Zhu Rong

“The Yama King”

Zhu Rong (29-6) is a lightweight fighting out of Auckland, New Zealand. Zhu Rong's last fight was a win over Rafa García by unanimous decision at UFC Fight Night: Silva vs. Delgado in September 2026.

Record29-6-0

DivisionLightweight

Height5'9"

Reach71"

Age26

Last FightMay 28, 2026

BornMar 7, 2000

BirthplaceHeishui, Sichuan, China

Fighting out ofAuckland, New Zealand

UFC Career Stats:

Sig. strikes landed / min5.87

Striking accuracy49%

Sig. strikes absorbed / min5.63

Striking defense55%

Takedowns / 15 min1.57

Takedown accuracy63%

Takedown defense85%

Sub attempts / 15 min0.00

7 UFC fights through Oct 31, 2026. Source: UFCStats

Fight History:

*Exhibition (EX.) fights included in history

Result	Opponent	Division	Method	Rnd / Time	Event	Date	Fight
W	Rafa García	Lightweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3 · 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Silva vs. Delgado	Sep 12, 2026	View
W	Austin Hubbard	Lightweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	UFC Fight Night	Aug 23, 2025
W	Kody Steele	Lightweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	UFC 312: Du Plessis vs. Strickland 2	Feb 8, 2025
L	Chris Padilla	Lightweight	KO/TKO (Doctor Stoppage)	R2 · 4:14	UFC Fight Night	Sep 7, 2024
W	Shin Haraguchi	Lightweight	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	R3 · 3:06	Road to UFC	Feb 3, 2024
W	Kim Sang-wook	Lightweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	Road to UFC	Aug 27, 2023
W	Sung Chan Hong	Lightweight	KO/TKO (Right Hook to Ground Punches)	R1 · 2:17	Road to UFC	May 28, 2023
W	Felipe Maia	Lightweight	KO/TKO (Punches)	R2 · 1:59	UAE Warriors 34	Oct 20, 2022
L	Ignacio Bahamondes	Lightweight	Submission (Brabo Choke)	R3 · 1:40	UFC Fight Night	Feb 26, 2022
W	Brandon Jenkins	Lightweight	KO/TKO (Ground & Pound)	R3 · 4:35	UFC Fight Night	Sep 18, 2021
L	Rodrigo Vargas	Lightweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	UFC 261: Usman vs. Masvidal 2	Apr 24, 2021
W	Bideliya	Lightweight	KO/TKO	R3 · 4:16	WLF MMA 50	Jan 14, 2021
W	Shayilan Nuerdanbieke	Lightweight	KO/TKO	R1 · 2:05	WLF W.A.R.S. 47	Sep 25, 2020
W	Jiaqiang Han	Lightweight	Submission (Arm Triangle Choke)	R1 · 2:01	WLF W.A.R.S. 46	Aug 21, 2020
W	Huwannixi Wusikenbieke	Lightweight	KO/TKO	R1 · 1:47	WLF W.A.R.S. 43	May 22, 2020
W	Allisson Barbosa	Lightweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R5	WLF W.A.R.S. 39	Oct 18, 2019
W	Mohsen Mohammadseifi	Lightweight	KO/TKO	R1 · 2:50	WLF W.A.R.S. 35	Jun 14, 2019
W	Marcio Andrade	Lightweight	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	R5 · 3:49	WLF W.A.R.S. 31	Jan 3, 2019
W	Nikoloz Kajaia	Lightweight	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	R2 · 3:47	WLF W.A.R.S. 27	Sep 14, 2018
W	Arben Escayo	Lightweight	Submission (Injury)	R1 · 1:39	ABA Fighting Championship	Aug 2, 2018
W	Aleko Sagliani	Lightweight	KO/TKO (Retirement)	R2 · 2:55	WLF W.A.R.S. 25	Jun 27, 2018
W	Arsen Balyants	Lightweight	KO/TKO	R3 · 0:55	WLF W.A.R.S. 23	Apr 14, 2018
L	Guilherme Cadena	Catchweight	Submission (Triangle Choke)	R1 · 3:32	WLF W.A.R.S. 21	Jan 13, 2018
W	Takuma Watanabe	Catchweight	KO/TKO	R1 · 3:42	WLF W.A.R.S. 18	Oct 27, 2017
W	Vincenzo Tagliamonte	Lightweight	KO/TKO	R1 · 4:44	WLF W.A.R.S. 17	Sep 16, 2017
W	Ruslan Khayrulin	Catchweight	KO/TKO	R2 · 4:02	WLF W.A.R.S. 15	Jun 19, 2017
L	Wulijiburen	Featherweight	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	R1 · 1:37	Chin Woo Men	Apr 7, 2017
W	Shamaiti Shanati	Featherweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	Chin Woo Men	Feb 19, 2017
W	Fengkai Niu	Lightweight	Submission (Armbar)	R1 · 1:43	Chin Woo Men	Jan 8, 2017
L	Shamil Nasrudinov	Catchweight	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	R1 · 4:01	WLF E.P.I.C. 9	Oct 24, 2016
W	Semen Galushko	Bantamweight	KO/TKO (Punches)	R1	WLF E.P.I.C. 6	Jul 23, 2016
W	Andrey Sapa	Bantamweight	Submission (Choke)	R1 · 1:11	WLF E.P.I.C. 4	May 28, 2016
W	Vadim Khristoforov	Featherweight	KO/TKO	R1 · 3:39	WLF E.P.I.C. 3	Apr 23, 2016
W	Roman Lutsenko	Featherweight	DQ (Strikes to the Back of the Head)	R2 · 2:06	Bullet Fly FC 4	Mar 26, 2016

