How these rankings work
We fit one strength rating per fighter from every UFC fight, and older fights count for less (a fight loses half its weight every three years). We rank on the cautious end of that rating, strength minus one unit of uncertainty, so a short record has to show more before it climbs. To appear in the top 15 a fighter needs a win over a ranked opponent, and to sit in the top five a win over a then-top-10 opponent. Read the full method.
Our data: #3 · 3-0 in the UFC, 3-0 since 2023; 3 UFC fights at Women's Bantamweight; best wins Julianna Pena (champion at Women's Bantamweight, 2025) and Ketlen Vieira (then-#2 at Women's Bantamweight, 2024); 3-fight win streak; provisional: thin evidence, wide uncertainty; inactive: no decided bout in 16 months
How to read it. The bar under each name is the plausible strength range; the white tick is our best estimate, and we rank on the left end. A wide bar means thin evidence. provisional entries are ranked where the numbers put them, and the label says the evidence is thin. The arrows show how many places we rank him above (▲) or below (▼) each list; gold means a gap of 3 places or more against the UFC's official rank.
- 1Official #3 ▲2
Why #1: 7-1 in the UFC, 7-0 since 2023; 7 UFC fights at Women's Bantamweight; best wins Norma Dumont (then-#4 at Women's Bantamweight, 2026) and Macy Chiasson (then-#8 at Women's Bantamweight, 2026); 7-fight win streak
Best wins: Norma Dumont (then-#4 at Women's Bantamweight, 2026); Macy Chiasson (then-#8 at Women's Bantamweight, 2026); Karol Rosa (then-#9 at Women's Bantamweight, 2025)
Score 0.753Range 0.753 to 2.613 - 2Official #7 ▲5
Why #2: 6-1 in the UFC, 6-1 since 2023; 4 UFC fights at Women's Bantamweight; best wins Karol Rosa (then-#10 at Women's Bantamweight, 2026) and Stephanie Egger (then-FightIQ #11 at Women's Bantamweight, 2023); 3-fight win streak
Where we differ from the UFC: We rank him 5 places higher than the UFC does (#7). Our data credits his best win, Karol Rosa (then-#10 at Women's Bantamweight, 2026); he has 4 UFC fights at this weight.
Best wins: Karol Rosa (then-#10 at Women's Bantamweight, 2026); Stephanie Egger (then-FightIQ #11 at Women's Bantamweight, 2023)
Score 0.527Range 0.527 to 2.421 - 3Official #2 ▼1
Why #3: 9-4 in the UFC, 6-2 since 2023; 12 UFC fights at Women's Bantamweight; best wins Norma Dumont (then-#3 at Women's Bantamweight, 2026) and Nora Cornolle (then-#12 at Women's Bantamweight, 2026); 5-fight win streak
Best wins: Norma Dumont (then-#3 at Women's Bantamweight, 2026); Nora Cornolle (then-#12 at Women's Bantamweight, 2026); Chelsea Chandler (then-#14 at Women's Bantamweight, 2025)
Score 0.179Range 0.179 to 1.749 - 4Official #5 ▲1
Why #4: 9-4 in the UFC, 5-2 since 2023; 6 UFC fights at Women's Bantamweight; best wins Ketlen Vieira (then-#3 at Women's Bantamweight, 2025) and Irene Aldana (then-#5 at Women's Bantamweight, 2024); lost last fight to Ailin Perez
Best wins: Ketlen Vieira (then-#3 at Women's Bantamweight, 2025); Irene Aldana (then-#5 at Women's Bantamweight, 2024)
Score -0.071Range -0.071 to 1.568 - 5Official #6 ▲1
Why #5: 7-5 in the UFC, 3-2 since 2023; 10 UFC fights at Women's Bantamweight; best wins Macy Chiasson (then-#5 at Women's Bantamweight, 2025) and Miesha Tate (then-#11 at Women's Bantamweight, 2025); 3-fight win streak; inactive: no decided bout in 12 months
Best wins: Macy Chiasson (then-#5 at Women's Bantamweight, 2025); Miesha Tate (then-#11 at Women's Bantamweight, 2025); Chelsea Chandler (then-#14 at Women's Bantamweight, 2024)
Score -0.185Range -0.185 to 1.560 - 6Official #14 ▲8
Why #6: 2-1 in the UFC, 2-1 since 2023; 3 UFC fights at Women's Bantamweight; best wins Daria Zhelezniakova (then-FightIQ #15 at Women's Bantamweight, 2026)
Provisional (thin evidence: the record is short or old, so the rating is uncertain).
Where we differ from the UFC: We rank him 8 places higher than the UFC does (#14). Our data credits his best win, Daria Zhelezniakova (then-FightIQ #15 at Women's Bantamweight, 2026); he has 3 UFC fights at this weight.
