 February 2022, Sundell faced Australia's Diandra Martin. She won the fight by TKO in round 3. This was her first fight in four-ounce

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, which are smaller than the usual gloves used in Muay Thai.

ONE Women's Strawweight Muay Thai World Champion

Sundell faced Jackie Buntan for the inaugural ONE Women's Strawweight Muay Thai World Championship at

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on 22 April 2022. Sundell won by unanimous decision, making her the youngest person to ever win a world title. The fight also earned her a $50,000 Performance of the Night bonus. Sundell made her kickboxing debut against Milana Bjelogrlić at ONE Friday Fights 18 on 26 May 2023. She won the fight by unanimous decision. Sundell made her first Women's Muay Thai Strawweight World title defense against ONE Women's Atomweight Muay Thai World Champion

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at ONE Fight Night 14 on 29 September 2023. She retained the championship by a third-round technical knockout. She also earned her second $50,000 Performance of the Night bonus. In the second title defense, Sundell faced Natalia Diachkova on 4 May 2024 at ONE Fight Night 22. At the weigh-ins, Sundell came in at 126.5 lb (after coming in at 127.7 lb in for an unofficial check two and a half hours into the weigh-ins), 1.5 pounds over the strawweight limit for a title fight. As a result, Sundell was stripped of the title and only Diachkova was eligible to win it. She won the fight via technical knockout in the second round.

Championships and awards

** ONE Women's Strawweight Muay Thai World Championship (One time; former) *** Youngest person to win a world title in ONE history *** One successful title defense ** ONE Super Series Female Fighter of the Year 2022 ** Performance of the Night (Two times)

Fight record

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References

External links

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