| Jo Nattawut | |
|---|---|
| Born | Nattawut Somkhun (1989-10-07)October 7, 1989 (age 36) Nakhon Ratchasima,Thailand |
| Native name | ณัฐวุฒิ โสมกูล โจ ณัฐวุฒิ |
| Other names | Smokin' Jo |
| Nationality | Thai |
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb; 11 st) |
| Division | Featherweight (ONE) Light middleweight Middleweight |
| Reach | 72 in (183 cm) |
| Style | Muay Thai |
| Fighting out of | Atlanta, Georgia,United States |
| Team | Warrior Strength Martial Arts Thai Top Team United Training Center |
| Kickboxing record | |
| Total | 89 |
| Wins | 72 |
| Losses | 15 |
| Draws | 2 |
Nattawut Somkhun (Thai: ณัฐวุฒิ โสมกูล; born October 7, 1989), also known asJo Nattawut andSmokin' Jo, is a ThaiMuay Thaikickboxer. He is a 5-timeLion Fight super welterweight champion and 1-time Lion Fight middleweight champion.[1] He currently competes inONE Championship for ONE Super Series.
Jo Nattawut (real name Nattawut Somkhun) was born inNakhon Ratchasima in the NortheasternIsan region of Thailand. Jo grew up playing football at school and spent his weekends working on local rice farms.
Jo first discovered Muay Thai at 10 years old, when he saw his football coach hitting a heavy bag. Jo asked to join, starting to train Muay Thai after football practice. He took his first fight at the age of 10 with 12 hours notice. Eventually, he decided to join a Muay Thai camp near his house and continue training in his free time. When he was 18 years old, Jo moved to Bangkok to join a gym and get serious about Muay Thai.
After a year and a half of no success in Muay Thai, Jo gave up Muay Thai and moved toKo Pha-ngan island. During the day, he worked at a restaurant, hotel, and fitness gym, and at night he sold whiskey on the beach for tourist parties. Jo also organized Muay Thai showcases for tourists and occasionally put himself on the card to fight.
Jo moved to the United States in early 2013. He first lived in Colorado, where he fell in love with snowboarding. He moved to Atlanta, Georgia in late 2013, where he taught kickboxing and Muay Thai classes.[2]
In the United States, Jo fought forLion Fight, an American Muay Thai organization based in Las Vegas. Nattawut's first fight was with one week's notice, at Lion Fight 17 againstCosmo Alexandre. Jo won by split decision. Nattawut's next fight was infamously taken on 24 hours notice against Sean Kearney at Lion Fight 19. He ended up winning the fight by unanimous decision.
At Lion Fight 22, Jo Nattawut defeated Salah Khalifa to win the Lion Fight Super Welterweight Championship. He would go on to successfully defend the super welterweight title 5 times: Charlie Peters at Lion Fight 24,Cedric Manhoef at Lion Fight 28, Hasan Toy at Lion Fight 33, Kengsiam Nor Sripueng at Lion Fight 35, and Petchtanong Banchamek at Lion Fight 37. He also defeated fellow Thai expatriate fighterMalaipet Sasiprapa at Lion Fight 32 to win the Lion Fight Middleweight Championship.
