Tecia Pennington

Statistic	Tecia Pennington
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	48.0%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	4.7
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.5
Strike Differential	1.2/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	14.9%
Takedown Defense	62.9%
Takedowns Landed/15min	0.6
Submission Attempts/15min	0.1
Control Time/15min	2:21
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	9.1%
Submission % of Wins	9.1%
Decision % of Wins	81.8%
Avg Fight Time	13:59
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.1
Reversals/15min	0.0

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	47.9%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	4.8
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.1
Takedown Accuracy	12.5%
Takedown Defense	69.0%
Control Time/Fight	0:50

LOSS

vs. Denise Gomes

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC Fight Night: Bonfim vs. Brown • Nov 2025

Tecia Pennington58/12546%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:32

Denise Gomes53/13838%TD 3/10Ctrl 3:51

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tecia Pennington	22/51	43%	0/1	0:08	—
	Denise Gomes	25/61	41%	1/3	0:10	—

R2	Tecia Pennington	27/56	48%	0/0	0:00	—
	Denise Gomes	19/54	35%	0/4	0:06	—

R3	Tecia Pennington	9/18	50%	1/1	0:24	—
	Denise Gomes	9/23	39%	2/3	3:35	—

WIN

vs. Luana Pinheiro

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Morales • May 2025

Tecia Pennington63/12750%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:44

Luana Pinheiro40/11036%TD 5/10Ctrl 1:42

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tecia Pennington	26/61	43%	0/0	0:00	—
	Luana Pinheiro	16/51	31%	0/2	0:08	—

R2	Tecia Pennington	18/38	47%	0/1	0:27	—
	Luana Pinheiro	20/39	51%	0/2	0:00	—

R3	Tecia Pennington	19/28	68%	0/1	0:17	—
	Luana Pinheiro	4/20	20%	5/6	1:34	—

WIN

vs. Carla Esparza

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC 307: Pereira vs. Rountree Jr. • Oct 2024

Tecia Pennington80/15053%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Carla Esparza39/12332%TD 4/7Ctrl 3:40

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tecia Pennington	13/38	34%	0/0	0:00	—
	Carla Esparza	6/26	23%	1/3	2:52	—

R2	Tecia Pennington	31/55	56%	0/0	0:00	—
	Carla Esparza	12/43	28%	2/3	0:29	—

R3	Tecia Pennington	36/57	63%	0/0	0:00	—
	Carla Esparza	21/54	39%	1/1	0:19	—

LOSS

vs. Tabatha Ricci

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Nascimento • May 2024

Tecia Pennington80/21937%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:04

Tabatha Ricci54/14338%TD 1/10Ctrl 5:15

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tecia Pennington	42/107	39%	0/0	0:00	—
	Tabatha Ricci	25/76	33%	1/3	0:07	—

R2	Tecia Pennington	15/47	32%	0/0	0:00	—
	Tabatha Ricci	10/27	37%	0/5	3:01	—

R3	Tecia Pennington	23/65	35%	0/2	0:04	—
	Tabatha Ricci	19/40	48%	0/2	2:07	—

LOSS

vs. Mackenzie Dern

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC 273: Volkanovski vs. The Korean Zombie • Apr 2022

Tecia Pennington76/12461%TD 0/2Ctrl 2:54

Mackenzie Dern50/15632%TD 0/5Ctrl 2:24

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tecia Pennington	35/62	56%	0/0	0:43	—
	Mackenzie Dern	28/80	35%	0/1	0:06	—

R2	Tecia Pennington	2/5	40%	0/0	2:06	—
	Mackenzie Dern	2/13	15%	0/0	2:07	—

R3	Tecia Pennington	39/57	68%	0/2	0:05	—
	Mackenzie Dern	20/63	32%	0/4	0:11	—

WIN

vs. Angela Hill

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC 265: Lewis vs. Gane • Aug 2021

Tecia Pennington144/29848%TD 1/6Ctrl 0:16

Angela Hill96/18851%TD 2/7Ctrl 1:56

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tecia Pennington	43/94	46%	0/2	0:02	—
	Angela Hill	25/56	45%	1/4	0:57	—

R2	Tecia Pennington	51/99	52%	0/0	0:00	—
	Angela Hill	30/64	47%	1/2	0:43	—

R3	Tecia Pennington	50/105	48%	1/4	0:14	—
	Angela Hill	41/68	60%	0/1	0:16	—

WIN

vs. Sam Hughes

KO/TKO • Rd 1, 5:00 • UFC 256: Figueiredo vs. Moreno • Dec 2020

Tecia Pennington52/10350%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:15

Sam Hughes20/5338%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:51

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tecia Pennington	52/103	50%	1/1	0:15	—
	Sam Hughes	20/53	38%	0/1	0:51	—

WIN

vs. Brianna Fortino

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Volkov • Jun 2020

Tecia Pennington74/16046%TD 0/3Ctrl 2:09

Brianna Fortino34/6850%TD 2/7Ctrl 4:34

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tecia Pennington	12/29	41%	0/1	1:01	—
	Brianna Fortino	9/11	82%	2/5	2:28	—

