Zhang Weili

Zhang Weili is genuinely one of the most exciting fighters the UFC has ever put in the octagon, and I say that as someone who thinks women's strawweight is must-watch television whenever she's on the card. She came out of Handan — a city most casual fans couldn't place on a map — and became the first Chinese fighter in history to win a UFC title, which is an absolutely staggering thing to pull off. What gets me is that she didn't just win the belt once and fade; she lost it, faced some real adversity, and came roaring back to reclaim it, which tells you everything about her competitive character. Her striking combinations have a viciousness and speed to them that look almost unfair for a strawweight. Honestly, her 2022 submission of Carla Esparza to take the belt back was pure violence in the best possible sense. A genuine trailblazer who earns every bit of the hype.

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Name (English)

Zhang Weili

Name (Japanese)

ジャン・ウェイリー

Reading

じゃん・うぇいりー

Born

August 13, 1989 (age 37)

Origin

Handan, People's Republic of China

Height

163 cm

Occupation

mixed martial arts fighter

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Leo / Snake

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/zhangweilimma/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhang%20Weili
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A3%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A7%E3%82%A4%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q61949317

Tags

• mixed martial arts fighter

Last updated

October 18, 2026

Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.