Phyllis Schlafly Equal Rights Amendment what did Phyllis have to do with the Equal Rights Amendment? Schlafly focused political opposition to the ERA how did she oppose it? In Illinois, the anti-ERA activists used traditional symbols of the American housewife, why did she want to oppose ERA? defense of traditional gender roles proved a useful tactic. How else did she oppose ERA? Schlafly said the ERA was designed for the benefit of young career women,
Did she win the fight to oppose it?
Did Phyllis Schlafly win the fight to oppose the Equal Rights Amendment?
Schlafly focused political opposition to the ERA in defense of traditional gender roles, such as only men fighting in war. That the equal rights amendment would eliminate the men-only draft and guarantee the possibility that women would be equally subject to conscription and be required to serve in combat; that defense of traditional gender roles proved a useful tactic. In Illinois, the anti-ERA activists used traditional symbols of the American housewife, and took homemade foods (bread, jams, apple pies, etc.) to the state legislators, with the slogans, "Preserve us from a congressional jam; Vote against the ERA sham" and "I am for Mom and apple pie." The historian Lisa Levenstein said that, in the late 1970s, the feminist movement briefly attempted a program to help older divorced and widowed women. Many widows were ineligible for Social Security benefits, few divorcees received alimony, and, after a career as a housewife, few had any work skills with which to enter the labor force. The program, however, encountered sharp criticism from young activists who gave priority to poor minority women rather than to middle-class women. By 1980, NOW downplayed the program, as they focused almost exclusively on ratification of the ERA. Schlafly moved into the political vacuum, and denounced the feminists for abandoning older, middle-class widows and divorcees in need, and warned that the ERA would equalize the laws for the benefit of men, stripping legal protections that older women urgently needed. Schlafly said the ERA was designed for the benefit of young career women, and warned that if men and women had to be treated equally, that social condition would threaten the security of middle-aged housewives without job skills. That the ERA would repeal legal protections, such as alimony, and eliminate the judicial tendency for divorced mothers to receive custody of their children. Schlafly's argument that protective laws would be lost resonated with working-class women. CANNOTANSWER
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Phyllis Stewart Schlafly (; born Phyllis McAlpin Stewart; August 15, 1924 – September 5, 2016) was an American attorney, conservative activist, and author. She held paleoconservative social and political views, opposed liberal feminism, gay rights and abortion, and successfully campaigned against ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. She was opposed in turn by moderates and liberals for her attitudes on sex, gender roles, homosexuality, and a number of other issues.

More than three million copies of her self-published book, A Choice Not an Echo (1964), a polemic against Republican leader Nelson Rockefeller, were sold or distributed for free. Schlafly co-authored books on national defense and was critical of arms control agreements with the Soviet Union. In 1972, Schlafly founded the Eagle Forum, a conservative political interest group, and remained its chairwoman and CEO until her death in 2016 while staying active in conservative causes.

Background
Schlafly was born Phyllis McAlpin Stewart and was raised in St. Louis. During the Great Depression, Schlafly's father John Bruce Stewart faced long-term unemployment, beginning in 1932. Her mother, Odile Stewart (née Dodge), went back to work as a librarian and a school teacher to support her family. Mrs. Stewart was able to keep the family afloat and maintained Phyllis in a Catholic girls' school. Before her marriage, Mrs. Stewart worked as a teacher at a private girls' school in St. Louis. Phyllis’ sole sibling was her younger sister, Odile Stewart (married name Mecker; 1930–2015). Phyllis attended college and graduate school at Washington University in St. Louis and Radcliffe College, respectively.

Schlafly's great-grandfather Stewart, a Presbyterian, emigrated from Scotland to New York in 1851 and moved westward through Canada before settling in Michigan. Her grandfather, Andrew F. Stewart, was a master mechanic with the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway. Schlafly's father was a machinist and salesman of industrial equipment, principally for Westinghouse. He was granted a patent in 1944 for a rotary engine.

Education
Schlafly started college early and worked as a model for a time. She received a scholarship to Maryville College, but after one year, transferred to Washington University in St. Louis. In 1944, she graduated Phi Beta Kappa with a Bachelor of Arts. In 1945, she received a Master of Arts degree in government from Radcliffe College (for which the then all-male Harvard University was a coordinate institution). In Strike From Space (1965), Schlafly notes that during World War II, she worked as "a ballistics gunner and technician at the largest ammunition plant in the world". She earned a Juris Doctor degree from the Washington University in St. Louis School of Law in 1978.

Activism and political efforts

In 1946, Schlafly became a researcher for the American Enterprise Institute and worked in the successful United States House of Representatives campaign of Republican Claude I. Bakewell.

She played a major role with her husband in 1957 in writing a highly influential report, the "American Bar Association's Report on Communist Tactics, Strategy, and Objectives."  Donald T. Critchlow says it "became not only one of the most widely read documents ever produced by the ABA, it was probably the single most widely read publication of the grassroots anticommunist movement."

In 1952, Schlafly ran for Congress as a Republican in the majority Democratic 24th congressional district of Illinois and lost to Charles Melvin Price by 117,408 votes (64.80%) to 63,778 (35.20%). Schlafly's campaign was low-budget and promoted heavily through the local print media, and the major munitions manufacturers John M. Olin and Spencer Truman Olin, and the Texas oil billionaire H. L. Hunt.

She attended her first Republican National Convention in 1952, and continued to attend each following convention. As part of the Illinois delegation of the 1952 Republican convention, Schlafly endorsed U.S. Senator Robert A. Taft to be the party nominee for the presidential election. At the 1960 Republican National Convention, Schlafly helped lead a revolt of "moral conservatives" who opposed Richard Nixon's stance "against segregation and discrimination." Schlafly was the Republican nominee for Illinois's 24th congressional district again in 1960, losing again to Price, this time by 144,560 votes (72.22%) to 55,620 (27.79%).

She came to national attention when millions of copies of her self-published book, A Choice Not an Echo, were distributed in support of Barry Goldwater's 1964 presidential campaign, especially in California's hotly fought winner-take-all-delegates GOP primary. In it, Schlafly denounced the Rockefeller Republicans in the Northeast, accusing them of corruption and globalism. Critics called the book a conspiracy theory about "secret kingmakers" controlling the Republican Party.
Schlafly had previously been a member of the John Birch Society, but quit, and later denied she had been a member because she feared that her association with the organization would damage the reputation of the book. By mutual agreement her books were not mentioned in the John Birch Society's magazine, and the distribution of her books by the society was handled so as to mask their involvement. The society was able to dispense 300,000 copies of A Choice Not an Echo in California prior to the June 2, 1964 GOP primary. Gardiner Johnson, Republican National Committee for California, stated that the distribution of her book in California was a major factor in Goldwater's winning the nomination.

