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Welterweight,
by the numbers
An athlete belongs to the division of their most recent bout at a real weight class: membership follows the record, not the roster. Ratings are global — awelterweight's number is earned against everyone they ever fought, in any division.
run 20260801T134408Z-4ae79eee · board as of Apr 26, 2024 ·how these numbers are computed
TOP 25 Current welterweights by ratingeligible = a bout at welterweight within 12 months
| Rk | Athlete | Rating | Last fight | Record | Peak |
|---|
Anyone who fought at welterweight in the last 12 months is still in this conversation — recent two-division fighters appear on both boards. Twelve quiet months here, and a name ages out without losing what it earned.
TOP 43 The greatest welterweights everpeak rating reached while a member of the division
| Rk | Athlete | Peak | Peak date | Record | Current |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gozel Zutova | 2,075 | Sep 2020 | 5–0 | 2,075 |
| 2 | Reina Miura | 2,062 | Oct 2017 | 4–0 | 2,062 |
| 3 | Jozette Cotton | 1,983 | Jan 2022 | 3–0 | 1,983 |
| 4 | Sarah Patterson | 1,876 | Aug 2016 | 1–0 | 1,876 |
| 5 | Yana Gadelha | 1,875 | Nov 2019 | 1–0 | 1,875 |
| 6 | Daria Ibragimova | 1,870 | Nov 2013 | 1–0 | 1,870 |
| 7 | Roberta Samad | 1,851 | Jun 2013 | 2–0 | 1,851 |
| 8 | Kilistina Makihele | 1,790 | Apr 2016 | 1–2 | 1,708 |
| 9 | Jessica Halverson | 1,779 | Apr 2012 | 1–0 | 1,779 |
| 10 | Latoya Walker | 1,778 | Jan 2022 | 0–1 | 1,778 |
| 11 | Begimzhan Kasymova | 1,763 | Aug 2017 | 1–0 | 1,763 |
| 12 | Julija Pajic | 1,763 | Sep 2019 | 1–0 | 1,763 |
| 13 | Claudia Leite● | 1,744 | Oct 2020 | 1–0 | 1,744 |
| 14 | Amber Floyd | 1,727 | Jan 2021 | 1–0 | 1,727 |
| 15 | Shelly Robillard | 1,702 | Dec 2016 | 1–0 | 1,702 |
| 16 | Vitoria Mello | 1,686 | Sep 2022 | 1–0 | 1,686 |
| 17 | Leticia Baltazar | 1,684 | May 2023 | 1–1 | 1,628 |
| 18 | Brittney Elkin | 1,677 | Jun 2016 | 1–0 | 1,677 |
| 19 | Itzel Padilla | 1,672 | May 2023 | 0–1 | 1,672 |
| 20 | Tatiane Aguiar● | 1,665 | Aug 2021 | 1–0 | 1,665 |
| 21 | Kristin Handel | 1,637 | May 2017 | 0–1 | 1,637 |
| 22 | Mariam Tatunashvili | 1,615 | Apr 2019 | 1–1 | 1,555 |
| 23 | Khanizad Ayda | 1,604 | Nov 2019 | 1–1 | 1,604 |
| 24 | Maria da Encarnacao | 1,586 | Dec 2021 | 1–0 | 1,586 |
| 25 | Haqiqat Ildirimli | 1,554 | Sep 2020 | 0–1 | 1,554 |
| 26 | Asena Rajabova | 1,546 | Jan 2020 | 0–1 | 1,546 |
| 27 | Geize Salles de Souza Barbosa | 1,544 | Nov 2019 | 0–1 | 1,544 |
| 28 | Stacy Hayes | 1,543 | May 2015 | 1–0 | 1,543 |
| 29 | Suzy Melo | 1,483 | Jun 2013 | 0–1 | 1,483 |
| 30 | Melissa Sheppey | 1,473 | Jan 2021 | 0–1 | 1,473 |
| 31 | Nikita Netjes | 1,468 | Apr 2012 | 0–3 | 1,360 |
