7:30 a.m. Beijing time on February 18, 2024, Honda Center in Anaheim, California, USA. Zhang Mingyang made his UFC debut
The overall match and the order of appearance are tentatively determined
10 o'clock main event:
Headline FeathersWeight class 145 pounds round 5x5 points. Australia 26-3 Volkanovski vs Spain defeated Topria in 12 games.
In unionWeight class 185 pounds round 3x5 points. Australia lost 24-7 to Whitaker (see Weekly Fight Highlights 19 for an introduction, Weekly Fighting Results 19) vs Brazil 14-2 to Costa.
secondaryWeight class 170 pounds round 3x5 points. The U.S. went 15-5 and Neil vs Ireland beat Gary in all 13 games.
ChicksWeight class 135 pounds round 3x5 points. Georgia 16-4 Dvalishvili vs 16-3 Saihudo (for an introduction, see Zhou Fighting Focus 10 Latest Battle Report Zhou Fighting Result 10).
MediumWeight class 185 pounds round 3x5 points. The United States 11-2 Hernandez vs Russia 12-2 Kopilov.
9 points in the second card:
Female grassWeight class 115 pounds round 3x5 points. Brazil 13-3-1 draw Lemos vs USA 13-4 Dunn.
HeavyWeight class 265 pounds round 3x5 points. Brazil 21-9-1 draw De Lima vs Australia 7-3 Tafa.
ChicksWeight class 135 pounds round 3x5 points. Japan beat Ryoya Nakamura in all 6 matches vs Ecuador 11-3 Villa.
Sub-heavyWeight class 205 pounds round 3x5 points. China won 16 wins6 lossesZhang Mingyangvs Brazil 15-5 defeat Ribeiro.
7:30 a.m. Morning Session
secondaryWeight class 170 pounds round 3x5 points. USA 6-1 Quinlan vs USA 7-Barlow.
secondaryWeight class 170 pounds round 3x5 points. Jamaica 7-1 Woodburn vs Wales 9-2 Elliott.
Female fliesWeight class 125 pounds round 3x5 points. USA 13-8 Lee vs USA 12-5 Maverick.
205-pound light heavyweight lead card 4th > round 3x5 points
"Downhill Tiger" is famous. Born on August 16, 1998, a native of Taihe County, Anhui Province, with a height of 189cm and an arm span of 191cm, he is currently the official heavyweight challenger of the UFC and has a professional mixed martial arts record16-6, 100% finishing rate in 16 wins, 1 round finish, 10 knockouts and 6 submissions. Qingdao Xinjiang International Fight Club. He has won the provincial sanda championship and the gold medal at the 2018 Amateur Mixed Martial Arts Youth World Championships.
Since joining the professional mixed martial arts on December 30, 2014, Zhang Mingyang has won the 86kg championship of the Xinjiang International Mixed Martial Arts Championship, the 90kg championship of the top of the East of the Xinjiang, the WBK-16 85kg championship of the True Martial Spirit, and the championship of the 8-man martial arts cage match. In addition, he has also participated in 7 martial arts cage matches, 2 Kunlun duels, 1 Tatfight China vs Tatarstan, 3 Huya fights: Kung Fu Carnival Season 2 Giant Fights, Legend King Championship Phase 4, IPFC Yunfeng Showdown: Global Kung Fu Master, Fight King Year-end Ceremony and other events, with a total record of 15 wins and 6 losses.
On June 9, 2022, in the first season of Road to UFC at the Singapore Indoor Stadium, Zhang Mingyang knocked out Tox with a combination of punches in 3 minutes and 57 seconds and successfully joined the UFC. This matchup is Zhang Mingyang's debut in the UFC main event.
"Gorilla" Brunson Ribeiro. Born on August 9, 1996, a native of Marituba, Pará, Brazil, he is 191cm tall and has an arm span of 206cm15-5, Evolution Fighting Gym.
On July 11, 2015, Ribeiro defeated Fernandez in his first professional mixed martial arts bout at an unknown tournament in Brazil, and in the same year, he won all four fights. In 2016, Ribeiro played in 4 fights, the first 2 in the 3rd Apocalypse Fight and the 69th Honor Series, and the last 2 in the 4th Apocalypse Fight and Aspera 41 Fight: The Road to KSW.
