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411 MMA Rankings 11.01.16: Women’s Pound for Pound
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411’s MMA Ranking Rules
Which fighters are eligible for these rankings? They must meet the following qualifications:
– A fighter serving a disciplinary suspension will not be ranked. They can return when they have served their suspension or in the event it is rescinded. This includes fighters who may disregard their suspension locally to fight overseas.
– If a fighter appears on just one single ballot, and in the top ten, five points will be deducted to balance between other fighters who may be ranked lower, but appear on a greater amount of ballots.
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411’s MMA Rankings
Pound For Pound
1) Joanna Jedrzejczyk (12-0)
Height: 5’6
Weight (lbs.): 115
Currently Fighting With: UFC
Last 5 fights:
– vs. Claudia Gadelha – Win via decision (unanimous) – UFC TUF Finale – July 8, 2016
– vs. Valerie Letorneau – Win via decision (unanimous) – UFC 193: Rousey vs. Holm – November 14, 2015
– vs. Jessica Penne – Win via TKO (strikes) – UFC Fight Night: Jedrzejczyk vs. Penne – June 20, 2015
– vs. Carla Esparza – Win via TKO (strikes) – UFC 185 – March 14, 2015
– vs. Claudia Gadelha – Win via decision (split) – UFC on Fox: dos Santos vs. Miocic – December 13, 2014
– vs. Juliana Lima – Win via decision (unanimous) – UFC on Fox: Lawler vs. Brown – July 26, 2014
Next scheduled appearance:
– vs. Karolina Kowalkiewicz – UFC 205: Alvares vs. McGregor – November 12, 2016
2) Cris “Cyborg” Justino (17-1, 1 NC)
Height: 5’8
Weight (lbs.): 140
Birthday: July 9, 1985
Currently Fighting With: UFC
Last 5 fights:
– vs. Lina Lansberg – Win via TKO (strikes) – UFC Fight Night – September 24, 2016
– vs. Leslie Smith – Win via TKO (strikes) – UFC 198 – May 14, 2016
– vs. Daria Ibragimova – Win via KO (strikes) – Invicta FC 15: Cyborg vs. Ibragimova – January 18, 2016
– vs. Faith Van Duin – Win via TKO (strikes) – Invicta FC 13: Cyborg vs. Van Duin – July 9, 2015
– vs. Charmaine Tweet – Win via TKO (strikes) – Invicta FC 11: Cyborg vs. Tweet – February 27, 2015
Next scheduled appearance:
– Unknown
3) “Rowdy” Ronda Rousey (12-1)
Height: 5’6
Weight (lbs.): 135
Birthday: February 1, 1987
Currently Fighting With: UFC
Last 5 fights:
– vs. Holly Holm – Loss via KO (head kick) – UC 193: Rousey vs. Holm – November 14, 2015
– vs. Bethe Correia – Win via KO (punches) – UFC 190: Rousey vs. Correia – August 1, 2015
– vs. Cat Zingano – Win via submission (armbar) – UFC 184: Rousey vs. Zingano – February 28, 2015
– vs. Alexis Davis – Win via KO (punches) – UFC 175: Weidman vs. Machida – July 5, 2014
– vs. Sara McMann – Win via TKO (knee to the body) – UFC 170: Rousey vs. McMann – February 22, 2014
Next scheduled appearance:
– vs. Amanda Nunes – UFC 207: Nunes vs. Rousey – December 30, 2016
4) “The Lioness” Amanda Nunes (13-4)
Birthday: May 30, 1988
Height: 5’8
Weight (lbs.): 135
Currently fighting with: UFC
Last 5 fights:
– vs. Miesha Tate – Win via submission (rear naked choke) – UFC 200: Tate vs. Nunes – July 9, 2016
– vs. Valentina Schevchenko – Win via decision (unanimous) – UFC 196: McGregor vs. Diaz – March 5, 2016
– vs. Sara McMann – Win via submission (rear naked choke) – UFC Fight Night – August 8, 2015
– vs. Shayna Baszler – Win via TKO (strikes) – UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. LaFlare – March 21, 2015
– vs. Cat Zingano – Loss via TKO (strikes) – UFC 178: Cerrone vs. Alvarez – September 27, 2014
Next scheduled appearance:
– vs. Ronda Rousey – UFC 207: Nunes vs. Rousey – December 30, 2016
5) “Cupcake” Miesha Tate (18-6)
Height: 5’6
Weight (lbs.): 135
Birthday: August 18, 1986
Currently Fighting With: UFC
Last 5 fights:
– vs. Amanda Nunes – Loss via submission (rear naked choke) – UFC 200: Tate vs. Nunes – July 9, 2016
