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   Manon Fiorot

   "The Beast"

   12-1-0

   1990 - France - UFC
   
   The best fighter in the division for my money. She's ******* huge for the weight and her length makes it easy for her to just pick girls apart from range. She's very strong so if someone does manage to get inside and close the distance then they've got a job on to get her down. She's got pretty great throws if she wants them too. Will surely fight for the title next after her dominant win over Blanchfield.
   

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   Alexa Grasso

   16-3-1

   1993 - Mexico - UFC Champion
   
   I kind of thought she might have caught Valentina with a bit of a meme finish the first time they fought, but even though the rematch was a draw it cemented that she's on the same level as the long time divisional Queen. Still undefeated since she moved up from 115 and now gets her very own season of TUF to boot.
   

3. 3

   

   Valentina Shevchenko

   "Bullet"

   23-4-1

   1988 - Kyrgyzstan - UFC
   
   Divisional GOAT is clearly on the downslide of her career but is still a force to be reckoned with. Very good case for winning the Grasso rematch and is still the best all round fighter in the division from a technical level. Physical advantages she used to enjoy might be declining a bit as for the first time she's not looking miles stronger than the girls she's fighting. Still absolutely wouldn't rule her taking the title back out.
   

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   Erin Blanchfield

   "Cold Blooded"

   12-2-0

   1999 - USA - UFC
   
   Looks like she may have some issues with good strong strikers that she can't get to the ground in the Fiorot fight but that only really applies to Manon and Valentina around her at the moment. Decent enough on the feet to stand with most people and her takedowns are good enough to get down most people where there's a significant gap on the feet to allow her to get to her excellent BJJ.
   

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   Taila Santos

   20-3-0

   1993 - Brazil - PFL
   
   One of the weirdest UFC releases in recent memory but will now be gunning for a million in the PFL. Highly competitive in losses to Val and Erin and has beaten other girls easy enough. One of the strongest fighters in the division if not the strongest, with solid boxing and a very good top game.
   

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   Natália Silva

   17-5-1

   1997 - Brazil - UFC
   
   Great striker who's constantly developing and seems to be moving into real contention. One of the widest offensive ranges in the division with solid boxing, a great variety of kicks and spins and speed, movement and cardio to boot. Takedown defence seems solid and has already seen off a couple of strong physical girls in Vivi and Bleda.
   

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   Liz Carmouche

   "Girl-Rilla"

   21-7-0

   1984 - USA - PFL
   
   Dunno whether Liz is still classed as the Bellator champ or not now she's entered the PFL season but she's still been on a great streak since leaving the UFC, thrice beating former champ Velasquez among others. I think if she gets to fight Taila it'll give us an indication of how she would have done against the top UFC girls in the same period.
   

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   Maycee Barber

   "The Future"

   14-2-0

   1998 - USA - UFC
   
   Has come out of the other side of early career issues and is now starting to routinely beat decent quality fighters. Finally seems to understand that what makes her good is her physicality and is committing to pushing forward to throw hard or get on top and is spending less time trying to be a cardio kickboxer and throwing at air.
   

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   Rose Namajunas

   "Thug"

   12-6-0

   1992 - USA - UFC
   
   Doesn't seem to have the fire in her belly that made her the champion down at strawweight. Still has the skill to win a lot of matches on a technical level which should be enough against the majority of the division, but I just don't see her having that drive to beat the really top girls. Feels like she's on a good contract and is showing up to fulfil it.
   

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    Juliana Velasquez

    12-3-0

    1986 - Brazil - PFL
    
    Good fighter who's been unfortunate to have to fight Liz Carmouche a bunch of time. While Carmouche seems to be her bogeywoman she's generally been fine against everyone else. Strong in clinches, good at cage pushing and using judo trips to get on top of girls, striking nothing special but serviceable.
    

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    Katlyn Cerminara

    "Blonde Fighter"  |  18-6-0

    1988 - USA - UFC
    
    Seems to be dropping off a little bit, getting out pointed by girls she would probably have worked to a decision over to a few years ago. Probably thinking more about what's next after her career. Good all round fighter, just never had any power.
    

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    Amanda Ribas

    12-5-0

    1993 - Brazil - UFC
    
    Much prefer her at 115 than at flyweight. A bit on the small side and it makes her difficult to level change if she wants to. Kind of ends up stuck on the feet brawling away. Not bad at that as she's tough and throws a lot even if she's not very technical but stronger girls an issue.
    

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    Viviane Araujo

    "Vivi"  |  12-6-0

    1986 - Brazil - UFC
    
    Very strong and capable of overwhelming people physically. Suspect gas tank when the fight goes long and getting on the old side so that's not likely to improve. Decent wrestling and good top control when she can get there.
    

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    Tracy Cortez

    11-1-0

    1993 - USA - UFC
    
    Still undefeated in the UFC, struggles to get in there regularly which impacts momentum somewhat. Very good in the cage clinch and keeps a good workrate there, can strike from there or level change and will keep getting mat returns.
    

