He was one of ten fighters on the shortlist of candidates for Sports Writers of Thailand 'Fighter of the Year' award for the period of May 7, 2018 to July 3, 2019.
[1] In 2020, The Nation ranked him as number 8 on their top 10 pound-for-pound best Muay Thai fighter list.
He has defeated some of the biggest names including wins over Rodtang Jitmuangnon, Saeksan Or.
The event took place at Siam Stadium in Bangkok and was for raising money for charity.
Both exchanged body kicks until a jab from Saemapetch put Kaonar in his tracks.