Sarah Elizabeth Kaufman[1] (born September 20, 1985) is a retired Canadian mixed martial artist (MMA).

[5] Kaufman is a graduate of Claremont Secondary School and attended two years at the University of Victoria with a goal of becoming a cardiovascular surgeon.

[2] While being interviewed on February 15, 2010 by MMA Junkie Radio, Kaufman revealed that she had obtained a purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.

[12] 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 Victoria, British Columbia.

[17] She fought again five weeks later on June 19, 2009 at Strikeforce Challengers: Villasenor vs. Cyborg against submission specialist Shayna Baszler and once again won via Unanimous Decision.

[23] However, Strikeforce maintained that Kaufman's contract was automatically extended following her title victory over Takayo Hashi and she remained with the promotion.

This marked the first loss in Kaufman's MMA career and she relinquished the Women's Bantamweight Championship.

[28] On July 22, 2011, Kaufman defeated Liz Carmouche via unanimous decision at Strikeforce Challengers: Voelker vs.

[29] 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.

[31] Kaufman challenged Women's Bantamweight Champion Ronda Rousey on August 18, 2012, in San Diego, California.

[33][34] Kaufman's tenure with Strikeforce ended when the promotion ran its final show in January 2013, having been purchased and eventually closed by UFC owners Zuffa LLC.

[37] Kaufman faced Leslie Smith at Invicta FC 5: Penne vs. Waterson on April 5, 2013.

She was expected to make her promotional debut against Sara McMann at UFC Fight Night 27 on August 28, 2013.

[55] After over a year away from the sport, Kaufman returned to face Alexis Davis for a third time on April 25, 2015 at UFC 186.

[57] Kaufman was scheduled to face Germaine de Randamie at UFC on Fox: dos Anjos vs.

[59] Kaufman became a free agent after the UFC did not resign her to a new contract after the loss to Valentina Shevchenko.

[65] In 2019, Kaufman joined the Professional Fighters League to compete in their Women's Lightweight tournament.

[69] Kaufman faced Bellator vet Jessy Miele on November 20, 2021 at BTC 13: Power.