My Take
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 2023 knockout of Yan Xiaonan was pure violence in the best possible sense. A genuine trailblazer who earns every bit of the hype.
Overview
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.
1. Profile
- 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 36)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Snake
- Origin
- Handan, People's Republic of China
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 163 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- mixed martial arts fighter
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.