Raquel Pennington UFC Stats & Fight History

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	15:18
Fight Completion Rate (xR%)	91.9%
Expected Rounds (xR)	3.06
% Fights Inside the Distance	22.2%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	69-32 (68.3%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	45-21 (68.2%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	24-11 (68.6%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	51.5%
% Time in Control	22.4%
% Time Controlled	26.1%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	46.1%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	4.82
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	4.45
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+0.37
Distance Strike Accuracy	38.7%
Distance Strike Defense	66.5%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	0.11
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.00
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	2.01
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	2.01
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	2.67
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	1.33

Career Stats

Statistic	Raquel Pennington
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	48.5%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	4.0
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.4
Strike Differential	0.7/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	26.3%
Takedown Defense	57.9%
Takedowns Landed/15min	0.8
Submission Attempts/15min	0.6
Control Time/15min	3:21
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	0.0%
Submission % of Wins	25.0%
Decision % of Wins	75.0%
Avg Fight Time	15:18
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.1
Reversals/15min	0.2

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	49.0%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	5.3
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.6
Takedown Accuracy	16.7%
Takedown Defense	55.6%
Control Time/Fight	3:14

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Julianna Pena

UFC 307: Pereira vs. Rountree Jr. • Oct 2024

Decision (Split) • Rd 5, 5:00

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

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

▼ Rounds

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

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

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

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

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

WIN

vs. Mayra Bueno Silva

UFC 297: Strickland vs. Du Plessis • Jan 2024

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Raquel Pennington134/20167%TD 1/3Ctrl 11:28

Mayra Bueno Silva69/8878%TD 3/9Ctrl 8:58

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Raquel Pennington	11/22	50%	0/2	0:16	—
	Mayra Bueno Silva	18/22	82%	2/2	3:20	—

R2	Raquel Pennington	33/52	63%	0/0	1:04	—
	Mayra Bueno Silva	20/30	67%	0/1	2:46	—

R3	Raquel Pennington	27/43	63%	1/1	2:32	—
	Mayra Bueno Silva	17/20	85%	0/2	1:35	—

R4	Raquel Pennington	29/38	76%	0/0	3:17	—
	Mayra Bueno Silva	7/8	88%	1/2	1:11	—

R5	Raquel Pennington	34/46	74%	0/0	4:19	—
	Mayra Bueno Silva	7/8	88%	0/2	0:06	—

WIN

vs. Ketlen Vieira

UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Imavov • Jan 2023

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Raquel Pennington81/15951%TD 0/2Ctrl 1:18

Ketlen Vieira64/15242%TD 0/0Ctrl 4:45

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Raquel Pennington	27/58	47%	0/0	0:00	—
	Ketlen Vieira	23/71	32%	0/0	0:13	—

R2	Raquel Pennington	29/61	48%	0/1	0:37	—
	Ketlen Vieira	21/51	41%	0/0	1:28	—

R3	Raquel Pennington	25/40	62%	0/1	0:41	—
	Ketlen Vieira	20/30	67%	0/0	3:04	—

WIN

vs. Aspen Ladd

UFC 273: Volkanovski vs. The Korean Zombie • Apr 2022

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Raquel Pennington114/19558%TD 0/1Ctrl 1:42

Aspen Ladd65/16041%TD 2/4Ctrl 2:56

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Raquel Pennington	40/74	54%	0/0	0:14	—
	Aspen Ladd	20/60	33%	0/1	0:00	—

R2	Raquel Pennington	49/82	60%	0/1	0:51	—
	Aspen Ladd	26/68	38%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Raquel Pennington	25/39	64%	0/0	0:37	—
	Aspen Ladd	19/32	59%	2/3	2:56	—

WIN

vs. Macy Chiasson

UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Daukaus • Dec 2021

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 2, 3:07

Raquel Pennington45/7957%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:09

Macy Chiasson26/8630%TD 1/2Ctrl 1:18

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Raquel Pennington	24/38	63%	0/0	0:31	—
	Macy Chiasson	15/48	31%	1/1	1:07	—

R2	Raquel Pennington	21/41	51%	0/0	0:38	—
	Macy Chiasson	11/38	29%	0/1	0:11	—

WIN

vs. Pannie Kianzad

UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Spann • Sep 2021

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Raquel Pennington48/7961%TD 1/3Ctrl 6:16

Pannie Kianzad50/9851%TD 1/2Ctrl 5:34

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Raquel Pennington	8/12	67%	0/1	1:20	—
	Pannie Kianzad	12/19	63%	1/2	3:24	—

