Xiong Jing Nan Explained

Xiong Jingnan
Native Name:熊竞楠
Other Names:The Panda
Birth Date:12 January 1988
Birth Place:Weishan County, Shandong, China
Weight Kg:56
Weight Class:Strawweight
Reach:640NaN0
Style:Boxing, Sanda, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
Rank:Brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Alex Silva[1]
Team:Phuket Top Team (2017–2018)[2]
Bali MMA (2018–2019)[3] [4]
Evolve MMA (2019–present)[5]
The Block Bali (2024–present)
Years Active:2014–present
Mma Kowin:10
Mma Subwin:1
Mma Decwin:7
Mma Subloss:1
Mma Decloss:1
Sherdog:176083

Xiong Jingnan (; 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.[6]

Background

Xiong was born in Weishan County, Jining, Shandong province in 1988. Xiong was initially scouted and selected to the weightlifting program in a sports school.[7] She began her martial arts journey at the age of 18 as a member of the Shandong women's boxing team and represented China internationally.[8] [9]

She was inspired by Chinese martial arts movies from an early age and has always lived by the heroic values she saw on screen.[10] Of particular note, she loved The Swordsman.[11] 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.[12]

After adding BJJ to her arsenal, she won a China Open BJJ championship.[13] 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.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Xiong made her professional MMA debut in 2014, fighting exclusively in Kunlun Fight and amassed a record of 10–1 before signing with ONE Championship.[14]

ONE Championship

Xiong made her promotional debut on December 9, 2017, at ONE Championship: Warriors of the World beating April Osenio.[15]

ONE Women's Strawweight World Champion

Xiong then faced Tiffany Teo for the inaugural strawweight title on January 20, 2018, at ONE Championship: Kings of Courage.[16] She stopped the Singaporean in the fourth round to win the ONE Women's Strawweight Championship belt.[17] With the win, she became the first Chinese World Champion in mixed martial arts history.[18]

Xiong was scheduled to make her first title defense against Laura Balin at ONE Championship: Battle for the Heavens on May 26, 2018.[19] However, the whole event was cancelled and Xiong went on to successfully defend her title at ONE Championship: Pinnacle of Power on June 23, 2018.[20]

Subsequently, Xiong successfully defended the title against Samara Santos Cunha at ONE Championship: Beyond the Horizon on September 8, 2018.[21]

Xiong was scheduled to defend her title against reigning ONE Championship Atomweight Champion Angela Lee at ONE Championship: Heart of the Lion on November 9, 2018.[22] However, on November 5, 2018, Lee revealed that she was forced off the card due to a back injury.[23] The bout eventually took place at ONE Championship: A New Era, where Xiong became the first fighter to ever beat Lee.[24]

Challenging for the Atomweight title

Xiong and Lee fought again in a rematch this time for Lee's Atomweight Championship at ONE Championship: Century Part 1 on October 13, 2019.[25] Xiong lost by submission.[26]

Return to Strawweight

She returned to strawweight to defend her ONE Women's Strawweight Championship at ONE Championship: Inside the Matrix in a rematch of the championship fight that first earned her title against Tiffany Teo.[27] Surviving a late surge from Tiffany, Xiong defended her title, winning the fight via unanimous decision.[28]

Xiong was then scheduled to defend her ONE Women's Strawweight Championship against Michelle Nicolini at ONE Championship: Empower on May 28, 2021.[29] However, the event was postponed to take place on September 3, 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[30] She won the bout via unanimous decision, avoiding going to the ground with her opponent and winning the striking exchanges.[31]

Xiong defended her title against Ayaka Miura on January 14, 2022, at .[32] She won the bout in dominant fashion via unanimous decision.[33]

Xiong made her seventh strawweight title defense against the ONE Women's Atomweight (115 lbs) champion Angela Lee at ONE on Prime Video 2 on September 30, 2022.[34] She retained her title by unanimous decision.[35]

