Adriano “Mikinho” Moraes, 32, of Brasilia, Federal District, Brazil has been reigning as ONE Championship‘s flyweight champion since January 25, 2019. That day, he dethroned then champion Geje “Gravity” Eustaquio, 32, of Baguio City, Philippines.
On April 7, 2021, Moraes successfully defended his ONE Flyweight World Champion title from Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson, 35, of Parkland, Washington, United States. Two days from now, the Brazilian champion will defend the belt at “ONE: X“, which marks his second title defense.

“ONE: X” in Singapore
Featuring 11 mixed martial arts fights, three Muay Thai matches, three kickboxing contests, two submission grappling contests and one hybrid MMA-Muay Thai fight, “ONE: X” will be held at the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore in three parts on March 26, 2022. The first part will start at 1:00 p.m. and the second part will start at 5:00 p.m.
The third part, which is the grand finale, will start at 8:00 p.m. One of the fights in the third part is the ONE Flyweight World Championship title bout between Moraes and his challenger Yuya “Little Piranha” Wakamatsu, 27, of Kagoshima, Japan.
Adriano Moraes vs Yuya Wakamatsu
Wakamatsu is the fourth Japanese opponent of Moraes in a professional MMA bout. Here is a comparison between the numbers of Moraes and Wakamatsu:
ADRIANO MORAES defending champion | YUYA WAKAMATSU challenger | |
age | 32 | 27 |
height | 5’8″ | 5’5″ |
pro MMA debut | 2011 | 2015 |
pro MMA record | 19 wins, 3 losses | 15 wins, 4 losses |
ONE Championship debut | 2013 | 2018 |
ONE Championship record | 10 wins, 3 losses | 5 wins, 2 losses |
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