Zhang Tiequan


Chinese mixed martial artist








































Zhang Tiequan
Born
(1978-07-25) July 25, 1978 (age 40)
Inner Mongolia, China
Native name张铁泉
Other namesThe Wolf
Nationality
Mongolian
Chinese
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight155 lb (70 kg; 11.1 st)
Division
Welterweight
Lightweight
Featherweight
Reach69.0 in (175 cm)
Fighting out of
Beijing, China PR
TeamBlack Tiger Team
China Top Team
Rank
     Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
     Black Sash in Sanshou
Master of Sports in Sanshou
Master of Sports in Mongolian wrestling
Years active2005–present

Mixed martial arts record
Total19
Wins15
By knockout3
By submission12
Losses4
By knockout1
By decision3


Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
last updated on: November 10, 2012

Zhang Tiequan, or Zhang Tie Quan (Chinese: 张铁泉; pinyin: Zhāng Tĭequán, born July 25, 1978), often anglicized to Tiequan Zhang, is a Mongol mixed martial artist from China, who last competed as a Lightweight in the UFC. A professional competitor since 2005, Tiequan spent most of the beginning of his career fighting in the Art of War Fighting Championship in his native China, until he signed with WEC in the United States.




Contents





  • 1 Background


  • 2 Mixed martial arts career

    • 2.1 Early career


    • 2.2 World Extreme Cagefighting


    • 2.3 Ultimate Fighting Championship

      • 2.3.1 The Ultimate Fighter: China




  • 3 Mixed martial arts record


  • 4 See also


  • 5 References


  • 6 External links




Background


Tiequan began training in martial arts and Mongolian wrestling[1] as a child and won the Inner Mongolian Wrestling Championships at the age of 16. After this, he was recruited to fight at one of China's top Sanshou academies. He was also China's first-ever brown belt and black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu.[2]



Mixed martial arts career



Early career


When the Art of War Fighting Championship, China's largest mixed martial arts organization, was founded in 2005, the company's founder Andy Pi invited a number of fighters from Zhang's academy to fight there. Zhang then took up mixed martial arts and won his first thirteen fights, over a five-year period, all by knockout or submission.[3]



World Extreme Cagefighting


In August 2010, Zhang joined World Extreme Cagefighting, one of the largest mixed martial arts organizations in North America. He was expected to make his WEC debut against Alex Karalexis at WEC 51: Aldo vs. Gamburyan in September 2010.[4] However, Karalexis was forced from the bout with an injury and replaced by promotional newcomer Jason Reinhardt.[5] Reinhardt was then also forced from the card after failing a prefight eye exam and replaced by Pablo Garza.[6] Zhang won the fight via submission in the first round.


Zhang then fought Danny Downes on December 16, 2010 at WEC 53: Henderson vs Pettis, the WEC's last ever event before merging with the Ultimate Fighting Championship.[7] Zhang tasted defeat for the first time, losing via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 29-28).



Ultimate Fighting Championship


On October 28, 2010, WEC merged with the UFC. As part of the merger, all WEC fighters were transferred to the UFC.[8]


For his UFC debut, Zhang dropped down to Featherweight and faced Jason Reinhardt on February 27, 2011 at UFC 127: Penn vs. Fitch.[9] Zhang showed accurate counters in the first few moments of the fight before eventually attempting a guillotine choke which led to a submission victory just 48 seconds into the first round.


Zhang fought Darren Elkins on October 8, 2011 at UFC 136, and lost the fight via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-26).[10] Zhang repeatedly attempted unsuccessful guillotine chokes which left him on his back where he was unable to scramble and received punches and elbows for the majority of the bout.


Zhang was expected to face Leonard Garcia on February 26, 2012 at UFC 144.[11] However, Garcia was forced out of the bout with an injury and replaced by promotional newcomer Issei Tamura.[12] He lost the fight via KO in the second round.


Zhang returned to Lightweight is expected to face Jon Tuck in Macau on November 10, 2012 at UFC on Fuel TV 6.[13] He lost via unanimous decision in a back-and-forth fight.



The Ultimate Fighter: China


In November 2013, it was announced that Zhang would serve as one of the coaches on The Ultimate Fighter: China, the China-based version of The Ultimate Fighter which began airing in December 2013.[14]



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Res.
Record
Opponent
Method
Event
Date
Round
Time
Location
Notes
Loss
15–4

Jon Tuck
Decision (unanimous)

UFC on Fuel TV: Franklin vs. Le

November 10, 2012
3
5:00

Macau, SAR, China

Return to Lightweight.
Loss
15–3

Issei Tamura
KO (punch)

UFC 144

February 26, 2012
2
0:32

Saitama, Japan

Loss
15–2

Darren Elkins
Decision (unanimous)

UFC 136

October 8, 2011
3
5:00

Houston, Texas, United States

Win
15–1

Jason Reinhardt
Submission (guillotine choke)

