Rowdy
Ronda Rousey
Career overview
Ronda Rousey, known as "Rowdy," holds a professional record of 12-2-0 and competes in the women's bantamweight division at 5'7" and 135 pounds with an orthodox stance. Her fighting style is built on grappling dominance and submission threats, evidenced by career averages of 6.26 takedowns landed per 15 minutes with 68% accuracy, paired with a formidable 4.8 submission average per 15 minutes.
While her striking output of 4.17 strikes landed per minute at 52% accuracy is modest, her ability to control opponents on the ground has defined her career trajectory. Rousey's recent record shows 6 wins and 2 losses across her last eight fights, highlighted by devastating early submissions against Miesha Tate (Round 1, 4:27) and Cat Zingano (Round 1, 0:14), as well as a knockout victory over Alexis Davis in just 16 seconds.
However, consecutive knockout losses to Holly Holm in November 2015 and Amanda Nunes in December 2016 marked significant setbacks, with Nunes finishing her in 48 seconds. Her 50% takedown defense rate has proven vulnerable against elite strikers, suggesting matchups against technical strikers remain her primary challenge moving forward.