Muay Thai Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong was born as
Anulak Jansuk in
Buriram, Thailand on September 23, 1991. He had his first fight at the age of 11 in 2002. His first fight outside of Thailand was in a 4-man tournament at 63.5 kg at the "Nuit des Titans" event in Tours, France on 30 January 2010. He beat
Fabio Pinca by decision in the first fight and
Anuwat Kaewsamrit by decision in the final to win the 4-Man Tournament. His second fight outside of Thailand was at the “La Nuit des Champions” event in Marseille, France on 28 November 2010. He won against
Damien Alamos by decision over 5 rounds. He lost in the final of the “Fuktien Group 8-Man Tournament 8-Man @146 lbs against
Iquezang Kor.Rungthanakeat by TKO in the 5th round (broken collarbone) at Omnoi Stadium on 23 July 2011. His first fight back after recovery from injury 5 months later was at the “A1 - WCC” event in Lyon, France on December 8, 2011, where he beat Fares Bechar by TKO in the fourth round. Sitthichai went on to win : • The “Toyota Vigo 8-Man Marathon” at 147 lbs in Chonburi, Thailand on May 31, 2012. • The Thailand (PAT) Welterweight Championship Title at 147 lbs against Petchmankong Gaiyang 5 Daow by 5-round decision at Lumpinee Stadium on September 25, 2012 • The “1 - King” 4-Man Tournament at 70 kg against Puengluang Sitpupantu by TKO in the first round in Koh Chang, Thailand on January 5, 2013. A rematch between Sitthichai and
Fabio Pinca went down at
Best of Siam 3 in Paris, France, on February 14, 2013, and he came out on top again, winning a unanimous decision. He won the “Toyota Vigo 8-Man Tournament” @70 kg against
Dechrid Poptheeratham by decision after 3 rounds in Udon Thani on March 29, 2013. It was reported that he would fight Kamel Jemel at the
WBC World Muay Thai Millennium Championship in Saint-Pierre, Réunion on September 7, 2013. However, he denied ever being on the card. It was a fairly one-sided fight, although Kehl did land a high kick in round two which knocked Sitthichai down. However, the referee counted it as a slip. He won by decision against
Jordan Watson at
MAX Muay Thai 3 in Zhengzhou, China on August 10, 2013. He defended his Thailand (PAT) Welterweight Championship @147 lbs against
Dechrid Poptheeratham in Bangkok at November 23, 2013. He outpointed Wanchalerm Udduonmuang in the main event of
Yokkao 6 in Pattaya, Thailand on January 4, 2014. He took an extension round decision over
Chingiz Allazov at
Thai Boxe Mania in Turin, Italy on January 25, 2014. Sitthichai defeated
Mohamed Khamal via UD at
Legend 3: Pour Homme in Milan, Italy on April 5, 2014. He knocked out
Johann Fauveau in round two at
Best of Siam 5 in Paris, France, on June 14, 2014. He defended his Thailand (PAT) Welterweight Championship @147 lbs and won the Lumpinee Stadium Welterweight Championship @147 lbs against Maruay Sitjaepond at Lumpinee Stadium, Bangkok on October 28, 2014. His last fight under Muay Thai rules to date was a victory against Crice Bousouko at 70 kg at the
La Nuit des Titans 2015 event in Tours, France on February 7, 2015.
Kickboxing In his first ever fight under kickboxing rules, he lost a highly disputed decision to
Enriko Gogokhia on the
Oktagon 2013 event that served as the undercard to
Glory 7: Milan in Milan, Italy on April 20, 2013. He had initially been set to face
Davit Kiria on the main card but was demoted to the prelims when his opponent was changed. He won the “La Nuit des Champions” 4-Man Tournament (under K-1 rules) event in Marseille, France by defeating
Abdellah Ezbiri in the final by TKO in the second round on November 22, 2014. He won the
Fight League - Grand Prix 8-Man tournament 70 kg by defeating Yasssin Baiter by KO in the second round in the Final in Tangier, Morocco on August 8, 2015.
Kunlun Fight He won his first major tournament under kickboxing rules at the
Kunlun Fight 15: The World MAX - Middleweight 4-Man Tournament at 70 kg by defeating
Murthel Groenhart by KO in 3 rounds and
Andy Souwer by decision in 3 rounds in Nanjing, China on January 3, 2015. He started fighting exclusively under kickboxing rules at the
Kunlun Fight 24 event in Verona, Italy where he lost to
Dylan Salvador by decision after three rounds on May 2, 2015. He won the “
2015 Kunlun Fight 70kg World Max Tournament" by defeating
Enriko Gogokhia by decision in the 4th extension round at
Kunlun Fight 37 in Sanya, China on 23 January, 2016. He participated in “
Kunlun Fight 64-Man 70kg World Max Tournament 2016” and qualified for the Final 16-Man by defeating Walid Hamid by KO in the second round and Mohamed Mezouari by 4th extension round decision in the final at
Kunlun Fight 43 in Zhoukou, China on 23 Apr, 2016. He finished as a quarter finalist being defeated by the tournament champion,
Superbon Banchamek at
Kunlun Fight 53 - World Max Tournament 2016 Final 8 on 24 September 2016 in Beijing, China.
