Women Mixed Martial Artists
Throughout history, there have been many women mixed martial artists who have made significant contribution to the field. The list includes many familiar and great female mixed martial artists such as Ronda Rousey, Holly Holm, Bethe Correia, Paige VanZant, Miesha Tate.The women mixed martial artists featured in this list are from United States, United Kingdom, Canada & India and many more countries.
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Ronda Rousey(First American Female to Earn an Olympic Medal in Judo)
Birthdate: February 1, 1987
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Riverside, California, United States
A professional WWE wrestler, Ronda Rousey was the first UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion and also the first woman to be inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame. Earlier, she became the first US woman to win an Olympic medal in judo. Amongst the greatest female MMA fighter, Ronda has also appeared in films like The Expendables 3 and Furious 7.
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Holly Holm(American Mixed Martial Artist and One of the Best Female Professional Boxers of All Time)
Birthdate: October 17, 1981
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
Holly Holm is a mixed martial artist. A former world champion in boxing, Holm currently competes in the UFC and holds the distinction of being the first fighter to hold a UFC title and a world boxing title. Her win against Ronda Rousey at UFC 193 is regarded as one of the biggest upsets in the history of combat sports.
3
Joanna JÄdrzejczyk
(Former Professional Mixed Martial Artist)
Birthdate: August 18, 1987
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Olsztyn, Poland
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Amanda Nunes
(Brazilian ProfessionalĀ Mixed Martial Artist Widely Regarded as the Greatest Female Mixed Martial Artist of All Time)
Birthdate: May 30, 1988
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Pojuca, State of Bahia, Brazil
Amanda Nunes is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist currently associated with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where she is the current UFC Women's Featherweight Champion. She is also a former UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion. She is widely regarded as one of the greatest female mixed martial artists of all time. She is openly lesbian.
Birthdate: April 16, 1982
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Dallas, Texas, United States
A former mixed martial artist, Gina Carano went on to become an actress; she uses her martial arts skills to perform stunts in popular action movies. Before becoming an actress, she was quite popular in the MMA scene, being termed the face of women's MMA. In 2008, she was named in a Top 10 Influential Women list.
6
Zhang Weili
(Chinese Mixed Martial Artist)
Birthdate: August 13, 1989
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Handan, Hebei, China
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Paige VanZant(Mixed Martial Artist, Bare Knuckle Boxer and Professional Wrestler)
Birthdate: March 26, 1994
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Dundee, Oregon, United States
Paige VanZant is an American mixed martial artist, model, and author. Although she spent over 13 years exploring dance forms like hip hop, ballet, and jazz in a dance studio owned by her parents, VanZant took up martial arts during her teenage years and went on to compete in Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). A multi-talented personality, VanZant also loves hunting.
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Cris Cyborg(One of the Greatest Female Mixed Martial Artists of All Time)
Birthdate: July 9, 1985
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Curitiba, Brazil
Brazilian MMA fighter Cris Cyborg currently competes for Bellator MMA and is the reigning Bellator Women's Featherweight World Champion. She has also won the Strikeforce, UFC, and Invicta FC World Featherweight Championships, this becoming the only MMA Grand Slam champion, having won all four major MMA titles.
Birthdate: August 8, 1980
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States
Shayna Baszler is an American WWE wrestler and former WWE women's tag team champion. Before signing with WWE, Baszler was a mixed martial artist. She served as an important spokesperson in a movement, which was initiated to create an athletic commission for combat sports in South Dakota. A multi-talented personality, Shayna Baszler is also a certified Emergency Medical Technician.
