WestenShelton
WestenShelton
3rd Degree Blue Belt
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  1. 1

    Erin "Cold Blooded" Blanchfield
    Erin Blanchfield
    "Cold Blooded"
    12-1-0
    -Only 22, but a big time prospect. She is one of the better takedown artists I've seen at this division, having multiple routes to take people down, and then her ground control is excellent. Takes her some time, but she can also get into very good GNP positions and go for submissions. She isn't that good standing, but she can do enough to get herself into takedown positions.

    -More of the same vs. JJ Aldrich. She did lock in a very slick submission standing, but she also showed some of the same holes, and the fight showed that her takedowns definitely aren't unstoppable.

    -Dominated Mccann with a takedown, then grappling into a crucifix. She is definitely one of the better fighters in this division, and still young. I still see a few of those holes from the JJ fight, but she is very tough.

    -Picked up one hell of a win vs. Andrade. I was shocked by how good she looked standing, she went toe to tie with Andrade. The wrestling wasn't super effective early, but she timed one well and immediately showed elite grappling. Shes only 23 too, so I expect her to get better.

    -Great win vs. Santos. Her cardio was better, and she was a dawg. Good wrestling, and stand up is very solid. She is extremely well rounded and still very young.
  2. 2

    Taila Santos
    Taila Santos
    19-3-0
    Up and coming prospect, very impressive. She has a muay thai background, but she was very willing to wrestle modaferri even though that is more modafferi's speciality. Stand up looked very solid when she used it. She also might be the most physically impressive Ive seen at this weight. Lots of power too.

    In her fight vs Joanne Wood, more of the same. Santos is very solid striking, has power, and can go on the ground to finish with submissions. She isn't overwhelmingly dominant on the feet, so I can't put her in the top 3 yet, but she is very good.

    -vs. Shevchenko, her strength showed how insane it was as she repeatedly took her down from the clinch and in grappling exchanges. But she is a step slower striking that Shevchenko, but she is definitely one of the best in the division.

    -vs. Blanchfield, she showed how good her defensive grappling was again. And her stand up was very solid, especially early. But she did wear down late. I still think she might be the strongest in the division.
  3. 3

    Manon "The Beast" Fiorot
    Manon Fiorot
    "The Beast"
    11-1-0
    -Total beast. Output machine, especially with striking. Also showcased some takedown and GNP ability. The strikes felt very repetitive, didn't mix it up much, could bite her against better foes, but shes clearly very skilled, very ripped, and has great cardio.

    -Her length and volume are just hard for anyone in the division to deal with. Vs. Maia she also showed great grappling skills too. Got tagged a few times, but looked very good.

    -Had a pretty close fight vs. Chook. She won with volume, and maybe a takedown at the end, but she relies a lot on her cardio and volume, maybe not as technical. Could be an issue vs. Valentina.

    -More of the same vs. Rose. Rose hurt her hand in the fight, so that made it tough to judge, but she was not very dominant despite that. She is what she is.
  4. 4

    Alexa Grasso
    Alexa Grasso
    16-3-1
    Known as a stand up fighter, but honestly doesn't blow me away there. Showed solid enough grappling and did a submission, which is a newer part of her game. Seems all around competent.

    -Showed she does have really good stand up vs. Vivianne. Threw nice combos, nice hand speed, some power. And her takedown defense was excellent. Very solid fighter, but just a touch below the top.

    The new champ. She beat Shevchenko with a submission, but looked great standing throughout. Had great combos, speed, power. Her takedown defense had holes, though she got better late. I think she is a beatable champ, but she has a lot of skills.

    -Drew with Shev. I had her winning 48-47, but she showed her strengths and weaknesses. Takedown D isn't perfect. She got outclassed in spots by Shevchenko, but she tended to have the bigger moments. Very good, but I don't think she is the best in the division.
  5. 5

    "Thug" Rose Namajunas
    Rose Namajunas
    "Thug"
    12-6-0
    Hurt her hand against Manon which made it tough to judge. But she is definitely skilled standing. Her activity just wasn't there but it may have been because of the injury.
  6. 6

    Valentina "Bullet" Shevchenko
    Valentina Shevchenko
    "Bullet"
    23-4-1
    -Elite at everything. Killer stand up, excellent wrestler, and can do damage from the ground. Considered just about unbeatable at this division,and it's easy to see why. She doesn't make mistakes.