In 1967, Schlafly lost a bid for the presidency of the National Federation of Republican Women against the more moderate candidate Gladys O'Donnell of California. Outgoing NFRW president and future United States Treasurer Dorothy Elston of Delaware worked against Schlafly in the campaign.

In 1970, she ran unsuccessfully for Illinois's 23rd congressional district, losing to Democratic incumbent George E. Shipley by 91,158 votes (53.97%) to 77,762 (46.04%). She never sought public office again.

American feminists made their greatest bid for national attention at the 1977 National Women's Conference in Houston; however, historian Marjorie J. Spruill argues that the anti-feminists led by Schlafly organized a highly successful counter-conference, the Pro-Life, Pro-Family Rally, to protest the National Women's Conference and make it clear that feminists did not speak for them. At their rally at the Astro Arena they had an overflow of over 15,000 people, and announced the beginning of a pro-family movement to oppose politicians who had been supporting feminism and liberalism, and to promote "family values" in American politics, and so moved the Republican Party to the right and defeated the ratification of the ERA.

Opposition to Equal Rights Amendment

Schlafly became an outspoken opponent of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) during the 1970s as the organizer of the "STOP ERA" campaign. STOP was a backronym for "Stop Taking Our Privileges". She argued that the ERA would take away gender-specific privileges currently enjoyed by women, including "dependent wife" benefits under Social Security, separate restrooms for males and females, and exemption from Selective Service (the military draft). She was opposed by groups such as the National Organization for Women (NOW) and the ERAmerica coalition. The Homemakers' Equal Rights Association was formed to counter Schlafly's campaign.

In 1972, when Schlafly began her campaign against the Equal Rights Amendment, the ERA had already been ratified by 28 of the required 38 states. Seven more states ratified the amendment after Schlafly began organizing opposition, but another five states rescinded their ratifications. The last state to ratify the ERA was Indiana, where State Senator Wayne Townsend cast the tie-breaking vote in January 1977. (Nevada, Illinois and Virginia ratified the ERA between 2017 and 2020, many years after the deadline to do so.)

The Equal Rights Amendment was narrowly defeated, having only achieved ratification in a total 35 states. Experts agree Schlafly was a key player. Political scientist Jane J. Mansbridge concluded in her history of the ERA:

Joan Williams argues, "ERA was defeated when Schlafly turned it into a war among women over gender roles." Historian Judith Glazer-Raymo argues:

Critics of Schlafly viewed her advocacy against equal rights and her role as a working professional as a contradiction. Gloria Steinem and author Pia de Solenni, among others, considered it ironic that in Schlafly's role as an advocate for the full-time mother and wife, she herself was a lawyer, newsletter editor, touring speaker, and political activist.

Broadcast media
In broadcast media, Schlafly provided commentaries on Chicago news radio station WBBM from 1973 to 1975, the CBS Morning News from 1974 to 1975, and then on CNN from 1980 to 1983. In 1983, she began creating syndicated daily 3-minute commentaries for radio. In 1989, she began hosting a weekly radio talk show, Eagle Forum Live.

Viewpoints

Equal Rights Amendment 

Schlafly focused political opposition to the ERA in defense of traditional gender roles, such as only men fighting in war. She argued that the Equal Rights Amendment would eliminate the men-only draft and ensure that women would be equally subject to conscription and be required to serve in combat, and that defense of traditional gender roles proved a useful tactic. In Illinois, the anti-ERA activists used traditional symbols of the American housewife, and took homemade foods (bread, jams, apple pies, etc.) to the state legislators, with the slogans, "Preserve us from a congressional jam; Vote against  the ERA sham" and "I am for Mom and apple pie."

The historian Lisa Levenstein said that, in the late 1970s, the feminist movement briefly attempted a program to help older divorced and widowed women. Many widows were ineligible for Social Security benefits, few divorcees received alimony, and, after a career as a housewife, few had any work skills with which to enter the labor force. The program, however, encountered sharp criticism from young activists who gave priority to poor minority women rather than to middle-class women. By 1980, NOW downplayed the program, as they focused almost exclusively on ratification of the ERA. Schlafly moved into the political vacuum, and denounced the feminists for abandoning older, middle-class widows and divorcees in need, and warned that the ERA would unbalance the laws in favor of men, stripping legal protections that older women urgently needed.

Schlafly said that the ERA was designed for the benefit of young career women, and warned that if men and women had to be treated equally, that social condition would threaten the security of middle-aged housewives without job skills. She also contended that the ERA would repeal legal protections, such as alimony, and eliminate the judicial tendency for divorced mothers to receive custody of their children. Schlafly's argument that protective laws would be lost resonated with working-class women.

Women's issues
In November 1977, she was an opposition speaker at the 1977 National Women's Conference with Lottie Beth Hobbs, Dr. Mildred Jefferson, Nellie Gray, and R.K. Dornan.
Schlafly told Time magazine in 1978, "I have cancelled speeches whenever my husband thought that I had been away from home too much."

In March 2007, Schlafly spoke against the concept of marital rape in a speech at Bates College in Lewiston, Maine, "By getting married, the woman has consented to sex, and I don't think you can call it rape."

In an interview on March 30, 2006, she attributed improvement in women's lives during the last decades of the 20th century to labor-saving devices such as the indoor clothes dryer and disposable diapers.

She called Roe v. Wade "the worst decision in the history of the U.S. Supreme Court" and said that it "is responsible for the killing of millions of unborn babies".

In 2007, while working to defeat a new version of the Equal Rights Amendment, Schlafly warned it would force courts to approve same-sex marriages and deny Social Security benefits for housewives and widows.

United Nations and international relations
Over the years, Schlafly disdained the United Nations. On the 50th anniversary of the UN in 1995, she referred to it as "a cause for mourning, not celebration. It is a monument to foolish hopes, embarrassing compromises, betrayal of our servicemen, and a steady stream of insults to our nation. It is a Trojan Horse that carries the enemy into our midst and lures Americans to ride under alien insignia to fight and die in faraway lands." She opposed President Bill Clinton's decision in 1996 to send 20,000 American troops to Bosnia during the Yugoslav Wars. Schlafly noted that Balkan nations have fought one another for 500 years and argued that the U.S. military should not be "policemen" of world trouble spots.

