Women's martial art has come a long way in the past decade. Not only do women fighters enjoy a massive following amongst fans, but are also actively promoted by the UFC. Some of the most memorable fights in the UFC have taken place among the women's weight classes.
Listed below are the various weight classes within which women fighters compete within the UFC.
- Women's Strawweight
- Women's Flyweight
- Women's Bantamweight
- Women's Featherweight
- FAQs on UFC Women Fighters
Women's Strawweight
(106 to 115 lb; 48 to 52 kg)
| Serial Number | Name | Age | Nickname |
| 1 | Jéssica Andrade | 30 | Bate Estaca |
| 2 | Nina Nunes | 36 | The Strina |
| 3 | Carla Esparza (C) | 34 | Cookie Monster |
| 4 | Rose Namajunas | 29 | Thug |
| 5 | Jessica Penne | 39 | - |
| 6 | Tecia Torres | 32 | The Tiny Tornado |
| 7 | Angela Hill | 35 | Overkill |
| 8 | Michelle Waterson | 36 | The Karate Hottie |
| 9 | Karolina Kowalkiewicz | 36 | Polish Princess |
| 10 | Tatiana Suarez | 31 | - |
| 11 | Ashley Yoder | 34 | Spider Monkey |
| 12 | Amanda Lemos | 35 | - |
| 13 | Yan Xiaonan | 33 | Nine |
| 14 | Polyana Viana | 30 | Dama de Ferro |
| 15 | Mackenzie Dern | 29 | - |
| 16 | Zhang Weili | 32 | Magnum |
| 17 | Marina Rodriguez | 35 | - |
| 18 | Hannah Cifers | 29 | Shockwave |
| 19 | Virna Jandiroba | 34 | Carcará |
| 20 | Brianna Fortino | 28 | Tha Bull |
| 21 | Miranda Granger | 30 | Danger |
| 22 | Hannah Goldy | 30 | 24k |
| 23 | Mizuki Inoue | 27 | - |
| 24 | Ariane Carnelossi | 29 | Sorriso |
| 25 | Diana Belbiţă | 25 | The Warrior Princess |
| 26 | Loma Lookboonmee | 26 | - |
| 27 | Jinh Yu Frey | 37 | - |
| 28 | Kanako Murata | 28 | - |
| 29 | Cory McKenna | 22 | Poppins / The Hobbit |
| 30 | Sam Hughes | 29 | Sampage |
| 31 | Gloria de Paula | 27 | Glorinha |
| 32 | Montserrat Ruiz | 29 | Conejo |
| 33 | Cheyanne Vlismas | 26 | The Warrior Princess |
| 34 | Lupita Godinez | 28 | Loopy |
| 35 | Na Liang | 25 | Dragon Girl |
| 36 | Luana Pinheiro | 28 | - |
| 37 | Tabatha Ricci | 27 | Baby Shark |
| 38 | Elise Reed | 29 | - |
| 39 | Vanessa Demopoulos | 33 | Lil Monster |
| 40 | Silvana Gómez Juárez | 37 | La Malvada |
| 41 | Istela Nunes | 29 | - |
| 42 | Maria Oliveira | 25 | Neta |
| 43 | Piera Rodriguez | 29 | La Fiera |
Women's Flyweight
(116 to 125 lb; 53 to 57 kg)
| Serial Number | Name | Age | Nickname |
| 1 | Jessica Eye | 35 | Evil |
| 2 | Lauren Murphy | 38 | Lucky |
| 3 | Joanne Wood | 35 | JoJo |
| 4 | Maryna Moroz | 30 | The Iron Lady |
| 5 | Cortney Casey | 35 | Cast Iron |
| 6 | Valentina Shevchenko (C) | 34 | Bullet |
| 7 | Katlyn Chookagian | 33 | Blonde Fighter |
| 8 | Alexa Grasso | 28 | - |
| 9 | JJ Aldrich | 29 | - |
| 10 | Cynthia Calvillo | 34 | - |
| 11 | Ji Yeon Kim | 32 | Firefist |
| 12 | Montana De La Rosa | 27 | - |
| 13 | Gillian Robertson | 27 | The Savage |
| 14 | Priscila Cachoeira | 33 | Zombie Girl |
| 15 | Andrea Lee | 33 | KGB |
