The UFC’s bantamweight division consists of competitors within 126–135 lb. UFC women’s bantamweight division is the first women division in the ufc.

TOP 10 UFC WOMEN’S BANTAMWEIGHTS

10 ASPEN LADD

Aspen Ladd is an American professional mixed martial artist who competes in the Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional since 2015, Ladd started her professional mixed martial arts career in Invicta FC. As of November 23, 2021, she is no.4 in the UFC women’s bantamweight rankings and she is #15 in the UFC women’s pound for pound rankings

9 RAQUEL PENNINGTON

Raquel Len Pennington is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Ultimate Fighting Championship women’s bantamweight division. She has previously fought for Invicta Fighting Championships.

8 BETHE CORREIA

Bethe Correia is a retired Brazilian mixed martial artist who competed in the women’s bantamweight division. A professional mixed martial artist since 2012, Correia has competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

7 CAT ZINGANO

Cat Zingano is an American mixed martial artist, currently signed to Bellator MMA, competing in the Women’s Featherweight division. Zingano also competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship, and on April 13, 2013, she became the first woman to win a UFC fight by technical knockout (TKO). At the time of her departure from the UFC, she was No. 7 in the official UFC bantamweight rankings. As of October 5, 2021, she is #7 in the Bellator Women’s pound-for-pound Rankings and NO.2 in the Bellator Women’s Featherweight Rankings.

6 GERMAINE DE RANDAMIE

Germaine Martha de Randamieis a Dutch mixed martial artist and former kickboxer. Undefeated in sanctioned kickboxing bouts, she competes in the Ultimate Fighting Championship and was the first UFC Women’s Featherweight Champion. Before joining the UFC, de Randamie competed in the Strikeforce featherweight division.

5 JULIANNA PENA

Julianna Pena is an American Venezuelan professional mixed martial artist who competes in the bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, where she is the current UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion. Pea is also the first woman to win The Ultimate Fighter. As of December 13, 2021, she is ranked #4 in the UFC women’s pound for pound rankings. 

4 MEISHA TATE

Miesha Tate is an American mixed martial artist. She is a former Strikeforce Women’s Bantamweight Champion and competes in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where she is a former UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion. Tate was the VP for ONE Championship. As of December 20, 2021, she is no. 8 in the women’s bantamweight rankings.

3 HOLLY HOLM

Holly Holm is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Holly is the former UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion, and a former professional boxer and kickboxer. She was a multiple-time world champion in boxing, defending her titles 18 times in three weight classes, and a two-time Ring magazine fighter of the year (2005, 2006). Holms is ranked by BoxRec as the best female professional boxer of all time. She has the notable distinction of being the first (and currently only) fighter to hold a world-boxing title and a UFC title.

2 RONDA ROUSEY

Ronda Rousey is an American professional wrestler, actress, former judoka, and former mixed martial artist. She is best known for her time in the UFC and the WWE.

After becoming the first American woman to earn an Olympic medal in judo by winning bronze at the 2008 Summer Olympics, Rousey began pursuing a career in mixed martial arts (MMA). She won her MMA debut for King of the Cage before going to Strikeforce, where she became the last Strikeforce Women’s Bantamweight Champion before the UFC bought Strikeforce in 2011. She was their inaugural female champion when she was named Women’s Bantamweight Champion. Rousey took part in the first women’s fight in history when she successfully defended her title against Liz Carmouche at UFC 157. In 2018, she became the first female fighter to be inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame.

1 AMANDA NUNES

Amanda Nunes is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist. She competes in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, where she is the current UFC Women’s Featherweight Champion and a former UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion. As of December 13, 2021, she is ranked no. 1 in the women’s bantamweight rankings and no. 3 in women’s pound-for-pound rankings.

She is the first woman to become a two-division champion, and the third fighter to hold titles in two weight classes simultaneously, after Conor McGregor and Daniel Cormier. Nunes is also the first and only fighter to defend two titles while holding both. Nunes is known as the greatest female mixed martial artist of all time.