Sarah Elizabeth Kaufman (born September 20, 1985) is a retired

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(MMA). She competed in the women's

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division where she is a former Invicta FC Bantamweight Championship. Kaufman was the inaugural Strikeforce Women's Bantamweight Champion and was also the first and only Hardcore Championship Fighting Women's Bantamweight Champion.

Biography

Kaufman is a graduate of

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and attended two years at the

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with a goal of becoming a cardiovascular surgeon. Kaufman's father is

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. A dancer since the age of two, Kaufman had joined a dance company and danced everything from ballet to jazz to hip-hop. When she was 17, an MMA school was opened by Adam Zugec in the building where her dance company rehearsed. She joined the school for an aerobics kickboxing class. Enjoying it, she quickly began taking as many classes as Zugec offered. While being interviewed on February 15, 2010 by

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Radio, Kaufman revealed that she had obtained a purple belt in

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. She was awarded her brown belt on October 1, 2011.

Mixed martial arts career

Kaufman faced Valérie Létourneau at TKO 29 - Repercussion on June 1, 2007. She won the fight via TKO in the second round. This was the first female MMA fight in the promotion's history. She captured the Hardcore Championship Fighting Women's Bantamweight Championship by defeating Ginele Marquez via TKO in the second round at HCF - Title Wave on October 19, 2007. Kaufman faced Molly Helsel at HCF - Crow's Nest on March 29, 2008. She won the fight via TKO in the second round. This was her only title defense before the promotion folded in 2008. On April 23, 2009, she faced Sarah Schneider for

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and won the fight via TKO in the second round. Kaufman debuted for Armageddon Fighting Championship on April 2, 2011 at the promotion's fifth event, Judgment Day, where she fought in front of her hometown of

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. She defeated

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by TKO in the third round of the main event.

Strikeforce

Less than one month later on May 15, 2009 at Strikeforce Challengers: Evangelista vs. Aina, Kaufman made her

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debut as a late replacement against wrestler

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. Kaufman won the fight by Unanimous Decision. It was the first time that she had gone the distance in her career. She fought again five weeks later on June 19, 2009 at Strikeforce Challengers: Villasenor vs. Cyborg against submission specialist

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and once again won via Unanimous Decision. The fight marked the first time that a women's bout was contested under five-minute rounds in Strikeforce.

Women's Bantamweight Champion

Kaufman was set to face highly touted Japanese standout

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at Strikeforce Challengers: Kaufman vs. Hashi on November 20, 2009, but the fight was later removed from the card. It was first rescheduled for January 2010, but finally took place on February 26, 2010. The fight crowned the first Strikeforce Women's Bantamweight Champion (135 lbs). Kaufman won the fight by Unanimous Decision. In an interview posted on May 12, 2010, Kaufman stated that she was no longer under contract with Strikeforce. However, Strikeforce maintained that Kaufman's contract was automatically extended following her title victory over

and she remained with the promotion. Kaufman defended her Strikeforce title against

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at Strikeforce Challengers: del Rosario vs. Mahe on July 23, 2010. She won the fight via knockout due to a slam in the third round. Kaufman faced

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on October 9, 2010 in

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. Kaufman was defeated by Coenen at 1:59 of the third round by submission after tapping out to an armbar applied from the bottom. This marked the first loss in Kaufman's MMA career and she relinquished the Women's Bantamweight Championship.

After losing Championship

On July 22, 2011, Kaufman defeated

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via unanimous decision at Strikeforce Challengers: Voelker vs. Bowling III in

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. On January 7, 2012, it was announced that Kaufman would face Alexis Davis in a rematch at Strikeforce: Tate vs. Rousey on March 3 in Columbus, Ohio. Kaufman won the back and forth bout via majority decision. Kaufman challenged Women's Bantamweight Champion

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on August 18, 2012, in San Diego, California. She was defeated by submission due to an armbar early in the first round. Kaufman's tenure with Strikeforce ended when the promotion ran its final show in January 2013, having been purchased and eventually closed by

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owners Zuffa LLC.

