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 (7/30/25)
1) Cristiane “Cyborg” Venâncio (1) – PFL Super Fights Women’s World Featherweight Champion
2) Zhang Weili (2) – UFC Women’s Strawweight Champion – Next, 11/15/25 at UFC 322 V. Shevchenko
3) Valentina Shevchenko (3) – UFC Women’s Flyweight Champion – Next, 11/15/25, UFC 322 Zhang Weili
4) Kayla Harrison (4) – UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion – Last fight was Julianna Peña 6/7/25
5) Julianna Peña (5) – Former UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion – Last fight Kayla Harrison 6/7/25
6) Raquel Pennington (6) – Former UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion – Vs Norma Dumont 9/13/25
7) Dakota Ditcheva (7) – 2024 PFL W. Flyweight Championship – Last fight win VS Sumiko Inaba 7/19/25
8) Elisandra Ferreira (9)
9) Virna Jandiroba (N/A)
10) Liz Carmouche (N/A)
Honorable Mentions
Jennifer Maia, Seika Izawa, Mackenzie Dern, Taila Santos, Sara Collins
*Ronda Rousey, Marina Mokhnatkina, Ilima Lei-MacFarlane and Jillian DeCoursey are all ineligible.
Women’s Openweight Division 145lbs+ (7/30/25)
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 (7/30/25)
1) Cristiane “Cyborg” Venâncio (1) – PFL Super Fights Women’s World Featherweight Championship
2) Larissa Pacheco (2)
3) Sara Collins (3)
4) Leah McCourt (4)
5) Michelle Montague (5)
6) Jaeleen Robledo (6)
7) Riley Martinez (7)
8) Jamie Edenden (8)
9) Zurina Turrey (10)
10) Joy Pendell (N/A)
Honorable Mentions
Evelyn Martins, Taylor Guardado, Serina Kondo, Jackie Cataline, Marilia Morais, Julia Dorny
*Megan Anderson, Leslie Smith, Cat Zingano, Sara McMann, Marina Mokhnatkina, Julia Budd, Aspen Ladd, Arlene Blencowe, Sinead Kavanagh, Ali Pellegrini, Amanda Leve and Talita Nogueira are all ineligible.
Women’s Bantamweight Division 135lbs (7/30/25)
1) Kayla Harrison (1) – UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion – Last fight was Julianna Peña 6/7/25
2) Julianna Peña (2) – Former UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion – Last fight Kayla Harrison 6/7/25
3) Raquel Pennington (3) – Former UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion – Vs Norma Dumont 9/13/25
4) Ketlen Vieira (4)
5) Macy Chiasson (5)
6) Norma Dumont (6)
7) Mayra Bueno Silva (7)
8) Ailín Pérez (8)
9) Karol Rosa (9)
10) Irene Aldana (10)
Honorable Mentions
Jennifer Maia, Yana Santos, Jacqueline Cavalcanti, Daria Zheleznyakova, Joselyne Edwards
*Pannie Kianzad, Sarah Kleczka and Taneisha Tennant are all ineligible.
Women’s Flyweight Division 125lbs (7/30/25)
1) Valentina Shevchenko (1) – UFC Women’s Flyweight Champion – Next, 11/15/25, UFC 322 Zhang Weili
2) Manon Fiorot (2)
3) Natália Silva (3)
4) Erin Blanchfield (4)
5) Dakota Ditcheva (5) – 2024 PFL W. Flyweight Championship – Last fight win VS Sumiko Inaba 7/19/25
6) Taila Santos (6)
7) Alexa Grasso (7)
8) Liz Carmouche (8)
9) Tracy Cortez (9)
10) Viviane Araújo (10)
Honorable Mentions
Jasmine Jasudavicius, Rose Namajunas, Shanelle Dyer, Rayla Nascimento, Eduarda Moura
*Ilima Lei-MacFarlane, Maycee Barber and Justine Kish are ineligible due to inactivity.
Women’s Strawweight Division 115lbs (7/30/25)
1) Zhang Weili (1) – UFC Women’s Strawweight Champion – Next, 11/15/25 at UFC 322 V. Shevchenko
2) Tatiana Suarez (2)
3) Virna Jandiroba (3)
4) Yan Xiaonan (4)
5) Amanda Lemos (5)
6) Mackenzie Dern (9)
7) Iasmin Lucindo (6)
8) Gillian Robertson (7)
9) Tabatha Ricci (10)
10) Angela Hill (N/A)
Honorable Mentions
Denise Gomes, Sam Hughes, Tecia Pennington, Loopy Godinez, Loma Lookboonmee
*Danni McCormack is ineligible for the rankings due to inactivity.
**Marina Rodriguez has retired from active competition.
Women’s Atomweight Division 108lbs (7/30/25)
1) Elisandra Ferreira (1)
2) Seika Izawa (2)
3) Andressa Romero (3)
4) Lee Ye-ji (4)
5) Saori Oshima (5)
6) Taynara Silva (6)
7) Claire Lopez (7)
8) Satomi Takano (8)
9) Ana Palacios (9)
10) Misaki Suda (10)
Honorable Mentions
Saki Kitamura, Jeong Eun Park, Kate Oyama, Hikaru Aono, Moeri Suda, Ayaka Hamasaki
*Jillian DeCoursey, Park Si-yoon, Si Woo Park, Rena Kubota, Lisbeth Lopez Silva and Linda Mihalec are ineligible.