UFC Women's Strawweight - 2024

Last Modified Nov 10, 2024 06:59 GMT

The Strawweight Division in MMA generally refers to competitors weighing between 106 and 115 lb (48 to 52 kg).

Let's look at all you need to know about the UFC Strawweight Division.

Current UFC Strawweight Champion - 2024

The current UFC Women's Strawweight Champion is Zhang Weili.

UFC 281: Adesanya v Pereira
UFC strawweight champion Zhang Weili at UFC 281: Adesanya v Pereira

Zhang Weili became the UFC women's strawweight champion by defeating the former champion Carla Esparza on November 12, 2022, at UFC 281 at Madison Square Garden, New York, U.S.

Latest Results from UFC Strawweight Division

DateFight MethodRound TimeResult
November 9, 2024Luana Pinheiro vs. Gillian RobertsonDecision (unanimous) (29–27, 29–28, 29–28)35:00
Gillian Robertson vs. Luana Pinheiro

UFC Strawweight Rankings 2024

RankFighterRecordMWin StreakResultLast fightNext fight
CZhang Weili25–3 4 (2 def)WinUFC 300 Yan XiaonanTBD
1Tatiana Suarez10–0 10WinUFC on ESPN 50 Jéssica AndradeTBD
2Yan Xiaonan17–4(1 NC) 0LossUFC 300 Zhang Weili
UFC Fight Night 248 Tabatha Ricci
3Virna Jandiroba21–3 4WinUFC on ESPN 60 Amanda LemosUFC 310 TBA
4Jéssica Andrade26–13 0LossUFC Fight Night 242 Natália SilvaTBD
5Amanda Lemos14–4–1 0LossUFC on ESPN 60 Virna JandirobaTBD
6Mackenzie Dern14–5 1WinUFC on ABC 7 Loopy Godinez
UFC on ESPN 63 Amanda Ribas
7Iasmin Lucindo17–5 4WinUFC 307 Marina RodriguezTBD
8Amanda Ribas13–5 0LossUFC on ESPN 53 Rose Namajunas
UFC on ESPN 63 Mackenzie Dern
9Marina Rodriguez17–5–2 0LossUFC 307 Iasmin LucindoTBD
10Tabatha Ricci11–2 2WinUFC on ESPN 62 Angela Hill
UFC Fight Night 248 Yan Xiaonan
11Loopy Godinez12–5 0LossUFC on ABC 7 Mackenzie DernTBD
12Angela Hill17–14 0LossUFC on ESPN 62 Tabatha RicciTBD
13Luana Pinheiro11–4 0LossUFC Fight Night 247 Gillian RobertsonTBD
14Gillian Robertson15–8 3WinUFC Fight Night 247 Luana PinheiroTBD
15Tecia Pennington14–7 1WinUFC 307 Carla EsparzaTBD

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History of UFC Strawweight

The inaugural UFC Strawweight Champion was Carla Esparza, who defeated Rose Namajunas in 2014 in the tournament finale for The Ultimate Fighter: A Champion Will Be Crowned.

At UFC 185, Joanna Jedrzejczyk won the Strawweight Championship and held the title for 966 days before losing it to Rose Namajunas at UFC 217.

Jessica Andrade defeated Rose Namajunas at UFC 237 to win the UFC Women's Strawweight Championship but lost it to Zhang Weili at UFC Fight Night: Shenzhen, China. Weili faced former champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk in her first title defense and won via split decision at UFC 248.

Rose Namajunas defeated Zhang Weili at UFC 261.

However, Carla Esparza won over Rose Namajunas at UFC 274 and became the Women's Strawweight Champion on May 7, 2022.

The current holder of the UFC strawweight title is China's Zhang Weili, who defeated Esparza at UFC 281 to become the champion.

UFC Weight Divisions

Men

  1. Heavyweight
  2. Light Heavyweight
  3. Middleweight
  4. Welterweight
  5. Lightweight
  6. Featherweight
  7. Bantamweight
  8. Flyweight

Women

  1. Featherweight
  2. Bantamweight
  3. Flyweight
  4. Strawweight

FAQs On UFC Women's Strawweight

Zhang Weili is the current UFC strawweight champion.

Tatiana Suarez is the No.1 contender in the women's strawweight division. 

The UFC strawweight division weighs between 106 and 115 lb (48 to 52 kg).

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