Tharoth Sam is a Cambodian actress and mixed martial artist specializing in the Khmer fighting style of Bokator. She has previously competed in ONE Championship.

Biography Sam grew up in a refugee camp on the border of Cambodia and Thailand. Her father, Oum Dara, was a violinist and songwriter. When Sam was 18 years old, she started studying Bokator, a traditional Khmer fighting style, and she entered in her first martial arts fight in 2014. She was coached by Chan Reach Kun Khmer, a Cambodian-American mixed martial arts fighter, and San Kim Sean.

In 2017, she appeared in the films Jailbreak and First They Killed My Father. She also appeared in Loung Preah Sdach Korn, a historical film.

Fighting career As a fighter, she is known by the nickname Little Frog.

After 18 months absence from the cage, Sam competed in Thailand at Full Metal Dojo 14 and won via rear naked chokes against Thailand’s Surarak Kamla.

Mixed martial arts record

| Win | align=center| 4–2 | Kaewjai Prachumwong | Submission (Armbar) | Full Metal Dojo 15 | | align=center|3 | align=center|4:47 | Bangkok, Thailand

| Win | align=center| 3–2 | Surarak Kamla | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | Full Metal Dojo 14 | | align=center|3 | align=center|4:26 | Bangkok, Thailand

| Loss | align=center| 2–2 | Jeet Toshi | Decision (unanimous) | ONE Championship: Kingdom of Khmer | | align=center|3 | align=center|5:00 | Phnom Penh, Cambodia

| Loss | align=center| 2–1 | Jujeath Nagaowa | TKO (Punches and Elbows) | ONE FC 23: Warrior's Way | | align=center|2 | align=center|3:34 | Manila, Philippines

| Win | align=center| 2–0 | Vy Srey Khouch | Technical Submission (Armbar) | ONE FC 20 - Rise of the Kingdom | | align=center|1 | align=center|2:36 | Phnom Penh, Cambodia

| Win | align=center| 1–0 | Srey Moa Theoun | Submission (Armbar) | Bayon Khmer MMA - BKM | | align=center|1 | align=center|3:12 | Phnom Penh, Cambodia |

Filmography Year Title Role2025 The Sentry Short Film2024 The Lockdown Jeeja Aromdee the Women's Champion2024 The Night Curse of Reatrei Pisey2023Killing Time Violently2022 Shotgun Wedding Rat-Face2017 Jailbreak Tharoth2017 First They Killed My Father child soldier leader2017 Loung Preah Sdach Korn

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