#4 Marion Reneau
Marion ‘The Belizean Bruiser’ Reneau (7-3) is an American-Belizean MMA fighter with a base of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) and rudimentary striking. She holds notable wins over Jessica Andrade and Milana Dudieva.
Reneau is an out-and-out grappler and one of the older fighters in the UFC’s Women’s Bantamweight (BW/135 pound) division, at 39 years of age.
Out of her 7 wins, 4 have come by way of KO/TKO, but here’s the catch – those wins are against unheralded opposition in smaller MMA organisations, with the exception of her ground-and-pound TKO win over Dudieva. Secondly, she has 2 wins by submission, but it’s nothing that Rousey can’t deal with.
Reneau has terrible striking and barely survived against Rousey conqueror Holly Holm, by repeatedly pulling guard on Holm and hanging on for dear life.
She matches up perfectly with Rousey, especially considering the fact that most of Reneau’s fights involve her initiating the grappling. It goes without saying that Reneau’s submission-based game-plan works right into Rousey’s judo wizardry. And we know what Rousey does to grapplers with mediocre striking- Grab-Tap or Snap.
Reneau’s age and lack of striking make her a favourable matchup for Rousey.
