Reece “Lightning” McLaren

Weight Limit
134.92 LBS / 61.2 KG
Height
5'6" FT / 168 CM
Country
Age
32 Y
Team
CMBT Training Centre

About Reece McLaren

Reece McLaren grew up in a single-mother household on Christmas Island, an Australian territory off the coast of Indonesia.

Due to his family’s difficult financial situation, they couldn’t afford his school fees, so McLaren was forced to work from a young age to pay his own way.

At one of those jobs, he discovered martial arts through a coworker, and he was hooked instantly. After his family settled in Queensland, McLaren continued his training despite having to drive several hours to get to the gym.

All of his sacrifices paid off, however, when “Lightning” earned a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt and also claimed the Eternal MMA and XFL Bantamweight Championships before making his ONE Championship debut.

He emerged on the global stage in perfect fashion, scoring win after win to get a shot at then-reigning ONE Bantamweight MMA World Champion Bibiano Fernandes. McLaren gave the living legend an incredibly tough test but narrowly missed out on gold via split decision.

McLaren has since dropped down to flyweight, where he has remained in the top-five rankings and continues to hunt for his shot at another divisional World Title.

ONE Championship Records

Event Results

Result Method Round Method and round Opponent Opponent and event Country Date Event
WIN
Split Decision SD
R3 (5:00)
Split Decision
R3 (5:00)
R3 (5:00)
Hu Yong
China
China May 3, 2024
ONE Fight Night 22: Sundell vs. Diachkova on Prime Video
May 3, 2024
LOSS
Unanimous Decision UD
R3 (5:00)
Unanimous Decision
R3 (5:00)
R3 (5:00)
Kairat Akhmetov
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan May 5, 2023
ONE Fight Night 10: Johnson vs. Moraes III on Prime Video
May 5, 2023
WIN
TKO TKO
R2 (5:00)
TKO
R2 (5:00)
R2 (5:00)
Windson Ramos
Brazil
Brazil Oct 21, 2022
ONE 162: Zhang vs. Di Bella
Oct 21, 2022
WIN
Submission SUB
R1 (3:42)
Submission
R1 (3:42)
R1 (3:42)
Xie Wei
China
China Jun 3, 2022
ONE 158: Tawanchai vs. Larsen
Jun 3, 2022
LOSS
Unanimous Decision UD
R3 (5:00)
Unanimous Decision
R3 (5:00)
R3 (5:00)
Yuya Wakamatsu
Japan
ONE on TNT III
Apr 22, 2021
Japan Apr 22, 2021
ONE on TNT III
Apr 22, 2021
WIN
Knockout KO
R1 (4:18)
Knockout
R1 (4:18)
R1 (4:18)
Aleksi Toivonen
Finland
Finland Oct 9, 2020
Reign of Dynasties
Oct 9, 2020

Breakdown

Wins - 10
Losses - 6
1
Knockout KO
1
1
TKO TKO
0
5
Submission SUB
0
1
Unanimous Decision UD
3
2
Split Decision SD
2

Finish Rate

Finishes
7
Finish Rate
70%
Wins
10
Total Bouts
16

Bout Duration

Avg. Bout Duration
07m : 08s
Total Duration
1h : 54m : 14s

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