Women's Bantamweight rankings.
The top 31 women's bantamweights by the First Light Rating, a skill score built from in-cage performance and results, with each one’s First Light Index: fame against what that skill predicts. Kayla Harrison leads at 2,019.
Movement since 25 Aug 2026 · Updated · All divisions
Women's Bantamweight
| Rank | Fighter | FLRFirst Light Ratingmeasure of true skill | FLIFirst Light Indexfame compared to skill |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kayla Harrison | 2,019 | +0.17▲ +0.05 |
| 2 | Norma Dumont 3 | 1,815 | +0.47▲ +0.03 |
| 3 | Lucia Szabova | 1,797 | −0.11▲ +0.18 |
| 4 | Jennifer Maia 3 | 1,786 | — |
| 5 | Michelle Montague 1 | 1,785 | −0.27 |
| 6 | Ailin Perez 3 | 1,774 | +0.59Last 18 days: +0.54 → +0.59 |
| 7 | Luana Santos 1 | 1,772 | +0.46▲ +0.05 |
| 8 | Joselyne Edwards 5 | 1,737 | +0.59 |
| 9 | Jacqueline Cavalcanti 3 | 1,735 | 0.00▲ +0.03 |
| 10 | Miesha Tate 6 | 1,732 | +0.86— |
| 11 | Beatriz Mesquita 7 | 1,731 | +0.26— |
| 12 | Julianna Pena 2 | 1,725 | +0.73— |
| 13 | Macy Chiasson 4 | 1,725 | +0.26 |
| 14 | Karol Rosa 5 | 1,723 | +0.12 |
| 15 | Melissa Mullins 20 | 1,697 | −0.24 |
| 16 | Nina Nikolija Milosevic 14 | 1,682 | — |
| 17 | Nora Cornolle 16 | 1,679 | +0.17▼ −0.07 |
| 18 | Luana Carolina 5 | 1,677 | +0.15 |
| 19 | Alina Dalaslan 4 | 1,670 | — |
| 20 | Melissa Croden 10 | 1,669 | −0.28 |
| 21 | Chelsea Chandler 3 | 1,660 | +0.14— |
| 22 | Alice Pereira 22 | 1,647 | +0.31 |
| 23 | Darya Zheleznyakova 2 | 1,647 | −0.04 |
| 24 | Lucie Pudilova 2 | 1,641 | +0.42▲ +0.06 |
| 25 | Kate Bacik New | 1,639 | — |
| 26 | Pannie Kianzad 4 | 1,634 | +0.27 |
| 27 | Mayra Bueno Silva 5 | 1,631 | +0.50— |
| 28 | Julia Avila | 1,631 | +0.17▲ +0.04 |
| 29 | Josiane Nunes 2 | 1,623 | −0.07 |
| 30 | Justine Kish 4 | 1,609 | +0.12▲ +0.04 |
| 30 | Thalyta Silva New | 1,614 | +0.05Last 18 days: +0.04 → +0.05 |
Where the UFC panel disagrees.
- Julianna PenaFLR 12th · panel 1st11 lower here
- Michelle MontagueFLR 5th · panel 12th7 higher here
- Joselyne EdwardsFLR 8th · panel 2nd6 lower here
- Melissa CrodenFLR 20th · panel 14th6 lower here
- Macy ChiassonFLR 13th · panel 9th4 lower here
Better than their audience knows.
- Melissa CrodenFLR 20th−0.28
- Michelle MontagueFLR 5th−0.27
- Melissa MullinsFLR 15th−0.24
Bigger names than their skill predicts.
- Miesha TateFLR 10th+0.86
- Julianna PenaFLR 12th+0.73
- Joselyne EdwardsFLR 8th+0.59
Data Credit: First Light Observatory.
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