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 (7/30/26)
1) Cristiane “Cyborg” Venâncio (1) – PFL Women’s World Featherweight Champion – Last fight was a win vs. Ketlen Vieira
2) Valentina Shevchenko (2) – UFC Women’s Flyweight Champion – Next scheduled fight is against Natália Silva at UFC 332
3) Zhang Weili (3) – Former UFC Women’s Strawweight Champion – Her last fight was a loss to V. Shevchenko at UFC 322
4) Dakota Ditcheva (4) – 2024 PFL Women’s Flyweight Championship – Her last fight was a win vs Denise Kielholtz on 7/31/26
5) Liz Carmouche (5) – 2025 PFL W. Flyweight Tournament Champion – Her next fight is against Jena Bishop on 10/16/26
6) Mackenzie Dern (6) – UFC Women’s Strawweight Champion – Last fight was a win against Gillian Robertson at UFC 330
7) Virna Jandiroba (7) – Former Invicta FC Strawweight Champion – Her last fight was a win against Tabatha Ricci on 4/4/26
8) Seika Izawa (8) – Jewel’s Atomweight Champion – Her last win was against Rena Kabuto on 12/31/25 at Rizin Matsuri
9) Saori Oshima (9) – Jewel’s and Deep Microweight Champion – Her last fight was a win against Lee Ye-ji on 7/18/26
10) Tatiana Suarez (10) – TUF 23 Winner – Her last fight was a win against Loopy Godinez on 4/11/26 at UFC 327
Honorable Mentions
Denise Kielholtz, Elisandra Ferreira, Gillian Robertson, Natália Silva, Jena Bishop
*Kayla Harrison, Julianna Peña, Marina Mokhnatkina, Raquel Pennington, Jennifer Maia and Ilima Lei-MacFarlane are all ineligible.
Due to the lack of depth in both the Openweight and Featherweight divisions, both divisions are being merged into a single division being referred to as Featherweight plus going forward.
Women’s Featherweight+ Division 145lbs+ (7/30/26)
1) Cristiane “Cyborg” Venâncio (1) – PFL Women’s World Featherweight Champion – Last fight was a win vs. Ketlen Vieira
2) Ketlen Vieira
3) Sara Collins (2)
4) Joy Pendell (3)
5) Zurina Turrey (4)
6) Taylor Guardado (5)
7) Mary Rosenbeck (6)
8) Keana Montenegro (7)
9) Forrest Molinari (8)
10) Gina Carano (10)
Honorable Mentions
Carlene Chandler, Laurynn Garcia, Abby Montes, Krissa Timbs, Miranda Barber
*Gabi Garcia, 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, Marilia Morais, Amanda Leve and Talita Nogueira are all ineligible.
**Claressa Shields, Daiane Silva, Elizabeth V. Faumuina, Jamie Edenden, Faith McMah, Regina Labajova, Drobenka Kotlarova, and Lei’D Tapa have all either announced their retirements or are considered retired from MMA.
***Mayumi Aoki and Sayaka Hishinuma have vacated the weight class.
Women’s Bantamweight Division 135lbs (7/30/26)
1) Joselyne Edwards (1)
2) Norma Dumont (2)
3) Yana Santos (3)
4) Ailín Pérez (5)
5) Macy Chiasson (6)
6) Jacqueline Cavalcanti (7)
7) Michelle Montague (8)
8) Mayra Bueno Silva (9)
9) Chelsea Chandler (10)
10) Priscila Cachoeira (N/A)
Honorable Mentions
Melissa Croden, Alice Pereira, Jaeleen Robledo, Smilla Sundell, Luana Santos
*Kayla Harrison, Julianna Peña, Raquel Pennington, Jennifer Maia, Sarah Kleczka and Taneisha Tennant are all ineligible.
**Ketlen Vieira has vacated the weight class.
Women’s Flyweight Division 125lbs (7/30/26)
1) Valentina Shevchenko (1) – UFC Women’s Flyweight Champion – Next scheduled fight is against Natália Silva at UFC 332
2) Zhang Weili (2) – Former UFC Women’s Strawweight Champion – Her last fight was a loss to V. Shevchenko at UFC 322
3) Natália Silva (4)
4) Manon Fiorot (3)
5) Dakota Ditcheva (5) – 2024 PFL Women’s Flyweight Championship – Her last fight was a win vs Denise Kielholtz on 7/31/26
6) Erin Blanchfield (6)
7) Liz Carmouche (7) – 2025 PFL W. Flyweight Tournament Champion – Her next fight is against Jena Bishop on 10/16/26
8) Alexa Grasso (8) – Former UFC Women’s Flyweight Champion – Her next fight is against Manon Fiorot on 9/12/2026
9) Maycee Barber (9)
10) Cong Wang (10)
Honorable Mentions
Carol Foro, Paulina Vargas, Denise Kielholtz, Stephanie Luciano, Jasmine Jasudavicius
*Ilima Lei-MacFarlane is ineligible for the rankings due to inactivity.
Women’s Strawweight Division 115lbs (7/30/26)
1) Mackenzie Dern (1) – UFC Women’s Strawweight Champion – Last fight was a win against Gillian Robertson at UFC 330
2) Tatiana Suarez (2) – TUF 23 Winner – Her last fight was a win against Loopy Godinez on 4/11/26 at UFC 327
3) Virna Jandiroba (3) – Former Invicta FC Strawweight Champion – Her last fight was a win against Tabatha Ricci on 4/4/26
4) Gillian Robertson (4)
5) Alexia Thainara (N/A)
6) Amanda Lemos (5)
7) Fatima Kline (7)
8) Tabatha Ricci (8)
9) Angela Hill (9)
10) Elisandra Ferreira (N/A)
Honorable Mentions
Denise Gomes, Piera Rodriguez, Marina Monteiro, Raiane Vinuto, Loopy Godinez
*Iasmin Lucindo and Amanda Ribas are both ineligible for the rankings due to inactivity.
Women’s Atomweight Division 108lbs (7/30/26)
1) Seika Izawa (1) – Jewel’s Atomweight Champion – Her last win was against Rena Kabuto on 12/31/25 at Rizin Matsuri
2) Rena Kubota (2)
3) Natalia Kuziutina (3)
4) Ayaka Hamasaki (4)
5) Lee Ye-ji (5)
6) Saori Oshima (6) – Jewel’s and Deep Microweight Champion – Her last fight was a win against Lee Ye-ji on 7/18/26
7) Andressa Romero (7)
8) Andrea Meneses (8)
9) Claire Lopez (9)
10) Noeru Narita (10)
Honorable Mentions
Jeong Eun Park, Si Woo Park, Hikaru Aono, Machi Fukuda, Keito Oyama
*Park Si-yoon, Satomi Takano and Linda Mihalec are ineligible.