Eduard Folayang | |
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Born | Eduard Ayangwa Folayang November 22, 1983 Baguio, Philippines |
Other names | The Landslide |
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
Weight | 170 lb (77 kg) |
Division | Welterweight (2007–2009) Lightweight (2009–Present) |
Reach | 68+1⁄2 in (174 cm) |
Style | Sanda |
Stance | Orthodox |
Fighting out of | Baguio, Philippines |
Team | Team Lakay (2007–2023) Lions Nation MMA (2023–present) |
Rank | Black belt in Wushu Blue belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu under Gibran Langbayan |
Years active | 2007–present |
Mixed martial arts record | |
Total | 36 |
Wins | 23 |
By knockout | 7 |
By submission | 2 |
By decision | 14 |
Losses | 13 |
By knockout | 5 |
By submission | 3 |
By decision | 5 |
Occupation | Professional Athlete |
University | University of the Cordilleras |
Spouse | Genevieve Aloy Folayang |
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Last updated on: March 31, 2019 |
Medal record | ||
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Representing Philippines | ||
Men's Wushu Sanda | ||
World Championships | ||
2005 Hanoi | 70kg | |
Asian Games | ||
2006 Doha | 70 kg | |
2002 Busan | 65 kg | |
SEA Games | ||
2003 Ho Chi Minh City | 70 kg | |
2005 Bacolod City | 70 kg | |
2011 Jakarta | 70 kg |
Eduard Ayangwa Folayang (born November 22, 1983) is a Filipino mixed martial artist and wushu practitioner who fights in ONE Championship, where he is a two-time ONE Lightweight World Champion.[1] He also competed for Universal Reality Combat Championship, where he is a former URCC Welterweight Champion.[2]
Folayang was a member of Team Lakay Wushu in Baguio from 2007 until he left the gym on March 10, 2023, which has produced numerous Filipino champions in URCC and ONE Championship.[3][4] The Baguio native made his first Martial Combat debut on June 17, 2010, defeating Slovak fighter Egon Racz via guillotine choke early in the first round.[3]
Folayang has won several international Wushu tournaments, including a gold medal at the 2011 Southeast Asian Games which he won with a spinning back kick KO in the final,[5] a silver medal in the 2006 Doha Asian Games, and bronze medals in both the 2005 World Wushu Championship and the 2002 Busan Asian Games.[6]