This list is composed of female MMA fighters from around the world. They are ranked according to how many fight wins they have had as well as their best win to date. All of these women are extremely talented and their accomplishments, just like any other fighter, should be recognized and praised.
1. Michelle Waterson

Michelle Waterson has been a pro-MMA fighter since 2008. She is also a Muay Thai and Jiu-Jitsu expert. In 2010, she was ranked as the number 1 female lightweight in the world. In July 2008, Michelle won her first amateur fight against Savannah Chandelier by Unanimous Decision. In December of that year, she fought for the first time at a pro event and won by TKO against Elaina Maxwell.
Date of Birth | January 6, 1986 |
Place of Birth | Aurora, Colorado, U.S. |
Weight | 115 lb (52 kg) |
Height | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) |
Nationality | American |
2. Joanna Jędrzejczyk

Joanna was born in Poland and has been fighting since 2008. She is the current number 1 female strawweight fighter in the world. Her biggest win is against Carla Esparza at UFC 185. She won the fight by unanimous decision.
Date of Birth | August 18, 1987 |
Place of Birth | Olsztyn, Poland |
Weight | 125 lb (57 kg) |
Height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) |
Nationality | Poland |
3. Rachael Ostovich

Rachael Ostovich is a professional women’s MMA fighter currently signed to Invicta FC. She most recently defeated Amanda Bobby Cooper via unanimous decision at Invicta FC 22 on January 14, 2017. She has previously fought for Bellator, with her last fight being a unanimous decision loss to Julia Budd at Bellator 136 on June 26, 2014.
Date of Birth | February 25, 1991 |
Place of Birth | Hawaii, United States |
Weight | 125 lb (57 kg) |
Height | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) |
Nationality | American |
4. Mackenzie Dern

Mackenzie Dern is an American fighter who competes in the strawweight division. She trains out of Team Alpha Male in Sacramento, California under coach Duane Ludwig. She is known for her extensive use of Muay Thai and boxing skills which she utilizes to overcome her opponents with high-level grappling and striking with numerous knockouts. Mackenzie is also a professional model who has traveled the world appearing on the cover of magazines under different aliases.
Date of Birth | March 24, 1993 |
Place of Birth | Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. |
Weight | 115 lb (52 kg) |
Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) |
Nationality | American and Brazilian |
5. Miesha Tate

Miesha Tate was born on October 24, 1986. She is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). She is the former Strikeforce Women’s Bantamweight Champion. Tate was the twentieth season of The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) coaching opposite Ronda Rousey. She won her first six fights in the UFC, including victories over Julie Kedzie, Cat Zingano and Bryan Caraway.
Date of Birth | October 24, 1986 |
Place of Birth | Tacoma, Washington, U.S. |
Weight | 125 lb (57 kg) |
Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
Nationality | American |
6. Amanda Ribas

Ribas is a Brazilian fighter who has made a lot of noise in her short time in the sport. The athletic and incredibly well-rounded Ribas has an MMA record of 4-2 and is currently riding a two-fight win streak. Recently, she compiled one of the most impressive highlight reels ever seen when she defeated another up-and-coming fighter named Miriam Nakamoto.
Date of Birth | August 26, 1993 |
Place of Birth | Varginha, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
Weight | 115 lb (52 kg) |
Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) |
Nationality | Brazilian |
7. Paige VanZant

Ranked in the top 10 in the world, VanZant is one of the most popular faces in MMA right now. With her good looks and confidence, she’s the perfect candidate to be a role model for young children entering into martial arts or combat sports. Paige will fight for the flyweight title on December 30th against Rose Namajunas, about that is sure to be one of the biggest of 2016.
Date of Birth | March 26, 1994 |
Place of Birth | Dundee, Oregon, U.S. |
Weight | 125lb (57 kg) |
Height | 5 ft 4 in (163 cm) |
Nationality | American |
8. Aleksandra Albu

