First, a run-down of the particulars:
- A limit of 117 pounds is observed for this list.
- The inception of the title was the first fight in the division between two undefeated fighters.
- Recordkeeping and regulations (weight classes) were notoriously bad for Women’s MMA. As a result, we may update this list if new info presents itself.
Your current lineal Strawweight champion is Weili Zhang
The full history is below. Note, the colored backgrounds indicate a title change.
MMA Women’s Strawweight Lineal Championship History
| Date | Champion | Outcome | Challenger | Notes |
| 2002-09-01 | Yuka Tsuji | WIN | Noriko Tsunoda | Inception |
| 2003-12-31 | Yuka Tsuji | WIN | Kaliopi Yeitsuidou | No division info available. |
| 2004-05-16 | Yuka Tsuji | WIN | Yumiko Inoue | No division info available. |
| 2004-08-05 | Yuka Tsuji | WIN | Erica Montoya | |
| 2005-06-28 | Yuka Tsuji | WIN | Hisae Watanabe | |
| 2005-08-17 | Yuka Tsuji | WIN | Maiko Okada | |
| 2006-02-04 | Yuka Tsuji | WIN | Miyuki Ariga | |
| 2006-04-22 | Yuka Tsuji | WIN | Cami Hostetler | |
| 2006-06-30 | Yuka Tsuji | WIN | Tomomi Sunaba | |
| 2007-04-28 | Yuka Tsuji | WIN | Thricia Poovey | |
| 2007-09-06 | Yuka Tsuji | WIN | Ana Michelle Tavares | |
| 2007-12-26 | Yuka Tsuji | WIN | Seo Hee Ham | |
| 2008-11-08 | Yuka Tsuji | WIN | Mei Yamaguchi | |
| 2009-04-25 | Yuka Tsuji | WIN | Kate Martinez | |
| 2010-02-11 | Mei Yamaguchi | WIN | Yuka Tsuji | |
| 2010-11-28 | Mei Yamaguchi | DRAW | Kyoko Takabayashi | |
| 2011-04-03 | Mei Yamaguchi | WIN | Tomomi Sunaba | |
| 2011-05-03 | Mei Yamaguchi | WIN | Akiko Naito | |
| 2011-07-09 | Seo Hee Ham | WIN | Mei Yamaguchi | |
| 2011-12-17 | Ayaka Hamasaki | WIN | Seo Hee Ham | |
| 2012-05-26 | Ayaka Hamasaki | WIN | Yuka Tsuji | |
| 2012-07-28 | Ayaka Hamasaki | WIN | Lacey Schuckman | |
| 2012-12-15 | Ayaka Hamasaki | WIN | Emi Fujino | |
| 2013-07-13 | Claudia Gadelha | WIN | Ayaka Hamasaki | |
| 2014-07-16 | Claudia Gadelha | WIN | Tina Lahdemaki | |
| 2014-12-13 | Joanna Jedrzejczyk | WIN | Claudia Gadelha | |
| 2015-03-14 | Joanna Jedrzejczyk | WIN | Carla Esparza | |
| 2015-06-20 | Joanna Jedrzejczyk | WIN | Jessica Penne | |
| 2015-11-14 | Joanna Jedrzejczyk | WIN | Valerie Letourneau | |
| 2016-07-08 | Joanna Jedrzejczyk | WIN | Claudia Gadelha | |
| 2016-11-12 | Joanna Jedrzejczyk | WIN | Karolina Kowalkiewicz | |
| 2017-05-13 | Joanna Jedrzejczyk | WIN | Jessica Andrade | |
| 2017-11-04 | Rose Namajunas | WIN | Joanna Jedrzejczyk | |
| 2018-04-07 | Rose Namajunas | WIN | Joanna Jedrzejczyk | |
| 2019-05-11 | Jessica Andrade | WIN | Rose Namajunas | |
| 2019-08-31 | Weili Zhang | WIN | Jessica Andrade | |
| 2020-03-07 | Weili Zhang | WIN | Joanna Jedrzejczyk | |
| 2021-04-24 | Rose Namajunas | WIN | Weili Zhang | |
| 2021-11-06 | Rose Namajunas | WIN | Weili Zhang | |
| 2022-05-07 | Carla Esparza | WIN | Rose Namajunas | |
| 2022-11-12 | Weili Zhang | WIN | Carla Esparza | |
| 2023-08-19 | Weili Zhang | WIN | Amanda Lemos | |
| 2024-10-19 | Weili Zhang | WIN | Xiaonan Yan | |
| 2025-02-08 | Weili Zhang | WIN | Tatiana Suarez |