Hu Yaozong (born April 7, 1995) is a Chinese

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who competed in the

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division of the

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Background

Hu wrestled

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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.

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.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Hu, as a replacement for James Mulheron, faced

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on November 25, 2017 at UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Gastelum. He lost the fight via submission in the second round. In his sophomore performance, Hu moved down to

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, and faced

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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. Coulter won the fight by unanimous decision. 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. After serving his suspension and a layoff off almost 2 and a half years, Hu moved down to

and was scheduled to face Alen Amedovski on July 10, 2021 at

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. However on the day of the event, the bout was pulled from the event due to

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protocols issues in Amedovski's camp. The bout was rescheduled for October 30, 2021 at

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. However, Amedovski was removed from the event due to undisclosed reasons and replaced by Andre Petroski. He lost the bout at the end of the third round via arm-triangle choke. On February 10, 2022, it was announced that Hu was released by UFC.

Mixed martial arts record

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hu, Yaozong 1995 births Living people People from Gansu Sportspeople from Gansu Chinese male mixed martial artists Middleweight mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing Greco-Roman wrestling Ultimate Fighting Championship male fighters