Top 10 Female MMA Fighters

Below is the list of top 10 female MMA fighters, they are the best athletes in the sport, who make their living attempting to crush their opponents into submission.

10. Sarah Kaufman
Sarah Kaufman is a Canadian mixed martial artist. She competes in the 135-pound women's bantamweight category.

9. Kaitlin Young
Kaitlin Young is an American mixed martial artist. She competed in the bantamweight division for EliteXC and currently competes for Invicta Fighting Championships.

8. Erin Toughill
Erin Young Toughill is a mixed martial artist and former boxer and American Gladiator. She began kickboxing at the age of 18 and started training in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu soon after.

7. Joanne Calderwood
Joanne Calderwood is a Scottish Muay Thai champion and mixed martial artist. She is currently the #7-ranked female strawweight fighter in the world according to the Unified Women's MMA Rankings.

6. Marloes Coenen
Marloes Coenen is a Dutch mixed martial artist. She has competed professionally since 2000 and is a former Strikeforce Women's Bantamweight Champion.

5. Ronda Rousey
Ronda Jean Rousey is an American mixed martial artist and judoka. She is the first and current UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion, as well as the last Strikeforce Women's Bantamweight Champion. She has defeated all of her opponents by armbar.

4. Jessica Eye
Jessica Eye is an American professional mixed martial artist. She currently competes in the Ultimate Fighting Championship in the bantamweight division.

3. Miesha Tate
Miesha Theresa Tate is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. She is a former Strikeforce Women's Bantamweight Champion. She has also won a silver medal in the FILA Grappling Championships.

2. Cat Zingano
Cathilee Deborah Zingano is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. On April 13, 2013, she became the first woman to win a UFC fight by technical knockout.