Top 10 MMA UFC Women’s Strawweight Rankings
Updating the MMA UFC Women's Strawweight Rankings after Weili Zhang successfully defended the UFC Strawweight Title over Amanda Lemos
By admin | January 13, 2023

Updating the MMA UFC Women’s Strawweight Rankings after Weili Zhang’s successful title defense.
Honorable Mention
Amanda Ribas
Promotion: UFC
Amanda Ribas is an MMA fighter from Brazil, and she has a professional MMA record of 12 wins and 4 losses.
She currently competes in the UFC and is ranked #11 in the official UFC women’s strawweight rankings. She also has notable wins over Emily Whitmire, Mackenzie Dern, Viviane Araújo and Paige VanZant.
In her most recent fight, she lost to Maycee Barber, and her next fight has not been announced yet.
Tecia Torres
Promotion: UFC
Tecia Torres is an American MMA fighter, with a professional MMA record of 13 wins and 6 losses.
Torres is ranked and has defeated some big names in the division including Angela Hill, Michelle Waterson, Felice Herrig, and even Rose Namajunas in her early career.
In her most recent fight, she lost to McKenzie Dern, and there is no official announcement about her next fight.
Luana Pinheiro
Promotion: UFC
Luana Pinheiro is an American MMA fighter, with a professional MMA record of 11 wins and 1 loss.
Pinheiro is 3-0 since entering the UFC and picked up a huge win over Michelle Waterson recently. There is no official announcement about her next fight.
Top 10 MMA UFC Women’s Strawweight Rankings
10. Marina Rodriguez
Promotion: UFC
Marina Rodriguez is an MMA fighter from Brazil, and she has a professional record of 16 wins 3 losses, and 2 draws.
She has notable wins over Jessica Aguilar, Tecia Torres, Amanda Ribas, Michelle Waterson, Makenzie Dern, and Yan Xiaonan. In her most recent fight, she lost to Virna Jandiroba, and her next fight has not been announced yet.
9. Virna Jandiroba
Promotion: UFC
Virna Jandiroba is an MMA fighter from Brazil, and she has a record of 19 wins and 3 losses.
Jandiroba is currently ranked at #7 by the UFC, and she has notable wins over Felice Herrig, Kanako Murata, and Angela Hill. In her most recent fight, at UFC 288, she defeated Marina Rodriguez via Unanimous Decision, and her next fight has not been announced yet
8. Mackenzie Dern
Promotion: UFC
Mackenzie Dern is an American MMA fighter and elite jiu-jitsu black belt. She has a professional MMA record of 13 wins and 3 losses.
Dern won gold in the ADCC World Championships in 2015, and She won two Jiu-jitsu world championship gold medals both in gi and no-gi. She has won dozens of other Jiu-Jitsu championships as well. In the UFC, she has notable wins over Nina Nunes and Tecia Torres.
In her most recent fight, she defeated Angela Hill via UD, and her next fight has not been announced yet.
7. Jessica Andrade
Promotion: UFC
Jessica Andrade is a professional MMA fighter from Brazil, and she has a record of 24 wins and 12 losses.
Andrade is the former UFC strawweight champion, and she also challenged Valentina Shevchenko for the UFC flyweight title but could not win. She has many impressive wins over fighters like Angela Hill, Tecia Torres, Karolina Kowalkiewicz, Amanda Lemos, and former champion Rose Namajunas.
However, she has had a tough few fights recently, losing three in a row. She lost her most recent fight, to Tatiana Suarez, and there is no announcement about her next fight.
6. Amanda Lemos
Promotion: UFC
Amand Lemos is a Professional MMA fighter from Brazil, and she has a record of 13 wins and 3 losses.
Lemos is a former title challenger and she has notable wins over fighters like Angela Hill, Michelle Waterson, and Marina Rodriguez. Last weekend, she fought Zhang Weili for the UFC women’s Strawweight world champion, but could not win, and lost the fight via Unanimous Decision.
Her next fight has not been announced yet.
5. Xiaonan Yan
Promotion: UFC
Coming in at number 7, we have Yan Xiaonan from China. Yan has a record of 17 wins, 3 losses, and 1 no-contest.
Yan Xiaonan has notable victories over Angela Hill, Karolina Kowalkiewicz, Cláudia Gadelha, and Mackenzie Dern. In her most recent fight, at UFC 288, she defeated Jéssica Andrade via TKO and as of now, there is no official announcement about her next fight.
4. Rose Namajunas
Promotion: UFC
Rose Namajunas is an American MMA fighter with a record of 11 wins and 5 losses.
She is a two-time women’s UFC strawweight champion. She has wins over some of the best fighters in the division, including Joanna Jędrzejczyk and Weili Zhang, both of whom she defeated twice.
In her recent fight, at UFC 274, she lost her title against Carla Esparza in a very controversial split decision. Many experts believed that Rose had won the fight. As of now, there has yet to be an official announcement about her next fight.
3. Carla Esparza
Promotion: UFC
Carla Esparza is an MMA fighter from the USA, and she has a professional record of 19 wins and 7 losses.
She is a two-time former UFC strawweight champion and has also held the Invicta FC strawweight championship. She has wins over fighters like Alexa Grasso, Michelle Waterson, Marina Rodriguez, Yan Xiaonan, and Rose Namajunas.
In her most recent fight, she lost her title to Weili Zhang via Submission, and there is no announcement about her next fight yet.
2. Tatiana Suarez
Promotion: UFC
Tatiana Suarez is an American professional MMA fighter, with a record of 10 wins and 0 losses.
She won the Ultimate Fighter 23 Strawweight Tournament and is a two-time Jiu-Jitsu world champion as well. Suarez came back to the octagon earlier this year after a long layoff due to a shoulder injury and has won two straight fights. She has notable wins over Alexa Grasso, Carla Esparza. Nina Nunes, and Montana De La Rosa.
In her most recent fight, she defeated Jéssica Andrade via Submission, and there is no announcement about her next fight as of now.
1. Weili Zhang
Promotion: UFC
Title: UFC Strawweight Champion
Weili Zhang is a professional MMA fighter from China, and she has a record of 24 wins and 3 losses.
Weili Zhang is the current UFC strawweight champion and has held the title twice. She has multiple impressive wins in the division, over fighters like Jessica Andrade, Joanna Jędrzejczyk, and Carla Esparza
Last weekend, at UFC 292, she defended her title against Amanda Lemos, winning the fight via Unanimous decision, and earning the Performance of the Night Bonus. As of now, there is no announcement about her next fight.
Dominance redefined! Zhang Weili clinches another victory and defeats Brazilian challenger Amanda Lemos, showcasing her unmatched skills and determination. A true champion on the rise! #UFC292 #Zhangweili pic.twitter.com/OohBfCyRW7
— Global Times (@globaltimesnews) August 20, 2023
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