Xiong Jingnan

Xiong Jingnan (Chinese: 熊竞楠; born January 12, 1988) is a Chinese mixed martial artist. She is the inaugural and reigning ONE Women's Strawweight World Champion. She is also the first ever Chinese World Champion in mixed martial arts history.[1][2]

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Xiong.
Xiong Jingnan
Born (1988-01-12) January 12, 1988
Jining, Shandong, China
Native name熊竞楠
Height5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Weight52 kg (115 lb; 8 st 3 lb)
DivisionStrawweight
StyleBoxing, Sanda, BJJ
TeamEvolve MMA
Years active2014–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total16
Wins14
By knockout10
By submission1
By decision3
Losses2
By submission1
By decision1
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Background

In pursuit of her lifelong dreams of becoming a professional athlete, ONE Women's Strawweight World Champion Xiong Jingnan originally trained to embark on a weightlifting career, but discovered boxing instead. Falling in love with martial arts, she first began her journey at the age of 18 as a member of the Shandong women’s boxing team and soon went on to represent China internationally.[3][4]

Encouraged by her father to focus on martial arts, she flourished. After all, she was inspired by Chinese martial arts movies from an early age and has always lived by the heroic values she saw on screen.[5] Of particular note, she loved 'The Swordsman.' [6] 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.[7]

After adding BJJ to her arsenal, she proved to be talented in all areas, even winning a China Open BJJ championship.[8] 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.

After a stellar run competing in her native China, she made a successful debut on the global stage of ONE Championship with an impressive knockout of April Osenio.[9] That led her to a shot at the inaugural ONE Women’s Strawweight World Championship against Tiffany Teo, which she seized with yet another knockout to make history as China’s first-ever mixed martial arts World Champion.[10]

She has since defended the belt several times in definitive fashion, including handing ONE Women's Atomweight World Champion Angela Lee her first-ever loss.[11]

Xiong will challenge Lee for the ONE Women's Atomweight World Title on October 13th at ONE: CENTURY. It will be the main event of ONE: CENTURY Part I on TNT.[12]

She has a nephew named Xiong Sheng Ze, who is one of her biggest inspirations.[13]

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Xiong made her professional MMA debut in 2014. She fought primarily 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 faced Tiffany Teo for the title on January 20th, 2018 at ONE Championship: Kings of Courage. She stopped the Singaporean in the fourth round to win the ONE Strawweight Championship belt. With the win, she became the first Chinese World Champion in mixed martial arts history.[14] She has successfully defended the title against Laura Balin and Samara Santos Cunha. At ONE Championship: A New Era she became the first fighter to ever beat Angela Lee.[15]

Gym Affiliation

Xiong currently represents Alliance China and Bali MMA. She does the bulk of her training at Bali MMA.[16]

She previously trained at Phuket Top Team and represented the gym in her ONE debut against April Osenio.[17]

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts record
Professional record breakdown
16 matches 14 wins 2 losses
By knockout 10 0
By submission 1 1
By decision 3 1
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 14–2 Angela Lee Submission (rear-naked choke) ONE Championship: Century Part 1 October 13, 2019 5 4:48 Tokyo, Japan For the ONE Women's Atomweight Championship.
Win 14–1 Angela Lee TKO (body kicks and punches) ONE Championship: A New Era March 31, 2019 5 1:37 Japan Defended the ONE Strawweight Championship.
Win 13–1 Samara Santos Cunha KO (Punch) ONE Championship: Beyond the Horizon September 8, 2018 3 1:22 China Defended the ONE Strawweight Championship.
Win 12–1 Laura Balin Decision (Unanimous) ONE Championship: Pinnacle of Power June 21, 2018 5 5:00 China Defended the ONE Strawweight Championship.
Win 11–1 Tiffany Teo TKO (Punches) ONE Championship: Kings of Courage January 20, 2018 4 2:17 Indonesia Won the ONE Strawweight Championship.
Win 10–1 April Osenio TKO (Punches) ONE Championship: Warriors of the World December 9, 2017 1 3:44 Thailand
Win 9–1 Liliya Kazak KO (head kick) Kunlun Fight 48 July 10, 2016 2 4:13 Nanjing, China
Win 8–1 Julia Borisova Decision (Unanimous) Kunlun Fight 51 September 10, 2016 3 5:00 China
Win 7-1 Mona Samir TKO (punches) Kunlun Fight 48 July 31, 2016 1 4:00 China
Win 6–1 Daria Chibisova Decision (Unanimous) Kunlun Fight 30 September 4, 2015 3 5:00 China
Loss 5–1 Colleen Schneider Decision (unanimous) Kunlun Fight 35 June 6, 2013 2 5:00 China
Win 5-0 Victoria Godumchuk TKO (Punches) Kunlun Fight 23 April 26, 2015 1 1:43 China
Win 4–0 Marina Lvova TKO (Punches) Kunlun Fight 22 April 12, 2015 1 1:52 China
Win 3–0 Liliya Kazak Decision (unanimous) Kunlun Fight 19 February 1, 2015 3 1:22 China
Win 2–0 Liubov Tiupina TKO (Punches) Kunlun Fight 15 January 3, 2015 1 2:19 China
Win 1–0 Inna Hutsal Submission (Armbar) Kunlun Fight 9 August 31, 2014 1 0:50 China

See also

References
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  2. "China's Xiong eager to prove who is best - Global Times". www.globaltimes.cn. Retrieved 2019-09-01.
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  15. "ONE Championship 92 results: Jing Nan Xiong retains 125 title, becomes first to beat Angela Lee". usatoday.com. 2019-03-31. Retrieved 2019-09-01.
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  17. "PhuketTopTeam Jingnan Xiong will fight for the inaugural strawweight OneFC title". December 23, 2017.
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