Best Female MMA Fighters

Amanda Nunes

Amanda Lourenço Nunes is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. She is the first woman in UFC history to hold titles in two weight classes simultaneously, the bantamweight and featherweight divisions. Nunes retired after her successful title defense at UFC... 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 held 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 (UFC) and is known for being the first woman to win a UFC fight by technical knockout. As of 2025, she competes in the Bellator MMA promotion.

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 a career in acting. Carano has appeared in several major films and television series.

Rose Namajunas

Holly Holm

Holly Rene Holm-Kirkpatrick is an American mixed martial artist and former professional boxer. She currently competes in the bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Holm gained international fame in 2015 after defeating Ronda Rousey to win the UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship... 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 currently 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... read more

Claudia Gadelha

Ana Claudia Gadelha is a Brazilian mixed martial artist. She competes in the UFC strawweight division and has a professional record of 14 wins and 2 losses. Gadelha is known for her grappling skills and was one of the early contenders in the UFC's strawweight division.