Prior to the 1994 Congressional elections, Schlafly condemned globalization through the World Trade Organization as a "direct attack on American sovereignty, independence, jobs, and economy ... any country that must change its laws to obey rulings of a world organization has sacrificed its sovereignty."

In late 2006, Schlafly collaborated with Jerome Corsi and Howard Phillips to create a website in opposition to the idea of a "North American Union", under which the United States, Mexico, and Canada would share a currency and be integrated in a structure similar to the European Union.

During the Cold War, Schlafly opposed arms control agreements with the Soviet Union. In 1961, she wrote that "[arms control] will not stop Red aggression any more than disarming our local police will stop murder, theft, and rape."

Judicial system
Schlafly was an outspoken critic of what she termed "activist judges", particularly on the Supreme Court. In 2005, Schlafly made headlines at a conference for the Judeo-Christian Council for Constitutional Restoration by suggesting that "Congress ought to talk about impeachment" of Justice Anthony Kennedy, citing as specific grounds Justice Kennedy's deciding vote to abolish the death penalty for minors.

In April 2010, shortly after John Paul Stevens announced his retirement as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, Schlafly called for the appointment of a military veteran to the Court. Stevens had been a veteran and, with his retirement, the court was "at risk of being left without a single military veteran."

Presidential elections

Schlafly did not endorse a candidate for the 2008 Republican presidential nomination, but she spoke out against Mike Huckabee, who, she says, as governor left the Republican Party in Arkansas "in shambles". At the Eagle Forum, she hosted U.S. Representative Tom Tancredo of Colorado, known for his opposition to illegal immigration. Before his election, she criticized Barack Obama as "an elitist who worked with words".

During the election, she endorsed John McCain in an interview by saying: "Well, I'm a Republican, I'm supporting McCain". When asked about criticism of John McCain from Rush Limbaugh, she said: "Well, there are problems, we are trying to teach him".

Schlafly endorsed Michele Bachmann in December 2011 for the Iowa caucus of the 2012 Republican presidential primaries, citing Bachmann's work against "ObamaCare" and deficit spending and her (Bachmann's) support of "traditional values."

On February 3, 2012, Schlafly announced that she would be voting for Rick Santorum in that year's Missouri Republican primary. In 2016, she endorsed Donald Trump's candidacy for president. The endorsement soon led to a breach in the Eagle Forum board. Schlafly broke with six dissident members, including her daughter, Anne Cori, and Cathie Adams, the former state chairman of the Texas Republican Party. Adams instead supported U.S. Senator Ted Cruz of Texas, Trump's principal challenger whom Adams considered a more conservative choice.

Schlafly's last book, The Conservative Case for Trump, was published September 6, 2016, one day after her death.

Same-sex marriage
Schlafly opposed same-sex marriage and civil unions: "[a]ttacks on the definition of marriage as the union of one man and one woman come from the gay lobby seeking social recognition of their lifestyle." Linking the Equal Rights Amendment to LGBT rights and same-sex marriage played a role in Schlafly's opposition to the ERA.

Immigration proposals
Schlafly believed the Republican Party should reject immigration reform proposals; she told Focus Today that it is a "great myth" that the GOP needs to reach out to Latinos in the United States. "The people the Republicans should reach out to are the white votes, the white voters who didn't vote in the last election. The propagandists are leading us down the wrong path ... [T]here's not any evidence at all that these Hispanics coming in from Mexico will vote Republican."

Honorary degree and protests
On May 1, 2008, the trustees of Washington University, St. Louis, announced that Schlafly would receive an honorary degree at the graduation ceremony for the Class of 2008. This news was met with objection from some students and faculty, who complained that she was anti-feminist and criticized her work in defeating the Equal Rights Amendment. 
In a letter, fourteen law professors complained that the career of Schlafly demonstrated "anti-intellectualism in pursuit of a political agenda."

While the trustees' honorary-degree committee unanimously approved who would be honored, five student-members of the committee complained, in writing, that they were required to vote for the five people to be honored, as a slate, rather than individually, and thought that the selection of Schlafly was a mistake, despite her prominence as a famous graduate of Washington University. In the days before the graduation ceremony, Washington University Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton explained the trustees' decision to award Schlafly an honorary degree with the following statement of disclaimer:In bestowing this degree, the University is not endorsing Mrs. Schlafly's views or opinions; rather, it is recognizing an alumna of the University whose life and work have had a broad impact on American life and have sparked widespread debate and controversies that in many cases have helped people better formulate and articulate their own views about the values they hold.

At the May 16, 2008, commencement ceremony, Schlafly was awarded an honorary degree as a Doctor of Humane Letters, yet faculty and students protested to rescind Schlafly's honorary degree. During the ceremony, hundreds of the 14,000 people in attendance, including one-third of the graduating class and some faculty, silently stood and turned their backs to Schlafly in protest. In the days before the commencement there were protests regarding the awarding of an honorary degree; Schlafly described the protesters as "a bunch of losers". Moreover, after the ceremony, Schlafly said that the protesters were "juvenile" and "I'm not sure they're mature enough to graduate." As planned, Schlafly did not address the graduating class, nor did any other honored guest, except for the commencement speaker, news commentator Chris Matthews of MSNBC.

Personal life
On October 20, 1949, she married attorney John Fred Schlafly Jr., a member of a wealthy St. Louis family; he died in 1993. His grandfather, August, immigrated in 1854 from Switzerland. In the late 1870s, the three brothers founded the firm of Schlafly Bros., which dealt in groceries, Queensware (dishes made by Wedgwood), hardware, and agricultural implements. Fred and Phyllis Schlafly were both active Catholics. They linked Catholicism to Americanism and often exhorted Catholics to join the anti-communist crusade.

Fred and Phyllis Schlafly moved across the Mississippi River to Alton, Illinois, and had six children: John, Bruce, Roger, Liza, Andrew, and Anne. When her husband died in 1993, she moved to Ladue, Missouri.  In 1992, their eldest son, John, was outed as gay by Queer Week magazine. Schlafly acknowledged that John is gay, but stated that he embraces his mother's views. Andrew is also a lawyer and activist, and created the wiki-based Conservapedia. Anne married the only child of Nobel-winning scientists Carl and Gerty Cori.

Schlafly was the aunt of conservative anti-feminist author Suzanne Venker; together they wrote The Flipside of Feminism: What Conservative Women Know — and Men Can't Say.

Death
Schlafly died of cancer on September 5, 2016, at her home in Ladue, Missouri, at the age of 92.

Published works

Schlafly was the author of 26 books on subjects ranging from child care to phonics education. She wrote a syndicated weekly newspaper column for Creators Syndicate.

