Li Jingliang

Li Jingliang
Born Li Jingliang
(1988-03-20) March 20, 1988
Tacheng, Xinjiang, China
Native name 李景亮
Other names The Leech
Nationality Chinese
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1]
Weight 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st)
Division Welterweight
Reach 72 in (183 cm)[2]
Stance Orthodox
Fighting out of Beijing, China
Team China Top Team
Rank      Brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu[3]
Years active 2007-present
Mixed martial arts record
Total 20
Wins 15
By knockout 5
By submission 5
By decision 5
Losses 5
By submission 1
By decision 4
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Li Jingliang (Chinese: 李景亮; born March 20, 1988) is a Chinese mixed martial artist who competes as a Welterweight for the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional competitor since 2007.

Background

Originally from a small town in the Xinjiang Province of Northwest China, Li competed in wrestling and trained in Sanda before moving to Beijing in order to pursue a career in professional mixed martial arts. Li began training under the tutelage of current UFC Lightweight Zhang Tiequan.[4][5]

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Li made his professional debut in 2007, winning via submission due to punches in the second round. He would go on to compile a record of 8-2, capturing the Legend FC Welterweight Championship in the process, before being granted his release and signed by the UFC.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Li made his promotional debut on May 24, 2014, at UFC 173 against American fighter David Michaud, who had an undefeated record of 7–0. Li defeated Michaud via split decision, giving Michaud the first loss of his career.[6]

Li faced French fighter Nordine Taleb on October 4, 2014, at UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs. Saffiedine.[7] Li was able to take Taleb down multiple times throughout the fight and even successfully land significantly more strikes as Taleb was content to counter strike throughout the bout. In a surprising result, Taleb was given the victory by split decision.[8]

Li was expected to face American fighter Roger Zapata on May 16, 2015, at UFC Fight Night 66.[9] However, on April 18, it was announced that Zapata was pulled from the fight due to undisclosed reasons and replaced by Brazilian fighter Dhiego Lima.[10] Li defeated Lima via knockout in the first round.[11]

Li was expected to face Japanese fighter Kiichi Kunimoto on September 27, 2015, at UFC Fight Night 75.[12] However, Kunimoto pulled out of the fight in late August citing injury and was replaced by returning Japanese veteran Keita Nakamura.[13] After dominating the first two rounds, Li lost the fight via technical submission in the third round.[14]

Li subsequently faced Australian fighter Anton Zafir on July 8, 2016, at The Ultimate Fighter 23 Finale.[15] Li defeated Zafir via knockout in the first round,[16]

Li was expected to face Canadian fighter Chad Laprise on December 10, 2016, at UFC 206.[17] However, Laprise pulled out of the fight on November 16 citing an undisclosed injury. As a result, Li was pulled from the card entirely and rescheduled to a future event.[18]

Li was expected to face American fighter Yancy Medeiros on January 28, 2017, at UFC on Fox 23.[19] However, in early January, Medeiros pulled out for undisclosed reasons and was replaced by American fighter Bobby Nash.[20] Li defeated Nash via knockout in the second round.[21]

Li faced Northern Mariana Islands fighter Frank Camacho on June 17, 2017, at UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Correia.[22] Li defeated Camacho via unanimous decision.[23] The win also earned Li his second Fight of the Night bonus award.[24]

Li faced Zak Ottow on November 25, 2017 at UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Gastelum.[25] He won the fight via TKO in the first round.[26] The win also earned Li his first Performance of the Night bonus award.[27]

Li faced Jake Matthews on February 11, 2018 at UFC 221.[28] He lost the fight via unanimous decision and received criticism for his eye gouge of Matthews.[29][30] This fight earned him the Fight of the Night bonus.[31]

Li faced Daichi Abe on June 23, 2018 at UFC Fight Night 132.[32] He won the fight via unanimous decision.[33]

