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Who is the greatest female UFC fighter of all time?

By YPB Team

Trailblazers and knockout artists who rewrote what women's combat sports could look like — some dominated for years, others changed everything in one night. Cast your vote!

  1. Amanda Nunes — ranked #11
    Amanda Nunes
    Brazilian fighter widely regarded as the women's GOAT who simultaneously held both the bantamweight and featherweight titles, losing only twice in a decade of UFC competition.
  2. Cris Cyborg — ranked #22
    Cris Cyborg
    Brazilian knockout artist who dominated women's MMA for over 20 years, winning the UFC featherweight title and losing only once since 2005 — to Amanda Nunes.
  3. Valentina Shevchenko — ranked #33
    Valentina Shevchenko
    Kyrgyz-Peruvian striker and grappler who made the flyweight championship her personal property with seven title defenses, with her only UFC losses to Nunes.
  4. Joanna Jędrzejczyk — ranked #44
    Joanna Jędrzejczyk
    Polish strawweight pioneer who defended the UFC title a record five times with devastating striking, running off a 14-fight win streak from 2012 to 2017.
  5. Ronda Rousey — ranked #55
    Ronda Rousey
    The trailblazing fighter who headlined the first UFC women's bout and dominated the bantamweight division before Holly Holm's iconic upset, bringing women's MMA into the mainstream.
  6. Holly Holm — ranked #66
    Holly Holm
    Decorated boxing champion whose spectacular head-kick knockout of Ronda Rousey in 2015 ranks among the biggest upsets in UFC history.
  7. Rose Namajunas — ranked #77
    Rose Namajunas
    Two-time UFC strawweight champion known for her calm, cerebral fighting style and stunning upset knockout of Joanna Jędrzejczyk.
  8. Zhang Weili — ranked #88
    Zhang Weili
    Chinese strawweight champion and cultural icon who recaptured the UFC title twice, becoming China's greatest MMA ambassador.
  9. Kayla Harrison — ranked #99
    Kayla Harrison
    Two-time Olympic judo gold medalist who translated her grappling pedigree into MMA dominance, becoming one of the most feared fighters in the division.
  10. Miesha Tate — ranked #1010
    Miesha Tate
    Former UFC bantamweight champion whose technical grappling and memorable rivalry with Ronda Rousey helped define the early years of women's MMA.
  11. Julianna Peña — ranked #1111
    Julianna Peña
    Venezuelan-American fighter who shocked the MMA world by submitting Amanda Nunes to claim the bantamweight title in one of the biggest upsets in UFC history.
  12. Alexa Grasso — ranked #1212
    Alexa Grasso
    Mexican flyweight champion who submitted Valentina Shevchenko in a stunning upset and successfully defended the title, becoming Mexico's first UFC champion.

Comments 1

Amanda Nunes held two belts at once and ended Rousey's career in 48 seconds. The counter-argument is that the division did not exist before her: https://youpick.best/articles/ronda-rousey-ranked-many-ways

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Aug 21