Li Jingliang’s third-round KO of Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos at 4:51 of round three earned his third career UFC Performance of the Night — one from each of his three Chinese city appearances: Beijing (FN141), Shanghai, and now Shenzhen. Li ‘The Leech’ was a 31-year-old Xinjiang, China WW whose forward-pressure punching style had produced multiple memorable highlight finishes. His Shenzhen KO of Zaleski — who had been on a seven-fight win streak with three previous PoNs — was his most significant individual competitive win against a legitimate ranked opponent.

Alateng Heili and Danaa Batgerel’s Fight of the Night was the Shenzhen preliminary card’s most culturally resonant individual result: both fighters had Inner Mongolian and Mongolian origins, fighting in a Chinese arena before a crowd with significant Inner Mongolian demographic representation. Their competitive exchange produced the FotN designation despite being a preliminary decision. Kai Kara-France’s flyweight decision win over Mark De La Rosa continued his FLW career build. Jamahal Hill’s UFC debut — though he lost — introduced a future LHW champion to the roster.

Full Results

Main Card (ESPN+)

Zhang Weili def. Jessica Andrade — TKO (punches) — R1, 0:42 — Women’s SBW Championship (PoN $50k; FIRST CHINESE UFC CHAMPION! Right hand + knees + elbows; 2nd-fastest SBW stoppage in UFC history; 20-fight win streak; ‘Remember me!’)

Li Jingliang def. Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos — KO (punches) — R3, 4:51 — WW (PoN $50k; Li’s 3RD UFC PoN — Beijing + Shanghai + Shenzhen! Zaleski was on 7-fight win streak with 3 previous PoNs; major WW result)

Kai Kara-France def. Mark De La Rosa — Unanimous Decision (30-27, 29-28, 30-27) — FLW

Song Kenan def. Derrick Krantz — Unanimous Decision (29-28x3) — WW (Kenan Chinese WW before home crowd)

Wu Yanan def. Mizuki Inoue — Split Decision — Women’s FLW (Yanan Chinese FLW ‘Mulan’ before home crowd; Inoue Japanese debut loss)

Preliminary Card (ESPN / ESPN+)

Alateng Heili def. Danaa Batgerel — Unanimous Decision (29-27x3) — BW (FotN $50k each; Inner Mongolian vs. Mongolian preliminary war before Chinese crowd!)

Anthony Hernandez def. Jun Yong Park — Submission (anaconda choke) — R2, 4:39 — MW (Hernandez building career)

Sumudaerji def. Andre Soukhamthath — Unanimous Decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-25) — BW (Chinese Inner Mongolian fighter before home crowd)

Da Un Jung def. Khadis Ibragimov — Submission (ninja choke) — R3, 2:00 — LHW

Damir Ismagulov def. Thiago Moises — Unanimous Decision (30-26, 30-27, 30-27) — LW

Karol Rosa def. Lara Procopio — Split Decision — Women’s BW

Note: Jamahal Hill made his UFC LHW debut on this card (result: loss, but future LHW champion!)

Bonuses & Awards

🥇 Fight of the Night: Alateng Heili + Danaa Batgerel — $50,000 each (Inner Mongolian vs. Mongolian preliminary war)

🥇 Performance of the Night: Zhang Weili + Li Jingliang — $50,000 each (Li’s 3rd UFC PoN across 3 Chinese cities!)

Records & Milestones

• Zhang Weili became the first Chinese champion in UFC history and the second UFC titleholder born in Asia (after Lyoto Machida).

• Zhang’s 0:42 stoppage was the second-fastest in UFC Women’s SBW championship history.

• Li Jingliang’s third UFC PoN across three Chinese city fights: Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen.

Legacy & Impact

Zhang’s Shenzhen championship was one of the UFC’s most commercially significant individual results in Asian market development. Her title defences at UFC 261 in April 2021 (KO of Andrade rematch) and UFC 268 (decision defence against Rose Namajunas) produced the championship narrative before her shock loss to Namajunas at UFC 268 in November 2021. Her ‘Remember me!’ moment in Shenzhen remains one of the sport’s most reproduced individual fight-night declarations.

