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Women's Flyweight
Zhang Weili
Last fought: Nov 2025
RECORD
Pro
26-4-0
UFC
10-3-0
Age
37
Height
5'4"
Weight
115 lbs
Reach
63"
Stance
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Career Analytics
| Advanced Metric | Career |
|---|---|
| Fight Shape | |
| Avg Fight Time | 15:19 |
| Fight Completion Rate | 69.9% |
| Avg Rounds per Fight | 3.06 |
| % Fights Inside the Distance | 38.5% |
| Strength of Schedule | |
| Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time) | 101-35 (74.3%) |
| Opponent UFC Record (among wins) | 72-26 (73.5%) |
| Opponent UFC Record (among losses) | 29-9 (76.3%) |
| Positional Profile | |
| % Time at Distance (approx.) | 54.3% |
| % Time in Control | 29.0% |
| % Time Controlled | 16.7% |
| Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time | 63.5% |
| Distance Striking | |
| Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min | 5.10 |
| Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min | 3.89 |
| Distance Striking Differential / Min | +1.21 |
| Distance Strike Accuracy | 42.3% |
| Distance Strike Defense | 57.4% |
| Power & Pressure | |
| KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed | 0.73 |
| Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed | 0.60 |
| TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min | 2.68 |
| TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min | 1.52 |
| Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min | 1.56 |
| Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace) | 0.74 |
All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →
Where the Strikes Land
Share of landed significant strikes by target
Where the Fight Happens
Share of total fight time by position
Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Women's Flyweight field
Zhang Weili
League percentile bands (p5–p95)
League median
The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th
percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters
whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →
Career Stats
| Statistic | Zhang Weili |
|---|---|
| Striking | |
| Sig. Strike Accuracy | 52.7% |
| Sig. Strikes Landed/min | 4.7 |
| Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min | 2.6 |
| Strike Differential | 2.0/min |
| Grappling | |
| Takedown Accuracy | 44.8% |
| Takedown Defense | 63.6% |
| Takedowns Landed/15min | 2.0 |
| Submission Attempts/15min | 0.5 |
| Control Time/15min | 4:20 |
| Finishing Ability | |
| KO/TKO % of Wins | 20.0% |
| Submission % of Wins | 20.0% |
| Decision % of Wins | 60.0% |
| Avg Fight Time | 15:19 |
| Secondary Stats | |
| Knockdowns/15min | 0.2 |
| Reversals/15min | 0.2 |
Last 5 Averages
| Statistic | Last 5 Fights |
|---|---|
| Sig. Strike Accuracy | 61.4% |
| Sig. Strikes Landed/min | 3.7 |
| Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min | 1.2 |
| Takedown Accuracy | 65.0% |
| Takedown Defense | 64.3% |
| Control Time/Fight | 8:24 |
Fight History
LOSS
vs. Valentina Shevchenko
UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs. Makhachev • Nov 2025Women's FlyweightTITLE
Zhang Weili32/9833%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:46
Valentina Shevchenko41/6860%TD 5/6Ctrl 13:24
WIN
vs. Tatiana Suarez
UFC 312: Du Plessis vs. Strickland 2 • Feb 2025Women's StrawweightTITLE
Zhang Weili53/8761%TD 1/3Ctrl 10:54
Tatiana Suarez12/3633%TD 1/15Ctrl 5:56
WIN
vs. Yan Xiaonan
UFC 300: Pereira vs. Hill • Apr 2024Women's StrawweightTITLE
Zhang Weili106/15768%TD 6/9Ctrl 12:44
Yan Xiaonan43/8551%TD 3/3Ctrl 2:20KD 1
WIN
vs. Amanda Lemos
UFC 292: Sterling vs. O'Malley • Aug 2023Women's StrawweightTITLE
Zhang Weili163/21775%TD 6/7Ctrl 16:07KD 1
Amanda Lemos24/6338%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:34
WIN
vs. Carla Esparza
UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira • Nov 2022Women's StrawweightTITLE
Zhang Weili37/7847%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:30
Carla Esparza6/3219%TD 1/4Ctrl 0:55
WIN
vs. Joanna Jedrzejczyk
UFC 275: Teixeira vs. Prochazka • Jun 2022Women's Strawweight
Zhang Weili69/10268%TD 3/6Ctrl 2:51KD 1
Joanna Jedrzejczyk43/8551%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00
LOSS
vs. Rose Namajunas
UFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 2 • Nov 2021Women's StrawweightTITLE
Zhang Weili83/17348%TD 5/11Ctrl 3:37
Rose Namajunas86/16851%TD 2/2Ctrl 7:00
LOSS
vs. Rose Namajunas
UFC 261: Usman vs. Masvidal 2 • Apr 2021Women's StrawweightTITLE
Zhang Weili7/1164%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00
Rose Namajunas5/1050%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:03KD 1
WIN
vs. Joanna Jedrzejczyk
UFC 248: Adesanya vs. Romero • Mar 2020Women's StrawweightTITLE
Zhang Weili165/40840%TD 1/8Ctrl 1:13
Joanna Jedrzejczyk186/36052%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:01
WIN
vs. Jessica Andrade
UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Zhang • Aug 2019Women's StrawweightTITLE
Zhang Weili29/3876%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:01KD 1
Jessica Andrade4/1233%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:05
WIN
vs. Tecia Pennington
UFC 235: Jones vs. Smith • Mar 2019Women's Strawweight
Zhang Weili63/14244%TD 2/8Ctrl 4:42
Tecia Pennington30/6248%TD 0/1Ctrl 1:09
WIN
vs. Jessica Aguilar
UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Ngannou 2 • Nov 2018Women's Strawweight
Zhang Weili45/5878%TD 1/3Ctrl 2:31
Jessica Aguilar9/1275%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:47
WIN
vs. Danielle Taylor
UFC 227: Dillashaw vs. Garbrandt 2 • Aug 2018Women's Strawweight
Zhang Weili77/19440%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:48
Danielle Taylor34/12328%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00