The Unified Women’s Rankings (formerly the WAMMA Women’s Rankings) were recently updated on March 1st. I would like to quote the rules for the rankings as laid out on the rankings website:
“The Unified Women’s Professional 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.”
At present even though MMA Freak does not have any writers on the panel, it is used at the rankings system. However, as MMA Freak is creating a rankings panel this will not be the case after the rankings are updated in April:
Featherweights (136-145 pounds)
1. Cris “Cyborg” Justino (12-1, 1NC) – Invicta FC Champion
2. Marloes “Rumina” Coenen (21-6) – Invicta FC
3. Julia “The Jewel” Budd (6-2) – Invicta FC
4. Faith Van Duin (4-0) – Storm MMA
5. Pannie “Banzai” Kianzad (4-0) – ProFC
6. Maria Hougaard (5-4) – Regional
7. Talita “Treta” Nogueira (6-0) – Regional
8. Ashlee Evans-Smith (2-0) – CFA/WSOF
9. Latoya Walker (2-0) – Regional
10. Annalisa “No Fear” Bucci (6-2) – Regional
Honorable Mention 11. Fiona Muxlow – 12. Kate Da Silva – 13. Charmaine Tweet – 14. Gabby Holloway – 15. Alexandra Buch
Bantamweights (126-135 pounds)
1. “Rowdy” Ronda Rousey (9-0) – UFC Champion
2. Alexis “Alley Gator” Davis (16-5) – UFC
3. “Alpha” Cat Zingano (8-0) – UFC
4. Sarah Kaufman (16-3) – UFC
5. Jessica “Evil” Eye (11-2) – UFC
6. Miesha “Cupcake” Tate (13-5) – UFC
7. Sara McMann (7-1) – UFC
8. Liz “Girl-Rilla” Carmouche (9-4) – UFC
9. Lauren Murphy (8-0) – Invicta FC champion
10. Tonya “Triple Threat” Evinger (13-5) – Invicta FC
Honorable Mentions: 11. Sarah D’Alelio – 12. Amanda Nunes – 13. Leslie Smith – 14. Jessica Andrade – 15. Holly Holm
Flyweights (116-125 pounds)
1. Barb “Little Warrior” Honchak (9-2) – Invicta FC Champion
2. Vanessa Porto (16-6) – Invicta FC
3. Leslie “The Peacemaker” Smith (6-4-1) – Invicta FC
4. Jennifer Maia (7-3-1) – Invicta FC
5. Kalindra Faria (12-3-1) – Regional
6. Joanna Jedrzejczyk (4-0) – Regional
7. Julia Berezikova (7-4) – Regional
8. Juliana “Julie” Werner (7-3) – Legacy FC
9. Nina “The Strina” Ansaroff (6-3) – Invicta FC
10. DeAnna “The Argentine Assassin” Bennett (3-0) – Regional
Honorable Mentions: 11. Zoila Gurgel – 12. Alexa Grasso – 13. Pearl Gonzalez – 14. Tina Lähdemäki – 15. Aline Serio
Strawweights (106-115 pounds)
1. Jessica “Jag” Aguilar (17-4)– WSOF Champion
2. Carla “Cookie Monster” Esparza (9-2) – Invicta FC/UFC
3. Claudia “Claudinha” Gadelha (11-0) – Invicta FC/UFC
4. Joanne Calderwood (8-0) – Invicta FC/UFC
5. Ayaka Hamasaki (9-1) – Deep Jewels/Invicta FC
6. Tecia “The Tiny Tornado” Torres (4-0) – Invicta FC/UFC
7. Katja “Killer Bunny” Kankaanpää (8-1-1) – Invicta FC
8. Mizuki Inoue (7-1) – Deep Jewels/Invicta FC
9. Felice “Lil Bulldog” Herrig (9-5) – Invicta FC/UFC
10. “Rowdy” Bec Rawlings (5-3) – Invicta FC/UFC
Honorable Mentions: 11. Stephanie Eggink – 12. Herica Tiburcio – 13. Emi Fujino – 14. Camila Lima – 15. Alida Gray
Atomweights (96-105 pounds)
1. Michelle Waterson (11-3) – Invicta FC Champion
2. Jessica Penne (11-2) Invicta FC
3. Seo Hee Ham (12-5) – DEEP-JEWELS Champion
4. Naho “Sugi Rock” Sugiyama (9-3) – Deep Jewels/Invicta FC
5. Amber “The Bully” Brown (3-1) – Pancrase/KOTC
6. Yasuko “Ikuko” Tamada (15-8-3) – Deep Jewels
7. Lacey “The Ladie” Schuckman (9-7) – Invicta FC
8. Simona Soukupova (4-3-1) – Invicta FC
9. “Sassy” Cassie Rodish (4-4) – Invicta FC
10. Sadae “Manhoef” Numata (5-2-1) – Deep Jewels
Honorable Mentions: 11. Diana Rael – 12. Amy Davis – 13. Jinh Yu – 14. Tessa Simpson – 15. Nicdali Rivera-Calanoc
Fighter information compiled from WMMA Today, MMA Rising, and Wombatsports.