R2	Raquel Pennington	12/18	67%	1/1	3:37	—
	Pannie Kianzad	10/17	59%	0/0	0:55	—

R3	Raquel Pennington	28/49	57%	0/1	1:19	—
	Pannie Kianzad	28/62	45%	0/0	1:15	—

WIN

vs. Marion Reneau

UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Volkov • Jun 2020

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Raquel Pennington107/15469%TD 1/2Ctrl 5:29

Marion Reneau46/11739%TD 2/4Ctrl 3:48

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Raquel Pennington	23/36	64%	0/0	1:24	—
	Marion Reneau	17/52	33%	0/1	1:19	—

R2	Raquel Pennington	37/50	74%	0/0	2:15	—
	Marion Reneau	13/29	45%	1/1	1:38	—

R3	Raquel Pennington	47/68	69%	1/2	1:50	—
	Marion Reneau	16/36	44%	1/2	0:51	—

LOSS

vs. Holly Holm

UFC 246: McGregor vs. Cowboy • Jan 2020

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Raquel Pennington38/7849%TD 1/2Ctrl 1:02

Holly Holm30/6248%TD 0/3Ctrl 7:16

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Raquel Pennington	5/14	36%	1/1	0:17	—
	Holly Holm	6/12	50%	0/0	2:48	—

R2	Raquel Pennington	19/27	70%	0/0	0:19	—
	Holly Holm	9/17	53%	0/1	3:07	—

R3	Raquel Pennington	14/37	38%	0/1	0:26	—
	Holly Holm	15/33	45%	0/2	1:21	—

WIN

vs. Irene Aldana

UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Edwards • Jul 2019

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Raquel Pennington47/13734%TD 1/6Ctrl 5:29

Irene Aldana52/18428%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Raquel Pennington	16/59	27%	0/1	0:00	—
	Irene Aldana	21/98	21%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Raquel Pennington	24/62	39%	0/3	1:30	—
	Irene Aldana	25/69	36%	0/0	0:02	—

R3	Raquel Pennington	7/16	44%	1/2	3:59	—
	Irene Aldana	6/17	35%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Germaine de Randamie

UFC Fight Night: Korean Zombie vs. Rodriguez • Nov 2018

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Raquel Pennington24/8429%TD 0/8Ctrl 6:05

Germaine de Randamie42/10739%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:06

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Raquel Pennington	4/11	36%	0/3	2:45	—
	Germaine de Randamie	9/22	41%	0/0	1:01	—

R2	Raquel Pennington	12/37	32%	0/3	1:27	—
	Germaine de Randamie	13/45	29%	0/0	0:05	—

R3	Raquel Pennington	8/36	22%	0/2	1:53	—
	Germaine de Randamie	20/40	50%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Amanda Nunes

UFC 224: Nunes vs. Pennington • May 2018

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 5, 2:36

Raquel Pennington64/16938%TD 1/8Ctrl 2:13

Amanda Nunes124/25449%TD 3/4Ctrl 4:29

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Raquel Pennington	19/40	48%	0/1	0:00	—
	Amanda Nunes	33/74	45%	0/0	0:03	—

R2	Raquel Pennington	18/48	38%	1/3	1:17	—
	Amanda Nunes	27/59	46%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Raquel Pennington	12/36	33%	0/2	0:24	—
	Amanda Nunes	18/40	45%	1/2	1:45	—

R4	Raquel Pennington	8/32	25%	0/2	0:32	—
	Amanda Nunes	27/48	56%	1/1	1:20	—

R5	Raquel Pennington	7/13	54%	0/0	0:00	—
	Amanda Nunes	19/33	58%	1/1	1:21	—

WIN

vs. Miesha Tate

UFC 205: Alvarez vs McGregor • Nov 2016

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Raquel Pennington43/7756%TD 1/1Ctrl 6:47

Miesha Tate21/6532%TD 1/5Ctrl 4:26

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Raquel Pennington	8/21	38%	0/0	0:20	—
	Miesha Tate	7/29	24%	1/3	2:35	—

R2	Raquel Pennington	24/37	65%	0/0	1:57	—
	Miesha Tate	13/32	41%	0/1	1:36	—

R3	Raquel Pennington	11/19	58%	1/1	4:30	—
	Miesha Tate	1/4	25%	0/1	0:15	—

WIN

vs. Elizabeth Phillips

UFC 202: Diaz vs. McGregor 2 • Aug 2016

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Raquel Pennington33/5066%TD 3/5Ctrl 5:05