    -vs. Santos she showed her biggest weakness vs the very best might just be strength. She lost most of the clinch battles vs. Talia Santos and got taken down a bunch. But she still avoided damage well, and was better standing. But if not for an eye injury to Santos, she might have lost her fight.

    -Really starting to show her holes, and she is aging. Still a tough out, but got outclassed standing by Grasso, was winning some rounds with the wrestling, but then got caught by a submission. She is well rounded, but not as dominant as she was, and I think several hungry prospects are better.

    -Drew vs. Grasso. It was close. She can be a tough puzzle standing, and she does have wrestling. She doesn't have the big moments though, or power.
  7. 7

    Katlyn "Blonde Fighter" Cerminara
    Katlyn Cerminara
    "Blonde Fighter"
    18-6-0
    Very long fighter, helps with her stand up with the jab and front kicks. Had a kind of lackluster performance before turning it on against a gassed opponent in the 3rd. Had good ground defense, and great cardio. Did get taken down though.

    -Pretty dominant performance vs. Maia. Her length makes her tough to deal with standing, and she showed both offensive and defensive wrestling. She cannot finish fights though which is why she can't deal with the very best. But shes a tough out for anyone.

    -Had a really fun fight with Ribas. More of the same in a close win.

    -A close loss vs. Manon. She is good enough standing, tough to beat in any way.
  8. 8

    Jingnan "The Panda" Xiong
    Jingnan Xiong
    "The Panda"
    18-2-0
    Solid stand up fighter. Not that explosive anymore, but she can score points. Also has incredible takedown defense to keep it standing.

    -Nice win vs. Angela Lee. She started to get wrestled a bit as the fight went on, but she still has excellent defensive grappling, and sharp stand up for this division. Very solid fighter.
  9. 9

    Maycee "The Future" Barber
    Maycee Barber
    "The Future"
    14-2-0
    -Meh stand up fighter. Decent takedowns and decent in the clinch, but didn't really impress me. Serviceable, but not exceptional.

    -vs. De la Rosa, she was definitely better. Showed good wrestling and clinch work in particular. Seemed very strong as well. She is not incredible, but has a good formula for winning fights.

    -Same formula vs. Jessica Eye. She has a lot of strength in the clinch, and can do damage from there. Takedown defense was quite good, though she did go down once. At range shes just OK at best.

    -Showed that she has solid stand up vs. Andrea, a bit of wrestling but wasn't elite there at keeping Andrea down. She also really got taken down several times when she got too aggressive. She isn't bad, but has holes.

    -Picked up a great win vs. Ribas. It was super close, and she got outclassed standing, and wrestled a few times, but she had strong grappling, and power standing. She is only 25. I still see holes, but she is getting way better.
  10. 10

    "Unstoppable" Angela Lee
    Angela Lee
    "Unstoppable"
    11-3-0
    Lost vs. Xiong, but it was close in spots. Great cardio, wrestling and grappling are very strong, just not quite on the level needed to win. Stand up is not bad, but not as polished as the best.
  11. 11+

  12. 11

    Liz "Girl-Rilla" Carmouche
    Liz Carmouche
    "Girl-Rilla"  |  20-7-0
    Bellator champ. Decent technical stand up fghter. But then wrestling and grappling is more her strength. Won with crucifix position. Very solid overall fighter.

    -Submitted Velasquez in their rematch. She has an effective grind it out, wrestling style, and can find ways to score points or get the finish. Not blowing you away, but the wrestling is enough to win plenty of fights.

    -Interesting win vs. Bennett. She was down 2-1. Looked decent standing, but was taken down a few times and controlled. Eventually her strength, and grappling won out and she got the submission.
  13. 12

    Tracy Cortez
    Tracy Cortez
    11-1-0
    Very strong wrestler. Great grappling, great submission defense. Not that great standing, but she can survive long enough to get takedowns and work from there. Decent GNP as well. Solid fighter.

