Rong Zhu (27-6, 20) was born in Heishui County, Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan, China on March 7, 2000. At the age of 16 years on March 26, 2016, he made his professional MMA debut against Roman Lutsenko, winning the fight via 2-round disqualification.
On April 24, 2021, 21-year old Rong Zhu made his UFC debut on his 24th professional MMA fight at UFC 261 against a 35-year old Kazula Vargas but lost the fight via unanimous decision.
Zhu's last fight was a 3-round unanimous decision win against Austin Hubbard at UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Zhang at age 25 on August 23, 2025. He is on a 2-fight winning streak.
He has fought nine times in the UFC, and has a record of 6 wins and 3 losses in the promotion.
Some of Rong Zhu's best fights have been against Shayilan Nuerdanbieke, Brandon Jenkins, Kody Steele and Austin Hubbard.
Zhu has 6 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
33  | Aug 23, 2025 25 years, 5 months 27-6 (20) | 33 years, 8 months 16-9 (7) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | WIN |
32 | Feb 9, 2025 24 years, 11 months 26-6 (20) | Kody Steele | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | WIN |
31 | Sep 7, 2024 24 years, 6 months 25-6 (20) | Chris Padilla | UFC | LT | 2 | TKO | LOSS Doctor stoppage |
30 | Feb 4, 2024 23 years, 10 months 25-5 (20) | Shin Haraguchi | UFC | LT | 3 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
29 | Aug 27, 2023 23 years, 5 months 24-5 (19) | Kim Sang-wook | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | WIN |
28 | May 28, 2023 23 years, 2 months 23-5 (19) | Hong Seong-chan | UFC | LT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
27 | Oct 20, 2022 22 years, 7 months 22-5 (18) | Felipe da Silva Maia | LT | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
26  | Feb 26, 2022 21 years, 11 months 21-5 (17) | 24 years, 5 months 12-4 (9) | UFC | LT | 3 | SUB | LOSS Brabo choke |
25 | Sep 18, 2021 21 years, 6 months 21-4 (17) | Brandon Jenkins | UFC | LT | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches |
24  | Apr 24, 2021 21 years, 1 months 20-4 (16) | 35 years, 8 months 11-4 (10) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
23 | Jan 14, 2021 20 years, 10 months 20-3 (16) | Bi Deliya | LT | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
22  | Sep 25, 2020 20 years, 6 months 19-3 (15) | 26 years, 4 months 34-8 (27) | LT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
21 | Aug 21, 2020 20 years, 5 months 18-3 (14) | Han Jiaqiang | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke | |
20 | May 22, 2020 20 years, 2 months 17-3 (13) | Huwanixi Wusikenbieke | LT | 1 | KO | WIN Punches | |
19 | Oct 18, 2019 19 years, 7 months 16-3 (12) | Alisson Barbosa | LT | 5 | UD | WIN | |
18 | Jun 14, 2019 19 years, 3 months 15-3 (12) | Mohsen Mohammadseifi | LT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
17 | Jan 3, 2019 18 years, 9 months 14-3 (11) | Marcio Andrade | LT | 5 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
16 | Sep 14, 2018 18 years, 6 months 13-3 (10) | Nikoloz Kajaia | LT | 2 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | |
15 | Aug 2, 2018 18 years, 4 months 12-3 (9) | Arben Escayo | LT | 1 | TKO | WIN Injury | |
14 | Jun 27, 2018 18 years, 3 months 11-3 (8) | Aleko Sagliani | LT | 2 | TKO | WIN Shoulder injury | |
13 | Apr 14, 2018 18 years, 1 months 10-3 (7) | Arsen Balyants | LT | 3 | TKO | WIN Elbows and punches | |
12 | Jan 13, 2018 17 years, 10 months 9-3 (6) | Guilherme Cadena | LT | 1 | SUB | LOSS Triangle choke | |
11 | Oct 27, 2017 17 years, 7 months 9-2 (6) | Takuma Watanabe | LT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
10 | Sep 16, 2017 17 years, 6 months 8-2 (5) | Vincenzo Tagliamonte | LT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
9 | Jun 19, 2017 17 years, 3 months 7-2 (4) | Ruslan Khairulin | FT | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
8  | Apr 7, 2017 17 years, 1 months 6-2 (3) | 27 years, 1 months 9-4 (5) | FT | 1 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke | |
7 | Feb 18, 2017 16 years, 11 months 6-1 (3) | Shanati Shamaiti | FT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
6 | Jan 7, 2017 16 years, 10 months 5-1 (3) | Feng Kai Niu | FT | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
5 | Oct 24, 2016 16 years, 7 months 4-1 (2) | Shamil Nasrudinov | BT | 1 | SUB | LOSS Guillotine choke | |
4 | Jul 23, 2016 16 years, 4 months 4-0 (2) | Semen Galushko | BT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
3 | May 28, 2016 16 years, 2 months 3-0 (1) | Andrey Sapa | BT | 1 | CKO | WIN Guillotine choke | |
2 | Apr 23, 2016 16 years, 1 months 2-0 (1) | Vadim Hristoforov | FT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
1 | Mar 26, 2016 16 years 1-0 (0) | Roman Lutsenko | FT | 2 | DQ | WIN Punches to back of head |
