Who's next for the women's bantamweight title?
Champion: Kayla Harrison. Next title fight (official): Kayla Harrison vs Amanda Nunes at UFC 334: Gane vs Hokit, Sat 14 Nov 2026.
Updated (UAE time) · Percentages are NextSmash model estimates, not facts or betting advice.
Women's Bantamweight rankings and next fights
Media Panel board on ufc.com, checked 1 Oct 2026, with the Meta rank alongside. Champion plus Media top 15; risers are flagged inside the top 15. Next re-check: after UFC 332 (3 Oct). Ranks 16–22 are unofficial: a NextSmash formula, not a UFC ranking (see About). Only 7 eligible active fighters, so the list stops at 22.
| UFC official rankings · champion + Media panel top 15, from UFC.com | |
| C | Kayla Harrison 19-1-0 · United States · next: Amanda Nunes 92% |
| 1 | Julianna Peña 12-6-0 · United States · next: Joselyne Edwards 12% |
| 2 | Joselyne Edwards 18-6-0 · Panama · next: Harrison–Nunes winner 15% |
| 3 | Ailin Perez 14-2-0 · Argentina · next: Harrison–Nunes winner 15% |
| 3 | Raquel Pennington 16-9-0 · United States · next: Retires or steps away first 15% |
| 5 | Norma Dumont 13-4-0 · Brazil · next: Jacqueline Cavalcanti 15% |
| 6 | Yana Santos 17-8-0 · Russia · next: Luana Santos 92% |
| 7 | Luana Santos Riser 11-2-0 · Brazil · next: Yana Santos 92% |
| 8 | Macy Chiasson 10-6-0 · United States · next: Bia Mesquita 92% |
| 9 | Jacqueline Cavalcanti 10-2-0 · Portugal · next: Karol Rosa 17% |
| 10 | Karol Rosa 19-8-0 · Brazil · next: Jacqueline Cavalcanti 17% |
| 11 | Bia Mesquita Riser 8-0-0 · Brazil · next: Macy Chiasson 92% |
| 12 | Michelle Montague Riser 8-0-0 · New Zealand · next: Nora Cornolle 12% |
| 13 | Nora Cornolle 10-4-0 · France · next: Michelle Montague 12% |
| 14 | Miesha Tate 20-10-0 · United States · next: Nora Cornolle 12% |
| 15 | Melissa Croden 8-3-0 · Canada · next: Chelsea Chandler 92% |
| NextSmash unofficial ranks 16–22 · our formula, not a UFC ranking · how it works | |
| 16 | Nina Milošević Riser Unofficial rank 9-1-0 · Serbia · next: Priscila Cachoeira 92% |
| 17 | Alice Pereira Unofficial rank 7-1-0 · Brazil · next: Daria Zhelezniakova 92% |
| 18 | Klaudia Syguła Unofficial rank 8-3-0 · Poland · next: Melissa Mullins 15% |
| 19 | Daria Zhelezniakova Unofficial rank 10-3-0 · Russia · next: Alice Pereira 92% |
| 20 | Melissa Mullins Unofficial rank 7-3-0 · England · next: Klaudia Syguła 15% |
| 21 | Chelsea Chandler Unofficial rank 7-4-0 · United States · next: Melissa Croden 92% |
| 22 | Priscila Cachoeira Unofficial rank 13-9-0 · Brazil · next: Nina Milošević 92% |
Ranked in the Meta top 15 only:
- Dariya Zheleznyakova Meta #14 · Unofficial #19 here
Booked women's bantamweight fights
- UFC Fight Night: Allen vs Duncan · Sat 10 Oct 2026 · Alice Pereira vs Daria Zhelezniakova
- UFC Fight Night Edmonton: Buckley vs Malott · Sat 17 Oct 2026 · Melissa Croden vs Chelsea Chandler
- UFC Vegas 123: Moicano vs Nolan · Sat 31 Oct 2026 · Yana Santos vs Luana Santos
- UFC Fight Night: Bonfim vs Brady · Sat 7 Nov 2026 · Priscila Cachoeira vs Nina Milošević
- UFC 334: Gane vs Hokit · Sat 14 Nov 2026 · Kayla Harrison vs Amanda Nunes, Macy Chiasson vs Bia Mesquita
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