Zhang Weili: record, fights and statistics
Zhang Weili (“Magnum”) is a women's flyweight fighter from China with a published career record of 26-4-0. StatsNext stores 13 UFC bouts for Zhang Weili (10-3). In the 2 fights stored since Feb 8, 2025, Zhang Weili is 1-1.
Profile
| Height | 5'4" |
|---|---|
| Reach | 63" |
| Stance | Switch |
| Weight class | Women's Flyweight |
| Born | 1989 |
| Current UFC ranking | Women's Strawweight #1, Women's Pound-for-Pound #3 (as of Oct 16, 2026) |
What are Zhang Weili's fighting stats?
Across 13 stored UFC bouts with statistics (199 minutes) through November 15, 2025, Zhang Weili lands 4.66 significant strikes per minute and absorbs 2.62, with 52.7% striking accuracy and 53.1% striking defense. Grappling: 1.96 takedowns per 15 minutes at 44.8% accuracy, 63.6% takedown defense, 0.45 submission attempts per 15 minutes. 10-3 in 13 stored UFC bouts, 4 of 10 wins inside the distance.
Zhang Weili: striking, grappling and finishes
| Statistic | UFC bouts |
|---|---|
| Significant strikes landed per minute | 4.66 |
| Significant strikes absorbed per minute | 2.62 |
| Significant striking accuracy | 52.7% |
| Significant striking defense | 53.1% |
| Knockdowns per 15 minutes | 0.23 |
| Takedowns per 15 minutes | 1.96 |
| Takedown accuracy | 44.8% |
| Takedown defense | 63.6% |
| Submission attempts per 15 minutes | 0.45 |
| Control minutes per 15 minutes | 4.51 |
| Share of fight time in control | 30.1% |
| Bouts with statistics (minutes) | 13 (199.3) |
Significant strikes landed: 59% head, 17.1% body, 23.9% legs; 59.4% at distance, 8.8% in the clinch, 31.8% on the ground.
| Method | Wins | Losses |
|---|---|---|
| KO/TKO | 2 | 1 |
| Submission | 2 | 0 |
| Decision | 6 | 2 |
10-3 in the 13 stored UFC bouts since August 4, 2018, averaging 15.3 minutes. The published career record above can include bouts StatsNext does not store. Rates are per minute fought over the stored bouts. Absorbed strikes and defense count only bouts where the opponent’s statistics are published. Control time is published for bouts from 2019. UFC striking leaders · UFC grappling leaders
Wins and losses by method since Feb 8, 2025
- 1 win: 1 by decision
- 1 loss: 1 by decision
Striking and grappling totals since Feb 8, 2025
| Measure | Total |
|---|---|
| Significant strikes landed | 85 of 185 (45.9%) |
| Significant strikes absorbed | 53 of 104 attempted by opponents |
| Knockdowns | 0 |
| Takedowns landed | 1 of 4 |
| Opponent takedowns | 6 of 21 (71.4% defended) |
| Submission attempts | 1 |
| Control time | 11:40 |
Totals over 2 of 2 stored fights with statistics for both fighters.
Fight history
| Date | Opponent (UFC record entering) | Result | Method | Round, time | Minutes | Weight class | Sig. strikes (absorbed) | Takedowns | Control |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 15, 2025 | Valentina Shevchenko (14-3) | Loss | Decision | R5 5:00 | 25 | Women's Flyweight (title) | 32 of 98 (41) | 0 of 1 | 0:46 |
| Feb 8, 2025 | Tatiana Suarez (6-0) | Win | Decision | R5 5:00 | 25 | Women's Strawweight (title) | 53 of 87 (12) | 1 of 3 | 10:54 |
| Apr 13, 2024 | Yan Xiaonan (8-2) | Win | Decision | R5 5:00 | 25 | Women's Strawweight (title) | 106 of 157 (43) | 6 of 9 | 12:44 |
| Aug 19, 2023 | Amanda Lemos (7-2) | Win | Decision | R5 5:00 | 25 | Women's Strawweight (title) | 163 of 217 (24) | 6 of 7 | 16:07 |
| Nov 12, 2022 | Carla Esparza (9-4) | Win | Submission | R2 1:05 | 6.1 | Women's Strawweight (title) | 37 of 78 (6) | 0 of 0 | 1:30 |
| Jun 11, 2022 | Joanna Jedrzejczyk (9-4) | Win | KO/TKO | R2 2:28 | 7.5 | Women's Strawweight | 69 of 102 (43) | 3 of 6 | 2:51 |
| Nov 6, 2021 | Rose Namajunas (8-2) | Loss | Decision | R5 5:00 | 25 | Women's Strawweight (title) | 83 of 173 (86) | 5 of 11 | 3:37 |
| Apr 24, 2021 | Rose Namajunas (7-2) | Loss | KO/TKO | R1 1:18 | 1.3 | Women's Strawweight (title) | 7 of 11 (5) | 0 of 0 | 0:00 |
| Mar 8, 2020 | Joanna Jedrzejczyk (9-3) | Win | Decision | R5 5:00 | 25 | Women's Strawweight (title) | 165 of 408 (186) | 1 of 8 | 1:07 |
| Aug 31, 2019 | Jessica Andrade (11-4) | Win | KO/TKO | R1 0:42 | 0.7 | Women's Strawweight (title) | 29 of 38 (4) | 0 of 0 | 0:02 |
| Mar 2, 2019 | Tecia Pennington (4-3) | Win | Decision | R3 5:00 | 15 | Women's Strawweight | 63 of 142 (30) | 2 of 8 | 4:40 |
| Nov 24, 2018 | Jessica Aguilar (1-2) | Win | Submission | R1 3:41 | 3.7 | Women's Strawweight | 45 of 58 (9) | 1 of 3 | |
| Aug 4, 2018 | Danielle Taylor (2-2) | Win | Decision | R3 5:00 | 15 | Women's Strawweight | 77 of 194 (34) | 1 of 2 |
Opponent records entering a bout count the opponent's stored UFC bouts before that date; minutes are completed rounds x 5 plus the finish time (decisions: the scheduled length). Significant strikes: landed of attempted, with the opponent's landed in brackets.
How to read these numbers
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Research in StatsNext
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