The Dana White’s Contender Series alum will defend his undisputed featherweight crown against undefeated grappling savant Garry Tonon in the One Championship “Lights Out” headliner on March 11 at Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore. Le enters the cage on the heels of four straight knockouts. He last appeared at One Championship “Inside the Matrix,” where he wiped out Martin Nguyen with third-round punches on Oct. 30, 2020—almost 500 days ago. Tonon, meanwhile, carries a perfect 6-0 record. The five-time Eddie Bravo Invitational gold medalist last fought on Dec. 4, 2020, when he laid claim to a unanimous decision over Koyomi Matsushima at One Championship “Big Bang.”
As Le and Tonon approach their hotly anticipated battle, a look at some of the numbers that have accompanied them to this point:
36: Years of age for Le, who was born on Aug. 28, 1985 in Owensboro, Kentucky.
11: Le victories by knockout or technical knockout, accounting for 92% of his career total (12). His list of One Championship victims: Nguyen, Ryogo Takahashi, Kotetsu Boku and Yusup Saadulaev. Le owns one other victory by submission.
7: Organizations in which Le has plied his mixed martial arts trade. He has gone 4-0 in One Championship, 2-1 in the Legacy Fighting Alliance, 2-0 in World Fighting Championships, 1-1 in Renaissance MMA, 1-0 in Dana White’s Contender Series, 1-0 in Xtreme Fighting Championships and 1-0 in MCF Productions.
2: Sub-minute finishes on the Le resume. He struck down Shawn Fitzsimmons with elbows in 27 seconds at WFC 27 on Sept. 12, 2014 and buried Cody James with punches in 40 seconds at MCF Productions 1 on June 24, 2016.
.658: Cumulative winning percentage between the two men—Kevin Aguilar and Robert Dunn—who have defeated Le. They boast a combined record of 25-13.
30: Years of age for Tonon, who was born in South Brunswick, New Jersey, on Sept. 12, 1991.
3: Tonon wins by submission, accounting for 50% of his career total (six). His methods of choice: one heel hook, one guillotine choke and one rear-naked choke. Tonon holds two other wins by submission and one more by decision.
55: Seconds needed for Tonon to submit Yoshiki Nakahara with a heel hook at One Championship “Enter the Dragon” on May 17, 2019. Having occurred nearly three years ago, it remains the fastest finish of his brief six-fight career.
4: Countries in which Tonon has competed as a mixed martial artist. He has gone 3-0 in Singapore, 1-0 in Japan, 1-0 in Philippines and 1-0 in Thailand.
51: Combined victories between the six men—Matsushima, Nakahara, Anthony Engelen, Sung Jong Lee, Rahul K. Raju and Richard Corminal—Tonon has beaten. They sport a cumulative record of 51-34 (.600).