Tatiana Suarez had to be sewn back up extensively following her first UFC title fight. The Ultimate Fighter 23 winner failed to add strawweight champion next to her accolades, pitted against the talented Zhang Weili in the co-main event of UFC 312.

Tatiana Suarez is no stranger to adversity. Suarez (11-1 MMA, 7-1 UFC) took a beating during a unanimous decision loss to strawweight champion Zhang Weili this past Saturday in the UFC 312 co-main event at Qudos Bank Center in Sydney.

Suarez, 34, had put together an impressive 10-fight unbeaten start to life in MMA, including brilliant UFC wins over Alexa Grasso, Carla Esparza, and Jessica Andrade. But, against Zhang Weili, Suarez came unstuck for the first time in her pro career — and lost by decision in her attempt to win the UFC women's strawweight championship.