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Zhang Weili (; born August 13, 1990) is a Chinese professional
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. She currently competes in the women's
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division of the
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(UFC), where she is the current and two-time
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and the first Chinese fighter to win a UFC championship. A professional since 2013, Zhang formerly competed for
Kunlun Fight Kunlun Fight (KLF) () is a kickboxing promotion headquartered in Beijing, China. It debuted in 2014 and is regarded as one of the top kickboxing promotions in the world. Events are broadcast on Jiangsu Television domestically and on various regio ...
(KLF), where she was the KLF Women's Strawweight Champion. As of September 5, 2023, she is #2 in the UFC women's pound-for-pound rankings.


Background

Zhang was born in
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,
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, China. Her father is a retired miner, and her mother is a housewife. She has one older brother, who quit his job as a gold trader to support Zhang's career, and now works at the gym where she trains. She started training in martial arts at a young age, beginning at 6 with
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under the tutelage of a local master, after she was inspired by
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s. In primary school, she practiced many sports including athletics, football and table tennis. When she was 12, her parents sent her to a specialized martial arts school in Handan where she began training in Sanda and a
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. After winning Sanda championships of the Hebei province multiple times, she was selected for the Jiangsu province Sanda team, however a recurring back injury sustained in training forced her to quit the sport early. At the age of 17 she moved to Beijing, where she worked various odd jobs: cashier at a supermarket, kindergarten teacher, security guard and hotel desk clerk. In 2010 she found a job at a local Beijing gym as a fitness instructor, and was allowed to use their equipment for free after the gym closed in the evenings. During that time she would also pick up Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, after watching others grappling there. She later switched to a front desk job, through which she got to know fighters who trained at the gym, one of them being her idol Wu Haotian, a pioneer of Chinese MMA. After they became acquainted in 2012, Haotian brought her to Black Tiger Fight Club. There, she was noticed by coach Cai Xuejun, who recognized her potential and started training her in MMA. In a Chinese television show in December 2019, she mentioned that Hong Kong Action Superstar
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was her inspiration to compete in MMA, and that Donnie Yen's 2007 feature film '' Flashpoint'' was her first introduction to the sport of MMA. She also credited
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, and particularly her fight with
Liz Carmouche Liz Carmouche (born February 19, 1984) is an American mixed martial arts fighter currently signed to the PFL. She formerly competed in Bellator MMA, where she was the last Bellator Women's Flyweight World Champion. Carmouche also competed for ...
in 2013, as giving her the motivation to quit her job and pursue MMA full-time.


Mixed martial arts career


Early career

Zhang made her professional MMA debut in 2013. After losing her professional debut to Meng Bo by unanimous decision, she would go on to win 11 straight fights before challenging Simone Duarte for the Kunlun Fight Female Strawweight Championship on May 25, 2017, at Kunlun Fight MMA 11. She won the fight via TKO in the second round. Zhang made her first title defense against Aline Sattelmayer on June 1, 2017, at Kunlun Fight MMA 12. She won the fight by unanimous decision. On July 22, 2017, Zhang attempted to win a second title, when she challenged Seo Ye-dam (서예담) for the vacant Top FC Strawweight Championship at TOP FC 15. She won the fight via TKO in the second round to capture the title. In her next bout, Zhang made her second KLF title defense on August 28, 2017, at Kunlun Fight MMA 14 against Marilia Santos. She won the fight via TKO in the second round. Zhang would fight one more time for KLF, amassing a record of 16–1 and improving her winning streak to 16 before signing with the
UFC The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion company based in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is owned and operated by TKO Group Holdings, a majority owned subsidiary of Endeavor Group Holdings. The larg ...
.


Ultimate Fighting Championship

Zhang made her promotion debut on August 4, 2018, at
UFC 227 ''UFC 227: Dillashaw vs. Garbrandt 2'' was a mixed martial arts event that was produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship and held on August 4, 2018, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. Background A UFC Bantamweight Championshi ...
against Danielle Taylor. She won the fight via unanimous decision. On November 24, 2018, Zhang faced
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at UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Ngannou 2. She won the fight via an armbar submission in the first round. Zhang faced
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on March 3, 2019, at
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. She won the fight via unanimous decision.