    -Looked super sharp standing vs. Jasmine, and showed her takedown defense. Super impressive performance.
  14. 13

    Karine "Killer" Silva
    Karine Silva
    "Killer"  |  17-4-0
    Strong, OK stand up fighter, takedown defense is meh, but has great submission ability on the ground. Her cardio also worries me a touch but she beat a very tough fighter, so I have to give her props.

    -Had an excellent UFC debut vs. Botelho. She was patient standing, but when she lands, she has power. Then on top she showed that grappling and locked in a nice submission. She seems strong as hell once again too. A tough out, could definitely rank her up quite a bit more with another finish like that.

    -Took on a debuting opponent, and wrecked her. Quick takedown and nasty leg lock. Not sure how good she her opponent is, but serious skills.

    -Excellent win vs. Moroz. She totally handled her. Looked sharp standing, then showed that grappling. She is legit.
  15. 14

    Natália Silva
    Natália Silva
    17-5-1
    New prospect that looked incredible. Very slick striker. Great speed and kicks in particular. Great combos. And incredible takedown defense. She even reversed a bunch of takedowns from a good wrestler, and landed some GNP. She took on a solid opponent in Jasmine and dominated her. Instant contender.

    -Had a slightly tougher showing vs. Bleda. She had some pretty nice stand up, and won with a sick KO spinning kick. Landed some nice shots before then. Her grappling was spotty though, she got caught in a tough triangle and almost went out, and the takedown D wasn't as good as expected. Still a very good fighter. Still solid enough there, but not as elite all around as I thought.

    Annihilated Victoria in a stand up fight. She has great hand speed and power, and she looked nimble standing. Stopped one weak takedown attempt, but she is definitely dangerous.

    -More of the same vs. Andrea Lee. Just easily handled her. So fast and crisp standing. I feel like she has some holes defensively, but she is very skilled.
  16. 15

    "Queen of Violence" Ariane Lipski
    Ariane Lipski
    "Queen of Violence"  |  17-8-0
    Nice win vs. JJ Aldrich. She looked crisp standing, nice combos, showed good takedown D too, but that wasn't always the best in the past, so I'm not sure if that is fully legit, but she looked good standing.

    Won a very close won with Gatto. She wasn't quite as active, but probably had the bigger shots. Had some decent takedown/grappling moments though she didn't do tons with them. She is solid, but not blowing me away.

    -Looked fantastic vs. Casey O Neil. She might be figuring stuff out. Looked awesome standing vs a stand up fighter, and still has the grappling.
  17. 16

    Jennifer Maia
    Jennifer Maia
    21-10-1
    -Stout, powerful fighter. Head punches looked deadly. They said shes good on the ground, but she never tried to go there vs. Eye.

    -She struggled pretty hard against Chook, and just didn't look dynamic. She is several steps below the best.

    -Had a decent showing vs. Fiorot, but also clearly had a hard time with her length. She is solid, but still below the upper tier.

    -Good fight vs. Moroz. She was technical, threw long combos, and landed with some power. Tried some takedowns to mix it up too. She also got tagged and didn't totally dominate, but she showed she is still a tough out.

    -Beat Casey O Neil. Semi close but she was mostly in control. She has nice movement, combos and accuracy, a tough out for all but the top tier right now.

    -Had a decent showing in her loss vs. Arajuao. I had her winning due to damage, but she did allow herself to get controlled a fair bit on the ground
  18. 17

    Veronica Hardy
    Veronica Hardy
    8-4-1
    Really strong performance vs. Julianna Miller. She has been off 3 years and seems to have really improved. Love her movement standing, very technical. Didn't see her face serious takedowns, but she was able to go into a skilled BJJ practitioner's guard and do damage. She seems well rounded and very skilled, but her opponent may not have been great, so I might be overrating her.

    -Beat Horth. Looked great in the first few rounds. Slowed down in the 3rd a bit. Maybe because she was up. She feels a bit small for the division. Her stand up looked sharp most of the way.
  19. 18

    Viviane "Vivi" Araujo
    Viviane Araujo
    "Vivi"  |  12-6-0
    Pretty sharp stand up fighter, has some ground ability. I thought she was in line to be Chookagian, but she gassed and struggled after. Very nice tight punches, some power though, still think she has potential.

