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 (11/27/25)
1) Cristiane “Cyborg” Venâncio (1) – PFL Women’s World Featherweight Champion – Next 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 – Next fight, VS Denise Kielholtz on 2/7/26
7) Elisandra Ferreira (7) – Invicta FC Atomweight Champion – Last fight, win versus Ana Palacios 4/4/25
8) Liz Carmouche (8) – 2025 PFL Women’s Flyweight Tournament Champion – Last, Jena Bishop 8/15/25
9) Mackenzie Dern (9) – UFC Women’s Strawweight Champion – Last, win vs Virna Jandiroba 10/25/25
10) Virna Jandiroba (10)
Honorable Mentions
Jennifer Maia, Seika Izawa, Taila Santos, Saori Oshima, Sara Collins
*Ronda Rousey, Marina Mokhnatkina, Raquel Pennington, Ilima Lei-MacFarlane and Jillian DeCoursey are all ineligible.
Women’s Openweight Division 145lbs+ (11/27/25)
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 (11/27/25)
1) Cristiane “Cyborg” Venâncio (1) – PFL Women’s World Featherweight Champion – Next fight 12/13/25
2) Sara Collins (2)
3) Jaeleen Robledo (3)
4) Riley Martinez (4)
5) Jamie Edenden (5)
6) Zurina Turrey (6)
7) Joy Pendell (7)
8) Marilia Morais (8)
9) Evelyn Martins (9)
10) Taylor Guardado (10)
Honorable Mentions
Mary Rosenbeck, Jackie Cataline, Keana Montenegro, Laurynn Garcia, Brittney Victoria, Julia Dorny
*Leslie Smith, Cat Zingano, Sara McMann, Marina Mokhnatkina, Julia Budd, Aspen Ladd, Sinead Kavanagh, Ali Pellegrini, Leah McCourt, Larissa Pacheco, Abby Montes, Amber Leibrock, Amanda Leve and Talita Nogueira are all ineligible.
Women’s Bantamweight Division 135lbs (11/27/25)
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) Norma Dumont (3)
4) Yana Santos (4)
5) Ketlen Vieira (5)
6) Macy Chiasson (6)
7) Jacqueline Cavalcanti (7)
8) Mayra Bueno Silva (8)
9) Ailín Pérez (9)
10) Karol Rosa (10)
Honorable Mentions
Jennifer Maia, Michelle Montague, Daria Zheleznyakova, Joselyne Edwards
*Pannie Kianzad, Irene Aldana, Raquel Pennington, Sarah Kleczka and Taneisha Tennant are all ineligible.
Women’s Flyweight Division 125lbs (11/27/25)
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 – Loss 11/15/25 to V. Shevchenko
3) Manon Fiorot (3)
4) Natália Silva (4)
5) Dakota Ditcheva (5) – 2024 PFL W. Flyweight Championship – Next fight, vs Denise Kielholtz on 2/7/26
6) Erin Blanchfield (6)
7) Taila Santos (7)
8) Liz Carmouche (8) – 2025 PFL Women’s Flyweight Tournament Champion – Last, Jena Bishop 8/15/25
9) Alexa Grasso (9)
10) Tracy Cortez (10)
Honorable Mentions
Rose Namajunas, Carol Foro, Rayla Nascimento, Karine Silva, Viviane Araújo, Eduarda Moura
*Ilima Lei-MacFarlane, Maycee Barber and Justine Kish are ineligible due to inactivity.
Women’s Strawweight Division 115lbs (11/27/25)
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)
4) Yan Xiaonan (4)
5) Amanda Lemos (5)
6) Iasmin Lucindo (6)
7) Gillian Robertson (7)
8) Tabatha Ricci (8)
9) Fatima Kline (9)
10) Angela Hill (10)
Honorable Mentions
Denise Gomes, Sam Hughes, Tecia Pennington, Loopy Godinez, Alexia Thainara
*Danni McCormack is ineligible for the rankings due to inactivity.
Women’s Atomweight Division 108lbs (11/27/25)
1) Elisandra Ferreira (1) – Invicta FC Atomweight Champion – Last fight, win versus Ana Palacios 4/4/25
2) Seika Izawa (2)
3) Ayaka Hamasaki (3)
4) Lee Ye-ji (4)
5) Saori Oshima (5)
6) Taynara Silva (6)
7) Andressa Romero (7)
8) Claire Lopez (8)
9) Ana Palacios (9)
10) Noeru Narita (10)
Honorable Mentions
Si Woo Park, Kate Oyama, Miku Nakamura, Machi Fukuda, Eru Takebayashi, Riko Igarashi
*Jillian DeCoursey, Park Si-yoon, Satomi Takano, Jeong Eun Park, Rena Kubota and Linda Mihalec are ineligible.