Xiong Jingnan vs Julia PolastriWomen's Strawweight at UFC Fight Night: Nurmagomedov vs Song

Upcoming·UFC Fight Night: Nurmagomedov vs Song·Saturday, August 29, 2026
Xiong Jingnan
19-3
Stance
Switch
vs
Julia Polastri
14-6
Stance
Orthodox
JingnanPolastri+21030.9%Moneyline-25869.1%MMA Index model
Weight class
Women's Strawweight
Rounds
3 × 5 min
Venue
Oriental Sports Center · Pudong District, China

Matchup read

Where each fighter holds an edge — offense against the opponent's defense.

Striking
Polastri ▸

Polastri out-strikes Jingnan (thin sample)

Effective offense
C
46th
1.5
+53
A+
98th
3.5
Defense
F
3rd
38%
+48
C
50th
59%
KO power
D
11 KO
0.0 KD
+9
D
5 KO
0.0 KD
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Wrestling
Even

Wrestling stays neutral (thin sample)

Takedowns landed
F
5th
0.0
+27
D
32nd
0.6
Takedown accuracy75%
Takedown defense
75%
62%
Control time
F
3rd
0.1 min
+28
D
31st
1.8 min
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Submission
Polastri ▸

Polastri is the bigger submission threat on Jingnan (thin sample)

Submission attempts
F
15th
0.0
+28
C
43rd
0.2
Sub win rate
C
48th
5%
1 sub
+15
B
63rd
21%
3 subs
Submission defense
C
42nd
5%
Even
C
43rd
0%
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Finishing
Even

Both finish at a similar career clip — Jingnan 63% (12/19), Polastri 57% (8/14) of wins.

Finish rate (of wins)
63% (12/19)
57% (8/14)
By KO/TKO
11
5
By submission
1
3
Avg finish round
R2.2 avg finish
R2.1 avg finish
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Pace
Polastri ▸

Polastri pushes the higher work rate over the fight (thin sample)

Work rate / min — full fight
4.8
6.9
Work rate / min — rounds 1–2
4.8
6.4
Pace trend+7%/rd
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Form
◂ Jingnan

Jingnan is in better recent form than Polastri (thin sample)

Win rate (career)
0%
40%
After a win0%
Last 5
80%
40%
Win streakL1L1
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Schedule
Polastri ▸

Polastri has faced the tougher schedule vs Jingnan (thin sample)

Schedule strength
67%
41%
Win quality
0%
47%
Ranked opponents
1
2
Title-holder bouts
0
Even
0
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Activity
Polastri ▸

Polastri is fresher and more active than Jingnan

Last bout
3mo
4mo
Bouts, last 12 mo
1
2
Bouts, last 24 mo
1
4
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Tale of the tape
Even

Jingnan 5 cm · Polastri 10y younger · Switch-stance wrinkle

38
Age
10y
younger
28
5'4"
163cm
Height
2"
taller
5'2"
157cm
63"
160cm
Reach
Even
63"
160cm
Edge sizeSlightNotableMajor
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Core metrics

Each fighter's career rates as a division percentile.

Xiong JingnanJulia Polastri
StrikingAccuracyDefenseTakedownsTD defenseSubmissions
Percentile
Striking/min4.536.22
Accuracy%34%56%
Defense%38%59%
Takedowns/150.00.6
TD defense%75%57%
Submissions/150.00.3

Career rate as a percentile within the women's strawweight (99 fighters) — further right is better. Descriptive research, not a prediction.

Pre-UFC opposition
non-UFC slate for each fighter, from opponents’ full pro records

Comparable level of opposition — both faced slates around .619 opponent win rate.

Xiong Jingnan
Moderate
Opponents' combined record
162-98-3
.623 win rate
Winning-record opponents
12 of 21
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
21
all opponents have records on file

A descriptive read of the non-UFC slate from opponents’ full career pro records — not a UFC-grade Schedule Score.

Julia Polastri
Moderate
Opponents' combined record
107-67-1
.615 win rate
Winning-record opponents
7 of 13
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
13
all opponents have records on file

A descriptive read of the non-UFC slate from opponents’ full career pro records — not a UFC-grade Schedule Score.