Hu Yaozong

Yaozong Hu
Born	(1995-04-07) April 7, 1995 (age 27) Gansu, China
Other names	Totoro
Nationality	Chinese
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Division	Middleweight Light heavyweight Heavyweight
Reach	72.0 in (183 cm) [1]
Stance	Orthodox
Fighting out of	Beijing, China
Team	Tiger Muay Thai
Years active	2016–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total	6
Wins	3
By knockout	2
By submission	1
Losses	3
By submission	2
By decision	1
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Hu Yaozong (born April 7, 1995) is a Chinese mixed martial artist who competed in the Middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Background

Hu wrestled Greco-Roman when he was young, before transitioning to MMA when he was 19. In 2011 and 2012, Hu was the Gansu Provincial Greco-Roman silver medalist. ^[2]

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Hu made his debut in back-to-back fights in October 2016, picking up wins on two consecutive days under the Chinese MMA Super League. All three of his career wins before the UFC came via stoppage. ^[3]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Hu, as a replacement for James Mulheron, faced Cyril Asker on November 25, 2017 at UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Gastelum. ^[4] He lost the fight via submission in the second round. ^[5]

In his sophomore performance, Hu moved down to Light Heavyweight, and faced Rashad Coulter on November 24, 2018 at UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Ngannou 2. At the weigh-ins, Coulter weighed in at 208 pounds, 2 pounds over the light heavyweight non-title fight limit of 206. He was fined 20 percent of his purse, which went to Hu. ^[6] Coulter won the fight by unanimous decision. ^[7]

Hu tested positive for androsta-3,5-diene-7,17-dione (arimistane) and its metabolite 7β-hydroxy-androst-3,5-diene-17-one, as the result of a urine sample provided out-of-competition on March 9, 2019. Due to his cooperation with USADA and providing a dietary supplement that contained these substances, his suspension was lowered from one year to 10 months. His suspension was retroactive to the date of his failed test, and he was eligible to return January 9, 2020. ^[8]

After serving his suspension and a layoff off almost 2 and a half years, Hu moved down to Middleweight and was scheduled to face Alen Amedovski on July 10, 2021 at UFC 264. ^[9] However on the day of the event, the bout was pulled from the event due to COVID-19 protocols issues in Amedovski's camp. ^[10] The bout was rescheduled for October 30, 2021 at UFC 267. ^[11] However, Amedovski was removed from the event due to undisclosed reasons and replaced by Andre Petroski. ^[12] He lost the bout at the end of the third round via arm-triangle choke. ^[13]

On February 10, 2022, it was announced that Hu was released by UFC. ^[14]

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
6 matches	3 wins	3 losses
By knockout	2	0
By submission	1	2
By decision	0	1

Res.	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Loss	3–3	Andre Petroski	Submission (arm-triangle choke)	UFC 267	October 30, 2021	3	4:46	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	Middleweight debut.
Loss	3–2	Rashad Coulter	Decision (unanimous)	UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Ngannou 2	November 24, 2018	3	5:00	Beijing, China	Light Heavyweight debut; Coulter missed weight (208 lb).
Loss	3–1	Cyril Asker	Submission (rear-naked choke)	UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Gastelum	November 25, 2017	2	2:33	Shanghai, China
Win	3–0	Abror Yakhyaev	TKO	Glory of Heroes: Conquest of Heroes	December 2, 2016	2	N/A	Jiyuan, China
Win	2–0	Baoleerdalai Er Da Bao	TKO (punches)	Chinese MMA Super League: Day 2	October 15, 2016	3	3:49	Tianjin, China
Win	1–0	Terigenle	Submission (guillotine choke)	Chinese MMA Super League: Day 1	October 14, 2016	1	3:03	Tianjin, China	Heavyweight debut.

^[15]

See also

• List of male mixed martial artists

References

1. "Stats | UFC". ufcstats.com. Retrieved 2020-10-04.
2. "Hu Yaozong | UFC". www.ufc.com. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
3. Davies, Ryan (2017-11-22). "Welcome to the UFC: Yaozong Hu, Wuliji Buren and Yanan Wu". Bloody Elbow. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
4. John Morgan (2017-11-20). "8th Chinese fighter added to UFC-Shanghai as 12-bout lineup again complete". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2017-11-20.
5. "UFC Fight Night 122 results: Cyril Asker chokes out Hu Yaozong in second round". MMAjunkie. 2017-11-25. Retrieved 2017-11-26.
6. Drake Riggs (2018-11-23). "UFC Beijing weigh in results: Rashad Coulter comes in heavy". bjpenn.com. Retrieved 2018-11-23.
7. "UFC Fight Night 141 play-by-play and live results". MMAjunkie. 2018-11-24. Retrieved 2018-11-24.
8. "Statement on Yaozong Hu | UFC". www.ufc.com. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
9. DNA, MMA (2021-05-21). "Alen Amedovski treft Hu Yaozong tijdens UFC 264". MMA DNA. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
10. "Yaozong-Amedovski UFC bout off due to protocols". ESPN.com. 2021-07-10. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
11. Marcel Dorff (2021-08-27). "New attempt for Hu Yaozong vs. Alen Amedovski, this time at UFC 267 in Abu Dhabi". mmadna.nl. Retrieved 2021-08-27.(in Dutch)
12. Marcel Dorff (2021-10-17). "Andre Petroski takes short notice against Hu Yaozong at UFC 267 in Abu Dhabi". mmadna.nl. Retrieved 2021-10-17.(in Dutch)
13. Evanoff, Josh (2021-10-30). "UFC 267 Results: Andre Petroski Submits Durable Hu Yaozong". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2021-10-30.
14. Tabuena, Anton (2022-02-10). "Report: 11 more fighters removed from UFC roster". Bloody Elbow. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
15. Sherdog.com. "Yaozong Hu". Sherdog. Retrieved 2020-08-07.

External links

• Professional MMA record for Hu Yaozong from Sherdog
• Hu Yaozong at UFC