In 2017, Ribeiro played in 3 fights, the first 2 in the 4th edition of the Dark Shadow War, the last 1 in the unknown tournament in the unknown region where the name was not found, and the last 1 match in the Apocalypse Fighting Championship was fruitless. In 2018, Ribeiro played two fights, first losing by majority decision in M-1 in 89 periods, and then winning by KO in 1:31 in the 8th period of the Battle of the Shadows.
In the two or three years of 2019-2020, somehow Ribeiro 0 played. In 2021, Ribeiro won 2 consecutive games in the 8th phase of Robot Nation and 3rd phase of Future Road. In 2022, Ribeiro played 4 fights, the first 2 in the Big Man MMA 2 and AMC Fight Night 109 again 2 consecutive defeats, and the last 2 in the Robot Nation 13 and Shoto Brazil 114 Championship Challenge.
In the last and crucial fight, on September 6, 2023, at the UFC Apex Arena in Las Vegas, USA, the Dana White Competitors Series: Week 5 main event, Ribeiro knocked out a straight right hand at 3 minutes and 47 seconds, and then hammered TKO on the ground and another Brazilian, Bruno Lopez, won and received a UFC contract. Like Zhang Mingyang, this matchup is also his UFC main event debut.
Technology comparison.
Zhang MingyangClear and effective strikes. The number of clear and effective strikes per minute is 0 more than Ribeiro4 。Clear and effective every minutebeThe number of hits, Zhang Mingyang is 0 more than Ribeiro28。The number of knockouts per 15 minutes, Zhang Mingyang is 0 less than Ribeiro1。Clear and effective strikes. TotalAccuracy, 10 points more than Ribeiro. The three striking postures of standing, inner circumference, and ground account for the total ratio, and Zhang Mingyang, like Ribeiro, has no inner perimeter and is biased towards standing. The blow to the head, body, and lower limbs accounted for the total ratio, and Zhang Mingyang was more balanced than Ribeiro, and Ribeiro had no body data and eccentric blows.
Falling opponents into the ground, controlling submission data is missing.
Effective defense. The success rate of effective defensive strikes is 6 points lower than that of Ribeiro. Defense is taken to the ground by a fall, and the success rate data is missing.
Ribeiro. Overall. Since the two players are both making their UFC main match debuts, the data on the UFC official website is not comprehensive and complete, so in combination with the winning defense of Tapology.com, the two have very similar styles in the cage, winning and ending, losing and ending, and playing a protracted battle is not what they are good at.
Hard picking out the details, Zhang Mingyang's advantages are balanced in hitting, the relative output is slightly more, the accuracy is high, the disadvantage defense is slightly poor, and the 1 year and 8 months after signing the contract are busy with marriage and childbirth, life events, retirement, and other unknown reasons have not played the game, and the state and training effect are a mystery.
Ribeiro, who has some advantage in height and reach, has a slightly higher knockdown and finishing rate, and is only more than five months away from his last fight, so he may be in better form.
145-pound featherweight champion > headline main card round 5x5 points
Defending champion "The Great" Volkanovsky. Current professional mixed martial arts record26-3
Brief introduction of experience: UFC290, PFL Berlin, Zhou Martial Arts Recommendation 19. Last 2 fights: UFC290, PFL Berlin, Zhou Fighting Results: 19 Makhachev TKO Volkanovski, Chimaev Decision Defeat Usman, UFC294 Results. Volkanovki, who has defended his title five times in a row, has been defending his title for the sixth time since July 12, 2020, when he won the 245 co-main event of the UFC Digital Tournament. Challenger "Matador" Ilya Topria. Born on January 21, 1997, born in Halle West, Germany, Georgia & Spain, with a height of 170cm and an arm span of 175cm, he is currently the official UFC featherweight challenger 3 and has a professional mixed martial arts recordWon all 14 battles, a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, affiliated with the Clement Club.
On April 5, 2015, Topria made his debut in Max Fighting in Valencia, Spain, and won a featherweight clash with Martinez in a 3:30 arm-triangle lock. On May 10 of the same year, Topria won the second fight by rear-naked choke at 1:03 of Clement's show.
