Biography(references)She has one older brother, who quit his job as a gold trader to support Zhang's career, and now works at the gym where she trains. When she was 12, her parents sent her to a specialized martial arts school in Handan where she began training in Sanda and a Chinese style of wrestling called Shuai jiao. At the age of 17 she moved to Beijing, where she worked various odd jobs: cashier at a supermarket, kindergarten teacher, security guard and hotel desk clerk. She later switched to a front desk job, through which she got to know fighters who trained at the gym, one of them being her idol Wu Haotian, a pioneer of Chinese MMA. She also credited Ronda Rousey, and particularly her fight with Liz Carmouche in 2013, as giving her the motivation to quit her job and pursue MMA full-time.
Awards & Accolades
UFC: UFC Women's Strawweight Championship (One time). One successful title defense
UFC: One successful title defense
UFC: First ever Chinese champion in UFC history
UFC: Fight of the Night (One time) vs. Joanna Jędrzejczyk
UFC: Performance of the Night (Two times) vs. Jéssica Andrade and Joanna Jędrzejczyk
UFC: 2020 UFC President's Choice Fight of the Year vs. Joanna Jędrzejczyk
UFC: One successful title defense
Kunlun Fight: KLF Female Strawweight Champion (One time). Two successful title defenses
Kunlun Fight: Two successful title defenses
Kunlun Fight: Two successful title defenses
Top Fighting Championship: Top FC Strawweight Champion (One time)
MMAJunkie.com: 2020 March Fight of the Month vs. Joanna Jędrzejczyk
MMAJunkie.com: 2020 Fight of the Year vs. Joanna Jędrzejczyk
MMAJunkie.com: 2022 June Knockout of the Month vs. Joanna Jędrzejczyk
World MMA Awards: 2019 – July 2020 Fight of the Year vs. Joanna Jędrzejczyk
Wrestling Observer Newsletter: 2020 MMA Match of the Year vs. Joanna Jędrzejczyk
MMA Fighting: 2020 Fight of the Year vs. Joanna Jędrzejczyk
The Athletic: 2020 Fight of the Year vs. Joanna Jędrzejczyk
Bleacher Report: 2020 Fight of the Year vs. Joanna Jędrzejczyk
Cageside Press: 2020 Fight of the Year vs. Joanna Jędrzejczyk
Sherdog: 2020 Fight of the Year vs. Joanna Jędrzejczyk
BT Sport: 2020 Fight of the Year vs. Joanna Jędrzejczyk
MMA Weekly: 2020 Fight of the Year vs. Joanna Jędrzejczyk
Combat Press: 2020 Fight of the Year vs. Joanna Jędrzejczyk
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