Alateng Heili
Alateng Heili | |
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Born | Alxa, Inner Mongolia, China | December 14, 1991
Other names | The Mongolian Knight |
Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
Weight | 135 lb (61 kg; 9 st 9 lb) |
Division | Flyweight Bantamweight |
Reach | 66.5 in (169 cm) |
Style | Freestyle wrestling |
Fighting out of | Inner Mongolia, China |
Team | UFC PI Shanghai[1] Fight Ready (2021–present)[2] |
Years active | 2013–present |
Mixed martial arts record | |
Total | 28 |
Wins | 17 |
By knockout | 5 |
By submission | 3 |
By decision | 9 |
Losses | 9 |
By knockout | 3 |
By submission | 1 |
By decision | 5 |
Draws | 2 |
Other information | |
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog |
Alateng Heili (Chinese: 阿拉腾黑力; born December 14, 1991) is a Chinese mixed martial artist of Mongol ethnicity who competes in the Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Background
[edit]Following his father's footsteps, Alateng started wrestling in school. Eventually he was spotted by a talent scout and was invited to join a team in Beijing, where he started to develop an interest in mixed martial arts.[3]
Mixed martial arts career
[edit]Early career
[edit]Starting his career in 2013, Heili compiled a 12–7–1 record in various Asian organizations, most notably fighting in Road FC, which one of the fights being against future Rizin champ, Kai Asakura. Asakura won the fight after 29 seconds, hitting Heili with a short left hook, followed by a knee strike.[4] Asakura suffered his first career loss to Je Hoon Moon during Road FC 39, losing by way of TKO.[5]
Ultimate Fighting Championship
[edit]Alatang made his debut on August 31, 2019, at UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Zhang against Danaa Batgerel.[6] He won the fight via unanimous decision.[7] This fight earned him the Fight of the Night award.[8]
Alateng faced Ryan Benoit on December 21, 2019, at UFC on ESPN+ 23.[9] He won the fight via split decision.[10]
Alateng was expected to face Casey Kenney on September 27, 2020 at UFC 253.[11] However, due to unknown reasons, it was moved to UFC on ESPN: Holm vs. Aldana on October 4, 2020.[12] He lost the fight via unanimous decision.[13]
Alateng faced Gustavo Lopez on September 18, 2021, at UFC Fight Night 192.[14] The fight ended up with a draw.[15]
Alateng faced Kevin Croom at UFC on ESPN 34 on April 16, 2022.[16] He won the fight via technical knockout early into the first round.[17]
Alateng faced Chad Anheilger on September 10, 2022, at UFC 279.[18] He won the fight via unanimous decision.[19]
Alateng was scheduled to face Rani Yahya on October 14, 2023, at UFC Fight Night 230.[20] However, Yahya withdrew from the bout for undisclosed reasons.[21] In turn, Alateng replaced Montel Jackson to face Chris Gutiérrez at the same event.[22] He lost the fight via unanimous decision.[23]
Alateng was scheduled to face Victor Hugo on April 6, 2024 at UFC Fight Night 240.[24] However, Alateng pulled out due to illness on fight week and promotional newcomer Pedro Falcão stepped in as a replacement on three days' notice.[25][26]
Alateng faced Kleydson Rodrigues on May 18, 2024, at UFC Fight Night 241.[27] He won the fight by unanimous decision.[28]
Championships and accomplishments
[edit]Mixed martial arts
[edit]- Ultimate Fighting Championship
- Fight of the Night (One time) vs. Danaa Batgerel[8]
Mixed martial arts record
[edit]28 matches | 17 wins | 9 losses |
By knockout | 5 | 3 |
By submission | 3 | 1 |
By decision | 9 | 5 |
Draws | 2 |
Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
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Win | 17–9–2 | Kleydson Rodrigues | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Murphy | May 18, 2024 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
Loss | 16–9–2 | Chris Gutiérrez | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Yusuff vs. Barboza | October 14, 2023 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
