Zhang Mingyang (19-7, 19) was born in Fuyang, Anhui, China on August 16, 1998. At the age of 16 years on December 30, 2014, he made his professional MMA debut against Han Qingtao, losing the fight via 2nd-round submission.
On June 19, 2022, 23-year old Zhang Mingyang made his UFC debut on his 22nd professional MMA fight at Road to UFC Season 1: Episode 1 against Tuko Tokkos, winning the fight in the 1st round via KO.
Mingyang's last fight was a 2nd-round TKO loss to Johnny Walker at UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Zhang at age 27 on August 23, 2025. He is on a 1-fight losing streak.
He has fought five times in the UFC, and has a record of 4 wins and 1 loss in the promotion.
Some of Zhang Mingyang's best fights have been against Anthony Smith, Brendson Ribeiro and Ozzy Diaz.
Mingyang has 7 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
26  | Aug 23, 2025 27 years 19-7 (19) | 33 years, 4 months 21-9 (19) | UFC | LHW | 2 | TKO | LOSS Leg kicks and punches |
25  | Apr 26, 2025 26 years, 8 months 19-6 (19) | 36 years, 9 months 38-21 (35) | UFC | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN Elbows |
24 | Nov 23, 2024 26 years, 3 months 18-6 (18) | Ozzy Diaz | UFC | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN Elbow and punches |
23 | Feb 17, 2024 25 years, 6 months 17-6 (17) | Brendson Ribeiro | UFC | LHW | 1 | KO | WIN Punches |
22 | Jun 19, 2022 23 years, 10 months 16-6 (16) | Tuko Tokkos | UFC | LHW | 1 | KO | WIN Punches |
21 | Apr 30, 2021 22 years, 8 months 15-6 (15) | Huo Changsheng | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
20 | Jan 14, 2021 22 years, 4 months 14-6 (14) | Zhang Caibao | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
19 | Jan 14, 2021 22 years, 4 months 13-6 (13) | Kong Handong | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Knees and punches | |
18 | Nov 17, 2020 22 years, 3 months 12-6 (12) | Zhang Caibao | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
17 | Sep 5, 2020 22 years 11-6 (11) | Tian Hongyan | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
16 | Sep 5, 2020 22 years 10-6 (10) | Ma Anding | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
15 | Sep 5, 2020 22 years 9-6 (9) | Huo Changsheng | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
14 | Jan 3, 2020 21 years, 4 months 8-6 (8) | Alireza Vafaei | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
13 | Jul 18, 2019 20 years, 11 months 7-6 (7) | Luan Aguirre Elias | HW | 1 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke | |
12 | Jul 12, 2019 20 years, 10 months 7-5 (7) | Nosherwan Khanzada | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
11 | Apr 27, 2019 20 years, 8 months 6-5 (6) | Nader Ishakov | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
10 | Dec 29, 2018 20 years, 4 months 5-5 (5) | Askar Mozharov | LHW | 1 | KO | LOSS Punch | |
9 | May 26, 2018 19 years, 9 months 5-4 (5) | Sergey Pogodaev | LHW | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
8 | Jan 28, 2018 19 years, 5 months 5-3 (5) | Aorigele | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
7 | Dec 23, 2017 19 years, 4 months 4-3 (4) | Sayama | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
6 | May 4, 2017 18 years, 8 months 3-3 (3) | Koji Shikuwa | MD | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
5 | Oct 21, 2016 18 years, 2 months 3-2 (3) | John Vake | MD | 1 | KO | LOSS Punches | |
4 | Aug 13, 2016 17 years, 11 months 3-1 (3) | Puriya Nemati | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
3 | Jun 26, 2016 17 years, 10 months 2-1 (2) | Atta Izzatullo | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
2 | Jan 21, 2016 17 years, 5 months 1-1 (1) | Zhang Caibao | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
1 | Dec 30, 2014 16 years, 4 months 0-1 (0) | Han Qingtao | 2 | SUB | LOSS Guillotine choke |
