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Li Jingliang "The Leech"

Active #43 welterweight · age 38 · Orthodox · 6'0" 183 cm · 170 lb 77 kg · reach 71" 180 cm
At a glance
  • Earned a bonus in 2 of last 5 fights
  • 73% of wins by KO/TKO
  • 36% of wins finished in round 1
  • UFC veteran since 2014
Elo rating
1521
Global Elo 1571 ±38
Rank
#43
top 55% of division
UFC record
11-7-0
KO 8 · Sub 0 · Dec 3
Streak
-2
Δ90d -2 · Δ1y -2
Last fight
Aug 17, 2024
Loss by KO · R2

Division-adjusted profile

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The size-fair view: each fighter is measured against his own division, so a heavyweight's lower raw pace isn't punished. Toughness inverts strikes absorbed. Raw career numbers are in Performance above.

Honest Elo history

18 fights · tap & drag
May 24, 2014 — W vs David Michaud Δ+29Oct 4, 2014 — L vs Nordine Taleb Δ-29May 16, 2015 — W vs Dhiego Lima Δ+29Sep 26, 2015 — L vs Keita Nakamura Δ-43Jul 8, 2016 — W vs Anton Zafir Δ+31Jan 28, 2017 — W vs Bobby Nash Δ+18Jun 17, 2017 — W vs Frank Camacho Δ+14Nov 25, 2017 — W vs Zak Ottow Δ+18Feb 10, 2018 — L vs Jake Matthews Δ-16Jun 23, 2018 — W vs Daichi Abe Δ+14Nov 24, 2018 — W vs David Zawada Δ+14Aug 31, 2019 — W vs Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos Δ+22Mar 7, 2020 — L vs Neil Magny Δ-15Jan 16, 2021 — W vs Santiago Ponzinibbio Δ+21Oct 30, 2021 — L vs Khamzat Chimaev Δ-19Jul 16, 2022 — W vs Muslim Salikhov Δ+21Sep 10, 2022 — L vs Daniel Rodriguez Δ-15Aug 17, 2024 — L vs Carlos Prates Δ-19 14001450150015501600 20162018202020222024 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":286,"elo":1478,"date":"2014-05-24","opp":"David Michaud","result":"W","delta":29},{"i":1,"x":115.6,"y":332.1,"elo":1449,"date":"2014-10-04","opp":"Nordine Taleb","result":"L","delta":-29},{"i":2,"x":158.8,"y":285.4,"elo":1478,"date":"2015-05-16","opp":"Dhiego Lima","result":"W","delta":29},{"i":3,"x":184.4,"y":354.3,"elo":1435,"date":"2015-09-26","opp":"Keita Nakamura","result":"L","delta":-43},{"i":4,"x":239.5,"y":304.6,"elo":1466,"date":"2016-07-08","opp":"Anton Zafir","result":"W","delta":31},{"i":5,"x":278.8,"y":276.6,"elo":1483,"date":"2017-01-28","opp":"Bobby Nash","result":"W","delta":18},{"i":6,"x":305.7,"y":253.5,"elo":1498,"date":"2017-06-17","opp":"Frank Camacho","result":"W","delta":14},{"i":7,"x":336.7,"y":225,"elo":1516,"date":"2017-11-25","opp":"Zak Ottow","result":"W","delta":18},{"i":8,"x":351.6,"y":250.5,"elo":1500,"date":"2018-02-10","opp":"Jake Matthews","result":"L","delta":-16},{"i":9,"x":377.2,"y":228.9,"elo":1513,"date":"2018-06-23","opp":"Daichi Abe","result":"W","delta":14},{"i":10,"x":406.9,"y":206.8,"elo":1527,"date":"2018-11-24","opp":"David Zawada","result":"W","delta":14},{"i":11,"x":460.8,"y":172.4,"elo":1549,"date":"2019-08-31","opp":"Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos","result":"W","delta":22},{"i":12,"x":497.2,"y":195.9,"elo":1534,"date":"2020-03-07","opp":"Neil Magny","result":"L","delta":-15},{"i":13,"x":557.9,"y":161.7,"elo":1555,"date":"2021-01-16","opp":"Santiago Ponzinibbio","result":"W","delta":21},{"i":14,"x":613.1,"y":192.6,"elo":1536,"date":"2021-10-30","opp":"Khamzat Chimaev","result":"L","delta":-19},{"i":15,"x":663,"y":159.8,"elo":1556,"date":"2022-07-16","opp":"Muslim Salikhov","result":"W","delta":21},{"i":16,"x":673.8,"y":184.6,"elo":1541,"date":"2022-09-10","opp":"Daniel Rodriguez","result":"L","delta":-15},{"i":17,"x":810,"y":215.8,"elo":1521,"date":"2024-08-17","opp":"Carlos Prates","result":"L","delta":-19}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Aug 17, 2024 Carlos Prates L -19
Sep 10, 2022 Daniel Rodriguez L -15
Jul 16, 2022 Muslim Salikhov W +21
Oct 30, 2021 Khamzat Chimaev L -19
Jan 16, 2021 Santiago Ponzinibbio W +21
7 post-fight bonuses
  • Performance of the Night ×5
  • Fight of the Night ×2
$350,000 in bonus money

