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 |
| May 17, 2025 | Elise Reed vs. Denise Gomes | TKO (punches) | 2 | 0:30 | Denise Gomes def. Elise Reed |
| May 17, 2025 | Tecia Pennington vs. Luana Pinheiro | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | Tecia Pennington def. Luana Pinheiro |
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 | Virna Jandiroba | 22–3 | 5 | Win | UFC 314 Yan Xiaonan | TBD | |
| 2 | Tatiana Suarez | 10–1 | 0 | Loss | UFC 312 Zhang Weili | TBD | |
| 3 | Yan Xiaonan | 18–5(1 NC) | 0 | Loss | UFC 314 Virna Jandiroba | TBD | |
| 4 | Amanda Lemos | 15–4–1 | 1 | Win | UFC 313 Iasmin Lucindo | TBD | |
| 5 | Jéssica Andrade | 26–14 | 0 | Loss | UFC 315 Jasmine Jasudavicius | TBD | |
| 6 | Mackenzie Dern | 15–5 | 2 | Win | UFC Fight Night 249 Amanda Ribas | TBD | |
| 7 | Amanda Ribas | 13–6 | 0 | Loss | UFC Fight Night 249 Mackenzie Dern | UFC 318 Tabatha Ricci | |
| 8 | Iasmin Lucindo | 17–6 | 0 | Loss | UFC 313 Amanda Lemos | TBD | |
| 9 | Gillian Robertson | 16–8 | 4 | Win | UFC on ESPN 67 Marina Rodriguez | TBD | |
| 10 | Tabatha Ricci | 11–3 | 0 | Loss | UFC Fight Night 248 Yan Xiaonan | UFC 318 Amanda Ribas | |
| 11 | Loopy Godinez | 13–5 | 1 | Win | UFC on ESPN 64 Julia Polastri | TBD | |
| 12 | Angela Hill | 18–14 | 1 | Win | UFC Fight Night 251 Ketlen Souza | TBD | |
| 13 | Tecia Pennington | 15–7 | 2 | Win | UFC Fight Night 256 Luana Pinheiro | TBD | |
| 14 | Loma Lookboonmee | 10–3 | 1 | 4 | Win | UFC on ESPN 65 Istela Nunes | TBD |
| 15 | Luana Pinheiro | 11–5 | −1 | 0 | Loss | UFC Fight Night 256 Tecia Pennington | 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.
