Who's really training and fighting in Thailand

736fighters from abroad
78countries
135fight nights

In August 2026 · from fight-night posters · updated 12 November 2026

Where in Thailand

Share of the fight nights in August 2026, by destination

  1. Phuket65 fight nights · 482 fights48%
  2. Pattaya21 fight nights · 105 fights16%
  3. Koh Samui19 fight nights · 109 fights14%
  4. Chiang Mai10 fight nights · 65 fights7%
  5. Koh Phangan8 fight nights · 48 fights6%
  6. Krabi5 fight nights · 28 fights4%
  7. Khao Lak3 fight nights · 14 fights2%
  8. Hua Hin2 fight nights · 23 fights1%
  9. Pai2 fight nights · 14 fights1%

Phuket had 65 of the 135 fight nights in Thailand in August 2026 (48%), then Pattaya, Koh Samui, Chiang Mai, Koh Phangan, Krabi, Khao Lak, Hua Hin, and Pai. That is about 15 a week in Phuket.

Thailand's August in numbers

August 2026 in Thailand, from the month's fight cards

888fights
1,511people fought
520first recorded fights
209women fought
123women's fights

Only this month

August 2026 in Thailand

71%on a first recorded fight
14%women
3countries new to our cards
12fights on the busiest card

520 of the 736 fighters from abroad in Thailand in August were on their first recorded fight.

209 of the 1511 people who fought in Thailand in August were women, in 123 women's fights.

Benin, Turkmenistan and Zambia had their first fighters on a card we recorded, in Thailand in August.

Hua Hin Muay Thai Arena in Hua Hin on Saturday 22 August: 12 fights and 8 countries, the fullest card of the month.

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173 British fighters fought in Phuket this year · Jamie is one of them

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What people ask first

Muay Thai in Thailand, in August 2026

Can fighters from abroad fight in Muay Thai in Thailand?

Yes. People from 78 countries have fought in Thailand in August 2026.

736fighters from abroad

  • Russia · 96 fights
  • France · 81 fights
  • United Kingdom · 69 fights

Which camps have the most active fighters?

Aziz Muay Thai in Phuket, then Phuket Fight Club and Sinbi Muay Thai.

59fights by Aziz Muay Thai's fighters in August 2026

  • Phuket Fight Club · 56
  • Sinbi Muay Thai · 34
  • Natakorn Muay Thai · 32

Where can I watch Muay Thai in Phuket?

Phuket has the most fight nights in Thailand, most of them at Bangla Boxing Stadium and Patong Boxing Stadium.

65of the 135 fight nights in Thailand in August 2026

  • Pattaya · 21 fight nights
  • Koh Samui · 19 fight nights
  • Chiang Mai · 10 fight nights

How often are there fights in Phuket?

About 15 fight nights a week.

65fight nights in August 2026

  • Bangla Boxing Stadium · 28 fight nights
  • Patong Boxing Stadium · 26 fight nights
  • Sinbi Boxing Stadium · 9 fight nights

Which countries send the most fighters?

Russia, then France and United Kingdom.

96fights by fighters from Russia in August 2026

  • France · 81
  • United Kingdom · 69
  • Australia · 58
  • United States · 46

How are these rankings counted?

Every recorded fight counts once. Wins, losses and titles do not.

135fight nights in Thailand in August 2026, read from the posters

  • Updated 12 November 2026

How do you track fights?

We record fight cards from the official posters each stadium publishes on its own social media, starting 1 January 2026.

A fight on MuayThaiTime means the fighter was on one of those official cards.

Cards often change on the night (late withdrawals, substitutes, cancellations), so a listed fight may not have happened exactly as printed. Stadiums also run undercard bouts that aren't on the official poster; we don't track those.

Rankings count these card appearances, not wins or losses. We're building results tracking to confirm who actually fought.

Source: fight-night posters · updated 12 November 2026

This could be you

4,078 people from 121 countries outside Thailand fought in Thailand this year.

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