Ronda Rousey

What fascinates me about Ronda Rousey is that she built an entire industry's ceiling and then smashed through it herself. Winning America's first Olympic judo medal for a woman would be a whole career for most people; she treated it as a prologue. Her UFC run forced a promotion that once dismissed women's fighting to build divisions around her. I also respect that her story includes decline — losing publicly, then reinventing herself in wrestling and acting. Pioneers rarely get graceful endings, and watching her navigate that arc honestly, armbar-first, has been one of the most compelling athlete narratives of her generation. I rank her impact above her record.

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Name (English)

Ronda Rousey

Name (Japanese)

ロンダ・ラウジー

Reading

ろんだ・らうじー

Born

February 1, 1987 (age 39)

Origin

Santa Monica, California, United States

Height

170 cm

Occupation

mixed martial arts fighter / judoka / professional wrestler / martial artist / actor

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Rabbit

High school

Santa Monica High School

Awards & achievements

• British Sports Book Awards

• Official sitehttps://www.rondarousey.com/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/rondarousey/
• Xhttps://x.com/RondaRousey
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronda%20Rousey
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AD%E3%83%B3%E3%83%80%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A6%E3%82%B8%E3%83%BC
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q242201

Tags

• California
• mixed martial arts fighter
• judoka
• professional wrestler

Last updated

September 18, 2026

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.