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts record

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 15–5 Daichi Abe Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Edwards June 23, 2018 3 5:00 Kallang, Singapore
Loss 14–5 Jake Matthews Decision (unanimous) UFC 221 February 11, 2018 3 5:00 Perth, Australia Fight of the Night.
Win 14–4 Zak Ottow TKO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Gastelum November 25, 2017 1 2:57 Shanghai, China Performance of the Night.
Win 13–4 Frank Camacho Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Correia June 17, 2017 3 5:00 Kallang, Singapore Fight of the Night.
Win 12–4 Bobby Nash KO (punches) UFC on Fox: Shevchenko vs. Peña January 28, 2017 2 4:45 Denver, Colorado, United States
Win 11–4 Anton Zafir KO (punches) The Ultimate Fighter: Team Joanna vs. Team Cláudia Finale July 8, 2016 1 2:46 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss 10–4 Keita Nakamura Technical Submission (standing rear-naked choke) UFC Fight Night: Barnett vs. Nelson September 27, 2015 3 2:17 Saitama, Japan
Win 10–3 Dhiego Lima KO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. Faber May 16, 2015 1 1:25 Pasay, Philippines
Loss 9–3 Nordine Taleb Decision (split) UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs. Saffiedine October 4, 2014 3 5:00 Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Win 9–2 David Michaud Decision (split) UFC 173 May 24, 2014 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 8–2 Luke Jumeau Submission (guillotine choke) Legend FC: Legend Fighting Championship 11 April 27, 2013 3 3:38 Hong Kong, SAR, China Won the Legend FC Welterweight Championship.
Win 7–2 Dan Pauling Decision (unanimous) Legend FC: Legend Fighting Championship 9 June 16, 2012 3 5:00 Hong Kong, SAR, China
Loss 6–2 Myung Ho Bae Decision (unanimous) Legend FC: Legend Fighting Championship 7 February 11, 2012 3 5:00 Hong Kong, SAR, China
Win 6–1 Alex Niu Decision (unanimous) Legend FC: Legend Fighting Championship 5 July 16, 2011 3 5:00 Hong Kong, SAR, China
Win 5–1 Tony Rossini Technical Submission (guillotine choke) Legend FC: Legend Fighting Championship 4 January 27, 2011 2 1:11 Hong Kong, SAR, China
Win 4–1 Andrei Liu TKO (punches) Legend FC: Legend Fighting Championship 3 September 24, 2010 1 3:43 Hong Kong, SAR, China
Loss 3–1 Pat Crawley Decision (unanimous) Legend FC: Legend Fighting Championship 2 June 24, 2010 3 5:00 Hong Kong, SAR, China
Win 3–0 Yun Tao Gong Submission (guillotine choke) AOW 15: Ueyama vs. Aohailin November 28, 2009 1 5:29 Beijing, China
Win 2–0 Liu Jin Wen Submission (guillotine choke) UMAC: Ultimate Martial Arts Combat April 18, 2009 1 3:05 Beijing, China
Win 1–0 Gadzhiev Makhach Submission (punches) AOW 8: Worlds Collide September 22, 2007 2 1:02 Beijing, China

