UFC women’s matches keep pulling the crowd to see fights between women unlike what was imagined before. These fights show how capable women can keep up in bouts of taxing fights. Ultimate Fighting Championship(UFC) like other forms of mixed martial Arts promotions were dominated by men for years till Dana White came on board the UFC management. In 2013, Ronda and Carmouche brought a new fight to the cage at UFC 157. Ever since other gifted women opened up the arena to show how tough girls can be in the cage.
Apart from Ronda Rousey among many others have made the fans stand on their feet with their endurance in fight bouts with the stamina that only a championship can sustain.
If you are in doubt of how tough women UFC fighters are, keep scrolling this list of the top 10 UFC fighters and their strong points. This list is in no particular order.
10 Of The Best UFC Women Fighters
1. Amanda Nunes
- Division: Featherweight
- Title: Bantamweight Current Champion
- Nationality: Brazilian
She is a fighter to watch out for. Amanda has held titles in different divisions simultaneously. Many consider her to be the top female fighter, Yet, this is subject to argument as there are many more fighters on the lookout for a championship willing to fight it.
Amanda totally crushed Cris Cyborg 51 seconds into the match to maintain her position as one of the best fighters.
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2. Jessica Andrade
- Division: Bantamweight
- Title: Former Strawweight Champion
- Nationality: Brazilian
The Brazilian UFC champion has been to the top of the ratings. She is the only woman to win fights in three different categories and holds the records for most fights(19) in UFC.
Currently, she fights under the strawweight /flyweight division of UFC. She switched sides between the biggest promotion brands and finally settled for UFC as one of the deadliest fighters.
She is ranked no. 6 in the women pound for pound rankings in 2021.
3. Rose Namajunas
- Division: Strawweight
- Title: Strawweight Champion
- Nationality: America
She is one of UFC’s top fighters and finisher in many bouts. Rose was a finalist on the Ultimate Fighter season 20. Also called Thug Rose, her intimidating scowl is carried in her intimidating fights inside the cage. Her preferred style of kicks, punches, and high-flying techniques make her one of the deadliest fighters.
The submission technique is another trick in her bag of techniques. To ensure there is no interference with her career, Rose shaved her hair. Talk about a real fighter, here is one willing to give up everything for the victory.
4. Valentina Shevchenko
- Division: Flyweight
- Title: UFC Women’s Flyweight Champion
- Nationality: Russian
The UFC women’s flyweight Champion has tackled opponents with her Muay Thai to defend her title or make progress. Fighting in the flyweight category adds to her appeal as a formidable fighter.
Shevchenko is quick with her kicks but even quicker with her counter-strike abilities. To adapt fluidly, she replicates an opponent’s combat style as a defense mechanism.
This gives her that invisible quality that fans cant place their fingers around it. Shevchenko is one of UFC’s formidable fighters.
5. Cris Cyborg
- Division: Featherweight
- Title: Current Featherweight Champion
- Nationality: Brazilian
She fought on the UFC before shifting to Bellator MMA. She is the only fighter to become a Grand Slam Champion holding four championships across four MMA promotions.
6. Weili Zhang
- Division: Strawweight
- Title: Former Strawweight World Champion
- Nationality: Chinese
Many call her Magnum, Zang’s career from China to UFC is quite impressive. Her recent loss to Rose at UFC 268 consolidates Rose’s hold on the crown, Magnum is no easy opponent.
She holds a record of 21 wins in a total of 24 fights. Her UFC women’s strawweight ranking is at the no. 1 spot and no.4 on UFC women’s pound for pound rankings.
7. Randa Markos
- Division: Strawweight
- Title: One Time Provincial FC Strawweight Title
- Nationality: Canadian
The idea of a Quiet Storm was a shocker for many keen observers of the cage bouts. Randa started as the no 14 out 16 in ranking with no announcement of who she is. Her take out of No. 3 seed Tecia Torres gave her a spot on the deadliest fighters.
Her story of fleeing Irag to Canada is one of fighting hard times to get to the top. Randa fights with the passion and determination learned through a hard life.
8. Joanna Jedrzejczyk
- Division: Strawweight
- Title: Former UFC Champion
- Nationality: Polish
The Polish MMA fighter is well known for her Muay Thai techniques. Out of the 20 matches she fought, she has 16 wins to her name. Joanna is known for her calculated striking. Her employment of sprawl and brawl strategy completely leaves her opponents confused.
She describes it as expressing violent art through beauty or the perfect storm.
9. Mackenzie Dern
- Division: Strawweight
- Title:
- Nationality: Brazilian/American
Fighting her debut MMA fights in 2016, Dern has racked up many wins to stay on the list of the top UFC women fighters. She fights in the Strawweight division and currently has 100 grappling to 75 wins.
It took her 2 minutes in the first round to submit her opponent, Bobby Brundage in one of her remarkable matches.
10. Germaine De Randamie
- Division: Bantamweight
- Title: Former UFC Women’s Featherweight
- Nationality: Dutch
The Iron lady of UFC remains undefeated in sanctioned kickboxing bouts. De Randamie was a psychiatric nurse before she became a police officer. Her kickboxing techniques are unmatched.
She is tied with Ronda Rousey for the fastest knockout at 16 seconds in the Bantamweight division.
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