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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