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 - 2025
The current UFC Women's Strawweight Champion is Zhang Weili.
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
| Date | Fight | Method | Round | Time | Result |
| March 15, 2025 | Sam Hughes vs. Stephanie Luciano | Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–27) | 3 | 5:00 | Sam Hughes def. Stephanie Luciano |
UFC Strawweight Rankings 2025
| Rank | Fighter | Record | M | Win Streak | Result | Last fight | Next fight |
| C | Zhang Weili | 26–3 | 5 (3 def) | Win | UFC 312 Tatiana Suarez | TBD | |
| 1 | Yan Xiaonan | 18–4(1 NC) | 1 | Win | UFC Fight Night 248 Tabatha Ricci | UFC 314 Virna Jandiroba | |
| 2 | Tatiana Suarez | 10–1 | 0 | Loss | UFC 312 Zhang Weili | TBD | |
| 3 | Virna Jandiroba | 21–3 | 4 | Win | UFC on ESPN 60 Amanda Lemos | UFC 314 Yan Xiaonan | |
| 4 | Jéssica Andrade | 26–13 | 0 | Loss | UFC Fight Night 242 Natália Silva | UFC 315 Jasmine Jasudavicius | |
| 5 | Amanda Lemos | 15–4–1 | 1 | Win | UFC 313 Iasmin Lucindo | TBD | |
| 6 | Mackenzie Dern | 15–5 | 2 | Win | UFC Fight Night 249 Amanda Ribas | TBD | |
| 7 | Amanda Ribas | 13–6 | 1 | 0 | Loss | UFC Fight Night 249 Mackenzie Dern | TBD |
| 8 | Iasmin Lucindo | 17–6 | −1 | 0 | Loss | UFC 313 Amanda Lemos | TBD |
| 9 | Marina Rodriguez | 17–5–2 | 0 | Loss | UFC 307 Iasmin Lucindo | UFC Fight Night 256 Gillian Robertson | |
| 10 | Tabatha Ricci | 11–3 | 0 | Loss | UFC Fight Night 248 Yan Xiaonan | TBD | |
| 11 | Loopy Godinez | 12–5 | 0 | Loss | UFC on ABC 7 Mackenzie Dern | UFC on ESPN 64 Julia Polastri | |
| 12 | Gillian Robertson | 15–8 | 3 | Win | UFC Fight Night 247 Luana Pinheiro | UFC Fight Night 256 Marina Rodriguez | |
| 13 | Angela Hill | 18–14 | 1 | Win | UFC Fight Night 251 Ketlen Souza | TBD | |
| 14 | Luana Pinheiro | 11–4 | 0 | Loss | UFC Fight Night 247 Gillian Robertson | TBD | |
| 15 | Tecia Pennington | 14–7 | 1 | Win | UFC 307 Carla Esparza | TBD |
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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
Women
FAQs On UFC Women's Strawweight
Yan Xiaonan is the No.1 contender in the women's strawweight division.