Aleksandra Albu is a female fighter that trains out of the Bloody Angels MMA gym in Russia. Albu has fought many times in her career, including five amateur fights and thirteen professional matches. She currently holds a record of seven wins with six losses. Aleksandra garnered some attention when she took on former UFC champion in her last match, which she lost by submission in the second round.
Date of Birth | July 14, 1990 |
Place of Birth | Vulcănești, Moldavian SSR, USSR |
Weight | 115 lb (52 kg) |
Height | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) |
Nationality | Moldovan |
9. Tecia Torres

Tecia Torres is an American mixed martial artist who currently fights for the Ultimate Fighting Championship. She was born on May 31, 1989 in New Bedford, Massachusetts. She began her training in martial arts when she was only 13 years old at the Mike Valle Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy located in Dartmouth, Massachusetts under the legendary Mike Valle and Jorge Rivera. At this academy she trained and competed with her two brothers.
Date of Birth | August 16, 1989 |
Place of Birth | Fall River, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Weight | 115 lb (52 kg) |
Height | 5 ft 1 in (1.55 m) |
Nationality | American |
10. Cheyanne Buys (Vlismas)

10–0, #1 ranked female featherweight fighter in the world, 100% of her wins have come by way of stoppage. She has gone against some of the toughest female bantamweights and featherweights in the world. Cheyanne is a black belt mma fighter with a boxing background.
Date of Birth | June 25, 1995 |
Place of Birth | Saint Petersburg, Florida, United States |
Weight | 115 lb (52 kg) |
Height | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) |
Nationality | American |
11. Randa Markos

Randa Markos is a Canadian-born fighter who fights out of Ontario, Canada. She is 5 ft 4 inches tall and weighs in at 115 lbs. Her record stands at 21-5 and her best win was over Aisling Daly, which she won by unanimous decision.
Date of Birth | August 10, 1985 |
Place of Birth | Baghdad, Iraq |
Weight | 115 lb (52 kg) |
Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) |
Nationality | Canadian |
12. Montana De La Rosa

Montana De La Rosa is a 31-year-old bantamweight fighter from the United States, who’s currently signed with Invicta FC. She’s been fighting professionally since 2012 and has an impressive record of 4-2. De La Rosa has won both of her last two fights via submission, one being a rear-naked choke and the other being a triangle choke. Her only loss was to current undefeated atomweight world champion Ayaka Hamasaki.
Date of Birth | February 14, 1995 |
Place of Birth | Helena, Montana, United States |
Weight | 125 lb (57 kg) |
Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
Nationality | American |
13. Ashley Yoder

Ashley Yoder is a fighter out of the state of Oregon. She currently has a record of 0-1 in her mma career. Her MMA record is 5-7 overall. She was born on October 19, 1985 in the city of Beaverton, Oregon. She is not only an accomplished amateur fighter, but an accomplished jiu jitsu player as well.
Date of Birth | October 20, 1987 |
Place of Birth | Indianapolis, Indiana, United States |
Weight | 115 lb (52 kg) |
Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
Nationality | American |
14. Tracy Cortez

Tracy Cortez is a professional fighter in the women’s flyweight division. She has an overall record of 1 victory and 0 losses. Tracy Cortez’s best victory was against Jaymee Grigsby at XFC 6 where she got to score that win with one of the most spectacular knockouts you will ever see. She is currently 6-0 in her professional career. Rounding out the list are some of the toughest women on earth.
Date of Birth | December 10, 1993 |
Place of Birth | Phoenix, Arizona, United States |
Weight | Flyweight |
Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) |
Nationality | American |
15. Karolina Kowalkiewicz

Karolina Kowalkiewicz is a Polish mixed martial artist currently competing in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) women’s flyweight division. She is the former UFC Women’s Strawweight Champion. She was born on October 28, 1991, in Olsztyn, Poland. She has an amateur record of 6-0 with all six victories coming by way of stoppage. At age 20 she won her first professional fight via armbar submission at Cage Force 18: Codys vs Lutter.
Date of Birth | October 15, 1985 |
Place of Birth | Łódź, Poland |
Weight | 115 lb (52 kg) |
Height | 5 ft 3 in (160 cm) |
Nationality | Polish |
16. Alexa Grasso