    -Really showcased her ground skills vs. Andrea Lee, just dominated on the ground, where she could not get up. Got tagged standing early but then kept things going, recovered, and had good stand up moments too.

    -vs. Grasso, she showed pretty good stand up, cardio actually held up great, but she was just not quite as high of level as Grasso standing. Very solid fighter.

    -Got outclassed by Ribas, more of the same.

    -Beat maia but I had her losing. She lost a lot of the stand up exchanges, but managed to control on the ground. Has good grappling and takedowns.
  20. 19

    Juliana Velasquez
    Juliana Velasquez
    12-2-0
    Former Bellator champ. Very solid technical stand up fighter. Some ground game, but stopping takedowns consistently was a problem vs. Carmouche. But she is well rounded and very good.

    -Lost in her rematch to Carmouche. Her takedown D is a serious issue. Good everywhere else, but skilled opponents can hold her down and do damage.
  21. 20

    Maryna "Iron Lady" Moroz
    Maryna Moroz
    "Iron Lady"  |  11-6-0
    Didn't see her standing vs. Agaapova, but showed excellent wrestling and grappling, looked tenacious there. Very solid, won with submission over a good opponent.

    -Went pure kickboxing vs. Maia, and did OK, but just was a step slower than Maia. Stopped takedowns, and clearly has skill there and can hold her own. Stopped a takedown as well, kind of surprised she didn't wrestle more. Didn't change my overall perception of her. Pretty good, but some holes.

    -Got handled pretty clearly vs. Karine Silva. She had a few moments in the clinch, but was slower standing, and then got taken down and submitted late. She is tough and not bad, but seems a level or 2 below the top 15 fighters.
  22. 21

    "Lucky" Lauren Murphy
    Lauren Murphy
    "Lucky"  |  16-6-0
    -Very tough to judge just how good she is when she is facing someone as elite as svevchenko, but she definitely wasn't even close to her level. I'd say she's probbaly a step below the elite contenders, but she seems capable enough.

    -vs. Miesha tate she showed pretty solid all around skills. Stand up is OK, some wrestling, really liked some of her clinch work. I think she is solid, but I also still feel like I have her properly rated. About to turn 39.

    -Got absolutely killed by Andrade. Her wrestling looked subpar, and she got annihilated standing. Could be the kind of damage that affects her in future fights.
  23. 22

    Miranda "Fear The" Maverick
    Miranda Maverick
    "Fear The"  |  13-5-0
    -Strong, solid stand up fighter but not crazy impressive. Seemed OK on the ground. Ran out of steam as the fight went on, but did enough to win, despite losing decision.

    -She lost badly vs. Erin Blanchfield. Got taken down multiple times, and just could not get up for the most part. She did show her stand up chops though. She has a lot of respect from fight analysts, and she is still young so can continue to improve.

    -vs. Mazo she showed she actually does have pretty strong grappling. I didn't think he stand up looked as good though. But she is definitely well rounded, solid fighter. She talked about how much she has improved with her new gym.

    -Absolutely dominated Shanna Young on the ground. Good grappling and submission/GNP on the ground. She stood up a bit in the 1st round and just did not impress at all there. Good striking with takedown defense seems pretty clearly to be the best way to beat her.

    -Lost to Jasmine. Not good enough standing, seemed to wear down, and got outgrappled and wrestled. But Jasmine might be pretty good.

    -Took out Priscilla pretty easily. She has holes, but if your takedown D is lacking, she will generally take advantage.
  24. 23

    Andrea "KGB" Lee
    Andrea Lee
    "KGB"  |  13-9-0
    -Pretty solid striker, seemed to have good takedown defense. She didn't blow me away, but she is talented for sure.

    -She did show some decent ground work vs. Antonina Shevchenko as well. Just a solid top 15ish fighter.

    -vs. Arajou she had a nice moment standing early, was in a close 1st round, but then got dominated on the ground the rest of the way. She is just very solid but not near the top yet.

