She’s Next – WMMA Weekly Preview
Each week, I’ll highlight one women prospect on my radar and in action in the upcoming days
Hannah Ramos
Record: 8-3
Weight Class: Strawweight
Age: 24 years old
Training: Inv1ktus Dgo
Combined opponents record: 27-17
Hannah Ramos is part of the new generation of Mexican women’s MMA fighters that has developed almost entirely under the Lux Fight League organization. Born in 2001 and fighting out of Durango, Ramos made her professional debut in 2021 at just 20 years old, entering a regional scene that has become increasingly important for the UFC’s Latin American scouting efforts over the last few years.
Unlike many prospects who build records on smaller independent shows, Ramos spent most of her career competing directly under the LUX banner. That alone gave her a different kind of development path. LUX has consistently matched young Mexican fighters against each other early, which meant Ramos was facing legitimate regional opposition almost immediately instead of padding her résumé with inexperienced competition.
Her early run reflected that reality. She alternated wins and losses during her first few appearances and quickly learned how difficult the upper tier of the Mexican strawweight scene could be. Losses to Yajaira Romo and Dana García slowed her momentum temporarily, but neither defeat derailed her position within the promotion. If anything, that period established her as someone LUX was willing to continue investing in despite setbacks.
From 2023 onward, Ramos started putting together the most important stretch of her career. She became noticeably more active, fighting several times across a short period while steadily climbing the promotion’s internal hierarchy. During that run, she collected victories over girls like Mon Batiz, Sara Cova, Solangel Vera, Karen Martínez, and Sofia Landi. Those wins gradually moved her from an undercard fighter to someone regularly featured in more visible spots on LUX events.
One thing that stands out in Ramos’ trajectory is how closely tied it is to the growth of women’s MMA in Mexico overall. Her rise happened during a period where LUX aggressively expanded its female divisions and gave younger fighters consistent opportunities to develop in front of a real audience. Ramos benefited from that structure, staying active while many fighters on the Latin American regional scene struggled to secure regular bookings.
At only 24 years old, Ramos already has considerably more experience than many prospects at a similar stage.
Ramos will face Uruguay’s Melany Gómez (4-1) for the vacant LUX strawweight title in the main event of LUX 61, a fight that feels like the culmination of her long development inside the promotion. Ramos enters on a five-fight winning streak, while Gómez has quietly built momentum of her own with four consecutive victories.
Technically, Ramos is still a fairly raw fighter, but there are several traits that make her an interesting long-term project. The first thing that stands out is the composure she shows on the feet. She rarely looks rushed in striking exchanges and generally maintains good defensive awareness, especially at range. Her striking fundamentals are solid for this level, and she does a good job mixing combinations with both punches and kicks rather than relying on single shots. She also carries legitimate power in her hands, enough to visibly affect opponents when she lands clean.
The clinch is another area where she consistently finds success. Ramos works actively once she closes distance and can make opponents uncomfortable with knees and physicality along the cage. Her judo background also appears frequently in her game, as most of her takedowns come through throws, trips, and uchi mata variations rather than traditional wrestling shots. That same balance translates well defensively in scrambles, where she often shows good hips, opportunistic reversals, and a refusal to simply concede positions.
Even when put on her back, Ramos remains relatively active. She does not accept bad positions easily and will continue looking for ways to create movement or force scrambles instead of settling underneath opponents. Her cardio has also held up well across three-round fights so far, which allows her to maintain a fairly consistent pace deep into bouts.
Still, there are clear limitations in her current game. Her takedown defense remains a major concern and better grapplers will likely continue finding success against her if that area does not improve. While she is comfortable initiating clinches and throws offensively, defensive wrestling exchanges are much shakier. Her BJJ also looks underdeveloped at times, particularly once opponents establish stronger control positions.
There are also moments where her decision-making works against her. Ramos can get too comfortable during fights and occasionally freezes when opponents apply heavy pressure or force chaotic exchanges. One of the clearest examples came in her last outing, where she was having success on the feet and even hurt her opponent during striking exchanges, only to voluntarily pursue takedowns against a stronger grappler. That decision quickly backfired, leading to a reversal and mount position before the round ended. It was the type of sequence that highlighted both her competitiveness and the gaps that still exist in her overall fight IQ.
Whether she eventually reaches the UFC level will likely depend on how much she can tighten up her defensive grappling and overall decision-making, but the raw tools are undeniably there.
