One Trick Pony?

Some people call UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion Ronda Rousey a one-trick pony. This monicker is given because Rousey has won every professional fight so far with juji gatame - and all of them except the most recent have come in the first round. Truth be told, Rousey won all three of her amateur bouts via first round juji gatame as well.

Those familiar with the grappling arts, however, often claim Rousey is anything but a one-trick pony. Indeed, she has shown attacks with other submissions. Also, Rousey has used multiple setups to attain her juji gatame finishes. Let's look at that in more detail:

Match 1 - Rousey vs. Gomes
Ediene Gomes, a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt, was defeated in 25 seconds via Rousey's juji gatame. Seen here at 2:05, Rousey threw Gomes, mounter her, and rained down punches to entice Gomes into turning. Gomes would not have turned had those punches not been devastating. Rousey uses a standard Judo entry into juji gatame from the back at 2:09 - 2:15.
Here is a Judo instructional on this particular setup.

Match 2 - Rousey vs. Tweet
In June of 2011, Rousey defeated Tweet with a juji gatame at 0:49 of Round 1. Seen here at 1:08, Tweet was mounted, and made the mistake of attempting to dislodge Rousey by pushing straight up. This is what we call a "gift" and Rousey took it for the win.
Here is an instructional on this setup - one of the most basic in jiu-jitsu and Judo.

Match 3 - Rousey vs. D'Alelio
Sarah D'Alelio was Rousey's third opponent, and has a name that MMA legend Bas Ruten enjoys saying. Rousey defeated D'Alelio in 25 seconds with juji gatame. In the match, Rousey was attempting several takedowns, then jumped guard. Almost immediately, Rousey went into a standard transition into juji gatame from high guard and won the match - at 1:19 here.
Here is an instructional on this setup.

Match 4 - Rousey vs. Budd
Rousey defeated Julia Budd via juji gatame in 0:39. Rousey secured juji gatame from mount, but it was a different setup than she used against Tweet. Budd did not push up, but instead, allowed her elbows to separate from her body - a big no-no in grappling. Rousey spotted the opportunity and used a setup called "S-Mount." Here you can view the submission at 5:00.
Here is an instructional on this setup.

Match 5 - Rousey vs. Tate 1
Rousey's first victory over Tate came in 4:27 of Round 1 - about 4:30 here. Tate turned her back (punches) and Rousey punched the back of her head for a moment to entice Tate into bringing her arms up. The rest of the setup was identical to Rousey's juji gatame win over Gomes. The main difference in setup was that Rousey had Gomes' arm during the turn. Rousey did not secure Tate's arm until she had been back-mounted for a couple of moments.

Match 6 - Rousey vs. Kaufman
Rousey's win came at 0:54 of Round 1 - seen here at 1:40. The setup was from what is called the modified mount - when the opponent is mounted, but laying on her side. It was a standard setup, but Kaufman rolled forward, face-down in a vain attempt to escape. Rousey switched to her Judo-style roll transition to keep the arm and flip Kaufman over.
Here is an instructional video on this style of setup. Combine it with the flipping transition from Rousey-Gomes.

Match 7 - Rousey vs. Carmouche
This match, the inaugural UFC women's bantamweight championship match, saw a Rousey win at 4:49 of the first round with juji gatame. This time, Rousey used an arm triangle as a setup - seen here at 7:15. I have looked extensively, and cannot find this setup anywhere, however, the concept is pretty simple: attack with an arm triangle (kata gatame) and transition to juji gatame when the opponent rolls.

Match 8 - Rousey vs. Tate 2
Tate took Rousey into the 3rd Round, but Rousey pressed the attack virtually the entire match and finished with juji gatame yet again. At first glance, it might seem like this one happened like Rousey-Tate 1, as Rousey secured the arm from an almost back-mounted position - but that would be a poor assumption. In actuality, Rousey threw Tate with sumi gaeshi, and transitioned immediately into a juji gatame attack. It wasn't a guard, and it wasn't a back control - it was a juji gatame roll position - and it came straight from the throw.
Look at the .gif images here. Image 11 and 12 detail the final setup and image 13 shows the finish of the juji gatame.  

Conclusion
Only Rousey-Gomes and Rousey-Tate 1 had similar finishes, but even then, the exact setup was quite different. With Gomes, Rousey had the arm secured on the turn. With Tate, Rousey used punches from the back to force Tate to defend. When Tate lifted her arms to defend, Rousey was waiting and caught the arm.

Eight professional fights... eight juji gatame wins... eight different setups.


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