Women's Bantamweight

Julianna Pena

Last fought: Jun 2025

RECORD

Pro

13-6-0

UFC

8-4-0

Age

Height

5'6"

Weight

135 lbs

Reach

69"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	13:14
Fight Completion Rate	69.1%
Avg Rounds per Fight	2.65
% Fights Inside the Distance	58.3%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	62-19 (76.5%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	38-14 (73.1%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	24-5 (82.8%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	37.2%
% Time in Control	28.4%
% Time Controlled	34.4%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	45.2%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	5.16
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	5.02
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+0.14
Distance Strike Accuracy	37.1%
Distance Strike Defense	62.8%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	0.00
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	1.38
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	2.79
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	2.45
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	2.66
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	0.85

All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →

Where the Strikes Land

Share of landed significant strikes by target

Where the Fight Happens

Share of total fight time by position

Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Women's Bantamweight field

Julianna Pena League percentile bands (p5–p95) League median

The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →

Career Stats

Statistic	Julianna Pena
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	44.5%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.1
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	2.6
Strike Differential	0.5/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	54.5%
Takedown Defense	24.1%
Takedowns Landed/15min	1.7
Submission Attempts/15min	0.8
Control Time/15min	4:15
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	25.0%
Submission % of Wins	25.0%
Decision % of Wins	50.0%
Avg Fight Time	13:14
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.0
Reversals/15min	0.1

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	42.4%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.4
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.3
Takedown Accuracy	66.7%
Takedown Defense	20.0%
Control Time/Fight	1:48

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Kayla Harrison

UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2 • Jun 2025Women's BantamweightTITLE

Submission (Kimura) • Rd 2, 4:55

Julianna Pena9/3030%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

Kayla Harrison30/5456%TD 2/3Ctrl 6:05

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Julianna Pena	6/17	35%	0/0	0:00	—
	Kayla Harrison	8/24	33%	1/2	2:35	—

R2	Julianna Pena	3/13	23%	0/1	0:00	—
	Kayla Harrison	22/30	73%	1/1	3:30	—

WIN

vs. Raquel Pennington

UFC 307: Pereira vs. Rountree Jr. • Oct 2024Women's BantamweightTITLE

Decision (Split) • Rd 5, 5:00

Julianna Pena92/26035%TD 2/3Ctrl 5:40

Raquel Pennington92/31729%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:33KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Julianna Pena	25/59	42%	0/0	0:00	—
	Raquel Pennington	17/60	28%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Julianna Pena	6/16	38%	1/2	3:00	—
	Raquel Pennington	6/24	25%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Julianna Pena	18/33	55%	1/1	2:20	—
	Raquel Pennington	8/34	24%	0/0	0:00	—

R4	Julianna Pena	16/67	24%	0/0	0:20	—
	Raquel Pennington	26/84	31%	0/0	0:22	1

R5	Julianna Pena	27/85	32%	0/0	0:00	—
	Raquel Pennington	35/115	30%	0/0	0:11	—

LOSS

vs. Amanda Nunes

UFC 277: Pena vs. Nunes 2 • Jul 2022Women's BantamweightTITLE

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Julianna Pena60/15439%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Amanda Nunes85/15256%TD 6/8Ctrl 11:49KD 3

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Julianna Pena	21/51	41%	0/0	0:00	—
	Amanda Nunes	25/47	53%	0/1	0:00	—

R2	Julianna Pena	25/66	38%	0/0	0:00	—
	Amanda Nunes	19/48	40%	0/0	0:32	3

R3	Julianna Pena	6/21	29%	0/0	0:00	—
	Amanda Nunes	14/23	61%	1/1	3:02	—

R4	Julianna Pena	4/10	40%	0/0	0:00	—
	Amanda Nunes	16/20	80%	3/3	3:54	—

R5	Julianna Pena	4/6	67%	0/0	0:00	—
	Amanda Nunes	11/14	79%	2/3	4:21	—

WIN

vs. Amanda Nunes

UFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier • Dec 2021Women's BantamweightTITLE

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 2, 3:26

Julianna Pena79/13559%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:25

Amanda Nunes46/9946%TD 1/1Ctrl 3:35

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Julianna Pena	5/20	25%	0/0	0:08	—
	Amanda Nunes	10/14	71%	1/1	3:35	—

R2	Julianna Pena	74/115	64%	1/1	0:17	—
	Amanda Nunes	36/85	42%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Sara McMann

UFC 257: Poirier vs. McGregor • Jan 2021Women's Bantamweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 3, 3:39

