Women's Flyweight · “Magnum”
Zhang Weili
26-4-0 UFC 10-3-0
Precision Striker
Positional Grappler
5'4"Height
63"Reach
SwitchStance
37Age
2KO wins
2Sub wins
40.0%Finish rate
15:19Avg fight
Skill profile
striking
great
1 read
grappling
not yet read
wrestling
good
1 read
cardio
not yet read
durability
not yet read
Precision Striker
strong accuracy — rates 87 of 100 among UFC veterans
Positional Grappler
above avg control — rates 77 of 100 among UFC veterans
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min4.66
Sig. strikes absorbed / min2.63
Striking accuracy52.7%
Striking defense53.1%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.23
Takedowns / 15 min1.96
Takedown accuracy44.8%
Takedown defense63.6%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.45
Control time29.0%
Record vs .500+ opponents8-3
Insider info
Carla Esparza favored — picked against Zhang Weili clear UFC 281 · November 8, 2022
strikinggreat
wrestlinggood
The analyst says he comfortably takes Zhang and expects her to be difficult to dethrone once she wins the belt back.
Zhang pairs real power and speed on the feet with surprising physical strength in the clinch and on the mat, giving her more than one route to winning. She's also shown a clear pattern of sharpening from fight to fight, closing gaps that once got exposed and finding better answers each time out. Her path includes both keeping the fight standing, where she has genuine finishing ability, and taking the fight to the floor herself if she chooses to wrestle.
Strengthpower striking
Strengthathleticism and strength
Strengthwell-rounded offense between striking and grappling
Strengthclear improvement fight over fight
Weaknesspreviously shown to be controllable by elite wrestlers
Striking trend
Fight history
L Valentina Shevchenko 25-4-1 walk-in TITLE Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs. Makhachev · November 15, 2025
32/98Sig. strikes
41/68Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:46Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Tatiana Suarez 10-0 walk-in TITLE Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC 312: Du Plessis vs. Strickland 2 · February 8, 2025
53/87Sig. strikes
12/36Absorbed
1/3Takedowns
10:54Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Yan Xiaonan 18-3 walk-in TITLE Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC 300: Pereira vs. Hill · April 13, 2024
106/157Sig. strikes
43/85Absorbed
6/9Takedowns
12:44Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
W Amanda Lemos 13-2-1 walk-in TITLE Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC 292: Sterling vs. O'Malley · August 19, 2023
163/217Sig. strikes
24/63Absorbed
6/7Takedowns
16:07Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Carla Esparza 19-6 walk-in TITLE Submission · R2 1:05 — UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira · November 12, 2022
37/78Sig. strikes
6/32Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
1:30Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Joanna Jedrzejczyk 16-4 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 2:28 — UFC 275: Teixeira vs. Prochazka · June 11, 2022
69/102Sig. strikes
43/85Absorbed
3/6Takedowns
2:51Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Rose Namajunas 10-4 walk-in TITLE Decision - Split · R5 5:00 — UFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 2 · November 6, 2021
83/173Sig. strikes
86/168Absorbed
5/11Takedowns
3:37Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Rose Namajunas 9-4 walk-in TITLE KO/TKO · R1 1:18 — UFC 261: Usman vs. Masvidal 2 · April 24, 2021
7/11Sig. strikes
5/10Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Joanna Jedrzejczyk 16-3 walk-in TITLE Decision - Split · R5 5:00 — UFC 248: Adesanya vs. Romero · March 7, 2020
165/408Sig. strikes
186/360Absorbed
1/8Takedowns
1:13Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Jessica Andrade 20-6 walk-in TITLE KO/TKO · R1 0:42 — UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Zhang · August 31, 2019
29/38Sig. strikes
4/12Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:01Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Tecia Pennington 10-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 235: Jones vs. Smith · March 2, 2019
63/142Sig. strikes
30/62Absorbed
2/8Takedowns
4:42Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Jessica Aguilar 20-6 walk-in Submission · R1 3:41 — UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Ngannou 2 · November 24, 2018
45/58Sig. strikes
9/12Absorbed
1/3Takedowns
2:31Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
W Danielle Taylor 9-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 227: Dillashaw vs. Garbrandt 2 · August 4, 2018
77/194Sig. strikes
34/123Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
0:48Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.
