Womens' MMA Rankings Jan. 2012:

115 lbs. & under:

1. Megumi Fujii - submitted Karla Benitez in the first round
2. Ayaka Hamasaki - defended her Jewels Title with a corner stoppage against Seo Hee Ham
3. Seo Hee Ham
4. "V.V." Mei Yamaguchi
5. Yuka Tsuji
6. Jessica Penne
7. Lisa Ward-Ellis
8. Sakura Nomura
9. "Windy" Tomomi Sunaba
10. Naho Sugiyama - won the Jewels 106 lb. tournament

115.1-125 lbs.:

1. Rosi Sexton
2. Barb Honchak
3. Roxanne Modafferi
4. Tara LaRosa
5. Cat Zingano
6. Carina Damm
7. Aisling Daly
8. Takayo Hashi
9. Angela Magana
10. Jessica Aguilar

125.1-135 lbs.:

1. Miesha Tate - defends her Strikeforce Bantamweight Title against Ronda Rousey on March 3rd
2. Marloes Coenen
3. Sarah Kaufman - fights Alexis Davis on March 3rd
4. Shayna Baszler
5. Hitomi Akano - fights Sara McMann at ProElite on January 21st
6. Alexis Davis
7. Roxanne Modafferi
8. Amanda Nunes
9. Liz Carmouche
10. Sara McMann

135.1-145 lbs.:

1. Cristiane "Cyborg" Santos - won her Strikeforce Featherweight Title defense over Hiroko Yamanaka, then tested positive for PEDs, suspended, and stripped of her title
2. Amanda Nunes
3. Ronda Rousey
4. Kelly Kobold
5. Ediane Gomes
6. Rin Nakai
7. Romy Ruyssen
7. Elaina Maxwell
7. Milana Dudieva
10. Yana Kuniskaya

Over 145 lbs.:

1. Ashley Sanchez
2. Erin Toughill
3. Amanda Lucas
4. Andria Caplan
5. Adrienne Seiber
6. Nives Radic
7. April Penrod
8. Katalina Malungahu
9. Elina Nilsson
10. Brittany Jordan

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