Men’s Divisions
Heavyweight (265) – Light Heavyweight (205) – Middleweight (185) – Welterweight (170) – Lightweight (155) – Featherweight (145) – Bantamweight (135) – Flyweight (125) – Pound-4-Pound
Women’s Divisions
W-Featherweight (145+) – W-Bantamweight (135) – W-Flyweight (125) – W-Strawweight (115) – Pound-4-Pound
| # | Fighter | ORG | OVR | Last 3 Fights | Next Fight | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |  | Rose Namajunas |  | 10-4 (7) | W-Weili Zhang (KO) W-Jessica Andrade (DEC) L-Jessica Andrade (KO) | Weili Zhang 11/06/2021 |
| 2 |  |  | Weili Zhang | | 21-2 (17) | L-Rose Namajunas (KO) W-Joanna Jedrzejczyk (DEC) W-Jessica Andrade (TKO) | Rose Namajunas 11/06/2021 |
| 3 |  | | Carla Esparza | | 18-6 (8) | W-Yan Xiaonan (TKO) W-Marina Rodriguez (DEC) W-Michelle Waterson (DEC) | |
| 4 |  |  | Marina Rodriguez | | 14-1-2 (7) | W-Michelle Waterson (DEC) W-Amanda Ribas (TKO) L-Carla Esparza (DEC) | Mackenzie Dern 10/09/2021 |
| 5 |  | | Yan Xiaonan | | 13-2 (5) | L-Carla Esparza (TKO) W-Claudia Gadelha (DEC) W-Karolina Kowalkiewicz (DEC) | |
| 6 |  | | Claudia Gadelha | | 18-5 (9) | L-Yan Xiaonan (DEC) W-Angela Hill (DEC) W-Randa Markos (DEC) | |
| 7 |  | | Tecia Torres | | 13-5 (2) | W-Angela Hill (DEC) W-Sam Hughes (TKO) W-Brianna Van Buren (DEC) | |
| 8 |  | | Michelle Waterson | | 18-9 (12) | L-Marina Rodriguez (DEC) W-Angela Hill (DEC) L-Carla Esparza (DEC) | |
| 9 |  | | Amanda Lemos | | 10-1-1 | W-Montserrat Ruiz (TKO) W-Livia Renata Souza (TKO) W-Mizuki Inoue (DEC) | Nina Nunes 12/18/2021 |
| 10 |  | | Amanda Ribas | | 10-2 (7) | L-Marina Rodriguez (TKO) W-Paige VanZant (SUB) W-Randa Markos (DEC) | Virna Jandiroba 10/30/2021 |
| 11 |  | | Mackenzie Dern | | 11-1 (7) | W-Nina Nunes (SUB) W-Virna Jandiroba (DEC) W-Randa Markos (SUB) | Marina Rodriguez 10/09/2021 |
| 12 |  | | Nina Nunes | | 10-7 (6) | L-Mackenzie Dern (SUB) L-Tatiana Suarez (DEC) W-Claudia Gadelha (DEC) | Amanda Lemos 12/18/2021 |
| 13 |  | | Angela Hill | | 13-10 (5) | L-Tecia Torres (DEC) W-Ashley Yoder (DEC) L-Michelle Waterson (DEC) | |
| 14 |  | | Brianna Van Buren | | 9-3 (5) | L-Tecia Torres (DEC) W-Livia Renata Souza (DEC) W-Kailin Curran (SUB) | |
| 15 |  | | Virna Jandiroba | | 17-2 (14) | W-Kanako Murata (TKO) L-Mackenzie Dern (DEC) W-Felice Herrig (SUB) | Amanda Ribas 10/30/2021 |
| 16 |  | USA | Jessica Penne | | 14-5 | W-Karolina Kowalkiewicz (SUB) W-Lupita Godinez (DEC) L-Danielle Taylor (DEC) | |
| 17 |  | | Livia Renata Souza | | 14-3 (10) | L-Amanda Lemos (TKO) W-Ashley Yoder (DEC) L-Brianna Van Buren (DEC) | Randa Markos 10/23/2021 |
| 18 |  |  | Kanako Murata | | 12-2 (6) | L-Virna Jandiroba (TKO) W-Randa Markos (DEC) W-Emily Ducote (DEC) | |
| 19 |  | | Emily Ducote | Invicta | 10-6 | W-Danielle Taylor (KO) W-Juliana Lima (DEC) L-Kanako Murata (DEC) | |
| 20 |  | | Luana Pinheiro | | 9-1 | W-Randa Markos (DQ) W-Stephanie Frausto (KO) W-Helen Harper (KO) | |
| 21 |  |  | Karolina Kowalkiewicz | | 12-7 (3) | L-Jessica Penne (SUB) L-Yan Xiaonan (DEC) L-Alexa Grasso (DEC) | |
| 22 |  |  | Randa Markos | | 10-11-1 (4) | L-Luana Pinheiro (DQ) L-Kanako Murata (DEC) L-Mackenzie Dern (SUB) | Livia Renata Souza 10/23/2021 |
| 23 |  | | Mizuki Inoue | | 14-6 | L-Amanda Lemos (DEC) W-Yanan Wu (DEC) W-Viviane Pereira (DEC) | |
| 24 |  | | Ariane Carnelossi | | 13-2 | W-Na Liang (TKO) L-Angela Hill (TKO) W-Ketlen Souza (TKO) | Istela Nunes 10/16/2021 |
| 25 |  | | Jingnan Xiong |  | 16-2 (11) | W-Michelle Nicolini (DEC) W-Tiffany Teo (DEC) L-Angela Lee (SUB) | |
| Ineligible for Rankings * Suspension * Inactivity>15 months * Moving Divisions | |||||||
 | | Joanna Jedrzejczyk | | 16-4 (5) | L-Weili Zhang (DEC) W-Michelle Waterson (DEC) L-Valentina Shevchenko (DEC) | ||
 | | Tatiana Suarez | | 8-0 (5) | W-Nina Ansaroff (DEC) W-Carla Esparza (TKO) W-Alexa Grasso (SUB) | ||
 | | Angela Lee | | 10-2 (8) | W-Jingnan Xiong (SUB) L-Michelle Nicolini (DEC) L-Jingnan Xiong (TKO) | ||
| MMA World Rankings FAQ | ||||
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