strawweight
Britishnoun
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The athletes heading to Quantico include interim UFC lightweight champion Justin Gaethe, the first UFC BMF champion Jorge Masvidal, former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman, former UFC strawweight title challenger Claudia Gadelha, former UFC lightweight title challenger Michael Chandler, top UFC flyweight contender Manel Kape and mixed martial arts athlete Renzo Gracie.
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Both Shevchenko at flyweight and Weili at strawweight are among the record holders when it comes to grappling and striking stats in their divisions.
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Shevchenko has the second-highest significant strike accuracy in UFC history at flyweight with 54.6%, while Weili is fourth at strawweight with 53.9%.
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Shevchenko has the second-highest takedown accuracy in flyweight history at 62.8%, with Weili eighth at strawweight with 45.6%.
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If Weili beats Shevchenko, she will become only the second woman to become a two-division UFC champion after Nunes, but the first to do it at strawweight and flyweight.
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