Invicta Fighting Championships

Kaufman was scheduled to make her Invicta FC debut against

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at Invicta Fighting Championships 3 on October 6, 2012. However, on September 17, it was reported that Kaufman had suffered an injury and would not be able to compete. Kaufman faced Leslie Smith at Invicta FC 5: Penne vs. Waterson on April 5, 2013. This was her promotional debut. She won the back-and-forth fight via split decision. The bout was named Fight of the Night.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

On February 25, 2013, Kaufman signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship along with four other women. She was expected to make her promotional debut against

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on August 28, 2013. However, McMann withdrew from the bout for undisclosed personal reasons. As a result, Kaufman was pulled from the event as well. Kaufman faced fellow

newcomer

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on October 19, 2013. She lost the fight via controversial split decision. However, in February 2014, the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation changed the result to "no decision" with no reason given for the change. It was later revealed that Eye had failed her post-fight drug test for marijuana. Kaufman was expected to face

at The Ultimate Fighter Nations Finale. However, it was announced on April 1, 2014 that Baszler pulled out due to injury. Kaufman was then scheduled to face

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, but Nunes withdrew as well. Kaufman eventually faced former opponent Leslie Smith on the card. She won the fight via unanimous decision. After over a year away from the sport, Kaufman returned to face Alexis Davis for a third time on April 25, 2015 at

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. Despite seemingly winning the first round due to her dominant striking, Kaufman lost the fight in the second round via submission. Kaufman was scheduled to face

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at UFC on Fox: dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2. However, De Randamie pulled out of the fight on December 3 citing an injury. Kaufman instead faced

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. She lost the fight via split decision. Kaufman became a free agent after the UFC did not resign her to a new contract after the loss to Valentina Shevchenko.

Invicta Fighting Championships

It was announced on December 6, 2017 that Kaufman was signed by

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. Kaufman faced

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on January 13, 2018 at Invicta FC 27. At weight-ins, Kianzad weighted 136.7 Ibs, missing 1.7 Ibs of the upper limit of bantamweight of 135 Ibs and the bout proceeded at catchweight. Kianzad was fined twenty five percent of her purse for falling make weight. Kaufman won the fight via unanimous decision. Kaufman faced German bantamweight

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at Invicta FC 29 on May 4 with the vacant Invicta FC bantamweight title on the line. Kaufman won the bout in the third round via rear-naked choke.

Professional Fighters League

In 2019, Kaufman joined the

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to compete in their Women's Lightweight tournament. In the opening round, she faced Morgan Frier at PFL 1 on May 9, 2019. She won the fight via an arm-triangle choke submission in the first round to earn 6 points in the first round. Kaufman was expected to face Roberta Samad at PFL 4 on July 11, 2019. However, Samad missed weight and the bout was cancelled with Kaufman being awarded 3 points. In the semifinals, Kaufman faced

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at PFL 7 on October 11, 2019. She lost the fight via unanimous decision.

Return to regional circuit

Kaufman faced Bellator vet

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on November 20, 2021 at BTC 13: Power. She won the bout via TKO due to ground and pound in the first round. Kaufman was scheduled to face Cláudia Leite for the inaugural PAW FC Women's Bantamweight Championship at PAW FC 1 on January 15, 2022. However, the bout was cancelled after Leite was unable to obtain a visa. Kaufman announced her retirement from MMA on June 30, 2022.

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

** Fight of the Night (One time) vs. Leslie Smith **Invicta FC Bantamweight Championship (one time) *

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(One time, first) ***One successful title defense *Hardcore Championship Fighting **HCF Women's Bantamweight Championship (One time) *Women's MMA Awards **2009 Fighter of the Year **2009 Bantamweight Fighter of the Year **2012 Fight of the Year vs. Alexis Davis

Mixed martial arts record

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Biography

Mixed martial arts career

Strikeforce

Women's Bantamweight Champion

After losing Championship

Invicta Fighting Championships

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Invicta Fighting Championships

Professional Fighters League

Return to regional circuit

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts record

See also

References

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