UFC 127

February 27, 2011
1
0:48

Sydney, Australia

Featherweight debut.
Loss
14–1

Danny Downes
Decision (unanimous)

WEC 53

December 16, 2010
3
5:00

Glendale, Arizona, United States

Win
14–0

Pablo Garza
Submission (guillotine choke)

WEC 51

September 30, 2010
1
2:26

Broomfield, Colorado, United States

Win
13–0
Daniel Digby
Submission (neck crank)
Legend Fighting Championship 2

June 24, 2010
1
0:30

Kowloon Bay, Hong Kong

Welterweight bout.
Win
12–0
Caloy Baduria
Submission (armbar)

URCC 15: Onslaught

November 21, 2009
1
4:21

Pasay City, Philippines

Win
11–0
Yonglong Zhu
Submission (kimura)
Ultimate Martial Arts Combat

April 18, 2009
1
1:06
Beijing, China

Win
10–0
Arthit Hanchana
Submission (triangle choke)
Xian Sports University: Ultimate Wrestle

January 10, 2009
2
2:46

Guangzhou, China

Win
9–0
Caloy Baduria
Submission (guillotine choke)

URCC 13: Indestructible

November 22, 2008
1
3:03

Makati City, Philippines

Win
8–0
Malik Arash Mawlayi
Submission (punches)
AOW 10: Final Conflict

December 23, 2007
1
8:48
Beijing, China

Win
7–0
Erik Kalseth
Submission (ankle lock)
AOW 9: Fists of Fury

November 24, 2007
1
0:49
Beijing, China

Win
6–0
Seong Hee Kim
Submission (triangle choke)
AOW 8: Worlds Collide

September 22, 2007
1
1:39
Beijing, China

Win
5–0
Shashi Sathe
TKO (punches)
Art of War 6

May 26, 2007
1
3:57
Beijing, China

Win
4–0
De Gi Ji Ri Hu
KO (punch)
Art of War 5

March 31, 2007
1
1:04
Beijing, China

Win
3–0
Yun Tao Gong
Submission (rear-naked choke)
Art of War 4

December 22, 2006
1
0:59
Beijing, China

Win
2–0
Salvador Domasian
TKO (punches)

URCC 7: The Art of War

December 10, 2005
1
4:48

Quezon City, Philippines

Win
1–0
Zhao Yun Fei
Submission (choke)
Art of War 1

November 6, 2005
N/A
N/A
Beijing, China


See also



  • List of current UFC fighters

  • List of male mixed martial artists


References




  1. ^ 09/11/2012, Zhang carrying Chinese hopes at UFC Macau, Eurosport


  2. ^ Guilherme Cruz (May 3, 2011). "Tiequan Zhang's trainer talks UFC 127 win, says UFC is heading to Hong Kong in 2012". Tatame.com. Retrieved October 8, 2011..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em


  3. ^ Robert Livingston. "Exclusive Interview with Chinese MMA Champ, Zhang Tie Quan".


  4. ^ John Morgan. "Alex Karalexis vs. Zhang Tie Quan in the works for WEC 51 in September".


  5. ^ "Alex Karalexis Out of WEC 51 Bout Against Tiequan Zhang". mmafighting.com. 2010-09-07.


  6. ^ "Reinhardt Fails Eye Exam – Out Against Tie Quan Zhang at WEC 51". fiveouncesofpain.com. 2010-09-27.


  7. ^ "Danny Downes vs. Tiequan Zhang expected for WEC 53 in December". mmajunkie.com. October 20, 2010.


  8. ^ "UFC and WEC set to merge in 2011; events to air on Versus and Spike TV". mmajunkie.com. October 28, 2010. Archived from the original on October 31, 2010.


  9. ^ "Ruy Meneze's pupil will face Jason Reinhardt, at UFC 127, in Sydney". portaldovaletudo.uol.com. 2011-01-06. Archived from the original on 2011-07-06.


  10. ^ Cruz, Guilherme (August 12, 2011). "Tiequan Zhang vs. Darren Elkins set for UFC 136". Tatame.com. Retrieved August 12, 2011.


  11. ^ "UFC 144 lineup set with Zhang-Garcia". mmajunkie.com. 2011-11-28.


  12. ^ "With Leonard Garcia hurt, Tiequan Zhang meets newcomer Issei Tamura at UFC 144". mmajunkie.com. February 12, 2012. Retrieved February 12, 2012.


  13. ^ "Report: UFC on Fuel TV 6 fight card is all set including John Tuck vs. Zhang Tiequan". MMAOrient.net. 2012-09-06. Retrieved 2012-09-06.


  14. ^ "'The Ultimate Fighter: China' cast revealed, series debuts Dec. 7". MMAJunkie.com. November 16, 2013. Archived from the original on November 18, 2013. Retrieved November 16, 2013.




External links



  • "Zhang Tiequan". UFC.com.


  • Professional MMA record for Zhang Tiequan from Sherdog Edit this at Wikidata


  • Zhang Tiequan on Facebook


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