In 2016, Topria won two fights and two victories in the Spanish Max Martial Arts tournament, first by a rear-naked choke submission of Daniel Vasquez at a tieweight of one round and a rear-naked choke of one round at a distance of 2:50 and then by a guillotine submission of John Guarin to win the featherweight title.
In 2018, Topria relegated to bantamweight and played two bouts, first by guillotine guillotine submission in Finland 43 at 3:35, and then by submission of Brian Bolan at 1:39 in Caged Warrior 94 in Belgium to win the bantamweight title.
In 2019, Topria regularly fought 2 fights in 1 year, moved back to featherweight in the weight class, participated in the 2nd BR**E Brave Fight League, first submitted Gomez in the 26th lead card at 1:51 with a triangle lock armbar, and then won the first non-submission victory at 3:42 in the 29th main event, and knocked out Gontalves.
In 2020, Topria signed with the UFC and still maintains the old habit of playing 2 games in 1 year. On Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Topria made his UFC debut in Game 1 of the 179th Main Event of Fight Night, beating Youssef Zaral by unanimous decision for the first time on October 11. On December 6 of the same year, Topria played in the second game of the UFC on ESPN 19 lead event, knocking out Jackson with a heavy punch in 2:38.
In 2021, Topria broke the norm by playing just one game, and in the fifth game of the 264th draw of the UFC Digital Series, he smashed Ryan Hall with a ground-and-pound 4:47 to win.
In 2022, Topria returned to the routine of two fights a year. He first moved up to lightweight on March 20 in the UFC Digital 204 with a right hook to knock out Jay Herbert in the second round of 1:07, then relegated to featherweight in the first main event of the UFC Digital 282 and defeated Bryce Mitchell in the second round of the 3:10 arm triangle lock.
On June 25, 2023, the latest record, UFC ABC 5 Fight Night Main Event, Topria defeated Emmett -45.
So far, Topria has won the title challenge with an impressive record of 6 consecutive victories in the UFC, and is ready to upend Volkanovki's featherweight dynasty for more than 3 years.
Technology comparison.
Clear and effective strikes. The number of clear effective strikes per minute, Volkanovsky is 1 more than Topria75。The number of clear and effective beatings per minute, Volkanovsky is 0 more than Topria37。The number of knockouts per 15 minutes, Volkanovsky is 0 fewer than Topria6。Clear and effective strikes. TotalAccuracy , Volkanovsky is 11 points higher than Topria. The three striking stances of standing, inside and ground accounted for the total ratio, with Volkanovsky having slightly more inside and Topria on the ground. The three parts of the head, body, and lower limbs accounted for the total proportion, Volkanovsky attacked the lower limbs relatively more, and Topria hit the head more.
Knock down opponents to the canvas and control submissions. The number of falls to the ground per 15 minutes, Volkanovsky is 035。Fall into the groundTotalSuccess rate , Volkanovsky is 18 points less than Topria. With every 15 minutes, Volkanovski has 1 less than Topria28。
Effective defense. The success rate of effective strikes in defense, Volkanovsky is 9 points less than Topria. DefensebeFalling to the ground, Volkanovsky is 23 points better than Topria.
Winning method ratio. Volkanovsky has 13 TKO KOs, 9 decisions and 3 submissions, while Topria TKO KOs 4 times, 1 decision and 8 submissions.
It is roughly inferred that Volkanovsky and Topria, who have not played together in the UFC resume, can be referred to.
Volkanovsky's strengths include many vicious battles, high gold content of opponents, 7cm longer arm span than Topria, and advantages in the number of strikes, hit percentage, and finishing ability in terms of standing technique. Comparatively speaking, his ground and ground kicks are weaker than jiu-jitsu, and his defense is weak.
Topria's strengths, nearly 10 years younger, slightly taller by 2cm, defense of striking strikes, ground techniques using up-and-down offense and defense, jiu-jitsu control. However, he has relatively little game experience and has relatively low gold content against opponents, and has only beaten 7 Emmett at the highest level in the active feather rankings.