A 27-3 record built on 13 finishes now meets a perfect 12-0 professional ledger in a strawweight Muay Thai matchup that looked very different just days ago, before a late change reshuffled the numbers entirely.
Elmehdi El Jamari’s original opponent, Ellis Badr Barboza, withdrew from the ONE Fight Night 47 card due to injury, and Ngoc Phu Nguyen has stepped in as his replacement for the Friday, September 4 broadcast from Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand.
El Jamari’s numbers tell a story of early dominance followed by a difficult stretch. His April 2025 promotional debut ended in under three minutes against Thongpoon PK Saenchai, but two losses have followed since, including one to current ONE Interim Strawweight Muay Thai World Champion Aliff Sor Dechapan.
Barboza’s withdrawal cost the card a bout between two decorated strikers, but Nguyen’s undefeated ledger keeps the numbers just as compelling. His perfect record now carries the weight of representing an entire nation’s hopes on debut night.
Ngoc Phu Nguyen’s unbeaten record faces its biggest test at ONE Fight Night 47
Nguyen’s 12-0 mark represents one of the more spotless records set to debut inside the Circle this year, and a win over an opponent with El Jamari’s finishing power would instantly validate every number on that resume. The 22-year-old Vietnamese fighter trains out of TIMEBOMB MUAY THAI and has never tasted defeat as a professional, a streak now facing the toughest test of his career.
El Jamari, meanwhile, is looking to add a number of his own back to the win column after his two-fight skid, one that came against a combined resume featuring a reigning interim world champion and a former two-division, two-sport titleholder in Sam-A Gaiyanghadao. A win would push his record to 28-3 and steady a career that started with so much promise.
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