Alexa Grasso was born on June 6, 1992 in Guadalajara, Mexico. She practices at the gym owned by her mother, Patricia. Her mother is also her manager, she has helped Alexa to gain many of her early fights. Alexa began fighting professionally in 2011 and she won all of them until 2014 when she was signed with the UFC. She had one loss in the UFC before being released in 2017. She is known for her speed and movement around the cage.
Date of Birth | August 9, 1993 |
Place of Birth | Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico |
Weight | 125.5 lb (56.9 kg) |
Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) |
Nationality | Mexican |
17. Holly Holm

Holly Holm was the second female fighter to compete in a championship mma bout. She was brought into the UFC as an exciting and exciting first round knockout of Ronda Rousey. After this win she became a significantly popular fighter among fans of mma. She is a great fighter that has great potential to be a champion on the highest level of mma.
Date of Birth | October 17, 1981 |
Place of Birth | Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S. |
Weight | 135 lb (61 kg) |
Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) |
Nationality | American |
18. Angela Hill

Angela Hill Started her MMA career pretty late-aged at 27-years-old. Hill is currently the only female competitor to have competed in the UFC. She became the first woman to beat Ronda Rousey at bantamweight but lost her next fight to Miesha Tate.
Date of Birth | January 12, 1985 |
Place of Birth | Prince George’s County, Maryland, U.S. |
Weight | 115 lb (52 kg) |
Height | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) |
Nationality | American |
19. Joanne Calderwood

Calderwood is an Irish female mma fighter. She has won 36 fights, all by knock out or submission. She is currently ranked #8 in the world. Her best win to date is over Sarah D’Alelio by submission (guillotine choke). Her best pro fight was against Denise Kielholtz at Invicta FC 5.
Date of Birth | December 23, 1986 |
Place of Birth | Irvine, Scotland, United Kingdom |
Weight | 125 lb (57 kg) |
Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
Nationality | British |
20. Felice Herrig

Felice‘s first fight was on November 27, 2008 and she has gone 10-4 ever since. Herrig has had a total of five submissions and three TKO’s over the course of her career. She has won eight fight of the night honors and one knockout of the night award. Herrig’s most recent win was on March 17, 2014 as she beat Rosi Sexton by TKO. Herrig is currently ranked as the fourth best female strawweight fighter in the world by sherdog.
Date of Birth | September 18, 1984 |
Place of Birth | Buffalo Grove, Illinois, United States |
Weight | 115 lb (52 kg) |
Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) |
Nationality | American |
21. Valentina Shevchenko

This beautiful mma fighter is from Kyrgyzstan and currently fights for the M-1 Global promotion. Valentina Shevchenko has a record of 10-1 and she’s only 24 years of age. Her best win to date was against Diana Rael at MFC-72 where she used her muay Thai to dominate the fight and earn herself the victory via TKO.
Date of Birth | March 7, 1988 |
Place of Birth | Frunze, Kirghiz SSR, Soviet Union |
Weight | 125 lb (57 kg) |
Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) |
Nationality | Kyrgyzstan |
22. Jessica Eye

Jessica Eye is a women’s mixed martial artist who competes in the UFC. She is a fighter from Arizona and she makes her debut in the octagon at UFC on Fox 5, on April 19 2012. At wrestlemaniacs showcase she defeated her opponent by TKO. In August 2012 she was announced as a participant of Smackdown vs Raw event, which took place on August 17th at the US Airways Center, Phoenix Arizona.
Date of Birth | July 27, 1986 |
Place of Birth | Rootstown, Ohio, United States |
Weight | 126 lb (57 kg) |
Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
Nationality | American |
23. Carla Esparza