After winning multiple Muay Thai titles at the Lion Fight tournaments in the United States, including the Lion Fight Super Welterweight and Lion Fight Middleweight Titles, Nattawut signed a contract with ONE Championship. He made his ONE debut on April 20, 2018 atONE Championship: Heroes of Honor in Manila, facing legendary kickboxerGiorgio Petrosyan. He lost to Petrosyan by unanimous decision.[3]
His next fight was against Yohann Drai atONE Championship: Pursuit of Power in Kuala Lumpur on July 13, 2018. Nattawut would knock out Drai in the first round, giving him his first win in ONE Championship.[4] On November 9, 2018, he faced George Mann of Scotland atONE Championship: Heart of the Lion in Singapore, where he won by unanimous decision.[5]
On February 16, 2019, Jo Nattawut would return to fight in Thailand for the first time since moving to the United States atONE Championship: Clash of Legends in Bangkok. His opponent at the event wasSamy Sana of France, whom he defeated by unanimous decision.[6]
Jo Nattawut was selected to compete in the ONE Super Series Kickboxing Featherweight World Grand Prix, which includedYodsanklai Fairtex,Giorgio Petrosyan, andDzhabar Askerov. His opponent for the Quarter-Finals wasSasha Moisa, a Ukrainian fighter who also competes inLethwei in theWorld Lethwei Championship[7] (itself a partner of ONE Championship). In the Grand Prix Quarter-Finals atONE Championship: Enter the Dragon in Singapore, he defeated Sasha Moisa via TKO, knocking down the Ukrainian 3 times in the third round, securing a win and advancing to the Grand Prix Semi-Finals.[8]
In the Kickboxing Featherweight Grand Prix Semi-Finals, he was set to face Giorgio Petrosyan a second time atONE Championship: Dreams of Gold in Bangkok. However, in his rematch with Petrosyan, Nattawut lost by knockout in the first round, getting eliminated from the Kickboxing Featherweight World Grand Prix.[9]
Jo currently trains at his own gym, United Training Center, located in Atlanta, Georgia.[10]
After two years away, Jo Nattawut is scheduled to make his return against Yurik Davtyan in an alternate bout for the 2021 ONE Kickboxing Featherweight Grand Prix atONE Championship: First Strike on October 15, 2021.[11] However, the fight was removed from the card for undisclosed reasons. Nattawut's fight with Davtyan was eventually rescheduled forONE Championship: NextGen II on November 12, 2021.[12] Nattawut won by knockout in the first round.[13][14]
He was originally set to face fellow Grand Prix alternate Dovydas Rimkus atONE: Only the Brave on January 28, 2022.[15] However, after Grand Prix semifinalistMarat Grigorian tested positive forCOVID-19, Nattawut was rebooked to faceChingiz Allazov in the Grand Prix semifinals.[16][17] Nattawut lost by first-round knockout.[18]
Nattawut facedJamal Yusupov under Muay Thai rules atONE 159 on July 22, 2022.[19] He lost by unanimous decision.
Nattawut facedTawanchai P.K.Saenchai, replacingSuperbon Singha Mawynn on October 7, 2023, atONE Fight Night 15.[20] He lost the fight via unanimous decision.[21]
Nattawut was scheduled to faceNiclas Larsen on December 9, 2023, atONE Fight Night 17.[22] However, Larsen withdrew from the bout due to injury and was replaced by promotional newcomer Luke Lessei.[23] He won the fight via unanimous decision.[24]
Nattawut facedTawanchai P.K.Saenchai in a rematch, for theONE Featherweight Muay Thai World Championship on June 7, 2024, atONE 167.[25] He lost the fight via majority decision.[26]
Nattawut facedSuperbon Singha Mawynn on September 27, 2024, atONE Friday Fights 81.[27] He lost the fight by a first-round knockout.[28]
The trilogy bout between Nattawut and Tawanchai was scheduled on November 8, 2024, atONE 169.[29] However, the bout was removed from the event due to Nattawut injury after losing via knockout against Superbon at ONE Friday Fights 81.[30]
Nattawut faced Bampara Kouyate on January 14, 2025, atONE 170.[31] He lost the fight via first round technical knockout.[32]
| 72 Wins, 15 Losses, 2 Draw | ||||||||
| Date | Result | Opponent | Event | Location | Method | Round | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-19 | Loss |  Mohammad Siasarani | ONE Friday Fights 137,Lumpinee Stadium | Bangkok, Thailand | KO (Right cross) | 2 | 1:39 | |
