Fabricio Andrey Set To Challenge Kade Ruotolo For ONE Lightweight Grappling Title

Fabricio Andrey will face reigning ONE Championship lightweight submission grappling titleholder Kade Ruotolo at ONE: The Inner Circle on June 26, 2026, per BJJ Eastern Europe. The bout was announced through ONE Championship's social media channels.

The matchup

Both athletes must hit ONE's 170-pound lightweight limit on fight night. According to BJJ Eastern Europe, Ruotolo has competed at or near that weight for years, while Andrey has historically campaigned much lighter, at times as low as 145 pounds.

The title match will be Ruotolo's first submission grappling appearance in nearly two years, as the American has shifted focus toward mixed martial arts during that span.

Andrey's ONE record

Andrey enters the title shot at 3-0 inside the promotion. Per the source:

• Decision win over Ashley Williams at ONE Fight Night 30 (promotional debut, just over a year ago)
• Win over Eduardo Granzotto
• Win over Joao Mendes

BJJ Eastern Europe reports Andrey has also remained active outside ONE on the broader professional grappling circuit during this stretch.

Ruotolo's ONE record

Ruotolo joined ONE in 2022 and holds a 6-0 record in submission grappling under the promotion. He captured the lightweight title early in his ONE run by submitting Uali Kurzhev.

In mixed martial arts, Ruotolo is 3-0, with all three wins coming by submission, according to BJJ Eastern Europe.

Context

The booking pairs the division's titleholder with an undefeated promotional challenger who has compiled his ONE résumé over roughly twelve months. The weight question is a central storyline: Andrey is moving up significantly from divisions where he has spent much of his career, while Ruotolo has been a natural lightweight throughout his ONE tenure.

For Andrey, the booking represents what BJJ Eastern Europe described as the biggest opportunity of his career to date. For Ruotolo, it is a return to the discipline that established him in the promotion after an extended period focused on MMA development.

What's next

Before the June 26 title defense against Andrey, Ruotolo is scheduled to compete in MMA against Hiroyuki Tetsuka, per BJJ Eastern Europe. The source did not provide a date for that bout.

ONE: The Inner Circle is scheduled for June 26, 2026. No additional bouts on the card were named in the source material.