WRafa García
Sep 12, 2026
UFC Fight Night: Silva vs. Delgado·Lightweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R3 · 5:00View
WAustin Hubbard
Aug 23, 2025
UFC Fight Night·Lightweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R3
WKody Steele
Feb 8, 2025
UFC 312: Du Plessis vs. Strickland 2·Lightweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R3
LChris Padilla
Sep 7, 2024
UFC Fight Night·Lightweight
KO/TKO (Doctor Stoppage)·R2 · 4:14
WShin Haraguchi
Feb 3, 2024
Road to UFC·Lightweight
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)·R3 · 3:06
WKim Sang-wook
Aug 27, 2023
Road to UFC·Lightweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R3
WSung Chan Hong
May 28, 2023
Road to UFC·Lightweight
KO/TKO (Right Hook to Ground Punches)·R1 · 2:17
WFelipe Maia
Oct 20, 2022
UAE Warriors 34·Lightweight
KO/TKO (Punches)·R2 · 1:59
LIgnacio Bahamondes
Feb 26, 2022
UFC Fight Night·Lightweight
Submission (Brabo Choke)·R3 · 1:40
WBrandon Jenkins
Sep 18, 2021
UFC Fight Night·Lightweight
KO/TKO (Ground & Pound)·R3 · 4:35
LRodrigo Vargas
Apr 24, 2021
UFC 261: Usman vs. Masvidal 2·Lightweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R3
WBideliya
Jan 14, 2021
WLF MMA 50·Lightweight
KO/TKO·R3 · 4:16
WShayilan Nuerdanbieke
Sep 25, 2020
WLF W.A.R.S. 47·Lightweight
KO/TKO·R1 · 2:05
WJiaqiang Han
Aug 21, 2020
WLF W.A.R.S. 46·Lightweight
Submission (Arm Triangle Choke)·R1 · 2:01
WHuwannixi Wusikenbieke
May 22, 2020
WLF W.A.R.S. 43·Lightweight
KO/TKO·R1 · 1:47
WAllisson Barbosa
Oct 18, 2019
WLF W.A.R.S. 39·Lightweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R5
WMohsen Mohammadseifi
Jun 14, 2019
WLF W.A.R.S. 35·Lightweight
KO/TKO·R1 · 2:50
WMarcio Andrade
Jan 3, 2019
WLF W.A.R.S. 31·Lightweight
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)·R5 · 3:49
WNikoloz Kajaia
Sep 14, 2018
WLF W.A.R.S. 27·Lightweight
Submission (Guillotine Choke)·R2 · 3:47
WArben Escayo
Aug 2, 2018
ABA Fighting Championship·Lightweight
Submission (Injury)·R1 · 1:39
WAleko Sagliani
Jun 27, 2018
WLF W.A.R.S. 25·Lightweight
KO/TKO (Retirement)·R2 · 2:55
WArsen Balyants
Apr 14, 2018
WLF W.A.R.S. 23·Lightweight
KO/TKO·R3 · 0:55
LGuilherme Cadena
Jan 13, 2018
WLF W.A.R.S. 21·Catchweight
Submission (Triangle Choke)·R1 · 3:32
WTakuma Watanabe
Oct 27, 2017
WLF W.A.R.S. 18·Catchweight
KO/TKO·R1 · 3:42
WVincenzo Tagliamonte
Sep 16, 2017
WLF W.A.R.S. 17·Lightweight
KO/TKO·R1 · 4:44
WRuslan Khayrulin
Jun 19, 2017
WLF W.A.R.S. 15·Catchweight
KO/TKO·R2 · 4:02
LWulijiburen
Apr 7, 2017
Chin Woo Men·Featherweight
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)·R1 · 1:37
WShamaiti Shanati
Feb 19, 2017
Chin Woo Men·Featherweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R3
WFengkai Niu
Jan 8, 2017
Chin Woo Men·Lightweight
Submission (Armbar)·R1 · 1:43
LShamil Nasrudinov
Oct 24, 2016
WLF E.P.I.C. 9·Catchweight
Submission (Guillotine Choke)·R1 · 4:01
WSemen Galushko
Jul 23, 2016
WLF E.P.I.C. 6·Bantamweight
KO/TKO (Punches)·R1
WAndrey Sapa
May 28, 2016
WLF E.P.I.C. 4·Bantamweight
Submission (Choke)·R1 · 1:11
WVadim Khristoforov
Apr 23, 2016
WLF E.P.I.C. 3·Featherweight
KO/TKO·R1 · 3:39
WRoman Lutsenko
Mar 26, 2016
Bullet Fly FC 4·Featherweight
DQ (Strikes to the Back of the Head)·R2 · 2:06