    -Lost to Maycee Barber in a close fight. Mostly got outclassed standing. Her wrestling was good, but she just couldn't do major damage with it. Got taken down a few times but generally got up fast. She is OK.

    -Got beat up badly by Natalia Silva. Just wasn't on her level standing, and her gameplan seemed to feed right into hers, and she never adjusted. Very, very average at this point.
  25. 24

    Jamey-Lyn Horth
    Jamey-Lyn Horth
    6-1-0
    Lost vs. hardy, but it wasn't a terrible performance. Last round in particular she showed a little wrestling and some nice clinch work/elbows. She has nice size for the division. She isn't bad.
  26. 25

    Melissa Gatto
    Melissa Gatto
    8-2-2
    OK fighter. Has good cardio which helped her vs. Eubanks. Pretty good stand up, though not that explosive. Some wrestling, though she got taken down multiple times early in this one.

    -Showed good BJJ, and actually pretty OK stand up vs. Tracy Cortez. But she is too willing to be taken down because she is so comfortable in the guard, and she couldn't get a finish.

    -Lost a very close fight vs. Lipski. Decent volume. Maybe not tons of power. She got taken down a few times but got up fast. She is OK.
  27. 26

    JJ Aldrich
    JJ Aldrich
    13-6-0
    -Stand up fighter with absolutely top tier takedown defense. She easily handled Gillian because of this. Unfortunately her stand up just isn't terribly explosive, a lot of jabs, so I'm not sure how good she will be vs. better stand up fighters. But she is built to defeat more 1 dimensional grapplers. So she would probably beat some fighters ranked above her, and could lose to some below.

    -More of the same vs. Blanchfield. Stand up actually looked a little better than I thought. And she showed some wrestling too. But then she got caught in a submission standing. But the fight increased my perception of her.

    -Her formula works against ground fighters with bad stand up games, but really doesn't vs. decent stand up fighters. She really got outclassed, and lacked the volume she really needed to win. She is OK.

    -Solid win vs. Liang. She was polished countering, and showed good grappling. Her opponent was not great in my estimation though.

    -Solid win over Montana. Same formula as usual.
  28. 27

    Montana De La Rosa
    Montana De La Rosa
    12-9-1
    Seemed tough. Pretty good grappling, decent clinch work, but couldn't do tons vs. Barber Otherwise.

    \More of the same. Ddn't seem bad, but couldn't keep it standing vs. a top tier wrestler in Suarez.

    -Not a terrible performance vs. JJ Aldrich. The stats were pretty close in strikes, but she generally took the bigger ones. She isn't awesome, but she has mostly fought tough foes in her career.
  29. 28

    "King" Casey O'Neill
    Casey O'Neill
    "King"  |  9-2-0
    Pretty talented boxer. Lots of volume, great cardio, but also not tons of power. Her takedown defense also seemed a bit suspect to me. But she can definitely win plenty of pure stand up fights.

    -Lost vs. Maia. Wasn't bad standing, and did stop a takedown, but lost to an older fighter in what is supposed to be her game. Don't see much power behind her punches, and just wasn't as accurate as Maia. Has some skill but she just doesn't look amazing to me.

    -Really got dominated by Lipski standing, she doesn't have much power and I think its a problem.
  30. 29

    Jessica "Evil" Eye
    Jessica Eye
    "Evil"  |  15-11-0, 1 NC
    Well rounded stand up fighter. Attacked all parts of the body equally, takes damage well, power didn't seem exceptional. Mostly wanted to stand up and win by decision.

    -vs. Maycee Barber, Eye really wanted a takedown and mostly couldn't do it. She looked OK from range. Got beat up in the clinch. She retired after the fight.
  31. 30

    Roxanne "The Happy Warrior" Modafferi
    Roxanne Modafferi
    "The Happy Warrior"  |  25-20-0
    -Experienced fighter. Speciality is grappling, but she got out grappled by a muay thai fighter in Santos. Santos might just be that impressive. Has some stand up chops, but just got outperformed in her fight.