Schlafly's published works include:

 A Choice Not an Echo (Pere Marquette Press, 1964) 
 Grave Diggers (with Chester Ward) (Pere Marquette Press, 1964) 
 Strike from Space: A Megadeath Mystery (Pere Marquette Press, 1965) 
 Safe Not Sorry (Pere Marquette Press, 1967) 
 The Betrayers (Pere Marquette Press, 1968) ISBN B0006CY0CQ
 Mindszenty the Man (with Josef Vecsey) (Cardinal Mindszenty Foundation, 1972) ISBN B00005WGD6
 Kissinger on the Couch (Arlington House Publishers, 1974) 
 Ambush at Vladivostok, with Chester Ward (Pere Marquette Press, 1976) 
 The Power of the Positive Woman (Crown Pub, 1977) 
 The Power of the Christian Woman (Standard Pub, 1981) ISBN B0006E4X12
 The End of an Era (Regnery Publishing, 1982) 
 Equal Pay for UNequal Work (Eagle Forum, 1984) 
 Child Abuse in the Classroom (Crossway Books, 1984) 
 Pornography's Victims (Crossway Books, 1987) 
 Who Will Rock the Cradle?: The Battle for Control of Child Care in America (World Publications, 1989) 
 First Reader (Pere Marquette Press, 1994) 
 Turbo Reader (Pere Marquette Press, 2001) 
 Feminist Fantasies, foreword by Ann Coulter (Spence Publishing Company, 2003) 
 The Supremacists: The Tyranny of Judges And How to Stop It (Spence Publishing Company, 2004) 
 Judicial Tyranny: The New Kings of America? – contributing author (Amerisearch, 2005) 
 The Flipside of Feminism: What Conservative Women Know—and Men Can't Say (WorldNetDaily, 2011) 
 No Higher Power: Obama's War on Religious Freedom (Regnery Publishing, 2012) 
 Who Killed the American Family? (WND Books, 2014) 
 A Choice Not an Echo: Updated and Expanded 50th Anniversary Edition (Regnery Publishing, 2014) 
 How the Republican Party Became Pro-Life (Dunrobin Publishing, 2016) 
 The Conservative Case for Trump – posthumously, with Ed Martin and Brett M. Decker (Regnery Publishing, 2016)

In popular culture
Phyllis Schlafly is mentioned extensively in the 7th episode of the 3rd season of the comedy TV series The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, titled "Marvelous Radio". Set in 1960, the episode sees Midge (Rachel Brosnahan) agreeing to participate in a live radio commercial for Schlafly. Initially, Midge is enthusiastic towards the  prospect of supporting a woman running for Congress. However, after learning about her views, which are portrayed as ultra-conservative and antisemitic, she changes her mind and refuses to speak her part, while already at the recording studio with the broadcast about to start.

The FX miniseries Mrs. America also partially focuses on Schlafly's life and activism, with Cate Blanchett portraying Schlafly. Though some praise the series for its accuracy, Schlafly's family members, among other critics, dispute the accuracy of several accounts in the series.

See also
 1964 (film)
 Mrs. America, a TV miniseries based on Schlafly and her role on the Equal Rights Amendment; Schlafly is played by Cate Blanchett.
 Mary Whitehouse, British conservative activist

References

Sources
 Critchlow, Donald T. Phyllis Schlafly and Grassroots Conservatism: A Woman's Crusade Princeton University Press, 2005. 422 pp. .
 Ehrenreich, Barbara. 1983. The Hearts of Men: American Dreams and the Flight from Commitment New York: Anchor Books
 Felsenthal, Carol. The Sweetheart of the Silent Majority: The Biography of Phyllis Schlafly (Doubleday, 1981). .

Further reading
 Farber, David. The Rise and Fall of Modern American Conservatism: A Short History (2010) pp. 119–58
 Hallow, Ralph Z. "Conservatives' first lady sparked pro-family effort." The Washington Times: October 7, 2005.
 A Choice Not an Echo, amazon.com; accessed September 7, 2016.
 Spruill, Marjorie J. Divided We Stand: The Battle Over Women's Rights and Family Values That Polarized American Politics (2017) Bloomsbury. accessed July 12, 2017.
 The Sweetheart of the Silent Majority: The Biography of Phyllis Schlafly, by Carol Felsenthal (New York: Doubleday & Co., 1981)
 Famous in America: The Passion to Succeed: Jane Fonda, George Wallace, Phyllis Schlafly, John Glenn, by Peter N Carroll (New York: Dutton, 1985)
 Phyllis Schlafly and Grassroots Conservatism: A Woman's Crusade, by Donald T Critchlow (New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 2005)
 Missouri Innovators: Famous (and Infamous) Missourians who led the way in their field, by Paul W Bass (Missouri: The Acclaim Press, 2019)

External links

 Phyllis Schlafly Eagles website
 Eagle Forum official website
 
 Phyllis Schlafly Collection (1972–1982) in the Western Historical Manuscript Collection, University of Missouri-St. Louis
 
 In Depth interview with Schlafly, January 5, 2003
 Domestic violence law abuses rights of men, Phyllis Schlafly, May 12, 2006
 Feminism vs. Conservatism: The Great Debate, Phyllis Schlafly speech at Mount Holyoke College, April 26, 2007
 Phyllis Schlafly  Video produced by Makers: Women Who Make America
 
Interview with Phyllis Schlafly (2014), 1964 Interviews Collection, American Archive of Public Broadcasting

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Zhang Weili (; born August 13, 1989) is a Chinese mixed martial artist. She is the former Kunlun Fight (KLF) strawweight champion and competes in the strawweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where she is a former UFC Women's Strawweight Champion. She is the first ever Chinese and East Asian champion in UFC history. As of April 26, 2021,  she is #1 UFC women's strawweight rankings and as of December 13, 2021, she is #5 in UFC women's pound-for-pound rankings.

Background 
Zhang was born in Handan, Hebei, China. Her father is a retired mine digger, and her mother is a housewife. 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.

She started training in martial arts at a young age, beginning 
at 6 with Shaolin Kung Fu under the tutelage of a local master, after she was inspired by Kung Fu films. In primary school, she practiced many sports including athletics, football and table tennis. 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. After winning Sanda championships of the Hebei province multiple times, she was selected for the Jiangsu province Sanda team, however a recurring back injury sustained in training forced her to quit the sport early.

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. In 2010 she found a job at a local Beijing gym as a fitness instructor, and was allowed to use their equipment for free after the gym closed in the evenings. During that time she would also pick up Brazilian jiu-jitsu, after watching others grappling there. 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.  After they became acquainted in 2012, Haotian brought her to Black Tiger Fight Club. There, she was noticed by coach Cai Xuejun, who recognized her potential and started training her in MMA.

