Biography(references)Originally from a small town near Tacheng in the Xinjiang UAR of Northwest China, Li competed in Chinese wrestling and trained in Sanda before moving to Beijing in 2008 in order to pursue a career in professional mixed martial arts. Li began training under the tutelage of former UFC Lightweight Zhang Tiequan.
Fighter Trivia(references)Li and his wife have a daughter and a son .
Awards & Accolades
Legend Fighting Championship: Legend FC Welterweight Championship (One time)
UFC: Fight of the Night (Two times) vs Frank Camacho and Jake Matthews
UFC: Performance of the Night (Five times) vs. Zak Ottow, David Zawada, Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos, Santiago Ponzinibbio and Muslim Salikhov
UFC: Tied (Thiago Alves and Vicente Luque) for second most knockouts in UFC Welterweight division history (8)
China Open Jiu-jitsu Tournament: 2013 1st place - Absolute (Purple Belt)
China Open Jiu-jitsu Tournament: 2013 1st place - 92 kg (Purple Belt)
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