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.

[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.

[50] Kaufman was expected to face Shayna Baszler at The Ultimate Fighter Nations Finale.

[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.