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    Jennifer Maia

    21-10-1

    1988 - Brazil - Free Agent
    
    Bit of a harsh cut from the UFC, interesting to see what she does next. Fairly solid all round, doesn't really excel at anything but competent enough and was a good gatekeeper to see if someone had it at the top level or not. Perhaps too good at it for her own good.
    

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    Karine Silva

    "Killer"  |  18-4-0

    1993 - Brazil - UFC
    
    Aggressive sub fighter, very strong and comes at girls fast and early. Seems to have really turned things around since early career losses. Good from back body lock, strong at trip throw from there. Good at taking and holding the back. Threatens subs on top to keep things moving. Did slow down quite a bit in the third against Lipski so cardio might be somewhat of an issue.
    

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    Dakota Ditcheva

    "Dangerous"  |  11-0-0

    1998 - England - PFL
    
    Passes the eye test with flying colours but PFL insist on giving her layups for some reason. Super fast pace, varied offence, very aggressive, great front kicks straight to the face, good offensive wrestling also. I do think she could well be one of the best flys in the world but they need to give her the chance to prove it, which I guess they will have to if she's going to win the season.
    

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    Lauren Murphy

    "Lucky"  |  16-6-0

    1983 - USA - UFC
    
    Tough as old boots, will take a licking and keep on ticking. Pretty strong in the clinch, pushes her strikes a bit but she does throw a reasonable amount. No idea how she ever got a title shot but she's a hard worker and always tries her best.
    

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    Ariane Lipski

    "Queen of Violence"  |  17-9-0

    1994 - Brazil - UFC
    
    Starting to finally fulfil her potential after a spotty start to her UFC career. Solid enough kickboxing with some aggressive subs mixed in even if she isn't really a BJJ player, but she is pretty good at staying safe on the bottom. Loses her back a lot standing and on the mat if she's against a good back taker like Silva. Cardio pretty good, maintains same pace throughout the fight.
    

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    Jasmine Jasudavicius

    10-3-0

    1989 - Canada - UFC
    
    Big strong girl for the weight. Comes forward with purpose trying to hurt people and fight hard in the clinch. Can be hit but tough and doesn't seem to give a ****. Struggles a little bit with girls who are a lot faster than her on the feet if she can't take them down.
    

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    Miranda Maverick

    "Fear The"  |  13-5-0

    1997 - USA - UFC
    
    Fights at a good pace and a solid wrestler with good top control and back takes. Seemed to have improved on the timing of her striking in the Lee fight as I thought she'd lose the striking in that one. Struggles a bit when she doesn't enjoy a physical advantage.
    

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    Kana Watanabe

    13-2-1

    1988 - Japan - PFL
    
    Strong and with good judo trips and top grappling, takes and holds the back well. Striking not so hot, defensively suspect, not sure about her chin after getting flatlined by Carmouche. Cardio pretty good considering how muscular she is.
    

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    Denise Kielholtz

    "Miss Dynamite"  |  8-5-0

    1989 - Netherlands - PFL
    
    Very good striker and former high level kickboxer who's adapted to MMA pretty well. A little bit small for 125 and I think she'd probably be a strawweight in any division that had that weight class. A little bit of a deficiency in grappling against girls who are good at that, but good enough at it to survive against most. Should have really had a run with the title as I thought she beat Velasquez when they fought.
    

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    Casey O'Neill

    "King"  |  9-2-0

    1997 - Scotland - UFC
    
    Good top grappler, had a bad knee injury while on her good run and has lost a couple since. Not sure if that's because she's not the same or just because she's fighting higher level competition now. Had a nice run where she was getting loads of ground and pound off, either getting finishes with that or using it to open up subs. Still young and seems invested in the game so not giving up on her just yet.
    

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    JJ Aldrich

    13-6-0

    1992 - USA - UFC
    
    Tough girl who always seems to outperform her athleticism level. Most of her losses are to good girls and she comes forward a lot, mixes things up well and gets good volume in to win decisions.
    

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    Maryna Moroz

    "Iron Lady"  |  11-6-0

    1991 - Ukraine - UFC
    
    Seems to have reached her ceiling. Decent offensive grappler against girls who don't have good takedown defence. Holds top pretty well if she can get there. Tough and willing to get in slugfests on the feet but better offensively than defensively and gets cracked a lot.
    

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    Montana De La Rosa

    12-9-1

    1995 - USA - UFC
    
    Been a while since she's picked up a win but she's been in with some tough competition. Not a great striker but she's tough and she'll push forward with it. Good wrestler and gets decent damage off on top. Has been fairly competitive in her losses.
    

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    Luana Carolina

    "Dread"  |  10-4-0

    1993 - Brazil - UFC
    
    Not good at making fights clear cut but pretty awkward to fight. Long, striking a bit spazzy but tends to land it. Quite decent TDD and framing against the cage. Not very good when it hits the mat but fights pretty well to avoid it going there.
    

