Zhang Lipeng Explained

Zhang Lipeng
Other Names:The Warrior, Dapeng, Garuda
Birth Date:1990 3, mf=y
Birth Place:Tongliao, Inner Mongolia, China
Nationality:Chinese
Height:5feet
Weight Lb:170
Weight Class:Welterweight
Lightweight
Reach In:70
Style:Shuai Jiao, Muay Thai
Rank:Blue belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu[1]
Fighting Out Of:Beijing, China
Team:Fight Emperor
Years Active:2009-present
Mma Kowin:12
Mma Subwin:13
Mma Decwin:8
Mma Otherwin:1
Mma Koloss:1
Mma Subloss:5
Mma Decloss:7
Mma Draw:2
Sherdog:50416

Zhang Lipeng (Chinese name 张立鹏; born March 10, 1990), is a Chinese professional mixed martial artist who competes in the Lightweight division of ONE Championship. Zhang has also competed in the lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He won his UFC contract through an 8-man tournament on .[2] [3]

Mixed martial arts career

Early professional career

Zhang made his professional mixed martial arts debut in 2009, competing primarily for regional promotions in China, compiling a record of 7–7–1 before earning a tryout on the Ultimate Fighter in 2013.

The Ultimate Fighter: China

In the fall of 2013, it was announced that Zhang had been selected as one of the welterweight participants for Team Sky Dragons on the inaugural season of .[4]

Zhang won his first fight on the show, defeating Zhu Qingxiang by submission in the first round (strikes). Zhang then went on to defeat Albert Cheng by submission (kimura) in the second round to advance to the finals.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Zhang made his official debut facing fellow castmate Wang Sai in the welterweight finals on March 1, 2014 The Ultimate Fighter: China Finale.[5] Zhang defeated Sai by split decision.[6]

Zhang faced Brendan O'Reilly in a lightweight bout on August 23, 2014, at UFC Fight Night 48.[7] Zhang defeated O'Reilly via unanimous decision.[8]

Zhang faced Chris Wade on January 18, 2015, at UFC Fight Night 59.[9] He lost via unanimous decision.[10]

Zhang faced Kajan Johnson on May 16, 2015, at UFC Fight Night 66.[11] He lost the fight via unanimous decision and was subsequently released from the promotion.[12] [13]

ONE Championship

Since returning to China he enjoyed considerable success with Kunlun Fight, becoming the promotion’s welterweight champion and winning 21 out of his last 24 fights (with 10 submissions and 7 knockouts). This resulted in ONE Championship signing him to a contract.[14]

Zhang faced Eduard Folayang at ONE: Battleground 2 on August 13, 2021.[15] He won the bout via unanimous decision.[16]

Zhang faced Ruslan Emilbek Uulu at on January 28, 2022.[17] He knocked out his opponent within 32 seconds off the first round.[18] This win earned him the Performance of the Night award.[19]

Zhang faced Saygid Izagakhmaev at ONE 161 on September 29, 2022.[20] He lost the fight via unanimous decision.[21]

Zhang faced Timofey Nastyukhin on October 6, 2023, at ONE Fight Night 15.[22] He won the fight via technical knockout in the first round.[23] This win earned him the Performance of the Night award.[24]

Zhang faced Maurice Abévi on May 4, 2024, at ONE Fight Night 22.[25] At the weigh-ins, David Onama weighted 174 pounds, which was four pounds over the lightweight limit. The bout proceeded at catchweight and he was fined a percent of his purse which went to Zhang.[26] He lost the fight via unanimous decision.[27]