In a Chinese television show in December 2019, she mentioned that Hong Kong Action Superstar Donnie Yen was her inspiration to compete in MMA, and that Donnie Yen's 2007 feature film Flashpoint was her first introduction to the sport of 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.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career 
Zhang made her professional MMA debut in 2013. After losing her professional debut to Meng Bo by unanimous decision, she would go on to win 11 straight fights before challenging Simone Duarte for the Kunlun Fight Female Strawweight Championship on May 25, 2017, at Kunlun Fight MMA 11. She won the fight via TKO in the second round.

Zhang made her first title defense against Aline Sattelmayer on June 1, 2017, at Kunlun Fight MMA 12. She won the fight by unanimous decision.

On July 22, 2017, Zhang attempted to win a second title, when she challenged Seo Ye-dam (서예담) for the vacant Top FC Strawweight Championship at TOP FC 15. She won the fight via TKO in the second round to capture the title.

In her next bout, Zhang made her second KLF title defense on August 28, 2017, at Kunlun Fight MMA 14 against Marilia Santos. She won the fight via TKO in the second round.

Zhang would fight one more time for KLF, amassing a record of 16-1 and improving her winning streak to 16 before signing with the UFC.

Ultimate Fighting Championship 
Zhang made her promotion debut on August 4, 2018, at UFC 227 against Danielle Taylor. She won the fight via unanimous decision.

On November 24, 2018, Zhang faced Jessica Aguilar at UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Ngannou 2. She won the fight via a submission in round one.

Zhang faced Tecia Torres on March 3, 2019, at UFC 235. She won the fight via unanimous decision.

UFC Strawweight Champion 
Zhang faced Jéssica Andrade for the UFC Women's Strawweight Championship on August 31, 2019, at UFC on ESPN+ 15. She won the fight via first-round technical knockout to become the new Strawweight champion. The win also earned Zhang her first Performance of the Night bonus award.

In the first defense of her title, Zhang  was scheduled to face former UFC Strawweight champion Joanna Jędrzejczyk on March 7, 2020, at UFC 248. Zhang moved her training camp from China to Thailand and later moved to Dubai due to the COVID-19 pandemic, as TSA rules stated a two-week quarantine was imposed for any non-US citizen be granted entry to the United States if they had recently been in China. After multiple failed attempts to obtain a US visa to fight in UFC's events in the US, on February 19, 2020, Zhang was granted US visa to fight at UFC 248. Zhang won the back–and–forth fight via split decision, which marked her first successful UFC Strawweight title defense. This win also marked her first Fight of the Night award. This bout was considered by many pundits as the greatest fight in women's MMA history.

In the second defense of her title, Zhang faced Rose Namajunas on April 24, 2021, at UFC 261. She lost the fight by knockout early in the first round after getting caught with a head kick.

A rematch between Zhang and Namajunas for UFC Women's Strawweight Championship took place on November 6, 2021 at UFC 268. After a back and forth bout, Weili lost the bout via split decision. 14 out of 22 media scores gave it to Namajunas.

Other ventures 
In May 2020, it was announced that Zhang became a brand ambassador for cosmetics brand Estée Lauder in China, and was chosen as a face of their new makeup line Double Wear. In the same year, she appeared in a commercial for Audi. In 2021, she was named a global ambassador for recovery technology company Hyperice. She also had endorsement deals with clothing brands Under Armour and Heilan Home, e-commerce company JingDong and alcoholic beverage company Wusu Beer.

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts 
 Ultimate Fighting Championship
 UFC Women's Strawweight Championship (One time)
 One successful title defense
First ever Chinese champion in UFC history
Fight of the Night (One time) 
 Performance of the Night (One time) vs. Jéssica Andrade
2020 Fight of the Year vs. Joanna Jędrzejczyk
2020 UFC President's Choice Fight of the Year vs. Joanna Jędrzejczyk
 Kunlun Fight
 KLF Female Strawweight Champion (One time)
 Two successful title defenses
 Top Fighting Championship
 Top FC Strawweight Champion (One time)
 MMAJunkie.com
2020 March Fight of the Month vs. Joanna Jędrzejczyk
2020 Fight of the Year 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

