Women's Bantamweight

Raquel Pennington

Last fought: Oct 2024

RECORD

Pro

16-10-0

UFC

13-6-0

Age

Height

5'7"

Weight

135 lbs

Reach

67"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	15:17
Fight Completion Rate	92.3%
Avg Rounds per Fight	3.06
% Fights Inside the Distance	21.1%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	71-34 (67.6%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	46-23 (66.7%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	25-11 (69.4%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	51.8%
% Time in Control	22.8%
% Time Controlled	25.4%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	47.4%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	4.88
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	4.42
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+0.45
Distance Strike Accuracy	39.4%
Distance Strike Defense	67.8%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	0.10
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.00
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	1.93
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	2.13
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	2.71
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	1.30

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

Raquel Pennington 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	Raquel Pennington
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	49.2%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	4.1
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.3
Strike Differential	0.8/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	27.6%
Takedown Defense	62.5%
Takedowns Landed/15min	0.8
Submission Attempts/15min	0.6
Control Time/15min	3:25
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	0.0%
Submission % of Wins	23.1%
Decision % of Wins	76.9%
Avg Fight Time	15:17
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 2024Women's BantamweightTITLE

Decision (Split) • Rd 5, 5:00

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

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 2024Women's BantamweightTITLE

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 2023Women's Bantamweight

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 2022Women's Bantamweight

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 2021Women's Featherweight

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 2021Women's Bantamweight

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 2020Women's Bantamweight

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 2020Women's Bantamweight

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 2019Women's Bantamweight

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 2018Women's Bantamweight

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 2018Women's BantamweightTITLE

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 2016Women's Bantamweight

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 2016Women's Bantamweight

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 2016Women's Bantamweight

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 2015Women's Bantamweight

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 2015Women's Bantamweight

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 2014Women's Bantamweight

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 2014Women's Bantamweight

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	—

WIN

vs. Roxanne Modafferi

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

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	—

Last updated: 2026-09-07 | Data source: UFCStats.com