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Women's Strawweight · 2026

Best Women's Strawweight Striking Defense

Best at avoiding shots — highest percentage of opponent strikes that miss or get blocked.

Stephanie Luciano leads the women's strawweight Str Def board at 64% opp. strikes blocked , followed by Molly McCann (63%) and Loopy Godinez (62%) .

Top 25 active women's strawweight fighters by career-window Str Def. · See full women's strawweight Elo rankings →

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  1. 1
    Stephanie Luciano
    3-1-0 4 fights #19
    64%
  2. 2
    Molly McCann
    7-7-0 14 fights #33
    63%
  3. 3
    Loopy Godinez
    9-6-0 15 fights #14
    62%
  4. 4
    Iasmin Lucindo
    5-2-0 7 fights #9
    62%
  5. 5
    Fatima Kline
    4-1-0 5 fights #6
    62%
  6. 6
    Tecia Pennington
    11-8-0 19 fights #17
    62%
  7. 7
    Alice Ardelean
    3-2-0 5 fights #24
    61%
  8. 8
    Angela Hill
    14-16-0 30 fights #26
    60%
  9. 9
    Yan Xiaonan
    9-4-0 13 fights #7
    60%
  10. 10
    Amanda Ribas
    7-6-0 13 fights #21
    60%
  11. 11
    Rayanne Dos Santos
    0-3-0 3 fights #43
    60%
  12. 12
    Istela Nunes
    0-5-0 5 fights #46
    60%
  13. 13
    Luana Pinheiro
    3-4-0 7 fights #35
    60%
  14. 14
    Sam Hughes
    6-6-0 12 fights #25
    58%
  15. 15
    Tabatha Ricci
    7-5-0 12 fights #16
    58%
  16. 16
    Julia Polastri
    2-3-0 5 fights #34
    58%
  17. 17
    Karolina Kowalkiewicz
    9-10-0 19 fights #32
    57%
  18. 18
    Gillian Robertson
    14-7-0 21 fights #4
    57%
  19. 19
    Marina Rodriguez
    7-6-2 15 fights #22
    56%
  20. 20
    Virna Jandiroba
    9-4-0 13 fights #5
    56%
  21. 21
    Jaqueline Amorim
    5-2-0 7 fights #8
    55%
  22. 22
    Yazmin Jauregui
    3-2-0 5 fights #29
    55%
  23. 23
    Carla Esparza
    10-6-0 16 fights #12
    54%
  24. 24
    Jessica Andrade
    17-13-0 30 fights #15
    54%
  25. 25
    Talita Alencar
    4-1-0 5 fights #11
    54%
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Career averages, calculated over a fighter's full UFC sample. Provisional fighters (fewer than 4 UFC bouts) and retired fighters are excluded so the leaderboards reflect a real career, not a one-fight outlier. Stat data sourced from UFCStats via our daily pipeline. Updated Aug 15, 2026.