Rambolek declares victory over Abdulla Dayakaev “the knockout I am most proud of”

Promises kept hit different than empty words. Rambolek Chor Ajalaboon walked that talk Friday night in Bangkok.

The 22-year-old Thai striker dismantled Abdulla Dayakaev with a second-round knockout at ONE Fight Night 39 on January 24 inside Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand. The stoppage came at 2:41 of the second frame when Rambolek slipped under Dayakaev’s combination and ripped a body shot before finishing with a clean hook upstairs.

That patience paid dividends. Rambolek spent the early rounds using kicks and feints to disrupt the Russian’s explosive rhythm while staying clear of those heavy hands Dayakaev built his reputation on.

The victory extended Rambolek’s winning streak to five and pushed his career record to 67-14. He also pocketed a $50,000 performance bonus for his trouble.

“I’m very happy, and it’s such a huge relief that I am able to win and able to achieve whatever I promised today,” he said. “The plans that I had planned also worked, so I’m very happy.

“It was part of the game plan to see how he would react to my punches or kicks. So I was afraid, like if I threw a kick, he would punch me back immediately, like counter with that, but then I could say that he couldn’t react as fast as I expected. So in the second round, I switched up my game plan. I just made the game plan faster, and I just threw in more kicks.”

Rambolek breaks down Abdulla Dayakaev’s weakness

Rambolek Chor Ajalaboon did his homework before stepping into the ring with one of bantamweight Muay Thai’s most feared punchers. Dayakaev entered with six finishes across eight ONE Championship victories since November 2023. His power made opponents cautious.

But Rambolek noticed something nobody else exploited. The body work. Dayakaev could absorb punishment upstairs all day. His chin held up through wars. Yet opponents kept targeting his head instead of changing levels.

That tactical adjustment separated Friday’s performance from everything else. The Superbon Training Camp product executed a game plan few fighters could spot, let alone implement under fire against such a dangerous opponent.

“I said that I spotted his weakness, and the fans saw it on the ring, and I was able to show that his weakness was the body shot, because I studied his fight, and I did not see anyone [who] was able to throw the body shot against him before,” he said. “He got punched a lot in the face, but then he was able to just tough it out. So I thought, yeah, maybe the body shot would be the answer. Maybe it’s not the best knockout, but it’s the knockout I am most proud of.”

Rambolek now holds clear momentum toward a title shot. His victim was a teammate of reigning ONE Bantamweight Muay Thai World Champion Nabil Anane. Finishing Dayakaev decisively sent a message to the division’s summit.

“I am ready if the opportunity presents itself. I think it’s time,” he said. “I ran into him already today, and I already said hi to him. I told him I wanted to fight him, and yeah, I think it would be entertaining if I got to fight him.”