Strikeforce: Rousey vs. Kaufman Preview: 10 Facts About Saturday’s Event

Are you hungry for some Strikeforce knowledge? Good because we have you covered with 10 facts about Strikeforce: Rousey vs. Kaufman, scheduled for this Saturday (Aug. 18th) from San Diego, Calif.

The event is headlined by an woman’s bantamweight championship bout of Ronda Rousey vs. Sarah Kaufman and can be seen on live on Showtime in the United States and SuperChannel in Canada.

Check below for 10 facts about Saturday’s Strikeforce event.

1 – Sarah Kaufman’s only career loss is by armbar. All of Ronda Rousey’s wins are by armbar.

2 – Ronda Rousey has won all five of her professional bouts by submission in a total of 405-seconds.

3 – Ronda Rousey’s longest fight is a total of four minutes and 27 seconds.

4 – The three female bouts on the Strikeforce: Rousey vs. Kaufman fight card are the most in Strikeforce history.

5 – Ronda Rousey is the only undefeated fighter on the card.

6 – Following six finishes in his first six fights, Derek Brunson has gone to decision in three of his last four bouts.

7 – Tarec Saffeidine is 5-1 under the Strikeforce banner with his lone loss coming to Tyron Woodley.

8 – Hiroko Yamanaka will compete for the first time since her 16-second knockout loss to Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos in Dec. 2011.

9 – Keith Barry, who will fight Adlan Amagov on the preliminary portion of the card, is 1-4 in his last five fights.

10 – Ronda Rousey can become the first woman to defend the woman’s bantamweight championship since July 23, 2010.

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