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JƩssica Andrade
(American Professional Mixed Martial Artist)
Birthdate: September 25, 1991
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Umuarama, ParanĆ”, Brazil
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ClƔudia Gadelha
(Brazilian Mixed Martial Artist)
Birthdate: December 7, 1988
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Mossoró, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
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Angela Lee
(American-Canadian Mixed Martial Artist)
Birthdate: July 8, 1996
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Vancouver, Canada
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Michelle Waterson
(Mixed Martial Artist and Model)
Birthdate: January 6, 1986
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Aurora, Colorado, United States
Michelle Waterson is a mixed martial artist. A former Invicta FC Atomweight Champion, Waterson was the world's best women's atomweight fighter between 2013 and 2014. In 2013, she won the Atomweight of the Year award at the Women's MMA Awards. She competes in the UFC where she is ranked in the top 10 in the list of current UFC fighters.
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Claressa Shields(Mixed Martial Artist and the Only Boxer in History to Hold the āWBAā, āWBCā, āIBFā, and āWBOā Titles)
Birthdate: March 17, 1995
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Flint, Michigan, United States
Boxer and mixed martial artist, Claressa Shields, reigned as the undisputed female middleweight champion from 2019 to 2020. She has previously held multiple WBA, WBC, and IBF female middleweight titles. She is also the first American boxer to win consecutive Olympic medals. She was named the Female Fighter of the Year by the Boxing Writers Association of America in 2018.
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Rose Namajunas
(Mixed Martial Artist)
Birthdate: June 29, 1992
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
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Cat Zingano
(American Mixed Martial Artist)
Birthdate: July 1, 1982
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Winona, Minnesota, United States
Mixed martial artist Cat Zingano, who currently represents Bellator MMA, is a world champion in the bantamweight and flyweight divisions and had begun training in martial arts at 12. A brown belt and a world champion in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, she also teaches Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Thai, and wrestling.
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Karolina Kowalkiewicz
(Polish Mixed Martial Artist)
Birthdate: October 15, 1985
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: ÅódÅŗ, Poland
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Miesha Tate(American Professional Mixed Martial Artist and Former UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion)
Birthdate: August 18, 1986
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Tacoma, Washington, United States
MMA fighter Miesha Tate is a former UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion. She is best known for her grappling skills. Following her retirement, she works as the vice president of ONE Championship and lives in Singapore. She has also graced the covers of fitness magazines such as Fitness Gurls.
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Valentina Shevchenko
(Professional Mixed Martial Artist)
Birthdate: March 7, 1988
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
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Carla Esparza
(American Professional Mixed Martial Artist)
Birthdate: October 10, 1987
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Torrance, California, United States
21
Germaine de Randamie
(Dutch Mixed Martial Artist and Former Kickboxer)
Birthdate: April 24, 1984
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Utrecht, Netherlands
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Mackenzie Dern
(American Professional Mixed Martial Artist and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Practitioner)
Birthdate: March 24, 1993
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Phoenix, Arizona, United States
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Tecia Torres
(American Mixed Martial Artist)
Birthdate: August 16, 1989
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Fall River, Massachusetts, United States
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Rachael Ostovich
(Mixed martial artists)
Birthdate: February 25, 1991
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Hawaii, United States
25
Sexy Star(Mexican Professional Wrestler, Mixed Martial Artist and Professional Boxer)
Birthdate: September 20, 1982
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Monterrey, Mexico
Sexy Star is the ring name of popular Mexican masked female professional wrestler Dulce Maria García Rivas. Apart from being a professional wrestler, García is also a professional boxer and mixed martial artist. García is best known for her association with Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide, where she has won several championship titles, such as AAA World Mixed Tag Team Championship.
