Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2025-08-23, we are going to comment and rate the mma bout Johnny Walker vs Mingyang Zhang as soon as we watch the full fight.Zhang vs Walker is scheduled to take place Saturday, August 23rd, at the Shanghai Indoor Stadium in Shanghai (China), in a 5-round light heavyweight (205 lbs, 93 kg) bout; it is the main event of the UFC Fight Night 257 (also known as UFC on ESPN+ 115 or UFC Shanghai). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Johnny Walker record
Johnny Walker entered this fight with a professional mma record of 21-9-0 (90% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.15 light heavyweight in the world.
In his last four fights he has beat Anthony Smith (Anthony Smith vs Johnny Walker), but then he has faced Magomed Ankalaev twice: the first time it ended in a no-contest (Magomed Ankalaev vs Johnny Walker I) while he lost the rematch (Magomed Ankalaev vs Johnny Walker II); then he lost also to Volkan Oezdemir (Johnny Walker vs Volkan Oezdemir).
Mingyang Zhang record
His opponent, Mingyang Zhang, has an official record of 19-6-0 (100% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.16 in the light heavyweight division.
He was defeated by Luan Aguirre Elias in 2019 but since then he has won eleven consecutive fights beating Brendson Ribeiro, Osman Diaz and Anthony Smith in his last three (Anthony Smith vs Mingyang Zhang).
Fight card
Here is the UFC Fight Night 257 full fight card (we are going to update it after the weigh-in):
MAIN CARD (live on ESPN+)
Johnny Walker vs Mingyang Zhang
Aljamain Sterling vs Brian Ortega
Sergei Pavlovich vs Waldo Cortes-Acosta
Kevin Borjas vs Su Mudaerji
Nueraji Taiyilake vs Kiefer Crosbie
PRELIMINARY CARD (live on ESPN+)
Maheshate Hayisaer vs Gauge Young
Charles Johnson vs Loneer Kavanagh
Zhu Rong vs Austin Hubbard
Michel Pereira vs Kyle Daukaus
Zha Yi vs Westin Wilson
Su Young You vs Long Xiao
Diyar Nurgozhay vs Uran Satybaldiev
Pre-fight press conference
Watch for free the UFC Fight Night 257 pre-fight press conference, featuring Mingyang Zhang and Johnny Walker!
Weigh-in
Watch the videos of UFC Fight Night 257: Walker vs Zhang weigh-in and faceoffs from the official Ufc Youtube channel!
Full fight video / highlights
Here we are going to post a selection of the best videos about the bout Johnny Walker vs Mingyang Zhang as soon as the match ends. If you have seen the full fight you can rate it at the bottom of this post. (All videos are hosted on free video platforms such as Youtube, Dailymotion, Facebook, etc. and not uploaded by AllTheBestFights.com)
Result
Who won Walker vs Zhang fight?
Johnny Walker defeated Mingyang Zhang via TKO at 2:37, round 2.
Post-fight interview
Listen the words of the winner or the two fighters after their bout, here is the UFC Fight Night 257 post-fight octagon interview of Johnny Walker and Mingyang Zhang.
Post-fight press conference
Watch and listen the official UFC Fight Night 257 post-fight press conference video, headlined by the main event Mingyang Zhang and Johnny Walker (free live stream from the UFC – Ultimate Fighting Championship Youtube channel).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KqXXNlCf_0
