Liu Pingyuan Explained

Liu Pingyuan
Birth Date:13 February 1993
Birth Place:Zhengzhou, Henan, China[1]
Fighting Out Of:Zhengzhou, Henan, China
Weight Lb:135
Reach In:70
Team:Enbo Fight Club[2]
Team Alpha Male[3]
Years Active:2010–2019
Mma Kowin:4
Mma Subwin:6
Mma Decwin:5
Mma Koloss:3
Mma Subloss:1
Mma Decloss:2
Sherdog:83520

Liu Pingyuan (born February 13, 1993) is a Chinese mixed martial artist (MMA), who competed in the bantamweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Liu started his professional MMA career since 2010. He fought primary in China and Mongolia and amassed a record of 11-5 prior signed by UFC.[4]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Liu made his UFC debut on July 22, 2018 on against Damian Stasiak.[5] He won the fight via unanimous decision.[6]

His next fight came on November 24, 2018 at against Martin Day.[7] He won the fight via split decision.[8]

Liu faced Jonathan Martinez on July 13, 2019 at .[9] He lost the fight via knockout in round three.[10]

Liu faced Kang Kyung-ho on December 21, 2019 at .[11] He lost the fight via split decision.[12]

Personal life

Liu trains at Team Alpha Male alongside another UFC Chinese fighter Yadong Song and he is the godfather of Song's son.[13]

Mixed martial arts record

|-|Loss|align=center| 15–6|Kang Kyung-ho|Decision (split)| ||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Busan, South Korea| |-|Loss|align=center| 15–5|Jonathan Martinez|KO (knee)| ||align=center|3|align=center|3:54|Sacramento, California, United States||-|Win|align=center| 15–4|Martin Day|Decision (split)|||align=center| 3|align=center| 5:00|Beijing, China||-|Win|align=center|14–4|Damian Stasiak|Decision (unanimous)|||align=center| 3|align=center| 5:00|Hamburg, Germany||-|Win|align=center| 13–4|Yuichi Ohashi|TKO (punches)|WLF: W.A.R.S. 18||align=center| 1|align=center| 0:12|Barkam, China||-|Win|align=center| 12–4|Nikolay Baykin|Submission (armbar)|WLF: W.A.R.S. 12||align=center| 2|align=center| 2:49|Zhengzhou, China||-|Win|align=center| 11–4|Umidjon Musayev|TKO (knees to the body)|WLF E.P.I.C. 9||align=center| 1|align=center| 3:48|Zhengzhou, China||-|Win|align=center| 10–4|Beno Adamia|Submission (inverted triangle choke)|WLF E.P.I.C. 6||align=center| 1|align=center| N/A|Zhengzhou, China||-|Win|align=center| 9–4|Andre Paulet|Submission (guillotine choke)|WLF E.P.I.C. 4||align=center| 1|align=center| 5:00|Zhengzhou, China||-|Win|align=center| 8–4|Him Chan Jo|Decision (unanimous)|WLF E.P.I.C. 2||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Zhengzhou, China||-|Win|align=center| 7–4|Arslan Kazimagomedov|TKO (punches)|WLF E.P.I.C. 1||align=center| 1|align=center| N/A|Zhengzhou, China||-|Win|align=center| 6–4|Lianjie Liu|KO (punch)|Ranik Ultimate Fighting Federation 9||align=center| 1|align=center| 0:17|Sanya, Henan, China||-|Loss|align=center|5–4|Meixuan Zhang|Submission (heel hook)|Ranik Ultimate Fighting Federation 8||align=center| 1|align=center| 3:11|Hohhot, Mongolia||-|Win|align=center|5–3|Zhifa Shang|Decision (split)|Ranik Ultimate Fighting Federation 6||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Hohhot, Mongolia||-|Win|align=center|4–3|Meixuan Zhang|Decision (split)|Ranik Ultimate Fighting Federation 5||align=center| 3|align=center| 5:00|Hohhot, Mongolia||-|Win|align=center|3–3|Liang Yang|Submission (armbar)|Ranik Ultimate Fighting Federation 4||align=center| 2|align=center| 3:03|Hohhot, Mongolia||-|Win|align=center|2–3|Lianjie Liu|Submission (armbar)|Ranik Ultimate Fighting Federation 3||align=center| 1|align=center| 4:31|Chongqing, China||-|Loss|align=center|1–3|Rijirigala Amu|Decision (unanimous)|Ranik Ultimate Fighting Federation 2||align=center| 3|align=center| 5:00|Chongqing, China||-|Win|align=center|1–2|Dapeng Wang|Submission (armbar)|Top of the Forbidden City 6||align=center| 1|align=center| 0:54|Beijing, China||-|Loss|align=center| 0–2|Meixuan Zhang|TKO (submission to punches)|Ranik Ultimate Fighting Federation 1||align=center| 2|align=center| N/A|Shanghai, China||-|Loss|align=center| 0–1|Chengjie Wu|TKO (punches)|Xian Sports University: Ultimate Wrestle||align=center| 2|align=center| 4:21|Guangzhou, China||-[14]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Liu Pingyuan UFC. www.ufc.com. en. 2019-07-13.
  2. Web site: Chinese MMA fighter Pingyuan Liu to make UFC debut at 'UFC Fight Night 134'. Altatis. Conan. 2018-07-16. Top Sports Asia. en. 2019-07-13.
  3. Web site: UFC Fight Night 155: Liu Pingyuan takes inspiration from "brother" Song. Scott. Mathew. 2019-07-12. The Fight Nation. en-US. 2019-07-13.
  4. Web site: Chinese MMA fighter Pingyuan Liu to make UFC debut at 'UFC Fight Night 134'. Altatis. Conan. 2018-07-16. Top Sports Asia. en. 2019-07-13.
  5. Web site: Damian Stasiak treft nieuwkomer Pingyuan Liu tijdens UFC Hamburg. DNA. MMA. mmadna.nl. en-US. 2019-07-13.
  6. News: UFC Fight Night 134 results: Pingyuan Liu tops Damian Stasiak to win UFC debut. 2018-07-22. MMAjunkie. 2019-07-13. en-US.
  7. Web site: Report: Pingyuan Liu Faces Martin Day At UFC Fight Night Beijing Fightful MMA. www.fightful.com. en. 2019-07-13.
  8. Web site: Liu Pingyuan def. Martin Day at UFC Fight Night 141: Best photos. 2018-11-24. MMA Junkie. en. 2019-07-13.
  9. Web site: Team Alpha Male's Pingyuan Liu treft Jonathan Martinez tijdens UFC Sacramento. DNA. MMA. en-US. 2019-07-13.
  10. Web site: Knockout! Watch Martinez Starch Liu With Vicious Knee At UFC Sacramento. Hiergesell. Dan. 2019-07-13. MMAmania.com. 2019-07-14.
  11. Web site: Aziatisch onderonsje tussen Kyung Ho Kang en Pingyuan Liu ingepland voor UFC Busan. DNA. MMA. en-US. 2019-11-06.
  12. Web site: UFC Busan Results: Kyung Ho Kang Wrestles His Way to Win Over Liu Pingyuan. Anderson. Jay. 2019-12-21. Cageside Press. en-US. 2019-12-22.
  13. Web site: UFC Fight Night 155: Liu Pingyuan takes inspiration from "brother" Song. Scott. Mathew. 2019-07-12. The Fight Nation. en-US. 2019-07-13.
  14. Web site: Pingyuan Liu MMA Stats, Pictures, News, Videos, Biography - Sherdog.com. Sherdog.com. Sherdog. 2019-12-22.