Xiong faced Nat "Wondergirl" Jaroonsak in a special-rules striking match where both fighters will only be allowed to punch using 4-oz gloves at ONE Fight Night 14 on September 29, 2023.[36] At the weigh-ins, Xiong failed hydration despite making weight. The bout proceeded at a catchweight of 129 lbs, with Xiong being fined a percentage of her purse, which went to her opponent.[37] She won the fight via technical knockout in the third round.[38]

Xiong is scheduled to defend her ONE Women's Strawweight World Championship against Stamp Fairtex at ONE 168 on September 6, 2024.[39]

Gym affiliation

Xiong formerly represented Alliance China and Bali MMA and is now currently representing Evolve MMA. She does the bulk of her training at Bali MMA.[40]

She previously trained at Phuket Top Team and represented the gym in her ONE debut against April Osenio.[41]

She also currently trains at The Block Combat in Bali.

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts record

|-|Win|align=center|18–2|Angela Lee|Decision (unanimous)| ONE on Prime Video 2||align=center|5|align=center|5:00|Kallang, Singapore||-| Win| align=center|17–2| Ayaka Miura| Decision (unanimous)| | | align=center|5| align=center|5:00| Kallang, Singapore| |-| Win| align=center|16–2| Michelle Nicolini| Decision (unanimous)| ONE: Empower| | align=center|5| align=center|5:00| Kallang, Singapore| |-| Win| align=center|15–2| Tiffany Teo| Decision (unanimous)| ONE: Inside the Matrix| | align=center|5| align=center|5:00| Kallang, Singapore| |-| Loss| align=center|14–2| Angela Lee| Submission (rear-naked choke)| ONE: Century – Part 1| | align=center|5| align=center|4:48| Tokyo, Japan| |-| Win| align=center| 14–1| Angela Lee| TKO (body kicks and punches)| ONE: A New Era|| align=center| 5| align=center| 1:37|Tokyo, Japan| |-| Win| align=center| 13–1| Samara Santos Cunha| KO (punch)| ONE: Beyond the Horizon| | align=center| 3| align=center| 1:22| Shanghai, China| |-| Win| align=center| 12–1| Laura Balin| Decision (unanimous)| ONE: Pinnacle of Power| | align=center| 5| align=center| 5:00|Beijing, China| |-| Win| align=center| 11–1| Tiffany Teo| TKO (punches)| ONE: Kings of Courage| | align=center| 4| align=center| 2:17| Jakarta, Indonesia| |-| Win| align=center| 10–1| April Osenio| KO (punches)| ONE: Warriors of the World| | align=center| 1| align=center| 3:44| Bangkok, Thailand||-| Win| align=center| 9–1| Alena Gondášová| TKO (elbows and punches)| Kunlun Fight MMA 7| | align=center| 2| align=center| 4:13| Beijing, China||-| Win| align=center| 8–1| Julia Borisova| Decision (unanimous)| Kunlun Fight 51| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Fuzhou, China||-| Win| align=center| 7–1| Mona Samir| TKO (punches)| Kunlun Fight 48| | align=center| 1| align=center| 4:00| Jining, China||-| Win| align=center| 6–1| Daria Chibisova| TKO (elbows and punches)| Kunlun Fight 30| | align=center| 1| align=center| 4:48| Dazhou, China||-| Loss| align=center| 5–1| Colleen Schneider| Decision (unanimous)| Kunlun Fight 26| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Chongqing, China||-| Win| align=center| 5–0| Victoria Godumchuk | TKO (knee to the body and punches)| Kunlun Fight 23| | align=center| 1| align=center| 1:43| Changsha, China||-| Win| align=center| 4–0| Marina Lvova| TKO (punches)| Kunlun Fight 22| | align=center| 1| align=center| 1:52| Changde, China| |-| Win| align=center| 3–0| Liliya Kazak| TKO (punches)| Kunlun Fight 19| | align=center| 3| align=center| 1:22| Guangzhou, China| |-| Win| align=center| 2–0| Liubov Tiupina| TKO (punches)| Kunlun Fight 15| | align=center| 1| align=center| 2:19| Nanjing, China| |-| Win| align=center| 1–0| Inna Hutsal | Submission (armbar)| Kunlun Fight 9| | align=center| 1| align=center| 0:50| Shangqiu, China| |-

