Zhang Mingyang quickly makes a name for himself in the UFC, which has a big event in only its fourth fight for the promotion.
After obtaining a contract through the road to the UFC series, Zhang Mingyang started his career with successive, impressive knockout wins in the light heavyweight division.
While he is preparing for UFC Shanghai's main event, here is everything you need to know about the “Mountain Tiger” Zhang Mingyang.
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How old is Zhang Mingyang?
Mingyang was born on August 16, 1998 and made him 27 years old from August 2025. He was born in Fuyang, Anhui, China, where he trained in martial arts in a Shaolin monastery before switching to MMA after he became a fan of the UFC.
Zhang Mingyang's height, weight and range
Mingyang is six centimeters at six feet, equal to 188 cm. He fights in the UFC Light Heavyweight Division, which has a weight limit of 205 pounds, and he also has a range of 75 inches (191 cm).
Zhang Mingyang's Instagram and X/Twitter
Mingyang is strongly present on social media, despite the fact that many of the platforms in China are banned. He has collected more than 39,000 followers on Instagram on the Mingyang08 account.
He currently has no X account (previously known as Twitter), probably because the platform in China is blocked.
Zhang Mingyang's MMA record
Record (Wld) (T) KOSUB19-6-013-36-2
Zhang Mingyang's UFC statistics
Significant strikes per minute landed 10.91 Significant striking accuracy64%significant strikes that are absorbed per minute. 55 significant strike defense (the%of the strikes of opponents that do not land) 53%average submissions that are not landed per 15 minutes) minutes0.0
Zhang Mingyang's next fight
The next fight by Mingyang is in the main event of UFC Shanghai, where he faces Johnny Walker in a light heavyweight collision.
UFC Shanghai marks the return of the promotion to China, where the “Mountain Tiger” receives top invoices for his fight, despite some criticism from fans.
Zhang Mingyang vs. Anthony Smith
Mingyang conquered his first major challenge in the UFC when he accepted Anthony Smith at the UFC on ESPN 66.
The Chinese hunter fought in the Co-Main event of the fight and was the underdog in his fight against Smith.
However, he made light work by the American hunter, who withdrew from the UFC after he was eliminated with Mingyang in the first round of his fight.
Zhang Mingyang vs. Brendson Ribeiro
During his UFC debut, Mingyang came out of the blocks with an incredible finish to announce himself as a top hunter in the United States.
The Mountain Tiger unleashed an incredible combination to send Brendson Ribeiro to the mat in the first round on UFC 298, so that a beautiful left hook disconnected to shock his opponent.
He started raining hammer fists on Ribeiro, but the fight was already over, a clean win with one round that announced itself in style in style.
Zhang Mingyang on the way to UFC
Mingyang earned his UFC contract by competing on the road to UFC show.
The show was made to attract the top Asian mixed martial artists to the UFC, including the Chinese Mingyang.
In the first episode, in the first round, he spread Tuko Tokkos to close a deal with the UFC and to kick off his career in the United States, even though he was the underdog in the game.