UFC women’s flyweight champion Alexa Grasso (16-3 MMA, 8-3 UFC) claimed her title in March, scoring a shocking submission win over former titleholder Valentina Shevchenko (23-4 MMA, 12-3 UFC) at UFC 285. Three months later, the Mexican champion can now call herself the top pound-for-pound woman in the sport.

Former pound-for-pound No. 1 and UFC double champion Amanda Nunes (23-5 MMA, 16-2 UFC) recently announced her retirement, and “The Lioness” was removed from the latest UFC rankings update, allowing Grasso to move from No. 2 to the top spot on the list.

Shevchenko currently sits at No. 2, meaning an expected rematch with Grasso will feature the top two pound-for-pound women in the promotion.

Nunes’ retirement also leaves the women’s bantamweight division without a champion. She also ruled the women’s featherweight division prior to walking away, though the organization does not have official rankings for women at 145 pounds.

Take a look at the latest UFC women’s pound-for-pound rankings below. Check out the full updated rankings at UFC.com.

  1. Alexa Grasso +1
  2. Valentina Shevchenko +1
  3. Zhang Weili +1
  4. Rose Namajunas +1
  5. Julianna Pena +1
  6. Carla Esparza +1
  7. Erin Blanchfield +1
  8. Jessica Andrade +1
  9. Yan Xiaonan +1
  10. Taila Santos +3
  11. Manon Fiorot
  12. Amanda Lemos
  13. Raquel Pennington +2
  14. Holly Holm
  15. Tatiana Suarez NR

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