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: #1 · 12-5 in the UFC, 5-2 since 2023; 17 UFC fights at Women's Strawweight; best wins Virna Jandiroba (then-#2 at Women's Strawweight, 2025) and Gillian Robertson (then-#5 at Women's Strawweight, 2026); 4-fight win streak
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 #2 ▲1
Why #1: 9-1 in the UFC, 4-1 since 2023; 8 UFC fights at Women's Strawweight; best wins Amanda Lemos (then-#4 at Women's Strawweight, 2025) and Loopy Godinez (then-#6 at Women's Strawweight, 2026)
Best wins: Amanda Lemos (then-#4 at Women's Strawweight, 2025); Loopy Godinez (then-#6 at Women's Strawweight, 2026)
Score 0.438Range 0.438 to 2.199 - 2Official #9 ▲7
Why #2: 4-0 in the UFC, 4-0 since 2023; 4 UFC fights at Women's Strawweight; best wins Amanda Lemos (then-#8 at Women's Strawweight, 2026) and Loma Lookboonmee (then-#14 at Women's Strawweight, 2025); 4-fight win streak
Provisional (thin evidence: the record is short or old, so the rating is uncertain).
Where we differ from the UFC: We rank him 7 places higher than the UFC does (#9). Our data credits his best win, Amanda Lemos (then-#8 at Women's Strawweight, 2026); he has 4 UFC fights at this weight.
Best wins: Amanda Lemos (then-#8 at Women's Strawweight, 2026); Loma Lookboonmee (then-#14 at Women's Strawweight, 2025)
Score 0.513Range 0.513 to 2.634 - 3Official #7 ▲4
Why #3: 4-1 in the UFC, 4-1 since 2023; 4 UFC fights at Women's Strawweight; best wins Tabatha Ricci (then-#8 at Women's Strawweight, 2026) and Angela Hill (then-#12 at Women's Strawweight, 2025); 4-fight win streak
Provisional (thin evidence: the record is short or old, so the rating is uncertain).
Where we differ from the UFC: We rank him 4 places higher than the UFC does (#7). Our data credits his best win, Tabatha Ricci (then-#8 at Women's Strawweight, 2026); he has 4 UFC fights at this weight.
Best wins: Tabatha Ricci (then-#8 at Women's Strawweight, 2026); Angela Hill (then-#12 at Women's Strawweight, 2025)
Score 0.380Range 0.380 to 2.316 - 4Official #3 ▼1
Why #4: 9-4 in the UFC, 5-1 since 2023; 13 UFC fights at Women's Strawweight; best wins Yan Xiaonan (then-#1 at Women's Strawweight, 2025) and Amanda Lemos (then-#3 at Women's Strawweight, 2024)
Best wins: Yan Xiaonan (then-#1 at Women's Strawweight, 2025); Amanda Lemos (then-#3 at Women's Strawweight, 2024); Tabatha Ricci (then-#7 at Women's Strawweight, 2026)
Score 0.347Range 0.347 to 1.831 - 5Official #4 ▼1
Why #5: 7-2 in the UFC, 7-1 since 2023; 9 UFC fights at Women's Strawweight; best wins Yan Xiaonan (then-#4 at Women's Strawweight, 2026) and Tecia Pennington (then-#13 at Women's Strawweight, 2025); 5-fight win streak
Best wins: Yan Xiaonan (then-#4 at Women's Strawweight, 2026); Tecia Pennington (then-#13 at Women's Strawweight, 2025)
Score 0.343Range 0.343 to 2.052 - 6Official #8 ▲2
Why #6: 10-6 in the UFC, 7-3 since 2023; 13 UFC fights at Women's Strawweight; best wins Jessica Andrade (then-#5 at Women's Strawweight, 2025) and Tabatha Ricci (then-#10 at Women's Strawweight, 2023)
Best wins: Jessica Andrade (then-#5 at Women's Strawweight, 2025); Tabatha Ricci (then-#10 at Women's Strawweight, 2023)
Score 0.105Range 0.105 to 1.519 - 7Official #5 ▼2
Why #7: 14-7 in the UFC, 6-2 since 2023; 8 UFC fights at Women's Strawweight; best wins Amanda Lemos (then-#5 at Women's Strawweight, 2026) and Marina Rodriguez (then-#9 at Women's Strawweight, 2025); lost last fight to Mackenzie Dern
Best wins: Amanda Lemos (then-#5 at Women's Strawweight, 2026); Marina Rodriguez (then-#9 at Women's Strawweight, 2025); Luana Pinheiro (then-#13 at Women's Strawweight, 2024)
Score 0.040Range 0.040 to 1.459 - 8Official #15 ▲7
Why #8: 3-1 in the UFC, 2-0 since 2023; 3 UFC fights at Women's Strawweight; best wins Jaqueline Amorim (then-FightIQ #11 at Women's Strawweight, 2025)
Provisional (thin evidence: the record is short or old, so the rating is uncertain).
