Top 60 Womens MMA fighters of all time
by Mokun0810 | created - 07 Oct 2020 | updated - 07 Oct 2020 | Public
1. Amanda Nunes
Actress | Lincoln Road
Amanda Lourenço Nunes is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist. She competes in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where she is the current UFC Women's Featherweight Champion and a former UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion. Widely regarded as the greatest female mixed martial artist ...
2. Ronda Rousey
Actress | Fast & Furious 7
Ronda Rousey burst onto the women's MMA scene in August of 2010. Born in Riverside County, California on February 1, 1987 to parents Ron Rousey and AnnMaria DeMars, little Ronda was born with an umbilical cord wrapped around her neck that damaged her vocal cords. She didn't speak coherently until ...
3. Cris Cyborg
Actress | Operation Black Ops
A native of Curitiba, Brazil, Cristiane Justino Venancio was born in July 1985. Famous as Cristiane "Cyborg" Santos, she shares the nickname "Cyborg" with her former husband and fellow mixed martial artist Evangelista Santos. After their divorce years later, she would become Cristiane Justino. ...
4. Joanna Jedrzejczyk
Actress | Kobiety mafii 2
Joanna Jedrzejczyk is a Polish mixed martial artist who competes in the women's strawweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. She won the UFC Women's Strawweight Championship on March 14, 2015 at UFC 185. She also competed in Muay Thai for 10 years, winning 70 matches and six world ...
5. Megumi Fujii
Animation_department | Kôtetsu Yôsai Strahl
Megumi Fujii is known for Kôtetsu Yôsai Strahl (1992).
6. Valentina Shevchenko
Actress | Bruised
Valentina Shevchenko was born on March 7, 1988 in Frunze, Kyrgyz SSR, USSR [now Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan]. She is an actress, known for Bruised (2020), Into the Fire (2011) and UFC 285 Embedded: Vlog Series (2023).
7. Marloes Coenen
Actress | Amsterdam Heavy
Since her first professional fight in the year 2000 at age 19, Dutch-born Marloes "Rumina" Coenen is among the most veteran of mixed martial artists. Coenen's introduction to combat sports happened out of a will to learn self-defense when she was 12, with no intention to compete as a professional ...
8. Yuka Tsujiyoko
Music_department | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Yuka Tsujiyoko is known for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (2018), Super Smash Bros. Brawl (2008) and Mosgel Animations Spin-Off (2020).
9. Miesha Tate
Actress | Here Without You
Miesha Tate was born on August 18, 1986 in Tacoma, Washington, USA. She is an actress, known for Here Without You, Fight Valley (2016) and Pursued.
10. Holly Holm
Actress | Fight Valley
Born October 17, 1981 in Albuquerque, New Mexico to parents Roger Holm and Tammy Bredy, Holly Holm is considered to be one of the greatest female boxers of all time. Holm attended Manzano High School where she wanted to take up wrestling, but her parent's wouldn't allow it since there were no ...
11. Rose Namajunas
Producer | Strawweight
Rose Namajunas is an American mixed martial artist who is competes in the Women's Strawweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Namajunas started practicing Taekwondo in Milwaukee, Wisconsin at the age of 5. She earned her poom belt (junior black belt) at age 9. After that, she went on...
12. Sarah Kaufman
Script_department | Washington's Armor: The Journey
Known for her strength and being one of the best punchers in Mixed Martial Arts, Sarah Kaufman never aspired to compete in combat sports. Before the native Canadian begun training in MMA, Kaufman was a dance student. An early interest in dancing would indirectly lead her to to compete in Mixed ...
13. Vanessa Porto
Self | Papeiro da Cinderela
14. Barb Honchak
Self | Ultimate Women Challenge
Barb Honchak has been married to Timm Beeman since 2007.
16. Gina Carano
Actress | The Mandalorian
From pioneering women's MMA to blazing a trail in movies, GINA CARANO is one of Hollywood's most unique rising stars. Carano began her training with Muay Thai to competitive MMA, where she competed in Strikeforce and EliteXC. Her popularity led to her being called the "Face of Women's MMA" and she ...
17. Julianna Peña
Actress | Money Is King
Julianna Peña was born on August 19, 1989 in Spokane, Washington, USA. She is an actress, known for Money Is King (2021), Countdown to UFC (2011) and UFC on Fox (2011).
18. Erin Toughill
Actress | The Breakout
Erin Toughill was active in sports when she was young, and felt she good enough to receive scholarships but ended up on the "wrong path". Toughill was born in Chicago, and her parents divorced when she was 5. Erin was a troubled teenager who got into numerous fights, attended 5 high schools in 3 ...
19. Satoko Koshima Hoshino
Actress | Yo, habré sido tu cuerpo
Satoko Koshima Hoshino is known for Yo, habré sido tu cuerpo (2010).
20. Tara LaRosa
Actress | Facade: Chapter 4
Tara Nicole LaRosa has had a career ranking her among the world's top female Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighters. LaRosa has endured lengthy breaks in competition, failed promotions, a dearth of opponents, and narrow opportunities. Originating from New Jersey's Woodstown, she was raised on a farm, ...
21. Cat Zingano
Self | UFC on Fox
Cat Zingano was born on July 1, 1982 in Broomfield, Colorado, USA. She was previously married to Mauricio Zingano.
