Five things to know about Holly Holm

Holly Holm with her UFC Championship Belt. Photo / Getty

Five things to know about Holly Holm, the UFC fighter who stunned the world by beating the previously dominant Ronda Rousey.

1. She is the first athlete of either gender to win titles in both boxing and mixed martial arts. After previously having won multiple world boxing titles, her victory over Rousey gave Holm the UFC women's bantamweight title.

2. Holm's father is a preacher. Roger Holm's occupation is as a Church of Christ preacher, which gave his daughter a nickname when she began her career - "The Preacher's Daughter".

3. Holm's talents aren't contained to just in the ring - she played soccer and participated in gymnastics, swimming and diving when younger, and was also a football team manager.

4. She has held several welterweight boxing titles - including the World Boxing Federation Female World Light Welterweight Championship, and the Female World Welterweight Championship. She compiled a 33-2-3 record as a pro boxer.

5. Her victory over Ronda Rousey has pushed her profile through the roof. Before the bout, she had 34,000 Twitter followers. She's at 126,000 now.