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Victoria Lee
(Mixed martial artist)
Birthdate: May 17, 2004
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Waipahu, Hawaii, nowrap United States
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Julia Budd
(Canadian Mixed Martial Artist)
Birthdate: July 4, 1983
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Roberts Creek, Canada
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Julianna PeƱa
(American Professional Mixed Martial Artist)
Birthdate: August 19, 1989
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Spokane, Washington, United States
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Gabi Garcia
(Brazilian Mixed Martial Artist)
Birthdate: November 17, 1985
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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Nina Ansaroff
(Mixed Martial Artist)
Birthdate: December 3, 1985
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Weston, Florida, United States
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Amanda Lucas
(Mixed martial artist)
Birthdate: July 1, 1981
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: United States
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Marloes Coenen
(Dutch Retired Mixed Martial Artist)
Birthdate: March 31, 1981
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Olst, Netherlands
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Joanne Calderwood(Scottish ProfessionalĀ Mixed Martial Artist and Former Muay Thai Champion)
Birthdate: December 23, 1986
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Irvine, Scotland
Scottish MMA fighter and Muay Thai champion Joanne Calderwood now competes for the UFC Women's Flyweight division. She was placed sixth on the UFC women's flyweight rankings in January 2021 and second on the World Professional Muaythai Federation rankings. She has also fought in India's Super Fight League.
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Katlyn Chookagian
(Mixed martial artist)
Birthdate: December 28, 1988
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Quakertown, Pennsylvania, United States
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Antonina Shevchenko
(Currently competing in the flyweight division of the UFC)
Birthdate: November 20, 1984
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
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Marina Shafir
(Moldovan Professional Wrestler and Former Mixed Martial Artist)
Birthdate: April 14, 1988
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Soroca, Moldova
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Yana Kunitskaya
(Russian Mixed Martial Artist)
Birthdate: November 11, 1989
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Murmansk, Russia
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Alexis Davis
(Canadian Mixed Martial Artist)
Birthdate: October 4, 1984
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Port Colborne, Canada
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Liz Carmouche
(Mixed Martial Artist)
Birthdate: February 19, 1984
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Lafayette, Louisiana, United States
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Stamp Fairtex
(Thai Mixed martial artist)
Birthdate: November 16, 1997
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Rayong, Thailand
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Bec Rawlings
(Australian Mixed Martial Artist)
Birthdate: February 11, 1989
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
Tasmanian MMA fighter and bare-knuckle boxer Bec Rawlings was always sporty but eventually chose martial arts as a way to reduce weight. Known as the Queen of Bare Knuckle, she has competed for BKFC. She has also had successful stints with Invicta and UFC and is now a flyweight division competitor.
Birthdate: June 22, 1983
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Campina Grande, ParaĆba, Brazil
Brazilian MMA fighter Bethe Correia, also known as Pitbull, initially studied accounting but soon realized she wasn’t cut out for an office job. She has had a long stint with UFC and is known for her grappling skills. Her retirement bout in 2021 was postponed due to an appendix surgery.
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Ketlen Vieira
(Brazilian Mixed Martial Artist)
Birthdate: August 26, 1991
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Manaus, State of Amazonas, Brazil
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Megumi Fujii
(Japanese Former Professional Mixed Martial Artist)
Birthdate: April 26, 1974
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Okayama, Japan
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Andrea Lee (fighter)
(American Mixed Martial Artist)
Birthdate: February 11, 1989
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Atlanta, Texas, United States
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Sara McMann
(Mixed Martial Artist and the First American Woman in History to Win an Olympic Medal in Wrestling)
Birthdate: September 24, 1980
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Takoma Park, Maryland, United States
Sara McMann is a mixed martial artist who competes in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). In 2004, McMann became the first American woman to win an Olympic silver when she won the medal for wrestling in the Summer Olympics. Sara McMann has also won a silver medal and two bronze medals at the World Wrestling Championships.
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Kayla Harrison
(American Professional Mixed Martial Artist and Former Olympic and World Champion Judoka)
Birthdate: July 2, 1990
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Middletown, Ohio, United States
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Tatiana Suarez
(American Professional Mixed Martial Artist)
Birthdate: December 19, 1990
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Azusa, California, United States
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Sarah Kaufman
(Retired Canadian Mixed Martial Artist)
Birthdate: September 20, 1985
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Victoria, Canada
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Veronica Macedo
(Venezuelan Mixed Martial Artist)
Birthdate: October 30, 1995
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Caracas, Venezuela