| 16 | Molly McCann | 32 | Meatball |
| 17 | Sijara Eubanks | 37 | SarJ |
| 18 | Jennifer Maia | 33 | - |
| 19 | Maycee Barber | 24 | The Future |
| 20 | Antonina Shevchenko | 37 | La Pantera |
| 21 | Ariane Lipski | 28 | Queen of Violence |
| 22 | Taila Santos | 28 | - |
| 23 | Viviane Araújo | 35 | ViVi |
| 24 | Luana Carolina | 29 | Dread |
| 25 | Amanda Ribas | 28 | - |
| 26 | Hannah Goldy | 30 | 24k |
| 27 | Tracy Cortez | 28 | - |
| 28 | Shanna Young | 31 | The Shanimal |
| 29 | Mariya Agapova | 25 | Demonslayer |
| 30 | Miranda Maverick | 24 | Fear The |
| 31 | Victoria Leonardo | 32 | Fury |
| 32 | Manon Fiorot | 32 | The Beast |
| 33 | Casey O'Neill | 24 | King |
| 34 | Melissa Gatto | 26 | - |
| 35 | Erin Blanchfield | 23 | Cold Blooded |
| 36 | Mandy Böhm | 32 | Monster |
| 37 | Jasmine Jasudavicius | 33 | - |
| 38 | Karine Silva | 28 | Killer |
Women's Bantamweight
(126 to 135 lb; 57 to 61 kg)
| Serial Number | Name | Age | Nickname |
| 1 | Miesha Tate | 35 | Cupcake |
| 2 | Germaine de Randamie * | 38 | The Iron Lady |
| 3 | Sara McMann | 41 | - |
| 4 | Amanda Nunes | 34 | The Lioness |
| 5 | Julianna Peña * (C) | 32 | The Venezuelan Vixen |
| 6 | Raquel Pennington | 33 | Rocky |
| 7 | Ashlee Evans-Smith | 34 | Rebel Girl |
| 8 | Holly Holm | 40 | The Preacher's Daughter |
| 9 | Veronica Macedo | 26 | - |
| 10 | Lina Länsberg | 40 | Elbow Queen |
| 11 | Ketlen Vieira | 30 | Fenômeno |
| 12 | Irene Aldana | 34 | Robles |
| 13 | Aspen Ladd | 27 | - |
| 14 | Jessica-Rose Clark | 34 | Jessy Jess |
| 15 | Wu Yanan | 26 | Mulan |
| 16 | Yana Kunitskaya | 32 | Foxy |
| 17 | Mayra Bueno Silva | 30 | Sheetara |
| 18 | Pannie Kianzad | 30 | Banzai |
| 19 | Julija Stoliarenko | 29 | - |
| 20 | Bea Malecki | 30 | Bad News Barbie |
| 21 | Julia Avila | 34 | Raging Panda |
| 22 | Karol Rosa | 27 | Karol |
| 23 | Stephanie Egger | 33 | - |
Women's Featherweight
(136 to 145 lb; 60 to 66 kg)
| Serial Number | Name | Age | Nickname |
| 1 | Amanda Nunes* (C) | 34 | The Lioness |
| 2 | Macy Chiasson | 30 | - |
| 3 | Leah Letson | 29 | Nidas |
| 4 | Zarah Fairn Dos Santos | 29 | Infinite |
| 5 | Norma Dumont | 31 | The Immortal |
| 6 | Joselyne Edwards | 26 | La Pantera |
| 7 | Josiane Nunes | 28 | Josi |
| 8 | Ramona Pascual | 33 | - |
FAQs on UFC Women Fighters
Q. How many women fighters are currently active in the UFC?
At present there are 248 active women fighters in the UFC.
Q. How many weight classes do women compete in the UFC?
In the UFC as of now women fighters compete in four weight classes straw weight, flyweight, bantamweight and featherweight.
Q. Who was the first woman fighter to join the UFC?
In November 2012, Ronda Rousey became the first woman to be signed on by the UFC.
Q. Which was the first ever women's fight in the UFC?
The first ever women's fight in the UFC took place between Ronda Rousey and Liz Carmouche in the women's bantamweight division at UFC 157.