Best wins: Daria Zhelezniakova (then-FightIQ #15 at Women's Bantamweight, 2026)
Score -0.375Range -0.375 to 1.703 - 7Official #8 ▲1
Why #7: 5-1 in the UFC, 5-1 since 2023; 5 UFC fights at Women's Bantamweight; best wins Mayra Bueno Silva (then-#10 at Women's Bantamweight, 2025) and Julia Avila (then-#12 at Women's Bantamweight, 2025); lost last fight to Ketlen Vieira
Provisional (thin evidence: the record is short or old, so the rating is uncertain).
Best wins: Mayra Bueno Silva (then-#10 at Women's Bantamweight, 2025); Julia Avila (then-#12 at Women's Bantamweight, 2025)
Score -0.415Range -0.415 to 1.544 - 8Official #1 ▼7
Why #8: 8-4 in the UFC, 1-1 since 2023; 11 UFC fights at Women's Bantamweight; best wins Raquel Pennington (champion at Women's Bantamweight, 2024); lost last fight to Kayla Harrison; inactive: no decided bout in 16 months
Where we differ from the UFC: We rank him 7 places lower than the UFC does (#1). He has had no decided bout for 16 months.
Best wins: Raquel Pennington (champion at Women's Bantamweight, 2024)
Score -0.440Range -0.440 to 1.435 - 9Official #13 ▲4
Why #9: 4-3 in the UFC, 4-3 since 2023; 7 UFC fights at Women's Bantamweight; best wins Melissa Mullins (then-#15 at Women's Bantamweight, 2024)
Where we differ from the UFC: We rank him 4 places higher than the UFC does (#13). Our data credits his best win, Melissa Mullins (then-#15 at Women's Bantamweight, 2024); he has 7 UFC fights at this weight.
Best wins: Melissa Mullins (then-#15 at Women's Bantamweight, 2024)
Score -0.444Range -0.444 to 1.257 - 10Official #10 =
Why #10: 8-5 in the UFC, 3-4 since 2023; 11 UFC fights at Women's Bantamweight; best wins Pannie Kianzad (then-#11 at Women's Bantamweight, 2024) and Nora Cornolle (then-#12 at Women's Bantamweight, 2025); lost last fight to Luana Santos
Best wins: Pannie Kianzad (then-#11 at Women's Bantamweight, 2024); Nora Cornolle (then-#12 at Women's Bantamweight, 2025)
Score -0.446Range -0.446 to 1.159 - 11Official: unranked
Why #11: 3-3 in the UFC, 2-3 since 2023; 4 UFC fights at Women's Bantamweight; best wins Josiane Nunes (then-#13 at Women's Bantamweight, 2024)
Best wins: Josiane Nunes (then-#13 at Women's Bantamweight, 2024)
Score -0.809Range -0.809 to 1.057 - 12Official #9 ▼3
Why #12: 8-6 in the UFC, 2-3 since 2023; 9 UFC fights at Women's Bantamweight; best wins Mayra Bueno Silva (then-#3 at Women's Bantamweight, 2024) and Pannie Kianzad (then-#6 at Women's Bantamweight, 2024); lost last fight to Ailin Perez
Where we differ from the UFC: We rank him 3 places lower than the UFC does (#9). His best win on our record is Mayra Bueno Silva (then-#3 at Women's Bantamweight, 2024).
Best wins: Mayra Bueno Silva (then-#3 at Women's Bantamweight, 2024); Pannie Kianzad (then-#6 at Women's Bantamweight, 2024)
Score -0.847Range -0.847 to 0.818 - 13Official: unranked
Why #13: 7-7 in the UFC, 1-1 since 2023; 13 UFC fights at Women's Bantamweight; best wins Julia Avila (then-#13 at Women's Bantamweight, 2023); lost last fight to Yana Santos; inactive: no decided bout in 17 months
Provisional (thin evidence: the record is short or old, so the rating is uncertain).
Best wins: Julia Avila (then-#13 at Women's Bantamweight, 2023)
Score -1.120Range -1.120 to 0.822
Official ranks: UFC official rankings. Meta ranks: Meta UFC Rankings, ufc.com.
In their top 15, not in ours
- Raquel Pennington · UFC official rankings #4 · Meta UFC Rankings, ufc.com #15
inactive over 18 months - Michelle Montague · UFC official rankings #12 · Meta UFC Rankings, ufc.com #8
fewer than 3 decided UFC bouts - Bia Mesquita · UFC official rankings #11 · Meta UFC Rankings, ufc.com #11
no win in the last 3 years over an opponent then ranked at Women's Bantamweight - Daria Zhelezniakova · UFC official rankings #15 · Meta UFC Rankings, ufc.com #14
no win in the last 3 years over an opponent then ranked at Women's Bantamweight
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- at least 3 decided UFC bouts, a UFC bout in the last 18 months, and not listed as Retired or Not Fighting on the fighter's UFC.com athlete page