UFC Strawweight Champion

Zhang faced
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for the
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on August 31, 2019, at UFC Fight Night 157. She won the fight via first-round technical knockout to become the new strawweight champion, and the first UFC champion from China. The win also earned Zhang her first '' Performance of the Night'' bonus award. In the first defense of her title, Zhang faced former strawweight champion
Joanna Jędrzejczyk Joanna Jędrzejczyk (, born August 18, 1987) is a Polish former professional mixed martial artist, Muay Thai fighter and kickboxer. Jędrzejczyk competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where she holds several records and is a forme ...
on March 7, 2020, at
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. Zhang moved her training camp from China to Thailand and later moved to
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due to the
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, as TSA rules stated a two-week quarantine was imposed for any non-US citizen to be granted entry to the United States if they had recently been in China. After multiple failed attempts to obtain a US visa to fight in UFC's events in the US, on February 19, 2020, Zhang was granted US visa to fight at
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. Zhang won the back–and–forth fight via split decision, which marked her first successful title defense. This win also marked her first '' Fight of the Night'' award. This bout was considered by many pundits as the greatest fight in women's MMA history. In the second defense of her title, Zhang faced former strawweight champion
Rose Namajunas Rose Gertrude Namajunas (born June 29, 1992) is an American professional mixed martial artist. She currently competes in the women's Flyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), and is a former two-time UFC Women's Strawweight ...
on April 24, 2021, at
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. She lost the fight by knockout early in the first round after getting caught with a head kick.


Post title reign and second title shot

A rematch between Zhang and Namajunas for the
UFC Women's Strawweight Championship Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) champions are fighters who have won UFC championships. Historical notes At the time of the UFC's inception in 1993, mixed martial arts was not sanctioned in the United States, and did not include weight class ...
took place on November 6, 2021, at UFC 268. After a back and forth bout, Weili lost the fight via split decision. 14 out of 22 media scores gave it to Namajunas. A rematch between Zhang and
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took place on June 11, 2022, at
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. For this fight Zhang trained at Bangtao Muay Thai & MMA gym in Thailand and worked with Josh Hinger. Zhang won the fight via knockout with a spinning backfist in the second round. This win earned her the '' Performance of the Night'' award and the
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''"Fan Bonus of the Night"'' awards paid in
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of US$10,000 for third place. Zhang faced reigning champion
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for the
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on November 12, 2022, at
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. Zhang won the bout and regained the championship by the way of a rear-naked choke submission in the second round. This win earned her the '' Performance of the Night'' award. Zhang was promoted to brown belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu following her win. Zhang next defended her title against
Amanda Lemos Amanda Oliveira de Lemos (born May 22, 1987) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competes in the women's Strawweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. As of April 15, 2025, she is #4 in the UFC women's strawweight rankings, an ...
on August 19, 2023, at
UFC 292 ''UFC 292: Sterling vs. O'Malley'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on August 19, 2023, at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Background The event marked the promot ...
. She defeated Lemos via unanimous decision after a dominant performance, with Zhang out striking Lemos 296–29, the largest differential for a women's fight in UFC history. The emphatic win also earned Zhang her fourth '' Performance of the Night'' award. Zhang faced
Yan Xiaonan Yan Xiaonan (born June 16, 1989) is a Chinese professional mixed martial artist. She currently competes in the women's Strawweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). As of April 15, 2025, she is #3 in the UFC women's strawwei ...
on April 13, 2024, at
UFC 300 ''UFC 300: Pereira vs. Hill'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on April 13, 2024, at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Valley, United States. Background Ma ...
. She won the bout by unanimous decision. Zhang made her third title defense against The Ultimate Fighter: Team Joanna vs. Team Cláudia strawweight tournament winner Tatiana Suarez on February 9, 2025 at
UFC 312 ''UFC 312: du Plessis vs. Strickland 2'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on February 9, 2025, at the Sydney SuperDome, Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia. Background The event mark ...
. She won the fight by unanimous decision.