– vs. Holly Holm – Win via submission (rear naked choke) – UFC 196: McGregor vs. Diaz – March 5, 2016
– vs. Jessica Eye – Win via decision (unanimous) – UFC on Fox: Dillashaw vs. Barao 2 – July 25, 2015
– vs. Sara McMann – Win via decision (split) – UFC 183: Silva vs. Diaz – January 31, 2015
– vs. Rin Nakai – Win via decision (unanimous) – UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Hunt – September 20, 2014
Next scheduled appearance:
– vs. Raquel Pennington – UFC 205: Alvarez vs. McGregor – November 12, 2016
6) Claudia Gadelha (12-2)
Birthday: December 7, 1988
Height: 5’3
Weight (lbs.): 115
Currently fighting with: UFC
Last 5 fights:
– vs. Joanna Jedrzejczyk – Loss via decision (unanimous) – UFC TUF 23 Finale – July 8, 2016
– vs. Jessica Aguilar – Win via decision (unanimous) – UFC 190: Rousey vs. Correia – August 1, 2015
– vs. Joanna Jedrzejczyk – Loss via decision (split) – UFC on Fox: dos Santos vs. Miocic – December 13, 2014
– vs. Tina Lahdemaki – Win via decision (unanimous) – UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Miller – July 16, 2014
– vs. Ayaka Hamasaki – Win via TKO (strikes) – Invicta FC 6: Cyborg vs. Coenen 2 – July 13, 2013
Next scheduled appearance:
– vs. Courtney Casey – UFC Fight Night – November 19, 2016
7) Valentina Shevchenko (13-2)
Height: 5’5
Weight (lbs.): 135
Birthday: March 7, 1988
Currently Fighting With: UFC
Last 5 fights:
vs. Holly Holm – Win via decision (unanimous) – UFC on Fox – July 23, 2016
– vs. Amanda Nunes – Loss via decision (unanimous) – UFC 196 – March 5, 2016
– vs. Sarah Kaufman – Win via decision (split) – UFC on Fox – December 19, 2015
– vs. Jan Finney – Win via decision (unanimous) – LFC 39 – February 27, 2015
– vs. Hellen Bastos – Win via TKO (stoppage) – Febraury 26, 2014
Next scheduled appearance:
– Unknown
8 Holly Holm (10-2)
Birthday: October 17, 1981
Height: 5’8
Weight (lbs.): 135
Currently fighting with: UFC
Last 5 fights:
– vs. Valentina Shevchenko – Loss via decision (unanimous) – UFC on Fox – July 23, 2016
– vs. Miesha Tate – Loss via submission (rear naked choke) – UFC 196: McGregor vs. Diaz – March 5, 2016
– vs. Ronda Rousey – Win via KO (head kick) – UFC 193: Rousey vs. Holm – November 14, 2015
– vs. Marion Reneau – Win via decision (unanimous) – UFC Fight Night – July 15, 2015
– vs. Raquel Pennington – Win via decision (split) – UFC 184 – February 28, 2015
Next scheduled appearance:
– Unknown
9) Ayaka Hamasaki (14-1)
Height: 5’2
Weight (lbs.): 105
Birthday: March 31, 1982
Currently Fighting With: Invicta FC
Last 5 fights:
– vs. Jinh Yu Frey – Win via TKO (doctor stoppage) – Invicta 19: Maia vs. Modafferi – September 23, 2016
– vs. Amber Brown – Win via submission (armbar) – Invicta 16: Yamasaki vs. Brown – March 11, 2016
– vs. Herica Tiburcio – Win via decision (split) – Invicta FC 13: Cyborg vs. Van Duin – July 9, 2015
– vs. Mei Yamaguchi – Win via decision (unanimous) – DEEP: Dream Impact 2014 – December 31, 2014
– vs. Naho Sugiyama – Win via TKO (strikes) – DEEP Jewels 5 – August 9, 2014
Next scheduled appearance:
– Unknown
10) Julianna Pena (8-2)
Height: 5’7
Weight (lbs.): 135
Birthday: August 19, 1989
Currently Fighting With: UFC
Last 5 fights:
– vs. Cat Zingano – Win via decision (unanimous) – UFC 200 – July 9, 2016
– vs. Jessica Eye – Win via decision (unanimous) – UFC 192 – October 3, 2015
– vs. Milana Dudieva – Win via TKO (strikes) – UFC Fight Night – April 4, 2015
– vs. Jessica Rakoczy – Win via TKO (strikes) – UFC TUF 18 Finale – November 30, 2013
– vs. DeAnna Bennett – Loss via decision (unanimous) – Showdown Fights 10 – February 8, 2013
Next scheduled appearance:
– Unknown
11) Tonya Evinger (18-5)
Birthday: June 4, 1981
Height: 5’7
Weight (lbs.): 135
Currently fighting with: Invicta FC
Last 5 fights:
