By The Numbers: Lipeng Zhang vs. Saygid Izagakhmaev

Degree of difficulty appears to be on the rise for Lipeng Zhang inside One Championship.

“The Ultimate Fighter China” winner will look to keep his perfect promotional record intact when he confronts Saygid Izagakhmaev in a ONE 161 lightweight showcase on Thursday at Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore. Zhang has enjoyed an undefeated run across his past six outings, going 5-0-1. He last appeared at ONE “Only the Brave,” where he buried Ruslan Emilbek Uulu with punches just 32 seconds into their Jan. 28 pairing. Izagakhmaev, meanwhile, enters the cage on the strength of a three-fight winning streak. He last fought on Jan. 14, when he submitted James Nakashima with a brabo choke in the second round of his organizational debut at ONE “Heavy Hitters.”

As Zhang and Izagakhmaev approach their forthcoming battle at 170 pounds, a look at some of the numbers that have accompanied them to this point:

32: Years of age for Zhang, who was born in Tongliao, China, on March 10, 1990.

12: Zhang wins by knockout or technical knockout, accounting for 36% of his career total (33). His list of victims includes Ivica Truscek, Leandro Rodrigues Pontes and Javier Fuentes. Zhang holds 13 other wins by submission (40%) and eight more by decision (24%).

2: Divisions in which Zhang struck gold inside the Kunlun Fight organization. He captured the lightweight crown with a three-round unanimous decision over Beibit Nazarov on Jan. 23, 2016 and laid claim to the welterweight title with a first-round technical knockout of the aforementioned Pontes on Jan. 2, 2017.

51: Rounds completed by Zhang as a professional mixed martial artist. He has gone the distance on 15 different occasions and carries an 8-5-2 record in those bouts.

129: Combined victories between the 10 men—Rodrigo Caporal (twice), Elnur Agaev, Kajan Johnson, Chris Wade, Chris Garcia, Marcos Yoshio Souza, Arthit Hanchana, Gadji Zaipulaev, Tony Rossini and Claes Beverlov—who have defeated Zhang. They boast a cumulative .662 winning percentage at 129-63-3.

28: Years of age for Izagakhmaev, who was born on Sept. 3, 1994 in Makhachkala, Russia.

13: Izagakhmaev victories by submission, accounting for 65% of his career total (20). His methods of choice: five armbars, three rear-naked chokes, two triangle chokes, one arm-triangle choke, one brabo choke and one kimura. Izagakhmaev owns two other victories by knockout or technical knockout (10%) and five more by decision (25%).

50: Seconds needed for Izagakhmaev to dispatch Artem Savov with an armbar under the Liga Kavkaz banner on Aug. 15, 2013. More than nine years later, it remains his fastest finish to date.

11: Consecutive calendar years in which Izagakhmaev has fought at least once. In addition to his 1-0 mark in 2022, he went 1-0 in 2012, 6-0 in 2013, 1-0 in 2014, 1-0 in 2015, 3-0 in 2016, 1-0 in 2017, 0-1 in 2018, 3-0 in 2019, 1-0 in 2020 and 2-1 in 2021.

.694: Cumulative winning percentage between the two opponents—Carlston Harris and Elias Silverio—who have beaten Izagakhmaev. They sport a combined record of 34-14-1.