Yodsanklai Fairtex
The Boxing Computer and his feared left kick
- Born
- July 1, 1985, Nong Bua Lamphu (then part of Udon Thani), Thailand
- Nationality
Thailand- Height
- 172 cm (5′8″)
- Reach
- 179 cm (5′10″)
- Stance
- Southpaw
- Style
- Southpaw power kicker
- Weight
- Mini Flyweight, Featherweight, Welterweight, Super Welterweight, Middleweight, Super Middleweight
- Active
- c. 1993–2024
- Status
- Retired · age 41
The record
Muay Thai and kickboxing per Wikipedia; Vice listed 197-71-4 (77 KO) at his first retirement in 2017. record
The story
odsanklai Fairtex, born Yodthanong Photirat in what is now Nong Bua Lamphu province, was nicknamed The Boxing Computer by Thai sportswriters for the precision of his technique. A southpaw, he became known for one of the heaviest left round kicks in the sport. He won Lumpinee Stadium titles at 112 pounds in 2001 and 147 pounds in 2005, then beat Australia's John Wayne Parr in 2005 to win the WBC Muay Thai super welterweight world title, which he kept until 2009. He beat Parr again in the 2008 final of The Contender Asia and added WMC, WPMF and Lion Fight belts. Based at Fairtex in Pattaya, he retired in 2017, returned for ONE Championship bouts, including a stoppage of Andy Souwer, and retired again in 2021, apart from a one-off win in 2024.
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- WBC Muaythai world super welterweight (154 lb) champion (2005–2009, 2 defenses)
- Lumpinee Stadium champion at 112 lb (2001) and 147 lb (2005)
- The Contender Asia champion (2008)
- WMC world middleweight champion (2008, 2012)
- WPMF world super middleweight champion (2009)
- Lion Fight super welterweight champion (2013–2014)
- SportAccord Combat Games silver medal, 75 kg (2010)
Defining fights
- 2005WINvs John Wayne Parr (unanimous decision, won WBC world 154 lb title)
- 2008WINvs John Wayne Parr (unanimous decision, The Contender Asia final)
- 2013WINvs Chike Lindsay (unanimous decision, won Lion Fight title, Las Vegas)
- 2019WINvs Andy Souwer (TKO 2, ONE Championship)
- 2020LOSSvs Phetmorakot Petchyindee Academy (majority decision, ONE featherweight Muay Thai title)
Set up the power kick with the lead hand: as a southpaw, paw or jab with the right to raise the guard, then drive the rear kick through the body with a full hip turn.
2016–now