Autumn/Fall 2024
Potentially

Potential contest
5 rounds contest @ Women’s Strawweight
24-3-0
12-4-0

Belts on The Line

UFC Women's Strawweight

The tape

34
Age
30
5' 4" / 163 cm
Height
5' 2" / 157 cm
63" / 160 cm
Reach
63" / 160 cm

Full record

UD 5UD 5SUB 2KO 2SD 5
Form
UD 3SD 3SUB 2UD 3SD 3
24
Wins
12
11
By KO
1
46
KO%
8
8
By Sub
2
33
SUB%
17
3
Losses
4
1
Stopped
0
0
Tapped
0
0
Draws
0
2013
Debut
2018
27
Bouts
16
54
Rounds
47
3 hours, 39 minutes
Fight Time
3 hours, 50 minutes

Current rankings @ Women’s Strawweight

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UFC
10
-
Bellator
-
1
Tapology
10

Weili Zhang vs Lupita Godinez preview

When is Zhang vs Godinez?

Weili Zhang could potentially take on Lupita Godinez, in Autumn/Fall 2024.

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 Godinez 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.

Lupita Godinez would make her way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

The stats suggest Zhang would have a massive power advantage over Godinez, boasting a 46% knock out percentage over Godinez's 8%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Zhang would have an advantage over Godinez, with a 33% submission rate over Godinez's 17%.

Weili Zhang is the older woman by 4 years, at 34 years old.

Zhang has a height advantage of 2 inches over Godinez. Despite this, both fighters have a equal reach.

Zhang is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 11 more fights, and made her debut in 2013, 4 years and 7 months earlier than Godinez, whose first professional fight was in 2018. She has fought 7 more professional rounds, 54 to Godinez's 47.

Zhang vs Godinez 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.

Lupita Godinez has beaten 4 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight, she was beaten by Virna Jandiroba at UFC Fight Night: Blanchfield vs. Fiorot on 30th March 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, United States.

Previous to that, she had won against Tabatha Ricci at UFC 295 on 11th November 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Going into that contest, she had beaten Elise Reed at UFC Fight Night – Grasso vs. Shevchenko 2 on 16th September 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, she had defeated Emily Ducote at UFC Fight Night – Pennington vs. Aldana 2 on 20th May 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

She was victorious against Cynthia Calvillo at UFC 287 on 8th April 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Miami-Dade Arena, Miami.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Lupita Godinez has been fighting more than Weili Zhang.

Weili Zhang last fought 26 days ago, while Lupita Godinez's last outing was 1 month and 9 days ago.

Zhang's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 3 days, meaning she has been fighting on average every 6 months and 2 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 19 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3.8 rounds on average.

Godinez's last 5 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 1 month and 1 day, meaning she has been fighting on average every 2 months and 20 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

What are the odds on Zhang vs Godinez?

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