– vs. Colleen Schneider – Win via decision (unanimous) – Invicta FC 17: Evinger vs. Schneider – May 7, 2016
– vs. Pannie Klanzad – Win via TKO (strikes) – Invicta FC 14: Evinger vs. Klanzad – September 12, 2015
– vs. Irene Aldana – Win via TKO (strikes) – Invicta FC 13: Cyborg vs. Van Duin – July 9, 2015
– vs. Cindy Dandois – Win via submission (armbar) – Invicta FC 10: Waterson vs. Tiburcio – December 5, 2014
– vs. Ediane Gomes – Win via submission (armbar) – Invicta FC 8: Waterson vs. Tamada – September 8, 2014
– vs. Sarah D’Alelio – Win via decision (unanimous) – Invicta FC 7: Honchak vs. Smith – December 7, 2013
Next scheduled appearance:
– vs. Yana Kunitskaya – Invicta FC 20 – November 18, 2016
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENLos-0yNAA
12) Karolina Kowalkiewicz (10-0)
Height: 5’3
Weight (lbs.): 115
Birthday: October 15, 1985
Currently Fighting With: UFC
Last 5 fights:
– vs. Rose Namajunas – Win via decision (split) – UFC 201 – July 30, 2016
– vs. Heather Clark – Win via decision (unanimous) – UFC Fight Night – May 8, 2016
– vs. Randa Markos – Win via decision (unanimous) – UFC on Fox – December 19, 2015
– vs. Kalindra Faria – Win via decision (split) – KSW 30 – February 21, 2015
– vs. Mizuki Inoue – Win via decision (split) – Invicta FC 9 – November 1, 2014
Next scheduled appearance:
– vs. Joanna Jedrzejczyk – UFC 205: Alvarez vs. McGregor – November 12, 2016
13) Jessica Andrade (15-5)
Height: 5’2
Weight (lbs.): 115
Birthday: September 25, 1991
Currently Fighting With: UFC
Last 5 fights:
vs. Joanne Calderwood – Win via submission (guillotine choke) – UFC 203: Miocic vs. Overeem – September 10, 2016
– vs. Jessica Penne – Win via TKO (strikes) – UFC 199: Rockhold vs. Bisping 2 – June 4, 2016
– vs. Raquel Pennington – Loss via submission (rear naked choke) – UFC 191: Johnson vs. Dodson 2 – September 5, 2015
– vs. Sarah Moras – Win via decision (unanimous) – UFC Fight Night – July 15, 2015
– vs. Marion Reneau – Loss via submission (triangle choke) – UFC Fight Night – February 22, 2015
Next scheduled appearance:
– Unknown
14) “The Karate Hottie” Michelle Waterson (13-4)
Height: 5’4
Weight (lbs.): 115
Birthday: January 6, 1986
Currently Fighting With: UFC
Last 5 fights:
– vs. Angela Magana – Win via submission (rear naked choke) – UFC TUF Finale – July 12, 2015
– vs. Herica Tiburcio – Loss via submission (guillotine choke) – Invicta FC 10: Waterson vs. Tiburcio – December 5, 2014
– vs. Yasuko Tamada – Win via TKO (strikes) – Invicta FC 8: Waterson vs. Tamada – September 6, 2014
– vs. Jessica Penne – Win via submission (armbar) – Invicta FC 5: Penne vs. Waterson – April 5, 2013
– vs. Lacey Schuckman – Win via decision (split) – Invicta FC 3: Penne vs. Sugiyama – October 6, 2012
Next scheduled appearance:
– vs. Paige VanZant – UFC on Fox – December 17, 2016
Comment: Waterson is back from a broken hand and will move up to strawweight to fight 22-year-old Paige VanZant on Fox next month.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6d1SAH5Ny6Aa
15) Jessica Aguilar (19-5)
Height: 5’4
Weight (lbs.): 115
Birthday: May 8, 1982
Currently Fighting With: UFC
Last 5 fights:
– vs. Claudia Gadelha – Loss via decision (unanimous) – UFC 190: Rousey vs. Correia – August 1, 2015
– vs. Kalindra Faria – Win via decision (unanimous) – WSOF 15 – November 15, 2014
– vs. Emi Fujino – Win via decision (unanimous) – WSOF 10 – June 21, 2014
– vs. Alida Gray – Win via submission (arm-triangle choke) – WSOF 8 – January 18, 2014
– vs. Megumi Fujii – Win via decision (split) – Vale Tudo Japan 3rd – October 5, 2013
Next scheduled appearance:
– Unknown
Comment: Aguilar is still on the mend from a torn ACL earlier this year. Since the injury, she has signed to be the matchmaker for Titan FC’s two women’s divisions.
Closing: Additional votes went to Angela Hill and Julia Budd.