Coming to the UFC in 2013, Carla Esparza has become one of the most popular fighters in the sport of MMA because she has shown just how much she is willing to sacrifice for her chance to be in the top league. Carla Esparza took a fight against Tecia Torres at UFC 170. This was her debut under the Zuffa LLC banner and it did not go well for her. She lost by knockout after being knocked down early in round 1.
Date of Birth | October 10, 1987 |
Place of Birth | Torrance, California, US |
Weight | 115 lb (52 kg) |
Height | 5 ft 1 in (1.55 m) |
Nationality | American |
24. Claudia Gadelha

Claudia Gadelha was born in Recife, Brazil. She is a very accomplished Brazilian jiu-jitsu player. She is a former UFC Women’s Strawweight champion after defeating Joanna Jędrzejczyk in 2015. Gadelha has been competing in the UFC since 2011. She currently has a 13-2 record in MMA including wins over fighters such as Jessica Aguilar and Karolina Kowalkiewicz.
Date of Birth | December 7, 1988 |
Place of Birth | Mossoró, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil |
Weight | 115 lb (52 kg) |
Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) |
Nationality | Brazilian |
25. Andrea Lee

Andrea Lee is a mixed martial artist who currently fights in the strawweight division in the UFC. She has been with the UFC since 2017 and has been very successful throughout her career. Her biggest win was when she beat Kalindra Faria by submission in the first round at Dana White’s Contender Series 14. She is a talented MMA fighter and will surely continue to proceed with her MMA career.
Date of Birth | February 11, 1989 |
Place of Birth | Atlanta, Texas, U.S. |
Weight | 125 lb (57 kg) |
Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
Nationality | American |
26. Cat Zingano

Cat Zingano is one of the top female fighters that have come into popularity in recent years. She has only lost three fights in her career, two of them have been to Ronda Rousey, both by submission. Those were her first two professional fights ever. The only other loss she has had was to Amanda Nunes for the Strikeforce Bantamweight Championship. Cat is now signed with the UFC and ready to start an exciting career there.
Date of Birth | July 1, 1982 |
Place of Birth | Winona, Minnesota, U.S. |
Weight | 145 lb (66 kg) |
Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
Nationality | American |
27. Ronda Rousey

Rousey is the current and most dominant female MMA fighter of all time. She is a former Olympic Judo medalist and amateur boxing champion. After an uneventful career in Olympic Judo, she began her transition into MMA in 2008. She was undefeated in her first 10 amateur fights before reaching the UFC in 2011. Since joining the UFC, Rousey is 11-0 with 9 straight first-round knockouts.
Date of Birth | February 1, 1987 |
Place of Birth | Riverside, California, U.S. |
Weight | 135 lb (61 kg) |
Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) |
Nationality | American |
28. Veronica Macedo

A powerhouse, Veronica Macedo is a Brazilian fighter who recently turned pro in the Japanese promotion, Deep. Macedo is a very hard hitting fighter with legitimate striking skills. She has won 10 fights in a row while going undefeated with her only losses coming from extended bouts with two-time BJJ champ Zanessa Gracie and the always dominant Amanda Serrano. Veronica De Souza: Another powerhouse, De Souza joined the promotion Maximum Fighting Championships last year and is currently competing under the MFC Heavyweight banner.
Date of Birth | October 30, 1995 |
Place of Birth | Caracas, Venezuela |
Weight | 125 lb (57 kg) |
Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) |
Nationality | Venezuelan |
29. Rose Namajunas

Rose Namajunas holds the record for most wins in the strawweight class. She has an extremely impressive record of 6 fight wins and 0 losses. Her most recent win was also her biggest win to date, against Paige VanZant, who was undefeated at the time. Rose’s next fight will be against Michelle Waterson at UFC on Fox 24 on April 15, 2017 in Kansas City, Missouri.
Date of Birth | June 29, 1992 |
Place of Birth | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. |
Weight | 115 lb (52 kg) |
Height | 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) |
Nationality | American |
30. Ariane Lipski