    -Retired now. Vs. O Neill, I think she would have won if she wrestled more, as she is solid on the ground. She does have some stand up chops and some power, but also not top tier there.
  32. 31

    Ilima-Lei "The Ilimanator" Macfarlane
    Ilima-Lei Macfarlane
    "The Ilimanator"  |  13-3-0
    -Former Bellator champ. Coming off a surgery, which maybe limited her explosiveness. She just didn't look great vs. Kish, who doesn't have an amazing record as it is. Some grappling moments, but thats about it. Not great standing, and got outwrestled and grappled overall. She may improve in future fights as she heals up more.

    -Looked a lot better vs. Bruna Ellen. Stand up looked pretty competent this time around. And she showed good grappling, great submission defense. Pulled off a nice reversal that led to good GNP. She is solid.

    -Close win over Watanbe. She showed good grappling and takedown D again, and her stand up was better. But she did get into some shakier positions at times, and certainly wasn't dominating, but she is good.
  33. 32

    Kana Watanabe
    Kana Watanabe
    12-2-1
    Got tagged standing, but is a strong grappler, and won by submission in Bellator vs.Kielholtz. Great Judo skills that can get it to the ground.

    -Showed some of that ability to get it to the ground vs. Illma but couldn't do much with it, and really didn't look great standing. The ground skills can win some fights, but I wasn't wowed.
  34. 33

    DeAnna "Vitamin D" Bennett
    DeAnna Bennett
    "Vitamin D"  |  13-8-1
    Beat Kish in a rematch but I had her losing. Had nice wrestling and GNP, but couldn't take Kish down in rounds 2 and 3. Her stand up is pretty awkward, not many combos.

    -Lost vs. Carmouche. Does not look good standing, but had pretty good wrestling, just couldn't keep it up and eventually got submitted.
  35. 34

    Mariya "Demonslayer" Agapova
    Mariya Agapova
    "Demonslayer"  |  10-4-0
    -Extremely impressive stand up fighter, she really wowed me there. Her opponent did make it a bit easy, kept coming in and was easy to counter, no takedown attempts, so she hasn't been tested in the way you'd hope, but she is definitely very talented standing.

    -vs. Moroz she never got her stand up going. Got taken down repeatedly. Showed some defense, and definitely can grapple, but she has more work to do vs the best.
  36. 35

    Julija Stoliarenko
    Julija Stoliarenko
    11-8-1
    Debut at 125. Beat Molly. She is super one dimensional with arm bars, but it can work. At this division, she has more size, and she might be able to get more fights to the ground.
  37. 36

    Tereza Bledá
    Tereza Bledá
    7-1-0
    Very young fighter. Has nice grappling, and some wrestling, but is pretty one dimensional. Really got lit up standing. Had one nice submission attempt, but needs to round out her game more. Can definitely wrestle well enough to win fights though.

    -Saw her DWCS fight. More of the same. Her stand up looked OK in this one too, and her cardio helped up pretty well in an exhausting fight. She has some good tools and is quite young.

    -More of the same vs. Fernandes. She did not look good standing at all, but was able to get takedowns every round and go from there. Pretty 1 dimensional, but only 21.
  38. 37

    Justine "The Machine" Kish
    Justine Kish
    "The Machine"  |  9-6-0
    -Grappler. Fought the former Bellator champ, and mostly dominated on the ground. Showed well rounded skills with grappling, submissions, takedowns, and submission defense. Not great standing, and her opponent was rusty coming off a surgery, so not sure how good she really is. But shes definitely a decent grappler.