Mixed martial arts record 

|-
|Loss
|align=center|21–3
|Rose Namajunas
|Decision (split)
|UFC 268
|
|align=center|5
|align=center|5:00
|New York City, New York, United States
|
|-
|Loss
|align=center|21–2
|Rose Namajunas
|KO (head kick)
|UFC 261
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|1:18
|Jacksonville, Florida, United States
||
|- 
|Win
|align=center|21–1
|Joanna Jędrzejczyk
|Decision (split)
|UFC 248
|
|align=center|5
|align=center|5:00
|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|20–1
|Jéssica Andrade
|TKO (knees and punches)
|UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Zhang
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|0:42
|Shenzhen, China
|
|-
| Win
| align=center| 19–1
| Tecia Torres
| Decision (unanimous)
| UFC 235
| 
| align=center| 3
| align=center| 5:00
| Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
|
|-
| Win
| align=center| 18–1
| Jessica Aguilar
| Submission (armbar)
| UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Ngannou 2
| 
| align=center| 1
| align=center| 3:41
| Beijing, China
|
|-
| Win
| align=center| 17–1
| Danielle Taylor
| Decision (unanimous)
| UFC 227
| 
| align=center| 3
| align=center| 5:00
| Los Angeles, California, United States
|
|-
| Win
| align=center| 16–1
| Bianca Sattelmayer
| Submission (armbar)
| Kunlun Fight MMA 15
| 
| align=center| 1
| align=center| 3:29
| Seoul, South Korea
| 
|-
| Win
| align=center| 15–1
| Marilia Santos
| TKO (elbows)
| Kunlun Fight MMA 14
| 
| align=center| 2
| align=center| 3:20
| Yantai, China
| 
|-
| Win
| align=center| 14–1
| Ye Dam Seo
| TKO (elbow and punches)
| Top FC 15
| 
| align=center| 2
| align=center| 1:35
| Seoul, South Korea
| 
|-
| Win
| align=center| 13–1
| Aline Sattelmayer
| Decision (unanimous)
| Kunlun Fight MMA 12
| 
| align=center| 3
| align=center| 5:00
| Yantai, China
| 
|-
| Win
| align=center| 12–1
| Simone Duarte
| TKO (punches)
| Kunlun Fight MMA 11
| 
| align=center| 1
| align=center| 2:29
| Jining, China
| 
|-
| Win
| align=center| 11–1
| Nayara Hemily
| Submission (guillotine choke)
| Kunlun Fight MMA 9
| 
| align=center| 1
| align=center| 0:41
| Sanya, China
|
|-
| Win
| align=center| 10–1
| Veronica Grenno
| TKO (knees to the body)
| Kunlun Fight MMA 8
| 
| align=center| 1
| align=center| 1:50
| Sanya, China
|
|-
| Win
| align=center| 9–1
| Karla Benitez
| KO (punch)
| Kunlun Fight MMA 7
| 
| align=center| 1
| align=center| 2:15
| Beijing, China
|
|-
| Win
| align=center| 8–1
| Maíra Mazar
| Submission (rear-naked choke)
| Kunlun Fight 53
| 
| align=center| 1
| align=center| 4:11
| Beijing, China
|
|-
| Win
| align=center| 7–1
| Emi Fujino
| TKO (doctor stoppage)
| Kunlun Fight 49
| 
| align=center| 2
| align=center| 2:51
| Tokyo, Japan
|
|-
| Win
| align=center| 6–1
| Liliya Kazak
| KO (head kick)
| Kunlun Fight 47
| 
| align=center| 2
| align=center| 4:13
| Nanjing, China
|
|-
| Win
| align=center| 5–1
| Alice Ardelean
| Submission (rear-naked choke)
| Kunlun Fight MMA  5 / Top FC 11
| 
| align=center| 2
| align=center| 4:41
| Seoul, South Korea
|
|-
| Win
| align=center| 4–1
| Svetlana Gotsyk
| TKO (punches)
| Kunlun Fight 38 / Super Muaythai 2016
| 
| align=center| 2
| align=center| 2:29
| Pattaya, Thailand
|
|-
| Win
| align=center| 3–1
| Samantha Jean-Francois
| TKO (punches)
| Kunlun Fight 35
| 
| align=center| 1
| align=center| 3:37
| Luoyang, China
|
|-
| Win
| align=center| 2–1
| Mei Huang
| Submission (rear-naked choke)
| Chinese Kung Fu Championships
| 
| align=center| 1
| align=center| 0:40
| China
| 
|-
| Win
| align=center| 1–1
| Shuxia Wu
| Submission (armbar)
| Chinese Kung Fu Championships
| 
| align=center| 1
| align=center| 1:56
| China
| 
|-
| Loss
| align=center| 0–1
| Meng Bo
| Decision (unanimous)
| China MMA League
| 
| align=center| 2
| align=center| 5:00
| Xuchang, China
|
|-

Kickboxing record 

|-
| Loss
| align=center| 2–2
|  Guan Acui
| Decision
| Kunlun Fight 68
| 
| align=center| 3
| align=center| 3:00
|  Zunyi, China
| 
|-
| Win
| align=center| 2–1
|  Chang Ningning
| Decision
| Kunlun Fight 68
| 
| align=center| 3
| align=center| 3:00
|  Zunyi, China
| 
|-
| Win
| align=center| 1–1
|  Alma Juniku
| Decision
| Kunlun Fight 68
| 
| align=center| 3
| align=center| 3:00
|  Zunyi, China
| 
|-
| Loss
| align=center| 0–1
|  Satoko Sasaki
| Decision (Unanimous)
| Krush 35
| 
| align=center| 3
| align=center| 3:00
|  Tokyo, Japan
|

See also 
 List of current UFC fighters
 List of female mixed martial artists

References

External links 
 
 

1989 births
Chinese female kickboxers
Chinese female mixed martial artists
Chinese practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu
Female Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioners
Chinese sanshou practitioners
Kunlun Fight kickboxers
Kunlun Fight MMA Fighters
Living people
Sportspeople from Handan
Strawweight mixed martial artists
Ultimate Fighting Championship champions
Ultimate Fighting Championship female fighters
Mixed martial artists utilizing sanshou
Mixed martial artists utilizing Shuai Jiao
Mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu Joanne Wood (; born 23 December 1986) is a Scottish professional mixed martial artist and former Muay Thai champion who competes in the Women's Flyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. As of December 20, 2021, she is #7 in the UFC women's flyweight rankings.

Biography
Wood first started Muay Thai training by accident. When she was 13, her younger brother was meant to go to a class with his friend, who did not turn up.  Her mother asked her to go to keep him company. She fell in love with it and begged her mother to allow her to give up competitive swimming to do the two classes each week. This led to doing two sessions a day and spending all of her time training on her own between these sessions.

She worked several jobs growing up, including one after secondary school that involved her helping children and people who were on ventilation machines, monitoring them in the hospital and assisting them when needed. But those were 12-hour shifts, which drained energy and made training difficult. She eventually found another gym, left that job to work at the gym and made a significant commitment to her training. "I had to make a decision if I wanted to keep fighting or stay in my job," she said. "I wanted to keep fighting."

Muay Thai
Wood started in Muay Thai in 2000 and was named STBA Fighter of the year in 2009. She is the current ISKA World Flyweight Champion, IKF European Flyweight Champion, the WKL European Flyweight Champion, and the WBC UK Bantamweight Champion, and is ranked #2 in the world by the World Professional Muaythai Federation. Her final Muay Thai fight was in September 2012 and she had earned a record of 19-2-0.

Mixed martial arts career
Wood is Scotland's first professional female mixed martial artist. She won her debut bout against Noellie Molina via TKO from punches in the first round.

She next fought at India's Super Fight League's third event, SFL 3, against Lena Ovchynnikova. She won the fight via unanimous decision.

Wood then competed at On Top 5, defeating Ainara Mota via TKO from punches.

Invicta Fighting Championships and Cage Warriors Fighting Championships
She next competed at Invicta Fighting Championships' third event, Invicta FC 3: Penne vs. Sugiyama, against Ashley Cummins on 6 October 2012. Wood won the fight via knockout from a knee to the body in the first round. She was awarded a Knockout of the Night bonus for the victory.

Wood was scheduled to face Bec Hyatt at Invicta FC 4: Esparza vs. Hyatt on 5 January 2013 in Kansas City. However, Hyatt was moved to the main event and Wood was instead matched up against Livia von Plettenberg. Wood won the fight via unanimous decision. This was Wood's debut on the main card of an Invicta FC event.

At Cage Warriors Fighting Championship 53 on 13 April 2013 in Glasgow, Scotland, Wood faced American Sally Krumdiack. She defeated Krumdiack by first-round TKO.

