Xiong Jingnan

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. She was inspired by Chinese martial arts movies from an early age and has always lived by the heroic values she saw on screen. Of particular note, she loved The Swordsman. Besides standing up for the weak and bullied whenever she could, Xiong made many sacrifices to be the best in her field, 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 is scheduled to make her debut against Angela Hill on May 30, 2026 at UFC Fight Night 277. == 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 (One time; current). • Seven successful title defenses • most wins in the One Women's Strawweight division (8) • most total fight time in One Championship (3 hours, 22 minutes.) • Tied most title defenses in One Championship (7) == Mixed martial arts record ==