UFC · Women's Strawweight
UFC Women's Strawweight Championship
Complete title lineage, established Dec 12, 2014. Carla Esparza won the inaugural title at The Ultimate Fighter 20 finale in December 2014.
Reign History
C
Mackenzie DernCurrent
Oct 25, 2025 – present · 232 days
8
Zhang Weili
Nov 12, 2022 – Sep 1, 2025 · 1,024 days · 3 def.
Second reign — three defenses, then vacated to move up to flyweight.
7
Carla Esparza
May 7, 2022 – Nov 12, 2022 · 189 days · 0 def.
Second reign.
6
Rose Namajunas
Apr 24, 2021 – May 7, 2022 · 378 days · 1 def.
Knocked out Zhang Weili to win the title.
5
Zhang Weili
Aug 31, 2019 – Apr 24, 2021 · 602 days · 1 def.
4
Jéssica Andrade
May 11, 2019 – Aug 31, 2019 · 112 days · 0 def.
3
Rose Namajunas
Nov 4, 2017 – May 11, 2019 · 553 days · 1 def.
2
Joanna Jędrzejczyk
Mar 14, 2015 – Nov 4, 2017 · 966 days · 5 def.
1
Carla Esparza
Dec 12, 2014 – Mar 14, 2015 · 92 days · 0 def.
Inaugural champion.