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Widely regarded as one of the greatest female mixed martial artists of all time, [12] [13] Nunes is the first and only woman to become a two-division UFC champion, and the third fighter to hold UFC titles in two weight classes simultaneously, after Conor McGregor and Daniel Cormier. She is also the only fighter in UFC history to defend two ...
Valentina Anatolyevna Shevchenko [b] (born March 7, 1988) is a Kyrgyz professional mixed martial artist, former Muay Thai fighter and kickboxer.She currently competes in the women's Flyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where she is a two-time and current UFC Women's Flyweight Champion and both the first Kyrgyz and Peruvian fighter to win a UFC championship.
MMA competition requires training in striking, wrestling and submission fighting. This is a list of notable female mixed martial arts fighters in alphabetical order. Contents:
In her highest-profile MMA fight to date, Holm was initially scheduled to face defending women's bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey at UFC 195 on January 2, 2016. [52] However, following a bout shuffle due to Robbie Lawler 's injury, they faced before a record-setting crowd in the main event of UFC 193 on November 14, 2015. [ 53 ]
Zhang Weili (Chinese: 张伟丽; pinyin: Zhāng Wěilì; born August 13, 1990) is a Chinese professional mixed martial artist.She currently competes in the women's Strawweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where she is the current and two-time UFC Women's Strawweight Champion and the first Chinese fighter to win a UFC championship.
Jacqueline dos Santos Cavalcanti (born August 29, 1997) is a Portuguese professional mixed martial artist who competes in the women's Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). As of January 21, 2025, she is #13 in the UFC women's bantamweight rankings. [2]
Women's MMA Press Awards. 2014 Strawweight of the Year [103] Yahoo! Sports. 2015 Best Fighter of the Half-Year [104] Fight Matrix. 2015 Female Fighter of the Year [105] MMAjunkie.com. 2015 Female Fighter of the Year [106] 2016 July Fight of the Month vs. Cláudia Gadelha [107] 2020 March Fight of the Month vs. Zhang Weili [108]
Second longest win streak in UFC Women's Bantamweight division history (6) [280] Highest number of knockdowns per fifteen minutes in UFC Women's Bantamweight division history (1.21) [280] Highest number of submissions per fifteen minutes in UFC Women's Bantamweight division history (3.03) [280] 2014 Half-Year Awards: Best Fighter of the 1HY [291]