    -Had a decent performance vs. Bennett. I had her winning. She got taken down in r1, but stopped her in rounds 2 and 3. Her stand up was serviceable in rounds 2 and 3, which is where I had her winning. Definitely not amazing standing but she is OK.
  39. 38

    Bo Meng
    Bo Meng
    21-7-0
    ONE fighter. Looked pretty good standing, though not dominant. She did get into a few bad positions on the ground, but she was generally able to reverse out, would be curious to see her vs. better fighters but I don't think she is bad.
  40. 39

    Denise "Miss Dynamite" Kielholtz
    Denise Kielholtz
    "Miss Dynamite"  |  8-5-0
    Kickboxer. Actually has some submission skill and GNP too. But her takedown defense was not great, she got taken down a bunch and eventually submitted, but she wasn't bad.
  41. 40

    Ji Yeon "Fire Fist" Kim
    Ji Yeon Kim
    "Fire Fist"  |  9-7-2
    Looked pretty good standing vs. Mandy Bohm. Made tons of mistakes though and got points taken from her. Also kept trying to take it to the ground. Really low fight IQ, but she does have some talent. She was OK on the ground but didn't overwhelm me there.
  42. 41

    Joanne "JoJo" Wood
    Joanne Wood
    "JoJo"  |  17-8-0
    Was a top ranked fighter, but looked kind of listless against Talia Santos, I didn't really see what she was great at. She did fight a tough opponent, so she still gets a decent rank for that and the track record.

    -More of the same vs. Grasso. She can't really hang with top 15 fighters from what I've seen.

    -Beat Carolina, but it was not an impressive performance. She landed a few nice shots, but she just doesn't look explosive anymore at all.
  43. 42

    Gabriella "Gabi" Fernandes
    Gabriella Fernandes
    "Gabi"  |  8-3-0
    Lost to Jasmine in her debut, but didn't look terrible. Definitely has powerful stand up. Her takedown d kind of got worse as the fight went on vs. a tough wrestler.

    -Same vs. Bleda. Her stand up looks nice, but she couldn't keep it standing vs. another wrestler.
  44. 43

    Shanna "The Shanimal" Young
    Shanna Young
    "The Shanimal"  |  9-5-0
    Had a tough time with Mazany standing early, but later reversed a takedown with some very good grappling, and then laid some great GNP down. She is definitely strong and tough, but has holes, standing in particular.

    -Got handled hard by Miranda Maverick. She was even with her standing, which isn't saying much, but couldn't stop the takedowns or get up from them. She didn't give up and had good cardio, but just couldn't do anything with her.
  45. 44

    Dayane "Monster" Cardoso
    Dayane Cardoso
    "Monster"  |  9-2-1
    Pretty good fighter. Strong, some takedowns and grappling, but got reversed some. Has power standing but puts her head down and just throws wildly a lot which isn't ideal. Shes ok.
  46. 45

    Bruna Ellen
    Bruna Ellen
    7-4-0
    Bellator. Lost to Macfarlane in a close fight. She has some competence standing, and some grappling. Had a nice guillotine attempt, but she is not great in any category.
  47. 46

    Nayara "Capita" Maia
    Nayara Maia
    "Capita"  |  7-1-1
    Didn't look great standing vs. Bleda, but she showed pretty good BJJ and grappling. Gas tank wasn't awesome either, and I think she slowed down as it went on. Has some takedown ability too. Didn't really wow me either way.
  48. 47

    Cortney "Cast Iron" Casey
    Cortney Casey
    "Cast Iron"  |  10-10-0
    -Decent stand up fighter. strong punches, can kick but usually avoids it because she has notoriously meh takedown defense. Saw her get taken down pretty easily here despite the win, she was lucky the opponent didn't go for it more. Can beat plenty of fighters standing, but it'll always be a question if she can keep it standing.

    -vs.Atonina Shevchenko she did not have to worry about takedowns. Looked pretty ncie standing once she got active, she has power for sure. Showed a bit of wrestling too. She lost but I had her winning, better performance from her for sure.
  49. 48

    Luana "Dread" Carolina
    Luana Carolina
    "Dread"  |  10-4-0
    -Long muay thai fighter. She just didn't impress me. She struggled to beat a fighter she had a 8 inch reach advantage over, and probably 20 pounds on. Tough to judge her overall game because of those big edges, but she didn't impress me.

    -vs.Mcann, she still looked unimpressive. She can have some moments standing thanks to her reach, but she is a bit lost on the ground, and still gets rocked standing vs. other stand up fighters.

    -Lost vs. Wood. She is so long but punches wide, and I just don't love what I see.

