Result · ONE
Ruotolo submits Lee with a rear-naked choke at 2:08 of the first round
He takes the ONE lightweight title in his third MMA fight, and he is the first athlete with world titles in submission grappling and MMA.
ONE · Lightweight champion
Tye Ruotolo
ChampionLightweight
3–0–0
0 KO · 3 SUB · 0 DEC
- Height
- 5′10″178 cm
- Reach
- —
- Weight
- 179.9 lb82 kg
- Age
- 23
- Born
- January 22, 2003
- From
- Maui, Hawaii
- Style
- Brazilian jiu-jitsu
- Team
- Atos
- Streak
- 3wins
- Last
- Christian LeeWin · November 6, 2026
Tye Ruotolo is the ONE lightweight champion.
He won it in his third MMA fight, and he won the inaugural welterweight submission grappling title against Magomed Abdulkadirov in November 2023. ONE lists eleven wins when his submission grappling bouts are included. Those bouts are not on this page.
The MMA debut was a rear-naked choke of Adrian Lee at 4:14 of the second round on September 5, 2025. He then submitted Shozo Isojima at 2:26 of the first round at ONE 173 on November 16, 2025.
The family moved to California, and his father enrolled him and his twin brother, Kade Ruotolo, in Brazilian jiu-jitsu. He trains at Atos and holds a black belt. At 16, as a blue belt, he placed fourth at the 2019 ADCC World Championship.
Latest news
Fight night · ONE
Ruotolo says he does not want to fight the taxi cab drivers
He challenges Christian Lee for the lightweight title on November 6, in his third professional fight.
Fight night · ONE
Lee defends the lightweight title against Ruotolo
Lee is also the welterweight champion, and seventeen of his 18 wins ended inside the distance. Ruotolo is the welterweight submission grappling champion, and he submitted Adrian Lee with a rear-naked choke.
Fights
| Date | Opponent | Result | Method | Round | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Lee | Win | Submission (rear-naked choke)Won the lightweight title. | 1 | 2:08 | The Inner Circle 37 | |
| Shozo Isojima | Win | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 2:26 | ONE 173 | |
| Adrian Lee | Win | Submission (rear-naked choke)MMA debut. | 2 | 4:14 | ONE Fight Night 35 |