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WWE Profile - Ronda Rousey

Ronda Rousey defeated Liv Morgan to win the SmackDown women's championship at Extreme Rules. WWE

Ronda Rousey

  • D.O.B.: Feb. 1, 1987

  • Billed height: 5-foot-6

  • Billed from: Santa Monica, California

  • Signature move: Arm Bar

  • Nickname: "Rowdy"

  • WWE main roster debut: Jan. 28, 2018

WWE Accolades

  • One-time women's tag team champions (with Shayna Baszler): Won on May 29, 2023; current champion

  • Two-time SmackDown women's champion: Won on May 8, 2022 (WrestleMania Backlash), won on Oct. 8, 2022 (Extreme Rules)

  • One-time Raw women's champion; won on Aug. 19, 2018 (SummerSlam)

  • One-time Slammy Award winner

Mixed Martial Arts Notes

  • 12-2 professional record

  • 11 of 12 wins came in 1st round; eight wins in less than a minute

  • Nine wins via arm bar submission

  • First ever UFC women's bantamweight champion

  • Final Strikeforce women's bantamweight champion

  • Win over Cat Zingano in Feb. 2015 was a then-UFC record 14 seconds

Other Notes

  • Olympic bronze medalist in judo at 2008 Beijing Olympics

  • Qualified for 2004 Athens Olympics

  • 2007 Pan Am Games champion, 2007 world silver medalist, 2004 junior world champion in judo

  • Won ESPY awards for Best Female Athlete and Best Fighter

  • Named "world's most dominant athlete" in 2015 Sports Illustrated story