[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.
[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.
[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.
[14] Xiong made her promotional debut on December 9, 2017, at ONE Championship: Warriors of the World beating April Osenio.
[20] Subsequently, Xiong successfully defended the title against Samara Santos Cunha at ONE Championship: Beyond the Horizon on September 8, 2018.
[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.
[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.