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Ronda Rousey is currently enjoying her time in WWE. Since debuting in 2018, The Baddest Woman on the Planet has won both brands’ Women’s title once. Moreover, she also made a record by becoming one of three women to main event WrestleMania 35 for the first time.

However, prior to making records in WWE, the Rowdy one has made a rare record in the UFC. It is a record other top UFC fighters haven’t achieved in their careers.

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While being an active MMA fighter, Ronda Rousey was one of the feared opponents in the octagon. There are several fights the Baddest Woman has won in under a minute in the first round in UFC and Strikeforce.

Similarly, The Rowdy One has won three consecutive fights in under a minute in the first round in the UFC. Those three occasions came at UFC 175, UFC 184, and UFC 190. Rousey defeated Alexis Davis at UFC 175 in 16 seconds, Cat Zingano at UFC 184 in 14 seconds, and Bethe Correia at UFC 190 in 34 seconds.

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Surprisingly, this record is rare because other top stars Kamaru Usman, Conor McGregor, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Israel Adesanya, Miesha Tate, Amanda Nunes and others haven’t achieved it yet.

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Clearly, this record is enough to prove why Ronda Rousey is called The Baddest Woman on the Planet. Overall, Rousey had eight fights in the UFC, of which she won six consecutive matches. She lost two fights at UFC 193 and UFC 207.

Ronda Rousey was undefeated in MMA before joining UFC

The Rowdy One won six consecutive fights in the UFC. However, before joining UFC, Ronda Rousey had fought at King of the Cage, Hard Knocks Fighting Championship, and Strikeforce. Moreover, she was undefeated in those promotions.

She fought in one match at the King of the Cage and Hard Knocks Fighting Championship. Also, in Strikeforce, Rousey fought and won all four matches. Surprisingly, she won three matches in Strikeforce in under a minute, a feat she achieved in UFC later too. 

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She fought 14 MMA matches in her career, of which Rousey won 12 bouts. In 2018, she became the first woman to be inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame. The Rowdy One indeed proved herself in MMA to be one of the best. Now she is a WWE superstar and is doing well in her pro-wrestling career.

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Did you know about this rare record? Do you think any other UFC fighter will break the record in the future? Share your opinion in the comments section below.

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