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Issue Date: 1/29/2012 (Official Release: #236)
Women fighter ranks
The rankings presented are computerized and provided by the FightMatrix ranking system, which utilizes a comprehensive MMA fight database to provide objective rankings. Please note, that these rankings ONLY contain fighters who have had at least one professional fight some time in the 450 days prior to the ranking date.
Division Dominance
| Rank | ↑ ↓ | Fighter | Record | Points |
| 1 |
Naho Sugiyama
(105)
Listed Since: 11/28/2010 |
7-0-0 |
150
|
|
| 2 |
Tara LaRosa
(125)
Listed Since: 9/19/2010 |
20-2-0 |
78
|
|
| 3 |
Miesha Tate
(135)
Listed Since: 7/31/2011 |
12-2-0 |
66
|
|
| 4 |
Zoila Gurgel
(115)
Listed Since: 10/30/2010 |
11-1-0 |
54
|
|
| 5 |
Megumi Fujii
(115)
Listed Since: 9/19/2010 |
25-1-0 |
54
|
|
| 6 |
Ayaka Hamasaki
(115)
Listed Since: 12/18/2011 |
7-0-0 |
48
|
|
| 7 |
Sarah Kaufman
(135)
Listed Since: 9/19/2010 |
14-1-0 |
40
|
|
| 8 |
Kikuyo Ishikawa
(105)
Listed Since: 10/02/2011 |
6-3-0 |
40
|
|
| 9 |
Hiroko Yamanaka
(145+)
Listed Since: 1/08/2012 |
12-1-0 |
35
|
|
| 10 |
Marloes Coenen
(135)
Listed Since: 10/10/2010 |
19-5-0 |
28
|
Fighters who have dropped out: None
Featherweight+ (140 and over)
| Rank | ↑ ↓ | Fighter | Record | Points |
| 1 |
Cristiane Santos
Last Fight: 12/17/2011 [Strike Force] |
10-1-0 |
53
|
|
| 2 |
Hiroko Yamanaka
Last Fight: 12/17/2011 [Strike Force] |
12-1-0 |
37
|
|
| 3 |
Ronda Rousey
Last Fight: 11/18/2011 [Strike Force] Next Fight: 3/03/2012 [Strike Force] vs [#1 W135] Miesha Tate |
4-0-0 |
31
|
|
| 4 |
Romy Ruyssen
Last Fight: 11/26/2011 [Octagon Fighting Club] |
5-1-0 |
30
|
|
| 5 |
Yana Kunitskaya
Last Fight: 11/19/2011 [Bushido Lithuania] |
5-1-0 |
27
|
|
| 6 |
Lauren Taylor
Last Fight: 10/28/2011 [Alaska Cage Fighting] Next Fight: 2/18/2012 [Fitetime Entertainment] vs [NR] Julianna Pena |
4-0-0 |
26
|
|
| 7 |
Ediane Gomes
Last Fight: 10/01/2011 [BlackEye Promotions] |
8-2-0 |
23
|
|
| 8 |
Kelly Kobold
Last Fight: 4/15/2011 [Brutaal Fight Night] Next Fight: 4/21/2012 [CageFX] vs [#6 W135] Shayna Baszler |
17-3-1 |
22
|
|
| 9 |
Cindy Dandois
Last Fight: 3/19/2011 [Staredown] |
5-1-0 |
20
|
|
| 10 |
Ashley Sanchez
Last Fight: 5/21/2011 [Cutthroat MMA] |
4-2-0 |
20
|
|
| 11 |
Julia Budd
Last Fight: 11/18/2011 [Strike Force] |
2-2-0 |
19
|
|
| 12 | NR |
Kyoko Kimura
Last Fight: 1/28/2012 [Pancrase] |
1-0-1 |
19
|
| 13 | 1 |
Fiona Muxlow
Last Fight: 6/25/2011 [ICNZ] |
5-1-0 |
18
|
| 14 | 1 |
Danielle West
Last Fight: 9/04/2011 [Pancrase] |
3-2-1 |
18
|
| 15 | 1 |
Erin Toughill
Last Fight: 4/09/2011 [Freestyle Cage] |
10-3-1 |
18
|
Fighters who have dropped out: [#15] Kaitlin Young!
