The Unified Women’s Pro MMA Rankings are assembled each month by a panel of journalists from multiple MMA websites and publications. These rankings were the first women’s mixed martial arts rankings by division and weight class and are considered by most media outlets as the official women’s MMA rankings.
Fighters under suspension or who have not competed within the past 12 months are not eligible to be ranked. Fighters who vacate a weight class will no longer be ranked in that division.
Unified Women’s Pro MMA Rankings – As of May 1, 2013
The Unified Women’s MMA Rankings for November have now been released and as you can see, there are some significant changes. Former #1 Flyweight Zoila Gurgel, #4 Strawweight Jessica Penne and #4 Bantamweight Shayna Baszler have all been removed due to inactivity. Also, Carla Esparza, Barb Honchak and Sara McMann continue their climb up the rankings!
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The Unified Women’s MMA Rankings for December have now been released and with her 4th consecutive win via armbar in 49 seconds or less, Ronda Rousey continues her ascent toward the top of the Featherweight division. Also, Aisling Daly makes her way back up the rankings at Super Flyweight with another solid win.
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The Unified Women’s MMA Rankings for January have now been released and even after 18-months away from the cage, Cyborg returned and continued her dominance of the Featherweight division, also there were some significant fights within the Flyweight and Strawweight divisions this month, so be sure and check out all the changes.
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The Unified Women’s MMA Rankings for February have now been released and due to her suspension from CSAC for positive steroid test, Cris Cyborg has been removed from #1 ranking position at Featherweight.....former #2 ranked Hiroko Yamanaka now takes over that position. At Bantamweight, Sara McMann continues her climb up the rankings with her biggest victory to date and at Strawweight, Michelle Waterson returns to the cage and the rankings with her dominant victory over Diana Rael.
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The Unified Women’s MMA Rankings for March have now been released. Jessica Eye and Marianna Kheyfets continue their climb up the Super Flyweight division, while Zoila Gurgel and Cindy Dandois (145) fall from the rankings due to inactivity.
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The Unified Women’s MMA Rankings for April have now been released and with her impressive main event win on March 3rd, new Strikeforce Women’s Bantamweight Champion “Rowdy” Ronda Rousey takes over the top spot at 135 pounds. On the same card, former champion Sarah Kaufman defeated Alexis Davis to become the number 1 contender. At 125 pounds, previously number one-ranked Tara LaRosa and number two-ranked Rosi “The Surgeon” Sexton were removed due to inactivity within the division. Those vacancies, along with her third straight first round TKO victory, moved Sheila “The German Tank” Gaff into the top spot. Also, Katja Kankaanpää and Naoko Omuro earned key victories that vaulted both women up the ranks at 115 and 106 pounds, respectively.
**Also please note that the 125 pound division is now called Flyweight, 115 is now Strawweight and 106 is Atomweight. These changes were made in association with the Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts.
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The Unified Women’s MMA Rankings for May have now been released and with their impressive wins at Invicta, Marloes Coenen moves up to #3 at Featherweight while Jessica Penne and Amy Davis climb the ranks at Atomweight.
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The Unified Women’s MMA Rankings for June have now been released and with her unanimous decision victory over former #1 Strawweight Megumi Fujii at Bellator 69, Jessica Aguilar now takes over the top spot. Also, due to inactivity, Cat Zingano has been removed from the Flyweight division. Be sure and check out these and all the changes at the top of the page.
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The Unified Women’s MMA Rankings for July have now been released and with her impressive victory over Aisling Daly at Cage Warriors 47, Rosi Sexton moves into the #2 slot in the Flyweight division. Sexton will face off with #1 ranked Sheila Gaff later this year for the Cage Warriors 125-pound Championship and the title of the best Flyweight in the world. Check out the updated rankings at the top of the page.
The Unified Women’s Pro MMA Rankings for August have now been released and thanks to the amazing fights at Invicta FC 2 there are many changes, especially within the Bantamweight division. Fresh off of her "Fight of the Year" performance against 2nd ranked Sarah Kaufman in March, Alexis Davis did what no other fighter had managed to do in 28-career bouts, and that was to submit submission specialist Hitomi Akano. This win was Davis' third over a top-10 opponent within the past year and thus moves her up into the 3rd spot. Sara McMann and Shayna Baszler had a fantastic three round war, with McMann taking the victory and the 4th position in the rankings. Based on her performance, Baszler returns to the ranks at 7th. Liz Carmouche had another impressive showing, this time over Kaitlin Young which moved her into 6th position. Sarah D'Alelio and Amanda Nunes burst into the rankings via their stoppage victories over Vanessa Porto and Raqual Pa'aluhi, respectively. At Flyweight, Carla Esparza continued her climb towards the top, making it to the 4th position with a TKO victory over Sarah Schneider. Also, with fighters dropping due to inactivity, Ashley Cummins and Patricia Vidonic move into the 9th and 10th spots. In the Atomweight division, Nicdali Rivera-Calanoc's impressive showing over Angelica Chavez moved her into the 9th spot.
Check out all the updated rankings at the top of the page and be sure to join us on Facebook to stay up-to-date on all things related to women’s MMA: http://www.facebook.com/UnifiedWomensMMARankings
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The Unified Women’s MMA Rankings for September have now been released and Ronda Rousey maintains her position atop the Bantamweight division with another impressive first round submission victory over #1 contender Sarah Kaufman. On the same card, Miesha Tate took another step towards a potential title rematch with a come-back submission victory over the very game Julie Kedzie. At Featherweight, Germaine de Randamie made her way into the rankings by out-striking former top ranked Hiroko Yamanka, while Rin Naki(inactivity) and Yana Kunitskaya(inactivity/pregnancy) fell from the ranks.