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    Victoria Dudakova

    8-0-0

    1999 - Russia - UFC
    
    Moved up in weight after a couple of dicey cuts to 115 and pulled out through illness, seems to be a permanent move though so I'll rank her here. She's a good grappler, very good control on top and has some pretty cool open guard **** from bottom if she chooses to use it. Striking is a work in progress but young and does seem to be improving.
    

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    Andrea Lee

    "KGB"  |  13-9-0

    1989 - USA - UFC
    
    Seems mentally out of it to me. Decent enough kickboxer who's pretty strong, has some decent offensive throws and fairly solid top control (although not much damage from there) but seems to be getting hit more and more and is starting to look a bit gun shy because of it.
    

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    Veronica Hardy

    8-4-1

    1995 - Venezuela - UFC
    
    Enjoying the best form of her career and still relatively young despite having being in the UFC for so long. Seems to be timing her striking much better and sitting down on things much more. Finally fighting at the right weight class which helps.
    

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    Antonina Shevchenko

    "La Pantera"  |  10-4-0

    1984 - Kyrgyzstan - UFC
    
    Bit inactive lately and getting near 40 so could drop off significantly when she fights again. Grappling not bad offensively, not so good defensively so tends to win or lose appropriate to her skill level there. Striking fine, not really any power on it but long enough punches and kicks.
    

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    Ilima-Lei Macfarlane

    "The Ilimanator"  |  13-3-0

    1990 - USA - Bellator
    
    Hasn't officially retired but has seemed to have one foot out of the game for ages. Nowhere near the fighter she was in her prime, barely makes weight. Never really had good striking but doesn't seem to be training it at all now. Still got decent BJJ when she gets chance to use it.
    

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    Ivana Petrović

    7-1-0

    1994 - Norway - UFC
    
    Bit of a low rent Mackenzie Dern. Good grappler but really struggles with takedowns to get there against stronger girls. Once she's on top she's got good pressure and good finishes. Also got decent sweeps from guard, but probably only works up to a certain level.
    

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    Alexandra Tekenah

    "L'Animal"  |  5-1-0

    1994ish - France - Ares
    
    Good striker, nice and athletic, cracks pretty well for 125 . Kickboxing background and fights at a decent pace. Seems to be improving her takedown defence a little bit although she's got in a bit of trouble with BJJ players before in her most recent fight she showed urgency to disengage when her opponent tried to pull guard on her rather than playing BJJ and getting into trouble as she had in the past with Morris and Petrovic
    

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    Ilara Joanne

    "Arya Stark"  |  11-9-0

    1994 - Brazil - PFL
    
    Former Pitbull brothers receptionist has turned into a scrappy little fighter. Tough and with decent enough top wrestling and BJJ to take advantage of people with **** TDD allowing her to get wins against girls like Kielhotz or Lara but just tough on the feet really so if she can't get that going she's in trouble. She's also pretty small so bigger grapplers like Taila or Bishop just maul her a bit.
    

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    Dione Barbosa

    "The Witch"  |  7-2-0

    1992 - Brazil - UFC
    
    Judo black belt, good BJJ, doesn't really use her throws so much and goes for double legs. Striking okay early, seems to tire a bit if she can't get her opponent out of there and her shots become more obvious. Improving at Kings MMA.
    

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    Veta Arteaga

    7-6-0

    1987 - USA - Bellator
    
    Tough brawler who'll make any fight into a scrap for as long as she can. Not particularly technically proficient but she comes to fight and she'll be in your face until you stop her.
    

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    Mariya Agapova

    "Demonslayer"  |  10-4-0

    1997 - Kazakhstan - UFC
    
    Very violent, pretty dangerous early. Can't really defend takedowns, can't really grapple and has terrible cardio, but she's exciting for a couple of minutes against mid level girls. Fight against Mazo seems an anomaly at this stage.
    

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    Julija Stoliarenko

    11-8-1

    1993 - Lithuania - UFC
    
    I never thought she'd be able to consistently make this weight but she's doing it so far. She's still the same tough armbar spammer she was at the weight above though, but I guess she's slightly stronger in comparison to her opposition than she was.
    

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    Beatriz Consuli

    "Bia"  |  4-0-0

    2000 - Brazil - LFA
    
    IMMAF world champ working her way into the pros. Improved in fight against Batista. Impressed with range management, uses jab and leg kicks pretty well, good top BJJ positionally. Doesn't look like a finisher though.
    

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    Ernesta Kareckaite

    "Heavy-Handed"  |  5-1-1

    1998 - Lithuania - UFC
    
    Probably in the UFC a bit too early but seems to be improving. Definitely tough and hard working, good gas tank and will throw down all fight. Does better as opponent fades and gas tank difference makes up for skill gap somewhat.
    

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    Na Liang

    "Dragon Girl"  |  19-8-0

    1996 - China - UFC
    
    Terrible fighter when she's not crushing cans. Somehow has an okay first round but very quickly gasses if her opponent gets out of it and then inevitably gets herself finished.