UFC Women's Strawweight Chronology

The women's strawweight title now is around the waist of Mackenzie Dern, who beat Virna Jandiroba for the belt vacated by Zhang Weili at UFC 321.

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: 1,078 days (vacated)
  • Title defenses: Amanda Lemos, Yan Xiaonan, Tatiana Suarez

Mackenzie Dern

  • Date: Oct. 25, 2025
  • Event: UFC 321
  • Opponent: Virna Jandiroba
  • Total reign: Incumbent
  • Title defenses: None

This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: UFC women's strawweight title history: Mackenze Dern, Joanna Jedrzejczyk and more

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