Wood was scheduled to face undefeated BJJ black belt Claudia Gadelha at Invicta FC 6: Coenen vs. Cyborg on 13 July 2013, but Gadelha was moved into a fight against Ayaka Hamasaki after Carla Esparza suffered an injury. Wood was then set to face Sarah Schneider. On 23 June, Schneider also withdrew due to injury and was replaced by Norma Rueda Center. Wood defeated Rueda Center via unanimous decision.

On 7 December 2013, Wood faced Katja Kankaanpää at Invicta FC 7: Honchak vs. Smith. She won the fight via unanimous decision.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

The Ultimate Fighter
On 11 December 2013, it was announced that Wood was signed by the UFC along with ten other strawweight fighters to compete on season 20 of The Ultimate Fighter, which will crown the first-ever UFC women's strawweight champion. She defeated Emily Kagan by majority decision after two rounds to advance to the quarterfinals. She was defeated by Rose Namajunas in the quarterfinals via kimura in the second round.  Despite her loss in the semifinal round fight, Wood was awarded a $25,000 Fight of the Season bonus for this bout.

After TUF
Wood's first fight after The Ultimate Fighter was against Seohee Ham at The Ultimate Fighter: A Champion Will Be Crowned Finale on December 12, 2014. She won the fight by unanimous decision.

Wood faced promotional newcomer Maryna Moroz on April 11, 2015 at UFC Fight Night 64. She lost the fight as she was quickly submitted via armbar in the first round, making this the first official loss on her professional record. 

Wood's next fight was expected to be against Bec Rawlings at UFC Fight Night 72 on July 18, 2015. However, Rawlings pulled out of the bout due to an injury and was replaced by promotional newcomer Cortney Casey. After being rocked by punches and nearly finished in the first round, she rallied back to win the next two rounds to earn a unanimous decision victory.

Wood was expected to face Paige VanZant on December 10, 2015 at UFC Fight Night 80. However, Wood was pulled from the fight on 28 October and replaced by Rose Namajunas.

Wood next faced Valérie Létourneau at UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs. Thompson in the first women's flyweight bout in UFC history. She won the fight via TKO in the third round after striking Létourneau with a kick to the body and finishing her off with punches.

Wood faced Jéssica Andrade in a strawweight bout on September 10, 2016 at UFC 203. She lost the fight via submission in the first round.

Wood faced Cynthia Calvillo in a strawweight bout on July 16, 2017 at UFC Fight Night 113. At the weigh-ins, Wood came in at 118 lbs, two pounds over the strawweight limit of 116 lbs. As a result, she will be fined 20% of her purse, which will go to Calvillo and their bout proceeded as scheduled at a catchweight. Wood lost the fight via unanimous decision.

Wood was, yet again, scheduled to face Bec Rawlings, in a flyweight bout at UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Tybura on November 19, 2017. However, on 7 November, it was announced that Wood withdrew from the event due to injury. She was replaced by promotional newcomer Jessica Rose-Clark.

Wood faced Kalindra Faria on August 25, 2018 at UFC Fight Night 135. She went on to win the fight via submission in the first round.

Wood faced promotional newcomer Ariane Lipski on January 19, 2019 at UFC on ESPN+ 1. She won the fight by unanimous decision.

Wood faced Katlyn Chookagian on June 8, 2019 at UFC 238. She lost the fight by a controversial unanimous decision.

Wood faced Andrea Lee on September 9, 2019 at UFC 242. She won the fight via split decision.

Wood was scheduled to face Valentina Shevchenko on June 6, 2020 for the UFC Women's Flyweight Championship at UFC 251. However, Shevchenko pulled out of the fight on March 31 citing a leg injury and the bout was postponed.

Wood stepped in on short notice for Viviane Araújo to face Jennifer Maia on August 1, 2020 at UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Shahbazyan. She lost the fight via armbar submission in round one.

After the fight, Wood passed out backstage when getting checked out in the medical room. She was transported to a local hospital. Her heart rate dropped on the way there, but later stabilized.

Wood faced Jessica Eye on January 24, 2021  at UFC 257. She won the fight via unanimous decision.

Wood faced Lauren Murphy on June 12, 2021 at UFC 263. She lost the fight via split decision.

As the first bout of her new, multi-fight contract, Wood was scheduled to face Alexa Grasso on November 20, 2021 at UFC Fight Night 198. However, Grasso was forced to pull out from the event due to injury and she was replaced by Taila Santos. She lost the bout via rear-naked choke at the end of the first round.

Wood is set to face Alexa Grasso in a re-scheduled bout on March 26, 2022 at UFC Fight Night: Błachowicz vs. Rakić.

Personal life
Wood was previously engaged to her former coach James Doolan until 2015. She became engaged to Syndicate MMA head coach John Wood in October 2019, and the couple were married in October 2021.

She took up residence in Las Vegas in March 2018, having previously lived and trained in Montreal.

Championships and accomplishments

Kickboxing
International Kickboxing Federation
IKF European Flyweight (53.2 kg / 117 lb) Championship
International Sport Karate Association
ISKA World Flyweight (-51.8 kg / 114 lb) Championship
Scottish Thai Boxing Association
2009 STBA Fighter of the Year
World Boxing Council Muaythai
WBC Muaythai British Flyweight (-50.8 kg / 112 lb) Championship
World Kickboxing League
WKL European Flyweight Championship

Mixed martial arts
Ultimate Fighting Championship
 Fight of the Night (One Time) vs. Cortney Casey
Women's MMA Press Awards
2014 Fan Favorite Fighter of the Year
2012 Newcomer of the Year