Check out the updated rankings at the top of the page and be sure to join us on Facebook to stay up-to-date on all things related to women’s MMA: http://www.facebook.com/UnifiedWomensMMARankings
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The Unified Women’s MMA Rankings for October have now been released and with her impressive win over Munah Holland at Bellator74, Michelle Ould makes her way into the Flyweight rankings in 6th spot.
Check out the updated rankings at the top of the page and be sure to join us on Facebook to stay up-to-date on all things related to women’s MMA: http://www.facebook.com/UnifiedWomensMMARankings
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The Unified Women’s MMA Rankings for November have now been released and with her dominant victory over former top ranked Naho Sugiyama at Invicta FC 3, Jessica Penne takes over the top spot at Atomweight. Also on that same card, victories by Michelle Waterson and Stephanie Frausto help propel them up the rankings, coming in 3rd and 5th respectively. At Strawweight, Carla Esparza continues her climb towards the top by stopping Lynn Alvarez and Joanne Calderwood bursts into the top-10 with a devastating KO of Ashley Cummins. Barb Honchak continues to show why she is one of the top Flyweights in the world, defeating Aisling Daly for her sixth win in a row. Vanessa Porto makes her way into the 125-pounds rankings with an impressive victory over Tara LaRosa and Zoila Gurgel returns to the rankings with a hard fought win over Casey Noland. At Bantamweight, Shayna Baszler picks up another submission victory over Sarah D'Alelio and Cat Zingano claws her way into the rankings with her seventh victory to date. Marloes Coenen takes over the top spot at Featherweight as Ronda Rousey drops out due to inactivity within the division and impressive wins by Julia Budd and Ediene Gomes move them up the rankings as well. Also, Fiona Muxlow and Ashley Sanchez break into the top-10 as Rousey and Lauren Taylor fall out.
To see these and all the changes, check out the updated rankings at the top of the page and be sure to join us on Facebook to stay up-to-date on all things related to women’s MMA: http://www.facebook.com/UnifiedWomensMMARankings
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The Unified Women’s MMA Rankings for December have now been released and with her win over Carina Damm, Tonya Evinger makes her way into the Flyweight rankings. Also, Romy Ruyssen drops out of the Featherweight rankings due to inactivity within the division, making way for Tamikka Brents who defeated Jessica Halverson.
To see these and all the changes, check out the updated rankings at the top of the page and be sure to join us on Facebook to stay up-to-date on all things related to women’s MMA: http://www.facebook.com/UnifiedWomensMMARankings
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The Unified Women’s MMA Rankings for January have now been released and with her 4th and most dominating victory of 2012 over Zoila Gurgel at Bellator 83, Jessica Eye takes over the top spot in the Flyweight division. KOTC champ Brenda Gonzales makes her way into the top-10 as Aisling Daly falls out. At Strawweight, Megumi Fujii and Ayaka Hamasaki secure their positions with victories over Mei Yamaguchi and Emi Fujino, respectively. Also, Felice Herrig and Katja Kankaanpää continue their climb as Seo Hee Ham drops out due to inactivity. Atomweights, Kikuyo Ishikawa and Yasuko Tamada pick up key victories at Jewels: "22nd" Ring and Marloes Coenen stays atop the Featherweight division with a win over Fiona Muxlow.
To see these and all the changes, check out the updated rankings at the top of the page and be sure to join us on Facebook to stay up-to-date on all things related to women’s MMA: http://www.facebook.com/UnifiedWomensMMARankings
The Unified Women’s MMA Rankings for March have now been released and like February, there were not many rankings changing fights. In fact, the only addition this month is Lacey Schuckman to the Atomweight division.
Check out the updated rankings at the top of the page and be sure to join us on Facebook to stay up-to-date on all things related to women’s MMA: http://www.facebook.com/UnifiedWomensMMARankings
The Unified Women’s MMA Rankings for April have now been released. Due to inactivity within their divisions, Sheila Gaff (125), Milana Dudieva (145), Elaina Maxwell (145) and Ashley Sanchez (145) have all been removed. Filling the void is Julia Berezikova, Peggy Morgan, Gabrielle Holloway and Pannie Kianzad, respectively.
Check out the complete updated rankings at the top of the page and be sure to join us on Facebook to stay up-to-date on all things related to women’s MMA: http://www.facebook.com/UnifiedWomensMMARankings
The Unified Women’s MMA Rankings for May have now been released and with her fourth round submission victory over Jessica Penne, Michelle Waterson now takes over the top spot at Atomweight. Simona Soukupova makes her way into the rankings with her victory over Cassie Rodish. With another win under her belt, Joanne Calderwood continues her climb towards the top of the Strawweight division and at Flyweight, Barb Honchak takes over the #1 spot with her victory over Vanessa Porto. Jennifer Maia also moves up the Flyweight rankings with her win over Zoila Gurgel and Rosi Sexton drops out due to inactivity/vacating the division. In the Bantamweight division, Cat Zingano leaps six spots with her impressive stoppage of Miesha Tate and Sara McMann cements her position in the top-5. After serving out her suspension, Cris Cyborg returns to the rankings with her win at Invicta and Germaine de Randamie drops out due to inactivity/vacating the division.
Check out the complete updated rankings at the top of the page and be sure to join us on Facebook to stay up-to-date on all things related to women’s MMA: http://www.facebook.com/UnifiedWomensMMARankings
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Unified Women's Pro MMA Rankings - May
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