The Best Female MMA Fighters Of All Time
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Vote up the best female fighters to ever step into the octagon.
Who are the best female UFC fighters of all time? To be the best female MMA fighter, these mixed martial artists must know a myriad of disciplines like kickboxing, wrestling, Taekwondo, Muay Thai, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, and even karate. The toughest women's UFC fighters can fight standing up or grapple on the mat, until they find themselves with the opportunity for a ground-and-pound in the Octagon. Who's the best female UFC fighter of all time? Which of the best UFC women fighters ever do you love?
When it comes to the pound-for-pound best women UFC fighters in history, Holly Holm and Amanda Nunes have to be near the top of the list of the best female UFC fighters of all time. The best woman UFC fighters like Gina Carano and Cris Cyborg have their claim to the best female fighter in UFC history as well.
Vote up the all time best women's UFC fighters pound-for-pound. Or re-rank this list the way you think it should look!
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- 31Saint Petersburg, Florida
- Nationality: American
Cheyanne Buys (nee Vlismas, born June 25, 1995) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Strawweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. - 32Takoma Park, Maryland, United States of America
- Nationality: United States of America
Sara McMann (born September 24, 1980) is an American mixed martial artist, who is currently fighting for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) in the bantamweight division. McMann is former ...more - 33Port Colborne, Canada
- Nationality: Canadian
Alexis "Ally-Gator" Davis (born October 4, 1984) is a Canadian mixed martial artist competing in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). She holds a black belt rank in both jujutsu and Brazilian ...more - 34Lafayette, Louisiana
- Nationality: American
Liz Carmouche (born February 19, 1984) is an American mixed martial arts fighter. Carmouche currently competes for UFC in the women's flyweight division. Carmouche competed in the first ever ...more - 35Umuarama, Brazil
- Nationality: Brazilian
Jéssica Andrade is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competes in the Ultimate Fighting Championship's Bantamweight division. As of January 17, 2014, she is #9 in official UFC women's bantamweight ...more - 36Olst, Netherlands
- Nationality: Dutch
Marloes Coenen (born March 31, 1981) is a retired Dutch mixed martial artist. She has competed professionally since 2000 and is a former Strikeforce Women's Bantamweight Champion. - 37San Diego, California
- Nationality: American
Kerry Cathleen Kasik (born 1975) is a former American professional mixed martial artist. She competed in two professional fights, once for Strikeforce and once for Bellator Fighting Championships. ...more - 38Chicago, Illinois
- Nationality: American
Julie Kedzie (born March 18, 1981) is a retired American mixed martial artist. She is a third degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do and specializes in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Kedzie was Greg Jackson's ...more - 39Kansas City, Missouri
- Nationality: American
- 40Edwardsville, Illinois
- Nationality: American
Barb Honchak is an American professional female mixed martial artist. She is the first Invicta FC Flyweight Champion. She has four wins in the Invicta FC promotion and holds notable victories over ...more - 41Ibara, Japan
- Nationality: Japanese
Megumi Fujii (藤井 恵 Fujii Megumi, born April 26, 1974) is a retired Japanese mixed martial artist. - 42Ehime, Japan
- Nationality: Japanese
Rin Nakai (born October 22, 1986) is a Japanese professional female mixed martial artist. Starting her MMA career in 2006, She has participated in the organizations Pancrase, Smackgirl, Valkyrie and ...more - 43Wilmington, Delaware
- Nationality: United States of America
Roxanne Vincenta Modafferi (born September 24, 1982) is an American mixed martial artist currently signed to the UFC. Though she currently fights in the flyweight division, she had fought in multiple ...more - 44Folsom, California, United States
- Nationality: United States of America
Aspen Ladd (born March 1, 1995) is an American professional mixed martial artist who competes in the Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). A professional since 2015, Ladd ...more - 45Quakertown, Pennsylvania
- Nationality: American
Katlyn Chookagian (born December 28, 1988) is an American mixed martial artist of Armenian origin who has competed in the bantamweight division and currently competes in the flyweight division. She ...more - 46Curitiba, Parana, Brazil
- Nationality: Brazil
Ariane Lipski (born January 26, 1994) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist. She is a former KSW Women's Flyweight Champion and currently competes in the flyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting ...more - 47Varginha, Minas Gerais, Brazil
- Nationality: Brazilian
Amanda Ribas (born August 26, 1993) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist (MMA), competing in the Strawweight division of the UFC. As of December 20 2021, she is #9 in the UFC women's strawweight ...more - 48Cairns, Australia
- Nationality: Australia
Jessica-Rose Clark (born 28 November 1987) is an Australian mixed martial artist who competes in the women’s Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). - 49Sao Paolo, Brazil
- Nationality: Brazilian
Tabatha “Baby Shark” Ricci is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist in the UFC flyweight division. - 50Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
- Nationality: United States of America
Erin Young Toughill (born June 13, 1977) is a retired mixed martial artist and former boxer and American Gladiator. She began kickboxing at the age of 18 and started training in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu ...more - 51Victoria, Canada
- Nationality: Canadian
Sarah Elizabeth Kaufman (born September 20, 1985) is a Canadian mixed martial artist (MMA). She competes in the women's bantamweight division where she is a former Invicta FC Bantamweight ...more - 52Indianapolis, Indiana
- Nationality: American
Ashley Elizabeth Yoder (born October 20, 1987) is an American mixed martial artist and competes in Strawweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). - 53Vojvodina, Serbia
- Nationality: Serbian
Sanja Sucevic (4-3-0) is a Pro MMA Fighter out of Kula, Vojvodina, Serbia. - 54Circle Pines, Minnesota
- Nationality: United States of America
Kaitlin Young (born September 15, 1985) is an American mixed martial artist. She competed in the bantamweight division for EliteXC and currently competes for Invicta Fighting Championships. - 55Colorado Springs, Colorado
- Nationality: United States of America
Raquel Len " Rocky" Pennington (born September 5, 1988) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in Ultimate Fighting Championship women's bantamweight division. She has previously fought for ...more - 56Regina, Canada
- Nationality: Canadian
Charmaine Tweet is a Canadian mixed martial artist who competes in the Featherweight division. She is currently signed with Invicta FC. - 57Utrecht, Netherlands
- Nationality: Dutch
Germaine de Randamie is a Dutch kickboxer and mixed martial artist who competes in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Prior to joining the UFC, de Randamie competed in the Strikeforce featherweight ...more - 58
Angela Hill
Prince George's County, Maryland- Nationality: American
Angela Patrice Hill (born January 12, 1985) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the strawweight division. She was formerly signed with the Invicta Fighting Championships, of which she ...more - 59Shenyang, Liaoning, China
- Nationality: Chinese
Yan Xiaonan (born June 16, 1989), is a Chinese mixed martial artist (MMA). She is the first Chinese female fighter signed by Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and currently competes in the ...more - 60Saint-Pol-Sur-Mer, France
- Nationality: French
Romy Ruyssen (born August 24, 1989) is a French mixed martial artist.[1] She has competed professionally since 2007 and headlined the first Invicta Fighting Championships event against Marloes Coenen ...more
