Nadaka Crowned Inaugural ONE Atomweight Muay Thai World Champion At ONE 173

History arrived in Tokyo, Japan, on Sunday, November 16, and it belonged to Nadaka Yoshinari.

The 24-year-old Japanese athlete claimed the inaugural ONE Atomweight Muay Thai World Championship at ONE 173: Superbon vs. Noiri, dismantling Thai slugger Numsurin Chor Ketwina with surgical precision across five rounds at Ariake Arena to earn a unanimous decision.

From the opening bell, the 10-time Muay Thai World Champion controlled the narrative. The Eiwa Sports Gym representative used feints to lure Numsurin in, then countered with accuracy. A left straight punch late in round one set the tone – sharp, clean, and dominant.

Numsurin tapped into his experience to pull himself back into the contest in round two, attacking with punches, including a huge overhand right that connected. However, Nadaka’s evasiveness allowed him to slip laterally and stay out of range after landing his counters.

By the third frame, the difference became glaring. Numsurin threw single strikes, while Nadaka’s output was a work of art. The multi-time World Champion attacked in combinations, flowing from low kicks to high strikes and back again.

The Japanese warrior brought the same relentless aggression into the fourth stanza, picking the Thai apart from the outside with punches, kicks, and step-in knees that landed at will. The distance control was suffocating. Untouchable doesn’t do it justice – he was operating on a different planet.

The fifth and final round was everything the first four had promised. Nadaka moved, feinted, struck, and circled with complete control while Numsurin, to his credit, never stopped trying. When the final bell sounded, there was no doubt.

All three judges scored it for Nadaka, who improved to 66-6 and became the inaugural ONE Atomweight Muay Thai World Champion. More impressively, the 24-year-old took his active six-year win streak to 40.

For Japan’s greatest Muay Thai fighter of his generation, this wasn’t just another belt – it was validation on the world’s biggest stage.