Liu Pingyuan (15-6, 10) was born in Zhengzhou, Henan, China on February 13, 1993. At the age of 17 years on October 30, 2010, he made his professional MMA debut against Chengjie Wu, losing the fight via 2nd-round TKO.
On July 22, 2018, 25-year old Liu Pingyuan made his UFC debut on his 18th professional MMA fight at UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Smith against a 28-year old Damian Stasiak, winning the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
Pingyuan's last fight was a 3-round split decision loss to Kang Kyung-ho at UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. The Korean Zombie at age 26 on December 21, 2019. He retired on a 2-fight losing streak.
He has fought four times in the UFC, and has a record of 2 wins and 2 losses in the promotion.
Some of Liu Pingyuan's best fights have been against Damian Stasiak and Martin Day.
Pingyuan has 6 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
21  | Dec 21, 2019 26 years, 10 months 15-6 (10) | 32 years, 3 months 16-8 (12) | UFC | BT | 3 | SD | LOSS |
20  | Jul 13, 2019 26 years, 5 months 15-5 (10) | 25 years, 2 months 10-2 (7) | UFC | BT | 3 | KO | LOSS Knee |
19  | Nov 24, 2018 25 years, 9 months 15-4 (10) | 30 years 8-2 (5) | UFC | BT | 3 | SD | WIN |
18  | Jul 22, 2018 25 years, 5 months 14-4 (10) | 28 years, 5 months 10-5 (8) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | WIN |
17 | Oct 28, 2017 24 years, 8 months 13-4 (10) | Yuichi Ohashi | BT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
16 | Mar 11, 2017 24 years 12-4 (9) | Nikolay Baykin | BT | 2 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
15 | Oct 24, 2016 23 years, 8 months 11-4 (8) | Umidjon Musayev | BT | 1 | TKO | WIN Knees to the body | |
14 | Jul 23, 2016 23 years, 5 months 10-4 (7) | Beno Adamia | BT | 1 | SUB | WIN Inverted triangle choke | |
13 | May 28, 2016 23 years, 3 months 9-4 (6) | Andre Paulet | BT | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | |
12 | Mar 13, 2016 23 years, 1 months 8-4 (5) | Him Chan Jo | BT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
11 | Jan 13, 2016 22 years, 11 months 7-4 (5) | Arslan Kazimagomedov | BT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
10 | May 18, 2013 20 years, 3 months 6-4 (4) | Lianjie Liu | FL | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | |
9 | Sep 6, 2013 20 years, 6 months 5-4 (3) | Meixuan Zhang | FL | 1 | SUB | LOSS Heel hook | |
8 | Nov 8, 2012 19 years, 8 months 5-3 (3) | Zhifa Shang | FL | 3 | SD | WIN | |
7 | Sep 8, 2012 19 years, 6 months 4-3 (3) | Meixuan Zhang | 3 | SD | WIN | ||
6 | Jun 30, 2012 19 years, 4 months 3-3 (3) | Liang Yang | 2 | SUB | WIN Armbar | ||
5 | Mar 24, 2012 19 years, 1 months 2-3 (2) | Lianjie Liu | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | ||
4 | Dec 17, 2011 18 years, 10 months 1-3 (1) | Rijirigala Amu | 3 | UD | LOSS | ||
3 | Sep 24, 2011 18 years, 7 months 1-2 (1) | Dapeng Wang | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | ||
2 | Aug 27, 2011 18 years, 6 months 0-2 (0) | Meixuan Zhang | 2 | TKO | LOSS Submission to punches | ||
1 | Oct 30, 2010 17 years, 8 months 0-1 (0) | Chengjie Wu | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
