This ranking is produced using the Glicko2 rating system, which evaluates wrestlers based on their match outcomes and the ratings of their opponents. It uses only one-on-one matches from CageMatch, and doesn't take into account any multi-person matches (tag teams, battle royales, triple-threats, etc).
The rating is "seeded" using data from the previous year to provide a starting point for the Glicko2 calculations, so rather than being a single-year snapshot, it's more of a rolling two-year ranking with emphasis on the more recent year.
The "RD" column indicates the rating deviation, which reflects the uncertainty in a wrestler's rating. A lower RD means more confidence in the accuracy of the rating. Wrestlers with fewer matches will typically have a higher RD.
Data is sourced from Cagematch. Only wrestlers with 8 or more singles matches during the rating year are included in the output.
| Rank | Name | Promotion | Rating | RD | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yumiko Hotta | AJW | 2057 | 62 | 48-3-6 |
| 2 | Manami Toyota | AJW | 2053 | 66 | 47-2-5 |
| 3 | Kaoru Ito | AJW | 2037 | 65 | 35-1-4 |
| 4 | Lioness Asuka | GAEA | 2027 | 121 | 9-0-1 |
| 5 | Aja Kong | Arsion | 2011 | 76 | 24-2-4 |
| 6 | Yoshiko Tamura | Freelancer (Japan) | 1893 | 80 | 27-2 |
| 7 | Dynamite Kansai | GAEA | 1892 | 147 | 8-1-1 |
| 8 | Kyoko Inoue | FMW | 1891 | 95 | 15-4 |
| 9 | Takako Inoue | AJW | 1871 | 64 | 29-6 |
| 10 | Devil Masami | GAEA | 1856 | 103 | 8-1 |
| 11 | Ayako Hamada | Arsion | 1841 | 60 | 40-1-4 |
| 12 | Azumi Hyuga | JWP | 1834 | 89 | 13-4-1 |
| 13 | Etsuko Mita | Arsion | 1831 | 125 | 7-3-2 |
| 14 | Tomoko Watanabe | AJW | 1828 | 60 | 40-9-1 |
| 15 | Ran YuYu | JWP | 1804 | 89 | 14-2-1 |
| 16 | Mariko Yoshida | Arsion | 1800 | 60 | 40-6-8 |
| 17 | Chigusa Nagayo | GAEA | 1791 | 108 | 7-2 |
| 18 | Michiko Omukai | Arsion | 1782 | 68 | 35-6-3 |
| 19 | Chikako Shiratori | Osaka Pro Wrestling | 1781 | 90 | 10-3-1 |
| 20 | Meiko Satomura | GAEA | 1781 | 108 | 6-3 |
| 21 | Command Bolshoi | JWP | 1767 | 90 | 13-3 |
| 22 | Malia Hosaka | National Wrestling Alliance World League Wrestling | 1766 | 99 | 13-4 |
| 23 | Kumiko Maekawa | AJW | 1764 | 49 | 50-24-3 |
| 24 | Mayumi Ozaki | GAEA | 1764 | 127 | 6-2 |
| 25 | Mima Shimoda | Arsion | 1752 | 125 | 8-4-1 |
| 26 | Kamen Tenshi Rosetta | Wrestle Yume Factory | 1745 | 83 | 16-4 |
| 27 | Xochitl Hamada | Arsion | 1720 | 99 | 12-5-2 |
| 28 | Mary Apache | Arsion | 1708 | 62 | 21-9-3 |
| 29 | GAMI | Arsion | 1692 | 60 | 14-6-7 |
| 30 | Misae Genki | Big Japan Pro-Wrestling | 1689 | 81 | 18-5 |
