Zhang Lipeng (

Chinese name Chinese may refer to: * Something related to China * Chinese people, people identified with China, through nationality, citizenship, and/or ethnicity **Han Chinese, East Asian ethnic group native to China. **'' Zhonghua minzu'', the supra-ethni ...

''张立鹏''; born March 10, 1990), is a Chinese professional

mixed martial artist Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a full-contact fighting sport based on striking and grappling; incorporating techniques from various combat sports from around the world. In the early 20th century, various inter-stylistic contests took place t ...

who competes in the

Lightweight Lightweight is a weight class in combat sports and rowing (sport), rowing. Boxing Professional boxing The lightweight division is over 130 pounds (59 kilograms) and up to 135 pounds (61.2 kilograms) boxing weight classes, weight class in the spor ...

division of

ONE Championship ONE Championship, formerly ONE Fighting Championship (ONE FC) until January 2015, is a Multinational corporation, multinational combat sports Promoter (entertainment), promotion founded on 14 July 2011 by Chatri Sityodtong and Victor Cui. Origi ...

. Zhang has also competed in the lightweight division of the

Ultimate Fighting Championship The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promoter (entertainment), promotion company based in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is owned and operated by TKO Group Holdings, a majority owned subsidiary of Endeavor ( ...

. He won his UFC contract through an 8-man tournament on '' The Ultimate Fighter: China''.

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 The Ultimate Fighter: China. 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. Zhang defeated Sai by split decision. Zhang faced

Brendan O'Reilly Brendan O'Reilly (14 May 1929 – 1 April 2001) was an Irish Olympic athlete, broadcaster, journalist, actor, singer and songwriter (best known for the 'Ballad of Michael Collins' and the Olympic song, 'Let the Nations Play'. He is best known ...

in a lightweight bout on August 23, 2014, at

UFC Fight Night 48 ''UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Le'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 48'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on August 23, 2014, at the CotaiArena in Macau. Background The event was headlined by a ...

. Zhang defeated O'Reilly via unanimous decision. Zhang faced Chris Wade on January 18, 2015, at

UFC Fight Night 59 ''UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs. Siver'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 59'') was a mixed martial arts event held on January 18, 2015, at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. Background The event was headlined by a featherweight bout between ...

. He lost via unanimous decision. Zhang faced Kajan Johnson on May 16, 2015, at

UFC Fight Night 66 ''UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. Faber'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 66'') was a mixed martial arts event held on May 16, 2015, at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay, Philippines. Background The event was the first that the organization has hosted ...

. He lost the fight via unanimous decision and was subsequently released from the promotion.

ONE Championship

Since returning to China he enjoyed considerable success with

Kunlun Fight Kunlun Fight (KLF) () is a kickboxing promotion headquartered in Beijing, China. It debuted in 2014 and is regarded as one of the top kickboxing promotions in the world. Events are broadcast on Jiangsu Television domestically and on various regio ...

, becoming the promotion’s welterweight champion and winning 21 out of his last 24 fights (with 10 submissions and 7 knockouts). This resulted in

signing him to a contract. Zhang faced

Eduard Folayang Eduard Ayangwa Folayang (born November 22, 1983) is a Filipino professional mixed martial artist and wushu practitioner who competes in the Lightweight division of ONE Championship, where he is a two-time ONE Lightweight World Ch ...

at ONE: Battleground 2 on August 13, 2021. He won the bout via unanimous decision. Zhang faced Ruslan Emilbek Uulu at ONE: Only the Brave on January 28, 2022. He knocked out his opponent within 32 seconds off the first round. This win earned him the '' Performance of the Night'' award. Zhang faced Saygid Izagakhmaev at

ONE 161 ''ONE 161: Petchmorakot vs. Tawanchai'' was a Combat sport event produced by ONE Championship that took place on September 29, 2022 at the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore. Background The event was originally expected to be head ...

on September 29, 2022. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. Zhang faced Timofey Nastyukhin on October 6, 2023, at

ONE Fight Night 15 ''ONE Fight Night 15: Le vs. Freymanov'' was a combat sport event produced by ONE Championship that took place on October 7, 2023, at Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand. Background A ONE Featherweight Muay Thai World Championship b ...

. He won the fight via technical knockout in the first round. This win earned him the '' Performance of the Night'' award. Zhang faced Maurice Abévi on May 4, 2024, at ONE Fight Night 22. 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. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. Zhang faced Hiroyuki Tetsuka on February 8, 2025, at

ONE Fight Night 28 ''ONE Fight Night 28: Prajanchai vs. Barboza'' was a combat sports event produced by ONE Championship that took place on February 8, 2025, at Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand. Background A ONE Strawweight Muay Thai World Champions ...

. He won the fight via knockout in the round one and this win earned the ''$50,000 Performance of the Night'' bonuses.

Championships and accomplishments

** Performance of the Night (Two times) *

** KLF Welterweight Championship (One time) ** KLF Lightweight Championship (One time) ***One successful title defense *

** The Ultimate Fighter: China Welterweight Tournament winner

Mixed martial arts record

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, 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 ,

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, Russia , , - , Win , align=center, 28–10–1 , Bagautdin Abasov , Submission (rear-naked choke) , Kunlun Fight 71 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 3:07 ,

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, China , , - , Win , align=center, 27–10–1 , Italo da Silva Goncalves , TKO (elbows) , Kunlun Fight 69 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 1:47 ,

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, 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 ,

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, China , , - , Win , align=center, 21–9–1 , Leandro Rodrigues Pontes , TKO (punches) , Kunlun Fight MMA 8 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:52 ,

, China , , - , Win , align=center, 20–9–1 , Javier Fuentes , TKO (punches) , Kunlun Fight 55 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, N/A ,

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, China , , - , Win , align=center, 17–9–1 , Jan Quaeyhaegens , Submission (rear-naked choke) , Kunlun Fight 45 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, N/A ,

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, China , , - , Win , align=center, 13–9–1 , Hong Young-ki , Submission (rear-naked choke) ,

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, China , , - , Win , align=center, 12–9–1 , Gadzhimusa Gadzhiev , Submission (north-south choke) , Kunlun Fight 34 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 1:31 ,

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, China , , - , Win , align=center, 11–9–1 , Amr Fathee Wahman , Submission (armbar) ,

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, 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 ,

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, 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 ,

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, China , , - , Draw , align=center, 4–3–1 , Aziz Pahrudinov , Draw , Top of the Forbidden City 7 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, China , , - , Win , align=center, 4–3 , Yier Ta , Submission (triangle choke) , Ranik Ultimate Fighting Federation 1 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 3:00 ,

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Mixed martial arts exhibition record

, - , Win , align=center, 2–0 , Albert Cheng , Submission (kimura) , rowspan=2, The Ultimate Fighter: China , , align=center, 2 , align=center, N/A , rowspan=2,

, China , , - , Win , align=center, 1–0 , Zhu Qingxiang , Submission (punches) , (airdate) , align=center, 1 , align=center, N/A , , -

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