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Only one female MMA fighter is marketable enough, charismatic enough and talented enough for Netflix to stream its first MMA event with that fighter headlining the event.
Only one female MMA fighter has the skill and brashness to sell the event, rip the UFC for low compensation for fighters and vow her fight will be the greatest in MMA history.
Yes, we’re talking about Ronda Rousey.
Her upcoming fight with Gina Carano validates she’s still the most valuable fighter in MMA. But no matter how convincing the 39-year-old Rousey has performed before the fight, a victory against the 44-year-old Carano Saturday, May 16, will do nothing to impact how she stacks up the greats of all time.
A look at her record and statistics will shed some light.
Rousey’s career record is 12-2 with three knockouts and nine submissions. In nine of her 12 victories, she needed 66 seconds or less to vanquish her opponents. Just one of her victories went past the first round.
Those numbers are extraordinary.
But in Rousey’s last two fights, Holly Holm and Amanda Nunes did more than knock out Rousey. They exposed her limitations.
Rousey, who won an Olympic bronze medal in judo at the 2008 Beijing Games, has demonstrated elite grappling skills. But Holm and Nunes capitalized on her weak striking game.
Then there is the question of competition.
Rousey is No. 3 on ESPN’s Top 10 list of the best women's MMA fighters of the 21st century. During her career she had two victories over fighters in the Top 10 – both over Miesha Tate. Tate is No. 8 on ESPN’s list.
Zhang Weili, No. 7 on the list, has two victories against women in the Top 10. Rose Namajunas, No. 6 on ESPN’s list, has four victories against women in the Top 10. Victoria Shevchenko, No. 4 on the list, has three victories against women in the Top 10.
Nunes, who ESPN ranks as the top female fighter of the 21st Century, has six victories over fighters in ESPN’s Top 10.
What worked against Rousey in amassing Top 10 victories was she had only eight fights in the UFC. In part, that’s because she fled after losing to Holm and Nunes.
The top of any list should be reserved for fighters willing to finish challenges after adversity hits.
Card information according to Netflix:
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Ronda Rousey is among MMA greats, but what does her record show?
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Only one female MMA fighter has the skill and brashness to sell the event, rip the UFC for low compensation for fighters and vow her fight will be the greatest in MMA history.
Yes, we’re talking about Ronda Rousey.
Her upcoming fight with Gina Carano validates she’s still the most valuable fighter in MMA. But no matter how convincing the 39-year-old Rousey has performed before the fight, a victory against the 44-year-old Carano Saturday, May 16, will do nothing to impact how she stacks up the greats of all time.
A look at her record and statistics will shed some light.
Ronda Rousey's strengths and weaknesses
Rousey’s career record is 12-2 with three knockouts and nine submissions. In nine of her 12 victories, she needed 66 seconds or less to vanquish her opponents. Just one of her victories went past the first round.
Those numbers are extraordinary.
But in Rousey’s last two fights, Holly Holm and Amanda Nunes did more than knock out Rousey. They exposed her limitations.
Rousey, who won an Olympic bronze medal in judo at the 2008 Beijing Games, has demonstrated elite grappling skills. But Holm and Nunes capitalized on her weak striking game.
Ronda Rousey's quality of competition
Then there is the question of competition.
Rousey is No. 3 on ESPN’s Top 10 list of the best women's MMA fighters of the 21st century. During her career she had two victories over fighters in the Top 10 – both over Miesha Tate. Tate is No. 8 on ESPN’s list.
Zhang Weili, No. 7 on the list, has two victories against women in the Top 10. Rose Namajunas, No. 6 on ESPN’s list, has four victories against women in the Top 10. Victoria Shevchenko, No. 4 on the list, has three victories against women in the Top 10.
Nunes, who ESPN ranks as the top female fighter of the 21st Century, has six victories over fighters in ESPN’s Top 10.
What worked against Rousey in amassing Top 10 victories was she had only eight fights in the UFC. In part, that’s because she fled after losing to Holm and Nunes.
The top of any list should be reserved for fighters willing to finish challenges after adversity hits.
Ronda Rousey vs Gina Carano: Stream, date and how to watch
- Date: Saturday, May 16
- Time: 6 pm ET, main card starts
- Where: Intuit Dome (Inglewood, California)
- Streaming: Netflix, with monthly subscription as low as $7.99
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Ronda Rousey vs Gina Carano: USA TODAY Sports predictions
- Andrés Soto: Rousey by decision
- Jordan Mendoza: Rousey by submission
- Josh Peter: Rousey by submission
- Marcus D. Smith: Rousey by decision
- Jon Hoefling: Rousey by decision
Ronda Rousey vs Gina Carano card
Card information according to Netflix:
- Ronda Rousey vs. Gina Carano
- Nate Diaz vs. Mike Perry
- Francis Ngannou vs. Philipe Lins
- Salahdine Parnasse vs. Kenneth Cross
- Junior Dos Santos vs. Robelis Despaigne
- Adriano Moraes vs. Phumi Nkuta
- Jefferson Creighton vs. Jason Jackson
- Namo Fazil vs. Jake Babian
- David Mgoyan vs. Albert Morales
- Aline Pereira vs. Jade Masson-Wong
- Chris Avila vs. Brandon Jenkins
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Ronda Rousey is among MMA greats, but what does her record show?
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