Win | 16–8–2 | Chad Anheliger | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 279 | September 10, 2022 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
Win | 15–8–2 | Kevin Croom | TKO (punches) | UFC on ESPN: Luque vs. Muhammad 2 | April 16, 2022 | 1 | 0:47 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
Draw | 14–8–2 | Gustavo Lopez | Draw (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Spann | September 18, 2021 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Alateng was deducted one point in round 3 due to repeatedly grabbing the cage. |
Loss | 14–8–1 | Casey Kenney | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Holm vs. Aldana | October 4, 2020 | 3 | 5:00 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | |
Win | 14–7–1 | Ryan Benoit | Decision (split) | UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. Korean Zombie | December 21, 2019 | 3 | 5:00 | Busan, South Korea | |
Win | 13–7–1 | Danaa Batgerel | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Zhang | August 31, 2019 | 3 | 5:00 | Shenzhen, China | Fight of the Night. |
Win | 12–7–1 | Kwak Jong-hyun | TKO (punches) | Road FC 47 | May 12, 2018 | 2 | 2:40 | Beijing, China | Catchweight (138 lb) bout. |
Win | 11–7–1 | Jang Ik-hwan | TKO (punches) | Road FC 46 | March 10, 2018 | 1 | 3:06 | Seoul, South Korea | Return to Bantamweight. |
Loss | 10–7–1 | Kai Asakura | KO (knee and punches) | Road FC 37 | March 11, 2017 | 1 | 0:29 | Seoul, South Korea | |
Draw | 10–6–1 | Jo Nam-jin | Draw (unanimous) | Road FC 34 | November 19, 2016 | 3 | 5:00 | Shijiazhuang, China | Flyweight debut. |
Win | 10–6 | Choi Mu-song | Decision (unanimous) | Road FC 31 | May 14, 2016 | 3 | 5:00 | Seoul, South Korea | |
Win | 9–6 | Fumiya Sasaki | TKO (punches) | Road FC 30 | April 16, 2016 | 1 | 1:34 | Beijing, China | |
Win | 8–6 | Kana Hyatt | Decision (unanimous) | Kunlun Fight 38 | February 21, 2016 | 3 | 5:00 | Pattaya, Thailand | |
Win | 7–6 | Kwon Min-seok | Decision (split) | Road FC 28 | January 31, 2016 | 3 | 5:00 | Seoul, South Korea | |
Win | 6–6 | Emil Abbasov | Decision (unanimous) | WLF E.P.I.C. 1 | January 13, 2016 | 3 | 5:00 | Zhengzhou, China | |
Win | 5–6 | Jessie Rafols | Submission (guillotine choke) | Kunlun Fight 31 | September 28, 2015 | 2 | N/A | Bangkok, Thailand | |
Loss | 4–6 | Jo Nam-jin | Decision (unanimous) | WBK 4 | June 5, 2015 | 3 | 5:00 | Ningbo, China | |
Win | 4–5 | Stephen Langdown | TKO (punches and soccer kicks) | One Championship 27: Warrior's Quest | May 22, 2015 | 2 | 0:51 | Kallang, Singapore | |
Loss | 3–5 | Altynbek Bazhimov | Submission (armbar) | Kunlun Fight: Cage Series 2 | April 4, 2015 | 1 | 2:53 | Almaty, Kazakhstan | |
Loss | 3–4 | Zhikang Zhao | Decision (unanimous) | Chinese Kung Fu Championships | December 23, 2014 | 3 | 3:00 | Qian'an, China | Featherweight bout. |
Loss | 3–3 | Denis Purić | TKO (punches) | Kunlun Fight 13 | November 16, 2014 | 2 | 2:05 | Hohhot, China | |
Win | 3–2 | Chao Huang | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Chinese Kung Fu Championships | November 11, 2014 | 2 | 1:44 | Qian'an, China | |
Loss | 2–2 | Baasankhuu Damnlanpurev | TKO (punches) | Ranik Ultimate Fighting Federation 13 | June 7, 2014 | 2 | 2:03 | Shanghai, China | Return to Bantamweight. |
Win | 2–1 | Tom Ni | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Ranik Ultimate Fighting Federation 12 | March 29, 2014 | 1 | N/A | Shanghai, China | Featherweight debut. |
Loss | 1–1 | Song Yadong | Decision (unanimous) | Ranik Ultimate Fighting Federation 11 | November 30, 2013 | 3 | 5:00 | Shanghai, China | |
Win | 1–0 | Lee Woong-hee | Decision (unanimous) | Real Fight MMA Championship 3 | October 20, 2013 | 2 | 5:00 | Beijing, China | Bantamweight debut. |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Nick Atkin (December 24, 2019). "Another Chinese MMA fighter on the rise in UFC as Alateng Heili eyes top 15 after Busan win". scmp.com.
