Best Female MMA Fighters

Amanda Nunes

Amanda Lourenço Nunes is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. She became the first woman in UFC history to hold titles in two weight classes simultaneously, reigning in the bantamweight and featherweight divisions. Nunes retired after successfully defending... read more

Joanna Jedrzejczyk

Joanna Jędrzejczyk is a Polish former mixed martial artist, Muay Thai fighter, and kickboxer. She competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship's women's strawweight division and became the first Polish and first European female UFC champion. Jędrzejczyk is known for her striking skills and holds the... read more

Ronda Rousey

Ronda Jean "Rowdy" Rousey (born February 1, 1987, in Riverside, California) is an American professional wrestler and mixed martial artist (years in MMA: 2010-2016 and 2026-present. Years in WWE: 2018-2019 and 2022-2023), actress, and author. Her longstanding nickname, "Rowdy," was inherited from the... read more

Valentina Shevchenko

Cat Zingano

Cathilee Deborah "Cat" Zingano, born July 1, 1982, is an American mixed martial artist. She previously competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship and Bellator MMA and became the first woman to win a UFC fight by technical knockout. She is signed to the Global Fight League and competes in the women's... read more

I liked Cat Zingano until she ran into Ronda Rousey and got destroyed in 13 seconds. I think that effectively ended her career. I thought she would aggressively look for a rematch against Ronda, but clearly she had had enough!

Gina Carano

Gina Joy Carano is an American actress, television personality, fitness model, and former mixed martial artist. She gained recognition for her success in MMA before transitioning to an acting career. Carano has appeared in several major films and television series.

Rose Namajunas

Holly Holm

Holly Rene Holm-Kirkpatrick is an American professional boxer and mixed martial artist. She competed in the bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship and returned to professional boxing after leaving the promotion. Holm gained international fame in 2015 after defeating Ronda Rousey... read more

Weili Zhang

Sara McMann

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Cris Cyborg

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Marloes Coenen

Miesha Tate

Miesha Theresa Tate is an American professional mixed martial artist competing in the UFC women's bantamweight division. She is a former UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion, having won the title in March 2016. Tate also previously held the Strikeforce Women's Bantamweight Championship and is widely recognized... read more

Claudia Gadelha

Ana Cláudia Dantas Gadelha is a Brazilian former professional mixed martial artist who competed in the UFC strawweight division and retired with 18 wins and five losses. Known for her grappling skills, Gadelha was one of the UFC's early strawweight contenders. She later began working for the UFC in fighter... read more