Yao Zhikui (3-5, 2) was born in Henan, China on February 7, 1991. At the age of 21 years on December 1, 2012, he made his professional MMA debut against Takayuki Iijima, losing the fight via 2-round undefined.
On August 23, 2014, 23-year old Yao Zhikui made his UFC debut on his 3rd professional MMA fight at UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Le against a 27-year old Royston Wee but lost the fight via split decision.
Zhikui's last fight was a 2nd-round TKO loss to Augustin Delarmino Jr. at age 26 on August 10, 2017. He retired from the sport of MMA following this loss.
He has fought four times in the UFC, and has a record of 1 win and 3 losses in the promotion.
Yao Zhikui's best fight was against Nolan Ticman.
Zhikui has 5 losses on his MMA record. For details about these losses refer to "Yao Zhikui Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8 | Aug 10, 2017 26 years, 6 months 3-5 (2) | Augustin Delarmino Jr. | BT | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
7 | Jul 7, 2017 26 years, 5 months 3-4 (2) | Swapnil | BT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
6 | Nov 27, 2016 25 years, 9 months 2-4 (1) | Jenel Lausa | UFC | FL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
5  | Nov 28, 2015 24 years, 9 months 2-3 (1) | 36 years, 2 months 2-0 (1) | UFC | FL | 1 | TKO | LOSS Arm injury |
4 | May 16, 2015 24 years, 3 months 2-2 (1) | Nolan Ticman | UFC | FL | 3 | SD | WIN |
3  | Aug 23, 2014 23 years, 6 months 1-2 (1) | 27 years, 9 months 3-0 (2) | UFC | BT | 3 | SD | LOSS |
2 | May 18, 2013 22 years, 3 months 1-1 (1) | Doayuan Wang | BT | 1 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke | |
1 | Dec 1, 2012 21 years, 9 months 0-1 (0) | Takayuki Iijima | BT | 2 | N/A | LOSS |
