# The 7 Greatest Female BJJ Competitors of All Time

> Pioneers who competed when women's brackets were half empty share the mat with the black belts rewriting the record books in gi and no-gi.

*By YPB Team · Published October 31, 2026 · https://youpick.best/ranking/the-7-greatest-female-bjj-competitors-of-all-time*

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1. **Michelle Nicolini** — score 1000/1000
   Featherweight great with eight IBJJF world titles, famous for her spider-guard and leg-lock game.
2. **Gabi Garcia** — score 733/1000
   Heavyweight star with multiple IBJJF world titles and four ADCC championships.
3. **Kyra Gracie** — score 599/1000
   Gracie family competitor who won IBJJF world titles and two ADCC golds, opening doors for women in the sport.
4. **Ffion Davies** — score 0/1000
   Welsh grappler who won the IBJJF black belt worlds and two ADCC titles.
5. **Luanna Alzuguir** — score 0/1000
   Technical lightweight with world titles in gi and no-gi, long seen as a model competitor.
6. **Mackenzie Dern** — score 0/1000
   American-Brazilian black belt who won IBJJF worlds and ADCC gold before moving to the UFC.
7. **Alessandra Vieira** — score 0/1000
   The first woman to win an IBJJF black belt world title, in 1999.

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