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   Manon Fiorot

   "The Beast"

   12-1-0

   1990 - France - UFC
   
   The best fighter in the division for my money but I guess she's got to prove it. She's ******* huge for the weight and her length makes it easy for her to just pick girls apart from range. She's very strong so if someone does manage to get inside and close the distance then they've got a job on to get her down. She's got pretty great throws if she wants them too. Will surely fight for the title next after her dominant win over Blanchfield.
   

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   Erin Blanchfield

   "Cold Blooded"

   12-2-0

   1999 - USA - UFC
   
   Looks like she may have some issues with good strong strikers that she can't get to the ground in the Fiorot fight but that only really applies to Manon and Valentina around her at the moment. Decent enough on the feet to stand with most people and her takedowns are good enough to get down most people where there's a significant gap on the feet to allow her to get to her excellent BJJ.
   

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   Karine Silva

   "Killer"

   18-4-0

   1993 - Brazil - UFC
   
   Aggressive sub fighter, very strong and comes at girls fast and early. Seems to have really turned things around since early career losses. Good from back body lock, strong at trip throw from there. Good at taking and holding the back. Threatens subs on top to keep things moving. Did slow down quite a bit in the third against Lipski so cardio might be somewhat of an issue.
   

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   Cong Wang

   "The Joker"

   5-0-0

   1992 - China - UFC
   
   Recent UFC signee is an absolute beast physically, ridiculously strong, just throws girls around in the clinch. Beat Valentina in kickboxing back in the day but goes to the ground of her own volition to work her improving sub game which she looks good at too. I'm maybe slightly over reliant on the eye test with my ranking of her but she just seems to have everything to be a contender.
   

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   Ariane Lipski

   "Queen of Violence"

   17-9-0

   1994 - Brazil - UFC
   
   Starting to finally fulfil her potential after a spotty start to her UFC career. Solid enough kickboxing with some aggressive subs mixed in even if she isn't really a BJJ player, but she is pretty good at staying safe on the bottom. Loses her back a lot standing and on the mat if she's against a good back taker like Silva. Cardio pretty good, maintains same pace throughout the fight.
   

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   Veronica Hardy

   9-4-1

   1995 - Venezuela - UFC
   
   Enjoying the best form of her career and still relatively young despite having being in the UFC for so long. Seems to be timing her striking much better and sitting down on things much more. Finally fighting at the right weight class which helps. Good kicks from TKD background. Pretty nimble movement wise and her upper body takedown defence is pretty decent. Has an active guard, slightly loose in terms of the stuff she throws up but she's flexible and gets her legs in play well.
   

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   JJ Aldrich

   13-7-0

   1992 - USA - UFC
   
   Looks like a quiet lass who'd work in a library but is actually one of the better flyweights on the planet. Tough girl who always seems to outperform her athleticism level. Most of her losses are to good girls and she comes forward a lot, mixes things up well and gets good volume in to win decisions. Clinches a lot if she's against a faster girl, problem is her upper body takedowns kind of suck so she struggles to get them to the mat.
   

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   Ivana Petrović

   7-1-0

   1994 - Norway - UFC
   
   Bit of a low rent Mackenzie Dern. Good grappler but really struggles with takedowns to get there against stronger girls. Once she's on top she's got good pressure and good finishes. Also got decent sweeps from guard, but probably only works up to a certain level.
   

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   Alexandra Tekenah

   "L'Animal"

   5-1-0

   1994ish - France - Ares
   
   Good striker, nice and athletic, cracks pretty well for 125 . Kickboxing background and fights at a decent pace. Seems to be improving her takedown defence a little bit although she's got in a bit of trouble with BJJ players before in her most recent fight she showed urgency to disengage when her opponent tried to pull guard on her rather than playing BJJ and getting into trouble as she had in the past with Morris and Petrovic
   

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    Alejandra Lara

    "Azul"

    10-7-0

    1994 - Colombia - Combate Global
    
    Handled step back down in competition with ease after going on a skid in Bellator which lead to her release. Looks good when on the feet, moves nicely on the back foot and has pretty decent long strikes with good combos and mixes in a nice high kick at times. When she gets on top of girls she's got good top BJJ and passes well and does damage with ground and pound. Achilles heel in Bellator was always getting taken down herself so we need to see evidence she's improved this. If she can then with her looks and Alexa Grasso connections there might be a chance she gets into the UFC if she strings a few wins together.
    

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    Dione Barbosa

    "The Witch"  |  7-2-0

    1992 - Brazil - UFC
    
    Judo black belt, good BJJ, doesn't really use her throws so much and goes for double legs. Striking okay early, seems to tire a bit if she can't get her opponent out of there and her shots become more obvious. Improving at Kings MMA.
    

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    Ernesta Kareckaite

    "Heavy-Handed"  |  5-1-1

    1998 - Lithuania - UFC
    
    Probably in the UFC a bit too early but seems to be improving. Definitely tough and hard working, good gas tank and will throw down all fight. Does better as opponent fades and gas tank difference makes up for skill gap somewhat.
    

