Best Strikers in the UFC (Women's)

The striker base is the largest in the women's divisions and covers disciplines that barely share any mechanics: boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, karate and taekwondo produce completely different fighters under the same label.

Their challenge is the usual one, though it grows sharper in the women's divisions: with less absolute power available, a pure striker has a harder time deterring an opponent who is determined to take her down. Takedown defense, more than striking, is what decides how far this profile goes.

Those who solve that piece tend to dominate for long stretches, because a fighter who cannot be taken down forces her opponents to compete on the only terrain where she is already better.