Other ventures

In May 2020, it was announced that Zhang became a brand ambassador for cosmetics brand Estée Lauder in China, and was chosen as a face of their new makeup line Double Wear. In the same year, she appeared in a commercial for
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. In 2021, she was named a global ambassador for recovery technology company Hyperice. She also had endorsement deals with clothing brands
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and Heilan Home, e-commerce company JingDong and alcoholic beverage company Wusu Beer.


Championships and accomplishments


Mixed martial arts

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**
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(Two times, Current) ***Four successful title defenses (Overall) **** One successful title defense (First reign) **** Three successful title defenses (Second reign) *** Tied (
Joanna Jędrzejczyk Joanna Jędrzejczyk (, born August 18, 1987) is a Polish former professional mixed martial artist, Muay Thai fighter and kickboxer. Jędrzejczyk competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where she holds several records and is a forme ...
) for most title fight wins in UFC Women's Strawweight division history (6) ***Second most UFC Women's Strawweight title bouts (8) ***First Chinese champion in UFC history ** Fight of the Night (One time) ** Performance of the Night (Four times) ***Tied (
Angela Hill Angela Patrice Hill (born January 12, 1985) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the women's Strawweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). She was formerly signed with the Invicta Fighting Championships, where ...
) for fourth most Post-Fight bonuses in UFC Women's Strawweight division history (5) **Tied for second most wins in UFC Women's Strawweight division history (10) **Largest striking differential in a bout in UFC Women's history (288:21) (vs.
Amanda Lemos Amanda Oliveira de Lemos (born May 22, 1987) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competes in the women's Strawweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. As of April 15, 2025, she is #4 in the UFC women's strawweight rankings, an ...
)
**Most significant ground strikes landed in a UFC Women's Strawweight bout (96) (vs.
Amanda Lemos Amanda Oliveira de Lemos (born May 22, 1987) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competes in the women's Strawweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. As of April 15, 2025, she is #4 in the UFC women's strawweight rankings, an ...
)
***Most total ground strikes landed in a UFC Women's Strawweight bout (225) (vs.
Amanda Lemos Amanda Oliveira de Lemos (born May 22, 1987) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competes in the women's Strawweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. As of April 15, 2025, she is #4 in the UFC women's strawweight rankings, an ...
)
**Most total strikes landed in a UFC Women's Strawweight bout (296) (vs.
Amanda Lemos Amanda Oliveira de Lemos (born May 22, 1987) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competes in the women's Strawweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. As of April 15, 2025, she is #4 in the UFC women's strawweight rankings, an ...
)
**Fourth most control time in UFC Women's Strawweight division history (56:56) **Second most top position time in UFC Women's Strawweight division history (51:54) **Fourth most top position percentage in UFC Women's Strawweight division history (29.8%) **Tied (
Angela Hill Angela Patrice Hill (born January 12, 1985) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the women's Strawweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). She was formerly signed with the Invicta Fighting Championships, where ...
) for fourth most knockdowns in UFC Women's Strawweight division history (3) **Third highest significant strike accuracy in UFC Women's Strawweight division history (53.4%) **Second highest striking differential in UFC Women's Strawweight division history (2.38) **Tied ( Tatiana Suarez) for fourth most takedowns landed in UFC Women's Strawweight division history (26) **Seventh most significant strikes landed in UFC Women's Strawweight division history (897) ***Fourth most strikes landed in UFC Women's Strawweight division history (1552) **Fifth most strikes landed-per-minute in UFC Women's Strawweight division history (5.66) **UFC Honors Awards *** 2019: President's Choice Performance of the Year Nominee *** 2020: President's Choice Fight of the Year Winner ***2022: President's Choice Performance of the Year Winner , Fan's Choice Knockout of the Year Nominee & Fan's Choice Submission of the Year Nominee **UFC.com Awards ***2018: Ranked #7 Newcomer of the Year ***2019: Top 10 Fighter of the Year *** 2020:
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*** 2022: Ranked #4 Fighter of the Year, Half-Year Awards: Best Knockout of the 1HY & Ranked #4 Knockout of the Year *** 2024: Ranked #9 Fight of the Year *
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** KLF Female Strawweight Champion (One time) *** Two successful title defenses * Top Fighting Championship ** Top FC Strawweight Champion (One time) * MMAJunkie.com **2020 March Fight of the Month vs.
Joanna Jędrzejczyk Joanna Jędrzejczyk (, born August 18, 1987) is a Polish former professional mixed martial artist, Muay Thai fighter and kickboxer. Jędrzejczyk competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where she holds several records and is a forme ...
**2020 Fight of the Year vs.
Joanna Jędrzejczyk Joanna Jędrzejczyk (, born August 18, 1987) is a Polish former professional mixed martial artist, Muay Thai fighter and kickboxer. Jędrzejczyk competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where she holds several records and is a forme ...
**2022 June Knockout of the Month vs.
Joanna Jędrzejczyk Joanna Jędrzejczyk (, born August 18, 1987) is a Polish former professional mixed martial artist, Muay Thai fighter and kickboxer. Jędrzejczyk competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where she holds several records and is a forme ...
**2022 November submission of the Month vs.
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**2022 Female Fighter of the Year **2022 Comeback Fighter of the Year *
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**2019 – July 2020 Fight of the Year vs.
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** Women's MMA MVP (2022, 2024) *
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Mixed martial arts record

