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Rousey def. Budd – Courtesy Strikeforce

Some shifting in the featherweight division as the undefeated Ronda Rousey jumped to the #3 ranking from her previous #9 ranking this past month after her defeat of the now #9 ranked Julia Budd.

In the supoer-flyweight division, Ais “The Bash” Daly moves up a spot from #8 to #7 after her win this month.

Unified Women's MMA Rankings

The Unified Women’s Mixed Martial Arts Rankings, formerly the WAMMA Women’s Rankings, are assembled each month by a panel of journalists from multiple MMA websites and publications. These were the first official women’s mixed martial arts rankings compiled by division and weight class.

Fighters who have not competed within the past 12 months are not eligible to be ranked.

(The exception this month is Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos, who is the Strikeforce 145 pound champ and will fight in Dec. 17)

Featherweights (136-145 pounds)

 1. Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos (10-1)
2. Hiroko “Cat’s Eye” Yamanaka (12-1)
3. “Rowdy” Ronda Rousey (4-0)
4. Amanda “Lioness of the Ring” Nunes (6-2)
5. Rin Nakai (10-0-1)
6. Milana Dudieva (7-1)
7. Yana “Foxy” Kunitskaya (5-1)
8. Elaina “Beef” Maxwell (6-4)
9. Julia “The Jewel” Budd (2-2)
10. Cindy “Battlecat” Dandois (5-1)

Bantamweights (126-135 pounds)

1. Miesha “Takedown” Tate (12-2)
2. Marloes “Rumina” Coenen (19-5)
3. Sarah Kaufman (14-1)
4. Alexis Davis (11-4)
5. Hitomi “Girlfight Monster” Akano (18-8)
6. Liz “Girl-Rilla” Carmouche (5-2)
7. Vanessa Porto (13-4)
8. Julie “Fireball” Kedzie (16-9)
9. Sara McMann (4-0)
10. Kaitlin Young (5-5)

Super Flyweights (116-125 pounds)

1. Tara LaRosa (20-2)
2. Zoila “The Warrior Princess” Gurgel (11-1)
3. Rosi “The Surgeon” Sexton (12-2)
4. Cat “Alpha” Zingano (6-0)
5. Barb “Little Warrior” Honchak (5-1)
6. Sheila “The German Tank” Gaff (9-4-1)
7. Aisling “Ais The Bash” Daly (13-2)
8. “Slick” Sally Krumdiack (9-4)
9. Jessica “Evil” Eye (5-1)
10. Marianna “The Crushen Russian” Kheyfets (4-0)

Flyweights (107-115 pounds)

1. Megumi “Mega Megu” Fujii (24-1)
2. Jessica “Jag” Aguilar (12-4)
3. Lisa Ward-Ellis (14-7)
4. Ayaka Hamasaki (5-0)
5. Seo Hee Ham (9-4)
6. “V.V” Mei Yamaguchi (8-3-1)
7. Kyoko Takabayashi (12-4-1)
8. Yuka “Vale Tudo Queen” Tsuji (23-2)
9. “Windy” Tomomi Sunaba (17-13-1)
10. Carla Esparza (5-2)

Strawweights (96-106 pounds)

1. Naho “Sugi Rock” Sugiyama (5-0)
2. Kikuyo Ishikawa (6-2)
3. Yasuko “Ikuko” Tamada (12-6-3)
4. Misaki Takimoto (14-12-4)
5. Yukiko Seki (10-20)
6. Amy “Lil’ Dynamite” Davis (2-2, 1 NC)
7. Diana “Dynamite” Rael (3-1)
8. Sachiko “Sachi” Yamamoto (8-6-1)
9. Miyoko Kusaka (3-4-1)
10. Angelica “South Valley’s Own” Chavez (4-1)

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