Summer 2025
Potentially

Potential contest
5 rounds contest @ Women’s Strawweight
24-3-0
15-5-0

Belts on The Line

UFC Women's Strawweight

The tape

35
Age
31
5' 4" / 163 cm
Height
5' 4" / 163 cm
63" / 160 cm
Reach
63" / 160 cm

Full record

UD 5UD 5SUB 2KO 2SD 5
Form
SUB 3UD 3UD 3KO 2UD 5
24
Wins
15
11
By KO
0
46
KO%
0
8
By Sub
8
33
SUB%
53
3
Losses
5
1
Stopped
1
0
Tapped
0
0
Draws
0
2013
Debut
2016
27
Bouts
20
54
Rounds
53
3 hours, 39 minutes
Fight Time
4 hours, 12 minutes

Current rankings @ Women’s Strawweight

-
UFC
6
-
Bellator
-
1
Tapology
6

Weili Zhang vs Mackenzie Dern preview

When is Zhang vs Dern?

Weili Zhang could set to fight Mackenzie Dern, in Summer 2025.

The fight would be scheduled for 5 rounds in the Women’s Strawweight division, which means the weight limit would be 115 pounds (8.2 stone or 52.2 KG).

Zhang vs Dern stats

Weili Zhang would step into the octagon with a record of 24 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.

Mackenzie Dern would make her way to the cage with a record of 15 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws and 8 by submission.

The stats suggest Zhang would have a massive power advantage over Dern, boasting a 46% knock out percentage over Dern's 0%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Dern would have an advantage over Zhang, with a 53% submission rate over Zhang's 33%.

Weili Zhang is the older woman by 4 years, at 35 years old.

Zhang is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made her debut in 2013, 2 years and 8 months earlier than Dern, whose first professional fight was in 2016. She has fought 1 more professional rounds, 54 to Dern's 53.

Zhang vs Dern form

Zhang has beaten 4 of her last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges 3 times.

In her last fight, she won against 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.

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

Going into that contest, she had defeated 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.

Before that, she was victorious against Joanna Jedrzejczyk at UFC 275 on 11th June 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore.

She had lost to Rose Namajunas at UFC 268 on 6th November 2021 by split decision in their UFC Women’s Strawweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States.

Mackenzie Dern has beaten 3 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight, she beat Amanda Ribas at UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Ribas 2 on 11th January 2025 by submission in the 3rd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, she had beaten Lupita Godinez at UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov on 3rd August 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Going into that contest, she had been beaten by Amanda Lemos at UFC 298 on 17th February 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Honda Center, Anaheim, United States.

Before that, she had been defeated by Jessica Andrade at UFC 295 on 11th November 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

She had defeated Angela Hill at UFC Fight Night – Pennington vs. Aldana 2 on 20th May 2023 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Mackenzie Dern has been fighting more than Weili Zhang.

Weili Zhang last fought 9 months and 23 days ago, while Mackenzie Dern's last outing was 25 days ago.

Zhang's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 30 days, meaning she has been fighting on average every 7 months and 25 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 19 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3.8 rounds on average.

Dern's last 5 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 8 months and 16 days, meaning she has been fighting on average every 4 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 Dern?

Sorry, we couldn’t find any odds for Zhang vs Dern 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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