Elizabeth Phillips15/3444%TD 1/5Ctrl 6:41

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Raquel Pennington	13/22	59%	1/2	1:02	—
	Elizabeth Phillips	11/24	46%	0/0	1:57	—

R2	Raquel Pennington	15/18	83%	1/1	1:05	—
	Elizabeth Phillips	2/3	67%	1/5	3:22	—

R3	Raquel Pennington	5/10	50%	1/2	2:58	—
	Elizabeth Phillips	2/7	29%	0/0	1:22	—

WIN

vs. Bethe Correia

UFC on FOX: Teixeira vs Evans • Apr 2016

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Raquel Pennington75/13058%TD 0/4Ctrl 1:03

Bethe Correia66/17139%TD 0/1Ctrl 2:05

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Raquel Pennington	16/29	55%	0/2	0:09	—
	Bethe Correia	18/56	32%	0/0	0:27	—

R2	Raquel Pennington	28/49	57%	0/1	0:18	—
	Bethe Correia	25/62	40%	0/0	0:39	—

R3	Raquel Pennington	31/52	60%	0/1	0:36	—
	Bethe Correia	23/53	43%	0/1	0:59	—

WIN

vs. Jessica Andrade

UFC 191: Johnson vs Dodson 2 • Sep 2015

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 2, 4:58

Raquel Pennington41/6860%TD 2/2Ctrl 3:05

Jessica Andrade41/6662%TD 4/5Ctrl 3:27

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Raquel Pennington	22/31	71%	0/0	1:02	—
	Jessica Andrade	13/20	65%	4/4	3:17	—

R2	Raquel Pennington	19/37	51%	2/2	2:03	—
	Jessica Andrade	28/46	61%	0/1	0:10	—

LOSS

vs. Holly Holm

UFC 184: Rousey vs Zingano • Feb 2015

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Raquel Pennington40/13929%TD 0/5Ctrl 0:15

Holly Holm44/21021%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:03

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Raquel Pennington	8/38	21%	0/3	0:14	—
	Holly Holm	8/61	13%	0/0	0:02	—

R2	Raquel Pennington	15/41	37%	0/1	0:00	—
	Holly Holm	20/75	27%	0/0	0:01	—

R3	Raquel Pennington	17/60	28%	0/1	0:01	—
	Holly Holm	16/74	22%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Ashlee Evans-Smith

UFC 181: Hendricks vs Lawler II • Dec 2014

Submission (Bulldog Choke) • Rd 1, 4:59

Raquel Pennington5/1050%TD 1/2Ctrl 1:22

Ashlee Evans-Smith11/1669%TD 1/2Ctrl 3:09

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Raquel Pennington	5/10	50%	1/2	1:22	—
	Ashlee Evans-Smith	11/16	69%	1/2	3:09	—

LOSS

vs. Jessica Andrade

UFC 171: Hendricks vs Lawler • Mar 2014

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Raquel Pennington82/16749%TD 2/3Ctrl 1:20

Jessica Andrade66/15842%TD 3/8Ctrl 6:22

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Raquel Pennington	9/15	60%	0/0	0:05	—
	Jessica Andrade	3/9	33%	2/4	4:15	—

R2	Raquel Pennington	33/70	47%	0/0	0:20	—
	Jessica Andrade	30/73	41%	1/2	1:24	—

R3	Raquel Pennington	40/82	49%	2/3	0:55	—
	Jessica Andrade	33/76	43%	0/2	0:43	—

Prior to UFC

Other (1 fight)

WIN

vs. Roxanne Modafferi

The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate Finale • Nov 2013

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Raquel Pennington80/13360%TD 1/1Ctrl 4:40

Roxanne Modafferi42/19422%TD 0/7Ctrl 1:41

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Raquel Pennington	29/52	56%	0/0	0:08	—
	Roxanne Modafferi	26/106	25%	0/2	0:40	—

R2	Raquel Pennington	22/38	58%	0/0	2:08	—
	Roxanne Modafferi	8/39	21%	0/3	0:41	—

R3	Raquel Pennington	29/43	67%	1/1	2:24	—
	Roxanne Modafferi	8/49	16%	0/2	0:20	—

Raquel Pennington

Career Analytics

Career Stats

Last 5 Averages

Fight History

Prior to UFC