22. Weili Zhang
Actress | Xia Yi Ge Tai Feng
Weili Zhang is known for Xia Yi Ge Tai Feng, Countdown to UFC (2011) and UFC 292 (2023).
23. Carla Esparza
Actress | The Martial Artist
Carla Esparza is from California's Redondo Beach. While attending Redondo Union High School, she competed in basketball, running, and wrestling. Esparza won wrestling tournaments, which earned her a four-year wrestling scholarship to attend Menlo College. In 2005, she trained in boxing at Broadway ...
24. Satoko Shinashi
Self | Deep 83 Impact
25. Claudia Gadelha
26. Jennifer Maia
27. Jéssica Andrade
Actress | Malhação
Jéssica Andrade is known for Malhação (1995), UFC on Fox (2011) and Countdown to UFC (2011).
28. Jessica Aguilar
29. Megumi Yabushita
Self | AJW Samurai TV
30. Jennifer Howe
Self | Hook N Shoot Revolution: 2
31. Karolina Kowalkiewicz
Self | UFC on Fox
Polish mixed martial artist. She began her mixed martial arts career at the age of sixteen when she began training in Krav Maga. She later trained in Muay Thai and decided to make it a career.
32. Alexis Davis
Self | Highway Thru Hell
34. Roxanne Modafferi
Self | UFC on Fox
Roxanne Modafferi was born on September 24, 1982 in Wilmington, Delaware, USA.
35. Tonya Evinger
Self | FightZone Presents
36. Hisae Watanabe
Actress | Hai kikku gâru!
Hisae Watanabe is known for High-Kick Girl! (2009), Shoot Boxing World Tournament Girls S-Cup 2010 (2010) and VTJ in Osaka (2016).
37. Ayaka Hamasaki
38. Michelle Waterson
Actress | Fright Night
Michelle Waterson is known for Fright Night (2011), Transcendence (2014) and MacGruber (2010).
39. Rosi Sexton
Self | Where Are They Now?
40. Laura D'Augello
Producer | Connescence
Laura D'Augello is known for Connescence, Red, White and Blue (2023) and Finish Him (2024).
41. Sara McMann
Actress | Submission
Sara McMann is known for Blackbear (2019), ProElite MMA (2011) and America's Newest Sweethearts.
42. Amanda Buckner
Self | BodogFight: Clash of the Nations
Is a mixed martial arts fighter with a record of 11 wins 5 losses and 1 draw.
43. Seo Hee Ham
Self | UFC on Fox
44. Miku Matsumoto
Actress | Scoutman
Miku Matsumoto was born on March 20, 1982 in Tokyo, Japan. She is an actress, known for Scoutman (2000) and Shiberia Chôtokkyû: yokubô ressha (2005).
45. Germaine de Randamie
Actress | Vechtershart
Germaine de Randamie is known for Vechtershart (2015), UFC on Fox (2011) and Tomtesterom (2008).
46. Kathy Long
Actress | Romy and Michele's High School Reunion
Kathy Long was kick-boxing first "sex Symbol". The Mia St. John of kick-boxing. Looked more like a blond surfer girl from southern California then a champion kick-boxer. Dominated women's kick-boxing in the 1980s. Retired with a 18-1 kick-boxing record. Fought briefly as a professional boxer with ...
47. Angela Lee
Producer | From Fat to Finish Line
Angela Lee's two decades in the entertainment industry include extensive experience in both television and film. She served as a Sr. VP of Production for Paramount Domestic Television for over ten years during which time she also started a successful publishing company to distribute books by ...
48. Cindy Dandois
Actress | Fair Trade
Cindy Dandois is known for Fair Trade (2021), Professional Fighters League (2018) and Invicta FC 10: Waterson vs. Tiburcio (2014).
49. Takayo Hashi
Self | Strikeforce Challengers
50. Hitomi Akano
Self | ProElite MMA
51. Montana De La Rosa
Self | The Ultimate Fighter
52. Paige VanZant
Actress | Seventh Angel
Born March 26, 1994, Paige Michelle VanZant grew up in the small northwest town of Dayton, Oregon. A tomboy, she got her first ATV at the age of 8, enjoyed fishing and hunting with her father, and routinely got into boxing matches with her brother and the neighborhood boys.
Her parents owned a dance...
53. Antonina Shevchenko
Self | Countdown to UFC
54. Mackenzie Dern
Self | UFC 292: Sterling vs. O'Malley
Mackenzie Dern was born on March 24, 1993 in Phoenix, Arizona, USA. She was previously married to Wesley Santos.
57. Jessica Eye
Actress | Con 8
Jessica Eye is an American professional mixed martial artist. Eye is known for her quick boxing, defense, and agility. She began competing in mixed martial arts (MMA) in 2008, amassing an undefeated amateur record through 2010. Eye found additional success after turning pro, winning each of her ...
58. Erica Montoya
Self | Hook n' Shoot Revolution
59. Tatiana Suarez
Self | Countdown to UFC
Tatiana Suarez was born on December 19, 1990 in Azusa, California, USA.
60. Illima-Lei MacFarlane
Actress | Kukini
Illima-Lei MacFarlane is known for Kukini (2024), Commencement (2009) and Bellator MMA Live (2013).
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