Combat Press Women’s MMA Rankings: March 2024

With the growing popularity of women’s MMA, it is important to recognize these women with a rankings system of their own. Between the UFC’s inclusion of weight classes from strawweight up to featherweight, Bellator’s increasing attention to the women’s side of the sport, and the all-female promotion Invicta FC, more and more women are being exposed to casual and hardcore fans alike.

Every month, Combat Press compiles the staff’s individual rankings from featherweight to atomweight to create the Combat Press Women’s MMA Rankings.

1. Cris “Cyborg” Justino (1)
2. Kayla Harrison (2)
3. Larissa Pacheco (3)
4. Cat Zingano (4)
5. Olena Kolesnyk (5)
6. Aspen Ladd (6)
7. Leah McCourt (7)
8. Julia Budd (8)
9. Macy Chiasson (9)
10. Sara McMann (10)

No top-10 fighters competed in the month of February. Looking into March, Macy Chiasson drops back down to 135-pounds when she fights Pannie Kianzad.

1. Amanda Nunes (1)
2. Julianna Pena (2)
3. Raquel Pennington (3)
4. Mayra Bueno Silva (4)
5. Holly Holm (5)
6. Ketlen Vieira (6)
7. Irene Aldana (7)
8. Miesha Tate (8)
9. Karol Rosa (9)
10. Yana Santos (10)

No top-10 fighters competed in the month of February. As of now, no top-10 fighters are scheduled to compete in March.

1. Alexa Grasso (1)
2. Valentina Shevchenko (2)
3. Liz Carmouche (3)
4. Erin Blanchfield (4)
5. Manon Fiorot (5)
6. Katlyn Chookagian (6)
7. Rose Namajunas (7)
8. Juliana Velasquez (8)
9. Maycee Barber (9)
10. Natalia Silva (NR)

Dropped out of the rankings: Viviane Araujo (10)

The month of February saw a new entrant to the top-10, as Natalia Silva outduked Viviane Araujo to take her ten-spot in the rankings. Looking into March, a number of top-10 fighters will be in action. Erin Blanchfield (4) will headline a UFC Fight Night card opposite Manon Fiorot (5) in what is likely a fight that will earn the winner a UFC title shot. Also, Katlyn Chookagian (6) will fight Maycee Barber (9) in another high-stakes UFC flyweight bout. Lastly, Rose Namajunas (7) will take on Amanda Ribas, who switches off between the flyweight and strawweight rankings.

1. Weili Zhang (1)
2. Carla Esparza (2)
3. Rose Namajunas (3)
4. Tatiana Suarez (4)
5. Xiaonan Yan (5)
6. Amanda Lemos (6)
7. Virna Jandiroba (7)
8. Marina Rodriguez (8)
9. Jessica Andrade (9)
10. Mackenzie Dern (10)

The month of February saw Amanda Lemos solidify her spot in the rankings, as she bested Mackenzie Dern, who continues to teeter in the ten spot. As of now, no top-10 fighters are scheduled to compete in March.

1. Seika Izawa (1)
2. Rayanne dos Santos (2)
3. Jillian DeCoursey (3)
4. Jessica Delboni (4)
5. Alesha Zappitella (5)
6. Si Woo Park (6)
7. Ashley Cummins (7)
8. Ayaka Hamasaki (8)
9. Lindsey vanZandt (9)
10. Rena Kubota (10)

No top-10 fighters competed in the month of February. Looking into March, Seika Izawa will fight Si Yoon Park, while Rena Kubota will take on Yu Ri Shim.