| 31 | Carlos Amano | JWP | 1669 | 77 | 6-8 |
| 32 | Chaparita ASARI | Arsion | 1648 | 76 | 9-9 |
| 33 | Toshiyo Yamada | GAEA | 1637 | 105 | 6-5 |
| 34 | Sugar Sato | GAEA | 1635 | 104 | 11-3 |
| 35 | KAORU | GAEA | 1625 | 91 | 5-9 |
| 36 | Red Lynx | Arsion | 1622 | 75 | 16-8-2 |
| 37 | Little Jeanne | Freelancer (USA) | 1612 | 85 | 11-10 |
| 38 | Mona | WCW | 1606 | 102 | 12-7-1 |
| 39 | Momoe Nakanishi | AJW | 1587 | 53 | 17-29-6 |
| 40 | Kiyoko Ichiki | Big Japan Pro-Wrestling | 1575 | 119 | 15-6 |
| 41 | Ivory | WWF | 1575 | 67 | 12-10-1 |
| 42 | Nanae Takahashi | AJW | 1538 | 52 | 17-38-7 |
| 43 | Chikayo Nagashima | GAEA | 1534 | 105 | 5-6 |
| 44 | Toshie Uematsu | GAEA | 1513 | 100 | 5-6 |
| 45 | Miho Wakizawa | AJW | 1506 | 51 | 23-45-4 |
| 46 | Lita | WWF | 1504 | 91 | 10-11 |
| 47 | Heather Savage | Tornado Pro Wrestling | 1502 | 187 | 2-5-1 |
| 48 | AKINO | Arsion | 1500 | 68 | 12-13-2 |
| 49 | Jacqueline | WWF | 1490 | 74 | 16-11 |
| 50 | Rie Tamada | Arsion | 1475 | 61 | 9-17-4 |
| 51 | Kana Mizaki | JWP | 1474 | 81 | 6-8-1 |
| 52 | Saya Endo | NEO Women's Pro Wrestling | 1458 | 96 | 3-8 |
| 53 | Buffy | NWA | 1416 | 97 | 8-6 |
| 54 | Samantha Slides | NWA | 1399 | 108 | 5-10 |
| 55 | Kaori Nakayama | FMW | 1393 | 79 | 12-10-1 |
| 56 | Chihiro Nakano | Big Japan Pro-Wrestling | 1379 | 115 | 6-4 |
| 57 | Tanny Mouse | Freelancer (Japan) | 1360 | 85 | 7-12 |
| 58 | Yumi Fukawa | Arsion | 1350 | 73 | 2-16 |
| 59 | Kayo Noumi | AJW | 1340 | 47 | 20-64-2 |
| 60 | Brandi Wine | National Wrestling Alliance World League Wrestling | 1335 | 101 | 3-14 |
| 61 | Yuki Miyazaki | Freelancer (Japan) | 1330 | 83 | 12-26 |
| 62 | Tsubasa Kuragaki | JWP | 1323 | 69 | 5-18-1 |
| 63 | Kayoko Haruyama | JWP | 1311 | 66 | 10-21 |
| 64 | Faby Apache | Arsion | 1302 | 78 | 10-15-1 |
| 65 | Bionic J | Arsion | 1292 | 83 | 6-25 |
| 66 | RIE | GAEA | 1271 | 110 | 5-3-1 |
| 67 | Ai Fujita | Arsion | 1177 | 74 | 8-48-1 |
| 68 | Miyuki Fujii | AJW | 1162 | 51 | 7-80-2 |
| 69 | Yuu Yamagata | Arsion | 1141 | 138 | 0-9 |
| 70 | Emi Motokawa | FMW | 1133 | 100 | 6-13-1 |
| 71 | Reina Takase | Arsion | 1122 | 93 | 1-18-7 |
| 72 | Linda Star | Arsion | 1112 | 65 | 3-47-1 |
| 73 | Chie Terashita | AJW | 1065 | 111 | 1-11-1 |
| 74 | Acute Sae | JWP | 1060 | 76 | 3-19 |
| 75 | Sakura Hirota | GAEA | 1053 | 91 | 9-22-1 |
| 76 | Mika Nishio | AJW | 1044 | 111 | 2-12-1 |
| 77 | Marcela | Big Japan Pro-Wrestling | 991 | 140 | 1-17 |
| 78 | Yuka Nakamura | Freelancer (Japan) | 820 | 93 | 0-27 |
| 79 | Saika Takeuchi | GAEA | 760 | 119 | 1-25-1 |