- ^ "Heili Alateng scores fast KO at UFC Vegas 51!". Asian MMA. 17 April 2022.
- ^ Elaine Yau (November 13, 2019). "UFC in China on the rise, with the most MMA fighters in Asia and a world champion in Zhang Weili". scmp.com.
- ^ "XIAOMI ROAD FC YOUNG GUNS 32 Alatengheili(알라텅헤이리) vs Asakura Kai(아사쿠라 카이)". YouTube. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
- ^ "XIAOMI ROAD FC 039 MOON JEA-HOON(문제훈) VS ASAKURA KAI(아사쿠라 카이)". YouTube. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
- ^ "Batgerel Danaa rematches Heili Alateng at UFC Shenzhen | Asian MMA". AsianMMA. 2019-08-13. Retrieved 2020-10-04.
- ^ Doherty, Dan (2019-08-31). "UFC Shenzhen Results: Heili Alateng Uses Wrestling to Seal Close Fight". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2020-10-04.
- ^ a b Staff (2019-08-03). "UFC on ESPN+ 15 bonuses: Weili Zhang, Li Jingliang get no-brainer $50,000 checks". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2019-08-31.
- ^ DNA, MMA. "Aziatisch onderonsje tussen Kyung Ho Kang en Pingyuan Liu ingepland voor UFC Busan". Retrieved 2019-11-06.
- ^ Anderson, Jay (2019-12-21). "UFC Busan Results: Alateng Heili Takes Split Decision Over Ryan Benoit". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2019-12-22.
- ^ Farah Hannoun (2020-07-19). "Casey Kenney vs. Heili Alateng added to UFC 253 lineup". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
- ^ Matthew Scott (2020-09-07). "UFC: China's 'Mongolian Knight' Heili Alateng looking to carve up bantamweight division". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2020-09-19.
- ^ Evanoff, Josh (2020-10-03). "UFC Fight Island 4 Results: Casey Kenney Brutalizes Heili Alateng". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2020-10-04.
- ^ Boussenaf, Jamal (2021-07-21). "Gustavo Lopez en Heili Alateng treffen elkaar op 18 september". MMA DNA. Retrieved 2021-07-22.
- ^ Behunin, Alex (2021-09-18). "UFC Vegas 37 Results: Gustavo Lopez vs. Heili Alateng Ends In A Draw". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2021-09-18.
- ^ "Heili Alateng, Wu Yanan set for UFC Fight Night 206". Asian MMA. 2022-03-12. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
- ^ Behunin, Alex (2022-04-16). "UFC Vegas 51: Alatengheili Knocks Out Kevin Croom In 47 Seconds". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2022-04-16.
- ^ "Heili Alateng faces Chad Anheliger at UFC 279". Asian MMA. 2022-07-07. Retrieved 2022-07-08.
- ^ Anderson, Jay (2022-09-10). "UFC 279: Alateng Heili Cruises Past Chad Anheliger". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2022-09-11.
- ^ Desk, ITN News (2023-08-15). "Rani Yahya vs Alatengheili Set for UFC Vegas 81 on Oct 14". www.itnwwe.com. Retrieved 2023-08-15.
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has generic name (help) - ^ Lee, Alexander K. (2023-10-03). "Montel Jackson out of UFC Vegas 80, Alatengheili steps in to fight Chris Gutierrez at UFC Vegas 81". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2023-10-03.
- ^ Dewar, Val (2023-10-14). "UFC Vegas 81: Chris Gutierrez Sweeps Scorecards in Win Over Alatengheili". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
- ^ Desk, ITN News (2024-01-25). "UFC Vegas 90: Victor Hugo Debut set vs Alatengheili". www.itnwwe.com. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
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has generic name (help) - ^ Nolan King (2024-04-02). "Heili Alateng out of UFC Fight Night 240 fight vs. Victor Hugo". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-04-02.
- ^ Nolan King (2024-04-03). "Newcomer Pedro Falcao steps into UFC Fight Night 240 on three days' notice". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
- ^ Sherdog.com. "Kleydson Rodrigues vs. Heili Alateng Added to UFC Fight Night 241". Sherdog. Retrieved 2024-04-21.
- ^ Hester, Bryson (2024-05-18). "UFC Vegas 92: Alatengheili Claims Unanimous Decision Over Kleydson Rodrigues". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2024-05-18.
- ^ Sherdog.com. "Heili Alateng". Sherdog. Retrieved 2020-08-18.