faced Jason Reinhardt on February 27, 2011 at UFC 127: Penn vs. Fitch. Zhang showed accurate counters in the first few moments of the fight before eventually attempting a guillotine choke which led to a submission victory just 48 seconds into the first round. Zhang fought Darren Elkins on October 8, 2011 at UFC 136, and lost the fight via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-26). Zhang repeatedly attempted unsuccessful guillotine chokes which left him on his back where he was unable to scramble and received punches and elbows for the majority of the bout. Zhang was expected to face Leonard Garcia on February 26, 2012 at UFC 144. However, Garcia was forced out of the bout with an injury and replaced by promotional newcomer Issei Tamura. He lost the fight via KO in the second round. Zhang returned to Lightweight is expected to face Jon Tuck in Macau on November 10, 2012 at UFC on Fuel TV 6. He lost via unanimous decision in a back-and-forth fight. The Ultimate Fighter: China In November 2013, it was announced that Zhang would serve as one of the coaches on The Ultimate Fighter: China, the China-based version of The Ultimate Fighter which began airing in December 2013. Mixed martial arts record |- | Loss | align=center| 15–4 | Jon Tuck | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on Fuel TV: Franklin vs. Le | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Macau, SAR, China | |- | Loss | align=center| 15–3 | Issei Tamura | KO (punch) | UFC 144 | | align=center| 2 | align=center| 0:32 | Saitama, Japan | |- | Loss | align=center| 15–2 | Darren Elkins | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 136 | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Houston, Texas, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 15–1 | Jason Reinhardt | Submission (guillotine choke) | UFC 127 | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 0:48 | Sydney, Australia | |- | Loss | align=center| 14–1 | Danny Downes | Decision (unanimous) | WEC 53 | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Glendale, Arizona, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 14–0 | Pablo Garza | Submission (guillotine choke) | WEC 51 | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 2:26 | Broomfield, Colorado, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 13–0 | Daniel Digby | Submission (neck crank) | Legend Fighting Championship 2 | | align=center| 1