UFC Women's Flyweight - 2024

Last Modified Nov 3, 2024 06:56 GMT

Let's look at all you need about UFC Women's Flyweight Division.

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 - 2024

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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
November 2, 2024Rose Namajunas vs. Erin BlachfieldDecision (unanimous) (48–47, 48–47, 48–47)55:00
Erin Blanchfield def. Rose Namajunas
November 2, 2024Jasmine Jasudavicius vs. Ariane da SilvaSubmission (brabo choke)32:28
Jasmine Jasudavicius def. Ariane da Silva
November 2, 2024Jamey-Lyn Horth def. Ivana PetrovićDecision (split) (30–27, 28–29, 29–28)35:00
Jamey-Lyn Horth def. Ivana Petrović

UFC Women's Flyweight Rankings

RankFighterRecordMWin StreakResultLast fightNext fight
CValentina Shevchenko24–4–1 1 (0 def)WinUFC 306 Alexa GrassoTBD
1Alexa Grasso16–4–1 0LossUFC 306 Valentina ShevchenkoTBD
2Manon Fiorot12–1 12WinUFC on ESPN 54 Erin BlanchfieldTBD
3Erin Blanchfield13–2 1WinUFC Fight Night 246 Rose NamajunasTBD
4Maycee Barber14–2 6WinUFC 299 Katlyn CerminaraTBD
5Rose Namajunas13–7 0LossUFC Fight Night 246 Erin BlanchfieldTBD
6Natália Silva18–5–1 12WinUFC Fight Night 242 Jéssica AndradeTBD
7Katlyn Cerminara18–6 0LossUFC 299 Maycee BarberTBD
8Jéssica Andrade26–13 0LossUFC Fight Night 242 Natália SilvaTBD
9Viviane Araújo12–6 0LossUFC Fight Night 235 Natália Silva
UFC 309 Karine Silva
10Amanda Ribas13–5 0LossUFC on ESPN 53 Rose Namajunas
UFC on ESPN 63 Mackenzie Dern
11Karine Silva18–4 9WinUFC on ESPN 55 Ariane da Silva
UFC 309 Viviane Araújo
12Tracy Cortez11–2 0LossUFC on ESPN 59 Rose Namajunas
UFC on ESPN 63 Miranda Maverick
13Ariane da Silva17–10 0LossUFC Fight Night 246 Jasmine JasudaviciusTBD
14Jasmine Jasudavicius12–3 3WinUFC Fight Night 246 Ariane da SilvaTBD
15Casey O'Neill10–2 1WinUFC 305 Luana SantosTBD

History OF UFC Women's Flyweight Division

The inaugural UFC Women's Flyweight Title fight was contested in December in Las Vegas, Nevada, at The Ultimate Fighter: A New World Champion finale. The inaugural title fight was between two fighters who appeared on the 26th season of The Ultimate Fighter, as Nicco Montano defeated Roxanne Modafferi to win and become the inaugural champion.

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.

*Last Updated on November 3, 2024.

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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