Special rules record

|-| Win| align=center| 1–0| Wondergirl Jaroonsak| TKO (punches)| ONE Fight Night 14| | align=center|3| align=center|2:42| Kallang, Singapore| |-

Kickboxing record

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2014-01-25 || Win||align=left| Lena Ovchynnikova || Kunlun Fight 1 || Pattaya, Thailand || Decision (split) || 3 || 3:00 |-| colspan=9 | Legend:

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ONE Strawweight Queen Xiong Jing Nan Earns Brown Belt In Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. International Business Times. 2022-01-02. 2022-01-03.
  2. Web site: PhuketTopTeam Jingnan Xiong will fight for the inaugural strawweight OneFC title. December 17, 2017. Phuket Top Team.
  3. Web site: The Arduous Road Xiong Jing Nan Traveled To Greatness. ONE Championship. August 23, 2018.
  4. Web site: Xiong Jing Nan expecting Tiffany Teo to be 'on another level' in strawweight title rematch. Andrew Whitelaw. October 28, 2020. asianmma.com.
  5. Web site: Xiong Jing Nan Wants To Knock Out Tiffany Teo Again. April 25, 2020. ONE Championship. Jay Furness.
  6. Web site: Xiong Jing Nan: One of a kind. Riggs. Drake. 2019-05-05. The Body Lock. en-US. 2019-09-01.
  7. Warrior Spirit Episode 3: Xiong Jing Nan ONE Championship Special. June 18, 2020. YouTube. ONE Championship.
  8. Web site: Xiong Jing Nan's Journey From Boxing Prospect To Martial Arts Superstar. 2018-08-31. AsiaOne. en. 2019-09-01.
  9. Web site: Shandong, China native Xiong Jing Nan from boxing to MMA. Altatis. Conan. 2018-08-29. Top Sports Asia. en. 2019-09-01.
  10. Web site: Who Is The Phenomenal Xiong Jing Nan?. 2018-01-29. ONE Championship . 2019-09-01.
  11. Web site: "The Swordsman" Inspired Xiong Jing Nan To Protect Others | ONE Championship - Features. June 13, 2018. ONE Championship - The Home Of Martial Arts.
  12. Web site: The Huge Sacrifices Xiong Jing Nan Made To Become A World Champion . 2019-03-12. ONE Championship . 2019-09-01.
  13. Web site: MMA fighting Panda has China's first world title in her sights. 2018-01-14. South China Morning Post. en. 2019-09-01.
  14. Web site: Jingnan "The Panda" Xiong MMA Stats, Pictures, News, Videos, Biography. November 4, 2022. Sherdog.
  15. Web site: Xiong Jing Nan TKOs April Osenio In First Round. December 9, 2017. ONE Championship.
  16. Web site: Tiffany Teo and Xiong Jing Nan Battle for Inaugural ONE Strawweight World Championship. December 24, 2017. mmaweekly.com.
  17. Web site: ONE Championship Kings of Courage Results: Xiong Finishes Teo, Captures Belt. January 20, 2018. combatpress.com.
  18. Web site: "The Panda" Xiong Jing Nan | ONE Championship - Athletes. ONE Championship - The Home Of Martial Arts. 2 December 2017 .
  19. Web site: Xiong Jingnan defends strawweight title at ONE: 'Battle for the Heavens'. March 16, 2018. mmamania.com. James Goyder.
  20. Web site: ONE Championship Pinnacle of Power Results: Eustaquio Upends Moraes. June 23, 2018. combatpress.com. Rob Tatum.
  21. Web site: ONE Championship results for 'Beyond the Horizon' in Shanghai. September 8, 2018. mmamania.com. Jesse Holland.
