The women’s strawweight title will be on the line Saturday in the UFC 312 co-main event when Zhang Weili (25-3 MMA, 9-2 UFC) puts the belt up for the third time in her second reign as champion when she meets unbeaten challenger Tatiana Suarez (11-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC).
Take a look at a chronological history of the UFC’s 115-pound title.
Carla Esparza
Date: Dec. 12, 2014
Event: TUF 20 Finale
Opponent: Rose Namajunas (inaugural title fight)
Total reign: 92 days
Title defenses: None
Joanna Jedrzejczyk
Date: March 4, 2015
Event: UFC 185
Opponent: Carla Esparza
Total reign: 966 days
Title defenses: Jessica Penne, Valerie Letourneau, Claudia Gadelha, Karolina Kowalkiewicz, Jessica Andrade
Rose Namajunas
Date: Nov. 4, 2017
Event: UFC 217
Opponent: Joanna Jedrzejczyk
Total reign: 554 days
Title defenses: Joanna Jedrzejczyk
Jessica Andrade
Date: May 11, 2019
Event: UFC 237
Opponent: Rose Namajunas
Total reign: 112 days
Title defenses: None
Zhang Weili
Date: Aug. 31, 2019
Event: UFC Fight Night 157
Opponent: Jessica Andrade
Total reign: 603 days
Title defenses: Joanna Jedrzejczyk
Rose Namajunas
Date: April 24, 2021
Event: UFC 261
Opponent: Zhang Weili
Total reign: 378 days
Title defenses: Zhang Weili
Carla Esparza
Date: May 7, 2022
Event: UFC 274
Opponent: Rose Namajunas
Total reign: 190 days
Title defenses: None
Zhang Weili
Date: Nov. 12, 2022
Event: UFC 281
Opponent: Carla Esparza
Total reign: Incumbent
Title defenses: Amanda Lemos, Yan Xiaonan