Bantamweight (129-139)
| Rank | ↑ ↓ | Fighter | Record | Points |
| 1 |
Miesha Tate
Last Fight: 7/30/2011 [Strike Force] Next Fight: 3/03/2012 [Strike Force] vs [#3 W145] Ronda Rousey |
12-2-0 |
83
|
|
| 2 |
Sarah Kaufman
Last Fight: 7/22/2011 [Strike Force] Next Fight: 3/03/2012 [Strike Force] vs [#4 W135] Alexis Davis |
14-1-0 |
69
|
|
| 3 |
Marloes Coenen
Last Fight: 7/30/2011 [Strike Force] |
19-5-0 |
64
|
|
| 4 |
Alexis Davis
Last Fight: 9/10/2011 [Strike Force] Next Fight: 3/03/2012 [Strike Force] vs [#2 W135] Sarah Kaufman |
11-4-0 |
57
|
|
| 5 |
Sara McMann
Last Fight: 1/21/2012 [ProElite] |
5-0-0 |
46
|
|
| 6 |
Shayna Baszler
Last Fight: 11/19/2010 [The Cage Inc.] Next Fight: 4/21/2012 [CageFX] vs [#8 W145] Kelly Kobold |
14-6-0 |
44
|
|
| 7 |
Rin Nakai
Last Fight: 9/04/2011 [Pancrase] |
10-0-1 |
37
|
|
| 8 |
Hitomi Akano
Last Fight: 1/21/2012 [ProElite] |
18-9-0 |
31
|
|
| 9 |
Elaina Maxwell
Last Fight: 7/23/2011 [KOTC] |
6-4-0 |
31
|
|
| 10 |
Amanda Nunes
Last Fight: 9/10/2011 [Strike Force] |
6-2-0 |
29
|
|
| 11 |
Liz Carmouche
Last Fight: 7/22/2011 [Strike Force] |
5-2-0 |
26
|
|
| 12 |
Holly Holm
Last Fight: 9/09/2011 [Fresquez Productions] |
2-0-0 |
26
|
|
| 13 |
Milana Dudieva
Last Fight: 8/05/2011 [ProFC] |
7-1-0 |
25
|
|
| 14 |
Vanessa Porto
Last Fight: 10/28/2011 [Kumite MMA Combate] |
13-4-0 |
25
|
|
| 15 |
Julie Kedzie
Last Fight: 7/30/2011 [Strike Force] |
16-9-0 |
24
|
Fighters who have dropped out: None
Super Flyweight (119-128)
| Rank | ↑ ↓ | Fighter | Record | Points |
| 1 |
Tara LaRosa
Last Fight: 3/11/2011 [Shark Fight] |
20-2-0 |
66
|
|
| 2 |
Rosi Sexton
Last Fight: 2/26/2011 [CageWarriors] Next Fight: 5/05/2012 [CageWarriors] vs [#6 W125] Aisling Daly |
12-2-0 |
46
|
|
| 3 |
Cat Zingano
Last Fight: 5/14/2011 [Fight To Win] |
6-0-0 |
45
|
|
| 4 |
Barb Honchak
Last Fight: 10/01/2011 [BlackEye Promotions] |
5-1-0 |
40
|
|
| 5 |
Sheila Gaff
Last Fight: 4/24/2011 [CageWarriors] |
9-4-1 |
35
|
|
| 6 |
Aisling Daly
Last Fight: 11/23/2011 [NAAFS] |
12-2-0 |
35
|
|
| 7 |
Roxanne Modafferi
Last Fight: 10/01/2011 [BlackEye Promotions] |
15-9-0 |
29
|
|
| 8 |
Takayo Hashi
Last Fight: 5/14/2011 [Fight To Win] |
13-4-0 |
25
|
|
| 9 | 1 |
Heather Clark
Last Fight: 10/01/2011 [Freestyle Cage] Next Fight: 2/10/2012 [X-treme FC] vs [#11 W125] Marianna Kheyfets |
4-1-0 |
25
|
| 10 | 1 |
Miki Morifuji
Last Fight: 12/17/2010 [JEWELS] |
11-6-0 |
25
|
| 11 |
Marianna Kheyfets
Last Fight: 10/21/2011 [X-treme FC] Next Fight: 2/10/2012 [X-treme FC] vs [#9 W125] Heather Clark |
4-0-0 |
24
|
|
| 12 |
Carina Damm
Last Fight: 7/21/2011 [Iron Man Championship] |
17-6-0 |
23
|
|
| 13 |
Katja Kankaanpaa
Last Fight: 10/08/2011 [The Cage] Next Fight: 3/23/2012 [Botnia Punishment] vs [#6 W115] Mei Yamaguchi |
5-0-0 |
23
|
|
| 14 |
Angela Magana
Last Fight: 8/13/2011 [Clash in the Rockies] Next Fight: 3/03/2012 [MEZ Sports] vs [#9 W115] Carla Esparza |
10-4-0 |
23
|
|
| 15 | NR |
Jessica Eye
Last Fight: 11/23/2011 [NAAFS] |
5-1-0 |
22
|
Fighters who have dropped out: [#15] Reyna Cordoba!