| 2025-01-24 | Loss |  Bampara Kouyaté | ONE 170 | Bangkok, Thailand | TKO (3 Knockdowns) | 1 | 2:36 | |
| 2024-09-27 | Loss |  Superbon Singha Mawynn | ONE Friday Fights 81 | Bangkok, Thailand | KO (Elbow) | 1 | 1:43 | |
| 2024-06-08 | Loss | Tawanchai P.K. Saenchaimuaythaigym | ONE 167 | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision (Majority) | 5 | 3:00 | |
| For theONE Muay Thai Featherweight Championship | ||||||||
| 2023-12-09 | Win |  Luke Lessei | ONE Fight Night 17 | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2023-10-07 | Loss | Tawanchai P.K. Saenchaimuaythaigym | ONE Fight Night 15 | Bangkok, Thailand | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2022-07-22 | Loss |  Jamal Yusupov | ONE 159 | Kallang, Singapore | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2022-01-28 | Loss |  Chingiz Allazov | ONE: Only the Brave | Kallang,Singapore | KO (Left Hook) | 1 | 1:55 | |
| Kickboxing Featherweight Grand Prix Semi-finals | ||||||||
| 2021-11-12 | Win |  Yurik Davtyan | ONE Championship: NextGen II | Singapore | KO (Right Cross) | 1 | 2:50 | |
| 2019-08-16 | Loss |  Giorgio Petrosyan | ONE Championship: Dreams of Gold | Bangkok,Thailand | KO (Left Straight) | 1 | 2:44 | |
| Kickboxing Featherweight Grand Prix Semi-Finals | ||||||||
| 2019-05-17 | Win |  Sasha Moisa | ONE Championship: Enter the Dragon | Kallang,Singapore | TKO (3 Knockdown Rule) | 3 | 1:24 | |
| Kickboxing Featherweight Grand Prix Quarter-Finals | ||||||||
| 2019-02-16 | Win | Samy Sana | ONE Championship: Clash of Legends | Thailand | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2018-11-09 | Win |  George Mann | ONE Championship: Heart of the Lion | Kallang,Singapore | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2018-07-13 | Win | Yohann Drai | ONE Championship: Pursuit of Power | Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia | KO (Punches) | 1 | 2:59 | |
| 2018-04-20 | Loss | Giorgio Petrosyan | ONE Championship: Heroes of Honor | Manila, Philippines | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2017-07-28 | Win | Petchtanong Banchamek | Lion Fight 37 | Ledyard,United States | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | |
| Defends theLion Fight Super Welterweight title. | ||||||||
| 2017-03-03 | Win | Kengsiam Nor Sripueng | Lion Fight 35 | Ledyard,United States | KO (Knees to the leg) | 3 | 2:40 | |
| Defends theLion Fight Super Welterweight title. | ||||||||
| 2017-01-13 | Win |  Yan Zhao | Superstar Fight 7 | Hunan, China | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2016-11-18 | Win |  Hasan Toy | Lion Fight 33 | United States | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | |
| Defends the Lion Fight Super Welterweight title. | ||||||||
| 2016-10-21 | Win | Malaipet Sasiprapa | Lion Fight 32 | Las Vegas,United States | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | |
| Wins the vacant Lion Fight Middleweight title. | ||||||||
| 2016-07-02 | Win | Mo Zhuang | Superstar Fight 4 | Shenzhen, China | KO | 2 | ||
| 2016-05-27 | Loss | Regian Eersel | Lion Fight 29 | United States | KO (Right high kick) | 5 | ||
| 2016-02-26 | Win | Cedric Manhoef | Lion Fight 28 | United States | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | |
| Defends the Lion Fight super welterweight title. | ||||||||
| 2015-09-25 | Win |  Charlie Peters | Lion Fight 24 | Ledyard,United States | KO (Elbows) | 3 | ||
| Defends the Lion Fight super welterweight title. | ||||||||
| 2015-05-22 | Win |  Salah Khalifa | Lion Fight 22 | United States | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | |
| Wins the Lion Fight super welterweight title. | ||||||||
| 2015-02-20 | Win | Richard Abraham | Lion Fight 20 | United States | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | |
| 2014-11-21 | Win | Sean Kerney | Lion Fight 19 | Ledyard,United States | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | |
| 2014-08-01 | Win |  Cosmo Alexandre | Lion Fight 17 | United States | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | |
| 2012-03-03 | Loss |  Toby Smith | Domination 8 | Australia | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | |
| Legend: Win Loss Draw/No contest Notes | ||||||||