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UFC 281 ''UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on November 12, 2022, at the Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York, United States. Background A UFC Middle ...
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Joanna Jędrzejczyk Joanna Jędrzejczyk (, born August 18, 1987) is a Polish former professional mixed martial artist, Muay Thai fighter and kickboxer. Jędrzejczyk competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where she holds several records and is a forme ...
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UFC 275 ''UFC 275: Teixeira vs. Procházka'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on June 12, 2022, at the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore. Background A UFC Light Heavyweight Champi ...
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Rose Namajunas Rose Gertrude Namajunas (born June 29, 1992) is an American professional mixed martial artist. She currently competes in the women's Flyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), and is a former two-time UFC Women's Strawweight ...
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Rose Namajunas Rose Gertrude Namajunas (born June 29, 1992) is an American professional mixed martial artist. She currently competes in the women's Flyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), and is a former two-time UFC Women's Strawweight ...
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UFC 261 ''UFC 261: Usman vs. Masvidal 2'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on April 24, 2021 at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida, United States. Background The promoti ...
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Joanna Jędrzejczyk Joanna Jędrzejczyk (, born August 18, 1987) is a Polish former professional mixed martial artist, Muay Thai fighter and kickboxer. Jędrzejczyk competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where she holds several records and is a forme ...
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UFC 248 ''UFC 248: Adesanya vs. Romero'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on March 7, 2020 at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States. B ...
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Jéssica Andrade Jéssica Fernanda da Costa Andrade (born September 25, 1991) is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist. She currently competes in the women's Strawweight and Flyweight divisions of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where she is a ...
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Shenzhen Shenzhen is a prefecture-level city in the province of Guangdong, China. A Special economic zones of China, special economic zone, it is located on the east bank of the Pearl River (China), Pearl River estuary on the central coast of Guangdong ...
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Tecia Torres Tecia Moncaio; born August 16, 1989, is an American mixed martial artist who is currently competing in the women's Strawweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). As of May 6, 2025, she is #13 in the UFC women's strawweight r ...
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UFC 235 ''UFC 235: Jones vs. Smith'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on March 2, 2019, at T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area. Background A UFC Light Heavyweight ...
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Jessica Aguilar Jessica Aguilar (born May 8, 1982) is a Mexican mixed martial artist who competes in RIZIN. At the time of her voluntary departure from World Series of Fighting, she was the reigning WSOF Women's Strawweight Champion. Aguilar previously competed ...
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UFC 227 ''UFC 227: Dillashaw vs. Garbrandt 2'' was a mixed martial arts event that was produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship and held on August 4, 2018, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. Background A UFC Bantamweight Championshi ...
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Yantai Yantai, formerly known as Chefoo, is a coastal prefecture-level city on the Shandong Peninsula in northeastern Shandong province of the People's Republic of China. Lying on the southern coast of the Bohai Strait, Yantai borders Qingdao ...
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Sanya Sanya; Chinese postal romanization, also spelled Samah is the southernmost city on Hainan Island, and one of the four prefecture-level cities of Hainan, Hainan Province in Southeast China, South China. According to the Sixth National Populati ...
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Sanya Sanya; Chinese postal romanization, also spelled Samah is the southernmost city on Hainan Island, and one of the four prefecture-level cities of Hainan, Hainan Province in Southeast China, South China. According to the Sixth National Populati ...
