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This is a Chinese name; the family name is Zhang.
Zhang Tiequan
张铁泉Born July 25, 1978
Inner Mongolia, China PROther names The Mongolian Wolf, The Wolf Nationality Chinese Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Weight 145 lb (66 kg; 10.4 st) Division Featherweight
LightweightReach 69.0 in (175 cm) Style Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Sanshou, Shuai Jiao Fighting out of Beijing, China PR Team Black Tiger Team
China Top TeamRank brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu[1] Years active 2005–present Mixed martial arts record Total 17 Wins 15 By knockout 3 By submission 12 Losses 2 By decision 2 Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog last updated on: February 27, 2011 Zhang Tiequan, or Zhang Tie Quan (Chinese: 张铁泉; pinyin: Zhāng Tĭequán, born July 25, 1978), often anglicised to Tiequan Zhang, is a Chinese mixed martial artist, who fights as a featherweight.[2] He has spent most of his career fighting in the Art of War Fighting Championship in his native China, but in 2010, he joined World Extreme Cagefighting in the United States. The WEC then merged with the Ultimate Fighting Championship, where he currently competes.
He is an ethnic Mongolian and is nicknamed "The Mongolian Wolf".[2]
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Career
Early career
Zhang Tiequan began training in martial arts 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 in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.[1]
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 eleven 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] and saw himself for the first time in the third round and tired as he tasted defeat for the first time as he lost via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 29-28).
Ultimate Fighting Championship
On October 28, 2010, World Extreme Cagefighting merged with the Ultimate Fighting Championship. 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 leading to a quick guillotine from standing position before dropping to the mat for a victory over Reinhardt via submission due to a guillotine choke just 48 seconds into the first round.
Zhang fought Darren Elkins on October 8, 2011 at UFC 136, and lost via unanimous decision.[10] Zhang repeatedly went for 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.
Mixed martial arts record
Professional record breakdown 17 matches 15 wins 2 losses By knockout 3 0 By submission 12 0 By decision 0 2 Result Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes 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 External links
- Official UFC Profile
- Professional MMA record for Zhang Tiequan from Sherdog
- Zhang Tiequan's official Facebook page
References
- ^ a b Guilherme Cruz (May 3, 2011). "Tiequan Zhang’s trainer talks UFC 127 win, says UFC is heading to Hong Kong in 2012". Tatame.com. http://www.tatame.com/2011/03/05/Tiequan-Zhangs-trainer-talks-UFC-127-win-says-UFC-is-heading-to-Hong-Kong-in-2012. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
- ^ a b "Zhang hoping to lead Chinese wave into MMA". USA Today. http://www.usatoday.com/sports/mma/2010-09-29-2324317675_x.htm. Retrieved 2010-11-25.
- ^ Robert Livingston. "Exclusive Interview with Chinese MMA Champ, Zhang Tie Quan". http://www.headkicklegend.com/2010/7/12/1565257/exclusive-interview-with-chinese.
- ^ John Morgan. "Alex Karalexis vs. Zhang Tie Quan in the works for WEC 51 in September". http://mmajunkie.com/news/20254/alex-karalexis-vs-zhang-tie-quan-in-the-works-for-wec-51.mma.
- ^ "Alex Karalexis Out of WEC 51 Bout Against Tiequan Zhang". mmafighting.com. 09-07-2010. http://www.mmafighting.com/2010/09/07/alex-karalexis-out-of-wec-51-bout-against-tiequan-zhang/.
- ^ "Reinhardt Fails Eye Exam – Out Against Tie Quan Zhang at WEC 51". fiveouncesofpain.com. 09-27-2010. http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2010/09/26/reinhardt-fails-eye-exam-out-against-tie-quan-zhang-at-wec-51/.
- ^ "Danny Downes vs. Tiequan Zhang expected for WEC 53 in December". mmajunkie.com. October 20, 2010. http://mmajunkie.com/news/21088/danny-downes-vs-tiequan-zhang-expected-for-wec-53-in-december.mma.
- ^ "UFC and WEC set to merge in 2011; events to air on Versus and Spike TV". mmajunkie.com. October 28, 2010. http://mmajunkie.com/news/21189/ufc-and-wec-set-to-merge-in-2011-events-to-air-on-versus-and-spike-tv.mma.
- ^ "Ruy Meneze's pupil will face Jason Reinhardt, at UFC 127, in Sydney". portaldovaletudo.uol.com.. 2011-1-07. http://portaldovaletudo.uol.com.br/english/?channel=2&id=291.
- ^ Cruz, Guilherme (August 12, 2011). "Tiequan Zhang vs. Darren Elkins set for UFC 136". Tatame.com. http://www.tatame.com/2011/08/12/Tiequan-Zhang-vs-Darren-Elkins-set-for-UFC-136. Retrieved August 12, 2011.
Categories:- 1978 births
- Living people
- Chinese mixed martial artists
- Featherweight mixed martial artists
- Lightweight mixed martial artists
- Chinese practitioners of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
- Chinese sanshou practitioners
- People from Inner Mongolia
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