Filipino star Lito Adiwang says British slugger Jacob Smith has “a 7/10 chance” of beating Rodtang at ONE 169

It seems Filipino star Lito Adiwang is high on Jacob Smith's chances of scoring an upset against ONE flyweight Muay Thai world champion Rodtang Jitmuangnon.

Smith will challenge Rodtang for the division's crown in the co-main event of the stacked ONE 169 card on Nov. 8 at the historic Lumpinee Stadium.

In an exclusive interview with Sportskeeda MMA, Adiwang said the number-three flyweight Muay Thai contender has a 70 percent chance of scoring an upset and dethroning Rodtang of the ONE flyweight Muay Thai world title.

Lito Adiwang said:

"I think there’s a 7/10 chance that he could beat Rodtang."

Beating Rodtang, though, is no easy feat.

'The Iron Man' has 272 career wins, 15 in ONE Championship, and is a perfect 6-0 in his world title matches in the promotion.

Rodtang ran through ONE bantamweight kickboxing world champion Jonathan Haggerty, twice, Walter Goncalves, Petchdam Petchyindee, former ONE strawweight Muay Thai world champion Joseph Lasiri, and Edgar Tabares.

The Thai megastar is also coming off a sensational unanimous decision win over Denis Puric in their catchweight (141.25 pounds) kickboxing matchup at ONE 167 this past June in Bangkok.

Smith, though, already has experience fighting Rodtang a couple of years before.

The British slugger faced Rodtang in his ONE Championship debut in the quarterfinals of the ONE Flyweight Muay Thai World Grand Prix at ONE 157 in May 2022.

It would be interesting to see Smith's growth since that defeat as he tries to dethrone the seemingly invincible Rodtang.

ONE 169 is available live and free to all Prime Video subscribers in the United States and Canada.

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Lito Adiwang says Jacob Smith has to be shifty against Rodtang in ONE 169 world title duel

If Lito Adiwang's prophecy for Jacob Smith would come true, then the British star must do one thing at an almost perfect pace.

Adiwang said in the same interview with Sportskeeda that Smith must use his ring generalship and move in and out of Rodtang's range to get a chance at that upset win:

"Let’s not forget that Jacob is a powerful striker as well. So just to add to that, he should move around and utilize his footwork."