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Methods: Thirty-three amateur Muay Thai athletes (17 men and 16 women) performed a countermovement jump (CMJ) and a reactive push-up test (RPU) immediately before and after their bouts. Neuromuscular performance changes were analyzed using mixed-design ANOVA, and a binary logistic regression was conducted to examine the association between post-competition performance and match outcome. Results: Significant post-competition declines were observed in both CMJ and RPU performance (p &lt; 0.001), indicating acute neuromuscular fatigue. Men exhibited higher performance values than women in both tests, with sex-specific differences in CMJ fatigue magnitude. When analyzed by competitive outcome, losers showed substantially greater performance decrements than winners, particularly in CMJ. Logistic regression revealed that post-competition CMJ performance was a significant predictor of winning, with higher CMJ values associated with greater odds of competitive success. Conclusions: An official Muay Thai bout induces marked acute neuromuscular fatigue affecting both upper and lower limbs, with greater impairments observed in non-winning athletes. The ability to maintain lower-limb explosive power under fatigue appears to be associated with competitive success. 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