RONDA ROUSEY
Ronda Jean Rousey is a 36-year-old professional wrestler, actress, former judoka and mixed martial artist from Riverside, California. She is currently signed with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and performs on the company’s RAW brand.
At the age of 11, Ronda Rousey began judo lessons with her mother (who won a World Judo Championship in 1984). At the age of 17, Rousey was the youngest judoka to qualify for the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens. She lost her first match at the Olympic Games but she went on to win a gold medal at the World Junior Judo Championships in Hungary. In April 2006, she became the first female US judoka in almost 10 years to win an A-level tournament. She then went on to win the bronze medal at the Junior World Championships. The following year, Rousey won the silver medal at the 2007 World Judo Championships and gold medal at the 2007 Pan American Games. In 2008, Rousey won a bronze medal at the Olympic Games in Beijing.
Rousey retired from judo after the Olympics and began her MMA training. She made her mixed martial arts debut as an amateur on August 6, 2010 defeating Hayden Munoz. The match ended in 23 seconds by submission due to an armbar. She joined Strikeforce and became their last Women’s Bantamweight Champion until it was acquired by UFC.
In November 2012, Ronda Rousey became the first female fighter to sign with Ultimate Fighting Championship. She became the UFC’s inaugural Women’s Bantamweight Champion and holds the record for most UFC title defenses by a female. Rousey retired from MMA in 2016 and was the first female fighter inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame in 2018.
Ronda Rousey’s Professional Wrestling Appearances
In August 2014, Ronda Rousey, alongside Shayna Baszler, Jessamyn Duke and Marina Shafir were seen in the front row at WWE’s SummerSlam event. They called themselves “The Four Horsewomen,” a play on The Four Horsemen professional wrestling stable (with the blessing of members Ric Flair and Arn Anderson).
At WrestleMania 31 in March 2015, the Four Horsewomen were seated in the front row again. During an in-ring argument between The Rock and The Authority (Stephanie McMahon and Triple H), Stephanie slapped the Rock and ordered him to leave “her ring.” She taunted him saying he would not hit a woman. He left, paused and walked over to Rousey to a loud ovation.
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Career Championships & Achievements
Judo
- International Judo Federation
- 2008 World Cup Senior Gold Medalist
- 2008 Belgian Ladies Open Senior Bronze Medalist
- 2007 Jigoro Kano Cup Senior Silver Medalist
- 2007 Finnish Open Senior Gold Medalist
- World Judo Championships Senior Silver Medalist (2007)
- 2007 German Open Senior Bronze Medalist
- 2007 Pan American Games Senior Gold Medalist
- Pan American Championships Senior Bronze Medalist (2007)
- 2007 World Cup Senior Gold Medalist
- 2007 British Open Senior Gold Medalist
- 2006 Finnish Open Senior Bronze Medalist
- 2006 Swedish Open Senior Gold Medalist
- World Judo Championships Junior Bronze Medalist (2006)
- 2006 Rendez-Vous Senior Gold Medalist
- Pan American Championships Senior Silver Medalist (2006)
- 2006 World Cup Senior Gold Medalist
- Belgian Ladies Open Senior Gold Medalist (2006)
- 2005 Ontario Open Senior Gold Medalist
- Rendez-Vous Senior Gold Medalist (2005)
- 2005 Pan American Championships Senior Gold Medalist
- 2004 Ontario Open Senior Gold Medalist
- 2004 Ontario Open Junior Gold Medalist
- World Judo Championships Junior Gold Medalist (2004)
- 2004 Rendez-Vous Senior Bronze Medalist
- 2004 Pan American Championships Senior Gold Medalist
- 2003 Rendez-Vous Senior Gold Medalist
- 2001 Coupe Canada Senior Cup Gold Medalist
- Summer Olympic Games
- 2008 Summer Olympics Senior Bronze Medalist
- USA Judo
- USA Senior National Championship (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010)
- Senior USA Olympic Team Trials Winner (2004, 2008)
- 2007 US Open Senior Gold Medalist
- US Open Senior Gold Medalist (2006)
- 2006 USA Fall Classic Senior Gold Medalist
- US Open Junior Gold Medalist (2006)
- 2005 US Open Senior Gold Medalist
- 2005 US Open Junior Silver Medalist
- 2004 US Open Senior Bronze Medalist
- 2003 US Open Senior Silver Medalist
- 2003 USA Fall Classic Senior Gold Medalist
- 2002 US Open Junior Gold Medalist
Mixed martial arts
- Ultimate Fighting Championship
- UFC Hall of Fame (first female inductee)
- UFC Women’s Bantamweight Championship (one time, inaugural)
- Fight of the Night (two times) vs. Miesha Tate and Holly Holm
- Submission of the Night (one time) vs. Miesha Tate
- Performance of the Night (four times)
- First female UFC Champion
- First Olympic medalist to win a UFC championship
- Fastest women’s title fight victory in UFC history (fourteen seconds; vs Cat Zingano)
- Longest title fight finish streak in UFC history (6)
- Most armbar finishes in UFC/WEC/Pride/Strikeforce history (9)
- Most consecutive armbar finishes in UFC/WEC/Pride/Strikeforce history (8)
- Tied (with Valentina Shevchenko) for second-most title defenses by a woman in UFC history (six)
- Won the first ever women’s fight in UFC history
- Strikeforce
- Strikeforce Women’s Bantamweight Championship (one time; last)
- One successful title defense
- 2x Female Submission of the Year (2011, 2012)
- Strikeforce Women’s Bantamweight Championship (one time; last)
Professional Wrestling
- World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE)
- WWE SmackDown Women’s Championship (2 times)
- RAW Women’s Championship (1 time)
- Women’s Royal Rumble (2022)