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Beijing Beijing, Chinese postal romanization, previously romanized as Peking, is the capital city of China. With more than 22 million residents, it is the world's List of national capitals by population, most populous national capital city as well as ...
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Beijing Beijing, Chinese postal romanization, previously romanized as Peking, is the capital city of China. With more than 22 million residents, it is the world's List of national capitals by population, most populous national capital city as well as ...
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Emi Fujino is a Japanese mixed martial artist, kickboxer and professional wrestler, occasionally nicknamed . Background Fujino was born on in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. After graduating from college, she started training in Japanese style of catch wrestlin ...
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Tokyo Tokyo, officially the Tokyo Metropolis, is the capital of Japan, capital and List of cities in Japan, most populous city in Japan. With a population of over 14 million in the city proper in 2023, it is List of largest cities, one of the most ...
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Nanjing Nanjing or Nanking is the capital of Jiangsu, a province in East China. The city, which is located in the southwestern corner of the province, has 11 districts, an administrative area of , and a population of 9,423,400. Situated in the Yang ...
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Seoul Seoul, officially Seoul Special Metropolitan City, is the capital city, capital and largest city of South Korea. The broader Seoul Metropolitan Area, encompassing Seoul, Gyeonggi Province and Incheon, emerged as the world's List of cities b ...
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Pattaya Pattaya is a city in Eastern Thailand, the second-largest city in Chonburi province and the List of municipalities in Thailand, eighth-largest city in Thailand. It is on the east coast of the Gulf of Thailand, about southeast of Bangkok, and h ...
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Luoyang Luoyang ( zh, s=洛阳, t=洛陽, p=Luòyáng) is a city located in the confluence area of the Luo River and the Yellow River in the west of Henan province, China. Governed as a prefecture-level city, it borders the provincial capital of Zheng ...
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Qian'an Qian'an may refer to the following locations in China: *Qian'an, Hebei (迁安市), county-level city of Tangshan **Qian'an Town, Hebei (迁安镇) *Qian'an County Qian'an County () is a county in the northwest of Jilin province, China. It is und ...
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Xuchang Xuchang ( zh, s=, t= ; postal: Hsuchang) is a prefecture-level city in central Henan province in Central China. It is bordered by the provincial capital of Zhengzhou to the northwest, Kaifeng to the northeast, Zhoukou to the east, Luohe ...
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Zunyi Zunyi ( zh, s=遵义 , t=遵義 , p=Zūnyì) is a prefecture-level city in northern Guizhou province, People's Republic of China, situated between the provincial capital Guiyang to the south and Chongqing to the north, also bordering Sichuan to t ...
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Zunyi Zunyi ( zh, s=遵义 , t=遵義 , p=Zūnyì) is a prefecture-level city in northern Guizhou province, People's Republic of China, situated between the provincial capital Guiyang to the south and Chongqing to the north, also bordering Sichuan to t ...
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Zunyi Zunyi ( zh, s=遵义 , t=遵義 , p=Zūnyì) is a prefecture-level city in northern Guizhou province, People's Republic of China, situated between the provincial capital Guiyang to the south and Chongqing to the north, also bordering Sichuan to t ...
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Tokyo Tokyo, officially the Tokyo Metropolis, is the capital of Japan, capital and List of cities in Japan, most populous city in Japan. With a population of over 14 million in the city proper in 2023, it is List of largest cities, one of the most ...
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See also

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List of current UFC fighters This list of current UFC fighters records current Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fighters' information, country origins, recent fighter signings and departures, fight schedules and results and the champion of each division. , the UFC roster c ...
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List of female mixed martial artists This is a list of notable ''female'' mixed martial arts fighters in alphabetical order. A * Mariya Agapova - ( UFC, Invicta) * Jessica Aguilar - ( UFC, Bellator, WSOF) * Hitomi Akano - ( M-1, Strikeforce, Pancrase, JEWELS, Smackgi ...


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