Underappreciated female close-combat fighter: Raki
Also, might as well mention female characters that stood out to me in general:
Baby 5 - Donquixote Pirates Officer
Belo Betty - Revolutionary Army Commander
Black Maria - Beasts Pirates Flying Six Officer
Boa Hancock - Kuja Pirates Captain
Catarina Devon - Blackbeard Pirates Titanic Captain
Charlotte Linlin - Emperor
Charlotte Smoothie - Big Mom Pirates Sweet Commander
Cho - Yakuza Boss
Gerd - New Giant Warrior Pirates
Gion - Marine Vice Admiral
Hina - Marine Rear Admiral
Jewelry Bonney - Bonney Pirates Captain
Kalifa - Cipher Pol Agent
Koala - Revolutionary Army Officer
Monet - Donquixote Pirates Officer
Raki - Shandia Warrior
Stussy - Cipher Pol Agent
Tashigi - Marine Captain
Tsuru - Marine Vice Admiral
Ulti - Beasts Pirates Flying Six Officer
Whitey Bay - Pirate Captain
Yamato - NPMS Ally
Zala - Baroque Works Officer Agent