"The King of Lethwei" — openweight, modern
Dave Leduc is a Canadian-Burmese Lethwei fighter with a Wikipedia-documented Lethwei record of 6 wins (all by KO), 0 losses and 6 draws. He is the first non-Myanmar fighter to win the Openweight Golden Belt and is known for his aggressive clinch work and elbows.
Dave Leduc is a Canadian-Burmese Lethwei fighter best known as the first non-Myanmar athlete to win the Openweight Golden Belt. He became the sport's most visible international ambassador through his 2016-2018 rivalry with Tun Tun Min, his aggressive elbow-and-clinch style, and multiple world-title reigns.
First non-Myanmar fighter to win the Openweight Golden Belt in December 2016. Canadian-born, former MMA competitor who committed to traditional Lethwei and became the sport's most visible international ambassador. Known for aggressive clinch work, heavy elbows, and a willingness to walk into exchanges.
December 13, 1991, in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada. Source: Wikipedia
First non-Myanmar fighter to win the Lethwei Openweight Golden Belt, defeating Tun Tun Min in Yangon in December 2016. Source: Wikipedia
Common public summaries list him as a former six-time Lethwei world champion. Source: Wikipedia
Has documentary and television visibility beyond fight coverage, including IMDb-listed credits. Source: IMDb
→ Elbow strikes in the clinch
Dave Leduc is recorded at 6–0–6, with 6 of those 6 wins ending by knockout. Modern-era figures are the more dependable ones on this site: WLC and MTLF cards are sanctioned and their results published, so these numbers can be checked against event results rather than oral history.
100% of those wins came inside the distance, which ranks 1st of the 12 profiled fighters with a documented record. In a sport whose traditional ruleset offered no decision at all, a finishing rate that high is the clearest signal of a fighter built to end contests early.
Dave Leduc is one of 5 fighters profiled at openweight, and fights orthodox, as 9 of the 23 profiled fighters do.
Dave Leduc is no longer competing, so the record above stands as documented.
With the Golden Belt on the line at the 2016 Air KBZ Aung Lan Championship in Yangon, Leduc targeted Tun Tun Min's leg with push kicks before catching a high kick in round 3. Tun Tun Min twisted his knee on the landing and took the injury time-out, but after being thrown again he forfeited in round 3 — making Leduc the first non-Burmese fighter to hold the Openweight Golden Belt.
Leduc's WLC debut, and the main event of WLC 9: King of Nine Limbs in Mandalay. An elbow strike opened a cut on Baczynski's ear, and Leduc finished him with punches in round 2 to win the inaugural WLC Cruiserweight World Championship.
The trilogy decider at a sold-out Thein Pyu Stadium in Yangon, billed "The Biggest Fight in Lethwei History." Leduc knocked Tun Tun Min out with an elbow in round 1; Tun Tun Min used his injury time-out and fought on, and the bout went the full five rounds without another knockout, ending in a draw under traditional rules that let Leduc retain the Golden Belt. Cumulative viewership reached 37 million — the largest audience in Lethwei history.