The MMA Freak rankings are voted on by members of the writing staff. Fighters who are serving drug related suspensions, have been inactive for twelve months or have recently retired are currently ineligible. Also, fighters are only eligible for one weight class unless they are champions in multiple divisions in which case, they are exceptions to the rule:
Top 10 Women’s P4P Fighters (4/1/26)
1) Cristiane “Cyborg” Venâncio (1) – PFL Women’s World Featherweight Champion – Last fight, 12/13/25
2) Valentina Shevchenko (2) – UFC Women’s Flyweight Champion – Last, win, 11/15/25, over Zhang Weili
3) Zhang Weili (3) – Former UFC Women’s Strawweight Champion – Last, loss 11/15/25 to V. Shevchenko
4) Kayla Harrison (4) – UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion – Last fight was Julianna Peña on 6/7/25
5) Julianna Peña (5) – Former UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion – Last fight, Kayla Harrison 6/7/25
6) Dakota Ditcheva (6) – 2024 PFL W. Flyweight Championship – Last fight on 7/19/25, vs Sumiko Inaba
7) Liz Carmouche (8) – 2025 PFL W. Flyweight Tournament Champion – Last fight, Jena Bishop 8/15/25
8) Mackenzie Dern (9) – UFC Women’s Strawweight Champion – Last, win vs Virna Jandiroba 10/25/25
9) Virna Jandiroba (10) – Former Invicta FC Strawweight Champion – Last fight was Tabatha Ricci 4/4/26
10) Seika Izawa (N/A) – Jewel’s Atomweight Champion – Last fight was against Rena Kabuto on 12/31/25
Honorable Mentions
Saori Oshima, Sara Collins, Tatiana Suarez, Tabatha Ricci, Rena Kabuto
*Ronda Rousey, Elisandra Ferreira, Marina Mokhnatkina, Raquel Pennington, Jennifer Maia, Taila Santos and Ilima Lei-MacFarlane are all ineligible.
Women’s Openweight Division 145lbs+ (4/1/26)
1) Daiane Silva (1)
2) Elizabeth V. Faumuina (2)
3) Jamie Edenden (3)
4) Genah Fabian (4)
5) Destanie Yarbrough (5)
6) Faith McMah (6)
7) Claressa Shields (7)
8) Savannah Marshall (8)
9) Mayumi Aoki (9)
10) Kelsey DeSantis (10)
Honorable Mentions
Sayaka Hishinuma, Regina Labajova, Brittney Spinks, Mirela Vargas, Drobenka Kotlarova
*Gabi Garcia, Bobbi-Jo Dalziel, Jozette Cotton, Momo Shimizu, Latoya Walker and Lei’D Tapa are ineligible.
Women’s Featherweight Division 145lbs (4/1/26)
1) Cristiane “Cyborg” Venâncio (1) – PFL Women’s World Featherweight Champion – Last fight, 12/13/25
2) Sara Collins (2)
3) Joy Pendell (3)
4) Zurina Turrey (4)
5) Marilia Morais (5)
6) Taylor Guardado (6)
7) Mary Rosenbeck (7)
8) Keana Montenegro (8)
9) Smilla Sundell (9)
10) Forrest Molinari (N/A)
Honorable Mentions
Carlene Chandler, Laurynn Garcia, Abby Montes, Krissa Timbs, Miranda Barber
*Leslie Smith, Cat Zingano, Sara McMann, Marina Mokhnatkina, Julia Budd, Aspen Ladd, Sinead Kavanagh, Ali Pellegrini, Leah McCourt, Larissa Pacheco, Amber Leibrock, Julia Dorny, Laura Turzenski, Amanda Leve and Talita Nogueira are all ineligible.
Women’s Bantamweight Division 135lbs (4/1/26)
1) Kayla Harrison (1) – UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion – Last fight was Julianna Peña on 6/7/25
2) Julianna Peña (2) – Former UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion – Last fight, Kayla Harrison 6/7/25
3) Joselyne Edwards (N/A)
4) Norma Dumont (3)
5) Yana Santos (4)
6) Ketlen Vieira (5)
7) Ailín Pérez (9)
8) Macy Chiasson (6)
9) Jacqueline Cavalcanti (7)
10) Michelle Montague (N/A)
Honorable Mentions
Karol Rosa, Melissa Croden, Daria Zheleznyakova, Jaeleen Robledo, Luana Santos,
*Pannie Kianzad, Irene Aldana, Raquel Pennington, Jennifer Maia, Sarah Kleczka and Taneisha Tennant are all ineligible.
Women’s Flyweight Division 125lbs (4/1/26)
1) Valentina Shevchenko (1) – UFC Women’s Flyweight Champion – Last, win, 11/15/25, over Zhang Weili
2) Zhang Weili (2) – Former UFC Women’s Strawweight Champion – Last, loss, 11/15/25 to V. Shevchenko
3) Manon Fiorot (3)
4) Natália Silva (4)
5) Dakota Ditcheva (5) – 2024 PFL W. Flyweight Championship – Last fight on 7/19/25, vs Sumiko Inaba
6) Erin Blanchfield (6)
7) Liz Carmouche (7) – 2025 PFL Women’s Flyweight Tournament Champion – Last, Jena Bishop 8/15/25
8) Alexa Grasso (8)
9) Tracy Cortez (9)
10) Maycee Barber (10)
Honorable Mentions
Carol Foro, Paulina Vargas, Viviane Araújo, Stephanie Luciano, Cong Wang
*Ilima Lei-MacFarlane, Taila Santos and Justine Kish are ineligible due to inactivity.
Women’s Strawweight Division 115lbs (4/1/26)
1) Mackenzie Dern (1) – UFC Women’s Strawweight Champion – Last, win vs Virna Jandiroba 10/25/25
2) Tatiana Suarez (2)
3) Virna Jandiroba (3) – Former Invicta FC Strawweight Champion – Next fight is Tabatha Ricci 4/4/26
4) Gillian Robertson (7)
5) Amanda Lemos (5)
6) Iasmin Lucindo (6)
7) Tabatha Ricci (8)
8) Fatima Kline (9)
9) Angela Hill (10)
10) Amanda Ribas (N/A)
Honorable Mentions
Xiong Jingnan, Denise Gomes, Piera Rodriguez, Loopy Godinez, Alexia Thainara
*Yan Xiaonan has retired from active competition.
**Tecia Pennington and Danni McCormack have both retired from active competition.
Women’s Atomweight Division 108lbs (4/1/26)
1) Seika Izawa (2) – Jewel’s Atomweight Champion – Last fight was against Rena Kabuto on 12/31/25
2) Rena Kubota (3)
3) Natalia Kuziutina (N/A)
4) Ayaka Hamasaki (4)
5) Lee Ye-ji (5)
6) Saori Oshima (6)
7) Andressa Romero (8)
8) Claire Lopez (9)
9) Noeru Narita (10)
10) Bo Mi Lee (N/A)
Honorable Mentions
Si Woo Park, Hikaru Aono, Machi Fukuda, Eru Takebayashi, Andrea Meneses, Keito Oyama
*Elisandra Ferreira, Taynara Silva, Park Si-yoon, Satomi Takano, Jeong Eun Park, and Linda Mihalec are ineligible.