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- Given Name: Sarah Elizabeth Kaufman
- Professional MMA Record: 15-1-0 (Win-Loss-Draw)
- Nickname:
- Current Streak: 3 Wins
- Age: 26 | Date of Birth: 1985.09.20
- Last Fight: March 03, 2012 in Strikeforce
- Weight Class: Bantamweight | Last Weigh-In: 135.5 lbs
- Career Disclosed Earnings: $77,000 USD
- Height: 5'5" (166cm) | Reach: 66.0" (168cm)
- Gym/Affiliation: Zugec Ultimate Martial Arts
- Born: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
- Fighter Pages: Sherdog | Wikipedia | The UG | Strikeforce.com
- Fighting out of: Victoria, British Columbia
- Personal Pages: Twitter | Facebook | Official Site
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#3 Current Best Pound For Pound Female MMA Fighter
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Sarah Kaufman MMA Fight Record
| Professional Results | Opponent | Event | Date |
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Win | Decision | Majority
3 Rounds, 15:00 Total |
Alexis Davis
Ref: Jerry Krzys |
Strikeforce: Tate vs. Rousey
Preliminary Card | Bantamweight | 135 lbs |
2012.03.03 |
| Odds: -600 Huge Favorite | Disclosed Pay: $25,000 ($15K Base, $10K Bonus) | Weigh-In: 135.5 lbs | |||
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#22 Best MMA Fight of the Year for 2012
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Win | Decision | Unanimous
3 Rounds, 15:00 Total |
Liz Carmouche
Ref: Josh Rosenthal |
Strikeforce Challengers 17: Bowling vs. Voelker 3
Main Card | Bantamweight | 135 lbs |
2011.07.22 |
| Odds: -165 Slight Favorite | Disclosed Pay: $10,000 Base | Weigh-In: 135.0 lbs | |||
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Win | KO/TKO | Punches
3:34 Round 3 of 3, 13:34 Total |
Megumi Yabushita
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Armageddon FC 5: Judgement Day
Main Event | Bantamweight | 135 lbs |
2011.04.02 |
| Weigh-In: 135.0 lbs | |||
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Loss | Submission | Armlock
1:59 Round 3 of 5, 11:59 Total |
Marloes Coenen
Ref: Dan Stell |
Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Noons II
Main Card | Title Defense | Bantamweight | 135 lbs |
2010.10.09 |
| Odds: -280 Moderate Favorite Upset Defeat | Disclosed Pay: $20,000 Base | Weigh-In: 134.25 lbs | |||
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#25 Best MMA Submission of the Year 2010
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Win | KO/TKO | Slam
4:45 Round 3 of 5, 14:45 Total |
Roxanne Modafferi
Ref: Anthony Hamlett |
Strikeforce Challengers 9: Rosario vs. Mahe
Co-Main Event | Title Defense | Welterweight | 135 |
2010.07.24 |
| Odds: -475 Heavy Favorite | Weigh-In: 134.0 lbs | |||
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#29 Best MMA Knockout of the Year 2010
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Win | Decision | Unanimous
5 Rounds, 25:00 Total |
Takayo Hashi
Ref: Dan Stell |
Strikeforce Challengers 6: Kaufman vs Hashi
Main Event | Vacant Title | Bantamweight | 135 lbs |
2010.02.26 |
| Odds: -650 Huge Favorite | Disclosed Pay: $14,000 ($7K Base, $7K Bonus) | Weigh-In: 133.8 lbs | |||
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Win | Decision | Unanimous
3 Rounds, 15:00 Total |
Shayna Baszler
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Strikeforce Challengers 2: Villasenor vs. Cyborg
Main Card | Bantamweight | 135 lbs |
2009.06.19 |
| Odds: -214 Moderate Favorite | Disclosed Pay: $8,000 Base | Weigh-In: 134.0 lbs | |||
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Win | Decision | Unanimous
3 Rounds, 9:00 Total |
Miesha Tate
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Strikeforce Challengers 1: Aina vs. Evangelista
Main Card | Bantamweight | 135 lbs |
2009.05.16 |
| Odds: -493 Heavy Favorite | Weigh-In: 135.0 lbs | |||
| Win | KO/TKO | Punches | Sarah Schneider | PFC | 2009.04.23 |
| Win | KO/TKO | Punches | Molly Helsel | HCF | 2008.03.29 |
| Win | KO/TKO | Punches | Ginele Marquez | HCF | 2007.10.19 |
| Win | KO/TKO | Punches | Valérie Létourneau | TKO 29 | 2007.06.01 |
| Win | KO/TKO | Punches | Alexis Davis | UCW 7 | 2007.04.07 |
| Win | KO/TKO | Injury | Misty Shearer | KOTC | 2006.11.26 |
| Win | KO/TKO | Punches | Sarah Draht | KOTC | 2006.10.06 |
| Win | KO/TKO | Punch | Liz Posener | NAC 23 | 2006.06.03 |
Sarah Kaufman News View All
Sunday 05.20.2012 9:20am ET | View Full Article
SAN JOSE, Calif. - The "rock star" is returning.
Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker said women's bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey is expected to return in late summer at a currently unannounced card, likely in August.
Rousey, who's quickly become on of the sport's biggest stars, is expected to defend her title against former champ Sarah Kaufman at the Showtime-televised event.
Sunday 05.20.2012 8:45am ET | View Full Article
SAN JOSE, Calif. - The "rock star" is returning.
Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker said women's bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey is targeted to appear at "Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Kennedy," which takes place July 14 at the Rose Garden in Portland, Ore.
Rousey is expected to defend her title against former champ Sarah Kaufman.
Wednesday 05.09.2012 5:01pm ET | View Full Article
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Strikeforce women's Bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey spoke to MMA Fighting's Ariel Helwani and they talked about a number of topics, including her increasingly high media profile, being Dana White's favorite female fighter, upcoming challenger Sarah Kaufman, the critics and Marloes Coenen recently calling her out.
Here's Ronda talking about Kaufman (transcribed by MMA Mania):
"She's like 'O...
Wednesday 05.09.2012 11:46am ET | View Full Article
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"She's like 'Oh, I already had a practice and ran sprints this morning. Ronda, enjoy that belt while you can.' So I was like alright, cool, you wanna play Twitter, bitch? I'm good at this game, I just got a creativity award. BJPenn.com put out Miesha talking about how everything on earth was torn off in her elbow and somebody put with that, 'Don't F- with Ronda Rousey!' So I linked to that and ...
Sarah Kaufman Videos & Highlights
Highlight | Sarah Kaufman HL video report dead link
Watch this HL video for Strikeforce women's fighter Sarah Kaufman.