Record breakdown
Wins by method
KO/TKO
11
Submission
8
Decision
7
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
1
Submission
0
Decision
3
Other
0
Fights by organization
UFC
13
Kunlun Fight MMA
8
Kunlun Fight
5
CKF
2
Top FC
1
China MMA League
1
Full career — 30 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Valentina Shevchenko | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 322
November 15, 2025 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Tatiana Suarez | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 312
February 9, 2025 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Yan Xiaonan | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 300
April 13, 2024 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Amanda Lemos | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 292
August 19, 2023 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Carla Esparza | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC 281
November 12, 2022 |
UFC | 2 | 1:05 |
| W | Joanna Jędrzejczyk | KO (spinning backfist) | UFC 275
June 12, 2022 |
UFC | 2 | 2:28 |
| L | Rose Namajunas | Decision (split) | UFC 268
November 6, 2021 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| L | Rose Namajunas | KO (head kick) | UFC 261
April 24, 2021 |
UFC | 1 | 1:18 |
| W | Joanna Jędrzejczyk | Decision (split) | UFC 248
March 7, 2020 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Jéssica Andrade | TKO (knees and punches) | UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Zhang
August 31, 2019 |
UFC | 1 | 0:42 |
| W | Tecia Torres | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 235
March 2, 2019 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Jessica Aguilar | Submission (armbar) | UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Ngannou 2
November 24, 2018 |
UFC | 1 | 3:41 |
| W | Danielle Taylor | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 227
August 4, 2018 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Bianca Sattelmayer | Submission (armbar) | Kunlun Fight MMA 15
October 3, 2017 |
Kunlun Fight MMA | 1 | 3:29 |
| W | Marilia Santos | TKO (elbows) | Kunlun Fight MMA 14
August 28, 2017 |
Kunlun Fight MMA | 2 | 3:20 |
| W | Seo Ye-dam | TKO (elbow and punches) | Top FC 15
July 22, 2017 |
Top FC | 2 | 1:35 |
| W | Aline Sattelmayer | Decision (unanimous) | Kunlun Fight MMA 12
June 1, 2017 |
Kunlun Fight MMA | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Simone Duarte | TKO (punches) | Kunlun Fight MMA 11
May 25, 2017 |
Kunlun Fight MMA | 1 | 2:29 |
| W | Nayara Hemily | Submission (guillotine choke) | Kunlun Fight MMA 9
February 25, 2017 |
Kunlun Fight MMA | 1 | 0:41 |
| W | Veronica Grenno | TKO (knees to the body) | Kunlun Fight MMA 8
January 2, 2017 |
Kunlun Fight MMA | 1 | 1:50 |
| W | Karla Benitez | KO (punch) | Kunlun Fight MMA 7
December 15, 2016 |
Kunlun Fight MMA | 1 | 2:15 |
| W | Maíra Mazar | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Kunlun Fight 53
September 24, 2016 |
Kunlun Fight | 1 | 4:11 |
| W | Emi Fujino | TKO (doctor stoppage) | Kunlun Fight 49
August 7, 2016 |
Kunlun Fight | 2 | 2:51 |
| W | Liliya Kazak | KO (head kick) | Kunlun Fight 47
July 10, 2016 |
Kunlun Fight | 2 | 4:13 |
| W | Alice Ardelean | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Kunlun Fight MMA 5
May 22, 2016 |
Kunlun Fight MMA | 2 | 4:41 |
| W | Svetlana Gotsyk | TKO (punches) | Kunlun Fight 38
February 21, 2016 |
Kunlun Fight | 2 | 2:29 |
| W | Samantha Jean-Francois | TKO (punches) | Kunlun Fight 35
December 19, 2015 |
Kunlun Fight | 1 | 3:37 |
| W | Mei Huang | Submission (rear-naked choke) | CKF 10/27
October 27, 2014 |
CKF | 1 | 0:40 |
| W | Shuxia Wu | Submission (armbar) | CKF 10/14
October 14, 2014 |
CKF | 1 | 1:56 |
| L | Meng Bo | Decision (unanimous) | China MMA League
November 9, 2013 |
China MMA League | 2 | 5:00 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Zhang Weili) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.