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts record

|-|Loss|align=center|34–13–2|Maurice Abévi|Decision (unanimous)|ONE Fight Night 22 ||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Bangkok, Thailand||-|Win|align=center|34–12–2|Timofey Nastyukhin|TKO (punches)|ONE Fight Night 15 ||align=center| 1|align=center| 3:18|Bangkok, Thailand||-|Loss|align=center||Saygid Izagakhmaev |Decision (unanimous)|ONE 161||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Kallang, Singapore ||-|Win|align=center||Ruslan Emilbek Uulu |KO (punches) ||||align=center|1|align=center|0:32|Kallang, Singapore| |-|Win|align=center|32–11–2|Eduard Folayang|Decision (unanimous)| ONE: Battleground 2|||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Kallang, Singapore||-|Win|align=center|31–11–2|Mohammad Naeemi|Submission (triangle choke)|Kunlun Fight 83||align=center|1|align=center|4:00|Zunyi, China||-|Draw|align=center|30–11–2|Ednilson Barros Santos|Draw (unanimous)|Kunlun Fight 81||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Beijing, China||-|Win|align=center|30–11–1|Kevin Dellow |TKO (elbows and punches)|Kunlun Fight: Elite Fight Night 2||align=center|1|align=center|2:52|Zhangqiu, China||-|Win|align=center|29–11–1|James Chaney|Submission (rear-naked choke)|Kunlun Fight 76||align=center|1|align=center|2:18|Zhangqiu, China||-|Loss|align=center|28–11–1|Elnur Agaev|Decision (split)|Kunlun Fight World Tour: Russia||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Khabarovsk, Russia||-|Win|align=center|28–10–1|Bagautdin Abasov|Submission (rear-naked choke)|Kunlun Fight 71||align=center|2|align=center|3:07|Qingdao, China||-|Win|align=center|27–10–1|Italo da Silva Goncalves|TKO (elbows)|Kunlun Fight 69||align=center|2|align=center|1:47|Guiyang, China||-|Win|align=center|26–10–1|Mikey Vaotuua|Submission (rear-naked choke)|Kunlun Fight MMA 16 / AFC 21||align=center|1|align=center|1:35|Melbourne, Australia||-|Loss|align=center|25–10–1|Rodrigo Caporal|KO (punches)|Kunlun Fight MMA 15||align=center|1|align=center|4:46|Alashan, China||-|Win|align=center|25–9–1|Ivica Truscek|TKO (punches)|Kunlun Fight MMA 14||align=center|1|align=center| N/A|Qingdao, China||-|Win|align=center|24–9–1|Stanislav Dobeshev|TKO (punches)|Kunlun Fight MMA 13||align=center|1|align=center|N/A|Qingdao, China||-|Win|align=center|23–9–1|Rodrigo Caporal|Decision (unanimous)|Kunlun Fight MMA 11||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Jining, China||-|Win|align=center|22–9–1|Hermes França|Decision (unanimous)|Kunlun Fight MMA 9||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Sanya, China||-|Win|align=center|21–9–1|Leandro Rodrigues Pontes|TKO (punches)|Kunlun Fight MMA 8||align=center|1|align=center|2:52|Sanya, China||-|Win|align=center|20–9–1|Javier Fuentes|TKO (punches)|Kunlun Fight 55||align=center|1|align=center| N/A|Qingdao, China||-|Win|align=center|19–9–1|Adam Boussif|Submission (rear-naked choke)|Kunlun Fight 53||align=center|2|align=center|3:17|Beijing, China||-|Win|align=center|18–9–1|Yul Kim|Decision (unanimous)|Kunlun Fight 47||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Nanjing, China||-|Win|align=center|17–9–1|Jan Quaeyhaegens|Submission (rear-naked choke)|Kunlun Fight 45||align=center|1|align=center|N/A|Chengdu, China||-|Win|align=center|16–9–1|Cesar Alonso|TKO (punches)|Kunlun Fight 44||align=center|1|align=center|2:40|Khabarovsk, Russia||-|Win|align=center|15-9-1|Takashi Noto|KO (punches)|Kunlun Fight 