Julianna Pena38/7650%TD 1/1Ctrl 2:55

Sara McMann21/5439%TD 3/3Ctrl 7:21

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Julianna Pena	5/20	25%	0/0	0:00	—
	Sara McMann	12/30	40%	2/2	2:58	—

R2	Julianna Pena	13/29	45%	0/0	0:08	—
	Sara McMann	8/17	47%	1/1	4:11	—

R3	Julianna Pena	20/27	74%	1/1	2:47	—
	Sara McMann	1/7	14%	0/0	0:12	—

LOSS

vs. Germaine de Randamie

UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Aldana • Oct 2020Women's Bantamweight

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 3, 3:25

Julianna Pena27/9130%TD 3/6Ctrl 5:55

Germaine de Randamie37/9141%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:48

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Julianna Pena	8/43	19%	1/1	0:29	—
	Germaine de Randamie	20/58	34%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Julianna Pena	11/23	48%	1/2	3:41	—
	Germaine de Randamie	6/9	67%	0/0	0:48	—

R3	Julianna Pena	8/25	32%	1/3	1:45	—
	Germaine de Randamie	11/24	46%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Nicco Montano

UFC Fight Night: De Randamie vs. Ladd • Jul 2019Women's Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Julianna Pena45/9050%TD 2/4Ctrl 4:36

Nicco Montano38/7948%TD 3/5Ctrl 6:11

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Julianna Pena	9/19	47%	0/1	0:00	—
	Nicco Montano	11/25	44%	1/3	4:07	—

R2	Julianna Pena	16/27	59%	1/1	2:17	—
	Nicco Montano	13/22	59%	1/1	1:23	—

R3	Julianna Pena	20/44	45%	1/2	2:19	—
	Nicco Montano	14/32	44%	1/1	0:41	—

LOSS

vs. Valentina Shevchenko

UFC on FOX: Shevchenko vs. Pena • Jan 2017Women's Bantamweight

Submission (Armbar) • Rd 2, 4:29

Julianna Pena27/3577%TD 1/5Ctrl 6:01

Valentina Shevchenko13/1776%TD 2/2Ctrl 2:42

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Julianna Pena	20/24	83%	0/1	1:53	—
	Valentina Shevchenko	8/12	67%	2/2	2:42	—

R2	Julianna Pena	7/11	64%	1/4	4:08	—
	Valentina Shevchenko	5/5	100%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Cat Zingano

UFC 200: Tate vs Nunes • Jul 2016Women's Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Julianna Pena12/2157%TD 2/3Ctrl 4:52

Cat Zingano11/2348%TD 3/4Ctrl 9:04

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Julianna Pena	3/9	33%	1/2	3:13	—
	Cat Zingano	9/17	53%	1/2	1:15	—

R2	Julianna Pena	0/1	0%	0/0	1:30	—
	Cat Zingano	1/2	50%	2/2	3:15	—

R3	Julianna Pena	9/11	82%	1/1	0:09	—
	Cat Zingano	1/4	25%	0/0	4:34	—

WIN

vs. Jessica Eye

UFC 192: Cormier vs Gustafsson • Oct 2015Women's Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Julianna Pena34/6850%TD 3/6Ctrl 7:19

Jessica Eye30/5456%TD 1/1Ctrl 5:44

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Julianna Pena	20/32	62%	2/4	2:09	—
	Jessica Eye	15/28	54%	0/0	2:00	—

R2	Julianna Pena	6/20	30%	0/0	0:29	—
	Jessica Eye	11/20	55%	1/1	3:44	—

R3	Julianna Pena	8/16	50%	1/2	4:41	—
	Jessica Eye	4/6	67%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Milana Dudieva

UFC Fight Night: Mendes vs Lamas • Apr 2015Women's Bantamweight

KO/TKO (Elbows) • Rd 1, 3:59

Julianna Pena37/7351%TD 1/1Ctrl 2:55

Milana Dudieva0/50%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:43

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Julianna Pena	37/73	51%	1/1	2:55	—
	Milana Dudieva	0/5	0%	1/2	0:43	—

WIN

vs. Jessica Rakoczy

The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate Finale • Nov 2013Women's BantamweightTITLE

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 4:59

Julianna Pena33/7643%TD 2/2Ctrl 4:29

Jessica Rakoczy4/580%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Julianna Pena	33/76	43%	2/2	4:29	—
	Jessica Rakoczy	4/5	80%	0/0	0:02	—

Last updated: 2026-08-22 | Data source: UFCStats.com