Queens of Instagram: Ronda Rousey, Miesha Tate, Paige VanZant tops among UFC fighters

From the time Ronda Rousey became the UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion in 2012, to her shocking loss to Holly Holm late in 2015, she remained one of the promotion’s biggest draws. Her mass appeal is reflected in her Instagram followers tally, which is more than four times that of any of the sport’s other women fighters.

[fusion_title size=”4″]QUEENS OF INSTAGRAM[/fusion_title]

After Rousey, recently-retired Meisha Tate is a distant second in terms of followers. Paige VanZant and Holm are next in a battle for third place. Of the top ten women UFC fighters on Instagram, six are American, three are from Brazil, and one from Poland.

UPDATED October 21, 2017

[fusion_title size=”4″]10) ROSE NAMAJUNAS[/fusion_title]

A post shared by Rose Namajunas (@rosenamajunas) on Jun 1, 2017 at 12:53pm PDT

Rose Gertrude Namajunas
Division: Strawweight
Born June 29, 1992 🇺🇸 Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Instagram followers: 344 thousand

[fusion_title size=”4″]9) CAT ZINGANO[/fusion_title]

A post shared by Cat Zingano (@alphacatzingano) on May 14, 2017 at 8:22pm PDT

Cathilee Deborah Zingano
Division: Bantamweight
Born July 1, 1982 🇺🇸 Winona, Minnesota
Instagram followers: 354 thousand

[fusion_title size=”4″]8) AMANDA NUNES[/fusion_title]

A post shared by Amanda Nunes (@amanda_leoa) on Apr 22, 2017 at 6:50pm PDT

Amanda Lourenço Nunes
Division: Bantamweight
Born May 30, 1988 🇧🇷 Salvador, Brazil
Instagram followers: 377 thousand

[fusion_title size=”4″]7) CRISTIANE JUSTINO[/fusion_title]

A post shared by Cris Cyborg 🏆 (@criscyborg.fc) on Oct 21, 2017 at 1:09pm PDT

Cristiane Justino Venâncio
Division: Featherweight
Born July 9, 1985 🇧🇷 Curitiba, Brazil
Instagram followers: 489 thousand

[fusion_title size=”4″]6) CLAUDIA GADELHA[/fusion_title]

A post shared by Claudia Gadelha (@claudiagadelha) on Sep 25, 2017 at 11:19pm PDT

Ana Cláudia Dantas Gadelha
Division: Strawweight
Born December 7, 1988 🇧🇷 Mossoró, Brazil
Instagram followers: 489 thousand

[fusion_title size=”4″]5) JOANNA JEDRZEJCZYK[/fusion_title]

A post shared by Joanna Jedrzejczyk (@joannajedrzejczyk) on Oct 19, 2017 at 5:34am PDT

Joanna Jedrzejczyk
Division: Strawweight
Born August 18, 1987 🇵🇱 Olsztyn, Poland
Instagram followers: 970 thousand

[fusion_title size=”4″]4) HOLLY HOLM[/fusion_title]

A post shared by Holly Holm (@hollyholm) on Sep 13, 2017 at 10:45pm PDT

Holly Rene Holm
Division: Bantamweight
Born October 17, 1981 🇺🇸 Albuquerque, New Mexico
Instagram followers: 1.5 million

[fusion_title size=”4″]3) PAIGE VANZANT[/fusion_title]

A post shared by Paige VanZant (@paigevanzantufc) on Apr 5, 2017 at 8:13am PDT

Paige Michelle VanZant
Division: Strawweight
Born March 26, 1994 🇺🇸 Dundee, Oregon
Instagram followers: 1.6 million

[fusion_title size=”4″]2) MIESHA TATE[/fusion_title]

A post shared by Miesha Tate (@mieshatate) on Oct 1, 2017 at 12:27pm PDT

Miesha Theresa Tate
Division: Bantamweight
Born August 18, 1986 🇺🇸 Tacoma, Washington
Instagram followers: 1.9 million

[fusion_title size=”4″]1) RONDA ROUSEY[/fusion_title]

A post shared by rondarousey (@rondarousey) on Aug 29, 2017 at 9:40pm PDT

Ronda Jean Rousey
Division: Bantamweight
Born February 1, 1987 🇺🇸 Riverside, California
Instagram followers: 9.7 million