43||align=center|1|align=center|3:20|Zhoukou, China||-|Win|align=center|14–9–1|Beibit Nazarov|Decision (unanimous)|Kunlun Fight 37||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Sanya, China||-|Win|align=center|13–9–1|Hong Young-ki|Submission (rear-naked choke)|Road FC 027||align=center|1|align=center|1:33|Shanghai, China||-|Win|align=center|12–9–1| Gadzhimusa Gadzhiev|Submission (north-south choke)| Kunlun Fight 34||align=center|2|align=center|1:31| Shenzhen, China||-|Win|align=center|11–9–1| Amr Fathee Wahman|Submission (armbar)| Kunlun Fight 33||align=center|1|align=center|4:23| Hunan, China||-|Win|align=center|10–9–1|Makoto Maeda|Submission (rear-naked choke)|Kunlun Fight: Cage Series 4||align=center|1|align=center|1:53|Astana, Kazakhstan||-|Loss|align=center|9–9–1|Kajan Johnson|Decision (unanimous)|||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Pasay, Philippines||-|Loss|align=center|9–8–1| Chris Wade|Decision (unanimous)| ||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Boston, Massachusetts, United States||-|Win|align=center|9–7–1| Brendan O'Reilly|Decision (unanimous)| ||align=center|3|align=center|5:00| Macau, SAR, China||-|Win|align=center|8–7–1| Wang Sai|Decision (split)| The Ultimate Fighter China Finale: Kim vs. Hathaway||align=center|3|align=center|5:00| Macau, SAR, China||-|Win|align=center|7–7–1| Isamu Himura|TKO (punches)|Tai'an International Cage Fighting Tournament||align=center|2|align=center|N/A|Shandong, China||-|Loss|align=center|6–7–1| Chris Garcia|Technical Submission (guillotine choke)| Real Fight MMA 2||align=center|1|align=center|0:34|Zhengzhou, China||-|Loss|align=center|6–6–1| Marcos Yoshio Souza|Decision (unanimous)|rowspan=2|Real Fight MMA 1|rowspan=2||align=center|2|align=center|5:00|rowspan=2|Zhengzhou, China||-|Win|align=center|6–5–1|Oh Jae-seong|Submission |align=center|1|align=center|N/A||-|Win|align=center|5–5–1| Pengfei Xuan|TKO (submission to punches)|Ranik Ultimate Fighting Federation 5 ||align=center|1|align=center|1:10|Hohhot, China||-|Loss|align=center|4–5–1| Arthit Hanchana|Submission (triangle choke)| Ranik Ultimate Fighting Federation 4 ||align=center|3|align=center|2:53|Hohhot, China||-|Loss|align=center|4–4–1| Rodrigo Caporal|Decision (split)| Ranik Ultimate Fighting Federation 3 ||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Chongqing, China||-|Draw|align=center|4–3–1|Aziz Pahrudinov|Draw|Top of the Forbidden City 7 ||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Beijing, China||-|Win|align=center|4–3|Yier Ta|Submission (triangle choke)|Ranik Ultimate Fighting Federation 1 ||align=center|1|align=center|3:00|Shanghai, China||-|Loss|align=center|3–3|Gadji Zaipulaev|Submission (guillotine choke)| MFP: Mayor's Cup 2011||align=center|2|align=center|4:30|Khabarovsk, Russia||-|Loss|align=center|3–2|Tony Rossini|Submission (armbar)| Legend FC 2||align=center|1|align=center|2:56| Hong Kong, SAR, China||-|Win|align=center|3–1|Andrei Miroshnikov|KO (punches) |MFP: Governor's Cup of Sakhalin 2010||align=center|1|align=center|N/A|Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Russia||-|Loss|align=center|2–1|Claes Beverlov|Submission (armbar)| AOW 14: Ground Zero||align=center|1|align=center|1:58| Macau, SAR, China||-|Win|align=center|2–0| Yao Qiang|Submission (triangle choke)| AOW 13: Rising Force||align=center|1|align=center|1:58|Beijing, China||-|Win|align=center|1–0|Arthit Hanchana|Decision (unanimous)|Ultimate Martial Arts Combat||align=center|2|align=center|5:00|Beijing, China||-

