26 Facts About Kevin Belingon

Kevin Indunan Belingon was born on October 30,1987 and is a Filipino mixed martial artist.

Kevin Belingon competed mostly with ONE Championship, where he was the former ONE Bantamweight World Champion and Universal Reality Combat Championship Flyweight Champion.

Kevin Belingon pursued his passion in martial arts at the age of 17 and was eventually awarded a wushu scholarship to the University of the Cordilleras.

Kevin Belingon had success in wushu competition, becoming a Philippines national champion.

Kevin Belingon made his professional debut in 2007 and won his first nine bouts, capturing a flyweight title in the process after beating opponents from all across Asia.

On June 30,2007, Kevin Belingon made his professional debut in Universal Reality Combat Championship, at URCC 10.

Kevin Belingon made his debut in the promotion against Masakazu Imanari at ONE Fighting Championship: War of the Lions March 2012.

Kevin Belingon submitted Belingon in the opening round via heel hook.

Kevin Belingon lost his next bout by unanimous decision against Korean Soo Chul Kim, who went on to become the inaugural ONE Bantamweight World Champion two months later.

Kevin Belingon eventually lost against Masakatsu Ueda in the final round of ONE Bantamweight Grand Prix.

Kevin Belingon lost this title fight via Kimura in the first round.

On 20 April 2018, in the main event of ONE Championship: Heroes of Honor, Kevin Belingon faced off with another former title challenger Andrew Leone.

Kevin Belingon dominated the first round until a spinning side-kick to the liver sent Leone to the canvas.

On July 27,2018, at ONE Championship: Reign of Kings, Kevin Belingon faced two-division ONE Championship title holder, Martin Nguyen.

Kevin Belingon defeated the Vietnamese-Australian by unanimous decision and became the ONE Championship Interim Bantamweight Champion.

Kevin Belingon faced reigning bantamweight champion Bibiano Fernandes at ONE Championship 78: Heart of the Lion on November 9,2018, in a title unification bout and a rematch of their previous battle in 2016.

Kevin Belingon won the fight via split decision to become the undisputed bantamweight champion, handing Fernandes his first loss in 8 years and ending the promotion's longest ever championship reign.

Kevin Belingon faced Fernandes in a trilogy match at ONE Championship: A New Era on March 30,2019.

The match ended with Kevin Belingon losing the bantamweight title via disqualification after landing an illegal elbow to the back of Fernandes' head.

Kevin Belingon faced Fernandes for the fourth time at ONE Championship: Century on October 13,2019.

Kevin Belingon lost the fight via a rear-naked choke submission in the second round.

Kevin Belingon then faced John Lineker at ONE Championship: Inside the Matrix 3 on November 13,2020.

Kevin Belingon faced Kwon Won Il at ONE: Winter Warriors II on December 17,2021.

Kevin Belingon lost the bout via liver shot in the second round.

Kevin Belingon faced Kim Jae-woong on November 19,2022, at ONE on Prime Video 4.

Kevin Belingon lost the fight via technical knockout in the first round.