  22. Web site: Angela Lee aims to become ONE's first two-division female champ, Bibiano Fernandes announced for Nov. 9 show. Alexander K. Lee. mmafighting.com. October 2, 2018.
  23. Web site: Angela Lee's dual-title plans on hold after back injury forces ONE Championship 83 withdrawal. November 5, 2018. Fernanda Prates. mmajunkie.com.
  24. News: ONE Championship 92 results: Jing Nan Xiong retains 125 title, becomes first to beat Angela Lee . 2019-03-31. usatoday.com. 2019-09-01.
  25. Web site: Angela Lee, Aung La Nsang, Bibiano Fernandes title fights announced for ONE Championship's 100th show . Alexander K. Lee . mmafighting.com . June 30, 2019.
  26. Web site: ONE Championship 100, Part 1 results: Angela Lee retains; Demetrious Johnson wins tourney. October 12, 2019. MMAjunkie.com.
  27. Web site: Champ recap: Four champions set to return at 'ONE Championship 118: Inside the Matrix'. October 21, 2020. MMAjunkie.com. Simon Head.
  28. Web site: ONE: Inside the Matrix — Xiong Jing Nan Survives Late Surge, Retains Title. cagesidepress. October 30, 2020.
  29. Web site: Anderson . Jay . ONE Championship Announces All-Female Empower Card on May 28 . cagesidepress.com . 12 March 2021 . 12 March 2021.
  30. Web site: Cruz. Guilherme. 2021-08-16. ONE Championship's all-women's card back on for next month. 2021-08-17. MMA Fighting. en.
  31. Web site: Anderson. Jay. 2021-09-03. ONE: Empower — Xiong Jing Nan Gets by Dangerous Michelle Nicolini, Defends Title. 2021-09-03. Cageside Press. en-US.
  32. Barrasso. Justin. ONE Championship has Active Start Planned for 2022. 2021-12-16. Sports Illustrated. 16 December 2021 . en-us.
  33. Web site: 2022-01-14. ONE Championship: Heavy Hitters results – Jing Nan Xiong continues dominance, defends title. 2022-01-14. MMA Junkie. en-US.
  34. Web site: Martin . Damon . Angela Lee vs. Xiong Jingnan 3 for strawweight title set to headline ONE on Prime Video 2 card . mmafighting.com . 16 August 2022 . 15 August 2022.
  35. Web site: Taylor . Tom . Atkin . Nicholas . ONE Championship Prime Video 2 results: Xiong Jingnan beats Angela Lee to retain title in trilogy . scmp.com . 1 October 2022 . 1 October 2022.
  36. Web site: Strawweight queen Xiong Jing Nan set to face 'Wondergirl' in special-rules striking match at ONE Fight Night 14. Sportskeeda. 2023-07-19. 2023-08-02.
  37. Web site: 2023-09-29 . ONE Fight Night 14 weigh-ins: Stamp survives scare, Xiong misses . 2023-09-29 . South China Morning Post . en.
  38. Web site: 2023-09-30 . ONE Championship Fight Night 14 results: Stamp Fairtex stops Ham Seo-hee with body-shot KO to win atomweight title . 2023-09-30 . South China Morning Post . en.
  39. Web site: Law . Eddie . 2024-03-27 . ONE 168 Headlined By Stamp Fairtex, Jonathan Haggerty, In Denver . 2024-03-27 . Cageside Press . en-US.
  40. Web site: How Xiong Jing Nan Deals With Immense Pressure | ONE Championship - Features. June 9, 2018. ONE Championship - The Home Of Martial Arts.
  41. Web site: PhuketTopTeam Jingnan Xiong will fight for the inaugural strawweight OneFC title. December 23, 2017.

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