Zhang Weili successfully retained her women's strawweight championship by dominating previously unbeaten Tatiana Suarez with a unanimous decision win in the co-main event of UFC 312 at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney on Saturday.

Despite entering as the betting underdog at UFC 312, Zhang Weili looked like the best fighter in 115-pound history on Saturday in a dominant defense of her women's strawweight title.  Zhang (26-3), a two-time champion,

China's undisputed UFC strawweight champion Zhang Weili retained her title in dominant fashion at UFC 312 in Sydney, Australia.

The co-main event of UFC 312 was a strawweight title bout featuring defending champion Weili Zhang and undefeated challenger Tatiana Suarez.

Here’s when to expect Zhang Weili and Tatiana Suarez to make their cage walks for their title fight at UFC 312.

If Tatiana Suarez's rise as UFC champion was supposed to be inevitable, no one told Zhang Weili.

Zhang Weili shut down Tatiana Suarez’s wrestling and punished the challenger to ultimately win a lopsided decision to retain her title in the UFC 312 co-main event

MMA Junkie fight analyst Dan Tom goes in-depth on the UFC 312 co-main event women’s strawweight title fight in Sydney.

Check out the best photos from Zhang Weili's strawweight title win over Tatiana Suarez at UFC 312 at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney. (Fight and venue photos by UFC, Getty, Reuters)

The UFC 312 co-main event kicks off with a touch of the gloves. Suarez immediately takes the center and starts coming forward with pressure. Weili is very light on her feet as she retakes the center with a leg kick. Nice side kick for Weili but Suarez gets a body lock and she takes down the champion. Suarez immediately in side control.