Anastasia Nikolakakos did not leave ONE Fight Night 45 with a clean night, but she did leave Bangkok with the win and a clear title demand.
Nikolakakos beat Jihin Radzuan by split decision on July 17, 2026 at Lumpinee Stadium, moving to 7-0 as a professional. ONE posted the fight-night result below.
ONE also posted the official fight highlight for Radzuan vs. Nikolakakos.
After the fight, Nikolakakos said the preparation covered every range, even if the performance left her with details to clean up.
“We were prepared everywhere. There are always things that you want to improve on during a fight, things you want to do more, wish that you did…but all in all, I’m very blessed, I’m very grateful, and I’m happy with the outcome.
“We got the win. I think we deserved it. And that’s it. I feel good, and I’m happy to be back. It’s a great opportunity [to be] on this platform.”
Jihin Radzuan losing to Anastasia Nikolakakos by split decision
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The close scorecards did not change how Nikolakakos saw the fight. She believed she had done enough across all three rounds, but she also named the areas she wanted to sharpen.
“I felt that I won unanimously. But when they said split decision, I think it was just from maybe my eye being puffy. As for my performance, I’d give myself a seven [out of ten].
“I wanted to do more damage to her on the ground, in the stand-up, and just move a little bit. But I’m happy with it. Now we get to go back home and fix some things, prepare for the next opponent, and sharpen some things up a little bit.”
Nikolakakos Names The Title Shot
Radzuan’s pressure made the result tense, but Nikolakakos said the matchup played out close to what her team expected.
“She was strong. We expected her to be good at stand-up [with] good movement. So, yeah, nothing really surprised me. We knew what she was coming with. Otherwise, I don’t really know much about her.
“I don’t pay much attention to anybody else, to be honest. I didn’t even know her name going into this, and that’s the truth. Because I don’t focus on anybody. I just stay focused on myself, and whatever my coaches tell me. They do the studying, and I just go.”
The bigger point came after the scorecards. With the ONE women’s atomweight MMA title picture open, Nikolakakos said she is ready for whoever the promotion puts across from her.
“It doesn’t matter who else [I have to face], or whoever’s next. God willing, we’d win, and we’d get that belt. That’s why everybody’s here on this platform. Everybody is here for one reason: to be the best.
“So I don’t expect anything to be easy, and neither should the opponents, whoever they may be. I believe I’m next in line, and whoever it is, I will try my best to get that belt.”
Nikolakakos now has two ONE wins after her first-round knockout of Victoria Souza earlier this year. This one was rougher, closer, and more useful for the title argument because she had to answer Radzuan’s second-round adjustments before taking the final five minutes.
The broader atomweight lane has been moving for a while, from Angela Lee’s retirement to Stamp Fairtex’s earlier ONE X showcase, and Nikolakakos is trying to force her name into that queue now.
Nikolakakos is unbeaten through seven professional fights, has two ONE wins, and is now asking the promotion to put the atomweight belt in front of her.
