Mixed Martial Arts, or MMA for short, is a raw, full-contact cage sport that combines elements of numerous combat sports. Since a growing number of women have established their legacy and achieved incredible milestones, the first official female MMA fight took place in the United States in 1997.
Nonetheless, it was the 2009 Strikeforce’s headliner battle between Cris Cyborg and Gina Carano that changed ladies’ MMA. Later, women’s mixed martial arts (MMA) entered the mainstream thanks to Ronda Rousey’s dominance in the UFC. In the past, listing the 15 best female MMA fighters would be pointless.
The top MMA promotion franchise, on the other hand, has made the task more difficult in recent years. In a similar vein, the rise of women in mixed martial arts (MMA) has produced some legendary figures in all combat sports. Therefore, without further ado, let’s rank the greatest female MMA fighter ever to fight in the octagon.
Here Are The Top 10 Best Female MMA Fighters Of All Time :
10. Holly Holm
- Nickname: The Preacher’s Daughter
- Division: Bantamweight/ Featherweight
- MMA Record: 14 wins/ 5 losses
- Career: 2011-present
Holly Holm is an American professional MMA fighter who has been fighting in the UFC since 2011. In addition, she had a phenomenal boxing career, winning the world title 18 times.BoxRec says that she is the best female professional boxer ever.
In addition, Holm is the first and only fighter in history to win both the UFC title and the boxing one. Similarly, on November 15, 2015, she defeated Ronda Rousey by TKO at UFC 193 in front of a record-setting 56,215 fans in Melbourne.
9. Marloes Coenen
- Nickname: Female Rickson Rumina
- Division: Featherweight/Bantamweight
- MMA Record: 23 wins/8 loss
- Career: 2000-2017
Marloes Coenen was a professional Dutch MMA fighter from 2000 to 2017. In addition, she is regarded as an O.G. of female MMA. She fought in Strikeforce, Invicta FC, and Bellator MMA during her 17 years as a professional.
Marloes made his professional MMA debut in 2000 at the age of 19, winning the ReMix World Cup with eight wins in a row. She became the first woman to win an MMA championship following her victory in the championship. Later, she won the Strike Women Bantamweight champion title in 2010.
8. Rose Namajunas
- Nickname: Thug
- Division: Strawweight
- MMA Record: 10 wins/4 loss
- Career: 2010-present
Rose Namajunas has been a professional MMA fighter in the United States since 2010. After an undefeated amateur career, she made her professional MMA debut in Invicta FC. She was later invited to appear on The Ultimate Fighter by the UFC in 2013.
Sadly, in the unscripted television show, she lost in the last. In 2017, when she defeated Jona Jedrzejczyk to win the UFC Women’s Strawweight title, it was the best moment of her career. Likewise, she defeated Jedrzejczyk once more in her first title defense.
7. Miesha Tate
- Nickname: Cupcake
- Division: Bantamweight
- MMA Record: 18 wins/7 loss
- Career: 2007-2016/2021- present
Miesha Tate is an American professional MMA fighter who competed from 2007 to the present. She left the UFC in 2016 but returned in 2021. She is well-known for being Ronda Rousey’s number-one rival, which led to one of the greatest rivalries in UFC history.
She is also the first female fighter to drag Rousey into the second and third rounds of a UFC fight. Tate’s past is somewhat complicated. Meisha never successfully defended either the Strike Force or UFC bantamweight titles she held.
6. Valentina Shevchenko
- Nickname: Bullet
- Division: Bantamweight/ Flyweight
- MMA Record: 21 wins/ 3 loss
- Career: 2008- present
Valentina Shevchenko is a professional Kyrgyzstani-Peruvian MMA fighter from 2008 to the present. She was previously a Muay Thai fighter. She holds multiple world titles and is regarded as one of the best Muay Thai fighters ever.
At the age of 15, Shevchenko made her professional MMA debut. She joined the UFC late in 2014. Additionally, she has lost both of her UFC fights to Amanda Nunes.
5. Megumi Fuji
- Nickname: Mega Megu
- Division: Strawweight
- MMA Record: 26 wins/3 loss
- Career: 2004-2013
Megumi Fuji occupied a prominent position in women’s MMA history from 2004 to 2013. Her grappling strength and toughness terrorized her opponent across MMA promotions like Jewels, Smackgirl, and Bellator. Before her first defeat at 36, Fuji had an impressive 22-fight winning streak in professional MMA.
4. Joanna Jedrzejczyk
- Nickname: JJ
- Division: Strawweight/Flyweight
- MMA Record: 20 wins/4 loss
- Career: 2012-present
Joanna Jedrzejczyk is a Polish professional MMA fighter who has been fighting since 2012 and previously competed in Muay Thai. She was a five-time Muay Thai world champion before making her UFC debut. Later, she defeated Carla Esparza to win the UFC Strawweight title at UFC 185 on March 14, 2015, just one year after making her UFC debut.
Before losing to Rose Namajunas in 2017, she successfully defended her title five times. Jedrzejczyk also has a lot of impressive records to her name.
3. Ronda Rousey
- Nickname: Rowdy
- Division: Bantamweight/Featherweight
- MMA Record: 12 wins/2 loss
- Career: 2010-2016
Ronda Rousey was an American professional MMA fighter and wrestler from 2010 to 2016. In 2015, ESPN positioned her as the best female competitor of all time. Rousey left an unprecedented legacy. She is the first woman to hold both the WWE and UFC world titles.
She is also the first female fighter to win the UFC championship and be inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame. She also held the Strikeforce women’s bantamweight title in the past.
2. Amanda Nunes
- Nickname: Lioness
- Division: Bantamweight/Featherweight
- MMA Record: 21 wins/4 loss
- Career: 2008-present
Amanda Nunes is a Brazilian MMA fighter who has been a professional since 2008. She is the dominant force in MMA at the moment, ranking first in the UFC’s women’s pound-for-pound rankings. Nunes is the holder of both UFC Ladies’ bantamweight and featherweight titles.
She is also the first person in UFC history to accomplish that feat. In addition, she has won the most titles and wins in the UFC (9). Similarly, she holds the record for most consecutive wins among females in the UFC with 12.
1. Cris Cyborg
- Nickname: Cyborg
- Division: Featherweight
- MMA Record: 24 wins/2 loss/1 No-contest
- Career: 2005-present
Cris Cyborg is an American-Brazilian professional MMA fighter who was born in Brazil. Since losing her expert introduction, Cyborg has changed into a monster. In a similar vein, Cris fought 20 times without losing before losing to Amanda Nunes in 2018. Starting around 2021, she positions number 1 in the pound-for-pound positioning among Bellator ladies.