As a fighter who has spent the majority of her career focusing on the striking arts, Stamp Fairtex has made remarkable strides in MMA over the last four years.

The former ONE atomweight muay Thai and kickboxing world champion made the switch to the all-encompassing sport in the hopes of asserting her dominance, and she has done just that by delivering incredible performances, compiling an 8-2 record, and racking up a 63 percent finishing rate.

Stamp’s notable knowledge on the canvas and ability to mix in her dangerous stand-up repertoire helped her become the ONE women’s atomweight world grand prix champion in 2021. It even led her to becoming the top-ranked contender in the division.

Here, we take a look at three fights that capture her growth in MMA and show why she could be the future queen of the ONE atomweight division.

Submission win in her MMA debut

After picking up the ONE atomweight kickboxing and muay Thai world titles, Stamp was on a mission to become the promotion’s first three-sport world champion.

The Thai superstar, who earned a 19-second head kick knockout in her MMA debut in July 2018, was matched up against Indian hard-hitter Asha “Knockout Queen” Roka for her promotional debut at “ONE: Dreams of Gold” in August 2019.

The 24-year-old looked cool, calm, and collected despite being new to the rule set, and she displayed a little bit of everything on her way to scoring a sumptuous rear-naked choke win over her then-undefeated opponent.

Stamp outstruck Roka – an Indian national boxing champion – in the first frame and managed to threaten her with slick submission work on the ground, going for both an armbar and a guillotine choke before the round finished.

The Fairtex standout recognized that her game plan was working, and she continued to pile on the pressure in the second round, though Roka managed to hang tight.

As the third stanza began, it was clear that Stamp was fired up to close out the contest.

She took her rival into the clinch, landed a knee, and tripped “Knockout Queen” to the canvas. From there, she forced Roka to give up her back, then sank in the match-winning submission 99 seconds into the round to claim an emphatic victory.

Leveling the scores against Rassohyna

After her dominant debut win, Stamp went on to claim victory in three more fights, but her winning streak came to an end thanks to a submission from Alyona Rassohyna in the dying seconds of their tussle at “ONE: Unbreakable III” in early 2021.

The Thai star dominated large portions of the bout, but her Ukrainian foe showcased impressive grit and determination to hang on and then snatch victory with a guillotine choke at 4:53 of the third round. 

Despite the loss, Stamp was undeterred from her goal of climbing the ranks of the atomweight division, and she got a chance to redeem herself against Rassohyna when they rematched as part of the ONE women’s atomweight world grand prix.

The 24-year-old striking dynamo scored well on the feet throughout the closely-contested bout and defended well against any submission attempts that came her way, including a nail-biting armbar in the final stanza. 

The Thai stayed composed all the way to the final bell, and her energy and charisma, coupled with a final salvo of ground-and-pound, were enough to see her edge out her opponent via split decision.

Winning ONE women’s atomweight world grand prix

Stamp followed up her stalwart display against Rassohyna in the final eight of the historic grand prix with another stellar all-around performance against Brazil’s Julie Mezabarba in the semifinals to set up a date with India’s Ritu Phogat in the tournament finale.

“The Indian Tigress” was expected to be her toughest test to date, but Stamp made it look relatively easy against the wrestling star.

She stuffed several takedown attempts and tagged her opponent with knees and punches from all angles when the action was upright.

Then, in a move that shocked the world, Stamp locked in an armbar on Phogat midway through the second round that forced “The Indian Tigress” to tap. 

The Thai star was handed the win and the tournament belt, cementing her transformation from striking queen to all-around champion.