Real Name: Mongkon Suknongbwa (มงคล สุดหนองบัว)
Born: May 4, 1968
Hometown: Suwannaphum, Roi Et, Thailand
Height: 168 cm
Stance: Southpaw
Primary Style: Muay Sok
Nickname: Elbow Hunter of 100 Stitches (พรานศอก 100 เข็ม)
Era: Golden Era (late 1980s–early 1990s)

Career Record

  • Wins: 120+

  • Losses: 40+

  • Draws: Several

Record reflects Lumpinee, Rajadamnern, Samrong Stadium bouts and Isuzu Cup competition. As with most Golden Era fighters, full totals vary by source.

Profile

Yodkhunpon Sittraipum is widely regarded as the greatest pure elbow fighter in Muay Thai history.

Where others used elbows opportunistically, Yodkhunpon hunted with them. Every exchange was a setup. Every clinch was a trap. Fighters didn’t fear being outscored — they feared being cut open.

His nickname, Elbow Hunter of 100 Stitches, wasn’t marketing. It was medical reality.

Fighting Style

Yodkhunpon is the definitive Muay Sok archetype.

Key traits:

  • Surgical elbow accuracy

  • Southpaw clinch control

  • Forward pressure without recklessness

  • Exceptional timing in tight exchanges

  • Ability to win without volume or flash

Unlike Muay Bouk fighters, Yodkhunpon didn’t overwhelm opponents with pace. Unlike Muay Femur stylists, he didn’t rely on finesse. He closed distance deliberately, waited for commitment, and punished it with elbows that split skin and momentum.

Many opponents won rounds — then lost the fight due to cuts.

Championship Career

Yodkhunpon reached the absolute summit of stadium Muay Thai, capturing titles at both major Bangkok venues in the same year.

Titles & Honours:

Lumpinee Stadium

  • 1992 Bantamweight (118 lbs) Champion

Rajadamnern Stadium

  • 1992 Bantamweight (118 lbs) Champion

  • One successful title defense

Omnoi Stadium

  • 1991 Isuzu Cup Tournament Runner-Up

Winning both Lumpinee and Rajadamnern titles in the Golden Era places Yodkhunpon firmly among the elite of his generation.

Notable Opponents

Yodkhunpon faced — and often bloodied — elite fighters such as:

  • Saenklai Sit Kru Od

  • Changnoi Sirimongkol

  • Jaroensak Kiatnakornchon

  • Dokmaipa Por.Pongsawang

  • Singdam Or.Ukrit

His bouts were rarely forgettable — cuts ensured that.

Life After Fighting

After retirement, Yodkhunpon became a trainer, working with multiple gyms including Petchrungruang, passing on elbow mechanics and clinch tactics that are increasingly rare in modern Muay Thai.

His influence lives on less in highlight reels and more in scar tissue.

Legacy

Yodkhunpon Sittraipum is remembered as:

  • The greatest Muay Sok specialist of all time

  • A dual Lumpinee–Rajadamnern champion

  • A fighter who weaponized precision over power

  • A reminder that fights can be ended without knockouts

You didn’t need to fall.
You just needed to bleed.