Xiong Jingnan (; born January 12, 1988) is a Chinese mixed martial artist. Jingnan currently competes in the women's Strawweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). She most notably competed in the Women's Strawweight and Women's Atomweight divisions of ONE Championship, where she was the inaugural and last ONE Women's Strawweight World Champion. She also competed for the MMA divisions of Kunlun Fight (KLF). Xiong is the first ever recognized Chinese World Champion in mixed martial arts history, and the first Chinese woman to hold a major world championship in the sport.
Background Xiong was born in Weishan County, Jining, Shandong province in 1988. Xiong was initially scouted and selected to the weightlifting program in a sports school. She began her martial arts journey at the age of 18 as a member of the Shandong women's boxing team and represented China internationally.
From a young age, she was influenced by Chinese martial arts movies, and she has always followed the principles and values that those movies showed. Of particular note, she loved The Swordsman. Besides standing up for the weak and bullied whenever she could, Xiong made many sacrifices which included moving away from home and foregoing many typical teenage activities to focus on training for competition.
After adding BJJ to her arsenal, she won a China Open BJJ championship. She then set her sights on competing in mixed martial arts and threw herself into it completely, training several times a day from morning to night.
Mixed martial arts career
Early career Xiong made her professional MMA debut in 2014, fighting exclusively in Kunlun Fight and amassed a record of 10–1 before signing with ONE Championship.
ONE Championship Xiong made her promotional debut on December 9, 2017, at ONE Championship: Warriors of the World beating April Osenio.
ONE Women's Strawweight World Champion Xiong then faced Tiffany Teo for the inaugural strawweight title on January 20, 2018, at ONE Championship: Kings of Courage. She stopped the Singaporean in the fourth round to win the ONE Women's Strawweight Championship belt. With the win, she became the first Chinese World Champion in mixed martial arts history.
Xiong was scheduled to make her first title defense against Laura Balin at ONE Championship: Battle for the Heavens on May 26, 2018. However, the whole event was cancelled and Xiong went on to successfully defend her title at ONE Championship: Pinnacle of Power on June 23, 2018.
Subsequently, Xiong successfully defended the title against Samara Santos Cunha at ONE Championship: Beyond the Horizon on September 8, 2018.
Xiong was scheduled to defend her title against reigning ONE Championship Atomweight Champion Angela Lee at ONE Championship: Heart of the Lion on November 9, 2018. However, on November 5, 2018, Lee revealed that she was forced off the card due to a back injury. The bout eventually took place at ONE Championship: A New Era, where Xiong became the first fighter to ever beat Lee.
Challenging for the Atomweight title Xiong and Lee fought again in a rematch this time for Lee's Atomweight Championship at ONE Championship: Century Part 1 on October 13, 2019. Xiong lost by submission.
Return to Strawweight She returned to strawweight to defend her ONE Women's Strawweight Championship at ONE Championship: Inside the Matrix in a rematch of the championship fight that first earned her title against Tiffany Teo. Surviving a late surge from Tiffany, Xiong defended her title, winning the fight via unanimous decision.
Xiong was then scheduled to defend her ONE Women's Strawweight Championship against Michelle Nicolini at ONE Championship: Empower on May 28, 2021. However, the event was postponed to take place on September 3, 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. She won the bout via unanimous decision, avoiding going to the ground with her opponent and winning the striking exchanges.
Xiong defended her title against Ayaka Miura on January 14, 2022, at ONE: Heavy Hitters. She won the bout in dominant fashion via unanimous decision.
Xiong made her seventh strawweight title defense against the ONE Women's Atomweight (115 lbs) champion Angela Lee at ONE on Prime Video 2 on September 30, 2022. She retained her title by unanimous decision.
Xiong faced Nat "Wondergirl" Jaroonsak in a special-rules striking match where both fighters will only be allowed to punch using 4-oz gloves at ONE Fight Night 14 on September 29, 2023. At the weigh-ins, Xiong failed hydration despite making weight. The bout proceeded at a catchweight of 129 lbs, with Xiong being fined a percentage of her purse, which went to her opponent. She won the fight via technical knockout in the third round.
Xiong was scheduled to defend her ONE Women's Strawweight World Championship against Stamp Fairtex at ONE 168 on September 6, 2024. However, Stamp pulled out due to injury and the fight was canceled.
On March 26, 2026, it was announced that ONE Championship was shutting down the Women's Strawweight MMA division and releasing Xiong.
Ultimate Fighting Championship On April 10, 2026, it was reported that Xiong signed with the UFC and made her debut against Angela Hill on May 30, 2026 at UFC Fight Night 277. She lost the fight via unanimous decision.
Xiong faced Julia Polastri on August 29, 2026, at UFC Fight Night 286. The bout was changed to a catchweight bout when both fighters missed weight, with Xiong weighing in at 117 pounds (1 pound over the limit) and Polastri at 118.5 pounds (2.5 pounds over the limit). Xiong lost the fight by knockout via a head kick in the first round.