UFC awards a discretionary bonus for the night's best fight and finishes. Li Jingliang has earned 7. The payout was $50,000 from 2014 to 2025 and $100,000 from 2026; select cards have paid more.

Performance

SLpM Significant Strikes Landed per Minute. Higher = busier striker.
Strikes Landed
L1L3L5
Str Acc Striking accuracy: significant strikes landed / attempted. Higher = more efficient striker.
Strike Accuracy
L1L3L5
SApM Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute. How often opponents land on this fighter. Lower is better.
Strikes Absorbed
L1L3L5
Str Def Share of opponent’s significant strike attempts that miss or are blocked. Higher is better.
Striking Defense
L1L3L5
TD / 15 min Takedowns landed per 15 minutes (one full 3-round fight). Measures wrestling output.
Takedowns
L1L3L5
TD Acc Takedowns landed / attempted. Higher = cleaner entries.
Takedown Accuracy
L1L3L5
TD Def Share of opponent takedown attempts stuffed. Higher = harder to put on the mat.
Takedown Defense
L1L3L5
Sub / 15 min Submission attempts per 15 minutes. Counts attempts, not just finishes — a proxy for grappling aggression.
Submission Attempts
L1L3L5
Ctrl / 15 min Control time in seconds per 15 minutes. Time in dominant grappling positions. 240 = 4 min, the realistic high-end across divisions.
Control Time (sec)
L1L3L5
KD / 15 min Knockdowns landed per 15 minutes. Counts every flash KD even if the fight continued — measures stopping power across all rounds, not just finishes.
Knockdowns
L1L3L5
Above division avg (intensity ∝ how far)
Near avg (±10%)
Below division avg

Finishes

How wins come Finish rate = (KO + Submission wins) / total UFC wins. Measures how often this fighter closes the show before the scorecards.
73%
8 / 11
Finish rate
KO
8
73% of wins
SUB
0
0% of wins
DEC
3
27% of wins
KO: 8 (73%) 8 Sub: 0 (0%) Dec: 3 (27%) 3
Finishes by round
8 total
R1
4 50%
R2
2 25%
R3
2 25%
R4
R5

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 846 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
56% Head
  • Head 56%
  • Body 13%
  • Leg 31%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
87% Distance
  • Distance 87%
  • Clinch 5%
  • Ground 8%

Durability

How they're beaten How fights end AGAINST this fighter. Finished-against rate = (times KO'd + submitted) / total UFC losses. A low rate means they rarely get stopped.
43%
of losses by finish
3 of 7
1 KO/TKO 2 Sub 4 Dec

Strength of schedule in UFC

Avg opp Elo (last 5) Average Elo rating of the last 5 opponents this fighter faced. A proxy for schedule difficulty — 1700+ is elite-level competition, 1500 is a UFC average opponent.
1610
Contender level
Quality wins (1600+) Wins over opponents rated 1600+ Elo at the time of the fight — clearly above the ~1500 UFC average, contender tier. A count of genuine quality results, not record-padding.
3
of 11 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Santiago Ponzinibbio
Elo 1643 at fight time
Expected wins How many wins an average fighter would be expected to have against this exact schedule, based on pre-fight Elo win probabilities. The line below shows whether this fighter is over- or under-performing their matchups.
9.3
+1.7 wins above what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 18 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1500
1571
Notable wins
Santiago Ponzinibbio 1643 Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos 1638 Muslim Salikhov 1627
Career at a glance
Octagon time
3h 9m
Avg fight time
10:32
Fights per year
1.8
Since last fight
1y 12mo
Bonuses
7
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Source Raw fight data and per-bout statistics come from Li Jingliang on UFCStats →. Elo rating, uncertainty bands, and division-relative analytics computed by HonestElo — not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.