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    Mafalda Carmona

    "Monstrinho"  |  6-2-0

    2001ish - Portugal - KSW
    
    Thinks of herself as kind of a Dagestani girl I think. Takes a while to get people down against the cage but she's persistent with it and she's always looking to drop for legs once she's got girls flat against the cage and ideally get locked behind the butt to take them down. Striking isn't technically good and does eat shots coming in but she does seem to have a bit of pop behind her hooks when she lands. Losses are all to more experienced girls early in her career.
    

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    Adrianna Kreft

    5-2-0

    1992 - Poland - KSW
    
    Not a bad kickboxer, fairly rangy and technically fine. Can't seem to avoid strong girls pushing her back into the cage. She does do a good job of working back up though, so usually takes a decent wrestler to keep her there. Tended to do okay when she doesn't have a strength disadvantage.
    

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    Qihui Yan

    "Queen Kong"  |  25-4-0

    1996 - China - Fight King
    
    Not sure how good she is really, she's short and strong and has a solid double but doesn't always hold good fighters down that well. Tries to lunge past range with her hooks but doesn't have that much accuracy with it. Deep record but a lot of her wins were against debuting girls or girls with poor records.
    

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    Brena Cardozo

    9-4-0

    1994 - Brazil - Jungle Fight
    
    Seemed to be finally putting it all together against Dana before she dropped her guard for a second and got caught. Boxing looked like it had really improved. Throwing combos that made sense, keeping her guard up nice and tight (until she didn't) and wobbling Dana when she landed clean. Looked strong enough in the clinch and had a decent attempt at a standing arm triangle. Looked the better fighter despite the loss.
    

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    Lisa Kyriacou

    "The Savage"  |  7-2-0

    Australia - Hex Fight Series
    
    Stood her ground pretty well against Quihui. Decent jab and leg kicks, not really able to stop takedowns but did commit to working back up and looked pretty scrappy. Record suggests she gets involved in a lot of close fights.
    

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    Elora Dana

    7-0-0

    1999ish - Brazil - Jungle Fight Champion
    
    Won the JF belt against Cardozo but I thought she looked the worse of the two and I doubt she'd win a rematch. Likes to wing heavy hooks, wide open defensively when she throws them and was getting clocked and wobbled a lot. Strong cage pushing but not so good at converting them into takedowns. Does have power if she can land clean which enabled her to get the belt in a fight she was getting dominated in up to that point.
    

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    Beatriz Consuli

    "Bia"  |  4-0-0

    2000 - Brazil - LFA
    
    IMMAF world champ working her way into the pros. Improved in fight against Batista. Impressed with range management, uses jab and leg kicks pretty well, good top BJJ positionally. Doesn't look like a finisher though. Ready for a step up in competition.
    

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    Na Liang

    "Dragon Girl"  |  19-8-0

    1996 - China - Free Agent
    
    Terrible fighter when she's not crushing cans. Somehow has an okay first round but very quickly gasses if her opponent gets out of it and then inevitably gets herself finished. Seems to always choose the optimum route to gas herself out.
    

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    Anelya Toktogonova

    6-1-1

    Kyrgyzstan - UAE Warriors
    
    Doesn't look comfortable on the feet at all but looks like a decent grappler, held positions against Oberg pretty well and controlled the back. Looked very small and has fought at strawweight before, I'd suggest she needs to make that cut regularly if she wants to get anywhere in the sport.
    

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    Veronica Vargas

    4-0-0

    1990 - Costa Rica - Combate Global
    
    Pretty crappy for an undefeated girl, both her fights in Combate have been very close split decisions. Likes pushing into the clinch where she gets in really spazzy battles where both girls usually rag each other about for ages until one of them falls over, someone a bit more technical in that position is going to have a field day with her. Doesn't have anything on her back if it's her that falls over first. Striking is very stiff and robotic but she does push forward behind her punches.
    

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    Nadia Vera

    5-3-1

    1989 - Mexico - Combate Global
    
    Low level regionals girl who gets in a lot of close fights and tends to fail against girls who are going onto something better. Did get a draw against DWCS alumni Nayara Maia a few years ago. Gets in messy clinch battles a lot, gets a bit obsessed with trying the old WMMA head and arm throw but doesn't seem to pull it off that often. Reasonably decent top game if she can actually get on top of girls. Striking very poor so grappling is really her only option.
    

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    Gisela Luna

    "La Emperatriz"  |  5-2-0

    1991 - Argentina - Combate Global
    
    Was doing pretty well back in Argentina and was Samurai Fight House champion but is not finding the step up to broader competition very east at all. Recklessly aggressive in the Lara fight and ended up on her back by off balancing herself coming forward. Had nothing at all off her back and got mounted very easily and just ate punches until got stopped.
    

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    Paula Luna

    5-3-0

    1999 - Peru - FFC
    
    Fed to Wang Cong on Road to UFC, just tried to pursue leglocks and got beaten up by a much better and more athletic fighter. Nothing about her record before that suggests she should have been there.