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 (5/31/26)
1) Cristiane “Cyborg” Venâncio (1) – PFL Women’s World Featherweight Champion – Next scheduled fight Ketlen Vieira
2) Valentina Shevchenko (2) – UFC Women’s Flyweight Champion – Her last fight was a win over Zhang Weili at UFC 322
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 (6) – 2024 PFL Women’s Flyweight Championship – Her next fight is against Denise Kielholtz on 7/31/26
5) Liz Carmouche (7) – 2025 PFL W. Flyweight Tournament Champion – Her last fight was a win, Viviane Araújo on 6/27/26
6) Mackenzie Dern (8) – UFC Women’s Strawweight Champion – Next fight’s against Gillian Robertson at UFC 330 on 8/15/26
7) Virna Jandiroba (9) – Former Invicta FC Strawweight Champion – Her last fight was a win against Tabatha Ricci on 4/4/26
8) Seika Izawa (10) – Jewel’s Atomweight Champion – Her last win was against Rena Kabuto on 12/31/25 at Rizin Matsuri
9) Saori Oshima (N/A) – Jewel’s and Deep Microweight Champion – Her last fight was a win against Kate Oyama on 3/7/26
10) Tatiana Suarez (N/A)
Honorable Mentions
Sara Collins, Tabatha Ricci, Rena Kabuto, Ketlen Vieira, Denise Kielholtz, Elisandra Ferreira, Gillian Robertson
*Kayla Harrison, Julianna Peña, Marina Mokhnatkina, Raquel Pennington, Jennifer Maia, Taila Santos and Ilima Lei-MacFarlane are all ineligible.
Women’s Openweight Division 145lbs+ (5/31/26)
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 (5/31/26)
1) Cristiane “Cyborg” Venâncio (1) – PFL Women’s World Featherweight Champion – Next scheduled fight Ketlen Vieira
2) Sara Collins (2)
3) Joy Pendell (3)
4) Zurina Turrey (4)
5) Taylor Guardado (6)
6) Mary Rosenbeck (7)
7) Keana Montenegro (8)
8) Forrest Molinari (N/A)
9) Carlene Chandler (N/A)
10) Gina Carano (10)
Honorable Mentions
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, Marilia Morais, Amanda Leve and Talita Nogueira are all ineligible.
**Smilla Sundell has vacated the weight class.
Women’s Bantamweight Division 135lbs (5/31/26)
1) Joselyne Edwards (3)
2) Norma Dumont (4)
3) Yana Santos (5)
4) Ketlen Vieira (6)
5) Ailín Pérez (7)
6) Macy Chiasson (8)
7) Jacqueline Cavalcanti (9)
8) Michelle Montague (10)
9) Mayra Bueno Silva (N/A)
10) Chelsea Chandler (N/A)
Honorable Mentions
Karol Rosa, Melissa Croden, Daria Zheleznyakova, Jaeleen Robledo, Smilla Sundell, Luana Santos
*Kayla Harrison, Julianna Peña, Pannie Kianzad, Irene Aldana, Raquel Pennington, Jennifer Maia, Sarah Kleczka and Taneisha Tennant are all ineligible.
Women’s Flyweight Division 125lbs (5/31/26)
1) Valentina Shevchenko (1) – UFC Women’s Flyweight Champion – Her last fight was a win over Zhang Weili at UFC 322
2) Zhang Weili (2) – Former UFC Women’s Strawweight Champion – Her last fight was a loss to V. Shevchenko at UFC 322
3) Manon Fiorot (3)
4) Natália Silva (4)
5) Dakota Ditcheva (5) – 2024 PFL Women’s Flyweight Championship – Her next fight is against Denise Kielholtz on 7/31/26
6) Erin Blanchfield (6)
7) Liz Carmouche (7) – 2025 PFL W. Flyweight Tournament Champion – Her last fight was a win, Viviane Araújo on 6/27/26
8) Alexa Grasso (8)
9) Tracy Cortez (9)
10) Maycee Barber (10)
Honorable Mentions
Taila Santos, Carol Foro, Paulina Vargas, Denise Kielholtz, Stephanie Luciano, Jasmine Jasudavicius, Cong Wang
*Ilima Lei-MacFarlane is ineligible for the rankings due to inactivity.
**Justine Kish has vacated the weight class.
Women’s Strawweight Division 115lbs (5/31/26)
1) Mackenzie Dern (1) – UFC Women’s Strawweight Champion – Next fight’s against Gillian Robertson at UFC 330 on 8/15/26
2) Tatiana Suarez (2)
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) Amanda Lemos (5)
6) Iasmin Lucindo (6)
7) Tabatha Ricci (7)
8) Fatima Kline (8)
9) Angela Hill (9)
10) Amanda Ribas (10)
Honorable Mentions
Elisandra Ferreira, Denise Gomes, Piera Rodriguez, Marina Monteiro, Alexia Thainara
Women’s Atomweight Division 108lbs (5/31/26)
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 Kate Oyama on 3/7/26
7) Andressa Romero (7)
8) Andrea Meneses (N/A)
9) Claire Lopez (8)
10) Noeru Narita (9)
Honorable Mentions
Jeong Eun Park, Si Woo Park, Hikaru Aono, Machi Fukuda, Keito Oyama
*Park Si-yoon, Satomi Takano and Linda Mihalec are ineligible.
**Elisandra Ferreira and Taynara Silva have vacated the weight class.