Consensus Rankings:   Official  |  Member Designed  |  This Ranking Updated 1 month, 3 days ago  |  All By mugenhardroc

1. 1

   

   Amanda Nunes

   "The Lioness"

   23-5-0

   Titles:
   Former 2x UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion (six total defenses)
   Former UFC Women's Featherweight Champion (two defenses)
   
   Records:
   Most Consecutive Wins in UFC Women's History (12)
   Most Finishes in UFC Women's History (10)
   Most Knockouts in UFC Women's History (7)
   Most Title Defenses in UFC Women's History (8)
   Most UFC Women's Title Fight Wins (11)
   Most Knockdowns in UFC Women's Bantamweight History (9)
   Most Takedowns in UFC Women's Bantamweight History (32)
   2nd Most Wins in UFC Women's History (16)
   
   Distinction:
   First Two-Division Women's Champion in UFC History
   First Fighter to Defend Two Titles While Holding Simultaneously in UFC History
   
   Awards:
   3x World MMA Awards Female Fighter of the Year (2016/2018/2020)
   2018 World MMA Awards Knockout of the Year
   2018 World MMA Awards Upset of the Year
   
   Notable Wins:
   - Cris Cyborg
   - Miesha Tate
   - Valentina Shevchenko (x2)
   - Ronda Rousey
   - Holly Holm
   - Julianna Peña
   - Germaine de Randamie (x2)
   - Raquel Pennington
   - Julia Budd
   - Felicia Spencer
   - Irene Aldana
   - Megan Anderson
   

2. 2

   

   Valentina Shevchenko

   "Bullet"

   23-4-1

   Titles:
   Former UFC Women's Flyweight Champion (seven defenses)
   UFC Women's Bantamweight Title Challenger (2017)
   
   Records:
   Tied Most Wins in UFC Women's Flyweight History (9) with Katlyn Chookagian
   Most Consecutive Wins in UFC Women's Flyweight History (9)
   Most Knockouts in UFC Women's Flyweight History (4)
   Most Takedowns in UFC Women's Flyweight History (35)
   2nd Most Title Defenses in UFC Women's History (7)
   
   Distinction:
   First Kyrgyzstani UFC Champion
   
   Awards:
   2022 World MMA Awards Female Fighter of the Year
   
   Notable Wins:
   - Joanna Jędrzejczyk
   - Liz Carmouche
   - Holly Holm
   - Katlyn Chookagian
   - Jéssica Andrade
   - Sarah Kaufman
   - Julianna Peña
   - Jessica Eye
   - Taila Santos
   - Lauren Murphy
   - Jennifer Maia
   - Priscila Cachoeira
   

3. 3

   

   Ronda Rousey

   "Rowdy"

   12-2-0

   Titles:
   Former and Inaugural UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion (six defenses)
   Former and Final Strikeforce Women's Bantamweight Champion (one defense)
   
   Records:
   Fastest UFC Women's Title Fight Finish (14 seconds)
   
   Distinction:
   Inaugural UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion
   Final Strikeforce Women's Bantamweight Champion
   First Female UFC HOF Inductee
   First Mixed Martial Artist to Receive an ESPY Award
   
   Awards:
   UFC HOF Class of 2018: Modern Wing
   3x World MMA Female Fighter of the Year (2012/2013/2014)
   2x ESPY Best Female Athlete Award (2014/2015)
   
   Notable Wins:
   - Miesha Tate (x2)
   - Cat Zingano
   - Liz Carmouche
   - Sarah Kaufman
   - Julia Budd
   - Alexis Davis
   - Bethe Correia
   - Sara McMann
   

4. 4

   

   Cris Cyborg

   27-2-0, 1 NC

   Titles:
   Bellator Women's Featherweight Champion (current) (five defenses)
   Former UFC Women's Featherweight Champion (two defenses)
   Former Strikeforce Women's Featherweight Champion (two defenses)
   Former Invicta FC Featherweight Champion (three defenses)
   
   Records:
   Most Wins in UFC Women's Featherweight History (4)
   Most Finishes in Bellator Women's Featherweight History (5)
   Tied Most Knockouts in UFC Women's Featherweight History (2) with Megan Anderson and Felicia Spencer
   
   Distinction:
   First Women to Headline a Major MMA Event (Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg) with Gina Carano
   Only Strikeforce Women's Featherweight Champion
   Inaugural Invicta FC Featherweight Champion
   
   Awards:
   2x World MMA Awards Female Fighter of the Year (2009/2010)
   
   Notable Wins:
   - Holly Holm
   - Felicia Spencer
   - Cat Zingano
   - Marloes Coenen (x2)
   - Gina Carano
   - Leslie Smith (x2)
   - Julia Budd
   - Arlene Blencowe (x2)
   - Yana Santos (formerly Kunitskaya)
   - Tonya Evinger
   - Yoko Takahashi
   

5. 5

   

   Rose Namajunas

   "Thug"

   12-6-0

   Titles:
   Former 2x UFC Strawweight Champion (two total defenses)
   TUF 20 Strawweight Tournament Finalist
   
   Records:
   Tied 2nd Most Finishes in UFC Strawweight History (5) with Amanda Lemos
   
   Awards:
   2x World MMA Awards Female Fighter of the Year (2017/2021)
   
   Notable Wins:
   - Joanna Jędrzejczyk (x2)
   - Zhang Weili (x2)
   - Jéssica Andrade
   - Michelle Waterson
   - Tecia Torres
   - Angela Hill
   - Paige van Zant
   

6. 6

   

   Weili Zhang

   "Magnum"

   25-3-0

   Titles:
   2x UFC Women's Strawweight Champion (current) (three total defenses)
   
   Distinction:
   First Chinese UFC Champion
   
   Records:
   2nd Most Title Fight Wins in UFC STW History (5)
   
