ZHANG WEILI

Biography

Zhang Weili ( Chinese : 张伟丽 ; pinyin : Zhāng Wěilì ; born September 30, 1990) is a Chinese professional mixed martial artist . She most recently competed in the women's Strawweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where she is the former two-time UFC Women's Strawweight Champion and the first Chinese fighter to win a UFC championship. A professional since 2013, Zhang formerly competed for Kunlun Fight (KLF), where she was the KLF Women's Strawweight Champion . As of November 25, 2025, she is #1 in the UFC women's strawweight rankings and #3 in the UFC women's pound-for-pound rankings . Zhang was born in Handan , Hebei , China. Her father is a retired miner, and her mother is a housewife. She has one older brother, who quit his job as a gold trader to support Zhang's career, and now works at the gym where she trains.