Born in France, the only woman to break into this list has already cemented herself as one of the world’s best women fighters. She was trained by Jean-Charles Hubert, who helped teach other greats such as Georges St. Pierre and Jon Fitch. She currently lives in Montreal, Quebec, Canada where she trains at Tristar Gym with her husband ‘The Spartan’ Matthew Frincu. Lipski holds a brown belt in Jiu-Jitsu and is seriously talented on the ground.
Date of Birth | January 26, 1994 |
Place of Birth | Curitiba, Parana, Brazil |
Weight | 125 lb (57 kg) |
Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
Nationality | Brazilian |
31. Gina Carano

Gina Joy Carano was born on April 16, 1982. She is a former mixed martial fighter and American actress. From 2006 to 2009, she competed in EliteXC and Strikeforce, compiling a 7-1 record. Despite her fame, Carano refused to accept the title of “face of women’s mixed martial arts.” During their 2009 Strikeforce match, She and Cris Cyborg were the first female MMA champions to front a major event. Cyborg defeated Carano in their first professional mixed martial arts match.
Date of Birth | April 16, 1982 |
Place of Birth | Dallas County, Texas, U.S. |
Weight | 143 lb (65 kg) |
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
Nationality | American |
32. Anastasia Yankova

Anastasia Yankova was born in Moscow, Russia, on March 1, 1991. She began her training with Kyokushin Karate, added Muay Thai training, and competed in multiple kickboxing championships. She is of European descent and holds Russian citizenship. Russian mixed martial artist best known for participating in the Bellator MMA Flyweight category. She is also known for posting images of her fighting training and modeling to over 180,000 Instagram followers.
Date of Birth | March 1, 1991 |
Place of Birth | Moscow, Russia |
Weight | Flyweight |
Height | 5 fl 5 in (165cm) |
Nationality | Russian |
33. Alyse Anderson

Alyse Anderson was born on January 13, 1995. She is an American mixed martial artist competing in the Atomweight division of ONE Championship. She has participated in the Invicta Fighting Championships as well. Anderson was expected to face Asha Roka on March 26, 2022, during ONE Championship: X. Later, Anderson withdrew from the match for medical reasons. ONE 157: Petchmorakot vs. Vienot has been rescheduled for May 20, 2022. Anderson managed to secure a triangle choke for a first-round submission victory despite being knocked down.
Date of Birth | January 13, 1995 |
Place of Birth | Mason, Michigan, United States |
Weight | 115 lb (52 kg) |
Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) |
Nationality | American |
34. Alejandra Lara

Alejandra Lara was born on August 4, 1994. She is a Colombian female mixed martial artist currently under contract with Bellator MMA. As of October 4, 2022, she holds the tenth position in the Bellator Women’s Flyweight Rankings. Lara made her MMA debut on Extreme Combat MMA Senshi Ki 1 on December 10, 2011, against Monica Leon, and she won the fight in the first round by way of retirement. Before joining Bellator MMA, she amassed a record of six wins and one loss.
Date of Birth | August 4, 1994 |
Place of Birth | Medellin, Colombia |
Weight | 125 lb (57 kg) |
Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
Nationality | Colombian |
35. Jessamyn Duke

Jessamyn Laurel Duke was born on June 24, 1986. She is an American former mixed martial artist and professional wrestler. As a professional wrestler, she was a part of WWE’s NXT brand. In the women’s bantamweight division, she previously competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and Invicta Fighting Championships.
Date of Birth | June 24, 1986 |
Place of Birth | Whitesburg, Kentucky, U.S. |
Weight | 135 lb (61 kg) |
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
Nationality | American |
36. LaTasha Marzolla

LaTasha Marzolla was born on August 21, 1979. She is an American mixed martial arts fighter and kickboxer competing in the Tuff-N-Uff Amateur Fighting Championships. Her status as a former Playboy glamour model is well-known. LaTasha currently trains at Xtreme Couture in Las Vegas and previously trained under Shawn Tompkins. She made her MMA debut on May 30, 2009, defeating Christy Tada in the first round of a Tuff-N-Uff event in Las Vegas by first-round corner stoppage.
Date of Birth | August 21, 1979 |
Place of Birth | Henderson, Nevada |
Weight | 125 lb / 56.7 kg |
Height | 5 fl 6 in (168cm) |
Nationality | American |
37. Ann Osman

