Zhang Tiequan | |
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Born | Inner Mongolia, China | July 25, 1978
Native name | 张铁泉 |
Other names | The Wolf |
Nationality | Chinese |
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
Weight | 155 lb (70 kg; 11.1 st) |
Division | Welterweight Lightweight Featherweight |
Reach | 69.0 in (175 cm) |
Fighting out of | Beijing, China PR |
Team | Black Tiger Team China Top Team |
Trainer | Zhao Xuejun[1] |
Rank | Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Black Sash in Sanshou Master of Sports in Sanshou Master of Sports in Mongolian wrestling |
Years active | 2005–present |
Mixed martial arts record | |
Total | 19 |
Wins | 15 |
By knockout | 3 |
By submission | 12 |
Losses | 4 |
By knockout | 1 |
By decision | 3 |
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Last updated on: November 10, 2012 |
Zhang Tiequan, or Zhang Tie Quan (Chinese: 张铁泉; pinyin: Zhāng Tiěquán, born July 25, 1978), often anglicized to Tiequan Zhang, is a Chinese mixed martial artist, 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. He is notable for being the first fighter from China to be signed to the UFC and the first to win a bout with the promotion.[1]