From the first-ever UFC women’s champion, Ronda Rousey, to the current crop of titleholders, here’s a look at the females who have captured UFC gold since women first step foot in the octagon in 2013.
Ronda Rousey, bantamweight
Dec. 6, 2012, promoted to undisputed UFC champion after Strikeforce purchase. … 6 title defenses.
Carla Esparza, strawweight
Dec. 12, 2014, defeated Rose Namajunas to claim inaugural UFC title … 0 title defenses.
Joanna Jedrzejczyk, strawweight
March 14, 2015, defeated Carla Esparza … 5 title defenses.
Holly Holm, bantamweight
Nov. 15, 2015, defeated Ronda Rousey … 0 title defenses.
Miesha Tate, bantamweight
March 5, 2016, defeated Holly Holm … 0 title defenses.
Amanda Nunes, bantamweight
July 9, 2016, defeated Miesha Tate … 5 title defenses
Germaine de Randamie, featherweight
Feb. 11, 2017, defeated Holly Holm to claim inaugural UFC title … 0 title defenses (stripped)
Cris Cyborg, featherweight
July 29, 2017, defeated Tonya Evinger for vacant UFC title … 2 title defenses.
Rose Namajunas, strawweight
Nov. 4, 2017, defeated Joanna Jedrzejczyk … 1 title defense.
Nicco Montano, flyweight
Dec. 1, 2017, defeated Roxanne Modafferi to claim inaugural UFC title … 0 title defenses (stripped).
Valentina Shevchenko, flyweight
Dec. 8, 2018, defeated Joanna Jedrzejczyk for vacant UFC title … 7 title defenses.
Amanda Nunes, featherweight
Dec. 29, 2018, defeated Cris Cyborg … 2 title defenses (retired as champion)
Jessica Andrade, strawweight
May 11, 2019, defeated Rose Namajunas … 0 title defenses.
Zhang Weili, strawweight
Aug. 31, 2019, defeated Jessica Andrade … 1 title defense.
Rose Namajunas, strawweight
April 24, 2021, defeated Zhang Weili … 1 title defense
Julianna Peña, bantamweight
Dec. 11, 2021, defeated Amanda Nunes … 0 title defenses
Carla Esparza, strawweight
May 7, 2022, defeated Rose Namajunas … 0 title defenses
Amanda Nunes, bantamweight … 1 title
July 30, 2022, defeated Julianna Pena … 1 title defense (retired as champion)
Zhang Weili, strawweight
November 12, 2022, defeated Carla Esparza … 1 title defense (current champion)
Alexa Grasso, flyweight
March 4, 2023, defeated Valentina Shevchenko … 1 title defense (current champion).
Raquel Pennington, bantamweight
January 20, 2024, defeated Mayra Bueno Silva for vacant title … 0 title defenses (current champion).
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