Wang Cong Explained

Wang Cong
Weight Class:Lightweight (Boxing & Kickboxing)
Flyweight (MMA)
Weight Lb:125
Birth Date:15 May 1992
Birth Place:Dalian, Liaoning, China
Style:Kickboxing, Sanda, Boxing
Nickname:The Joker
Reach In:66.5[1]
Years Active:2014–present
Mma Kowin:2
Mma Subwin:2
Mma Decwin:2
Mma Subloss:1
Sherdog:413126
Kickbox Win:8
Kickbox Kowin:1
Kickbox Draw:1
Fighting Out Of:Liaoning Province, China
Native Name:王聰

Wang Cong (; born 15 May 1992) is a Chinese mixed martial artist, boxer and Sanda kickboxer currently competing in the women's Flyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). She was the Kunlun Fight Women's Lightweight Champion as well as the Kunlun Fight 2018 Legend of Mulan Tournament winner.

With regards to her amateur credentials, she won a gold medal in Sanda at the 2013 World Wushu Championships and another gold medal at the 2014 Asian Games. She won a silver medal in amateur boxing at the 2019 World Championships.[2]

Kickboxing

Wang is a world champion in sanda and holds a 2015 victory in kickboxing against UFC Women's Flyweight Champion Valentina Shevchenko.[3]

Mixed martial arts

After winning her first three bouts in MMA, Wang faced her biggest challenge yet, taking on UFC vet Wu Yanan on January 20, 2024 at Kunlun Fight 95, winning the bout via unanimous decision.[4] [5]

Wang faced Paula Luna on May 18, 2024 at Road to UFC Season 3: Episode 2, where she submitted her opponent in the first round and won a UFC contract.[6]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Wang faced Victoria Leonardo on August 24, 2024 at UFC on ESPN 62.[7] She won the fight by knockout in the first round.[8] One day after the event, UFC CEO Dana White added a Performance of the Night award for Wang.[9]

Wang faced Gabriella Fernandes on November 23, 2024, at UFC Fight Night 248.[10] She was dropped by a left hook and lost the fight via a rear-naked choke submission in the second round, marking her first lost as a mixed martial artist.[11]

Championships and accomplishments

Kickboxing

Mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts record

|-|Loss|align=center|6–1|Gabriella Fernandes|Technical Submission (rear-naked choke)| | |align=center|2|align=center|3:49|Macau, SAR, China||-|Win|align=center|6–0|Victoria Leonardo|KO (punches)| | |align=center|1|align=center|1:02|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States||-|Win|align=center| 5–0|Paula Luna|Submission (guillotine choke) |Road to UFC Season 3: Episode 2||align=center|1|align=center|3:04|Shanghai, China||-|Win|align=center| 4–0|Wu Yanan|Decision (unanimous)|Kunlun Fight 95||align=center| 3|align=center| 5:00|Bangkok, Thailand||-|Win|align=center| 3–0|Amena Hadaya|Decision (unanimous)|UAE Warriors 45||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates||-|Win|align=center| 2–0|Tae Murayama|TKO (head kick and punches)|Dragon FC 7||align=center| 1|align=center| 1:53|Daye, China||-|Win|align=center| 1–0|Ji Hongfeng|Submission (rear-naked choke)|Huya FC 6||align=center| 2|align=center| N/A|Zhengzhou, China|

Kickboxing record

|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 2018-09-29 || Win||align=left| Sarel de Jong || David Zunwu World Fighting Championship || Macau || Decision || 3 || 3:00|-|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2018-09-09 || Win ||align=left| Zhu Mengjia || Kunlun Fight 76 - 2018 Legend of Mulan Tournament, Final || Shangqiu, China || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00|-! style=background:white colspan=9 |Wins the Kunlun Fight 2018 Legend of Mulan Tournament.|-|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2018-09-09 || Win ||align=left| Nili Block || Kunlun Fight 76 - 2018 Legend of Mulan Tournament, Semi Finals || Shangqiu, China || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2018-09-09 || Win ||align=left| Niamh Kinehan || Kunlun Fight 76 - 2018 Legend of Mulan Tournament, Quarter Finals || Shangqiu, China || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2018-04-07 || Win ||align=left| Marion Montanari || Wu Lin Feng 2018: Shijiazhuang || Shijiazhuang, China || Decision || 3 || 3:00

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2017-10-28 || Win ||align=left| Natalia Leskiv || WKA World Super Sanda King|| Beijing, China || KO (Straight to the body)|| 3 || 1:48|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2016-01-09 || Win ||align=left| Svetlana Vinnikova || Kunlun Fight 36 || Shanghai, China || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2015-10-31 || Win ||align=left| Valentina Shevchenko || Kunlun Fight 33 || Changde, China || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00|-! style=background:white colspan=9 |Wins the Kunlun Fight Women's Lightweight Championship.|- style="background:#c5d2ea;"| 2010-11-13 || Draw ||align=left| Tiffany van Soest || Wu Lin Feng: Las Vegas Spectacular || Las Vegas, Nevada, USA || Draw (majority) || 3 || 3:00|-| colspan=9 | Legend:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cong Wang ("The Joker") MMA Fighter Page . 2024-08-25 . Tapology . en.
  2. https://d152tffy3gbaeg.cloudfront.net/2019/10/C75WW60.pdf_0.pdf_1.pdf_2.pdf_3.pdf 2019 World Championships results
  3. Web site: Kickboxing star with win over Shevchenko joins Road to UFC; Season 3 opening round fight cards set. sherdog.com. Anton Tabuena. 2024-05-13. 2024-08-24.
  4. Web site: 网易 . 2024-01-21 . 昆仑决95战报丨张扬王者归来60秒KO泰国猛将！王聪击败武亚楠惊艳全场 . 2024-02-19 . www.163.com.
  5. Web site: sina_mobile . 2024-01-21 . 昆仑决95战报丨张扬王者归来60秒KO泰国猛将！王聪击败武亚楠惊艳全场 . 2024-02-19 . k.sina.cn.
  6. Web site: Chinese fighter wins UFC contract through Road To UFC . 2024-06-09 . SHINE . en.
  7. Web site: Morning Report: Justin Gaethje reflects on Max Holloway loss: 'He was very precise and perfect that night' - Fight Announcements. mmafighting.com. Drake Riggs. 2024-07-17. 2024-07-17.
  8. Web site: Wang Cong Kicks Off UFC Vegas 96 with a Bang, KOs Victoria Leonardo. cagesidepress.com. Shawn Bitter. 2024-08-24. 2024-08-24.
  9. Web site: Dana White grants Wang Cong's request for $50K bonus: 'You looked AMAZING'. mmajunkie.com. Matthew Wells. 2024-08-25. 2024-08-25.
  10. Web site: 2024-09-26 . UFC Macau adds Yan Xiaonan vs. Tabatha Ricci, Volkan Oezdemir vs. Carlos Ulberg, return of Wang Cong . 2024-09-26 . MMA Junkie . en-US.
  11. Web site: UFC Macau: Gabriella Fernandes Shocks with Upset Submission of Wang Cong. cagesidepress.com. Bryson Hester. 2024-11-23. 2024-11-23.
  12. Web site: Kunlun Fight 76 Results: Superbon Advances, Cong Claims Tournament. Zach. Aittama.
  13. Web site: UFC Stats - Women's Flyweight - Fight Stats. ufc.com. 2024-08-24. UFC.

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