Wu Lin Feng Sittichai won the
8-man Yi Long Challenge Tournament for the 71 kg title by WLF, held in China. He defeated
Hasan Toy,
Enriko Kehl and
Dzhabar Askerov. In the finals, on November 4, 2017, he fought the then-current champion,
Yi Long in the
Dragon King Challenge. He won via second round head kick KO to secure the
Wu Lin Feng 71kg World Championship.
Glory In his debut at
Glory he won the
Lightweight Contender Tournament at 70 kg at
Glory 22 in Lille, France on June 5, 2015 by defeating
Davit Kiria by TKO in the second round and
Josh Jauncey by unanimous decision in the final. Winning the Glory contender tournament led to a fight with
Robin van Roosmalen, which he lost in a highly controversial decision during
Glory 25 in Monza, Italy on November 6, 2015. He competed and won the “
Glory Lightweight Contender Tournament” at 70 kg again, defeating
Davit Kiria and
Marat Grigorian (whom he had beaten previously at Kunlun Fight) at
Glory 28 in Paris, France on March 12, 2016.
Glory Lightweight Champion He won a rematch vs
Robin van Roosmalen at
Glory 31 on June 25, 2016 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Which he won by split decision and became the
Glory Lightweight Champion at 70 kg. Sittichai defended his Glory Lightweight title at
Glory 39 on March 25, 2017 in Brussels, Belgium against
Dylan Salvador. It was the third fight between the two. He won the fight by TKO. Sitthichai defended his
Glory Lightweight Championship another four times. On February 16, 2018, he defeated
Christian Baya by unanimous decision at
Glory 50 in Chicago. He outscored
Tyjani Beztati to retain the title on May 12, 2018 at
Glory 53 in Lille, France. Sitthichai would then face Marat Grigorian in the fourth meeting between the two on August 25, 2018, winning by split decision at
Glory 57 in Shenzhen, China. On November 2, 2018, he defeated Josh Jauncey by unanimous decision at
Glory 61 in
New York City. On May 17, 2019, Sitthichai lost the Glory Lightweight Championship to Marat Grigorian by unanimous decision in their fifth meeting at
Glory 65 in Utrecht, Netherlands.
ONE Championship On May 14, 2020, it was announced that Sitthichai had signed with
ONE Championship. Sitthichai was scheduled to make his ONE debut at
ONE Championship: No Surrender on July 31, 2020, where was set to face
Superbon Banchamek for a third time. Under kickboxing rules, he lost to Superbon by unanimous decision. Sitthichai is next scheduled to face promotional newcomer
Tayfun Özcan at
ONE Championship: Battleground on July 30, 2021. After Özcan suffered an injury in training, he was rescheduled to face
Tawanchai P.K. Saenchaimuaythaigym under Muay Thai rules at
ONE Championship: Battleground 3 on August 27, 2021. Sitthichai defeated Tawanchai by split decision.
ONE Featherweight Kickboxing World Grand Prix Sitthichai faced
Tayfun Özcan in the quarter-finals of the
2021 ONE Kickboxing Featherweight World Grand Prix at
ONE Championship: First Strike. Sitthichai defeated Özcan by split decision. Sitthichai was scheduled to face
Davit Kiria in the semifinals of the ONE Featherweight Kickboxing World Grand Prix at
ONE: Only the Brave on January 28, 2022. Sitthichai won the fight by unanimous decision. He faced
Chingiz Allazov in the ONE Featherweight Kickboxing World Grand Prix Final at
ONE: X on March 26, 2022. He lost the fight by unanimous decision.
Post-Grand Prix Sitthichai faced
Mohammed Boutasaa at
ONE on Prime Video 3 on October 21, 2022. the fight by unanimous decision. Sitthichai faced Eddie Abasolo at
ONE Friday Fights 22 on June 23, 2023. Sitthichai won the fight by unanimous decision. Sitthichai faced
Marat Grigorian at
ONE 165 on January 28, 2024. He lost the fight by a third-round knockout. Sitthichai faced
Masaaki Noiri on June 8, 2024, at
ONE 167. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Sitthichai faced
Shadow Singha Mawynn on December 20, 2024, at
ONE Friday Fights 92. He lost the title bout by a narrow, highly contested unanimous decision. ==Titles and achievements==