ONE Championship stages ten bouts at EBARA WAVE Arena Ota in Tokyo on Wednesday, November 18, 2026, headlined by Joshua Pacio‘s strawweight title defense against Keito Yamakita.
ONE Samurai 5 is the fifth date on the monthly series ONE Championship launched in Japan, announced on February 18, 2026, at a Tokyo press conference and kicked off on April 29, 2026, at Ariake Arena. The promotion has committed to 60 events over five years under the Samurai banner.
Date, venue and start times
The event takes place on Wednesday, November 18, 2026, at EBARA WAVE Arena Ota in Tokyo, Japan. The card opens at 5:30 p.m. local time, according to ONE Championship’s official schedule, which is 3:30 a.m. US Eastern and 9:30 a.m. in Central Europe. The Pacio vs. Yamakita title fight is estimated to start around 8:57 p.m. in Tokyo, roughly 6:57 a.m. US Eastern.
| Card segment | US Eastern | US Pacific | United Kingdom / Central Europe |
|---|---|---|---|
| Card opens | 3:30 a.m. | 12:30 a.m. | 8:30 a.m. / 9:30 a.m. |
| Mid-card | 5:00 a.m. | 2:00 a.m. | 10:00 a.m. / 11:00 a.m. |
| Title fight (Pacio vs. Yamakita, estimated) | 6:57 a.m. | 3:57 a.m. | 11:57 a.m. / 12:57 p.m. |
These times are estimates based on the usual gap between bouts and can shift during fight week.
How to Watch
ONE Championship streams the full card for free worldwide on its own platform and on its official YouTube channel, subject to local geo-restrictions.
| Country | Broadcaster | Segments | Access |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States, Canada | Prime Video | Full card | Paid, subscription (included with Prime, no separate price listed by the source as of 11/13/2026) |
| United Kingdom, Ireland | Sky Sports | Full card | Paid, subscription |
| France, Switzerland | Not confirmed | Full card | Not confirmed |
| Germany, Austria | Not confirmed | Full card | Not confirmed |
| Japan | U-NEXT | Full card | Paid, subscription |
| Worldwide (league platform) | ONE (watch.onefc.com) and ONE Championship YouTube | Full card | Free |
Broadcaster not confirmed for France, Switzerland, Germany or Austria as of November 13, 2026: ONE’s free global stream is the only confirmed option for viewers there.
Main card
Five bouts make up the back half of the show, led by the title fight.
| Weight class | Fighter 1 | Fighter 2 | Stakes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strawweight, MMA, title, 5 rounds | Joshua Pacio (Philippines) | Keito Yamakita (Japan) | ONE Strawweight World Championship |
| Strawweight, kickboxing | Ryujin Nasukawa (Japan) | Raichi Nagai (Japan) | Non-title |
| Strawweight, MMA | Tatsumitsu Wada (Japan) | Jarred Brooks (USA) | Non-title |
| Strawweight, kickboxing | Masashi Kumura (Japan) | Ellis Badr Barboza (United Kingdom) | Non-title |
| Featherweight, kickboxing | Yutaro Asahi (Japan) | Petchtanong Petchfergus (Thailand) | Non-title |
Prelims
The card opens with five bouts, including one MMA heavyweight fight and several kickboxing and Muay Thai matchups.
| Weight class | Fighter 1 | Fighter 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Featherweight, MMA | Shosuke Kinoshita (Japan) | Takuya Shibamura (Japan) |
| Bantamweight, kickboxing | Gump (Japan) | Shuto Inui (Japan) |
| Strawweight, kickboxing | Reiji Takaki (Japan) | Rui Botelho (Portugal) |
| Strawweight, Muay Thai | Yugo Kato (Japan) | Jurai Ishii (Japan) |
| Heavyweight, MMA | Ryugo Takeuchi (Japan) | Brandon Hashimoto (Japan) |
The latest change sees Raichi Nagai step in for Elmehdi El Jamari, who is out of the bout against Ryujin Nasukawa.
Americans on the card
Jarred Brooks (USA) is the only American fighter on the confirmed card, facing Tatsumitsu Wada in a non-title MMA bout.
What is at stake
Joshua Pacio makes the first defense of the strawweight title he unified against Jarred Brooks on February 20, 2025. The Filipino, who carries a 23-5 record, has lost and reclaimed the belt twice since 2018. His most recent outing, a TKO loss to Yuya Wakamatsu on November 16, 2025, came in a flyweight title bout, not at strawweight.
Keito Yamakita enters unbeaten in his last three ONE Championship bouts, two of them on previous ONE Samurai cards in Tokyo, for a 13-1 record overall. The Japanese challenger, who won by submission in both April and August 2026, gets his first title opportunity against a veteran of the division.
Jarred Brooks meets Tatsumitsu Wada in a non-title MMA bout on the same card. The American has held the ONE strawweight belt twice: the full title, won from Pacio on December 3, 2022, and lost by disqualification on March 1, 2024, then the interim title, won by rear-naked choke against Gustavo Balart on August 3, 2024.
To compare shin guards worn by kickboxing and Muay Thai competitors, see our MMA shin guards brand ranking.
