Lightweight

Rongzhu

Last fought: Sep 2026

RECORD

Pro

29-6-0

UFC

4-3-0

Age

Height

5'9"

Weight

155 lbs

Reach

71"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	13:38
Fight Completion Rate	90.9%
Avg Rounds per Fight	2.73
% Fights Inside the Distance	42.9%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	13-14 (48.1%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	11-11 (50.0%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	2-3 (40.0%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	81.2%
% Time in Control	13.6%
% Time Controlled	5.2%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	72.4%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	6.49
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	6.43
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+0.07
Distance Strike Accuracy	47.6%
Distance Strike Defense	56.3%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	0.45
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.00
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	1.03
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	1.74
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	0.00
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	1.68

All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →

Where the Strikes Land

Share of landed significant strikes by target

Where the Fight Happens

Share of total fight time by position

Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Lightweight field

Rongzhu League percentile bands (p5–p95) League median

The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →

Career Stats

Statistic	Rongzhu
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	49.1%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	5.9
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	5.6
Strike Differential	0.2/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	62.5%
Takedown Defense	85.2%
Takedowns Landed/15min	1.6
Submission Attempts/15min	0.0
Control Time/15min	2:02
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	25.0%
Submission % of Wins	0.0%
Decision % of Wins	75.0%
Avg Fight Time	13:38
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.3
Reversals/15min	0.2

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	47.9%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	6.6
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	6.1
Takedown Accuracy	25.0%
Takedown Defense	84.6%
Control Time/Fight	0:10

Fight History

WIN

vs. Rafa Garcia

Noche UFC: Silva vs. Delgado • Sep 2026Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Rongzhu109/24744%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Rafa Garcia73/18939%TD 1/9Ctrl 1:15

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rongzhu	29/69	42%	0/0	0:00	—
	Rafa Garcia	21/50	42%	1/1	0:28	—

R2	Rongzhu	39/79	49%	0/0	0:00	—
	Rafa Garcia	23/69	33%	0/2	0:23	—

R3	Rongzhu	41/99	41%	0/0	0:00	—
	Rafa Garcia	29/70	41%	0/6	0:24	—

WIN

vs. Austin Hubbard

UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Zhang • Aug 2025Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Rongzhu101/19751%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Austin Hubbard75/22633%TD 2/12Ctrl 1:02

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rongzhu	20/46	43%	0/0	0:00	—
	Austin Hubbard	18/59	31%	1/3	0:29	—

R2	Rongzhu	29/62	47%	0/0	0:00	—
	Austin Hubbard	28/68	41%	1/3	0:33	—

R3	Rongzhu	52/89	58%	0/0	0:00	—
	Austin Hubbard	29/99	29%	0/6	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Kody Steele

UFC 312: Du Plessis vs. Strickland 2 • Feb 2025Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Rongzhu125/24152%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:18KD 1

Kody Steele59/20928%TD 1/4Ctrl 0:06

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rongzhu	33/75	44%	0/0	0:08	—
	Kody Steele	27/86	31%	1/3	0:06	—

R2	Rongzhu	32/64	50%	0/0	0:10	1
	Kody Steele	9/36	25%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	Rongzhu	60/102	59%	0/0	0:00	—
	Kody Steele	23/87	26%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Chris Padilla

UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Brady • Sep 2024Lightweight

KO/TKO • Rd 2, 4:14

Rongzhu49/8856%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:12

Chris Padilla68/10565%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rongzhu	27/54	50%	0/0	0:00	—
	Chris Padilla	35/53	66%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Rongzhu	22/34	65%	0/0	0:12	—
	Chris Padilla	33/52	63%	0/1	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Ignacio Bahamondes

UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Green • Feb 2022Lightweight

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 3, 1:40

Rongzhu48/12937%TD 1/4Ctrl 0:20

Ignacio Bahamondes126/19465%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:21

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rongzhu	9/17	53%	0/1	0:06	—
	Ignacio Bahamondes	42/66	64%	0/0	1:11	—

R2	Rongzhu	31/83	37%	0/0	0:00	—
	Ignacio Bahamondes	60/97	62%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Rongzhu	8/29	28%	1/3	0:14	—
	Ignacio Bahamondes	24/31	77%	0/0	0:10	—

WIN

vs. Brandon Jenkins

UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Spann • Sep 2021Lightweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 3, 4:35

Rongzhu86/13464%TD 6/8Ctrl 9:27KD 1

Brandon Jenkins41/10539%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:04

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rongzhu	35/51	69%	1/1	2:01	1
	Brandon Jenkins	22/56	39%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Rongzhu	30/46	65%	3/5	4:00	—
	Brandon Jenkins	10/22	45%	0/0	0:04	—

R3	Rongzhu	21/37	57%	2/2	3:26	—
	Brandon Jenkins	9/27	33%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Kazula Vargas

UFC 261: Usman vs. Masvidal 2 • Apr 2021Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Rongzhu42/10540%TD 3/4Ctrl 2:44

Kazula Vargas96/17655%TD 0/1Ctrl 1:10

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rongzhu	13/32	41%	0/0	0:00	—
	Kazula Vargas	47/82	57%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Rongzhu	2/7	29%	2/3	2:32	—
	Kazula Vargas	8/13	62%	0/0	1:10	—

R3	Rongzhu	27/66	41%	1/1	0:12	—
	Kazula Vargas	41/81	51%	0/1	0:00	—

Prior to UFC

Road to UFC (4 fights)

WIN

vs. Victor Martinez

Road To UFC 5.1 • May 2026

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 1:10

Rongzhu11/1385%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:03KD 1

Victor Martinez0/30%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rongzhu	11/13	85%	0/0	0:03	1
	Victor Martinez	0/3	0%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Shin Haraguchi

Road to UFC 2.7 • Feb 2024

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 3, 3:06

Rongzhu64/12153%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:34

Shin Haraguchi29/5949%TD 4/25Ctrl 3:03

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rongzhu	12/22	55%	0/0	0:06	—
	Shin Haraguchi	8/13	62%	3/9	2:11	—

R2	Rongzhu	26/49	53%	0/0	0:09	—
	Shin Haraguchi	11/24	46%	1/9	0:52	—

R3	Rongzhu	26/50	52%	0/0	0:19	—
	Shin Haraguchi	10/22	45%	0/7	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Sangwook Kim

Road to UFC 2.5 + 2.6 • Aug 2023

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Rongzhu132/24853%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:04KD 1

Sangwook Kim94/18152%TD 2/10Ctrl 2:29

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rongzhu	15/32	47%	0/0	0:04	—
	Sangwook Kim	23/35	66%	2/6	2:29	—

R2	Rongzhu	47/91	52%	0/0	0:00	—
	Sangwook Kim	36/71	51%	0/3	0:00	—

R3	Rongzhu	70/125	56%	0/0	0:00	1
	Sangwook Kim	35/75	47%	0/1	0:00	—

WIN

vs. SeongChan Hong

Road to UFC 2.3 + 2.4 • May 2023

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 2:17

Rongzhu20/3853%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:15KD 1

SeongChan Hong15/2756%TD 0/5Ctrl 0:47

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rongzhu	20/38	53%	0/0	0:15	1
	SeongChan Hong	15/27	56%	0/5	0:47	—

Last updated: 2026-09-15 | Data source: UFCStats.com