Where we differ from the UFC: We rank him 7 places higher than the UFC does (#15). Our data credits his best win, Jaqueline Amorim (then-FightIQ #11 at Women's Strawweight, 2025); he has 3 UFC fights at this weight.
Best wins: Jaqueline Amorim (then-FightIQ #11 at Women's Strawweight, 2025)
Score -0.363Range -0.363 to 1.987 - 9Official: unranked
Why #9: 5-2 in the UFC, 5-2 since 2023; 7 UFC fights at Women's Strawweight; best wins Vanessa Demopoulos (then-FightIQ #14 at Women's Strawweight, 2024)
Best wins: Vanessa Demopoulos (then-FightIQ #14 at Women's Strawweight, 2024)
Score -0.179Range -0.179 to 1.555 - 10Official #10 =
Why #10: 17-13 in the UFC, 3-6 since 2023; 16 UFC fights at Women's Strawweight; best wins Marina Rodriguez (then-#6 at Women's Strawweight, 2024) and Mackenzie Dern (then-#7 at Women's Strawweight, 2023); lost last fight to Loopy Godinez; inactive: no decided bout in 13 months
Best wins: Marina Rodriguez (then-#6 at Women's Strawweight, 2024); Mackenzie Dern (then-#7 at Women's Strawweight, 2023)
Score -0.290Range -0.290 to 1.199 - 11Official #11 =
Why #11: 7-5 in the UFC, 5-4 since 2023; 11 UFC fights at Women's Strawweight; best wins Amanda Ribas (then-#7 at Women's Strawweight, 2025) and Angela Hill (then-#9 at Women's Strawweight, 2024); lost last fight to Fatima Kline
Best wins: Amanda Ribas (then-#7 at Women's Strawweight, 2025); Angela Hill (then-#9 at Women's Strawweight, 2024)
Score -0.338Range -0.338 to 1.194 - 12Official #6 ▼6
Why #12: 9-5 in the UFC, 2-3 since 2023; 14 UFC fights at Women's Strawweight; best wins Tabatha Ricci (then-#10 at Women's Strawweight, 2024); lost last fight to Denise Gomes
Where we differ from the UFC: We rank him 6 places lower than the UFC does (#6). His best win on our record is Tabatha Ricci (then-#10 at Women's Strawweight, 2024).
Best wins: Tabatha Ricci (then-#10 at Women's Strawweight, 2024)
Score -0.352Range -0.352 to 1.230 - 13Official #12 ▼1
Why #13: 9-7 in the UFC, 2-5 since 2023; 15 UFC fights at Women's Strawweight; best wins Iasmin Lucindo (then-#7 at Women's Strawweight, 2025) and Mackenzie Dern (then-#7 at Women's Strawweight, 2024); lost last fight to Alexia Thainara
Best wins: Iasmin Lucindo (then-#7 at Women's Strawweight, 2025); Mackenzie Dern (then-#7 at Women's Strawweight, 2024)
Score -0.395Range -0.395 to 0.976 - 14Official: unranked
Why #14: 5-2 in the UFC, 5-1 since 2023; 6 UFC fights at Women's Strawweight; best wins Marina Rodriguez (then-#6 at Women's Strawweight, 2024) and Angela Hill (then-#12 at Women's Strawweight, 2025); inactive: no decided bout in 14 months
Best wins: Marina Rodriguez (then-#6 at Women's Strawweight, 2024); Angela Hill (then-#12 at Women's Strawweight, 2025); Karolina Kowalkiewicz (then-#13 at Women's Strawweight, 2024)
Score -0.445Range -0.445 to 1.422 - 15Official #14 ▼1
Why #15: 14-16 in the UFC, 4-4 since 2023; 29 UFC fights at Women's Strawweight; best wins Luana Pinheiro (then-#9 at Women's Strawweight, 2024)
Best wins: Luana Pinheiro (then-#9 at Women's Strawweight, 2024)
Score -0.501Range -0.501 to 0.817
Official ranks: UFC official rankings. Meta ranks: Meta UFC Rankings, ufc.com.
In their top 15, not in ours
- Zhang Weili · UFC official rankings #1 · Meta UFC Rankings, ufc.com #1
listed in Women's Flyweight (last fought there) - Piera Rodriguez · Meta UFC Rankings, ufc.com #8
no win in the last 3 years over an opponent then ranked at Women's Strawweight - Amanda Ribas · UFC official rankings #13
outside our top 15 (our position 17) - Talita Alencar · Meta UFC Rankings, ufc.com #14
no win in the last 3 years over an opponent then ranked at Women's Strawweight
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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