A title fight at UFC 300
Zhang beat Yan Xiaonan in a title fight at UFC 300: Pereira vs. Hill on Apr 13, 2024.
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Zhang Weili
ChinaAge, record and fight historyZhang Weili is a UFC fighter at Women's Strawweight who beat Tatiana Suarez in a title fight at UFC 312 on Feb 8, 2025.
30 pro fights13 UFC fights9 title fights
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About Zhang Weili
Born on August 13, 1989, in Handan, Hebei, China, Zhang Weili fights out of Beijing, China and fights from the switch stance. Her professional career began in 2013, and she holds a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Pedro Jordao. Zhang has fought at Women's Strawweight in the UFC since 2018, and in her first UFC fight she beat Danielle Taylor by unanimous decision at UFC 227: Dillashaw vs. Garbrandt 2 on Aug 4, 2018. She fought at Women's Flyweight in the UFC in 2025.
Agatha Research DeskUpdated Oct 27, 2026Fight history13
Every UFC fight in our records, newest first. A gold mark is a title fight.
| Date | Event | Opponent | Result | Method | Rd | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 15, 2025 | UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs. Makhachev | Valentina Shevchenko | L | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 |
| Feb 8, 2025 | UFC 312: Du Plessis vs. Strickland 2 | Tatiana Suarez | W | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 |
| Apr 13, 2024 | UFC 300: Pereira vs. Hill | Yan Xiaonan | W | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 |
| Aug 19, 2023 | UFC 292: Sterling vs. O'Malley | Amanda Lemos | W | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 |
| Nov 12, 2022 | UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira | Carla Esparza | W | Submission | 2 | 1:05 |
| Jun 11, 2022 | UFC 275: Teixeira vs. Prochazka | Joanna Jedrzejczyk | W | KO/TKO | 2 | 2:28 |
| Nov 6, 2021 | UFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 2 | Rose Namajunas | L | Decision (split) | 5 | 5:00 |
| Apr 24, 2021 | UFC 261: Usman vs. Masvidal 2 | Rose Namajunas | L | KO/TKO | 1 | 1:18 |
| Mar 7, 2020 | UFC 248: Adesanya vs. Romero | Joanna Jedrzejczyk | W | Decision (split) | 5 | 5:00 |
| Aug 31, 2019 | UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Zhang | Jessica Andrade | W | KO/TKO | 1 | 0:42 |
| Mar 2, 2019 | UFC 235: Jones vs. Smith | Tecia Pennington | W | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Nov 24, 2018 | UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Ngannou 2 | Jessica Aguilar | W | Submission | 1 | 3:41 |
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| Aug 4, 2018 | UFC 227: Dillashaw vs. Garbrandt 2 | Danielle Taylor | W | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
How she is doing now
UFC record10-313 fights since 2018
Since moving up0-1at women's flyweight, since 2025
Last fightNov 15lost to Valentina Shevchenko
Last 54-1LWWWWNewest first. Lost her last fight.
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A title fight at UFC 292
Zhang beat Amanda Lemos in a title fight at UFC 292: Sterling vs. O'Malley on Aug 19, 2023.
Career
13years2013 to 2025
- 2018UFC debutBeat Danielle Taylor
- Mar 2020ChampionBeat Joanna Jedrzejczyk
- Apr 2021Lost the beltRose Namajunas
- Nov 2022Champion againBeat Carla Esparza
- 2025Women's FlyweightMoved up a division
- Nov 15, 2025Latest fightLost to Valentina Shevchenko
Title fights
- Nov 15, 2025: lost vs Valentina ShevchenkoUFC 322: Della Maddalena vs. Makhachev
- Feb 8, 2025: won vs Tatiana SuarezUFC 312: Du Plessis vs. Strickland 2
- Apr 13, 2024: won vs Yan XiaonanUFC 300: Pereira vs. Hill
- Aug 19, 2023: won vs Amanda LemosUFC 292: Sterling vs. O'Malley
- Nov 12, 2022: won vs Carla EsparzaUFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira
- Nov 6, 2021: lost vs Rose NamajunasUFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 2
How her UFC fights ended
10 wins
KO/TKO 2Submission 2Decision 6
3 losses
KO/TKO 1Decision 2
Divisions
- Women's Flyweight: 0-12025, 1 UFC fight
- Women's Strawweight: 10-22018 to 2025, 12 UFC fights
First UFC fight
Aug 4, 2018: beat Danielle Taylor by unanimous decisionUFC 227: Dillashaw vs. Garbrandt 2, round 3, 5:00
Latest fight
Nov 15, 2025: lost to Valentina Shevchenko by unanimous decisionUFC 322: Della Maddalena vs. Makhachev, round 5, 5:00
Most often against
The fighters she has met more than once in the UFC, with the result of each run.
Joanna Jedrzejczyk2 fights, 1 for a title
2-0Zhang leads
Mar 7, 2020 to Jun 11, 2022
Rose Namajunas2 fights, 2 for a title
0-2Zhang trails
Apr 24, 2021 to Nov 6, 2021
She has met 9 other UFC opponents once each.
Sources and updates
Fights, records and schedules come from Agatha's own records: ESPN's fighter records and results, and the UFC fight history in our data.
The professional record counts the UFC fight history in our data and ESPN's results after it: ESPN's own record has not caught up with them yet.
Updated Oct 27, 2026, 11:48 AM ET. Results and form refresh after every fight; biography facts are checked weekly.