UFC Women's Flyweight - 2025

Last Modified Apr 28, 2025 17:33 GMT

Flyweight is a weight class in combat sports. In MMA, the Flyweight division is within 116 - 125 pounds. A flyweight division for women in the UFC has been the need of the hour since time immemorial, with several female fighters competing at 115 and 135 pounds craving the opportunity to fight at their natural weight of 116 - 125 pounds.

The UFC finally relented, introducing the new division in December 2017, where the inaugural title was contested in Las Vegas at the Ultimate Fighter: A New World Champion Finale.

UFC Women's Flyweight Champion - 2025

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Valentina Shevchenko is the current UFC women's Flyweight champion.

Latest Results from UFC Women's Flyweight Division

DateFight MethodRound TimeResult
March 1, 2025Andrea Lee vs. JJ AldrichDecision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28)35:00
JJ Aldrich def. Andrea Lee

UFC Women's Flyweight Rankings

RankFighterRecordMWin StreakResultLast fightNext fight
CValentina Shevchenko24–4–1 1 (0 def)WinUFC 306 Alexa Grasso
UFC 315 Manon Fiorot
1Alexa Grasso16–4–1 0LossUFC 306 Valentina Shevchenko
UFC 315 Natália Silva
2Manon Fiorot12–1 12WinUFC on ESPN 54 Erin Blanchfield
UFC 315 Valentina Shevchenko
3Erin Blanchfield13–2 1WinUFC Fight Night 246 Rose Namajunas
UFC on ESPN 68 Maycee Barber
4Maycee Barber14–2 6WinUFC 299 Katlyn Cerminara
UFC on ESPN 68 Erin Blanchfield
5Natália Silva18–5–1 12WinUFC Fight Night 242 Jéssica Andrade
UFC 315 Alexa Grasso
6Rose Namajunas13–7 0LossUFC Fight Night 246 Erin Blanchfield
UFC Fight Night 257 Miranda Maverick
7Jéssica Andrade26–13 0LossUFC Fight Night 242 Natália Silva
UFC 315 Jasmine Jasudavicius
8Viviane Araújo13–6 1WinUFC 309 Karine SilvaTBD
9Jasmine Jasudavicius13–3 4WinUFC Fight Night 250 Mayra Bueno Silva
UFC 315 Jéssica Andrade
10Tracy Cortez11–2 0LossUFC on ESPN 59 Rose NamajunasTBD
11Karine Silva18–5 0LossUFC 309 Viviane AraújoTBD
12Miranda Maverick15–5 4WinUFC on ESPN 63 Jamey-Lyn Horth
UFC Fight Night 257 Rose Namajunas
13Casey O'Neill10–2 1WinUFC 305 Luana SantosTBD
14Ariane da Silva17–10 0LossUFC Fight Night 246 Jasmine JasudaviciusTBD
15JJ Aldrich14–7 1WinUFC Fight Night 253 Andrea LeeTBD

History OF UFC Women's Flyweight Division

The first-ever UFC Women’s Flyweight Title fight took place in December at The Ultimate Fighter: A New World Champion finale in Las Vegas, Nevada. The bout featured two competitors from The Ultimate Fighter Season 26, where Nicco Montano emerged victorious over Roxanne Modafferi to claim the inaugural championship.

Montano's withdrawal from UFC 228 due to weight-cut issues led to her being stripped of the title in 2018. Thus Valentina Shevchenko won the vacant title after defeating Joanna Jedrzejczyk at UFC 231. Shevchenko has since defended her title seven times.

Alexa Grasso became the UFC women's flyweight champion by defeating the former champion Valentina Shevchenko at UFC 285: Jones vs. Gane. The event took place at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States, on March 4, 2023.

UFC Weight Divisions

Men

  1. Heavyweight
  2. Light Heavyweight
  3. Middleweight
  4. Welterweight
  5. Lightweight
  6. Featherweight
  7. Bantamweight
  8. Flyweight

Women

  1. Featherweight
  2. Bantamweight
  3. Flyweight
  4. Strawweight

Click to learn about UFC Rankings.

FAQs On UFC Women's Flyweight Division

A. Valentina Shevchenko is the current UFC women's flyweight champion.

A. Alexa Grasso is the No.1 ranked fighter in the UFC women's flyweight division.

A. The UFC women's flyweight weighs between 116 - 125 pounds.

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