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Fan Rong (Chinese: 樊荣; born October 1, 1993) is a Chinese mixed martial artist who competes in the Middleweight division of ONE Championship. Rong has previously competed for Glory of Heroes and Wu Lin Feng.
Background
WMMAA Champion Fan Rong's first exposure to the martial arts was in 2009, after he moved to Haerbin to attend university. A friend had invited him to tag along to Longyun MMA, and introduced him to his current coach, Jiang Long Yun.
Mixed martial arts career
Early career
Although he fell short in his pro debut, Fan bounced back to go on a tear through the Chinese scene, finishing all but one opponent in an 11-bout win streak to earn a spot on the ONE Championship roster.
ONE Championship
Rong made his ONE debut at ONE Championship: Hero's Ascent on January 25, 2019, against Reinier de Ridder, in a fight which he lost by a first round submission.
Rong faced Sherif Mohamed on June 15, 2019, at ONE Championship: Legendary Quest. He won the bout via technical knockout in the second round.
Rong was announced for ONE Championship: Inside the Matrix 3, where he faced Yuri Simões on November 13, 2020. Rong won the bout by unanimous decision.
Rong faced Vitaly Bigdash at ONE: Winter Warriors II on December 17, 2021. He lost via guillotine choke in the third round.
Rong was scheduled to face Aung La Nsang on January 14, 2023, at ONE on Prime Video 6. However, Fan withdrawn from the bout after having tested positive for COVID-19 and was replaced by Gilberto Galvão at a catchweight of 215 pounds. The pair was rescheduled for May 5, 2023, at ONE Fight Night 10. Rong lost the fight via a guillotine choke submission in the second round.
Rong faced Shamil Erdogan at ONE Friday Fights 22 on June 23, 2023, losing the bout at the start of the second after being unable to continue due to a body kick.
Mixed martial arts record
| 23 matches | 19 wins | 4 losses |
| By knockout | 6 | 1 |
| By submission | 11 | 3 |
| By decision | 2 | 0 |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 19–5 | Shamil Erdogan | KO (body kick) | ONE Friday Fights 22 | June 23, 2023 | 2 | 0:37 | Bangkok, Thailand | |
| Loss | 19–4 | Aung La Nsang | Submission (guillotine choke) | ONE Fight Night 10 | May 5, 2023 | 2 | 0:48 | Broomfield, Colorado, United States | |
| Loss | 19–3 | Vitaly Bigdash | Submission (guillotine choke) | ONE: Winter Warriors II | December 17, 2021 | 3 | 0:41 | Kallang, Singapore | Catchweight (210 lb) bout. |
| Win | 19–2 | Yuri Simões | Decision (Unanimous) | ONE: Inside the Matrix 3 | November 13, 2020 | 3 | 5:00 | Singapore | |
| Win | 18–2 | Sherif Mohamed | TKO (punches) | ONE: Legendary Quest | June 15, 2019 | 2 | 3:50 | Shanghai, China | |
| Loss | 17–2 | Reinier de Ridder | Technical Submission (brabo choke) | ONE: Hero's Ascent | January 25, 2019 | 1 | 1:15 | Manila, Philippines | Return to Middleweight (205 lb). |
| Win | 17–1 | Solekh Khasanov | Submission (armbar) | Glory of Heroes 32: Huizhou | July 7, 2018 | 3 | N/A | Huizhou, China | Welterweight bout. |
| Win | 16–1 | Tony Angelov | TKO (punches) | Glory of Heroes: New Zealand vs China | March 4, 2018 | 2 | N/A | Auckland, New Zealand | |
| Win | 15–1 | Felipe Nsue | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Glory of Heroes: Guangzhou | January 13, 2018 | 3 | N/A | Guangzhou, China | |
| Win | 14–1 | Gevorg Sargsyan | Submission | Memorial Jorge Martins 13 | November 18, 2017 | 1 | N/A | Martigny, Switzerland | |
| Win | 13–1 | Falco Neto | Submission | Glory of Heroes: Luoyang | September 23, 2017 | 1 | N/A | Luoyang, China | |
| Win | 12–1 | Ilyar Iminov | TKO (punches) | Glory of Heroes: Conquest of Heroes 3 | April 28, 2017 | 2 | N/A | Chengde, China | |
| Win | 11–1 | Fozil Nuralizoda | Submission (heel hook) | Superstar Fight 7 | January 13, 2017 | 1 | N/A | Loudi, China | |
| Win | 10–1 | Askar Mozharov | Submission (rear-naked choke) | The Legend King Championship 1 | December 17, 2016 | 1 | 1:19 | Hefei, China | |
| Win | 9–1 | Rustam Yamashev | Submission (shoulder choke) | Faith FC 4 | October 29, 2016 | 1 | N/A | Shenzhen, China | Return to Middleweight. |
| Win | 8–1 | Majid Sedigh Moridani | TKO (punches) | Chinese MMA Super League: Day 2 | October 15, 2016 | 1 | N/A | Tianjin, China | |
| Win | 7–1 | Byung In Kwak | Decision (unanimous) | Chinese MMA Super League: Day 1 | October 14, 2016 | 3 | 5:00 | Tianjin, China | Light Heavyweight debut. |
| Win | 6–1 | Rufat Asadov | Submission (choke) | WLF E.P.I.C. 8 | September 8, 2016 | 2 | N/A | Zhengzhou, China | |
| Win | 5–1 | Nikita Osipov | Submission | WLF E.P.I.C. 7 | August 20, 2016 | 2 | N/A | Zhengzhou, China | |
| Win | 4–1 | Valeriy Izansky | TKO (punches) | WLF E.P.I.C. 5 | June 29, 2016 | 1 | N/A | Zhengzhou, China | |
| Win | 3–1 | Lingyu Liang | TKO (punches) | Chinese MMA Super League: Season 5 Day 5 | June 7, 2016 | 1 | N/A | Jinzhou, China | |
| Win | 2–1 | Wang Lei | Submission (guillotine choke) | Chinese MMA Super League: Season 5 Day 3 | June 5, 2016 | 1 | N/A | Jinzhou, China | |
| Win | 1–1 | Peng Wang | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Chinese MMA Super League: Season 5 Day 1 | June 3, 2016 | 1 | 1:46 | Jinzhou, China | |
| Loss | 0–1 | Takashi Yamashita | KO (head kick) | Art of War 16 | January 16, 2016 | 1 | 1:04 | Beijing, China | Middleweight debut. |