Late 2025
Potentially

Potential contest
5 rounds contest @ Women’s Flyweight
26-3-0
13-2-0

The tape

35
Age
26
5' 4" / 163 cm
Height
5' 4" / 163 cm
63" / 160 cm
Reach
68.1" / 173 cm

Full record

UD 5UD 5UD 5SUB 2KO 2
Form
UD 5UD 5UD 3SUB 2SUB 1
26
Wins
13
11
By KO
2
42
KO%
15
8
By Sub
4
31
SUB%
31
3
Losses
2
1
Stopped
0
0
Tapped
0
0
Draws
0
2013
Debut
2018
29
Bouts
15
64
Rounds
40
4 hours, 29 minutes
Fight Time
3 hours, 8 minutes

Current rankings @ Women’s Flyweight

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UFC
4
-
Bellator
-
-
Tapology
5

Weili Zhang vs Erin Blanchfield preview

When is Zhang vs Blanchfield?

Weili Zhang could potentially face Erin Blanchfield, in Late 2025.

The fight would be contested over 5 rounds in the Women’s Flyweight division, which means the weight limit would be 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

Zhang vs Blanchfield stats

Weili Zhang would step into the octagon with a record of 26 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.

Erin Blanchfield would make her way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

The stats suggest Zhang would have a large advantage in power over Blanchfield, boasting a 42% knock out percentage over Blanchfield's 15%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest that Zhang and Blanchfield would be pretty equal, both with a 31% submission rate.

Weili Zhang is the older woman by 9 years, at 35 years old.

Blanchfield has a 5-inch reach advantage.

Zhang is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 14 more fights, and made her debut in 2013, 4 years and 4 months earlier than Blanchfield, whose first professional fight was in 2018. She has fought 24 more professional rounds, 64 to Blanchfield's 40.

Zhang vs Blanchfield form

Zhang has won all 5 of her most recent fights, stopping 1 opponent and going to the judges 4 times.

In her last fight, she won against Tatiana Suarez at UFC 312 on 8th February 2025 by unanimous decision in their UFC Women’s Flyweight championship fight at Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney, Australia.

Previous to that, she had beaten Yan Xiaonan at UFC 300 on 13th April 2024 by unanimous decision in their UFC Women’s Strawweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, she had defeated Amanda Lemos at UFC 292 on 19th August 2023 by unanimous decision in their UFC Women’s Strawweight championship fight at TD Garden, Boston.

Before that, she was victorious against Carla Esparza at UFC 281 on 12th November 2022 by submission in the 2nd round in their UFC Women’s Strawweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

She had won against Joanna Jedrzejczyk at UFC 275 on 11th June 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore.

Erin Blanchfield has beaten 4 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight, she defeated Rose Namajunas at UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Albazi on 2nd November 2024 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Rogers Place, Edmonton, Canada.

Previous to that, she had lost to Manon Fiorot at UFC Fight Night: Blanchfield vs. Fiorot on 30th March 2024 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, United States.

Going into that contest, she had defeated Taila Santos at UFC Fight Night – Holloway vs. Korean Zombie on 26th August 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Kallang, Singapore.

Before that, she was victorious against Jessica Andrade at UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Blanchfield on 18th February 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

She had won against Molly McCann at UFC 281 on 12th November 2022 by submission in the 1st round at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Erin Blanchfield has been fighting more than Weili Zhang.

Weili Zhang last fought 3 months and 22 days ago, while Erin Blanchfield's last outing was 6 months and 28 days ago.

Zhang's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 19 days, meaning she has been fighting on average every 7 months and 4 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 19 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3.8 rounds on average.

Blanchfield's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 18 days, meaning she has been fighting on average every 6 months and 5 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3.2 rounds on average.

What are the odds on Zhang vs Blanchfield?

Sorry, we couldn’t find any odds for Zhang vs Blanchfield yet. If a contest doesn’t have odds initially after it is announced, bookmakers usually release them closer to the day of the fight.

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