Apollo Gomes VS Kwon Won-Il

Apollo Gomes defeated Kwon Won-Il by unanimous decision in their bantamweight bout at Dana White's Contender Series Season 10, Week 5 on September 8, 2026. All three judges scored the fight 29-28 in Gomes's favor. Won-Il won the opening round by landing heavy punches and scoring a knockdown late in the frame, but Gomes answered in round two with persistent grappling, taking that round despite the bout being paused twice for low blows. Gomes carried the same grappling-heavy approach into the third, accumulating three takedowns and 5:45 of total control time to close the fight strongly. He finished with 80 significant strikes landed on the night.

This fascinating bantamweight bout serves as a massive crossroads fight for ONE Championship veteran Kwon Won-Il and surging Brazilian prospect Apollo Gomes. Kwon (14-6) is a former ONE world title challenger known as "Pretty Boy," bringing elite-level striking and devastating body-shot knockout power to the APEX. Facing him is the 26-year-old "Deus da Guerra" Apollo Gomes (12-2), who has strung together impressive performances in WOW FC and LFA. Gomes will look to use his grappling and pace to ground the vastly experienced South Korean striker.