Adrian Lee’s unblemished record faced a significant hurdle last September. The prodigy from Hawaii now has an opportunity for recovery against an opponent familiar with similar circumstances.
Lee is scheduled to confront Shozo Isojima in a lightweight mixed martial arts encounter during ONE Fight Night 40, set for Friday, February 13, 2026, within Bangkok’s Lumpinee Stadium. Both competitors aim to recover following their initial professional losses, setting a critical tone for the U.S. primetime event.
The youngest scion of the renowned Lee lineage, aged 19, had decisively overcome his initial trio of adversaries, securing a $50,000 bonus for each of his first-round submission triumphs.
His inaugural promotional appearance versus Antonio Mammarella instantly established his presence. Lee exerted control from the start, concluding the bout with a submission in the second round, thereby signaling his emergence.
His winning streak persisted. He rendered Nico Cornejo unconscious in under a round at ONE 168: Denver, subsequently requiring merely 63 seconds to tap out Takeharu Ogawa with an anaconda choke at ONE 172.
His impressive run was halted by Tye Ruotolo last September. The esteemed grappling champion applied a rear-naked choke to Lee in the second round during ONE Fight Night 35, marking his inaugural professional loss.
This defeat was a difficult blow for an athlete bearing the considerable expectations of his family’s heritage. His elder brother, Christian, possesses two world championship belts in ONE Championship, and his sister, Angela, concluded her career as the atomweight monarch.
Shozo Isojima endured a comparable outcome facing Tye Ruotolo
Shozo Isojima experienced an identical difficult journey only weeks subsequent to Lee’s defeat. The 28-year-old Japanese talent was overcome by Ruotolo through a rear-naked choke at ONE 173 in November, thus concluding his previously flawless record.
This loss followed closely on the heels of a remarkable initial promotional performance. Isojima secured a $50,000 performance incentive for his conclusive triumph against Nicolas Vigna, thereby declaring himself a credible contender in the lightweight division.
The bout had initially been slated for ONE 172 in March, but Isojima’s injury necessitated a deferral. This interruption provided both athletes an opportunity to reflect on their losses and ready themselves for what has now become a quest for vindication.
For Lee, prevailing would demonstrate that his three-bout winning streak was not merely novice’s fortune but rather the cornerstone of a path toward a championship. A success would affirm his standing among the burgeoning talents of the division, independently of his famous surname.
Isojima perceives this situation from an alternative perspective. Overcoming a participant from the fabled Lee family would significantly enhance his 6-1 standing and solidify his position as a serious competitor within one of MMA’s intensely contested categories.