Gym affiliation
Xiong formerly represented Alliance China and Bali MMA and is now currently representing Evolve MMA. She does the bulk of her training at Bali MMA.
She previously trained at Phuket Top Team and represented the gym in her ONE debut against April Osenio.
She also currently trains at The Block Combat in Bali.
Championships and accomplishments Mixed martial arts ONE Championship ONE Women's Strawweight Championship (Inaugural, one time; final) Seven successful title defenses Most wins in ONE Women’s Strawweight history (8) Most total fight time in ONE Championship history (3:13:48) Tied with Bibiano Fernandes, and Nong-O Hama for most consecutive title defenses in ONE Championship history (7)
Mixed martial arts record
|Loss |align=center|19–4 |Julia Polastri |KO (head kick) |UFC Fight Night: Nurmagomedov vs. Song | |align=center|1 |align=center|3:06 |Shanghai, China
|Loss |align=center|19–3 |Angela Hill |Decision (unanimous) |UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Figueiredo | |align=center|3 |align=center|5:00 |Macau SAR, China
|Win |align=center|19–2 |Meng Bo |Decision (unanimous) |ONE Friday Fights 100 | |align=center|3 |align=center|5:00 |Bangkok, Thailand
|Win |align=center|18–2 |Angela Lee |Decision (unanimous) | ONE on Prime Video 2 | |align=center|5 |align=center|5:00 |Kallang, Singapore
| Win | align=center|17–2 | Ayaka Miura | Decision (unanimous) | ONE: Heavy Hitters | | align=center|5 | align=center|5:00 | Kallang, Singapore
| Win | align=center|16–2 | Michelle Nicolini | Decision (unanimous) | ONE: Empower | | align=center|5 | align=center|5:00 | Kallang, Singapore
| Win | align=center|15–2 | Tiffany Teo | Decision (unanimous) | ONE: Inside the Matrix | | align=center|5 | align=center|5:00 | Kallang, Singapore
| Loss | align=center|14–2 | Angela Lee | Submission (rear-naked choke) | ONE: Century – Part 1 | | align=center|5 | align=center|4:48 | Tokyo, Japan
| Win | align=center| 14–1 | Angela Lee | TKO (body kicks and punches) | ONE: A New Era | | align=center| 5 | align=center| 1:37 |Tokyo, Japan
| Win | align=center| 13–1 | Samara Santos Cunha | KO (punch) | ONE: Beyond the Horizon | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 1:22 | Shanghai, China
| Win | align=center| 12–1 | Laura Balin | Decision (unanimous) | ONE: Pinnacle of Power | | align=center| 5 | align=center| 5:00 |Beijing, China
| Win | align=center| 11–1 | Tiffany Teo | TKO (punches) | ONE: Kings of Courage | | align=center| 4 | align=center| 2:17 | Jakarta, Indonesia
| Win | align=center| 10–1 | April Osenio | KO (punches) | ONE: Warriors of the World | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 3:44 | Bangkok, Thailand
| Win | align=center| 9–1 | Alena Gondášová | TKO (elbows and punches) | Kunlun Fight MMA 7 | | align=center| 2 | align=center| 4:13 | Beijing, China
| Win | align=center| 8–1 | Julia Borisova | Decision (unanimous) | Kunlun Fight 51 | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Fuzhou, China
| Win | align=center| 7–1 | Mona Samir | TKO (punches) | Kunlun Fight 48 | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 4:00 | Jining, China
| Win | align=center| 6–1 | Daria Chibisova | TKO (elbows and punches) | Kunlun Fight 30 | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 4:48 | Dazhou, China
| Loss | align=center| 5–1 | Colleen Schneider | Decision (unanimous) | Kunlun Fight 26 | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Chongqing, China
| Win | align=center| 5–0 | Victoria Godumchuk | TKO (knee to the body and punches) | Kunlun Fight 23 | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 1:43 | Changsha, China
| Win | align=center| 4–0 | Marina Lvova | TKO (punches) | Kunlun Fight 22 | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 1:52 | Changde, China
| Win | align=center| 3–0 | Liliya Kazak | TKO (punches) | Kunlun Fight 19 | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 1:22 | Guangzhou, China
| Win | align=center| 2–0 | Liubov Tiupina | TKO (punches) | Kunlun Fight 15 | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 2:19 | Nanjing, China
| Win | align=center| 1–0 | Inna Hutsal | Submission (armbar) | Kunlun Fight 9 | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 0:50 | Shangqiu, China
Special rules record
| Win | align=center| 1–0 | Wondergirl Jaroonsak | TKO (punches) | ONE Fight Night 14 | | align=center|3 | align=center|2:42 | Kallang, Singapore
Kickboxing record
|- style="background:#cfc;" | 2014-01-25 || Win||align=left| Lena Ovchynnikova || Kunlun Fight 1 || Pattaya, Thailand || Decision (split) || 3 || 3:00 |- | colspan=9 | Legend:
See also List of current UFC fighters List of female mixed martial artists
References
External links Xiong Jing Nan at ONE