Ann “Athena” Osman, born on June 19, 1986, is the first female mixed martial artist in Malaysia. Osman, born in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, and raised in the United States, is the first Malaysian woman to compete professionally in ONE Fighting Championship (ONE FC). She has two years of MMA training and a good history in Muay Thai, where she was coached by AJ “Pyro” Lias Mansor, her instructor. In November 2017, with a professional record of 5–4, she announced her retirement from MMA to focus on her new pursuits.
Date of Birth | June 19, 1986 |
Place of Birth | Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia |
Weight | 123.0 lb (56 kg) |
Height | 5 ft 3 in (160 cm) |
Nationality | Malaysian |
38. Julia Berezikova

Julia Berezikova is a Russian female mixed martial artist and boxer born November 17, 1983. In February 2014, she was ranked seventh in the world among female 125-pound MMA fighters according to the Unified Women’s MMA Rankings. She had not fought since October 2015, when she knocked out Rosy Duarte. She is a W5 World Champion, Judo, Boxing, Wushu, Sambo, and Muay Thai champion.
Date of Birth | November 17, 1983 |
Place of Birth | Krasnokamensk, Chita Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
Weight | 125.7 lb (57kg) |
Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) |
Nationality | Russian |
39. Kelly McGill

Kelly McGill, sometimes known as Kelly McGill Rolando Velasco, is a well-known mixed martial arts (MMA) competitor. She was born in Oakdale, a lovely and populous city in Oakdale, United States, on May 21, 1995. After completing his official studies, Kelly McGill Rolando Velasco began his career as a mixed martial arts (MMA) competitor in his early years.
Date of Birth | MAY 21, 1995 |
Place of Birth | Modesto, California |
Weight | 136 lb / 61 kg |
Height | 5 fl 9 in / 175 cm |
Nationality | American |
40. Jordan McDonald

Jordan McDonald was born on June 13, 1981. She is one of the cult shadows in the American wrestling village. With the face and body she owns, she makes many people think that she is working in the photography or fashion industry, not a real martial artist. Jordan McDonald started competing in 2010. During his career, McDonald has not won a championship. Anyway, she is still comforted by having a large fan base.
Date of Birth | June 13, 1981 |
Place of Birth | Murrells Inlet, South Carolina, United States |
Weight | Atomweight |
Height | 5 fl 4 in (163cm) |
Nationality | American |
41. Jinh Yu Frey

Jinh Hie Yu Frey was born on May 20, 1985. She is a Korean-American mixed martial artist who competes in the UFC’s strawweight division (UFC). She previously held the Invicta FC Atomweight Championship. Frey was born in Arkansas and raised in Texas.
Date of Birth | May 20, 1985 |
Place of Birth | Crossett, Arkansas, U.S. |
Weight | 105 lb (48 kg) |
Height | 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) |
Nationality | American |
42. Felice Herrig

Felice Nicole Herrig, an American kickboxer, Muay Thai fighter, and mixed martial artist who competed in the strawweight category of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, was born on September 18, 1984. Herrig debuted on Battle Girls in 2007 on Oxygen and won her fight against a Thai champion in Thailand. Later, she was scheduled to appear on another reality show about women’s MMA titled Ultimate Women Challenge.
Date of Birth | September 18, 1984 |
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43. Carina Damm

Carina Damm was born on February 7, 1979. She is a mixed martial artist from Brazil. The Brazilian media dubbed Damm the “Barbie Girl” of mixed martial arts because of her attractiveness and fighting prowess. She has appeared in a dressed photoshoot for the Japanese edition of Playboy. Damm began practicing Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu at the age of 15. Rodrigo, her brother, is a mixed martial artist as well. The Unified Women’s MMA Rankings lists Damm as the number two female 125-pound fighter worldwide.
Date of Birth | February 7, 1979 |
Place of Birth | Vila velha, Espirito Santo |
Weight | 135 lb / 61kg |
Height | 5fl 4 in / 162 cm |
Nationality | Brazilian |
44. Tonya Evinger

