Women's Flyweight

Zhang

"Magnum"

Weili

L UD
Weili
VS
OPPONENT
Valentina Shevchenko
U-DEC
November 15, 2025
W UD
Weili
VS
OPPONENT
Tatiana Suarez
U-DEC
February 08, 2025
W UD
Weili
VS
OPPONENT
Yan Xiaonan
U-DEC
April 13, 2024
W UD
Weili
VS
OPPONENT
Amanda Lemos
U-DEC
August 19, 2023
W SUB
Weili
VS
OPPONENT
Carla Esparza
SUB Rear Naked Choke
November 12, 2022
26
WINS
4
LOSSES
0
DRAWS
AGE
36
HEIGHT
163 cm
WEIGHT
52.2 kg
REACH
160 cm
LEG REACH
36 cm
COUNTRY
China

UFC HISTORY & CAREER

• UFC 322(11/15/25) Zhang lost a five round unanimous decision to Valentina Shevchenko in a fight for the UFC flyweight title
• UFC 312(2/8/25) Zhang won a five round unanimous decision over Tatiana Suarez to retain her UFC strawweight title. Vacated title in August 2025
• UFC 300(4/13/24) Zhang won a five round unanimous decision over Yan Xiaonan to retain her UFC strawweight title
• UFC 292(8/19/23) Zhang won a five round unanimous decision over Amanda Lemos to retain her UFC strawweight title
• UFC 281(11/12/22) Zhang submitted Carla Esparza via rear naked choke at 1:05 of the second round to regain the UFC strawweight title
• UFC 275(6/11/22) Zhang knocked out Joanna Jedrzejczyk at 2:28 of the second round
• UFC 268(11/6/21) Zhang lost a five-round split decision to Rose Namajunas
• UFC 261(4/24/21) Zhang was knocked out by Rose Namajunas at 1:18 of the first round, losing her UFC strawweight title
• UFC 248(3/7/20) Zhang won a five round split decision over Joanna Jedrzejczyk to retain the UFC strawweight title
• UFC Fight Night(8/31/19) Zhang stopped Jessica Andrade via strikes at :42 of the first round to win the UFC strawweight title
• UFC 235(3/2/19) Zhang won a three round unanimous decision over Tecia Torres
• UFC Fight Night(11/24/18) Zhang submitted Jessica Aguilar via armbar at 3:41 of the first round
• UFC 227(8/4/18) Zhang won a three round unanimous decision over Danielle Taylor

IMPORTANT FACTS

Pro since 2013
Vacated strawweight title on October 25 in pursuit of flyweight gold at UFC 322
11 wins by KO, eight by submission (3 Armbar, 4 RNC, guillotine)
Lost pro debut, 26-3 since
11 first round finishes
First Chinese fighter to win a UFC title

Q & A

Q: When and why did you start training for fighting?
ANSWER: I have been a Sanda athlete and have been training in Sanda until I found MMA. MMA rules really made my dreams possible, and at that moment, I said to myself, “UFC, I am coming.”
Q: Training
ANSWER: 6k run in the morning and then standup technique training. Jiu-jitsu, physical conditioning, wrestling, MMA at night.
Q: What ranks and titles have you held?
ANSWER: Two-time UFC strawweight champion
Q: Do you have any heroes?
ANSWER: My father
Q: What does it mean for you to fight in the UFC?
ANSWER: It is a dream realized and a new beginning. This is a step closer to my goal. I still remember that on February 23, 2013, UFC 157’s main event was with Ronda Rousey and Liz Carmouche. This was the battle that showed that the world’s largest fighting organization was officially open to women. Since then, I hoped that I could stand here and become the best among them and realize the ultimate dream in every athlete’s heart – the gold championship belt.
Q: What was your job before you started fighting?
ANSWER: Sanda athlete, fitness instructor
Q: Ranks in any martial arts styles:
ANSWER: Brown belt in jiu-jitsu

STRIKING ANALYSIS

STRIKING ACCURACY52%
STRIKING DEFENSE53%
LANDED/MIN
4.66
STRIKES PER MINUTE
ABSORBED/MIN
2.63
STRIKES ABSORBED PER MINUTE

GRAPPLING & WRESTLING

TAKEDOWN ACCURACY44%
TAKEDOWN DEFENSE63%
TAKEDOWNS/FIGHT
1.96
15 MIN AVERAGE
SUBMISSIONS/FIGHT
0.5
15 MIN AVERAGE

GENERAL ANALYSIS

UFC RECORD
9 W - 4 L
ACTIVE STREAK
-1 Losses
WIN BREAKDOWN
Knockout (KO)1
Submission2
Decision6
LOSS BREAKDOWN
Knockout (KO)2
Submission0
Decision2
FIGHTING STYLE Muay Thai
STANCE Switch
UFC DEBUT Aug. 4, 2018