Flyweight (111-118)
| Rank | ↑ ↓ | Fighter | Record | Points |
| 1 |
Zoila Gurgel
Last Fight: 3/05/2011 [BellatorFC] |
11-1-0 |
77
|
|
| 2 |
Megumi Fujii
Last Fight: 12/31/2011 [DREAM] |
25-1-0 |
77
|
|
| 3 |
Ayaka Hamasaki
Last Fight: 12/17/2011 [JEWELS] |
7-0-0 |
74
|
|
| 4 |
Jessica Aguilar
Last Fight: 11/19/2011 [BellatorFC] Next Fight: 2/17/2012 [Fight Time Promotions] vs [#10 W115] Patricia Vidonic |
12-4-0 |
52
|
|
| 5 |
Seo Hee Ham
Last Fight: 12/17/2011 [JEWELS] |
9-5-0 |
43
|
|
| 6 |
Mei Yamaguchi
Last Fight: 12/17/2011 [JEWELS] Next Fight: 3/23/2012 [Botnia Punishment] vs [#13 W125] Katja Kankaanpaa |
9-3-1 |
41
|
|
| 7 |
Yuka Tsuji
Last Fight: 7/09/2011 [JEWELS] |
23-2-0 |
38
|
|
| 8 |
Kyoko Takabayashi
Last Fight: 7/09/2011 [JEWELS] |
12-4-1 |
37
|
|
| 9 |
Carla Esparza
Last Fight: 12/02/2011 [X-treme FC] Next Fight: 3/03/2012 [MEZ Sports] vs [#14 W125] Angela Magana |
6-2-0 |
33
|
|
| 10 |
Patricia Vidonic
Last Fight: 10/01/2011 [BlackEye Promotions] Next Fight: 2/17/2012 [Fight Time Promotions] vs [#4 W115] Jessica Aguilar |
5-1-0 |
31
|
|
| 11 |
Tomomi Sunaba
Last Fight: 7/23/2011 [Pancrase] Next Fight: 3/11/2012 [Pancrase] vs [NR] Saori Ishioka |
17-13-1 |
29
|
|
| 12 |
Lisa Ellis Ward
Last Fight: 11/19/2011 [BellatorFC] |
14-7-0 |
28
|
|
| 13 |
Sarah Schneider
Last Fight: 10/01/2011 [BlackEye Promotions] |
5-5-0 |
26
|
|
| 14 |
Mika Nagano
Last Fight: 12/17/2011 [JEWELS] |
8-6-0 |
24
|
|
| 15 |
Karla Benitez
Last Fight: 12/31/2011 [DREAM] |
6-2-0 |
21
|
Fighters who have dropped out: None
Strawweight (110 and under)
| Rank | ↑ ↓ | Fighter | Record | Points |
| 1 |
Naho Sugiyama
Last Fight: 12/17/2011 [JEWELS] |
7-0-0 |
57
|
|
| 2 |
Kikuyo Ishikawa
Last Fight: 12/17/2011 [JEWELS] |
6-3-0 |
32
|
|
| 3 |
Jessica Penne
Last Fight: 11/19/2010 [The Cage Inc.] |
8-1-0 |
26
|
|
| 4 |
Michelle Waterson
Last Fight: 1/21/2012 [Jacksons MMA Series] |
9-3-0 |
23
|
|
| 5 |
Misaki Takimoto
Last Fight: 12/17/2011 [JEWELS] |
15-13-4 |
22
|
|
| 6 |
Sachiko Yamamoto
Last Fight: 12/17/2011 [JEWELS] |
9-6-1 |
21
|
|
| 7 |
Yasuko Tamada
Last Fight: 12/17/2011 [JEWELS] |
12-7-3 |
21
|
|
| 8 |
Naoko Omuro
Last Fight: 9/04/2011 [Pancrase] |
11-8-4 |
21
|
|
| 9 | NR |
Ashley Cummins
Last Fight: 1/28/2012 [NAAFS] |
2-0-0 |
21
|
| 10 | 1 |
Kayo Nagayasu
Last Fight: 11/27/2011 [Pancrase] |
7-6-4 |
18
|
Fighters who have dropped out: [#10] Angelica Chavez!
Drop out symbols: * = Inactive (450d), + = Moved Divisions (Up), - = Moved Divisions (Down), % = Forced, ! = Results/Other
Previous Official Release: 1/22/2012
[...] pro MMA career isn’t even a year old yet, and she’s already facing the world’s top-ranked 135′er, a woman who holds victories over such big names as Marloes Coenen and Zoila [...]