Tonya Evinger was born on June 4, 1981. She is a mixed martial artist from the United States. Since 2006, Evinger has competed as a professional mixed martial artist for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), EliteXC, Raging Wolf, and Invicta Fighting Championships, and he was the Invicta Bantamweight Champion.
Date of Birth | June 4, 1981 |
Place of Birth | Moses Lake, Washington, United States |
Weight | 135 lb (61 kg) |
Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
Nationality | American |
45. Lena Ovchynnikova

Oléna “Lena” Serhyivna Ovchnnikova was born on April 22, 1987. She is a kickboxer and mixed martial artist from Ukraine who competes in the featherweight level in kickboxing and the flyweight division in MMA. She is the current WBC Muaythai World Featherweight champion and former world flyweight champion. Lena Ovchynnikova rose to popularity as an amateur kickboxer and Muay Thai fighter, winning numerous medals at national, European, and world championships.
Date of Birth | April 22, 1987 |
Place of Birth | Dnipropetrovsk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
Weight | 56.7 kg (125 lb) |
Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) |
Nationality | Ukrainian |
46. Kyra Gracie

Kyra Gracie Guimares was born on May 29, 1985. She is a Brazilian submission grappler and Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) practitioner with a fourth-degree black belt. As a member of the Gracie family and an accomplished competitor, she has won four World Jiu-Jitsu titles and three ADCC Submission Fighting World titles.
Date of Birth | May 29, 1985 |
Place of Birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
Weight | 130 lb (59 kg) |
Height | 5.7 ft (1.7 m) |
Nationality | Brazilian |
47. Jordan Nicole Gaza

Jordan Nicole Gaza, born on December 28, 1992, in Corpus Christi, Texas, is a female MMA fighter and martial artist. 2012-06-30: She made her professional debut. Upon realizing she was expecting her first child in June 2014, she formally retired.
Date of Birth | December 28, 1992 |
Place of Birth | Corpus Christi, Texas |
Weight | 115lbs / 52kg |
Height | 5ft 2in / 157cm |
Nationality | American |
48. Sarah Schneider

Sarah Schneider, an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Strawweight division, was born on August 30, 1980. Currently, she is under contract with Invicta FC. Her height is 1.60 meters, and her weight is 114 pounds.
Date of Birth | August 30, 1980 |
Place of Birth | Raytown, Missouri, United States |
Weight | 114 lb (52 kg) |
Height | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) |
Nationality | American |
49. Angelica Chavez

Angelica Chavez is a United States-born female combatant. She was born on July 20, 1987. She weighs 115 pounds / 52 kg and stands 5ft 1in / 154cm tall.
She practices Kajukenbo under the tutelage of her father, ‘Grand Master’ Melchor Chavez. She has participated in Invicta Fighting Championships bouts.
Date of Birth | July 20, 1987 |
Place of Birth | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States |
Weight | 115 pounds / 52 kg |
Height | 5ft 1in / 154cm |
Nationality | American |
50. Kaitlin Young

Kaitlin Young, an American mixed martial artist who competes in the lightweight division, was born on September 15, 1985. Since 2007, Young has competed as a professional mixed martial artist for EliteXC, Invicta Fighting Championships, and Professional Fighters League (PFL). Young began martial arts training at 14, pursuing her interest in taekwondo and earning a black belt. Young found Thai boxing after attending a national taekwondo convention. After attending a Thai boxing match, she enrolled in Minnesota Martial Arts Academy classes.
Date of Birth | September 15, 1985 |
Place of Birth | Circle Pines, Minnesota |
Weight | 145 lb (66 kg) |
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
Nationality | American |