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Reece McLaren

“Lightning”
Country
Australia
Record
18-9
Weight class
Flyweight
Height
5'6"
Reach
—
Age
35
Stance
—
Career stats
Finish rate64%
7 of 11 wins inside the distance · 47th percentile
Durability89%
Stopped in 11% of bouts — 2 of 19 · 53rd percentile
Activity2
Bouts in the last 24 months · 72nd percentile
7:22
Avg bout length
1L
Streak
2
Title fights
0
Main events
Percentiles vs 249 flyweights
Counted from the 19 bouts on record, not the full 27-fight career

Reece McLaren, “Lightning”, is a Flyweight from Australia with an official record of 18-9. Cage Brothers holds 19 of those bouts: 11 wins and 8 losses, the wins coming 2 by knockout, 5 by submission and 4 by decision. The most recent bout on file is a first-round knockout loss to Asaf Chopurov at UAE Warriors 72 on 23 July 2026.

DateOpponentResultMethodRoundEvent
Jul 23, 2026Asaf ChopurovTitleLOSSKOKO/TKOR1UAE Warriors 72
Dec 7, 2024Jarred BrooksWINDECDecision - SplitR3ONE Fight Night 26: Lee vs. Rasulov
May 4, 2024Yong HuWINDECDecision - SplitR3ONE Fight Night 22: Sundell vs. Diachkova
May 5, 2023Kairat AkhmetovLOSSDECDecision - UnanimousR3ONE Fight Night 10: Johnson vs. Moraes 3
Oct 21, 2022Windson RamosWINKOTKO (Retirement)R2ONE Championship 162: Zhang vs. Di Bella
Jun 3, 2022Wei XieWINSUBSubmissionR1ONE Championship 158: Tawanchai vs. Larsen
Apr 22, 2021Yuya WakamatsuLOSSDECDecision - UnanimousR3ONE On TNT 3: Lineker vs. Worthen
Oct 9, 2020Aleksi ToivonenWINKOKOR1ONE Championship: Reign Of Dynasties
Dec 6, 2019Gurdarshan MangatWINSUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke)R1ONE Championship: Mark of Greatness
Aug 2, 2019Danny KingadLOSSDECDecision - SplitR3ONE Championship: Dawn of Heroes
Mar 31, 2019Kairat AkhmetovLOSSDECDecision - UnanimousR3ONE Championship 92: A New Era
Jul 7, 2018Tatsumitsu WadaWINDECDecision - SplitR3FWX MMA - Guerra de Naciones
Mar 9, 2018Gianni SubbaWINSUBSubmission (Arm Triangle)R2ONE Championship 69: Visions of Victory
Nov 10, 2017Anatpong BunradWINSUBSubmission (Brabo Choke)R1ONE Championship 64: Legends of the World
Aug 18, 2017Kevin BelingonLOSSKOKO/TKOR1ONE Championship 59: Quest for Greatness
Dec 2, 2016Bibiano FernandesTitleLOSSDECDecision - SplitR5ONE Championship 50: Age of Domination
Apr 15, 2016Muin GafurovWINDECDecision - UnanimousR3ONE Championship 41: Global Rivals
Dec 11, 2015Mark StrieglWINSUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke)R3ONE Championship 36: Spirit of Champions
Oct 11, 2014Ben NguyenLOSSUnanimous DecisionR5Nitro MMA: Nitro 12
LOSS
KOKO/TKOR1Title
Dec 7, 2024 · ONE Fight Night 26: Lee vs. Rasulov
WIN
DECDecision - SplitR3
Yong Hu
May 4, 2024 · ONE Fight Night 22: Sundell vs. Diachkova
WIN
DECDecision - SplitR3
Kairat Akhmetov
May 5, 2023 · ONE Fight Night 10: Johnson vs. Moraes 3
LOSS
DECDecision - UnanimousR3
Windson Ramos
Oct 21, 2022 · ONE Championship 162: Zhang vs. Di Bella
WIN
KOTKO (Retirement)R2
Wei Xie
Jun 3, 2022 · ONE Championship 158: Tawanchai vs. Larsen
WIN
SUBSubmissionR1
Apr 22, 2021 · ONE On TNT 3: Lineker vs. Worthen
LOSS
DECDecision - UnanimousR3
Aleksi Toivonen
Oct 9, 2020 · ONE Championship: Reign Of Dynasties
WIN
KOKOR1
Gurdarshan Mangat
Dec 6, 2019 · ONE Championship: Mark of Greatness
WIN
SUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke)R1
Danny Kingad
Aug 2, 2019 · ONE Championship: Dawn of Heroes
LOSS
DECDecision - SplitR3
Kairat Akhmetov
Mar 31, 2019 · ONE Championship 92: A New Era
LOSS
DECDecision - UnanimousR3
Jul 7, 2018 · FWX MMA - Guerra de Naciones
WIN
DECDecision - SplitR3
Gianni Subba
Mar 9, 2018 · ONE Championship 69: Visions of Victory
WIN
SUBSubmission (Arm Triangle)R2
Anatpong Bunrad
Nov 10, 2017 · ONE Championship 64: Legends of the World
WIN
SUBSubmission (Brabo Choke)R1
Kevin Belingon
Aug 18, 2017 · ONE Championship 59: Quest for Greatness
LOSS
KOKO/TKOR1
Bibiano Fernandes
Dec 2, 2016 · ONE Championship 50: Age of Domination
LOSS
DECDecision - SplitR5Title
Apr 15, 2016 · ONE Championship 41: Global Rivals
WIN
DECDecision - UnanimousR3
Mark Striegl
Dec 11, 2015 · ONE Championship 36: Spirit of Champions
WIN
SUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke)R3
Ben Nguyen
Oct 11, 2014 · Nitro MMA: Nitro 12
LOSS
Unanimous DecisionR5

Reece McLaren’s record, in numbers

Reece McLaren’s official record is 18-9. Every figure on this page is counted instead from the 19 bouts Cage Brothers holds a result for — 11 wins, 8 losses — because 8 bouts from the official record are not in the history we hold.

The 11 wins break down as 2 by knockout, 5 by submission and 4 by decision — 7 of 11 inside the distance, a finish rate of 64%. Across all 19 bouts with a recorded finishing round, the average bout lasted 7 minutes 22 seconds.

Reece McLaren has been stopped twice in the 19 bouts on file — 2 by knockout — which is 11% of them.

Of the 19 bouts Cage Brothers holds a result for, 2 were for a title. Two of them have come since October 2024.

Set against the 250 Flyweight fighters Cage Brothers holds eight or more bouts for, Reece McLaren has a finish rate above 46% of them, a record of avoiding stoppage above 54% of them and a two-year bout count above 72% of them. The comparison is made inside the division rather than across the whole roster, because how often a division finishes depends heavily on what it weighs.

Reece McLaren is listed at 5ft 6in and is 35, born 16 September 1991.

These figures are recomputed from Reece McLaren’s bout history each time results are synced, so they follow the record rather than a fixed snapshot.