The Rankings are just that – The MMA Manifesto’s rankings of the best fighters in mixed martial arts today. Check back every Monday and Friday for our rankings of a different weight class. Next up: The Women’s Bantamweight Rankings.
Voting Panel: Jeff Fox, Daniel Vreeland, Ricky Leone, and Ryan MacDonald.
*stipulations: 1) any fighter currently suspended or 2) inactive for at least 12 months (without an upcoming fight scheduled) are excluded from the rankings
(click on fighter’s name for detailed scouting report)
The Women’s Bantamweight Rankings
1) (Last ranking: 1) Amanda Nunes – UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion – 40 points – (out of a possible 40)
Record: 14-4
Last Five Fights: 5-0
Record vs Top 10: 4-2 (W-Rousey, W-Tate, W-Shevchenko, W-McMann, L-Zingano, L-Davis)
Next Fight: TBA
Amanda Nunes is looking more dangerous each fight.
2) (2) Valentina Shevchenko – UFC – 36 points
Record: 14-2
Last Five Fights: 4-1
Record vs Top 10: 1-1 (W-Pena, L-Nunes)
Next Fight: TBA
The Bullet is aiming for the champ now.
3) (3) Ronda Rousey – UFC – 31 points
Record: 12-2
Last Five Fights: 3-2
Record vs Top 10: 5-1 (L-Nunes, W-Zingano, W-Davis, W-McMann, W-Tate, W-Tate)
Next Fight: TBA
Is this the end of Rousey in the cage?
4) (4) Raquel Pennington – UFC – 29 points
Record: 9-5
Last Five Fights: 4-1
Record vs Top 10: 1-1 (W-Tate, L-Zingano)
Next Fight: TBA
Rocky is on the rise.
5) (5) Julianna Pena – UFC – 19 points
Record: 8-3
Last Five Fights: 4-1
Record vs Top 10: 1-1 (L-Shevchenko, W-Zingano)
Next Fight: TBA
Shevchenko was too much for Pena to handle.
6) (6) Sara McMann – UFC – 18 points
Record: 11-3
Last Five Fights: 3-2
Record vs Top 10: 2-3 (W-Davis, L-Nunes, L-Tate, L-Rousey, W-Evinger)
Next Fight: TBA
Three-straight wins has McMann knocking on the door of another title shot.
7) (6) Miesha Tate – UFC – 17 points
Record: 18-7
Last Five Fights: 3-2
Record vs Top 10: 1-5 (L-Pennington, L-Nunes, W-McMann, L-Rousey, L-Zingano, L-Rousey)
Next Fight: TBA
Tate says she’s done in the octagon. Only time will tell if that is a permanent decision.
8) (8) Cat Zingano – UFC – 10 points
Record: 9-2
Last Five Fights: 3-2
Record vs Top 10: 2-2 (L-Pena, L-Rousey, W-Nunes, W-Tate)
Next Fight: TBA
The Cat hasn’t won a fight in two years.
9) (9) Tonya Evinger – Invcita FC Women’s Bantamweight Champion – 8 points
Record: 19-5, 1 NC
Last Five Fights: 4-0, 1 NC
Record vs Top 10: 0-3 (L-McMann, L-Davis, L-Davis)
Next Fight: vs Yana Kunitskaya – Invicta FC 22 – Mar 25th
Evinger lost her strap controversially, only to get it back two weeks later when her appeal overturned the loss to a no contest.
10) (10) Alexis Davis – UFC – 4 points
Record: 17-7
Last Five Fights: 3-2
Record vs Top 10: 3-2 (L-McMann, L-Rousey, W-Nunes, W-Evinger, W-Evinger)
Next Fight: TBA
Davis is still waiting to get her first W since becoming a mommy
Bubbling Under: Liz Carmouche, Leslie Smith, Bethe Correia
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Light Heavyweights
Middleweights
Welterweights
Lightweights
Featherweights
Bantamweights
Flyweights
Women’s Strawweights
Pound for Pound
Non-UFC Fighters
Check back on Friday for our Women’s Strawweight rankings
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