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Fight Card - UFC Fight Night Barnett vs. Nelson". UFC.com. Retrieved September 27, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Jingliang Li". Tapology. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  3. ↑ "Li Jingliang - Official UFC Fighter Profile". UFC.com. Retrieved October 5, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Li JingLiang Wins Big for China". Fightland. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  5. ↑ "China's New Breed: Enter The Leech". Fightland. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  6. ↑ http://www.bjpenn.com/mmanews/ufc-173-results-li-defeats-michaud-by-way-of-split-decision/
  7. ↑ Staff (2014-08-11). "Nordine Taleb-Jingliang Li Welterweight Bout Added to Oct. 4 UFC Fight Night in Halifax". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2014-08-11.
  8. ↑ "'The Leech' suffers split decision loss against Nordine Taleb - FSA - FightSport Asia". FSA - FightSport Asia. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  9. ↑ Staff (2015-02-11). "UFC Fight Night 66 in Philippines adds five fights". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-02-11.
  10. ↑ Guilherme Cruz (2015-04-18). "Dhiego Lima replaces Roger Zapata, meets Jingliang Li at UFC Fight Night 66". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2015-04-18.
  11. ↑ Brent Brookhouse (2015-05-16). "UFC Fight Night 66 results: Gritty Li Jingliang KOs Dhiego Lima in 85 seconds". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-05-16.
  12. ↑ Akihito Tatematsu (2015-07-02). "UFC Japan adds KID Yamamoto, Kiichi Strasser, and Kyoji Horiguchi". mma-in-asia.com. Retrieved 2015-07-02.
  13. ↑ Staff (2015-08-28). "With Kunimoto out, Nakamura Keita returns to face Li Jingliang at UFC Fight Night 75". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-08-28.
  14. ↑ Steven Marrocco (2015-09-26). "UFC Fight Night 75 results: Keita Nakamura puts Li Jingliang to sleep with gorgeous choke". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-07-11.
  15. ↑ Staff (2016-04-06). "3 fights added to TUF 23 Finale in Las Vegas". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-04-06.
  16. ↑ Ben Fowlkes (2016-07-08). "TUF 23 Finale results: Li Jingliang turns Anton Zafir's lights out with first-round ground-and-pound". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-07-08.
  17. ↑ Staff (2016-10-14). "Chad Laprise returns to welterweight, meets Li Jingliang at UFC 206 in Toronto". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-10-14.
  18. ↑ Thomas Gerbasi (2016-11-16). "Laprised injured, Li bout off". ufc.ca.com. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
  19. ↑ Staff (2016-12-21). "Yancy Medeiros meets Li Jingliang at UFC on FOX 23 in Denver". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-12-21.
  20. ↑ Staff (2017-01-02). "Bobby Nash replaces Yancy Medeiros, meets Li Jingliang at UFC on FOX 23". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2017-01-02.
  21. ↑ Matt Erickson (2017-01-28). "UFC on FOX 23 results: Li Jingliang takes out Bobby Nash with second-round knockout". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2017-01-28.
  22. ↑ Staff (2017-06-07). "Frank Camacho a late replacement next week at UFC Fight Night 111 in Singapore". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2017-06-07.
  23. ↑ "UFC Fight Night 111 results: Li Jingliang survives first round, rallies to beat Frank Camacho". MMAjunkie. 2017-06-17. Retrieved 2017-06-17.
  24. ↑ "UFC Fight Night 111 bonuses: You know Holly Holm's sick kick was worth $50,000". MMAjunkie. 2017-06-17. Retrieved 2017-06-18.
  25. ↑ DNA, MMA. "Publiekslieveling Li Jingliang treft Zak Ottow tijdens UFC Shanghai". mmadna.nl. Retrieved 2017-10-07.
  26. ↑ "UFC Fight Night 122 results: Li Jingliang thrills home fans, takes out Zak Ottow in first". MMAjunkie. 2017-11-25. Retrieved 2017-11-26.
  27. ↑ Staff (2017-11-25). "UFC Fight Night 122 bonuses: Gastelum, Jingliang among $50,000 winners in China". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2017-11-25.
  28. ↑ Iskenderov, Parviz (2018-01-02). "Jake Matthews vs Li Jingliang & Luke Jumeau vs Daichi Abe added to UFC 221 - FIGHTMAG". FIGHTMAG. Retrieved 2018-01-02.
  29. ↑ "UFC 221 results: Jake Matthews survives eye gouge, upsets Li Jingliang". MMAjunkie. 2018-02-11. Retrieved 2018-02-11.
  30. ↑ https://www.forbes.com/sites/trentreinsmith/2018/02/12/6-thoughts-on-the-ufcs-week-cheating-pays-50k-someones-lying-missed-opportunities-and-more/#2bd8bedf2ac6
  31. ↑ "UFC 221 bonuses: Much-hyped newcomer among night's $50,000 winners". MMAjunkie. 2018-02-11. Retrieved 2018-02-12.
  32. ↑ DNA, MMA. "Aziatisch onderonsje tussen Li Jingliang en Daichi Abe tijdens UFC Singapore". mmadna.nl. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
  33. ↑ "UFC Fight Night 132 results: Li Jingliang batters Daichi Abe but can't quite finish him". MMAjunkie. 2018-06-23. Retrieved 2018-06-23.
  34. ↑ "UFC 221 bonuses: Much-hyped newcomer among night's $50,000 winners". MMAjunkie. 2018-02-11. Retrieved 2018-02-11.
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