    -Beat Petrovic. Is showing some OK grappling and wrestling, Some clinch work. Has reach standing, but overall still not a fan.
  50. 49

    Antonina "La Pantera" Shevchenko
    Antonina Shevchenko
    "La Pantera"  |  10-4-0
    Solid stand up fighter, but weaker on the ground when she gets taken down.

    -Takedown defense was pretty weak again vs. Cortney Casey. Shev looks OK standing, but not a lot of impact, mostly weird kicks. Once opponents get in close, she has more issues.
  51. 50

    Juliana "Killer" Miller
    Juliana Miller
    "Killer"  |  3-3-0
    Newer fighter, TUF winner. Had a nice finish in the finals vs. Walker. Not comfortable standing, but definitely good in the clinch with takedowns and GNP, and grappling. Need to see her against better opponents, but she will likely improve. Seemed pretty strong.

    -Lost badly to Hardy. Hardy might be good, but Miller looked pretty lost standing, and couldn't do much with her BJJ. Doesn't have a lot of ways to get fights to the ground. A lot of holes, but she is still newer.

    -Pretty bad loss to a debuting Santos. She was aggressive early, but she just has no technique standing.
  52. 51

    Victoria "Fury" Leonardo
    Victoria Leonardo
    "Fury"  |  9-5-0
    Picked up an unimpressive win vs. Bohm. She is strong, but her stand up is very meh, and the wrestling didn't seem great.

    -Got lit up by Natalie Silva. About the same. Her head movement is definitely lacking.
  53. 52

    Mandy "Monster" Böhm
    Mandy Böhm
    "Monster"  |  8-2-0, 1 NC
    -Didn't seem bad at all, but was outclassed by a better fighter standing, and couldn't get much going on the ground, but she still seemed pretty talented.

    -Had a dreadful performance vs. Victoria Leonardo. Just didn't do much except clinch. Got our struck, wasn't taken down easily but showed next to no offense.

    -Was losing vs. Kim but really lucked out with some point deductions. She wasn't overwhelming on the ground, and mostly lost standing. I just am not seeing it with her.
  54. 53

    Ivana Petrović
    Ivana Petrović
    6-1-0
    Tough loss vs. Luana Carolina. She didn't look great standing. Showed some wrestling and grappling, but lost some positions too.
  55. 54

    Sijara "Sarj" Eubanks
    Sijara Eubanks
    "Sarj"  |  7-7-0
    Probably has to go up a weight class, as she missed weight and looked seriously gassed after a round here. She has good wrestling and ground control, and that was about it.
  56. 55

    Poliana Botelho
    Poliana Botelho
    9-5-0
    Tough to judge her off her performance vs. Karine Silva. Really was inactive standing, but when she got hit, she went down and then submitted.
  57. 56

    Sabina "Colombian Queen" Mazo
    Sabina Mazo
    "Colombian Queen"  |  10-4-0
    -Pretty lackluster performance. Gameplan was lacking, kept coming in and getting shredded with counters, and never changed the gameplan. Has some stand up skill, but she seemed to need a lot of work still.

    -vs. Maverick, she kind of lost in all regards. She did have a very scary looking arm bar attempt from the bottom. Stand up looked OK, but overall I'm not impressed. Had some OK takedown defense, but clearly can't resist it from the upper tier wrestlers. She lost 2 straight to a rear naked as well.
  58. 57

    Brogan "The Bear" Walker
    Brogan Walker
    "The Bear"  |  7-4-0
    Lost in the TUF finals. She looked OK, but couldn't stop takedowns and got outgrappled. Stand up didn't seem amazing either.

    -Lost pretty badly vs. Lucindo. I honestly just haven't seen anything she is that good at.
  59. 58

    Na "Dragon Girl" Liang
    Na Liang
    "Dragon Girl"  |  19-7-0
    Debut at 125,and it wasn't great. She got some takedowns, but got reversed multiple times, and she was lit up standing. She was at 115, and wasn't awesome there either.
  60. 59

    Ketlen "Esquentadinha" Souza
    Ketlen Souza
    "Esquentadinha"  |  13-4-0
    Got taken down immediately by Silva, and then submitted. Didn't see much, but it wasn't great,
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