Tiequan Zhang
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Zhang Tiequan 张铁泉 |
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| Born |
July 25, 1978 Inner Mongolia, China PR |
| Native name | 张铁泉 |
| Other names | The Mongolian Wolf, The Wolf |
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Weight | 155 lb (70 kg; 11.1 st) |
| Division |
Featherweight Lightweight |
| Reach | 69.0 in (175 cm) |
| Fighting out of | Beijing, China PR |
| Team | Black Tiger Team China Top Team |
| Rank |
Brown 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 | |
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Zhang Tiequan, or Zhang Tie Quan (Chinese: 张铁泉; pinyin: Zhāng Tĭequán, born July 25, 1978), often anglicized to Tiequan Zhang, is a Mongol mixed martial artist from China, who fights as a Lightweight in the UFC. He 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.
Tiequan began training in martial arts and Mongolian wrestling 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.
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 thirteen fights, over a five-year period, all by knockout or submission.
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. However, Karalexis was forced from the bout with an injury and replaced by promotional newcomer Jason Reinhardt. Reinhardt was then also forced from the card after failing a prefight eye exam and replaced by Pablo Garza. Zhang won the fight via submission in the first round.
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