Li Jingliang
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Li Jingliang 李景亮 |
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| Born | Li Jingliang 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) |
| Weight | 169 lb (77 kg; 12.1 st) |
| Division | Welterweight |
| Reach | 72.0 in (183 cm) |
| Style | Sanshou, Wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu |
| Fighting out of | Beijing, China |
| Team | China Top Team |
| Rank | Brown Belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu |
| Years active | 2007-present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 16 |
| Wins | 12 |
| By knockout | 4 |
| By submission | 5 |
| By decision | 3 |
| Losses | 4 |
| By submission | 1 |
| By decision | 3 |
| 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, Li has mostly fought in China.
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.
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.
Li made his promotional debut on May 24, 2014 at UFC 173 against David Michaud. Li won via split decision.
Li faced Nordine Taleb on October 4, 2014 at UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs. Saffiedine. 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.
Li was expected to face Roger Zapata on May 16, 2015 at UFC Fight Night 66. However, on April 18, it was announced that Zapata was pulled from the fight due to undisclosed reasons and replaced by Dhiego Lima. He won the fight via knockout in the first round.
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