Ronda Rousey's UFC dominance outpacing Jon Jones, Georges St-Pierre, Anderson Silva

Ronda Rousey

With Ronda Rousey’s win over Cat Zingano in the main event of UFC 184, she has once again shown an amazing ability to dominate the best that her division has to offer.

It took Rousey (11-0 MMA, 5-0 UFC) only 14 seconds to catch Zingano’s (9-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) arm and torque it hard enough to force a tap.

It was Rousey’s fifth title fight in the UFC and the quickest submission in UFC championship history. Quick finishes are nothing new to Rousey, who has let just one fighter out of the first round in her 11-fight career.

Rousey’s past three fights have barely broken 90 seconds – combined.

In the UFC’s “modern era,” the three most iconic champions have been Anderson Silva, Georges St-Pierre and Jon Jones.

A quick glance at the performances of those three in their first five UFC title fights shows Rousey has blown past the field in terms of sheer dominance.

Here’s how the numbers break down:

Ronda Rousey

Liz Carmouche – Win via submission (armbar) – Round 1, 4:49
Miesha Tate – Win via submission (armbar) – Round 3, 0:58
Sara McMann – Win via TKO (knee and punches) – Round 1, 1:06
Alexis Davis – Win via knockout (punches) – Round 1, 0:16
Cat Zingano – Win via submission (armbar) – Round 1, 0:14

5-0, no decisions, 17:23 total ring time

Anderson Silva

Rich Franklin – Win via knockout (knee) – Round 1, 2:59
Travis Lutter – Win via submission (triangle choke and elbows) – Round 2, 2:11
Nate Marquardt – Win via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 4:50
Rich Franklin – Win via TKO (knees) – Round 2, 1:07
Dan Henderson – Win via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 4:50

5-0, no decisions, 30:57 total ring time

Georges St-Pierre

Matt Hughes – Loss via submission (armbar) – Round 1, 4:59
Matt Hughes – Win via TKO (strikes) – Round 2, 1:25
Matt Serra – Loss via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 3:25
Matt Hughes – Win via submission (armbar) – Round 2, 4:54
Matt Serra – Win via TKO (knees to body) – Round 2 4:45

3-2, no decisions, 28:48 total ring time

Jon Jones

Mauricio Rua – Win via TKO (strikes) – Round 3, 2:37
Quinton Jackson – Win via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 4, 1:14
Lyoto Machida – Win via submission (guillotine choke) – Round 2, 4:26
Rashad Evans – Win via unanimous decision
Vitor Belfort – Win via submission (americana) – Round 4, 0:54

5-0, 1 decision, 79:11 total ring time

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