Kickboxing record

|-
|-  bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| 2012-09-02 || Win ||align=left| Jenny Krigsman || Oran Mor VII || Glasgow, Scotland || TKO (stoppage) || 4 || || 19-2
|-
! style=background:white colspan=9 |
|-
|-  bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| 2011-09-11 || Win ||align=left| Sally McCarthy || Muay Thai Supershow|| Poole, England || Decision (unanimous) || 5 || 3:00 || 18-2
|-
! style=background:white colspan=9 |
|-
|-  bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| 2011-06-18 || Win ||align=left| Laetitia Lambert || Hostile Intentions 4 || Hamilton, Scotland || TKO || 4 || || 17-2
|-
|-  bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
| 2011-00-00 || Loss ||align=left| Alexis Rufus || Shin Kick Promotions || Woking, England || Decision || 5 || || 16-2
|-
! style=background:white colspan=9 |
|-
|-  bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| 2010-11-13 || Win ||align=left| Karla Benitez || || Barcelona, Spain || Decision || || || 16-1
|-
! style=background:white colspan=9 |
|-
|-  bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
| 2010-08-11 || Loss ||align=left| Melissa Ray || Queen's Birthday Celebrations || Bangkok, Thailand || Decision (split) || || ||
|-
! style=background:white colspan=9 |
|-
|-  bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| 2010-05-01 || Win ||align=left| Ferial Ameeroedien || Power of Scotland 8 || Glasgow, Scotland || || || ||
|-
|-  bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| 2009-09-13 || Win ||align=left| Maria Curriki || Oran Mor III || Glasgow, Scotland || Decision || 5 || 2:00 ||
|-
! style=background:white colspan=9 |
|-
|-  bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| 2009-05-09 || Win ||align=left| Michelle Preston || Ladykillers III || Manchester, England || Decision (unanimous) || 5 || 2:00 ||
|-
|-  bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| 2008-09-14 || Win ||align=left| Christi Brereton || Oran Mor || Glasgow, Scotland || Decision || 5 || 2:00 || 
|-
|-  bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| 2008-07-13 || Win ||align=left| Pam McCarthy || Master A's Show || Manchester, England || TKO || 3 || || 
|-
|-  bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| 2008-05-18 || Win ||align=left| Simona Soukupova || Woking Fight Night || Woking, England || Decision || || || 
|-
|-  bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| 2007-09-23 || Win ||align=left| Zoe Green || September Showdown || Motherwell, Scotland || Decision || 5 || || 
|-
|-  bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| 2006-05-28 || Win ||align=left| Kirsty Mack || Chaos in Kirkintilloch || Kirkintilloch, Scotland || || || || 
|-
|-  bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| 2005-07-16 || Win ||align=left| Trish Carson || STBA || Barrhead, Scotland || Decision || || || 
|-
|-  bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| 0000-00-00 || Win ||align=left| || Bang Klang Stadium || Bangkok, Thailand || TKO || 4 || || 
|-
|-  bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| 0000-00-00 || Win ||align=left| Sophie Bowyer || || || TKO || 1 || || 
|-
|-  bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| 0000-00-00 || Win ||align=left| Pat Strachan || || Scotland || TKO || 3 || || 
|-
|-
| colspan=9 | Legend:

Mixed martial arts record

|-
|Loss
|align=center|15–7
|Taila Santos
|Submission (rear-naked choke)
|UFC Fight Night: Vieira vs. Tate
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|4:49
|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
|
|-
|Loss
|align=center|15–6
|Lauren Murphy
|Decision (split)
|UFC 263 
|
|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Glendale, Arizona, United States
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|15–5
|Jessica Eye
|Decision (unanimous)
|UFC 257
|
|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
|
|-
|Loss
|align=center|14–5
|Jennifer Maia
|Submission (armbar)
|UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Shahbazyan 
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|4:29
|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|14–4
|Andrea Lee
|Decision (split)
|UFC 242 
|
|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
|
|-
|Loss
|align=center|13–4
|Katlyn Chookagian
|Decision (unanimous)
|UFC 238 
|
|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Chicago, Illinois, United States
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|13–3
|Ariane Lipski
|Decision (unanimous)
|UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Dillashaw 
|
|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Brooklyn, New York, United States
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|12–3
|Kalindra Faria
|Submission (triangle armbar)
|UFC Fight Night: Gaethje vs. Vick 
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|4:57
|Lincoln, Nebraska, United States
|
|-
|Loss
|align=center|11–3
|Cynthia Calvillo
|Decision (unanimous)
|UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Ponzinibbio 
|
|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Glasgow, Scotland
|
|-
|Loss
|align=center|11–2
|Jéssica Andrade
|Submission (guillotine choke)
|UFC 203
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|4:38
|Cleveland, Ohio, United States
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|11–1
|Valérie Létourneau
|TKO (body kick and punches)
|UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs. Thompson
|
|align=center|3
|align=center|2:51
|Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|10–1
|Cortney Casey
|Decision (unanimous)
|UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Leites
|
|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Glasgow, Scotland
|
|-
|Loss
|align=center|9–1
|Maryna Moroz
|Submission (armbar)
|UFC Fight Night: Gonzaga vs. Cro Cop 2
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|1:30
|Kraków, Poland
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|9–0
|Seohee Ham
|Decision (unanimous)
|The Ultimate Fighter: A Champion Will Be Crowned Finale
|
|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|8–0
|Katja Kankaanpää
|Decision (unanimous)
|Invicta FC 7: Honchak vs. Smith
|
|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Kansas City, Missouri, United States
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|7–0
|Norma Rueda Center
|Decision (unanimous)
|Invicta FC 6: Coenen vs. Cyborg
|
|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Kansas City, Missouri, United States
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|6–0
|Sally Krumdiack
|TKO (punches)
|Cage Warriors Fighting Championship 53
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|3:08
|Glasgow, Scotland
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|5–0
|Livia von Plettenberg
|Decision (unanimous)
|Invicta FC 4: Esparza vs. Hyatt
|
|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Kansas City, Kansas, United States
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|4–0
|Ashley Cummins
|TKO (knee to the body)
|Invicta FC 3: Penne vs. Sugiyama
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|3:13
|Kansas City, Kansas, United States
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|3–0
|Ainara Mota
|TKO (punches)
|On Top 5
|
|align=center|2
|align=center|2:46
|Glasgow, Scotland
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|2–0
|Lena Ovchynnikova
|Decision (unanimous)
|SFL 3
|
|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|New Delhi, India
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|1–0
|Noellie Molina
|TKO (punches)
|On Top 4
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|3:13
|Glasgow, Scotland
|
|-

Mixed martial arts exhibition record

|-
|Loss
|align=center|1–1
| Rose Namajunas
| Submission (kimura)
| rowspan=2| The Ultimate Fighter: A Champion Will Be Crowned
| (airdate)
|align=center|2
|align=center|2:05
| rowspan=2| Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|1–0
| Emily Kagan
| Decision (majority)
| (airdate)
|align=center|2
|align=center|5:00
|

See also

 List of current UFC fighters
 List of female mixed martial artists

References

External links

1986 births
Sportspeople from Irvine, North Ayrshire
Female Muay Thai practitioners
Living people
Scottish female mixed martial artists
Flyweight mixed martial artists
Strawweight mixed martial artists
Mixed martial artists utilizing Muay Thai
Mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu
Scottish practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu
Scottish Muay Thai practitioners
Scottish female kickboxers
Flyweight kickboxers
Ultimate Fighting Championship female fighters
Scottish expatriates in Canada
Scottish expatriates in the United States