Mixed martial arts
- Ultimate Fighting Championship
- UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship (First; current)
- Four successful title defenses
- Fight of the Night (One time) vs. Miesha Tate
- Submission of the Night (One time) vs. Miesha Tate
- Performance of the Night (Two times) vs. Sara McMann and Alexis Davis
- First female UFC Champion
- Fastest Finish in the UFC by a female (16 seconds)
- Strikeforce
- Strikeforce Women's Bantamweight Championship (One time; last)
- One successful title defense
- Female's Submission of the year two years in a row (2011 & 2012)
- World MMA Awards
- 2012 Female Fighter of the Year
- 2013 Female Fighter of the Year
- ESPN
- 2012 Submission of the Year vs. Miesha Tate on March 3
- 2014 Best Female Athlete ESPY Award
- First Mixed Martial Artist to win an ESPY Award
- Summer Olympic Games
- 2008 Summer Olympics Senior Bronze Medalist
- International Judo Federation
- 2008 World Cup Senior Gold Medalist
- 2008 Belgian Ladies Open Senior Bronze Medalist
- 2007 Jigoro Kano Cup Senior Silver Medalist
- 2007 Finnish Open Senior Gold Medalist
- 2007 World Judo Championships Senior Silver Medalist
- 2007 German Open Senior Bronze Medalist
- 2007 Pan American Games Senior Gold Medalist
- 2007 Pan American Championships Senior Bronze Medalist
- 2007 World Cup Senior Gold Medalist
- 2007 British Open Senior Gold Medalist
- 2006 Finnish Open Senior Bronze Medalist
- 2006 Swedish Open Senior Gold Medalist
- 2006 World Judo Championships Junior Bronze Medalist
- 2006 Rendez-Vous Senior Gold Medalist
- 2006 Pan American Championships Senior Silver Medalist
- 2006 World Cup Senior Gold Medalist
- 2006 Belgian Ladies Open Senior Gold Medalist
- 2005 Ontario Open Senior Gold Medalist
- 2005 Rendez-Vous Senior Gold Medalist
- 2005 Pan American Championships Senior Gold Medalist
- 2004 Ontario Open Senior Gold Medalist
- 2004 Ontario Open Junior Gold Medalist
- 2004 World Judo Championships Junior Gold Medalist
- 2004 Rendez-Vous Senior Bronze Medalist
- 2004 Pan American Championships Senior Gold Medalist
- 2003 Rendez-Vous Senior Gold Medalist
- 2001 Coupe Canada Senior Cup Gold Medalist
- USA Judo
- USA Senior National Championship (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010)
- USA Senior Olympic Team Trials Winner (2004, 2008)
- 2007 US Open Senior Gold Medalist
- 2006 US Open Senior Gold Medalist
- 2006 USA Fall Classic Senior Gold Medalist
- 2006 US Open Junior Gold Medalist
- 2005 US Open Senior Gold Medalist
- 2005 US Open Junior Silver Medalist
- 2004 US Open Senior Bronze Medalist
- 2003 US Open Senior Silver Medalist
- 2003 USA Fall Classic Senior Gold Medalist
- 2002 US Open Junior Gold Medalist