Mixed martial arts exhibition record

|-|Win|align=center|2–0| Albert Cheng|Submission (kimura)|rowspan=2|||align=center|2|align=center|N/A|rowspan=2|Beijing, China||-|Win|align=center|1–0|Zhu Qingxiang|Submission (punches)| (airdate)|align=center|1|align=center|N/A||-

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Zhang Lipeng - Official UFC Fighter Profile. UFC.com. January 20, 2015.
  2. News: ZHANG LIPENG AND THE ROAD LESS TRAVELED. Vice. 2015-01-19.
  3. News: SUFFOLK COUNTY MEETS INNER MONGOLIA AT UFC BOSTON. Vice. 2015-01-20.
  4. Web site: 'The Ultimate Fighter: China' cast revealed, series debuts Dec. 7 . MMAJunkie.com . November 16, 2013 . November 16, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131118202612/http://mmajunkie.com/2013/11/16/the-ultimate-fighter-china-cast-revealed-series-debuts-dec-7/ . November 18, 2013 .
  5. Web site: TUF: China Finals set with Wang Sai vs. Zhang Lipeng and Yang Jianping vs. Ning Guangyou. bloodyelbow.com. Anton Tabuena. 2014-01-27. 2014-01-27.
  6. Web site: TUF China Finale results: Zhang Lipeng edges Wang Sai to win 'TUF: China'. mmajunkie.com. Dann Stupp. 2014-03-01. 2014-03-01.
  7. Web site: UFC Fight Night Macao welcomes back TUF China fighters and winners. mma-in-asia.com. LeeLi. 2014-07-09. 2014-07-09. 2014-07-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20140716030442/http://mma-in-asia.com/region/china/ufc-fight-night-macao-welcomes-back-tuf-china-fighters-winners-plus-mina-vs-wescott/. dead.
  8. Web site: UFC Fight Night 48 results: 'TUF: China' champ Zhang Lipeng handles Brendan O'Reilly. mmajunkie.com. Dann Stupp. 2014-08-23. 2014-08-23.
  9. Web site: Zhang Lipeng meets Chris Wade at UFC Fight Night 59 in Boston . mmajunkie.com. Staff. 2014-11-01. 2014-11-01.
  10. Web site: UFC Fight Night 59 results: Chris Wade works past Zhang Lipeng in foul-filled snoozer . mmajunkie.com. Steven Marrocco. 2015-01-18. 2015-01-18.
  11. Web site: Five additional fights added to UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. Faber in Manila. bloodyelbow.com. Mookie Alexander. 2015-02-11. 2015-02-11.
  12. Web site: UFC Fight Night 66 results: Kajan Johnson outworks Lipeng Zhang for first UFC win. mmajunkie.com. 2015-05-16. 2015-05-16. Ben Fowlkes.
  13. Web site: Hatsu Hioki and Ryan Jimmo among 14 fighters released by the UFC. bloodyelbow.com. 2015-07-06. 2015-07-06. Anton Tabuena.
  14. Web site: 2021-06-21. ONE Championship signs Qiu Jianliang and Zhang Lipeng Asian MMA. 2021-06-21. AsianMMA. en.
  15. Web site: Leongson. Randolph B.. Eduard Folayang set to face Ultimate Fighter: China winner. 19 July 2021. spin.ph.
  16. Web site: Leongson . Randolph B. . Landslide continues as Eduard Folayang falls to Chinese foe . spin.ph . 23 December 2021 . 13 August 2021.
  17. Web site: Bowker. Dylan. 2021-12-22. ONE: Only The Brave MMA fights set for January 2022. 2021-12-25. MyMMANews.com. en-US.
  18. Web site: Lee. Alexander K.. 2022-01-28. ONE Championship video: Zhang Lipeng lights Ruslan Emilbek Uulu up with knockout combination. 2022-01-28. MMA Fighting. en.
  19. Web site: Allazov, Opacic, Zhang Earn Bonuses At ONE: ONLY THE BRAVE. 2023-10-07. ONE Championship – The Home Of Martial Arts. 28 January 2022 . en-US.
  20. Web site: ONE Championship 161 finalised line-up features return of 'Reug Reug' Oumar Kane. South China Mornin Post. 2022-09-16. 2022-09-17.
  21. Web site: Reug Reug, Teo, Izagakhmaev Kick Off ONE 161 Main Card With Dominant Wins. ONE Championship – The Home of Martial Arts. Staff. 2022-09-29. 2022-09-29.
  22. Web site: 2023-08-14 . Leonte . Tudor . Timofey Nastyukhin vs. Lipeng Zhang Booked for ONE on Prime Video 15 . 2023-08-14 . Sherdog.com . en-US.
  23. Web site: 2023-10-07 . Tawanchai, Pacio, Musumeci Score Victories At ONE Fight Night 15 . 2023-10-07 . ONE Championship – The Home Of Martial Arts . en-US.
  24. Web site: 2023-10-07 . Le, Zhang, Musumeci Take Home US$50,000 Performance Bonuses at ONE Fight Night 15 . 2023-10-07 . ONE Championship – The Home Of Martial Arts . en.
  25. Web site: Staff . 2024-04-16 . Official: Seven matches added to ONE Fight Night 22 to complete 11-bout lineup . 2024-04-27 . BJPenn.com . en.
  26. Web site: 2024-05-03 . ONE Fight Night 22: Sundell vs. Diachkova weigh-in results and video . 2024-05-03 . Combat Press . en-US.
  27. Web site: Joseph . Mike . 2024-05-04 . ONE Fight Night 22 Results: Smilla Sundell Folds Natalia Diachkova, Abdullaev Shocks Amir . 2024-05-04 . myKhel.com . en-US.

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