Women's Bantamweight

Sarah Kaufman

Last fought: Dec 2015

RECORD

Pro

18-4-0 (1 NC)

UFC

1-2-0

Age

Height

5'5"

Weight

135 lbs

Reach

66"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	13:16
Fight Completion Rate	88.5%
Avg Rounds per Fight	2.66
% Fights Inside the Distance	25.0%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	3-1 (75.0%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	—
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	3-1 (75.0%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	60.8%
% Time in Control	19.1%
% Time Controlled	20.1%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	48.8%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	6.68
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	4.12
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+2.57
Distance Strike Accuracy	39.3%
Distance Strike Defense	72.2%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	0.00
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.00
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	0.77
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	2.63
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	0.00
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	0.94

Small sample: based on 4 UFC fights — treat rates as indicative, not predictive.

All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →

Where the Strikes Land

Share of landed significant strikes by target

Where the Fight Happens

Share of total fight time by position

Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Women's Bantamweight field

Sarah Kaufman League percentile bands (p5–p95) League median

The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →

Career Stats

Statistic	Sarah Kaufman
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	50.3%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	7.2
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	4.0
Strike Differential	3.2/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	40.0%
Takedown Defense	70.6%
Takedowns Landed/15min	0.6
Submission Attempts/15min	0.0
Control Time/15min	2:51
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	0.0%
Submission % of Wins	0.0%
Decision % of Wins	100.0%
Avg Fight Time	13:16
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.0
Reversals/15min	0.0

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	50.3%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	7.2
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	4.0
Takedown Accuracy	40.0%
Takedown Defense	70.6%
Control Time/Fight	2:32

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Valentina Shevchenko

UFC on FOX: Dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2 • Dec 2015Women's Bantamweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Sarah Kaufman27/4461%TD 1/4Ctrl 4:52

Valentina Shevchenko32/4473%TD 4/9Ctrl 6:15

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Sarah Kaufman	8/17	47%	0/1	0:06	—
	Valentina Shevchenko	15/20	75%	2/2	3:14	—

R2	Sarah Kaufman	10/15	67%	0/1	1:19	—
	Valentina Shevchenko	12/15	80%	1/5	2:15	—

R3	Sarah Kaufman	9/12	75%	1/2	3:27	—
	Valentina Shevchenko	5/9	56%	1/2	0:46	—

LOSS

vs. Alexis Davis

UFC 186: Johnson vs Horiguchi • Apr 2015Women's Bantamweight

Submission (Armbar) • Rd 2, 3:07

Sarah Kaufman65/13050%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:27

Alexis Davis34/9934%TD 1/3Ctrl 0:51

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Sarah Kaufman	49/90	54%	0/0	0:47	—
	Alexis Davis	20/66	30%	0/2	0:35	—

R2	Sarah Kaufman	16/40	40%	0/0	0:40	—
	Alexis Davis	14/33	42%	1/1	0:16	—

WIN

vs. Leslie Smith

UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs Kennedy • Apr 2014Women's Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Sarah Kaufman202/37055%TD 1/1Ctrl 2:38

Leslie Smith79/24333%TD 0/5Ctrl 2:07

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Sarah Kaufman	71/136	52%	0/0	0:19	—
	Leslie Smith	31/90	34%	0/2	1:04	—

R2	Sarah Kaufman	71/134	53%	0/0	0:28	—
	Leslie Smith	29/100	29%	0/1	0:46	—

R3	Sarah Kaufman	60/100	60%	1/1	1:51	—
	Leslie Smith	19/53	36%	0/2	0:17	—

vs. Jessica Eye

UFC 166: Velasquez vs Dos Santos 3 • Oct 2013Women's Bantamweight

Overturned • Rd 3, 5:00

Sarah Kaufman87/21441%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:12

Jessica Eye65/20931%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:26

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Sarah Kaufman	23/75	31%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jessica Eye	25/80	31%	0/0	0:39	—

R2	Sarah Kaufman	26/61	43%	0/0	0:37	—
	Jessica Eye	17/64	27%	0/0	0:13	—

R3	Sarah Kaufman	38/78	49%	0/0	0:35	—
	Jessica Eye	23/65	35%	0/0	0:34	—

Prior to UFC

Strikeforce (8 fights)

LOSS

vs. Ronda Rousey

Strikeforce - Rousey vs Kaufman • Aug 2012

Submission (Armbar) • Rd 1, 0:54

Sarah Kaufman1/333%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:16

Ronda Rousey3/650%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:29

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Sarah Kaufman	1/3	33%	0/0	0:16	—
	Ronda Rousey	3/6	50%	1/2	0:29	—