| 32 | Ludmila Radko | 1,457 | Nov 2013 | 0–1 | 1,457 |
| 33 | Ligiane Coelho | 1,437 | May 2013 | 0–1 | 1,437 |
| 34 | Yulduz Mamatkulov | 1,437 | Aug 2017 | 0–1 | 1,437 |
| 35 | Sanja Ristic | 1,437 | Sep 2019 | 0–1 | 1,437 |
| 36 | Kola Shippentower Willingham | 1,430 | Jun 2016 | 0–1 | 1,430 |
| 37 | Leticia Almeida | 1,422 | Aug 2021 | 0–1 | 1,422 |
| 38 | Jessica Rosa | 1,421 | Sep 2022 | 0–1 | 1,421 |
| 39 | Sevda Medetzade | 1,389 | Apr 2019 | 0–1 | 1,389 |
| 40 | Wanderlly Rodrigues Silva | 1,352 | Dec 2021 | 0–1 | 1,352 |
| 41 | Claire Smith | 1,337 | May 2015 | 0–1 | 1,337 |
| 42 | Randi Hunter | 1,307 | Dec 2016 | 0–1 | 1,307 |
| 43 | Janaina Calves Barbosa | 1,194 | Oct 2020 | 0–1 | 1,194 |
Ranked by the highest rating earned while this was the athlete's division; the record shown is their in-division record. Athletes who competed in several divisions appear on each division's all-time board with the peak they reached there.
TOP 24 Every member, by rating todaymembership = last real-division bout was at welterweight
| Rk | Athlete | Rating | Last fight | Record | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jozette Cotton | 1,983 | Jan 2022 | 9–2 | 2,013 |
| 2 | Latoya Walker | 1,778 | Jan 2022 | 5–3 | 2,009 |
| 3 | Amber Floyd | 1,727 | Jan 2021 | 1–0 | 1,727 |
| 4 | Kilistina Makihele | 1,708 | Aug 2016 | 3–2 | 1,817 |
| 5 | Shelly Robillard | 1,702 | Dec 2016 | 1–0 | 1,702 |
| 6 | Itzel Padilla | 1,672 | May 2023 | 2–1 | 1,843 |
| 7 | Kristin Handel | 1,637 | May 2017 | 1–1 | 1,699 |
| 8 | Leticia Baltazar | 1,628 | Apr 2024 | 2–3 | 1,727 |
| 9 | Khanizad Ayda | 1,604 | Nov 2019 | 1–1 | 1,604 |
| 10 | Maria da Encarnacao | 1,586 | Dec 2021 | 1–1 | 1,586 |
| 11 | Haqiqat Ildirimli | 1,554 | Sep 2020 | 0–1 | 1,554 |
| 12 | Asena Rajabova | 1,546 | Jan 2020 | 0–1 | 1,546 |
| 13 | Geize Salles de Souza Barbosa | 1,544 | Nov 2019 | 2–3 | 1,803 |
| 14 | Stacy Hayes | 1,543 | May 2015 | 1–2 | 1,543 |
| 15 | Suzy Melo | 1,483 | Jun 2013 | 0–1 | 1,483 |
| 16 | Melissa Sheppey | 1,473 | Jan 2021 | 0–1 | 1,473 |
| 17 | Ludmila Radko | 1,457 | Nov 2013 | 1–3 | 1,490 |
| 18 | Ligiane Coelho | 1,437 | May 2013 | 0–1 | 1,437 |
| 19 | Yulduz Mamatkulov | 1,437 | Aug 2017 | 0–1 | 1,437 |
| 20 | Leticia Almeida | 1,422 | Aug 2021 | 0–1 | 1,422 |
| 21 | Sevda Medetzade | 1,389 | Apr 2019 | 0–1 | 1,389 |
| 22 | Nikita Netjes | 1,360 | Apr 2016 | 0–3 | 1,468 |
| 23 | Claire Smith | 1,337 | May 2015 | 0–1 | 1,337 |
| 24 | Randi Hunter | 1,307 | Dec 2016 | 0–2 | 1,383 |
● = active. This board keeps retired and inactive members at their current rating — the division as the record book last saw it, not as a promoter lists it.
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