   Awards:
   2020 World MMA Awards Fight of the Year
   2022 ESPN Female Fighter of the Year
   
   Notable Wins:
   - Joanna Jędrzejczyk (x2)
   - Jéssica Andrade
   - Carla Esparza
   - Yan Xiaonan
   - Tecia Torres
   - Danielle Taylor
   - Jessica Aguilar
   

7. 7

   

   Joanna Jędrzejczyk

   16-5-0

   Titles:
   Former UFC Strawweight Champion (five defenses)
   
   Records:
   Most Consecutive Wins in UFC Strawweight History (8)
   Most Title Fights in UFC Strawweight History (9)
   Most Title Fight Wins in UFC Strawweight History (6)
   Tied Most Wins in UFC Strawweight History (10) with Carla Esparza
   
   Distinction:
   UFC Flyweight Title Challenger (2018)
   First Polish UFC Champion
   First Female European UFC Champion
   
   Awards:
   UFC HOF Class of 2024: Modern Wing
   2020 World MMA Awards Fight of the Year
   
   Notable Wins:
   - Carla Esparza
   - Jéssica Andrade
   - Cláudia Gadelha (x2)
   - Michelle Waterson
   - Tecia Torres
   - Karolina Kowalkiewicz
   - Jessica Penne
   

8. 8

   

   Miesha Tate

   "Cupcake"

   20-9-0

   Titles:
   Former UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion
   Former Strikeforce Women's Bantamweight Champion
   2010 Strikeforce Women's Bantamweight Tournament Winner
   
   Awards:
   2011 World MMA Awards Female Fighter of the Year
   
   Notable Wins:
   - Holly Holm
   - Liz Carmouche
   - Cat Zingano
   - Rin Nakai
   - Marloes Coenen
   - Hitomi Akano
   - Sara McMann
   - Jessica Eye
   - Marion Reneau
   

9. 9

   

   Holly Holm

   "The Preacher's Daughter"

   15-7-0, 1 NC

   Titles:
   Former UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion
   
   Distinction:
   2x UFC Women's Featherweight Title Challenger (2017)
   First Fighter to Win World Titles in the UFC and Boxing
   
   Awards:
   2015 World MMA Awards Female Fighter of the Year
   2015 World MMA Awards Knockout of the Year
   2015 World MMA Awards Breakthrough Fighter of the Year
   2x The Ring Female Fighter of the Year (2005/2006)
   2022 International Boxing Hall of Fame Inductee
   
   Notable Wins:
   - Ronda Rousey
   - Raquel Pennington (x2)
   - Irene Aldana
   - Megan Anderson
   - Yana Santos
   - Bethe Correia
   - Marion Reneau
   

10. 10

    

    Jéssica Andrade

    "Bate Estaca"

    26-12-0

    Titles:
    Former UFC Strawweight Champion
    
    Distinction:
    UFC Women's Flyweight Title Challenger (2021)
    
    Records:
    Most Fights in UFC Women's History (27)
    Most Wins in UFC Women's History (17)
    Most Finishes in UFC Strawweight History (6)
    Most Knockouts in UFC Strawweight History (4)
    Most Post Fight Bonuses in UFC Women's History (9)
    Most Fights in a Calendar Year in UFC Women's History (5)
    2nd Most Finishes in UFC Women's History (9)
    4th Most Takedowns in UFC Women's History (23)
    
    Distinction:
    Only Woman in UFC History to Fight in Three Different Divisions (STW/FLW/BTW)
    First Standing Arm Triangle Choke in UFC History
    
    Awards:
    2022 UFC Submission of the Year
    
    Notable Wins:
    - Rose Namajunas
    - Amanda Lemos
    - Mackenzie Dern
    - Angela Hill
    - Marina Rodriguez
    - Karolina Kowalskiewicz
    - Katlyn Chookagian
    - Raquel Pennington
    - Larissa Pacheco
    - Lauren Murphy
    - Jessica Penne
    - Joanne Calderwood
    - Claudia Gadelha
    - Tecia Torres
    
    

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11. 11

    

    Carla Esparza

    "The Cookie Monster"  |  19-7-0

    Titles:
    Former 2x UFC Strawweight Champion
    Former Invicta FC Strawweight Champion
    TUF 20 Strawweight Tournament Winner
    
    Records:
    Most Takedowns in UFC Strawweight History (44)
    Tied Most Wins in UFC Strawweight History (10) with Joanna Jędrzejczyk
    Longest Time Between Title Reigns in UFC History (2612 days)
    
    Distinction:
    Inaugural UFC Strawweight Champion
    Inaugural Invicta FC Strawweight Champion
    
    Notable Win
    - Rose Namajunas (x2)
    - Alexa Grasso
    - Marina Rodriguez
    - Yan Xiaonan
    - Michelle Waterson
    - Cynthia Calvillo
    - Bec Rawlings
    - Virna Jandiroba
    - Maryna Moroz
    - Juliana Lima
    

12. 12

    

    Alexa Grasso

    16-3-1

    Titles:
    UFC Women's Flyweight Champion (current, one defense)
    
    Distinction:
    First Mexican Woman to Win a UFC Championship
    
    Awards:
    2023 World MMA Awards Female Fighter of the Year
    2023 World MMA Awards Submission of the Year
    2023 World MMA Awards Upset of the Year
    

13. 13

    

    Gina Carano

    "Conviction"  |  7-1-0

    Distinction:
    First Woman to Headline a Major MMA Event (Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg) with Cris Cyborg
    Inaugural Strikeforce Women's Featherweight Title Challenger (2009)
    
    Awards:
    2008 World MMA Awards Female Fighter of the Year
    
    Notable Wins:
    - Tonya Avinger
    - Julia Kedzie
    - Rosi Sexton