Li Jingliang’s Shenzhen PoN was his most commercially resonant individual result in a WW career that produced wins over David Zawada and Jordan Williams before a subsequent loss to Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 267 in October 2021. Kai Kara-France’s Shenzhen decision continued his FLW career build toward the interim UFC FLW title fight against Brandon Moreno at UFC 277 in July 2022. Jamahal Hill’s Shenzhen debut was his starting point in a LHW career that produced the UFC LHW Championship at UFC 283 in January 2023.

FAQ

What was the competitive context of Zhang vs. Andrade?

Andrade had become champion at UFC 237 in May 2019 by slam KO-ing Rose Namajunas, who had been champion since her first-round head kick KO of Joanna Jedrzejczyk at UFC 217 in November 2017. Andrade’s aggressive slamming style had produced four consecutive wins before her title shot. Zhang was ranked 6th in the SBW division entering Shenzhen and had gone 19-1 in a career that included wins over multiple Chinese promotion champions. The Shenzhen fight was framed as a significant competitive challenge for Zhang despite her local advantage.

How did Zhang finish Andrade?

Zhang’s sequence: leg kick to disrupt Andrade’s advance; Andrade closes distance; Zhang’s right hand connects to jaw; Andrade hurt; Zhang accelerates with knees and elbows in close; Andrade tries to disengage; Zhang follows with another right hand; Andrade falls; referee Leon Roberts stops at 0:42. Zhang landed 29 of 38 total strikes vs. Andrade’s 4 of 12. The combination of right-hand power, clinch knee/elbow damage, and follow-up finishing pressure produced the stoppage.

Who was Alateng Heili?

Alateng Heili was a Chinese bantamweight of Inner Mongolian origin who competed under the name ‘Alatengheili’. His Inner Mongolian background and Shenzhen FotN appearance gave him one of the Shenzhen card’s most locally resonant identities. Danaa Batgerel was a Mongolian BW who had gone 10-2 professionally before Shenzhen. Their preliminary fight’s FotN designation reflected both fighters’ forward-pressure BW style across three competitive rounds.

What was Li Jingliang’s triple PoN significance?

Li Jingliang’s three UFC Performance of the Night bonuses across three Chinese city UFC events — Beijing (FN141 in November 2018), Shanghai (an earlier event), and Shenzhen (FN157) — made him the UFC’s most bonus-consistent Chinese fighter in the ESPN+ era. His Shenzhen KO of Zaleski — stopping a fighter on a seven-fight win streak with three previous PoNs — was his most significant individual competitive result.

What was Zhang’s post-fight declaration significance?

Zhang’s English-language declaration — ‘My name is Zhang Weili. I’m from China. Remember me!’ — delivered to a Shenzhen crowd and broadcast globally was one of the UFC ESPN+ era’s most commercially replayed individual fight-night moments. At 30 years old, fighting in her home country for the first UFC championship ever contested in China, Zhang’s declaration reflected both the personal achievement and the historic context of the result.

What was Jamahal Hill’s Shenzhen debut?

Hill was a 27-year-old Grand Rapids, Michigan LHW making his UFC debut at Shenzhen. His debut result was a loss, but his athletic profile — physical LHW size, striking background, and explosiveness — was identified by media as a long-term roster asset. His subsequent UFC LHW career produced wins over Klidson Abreu, Darko Stosic, Thiago Santos, and others before the UFC LHW Championship at UFC 283 in January 2023 against Glover Teixeira.

References

UFC Fight Night 157: Andrade vs. Zhang — Wikipedia

UFC Fight Night 157 — Tapology

UFC Fight Night 157: Andrade vs. Zhang | Event Profile, Full Results & Legacy

Table of Contents

Introduction

Shenzhen — First Chinese UFC Champion

Quick Stats

Main Event: Zhang Weili’s 42-Second Title Triumph

Li Jingliang’s PoN, Alateng/Batgerel FotN & The Card