UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria · Prelims
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds
Brendson Ribeiro vs Zhang Mingyang
Brendson Ribeiro
“The Gorilla”
18-11-0 (1 NC) · Brazil
WLLLL
Result
Mingyang wins by KO/TKO (R1 1:41)
Zhang Mingyang
“Mountain Tiger”
19-8-0 · China
L
Fight stats
RibeiroMingyang
Knockdowns
0
1
Significant strikes
14/31
17/28
Total strikes
14/31
17/28
Takedowns
0/0
0/0
Submission attempts
0
0
Control time
0:00
0:02
Head
14
13
Body
0
2
Leg
0
2
Tale of the tape
| Ribeiro | Mingyang | |
|---|---|---|
| 18-11-0 (1 NC) | Record | 19-8-0 |
| 27 | Age | 25 |
| 6′3″ | Height | 6′2″ |
| 81″ | Reach | 75″ |
| Orthodox | Stance | Orthodox |
| 2.46 | Sig. strikes landed / min | – |
| 2.9 | Sig. strikes absorbed / min | – |
| 41% | Striking accuracy | – |
| 54% | Striking defence | – |
| 0.54 | Takedowns / 15 min | – |
| 38% | Takedown accuracy | – |
| 33% | Takedown defence | – |
| 0.54 | Submission attempts / 15 min | – |
| 0:12 | Control time / fight | – |
| 9 | Wins by KO/TKO | 0 |
| 8 | Wins by submission | 0 |
| 1 | Wins by decision | 0 |
| 94% | Finish rate | – |
Last fights
Brendson Ribeiro
WFelipe FrancoSubmission · R1 · Oct 2026
LMagomed TuchalovDecision · R3 · Jul 2026
LAbdul-Rakhman YakhyaevSubmission · R1 · Apr 2026
LOumar SyKO/TKO · R1 · Sep 2025
LAzamat MurzakanovKO/TKO · R1 · Jun 2025
Zhang Mingyang
LJohnny WalkerKO/TKO · R2 · Aug 2025
Previous meetings
These fighters have not met before.