The most wins by female fighters in UFC history

#1 Jessica Andrade – 10 wins

Jessica Andrade has 10 UFC wins - including this one-punch knockout of Karolina Kowalkiewicz

Given that she’s never held a UFC title like Nunes, Jedrzejczyk, Rousey or Namajunas, it comes as somewhat of a surprise to see that Jessica Andrade actually has the most wins by any female fighter in UFC history. But when you take into consideration the fact that she’s been in the promotion since 2013, initially debuted as a Bantamweight, and she’s managed 14 UFC fights in the 5 years that have followed, perhaps it’s less of a shock.

During her initial run as a Bantamweight – where she always looked somewhat undersized – the idea that ‘Bata Estaca’ could develop into an elite fighter seemed a little far-fetched. Dominant wins over the likes of Rosi Sexton and Larissa Pacheco were off-set by disappointing losses to Marion Reneau and Raquel Pennington, and it seemed like her berserker-esque style would simply make her a reliable undercard action fighter.

That changed in 2016, though, when Andrade decided to make the drop to Strawweight, cutting 20lbs in the process. Immediately she destroyed former title challenger Jessica Penne – TKOing her in quicker fashion than then-champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk could manage – and equally dominant wins over Joanne Calderwood and Angela Hill followed.

A title shot may have come slightly too quickly for her – she was picked apart by Jedrzejczyk at UFC 211 in May 2017 – but she bounced back with massively impressive wins over Claudia Gadelha and Tecia Torres, beating Gadelha in particular in worse fashion than anyone had done previously.

Most recently she stopped former title challenger Karolina Kowalkiewicz – a fighter known previously for her toughness – with a one-punch knockout in the first round at this weekend’s UFC 228, showing knockout power unheard of for a Strawweight fighter.

It now looks likely that Andrade will be granted another title shot in the near future – this time against current champ Rose Namajunas – and if she can land a bomb like the one she dropped on Kowalkiewicz at UFC 228 – she’ll have a UFC title to go with her record-setting 11 wins.