WIN

vs. Alexis Davis

Strikeforce - Tate vs. Rousey • Mar 2012

Decision (Majority) • Rd 3, 5:00

Sarah Kaufman135/29646%TD 0/0Ctrl 3:06

Alexis Davis139/24956%TD 1/1Ctrl 2:59

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Sarah Kaufman	68/137	50%	0/0	1:32	—
	Alexis Davis	59/104	57%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Sarah Kaufman	50/112	45%	0/0	1:20	—
	Alexis Davis	46/88	52%	0/0	0:01	—

R3	Sarah Kaufman	17/47	36%	0/0	0:14	—
	Alexis Davis	34/57	60%	1/1	2:58	—

WIN

vs. Liz Carmouche

Strikeforce Challengers 17 • Jul 2011

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Sarah Kaufman111/22050%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Liz Carmouche81/14058%TD 1/9Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Sarah Kaufman	29/56	52%	0/0	0:00	—
	Liz Carmouche	24/45	53%	0/1	0:00	—

R2	Sarah Kaufman	38/72	53%	0/0	0:00	—
	Liz Carmouche	26/42	62%	1/4	0:00	—

R3	Sarah Kaufman	44/92	48%	0/0	0:00	—
	Liz Carmouche	31/53	58%	0/4	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Marloes Coenen

Strikeforce - Diaz vs. Noons 2 • Oct 2010

Submission (Armbar) • Rd 3, 1:59

Sarah Kaufman12/7815%TD 0/0Ctrl 5:12

Marloes Coenen28/8234%TD 1/3Ctrl 0:27

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Sarah Kaufman	8/40	20%	0/0	1:24	—
	Marloes Coenen	19/52	37%	0/0	0:18	—

R2	Sarah Kaufman	1/27	4%	0/0	2:29	—
	Marloes Coenen	9/28	32%	0/2	0:05	—

R3	Sarah Kaufman	3/11	27%	0/0	1:19	—
	Marloes Coenen	0/2	0%	1/1	0:04	—

WIN

vs. Roxanne Modafferi

Strikeforce Challengers 9 • Jul 2010

KO/TKO (Slam) • Rd 3, 4:45

Sarah Kaufman80/12564%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Roxanne Modafferi43/11139%TD 2/19Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Sarah Kaufman	16/22	73%	0/0	0:00	—
	Roxanne Modafferi	11/23	48%	1/6	0:00	—

R2	Sarah Kaufman	39/63	62%	0/0	0:00	—
	Roxanne Modafferi	14/40	35%	0/9	0:00	—

R3	Sarah Kaufman	25/40	62%	0/0	0:00	—
	Roxanne Modafferi	18/48	38%	1/4	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Takayo Hashi

Strikeforce Challengers 6 • Feb 2010

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Sarah Kaufman164/42339%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:00

Takayo Hashi71/26926%TD 0/11Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Sarah Kaufman	35/73	48%	1/1	0:00	—
	Takayo Hashi	23/48	48%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Sarah Kaufman	33/106	31%	0/0	0:00	—
	Takayo Hashi	17/58	29%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Sarah Kaufman	48/111	43%	0/0	0:00	—
	Takayo Hashi	14/67	21%	0/1	0:00	—

R4	Sarah Kaufman	23/60	38%	0/0	0:00	—
	Takayo Hashi	10/35	29%	0/5	0:00	—

R5	Sarah Kaufman	25/73	34%	0/0	0:00	—
	Takayo Hashi	7/61	11%	0/5	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Shayna Baszler

Strikeforce Challengers 2 • Jun 2009

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Sarah Kaufman88/22539%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:00

Shayna Baszler38/16124%TD 1/4Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Sarah Kaufman	16/36	44%	0/0	0:00	—
	Shayna Baszler	8/25	32%	1/2	0:00	—

R2	Sarah Kaufman	44/128	34%	0/0	0:00	—
	Shayna Baszler	26/91	29%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	Sarah Kaufman	28/61	46%	1/1	0:00	—
	Shayna Baszler	4/45	9%	0/1	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Miesha Tate

Strikeforce Challengers 1 • May 2009

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 3:00

Sarah Kaufman90/16953%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Miesha Tate26/9129%TD 2/9Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Sarah Kaufman	43/90	48%	0/0	0:00	—
	Miesha Tate	19/53	36%	1/3	0:00	—

R2	Sarah Kaufman	6/16	38%	0/0	0:00	—
	Miesha Tate	1/9	11%	1/1	0:00	—

R3	Sarah Kaufman	41/63	65%	0/0	0:00	—
	Miesha Tate	6/29	21%	0/5	0:00	—

Last updated: 2026-09-21 | Data source: UFCStats.com