Strawweight Records

Some Interesting Strawweight Records (That no other division has)...

1. The only weight class that's had a Thai World MMA Champion (linear).

(Rambaa Somdet)

2. The only weight class that's had 4 Thai fighters in it's Top Ten.

(Rambaa Somdet, Dejdamrong "Kru Rong" Sor Amnuaysirichoke, Pongsiri "Punhod" Mitsatit, and Kritsada Kongsrichai)

3. The only weight class that's had 3 brothers in it's Top 100, simultaneously.

(Rene, Rabin, and Robin Catalan)

4. Alex "Pedra Pequena" Silva is the only fighter to have defeated all 3 Catalan brothers, in a row, beating all of them by submission (and each differently), and all in the 1st round!

5. The only weight class that's had 2 fighters purposely lose a fight because their opponent was a much inferior fighter

(Mike Pantangco and Mike "Monster" Wilson).

6. The only weight class where an American fighter (Jarred "The Monkey God" Brooks) entered (from seemingly nowhere!?) and instantly dominated it's Top Ten fighters and rose to #1 in less than a year of doing so.

7. The only weight class to have a (2x's) Filipino World Champion (Joshua "The Passion" Pacio).

8. The only weight class that's had Southeast Asians dominate it's Top Ten & Top 100.

9. The only weight class that's had more than one Cambodian in it's Top 100.

10. The only weight class that's had more than one Indonesian in it's Top 100.

11. The only weight class that's had 115lb (male) fighters in Main Events & Headliners, in a major promotion.

12. Joshua Pacio is the only MMA champion (at any weight) to beat three Top-Ten Ranked Thai fighters.

13. The only weight class that's featured all 3 of Japan's (most recent) major champions (Shooto, Pancrase & Deep) in the same division...and, simultaneously.