R2	Tecia Pennington	28/65	43%	0/0	0:32	—
	Brianna Fortino	11/27	41%	0/1	0:34	—

R3	Tecia Pennington	34/66	52%	0/2	0:36	—
	Brianna Fortino	14/30	47%	0/1	1:32	—

LOSS

vs. Marina Rodriguez

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC Fight Night: Shevchenko vs. Carmouche 2 • Aug 2019

Tecia Pennington41/10838%TD 0/7Ctrl 1:28

Marina Rodriguez84/16750%TD 1/4Ctrl 2:23

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tecia Pennington	14/38	37%	0/2	0:28	—
	Marina Rodriguez	25/55	45%	0/0	0:07	—

R2	Tecia Pennington	15/43	35%	0/3	0:41	—
	Marina Rodriguez	29/62	47%	0/1	0:44	—

R3	Tecia Pennington	12/27	44%	0/2	0:19	—
	Marina Rodriguez	30/50	60%	1/3	1:32	—

LOSS

vs. Zhang Weili

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC 235: Jones vs. Smith • Mar 2019

Tecia Pennington30/6248%TD 0/1Ctrl 1:09

Zhang Weili63/14244%TD 2/8Ctrl 4:42

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tecia Pennington	5/17	29%	0/1	0:07	—
	Zhang Weili	16/52	31%	0/4	1:16	—

R2	Tecia Pennington	14/30	47%	0/0	0:59	—
	Zhang Weili	24/46	52%	1/3	0:36	—

R3	Tecia Pennington	11/15	73%	0/0	0:03	—
	Zhang Weili	23/44	52%	1/1	2:50	—

LOSS

vs. Joanna Jedrzejczyk

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC Fight Night: Alvarez vs. Poirier 2 • Jul 2018

Tecia Pennington33/7842%TD 0/10Ctrl 4:44

Joanna Jedrzejczyk62/16637%TD 0/0Ctrl 2:15

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tecia Pennington	1/3	33%	0/5	2:09	—
	Joanna Jedrzejczyk	12/27	44%	0/0	2:02	—

R2	Tecia Pennington	20/42	48%	0/2	1:18	—
	Joanna Jedrzejczyk	23/66	35%	0/0	0:03	—

R3	Tecia Pennington	12/33	36%	0/3	1:17	—
	Joanna Jedrzejczyk	27/73	37%	0/0	0:10	—

LOSS

vs. Jessica Andrade

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Stephens • Feb 2018

Tecia Pennington69/15046%TD 2/2Ctrl 0:23

Jessica Andrade92/17852%TD 10/12Ctrl 7:14

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tecia Pennington	49/110	45%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jessica Andrade	39/99	39%	1/3	0:19	—

R2	Tecia Pennington	16/26	62%	2/2	0:14	—
	Jessica Andrade	16/33	48%	4/4	3:00	—

R3	Tecia Pennington	4/14	29%	0/0	0:09	—
	Jessica Andrade	37/46	80%	5/5	3:55	—

WIN

vs. Michelle Waterson-Gomez

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC 218: Holloway vs. Aldo 2 • Dec 2017

Tecia Pennington95/17355%TD 1/2Ctrl 3:55

Michelle Waterson-Gomez56/13841%TD 2/3Ctrl 4:30

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tecia Pennington	40/73	55%	0/1	1:44	—
	Michelle Waterson-Gomez	23/59	39%	1/1	0:33	—

R2	Tecia Pennington	13/27	48%	0/0	0:00	—
	Michelle Waterson-Gomez	13/30	43%	1/2	3:53	—

R3	Tecia Pennington	42/73	58%	1/1	2:11	—
	Michelle Waterson-Gomez	20/49	41%	0/0	0:04	—

WIN

vs. Juliana Lima

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 2, 0:53 • The Ultimate Fighter: Redemption Finale • Jul 2017

Tecia Pennington15/2365%TD 0/7Ctrl 3:07

Juliana Lima6/3119%TD 1/3Ctrl 0:48

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tecia Pennington	12/17	71%	0/7	2:55	—
	Juliana Lima	5/20	25%	1/2	0:48	—

R2	Tecia Pennington	3/6	50%	0/0	0:12	—
	Juliana Lima	1/11	9%	0/1	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Bec Rawlings

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC Fight Night: Bermudez vs. The Korean Zombie • Feb 2017

Tecia Pennington81/18943%TD 1/2Ctrl 4:10

Bec Rawlings37/15125%TD 1/2Ctrl 1:50

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tecia Pennington	36/95	38%	0/0	0:00	—
	Bec Rawlings	19/70	27%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Tecia Pennington	7/15	47%	0/1	2:57	—
	Bec Rawlings	1/18	6%	1/2	1:21	—

R3	Tecia Pennington	38/79	48%	1/1	1:13	—
	Bec Rawlings	17/63	27%	0/0	0:29	—

LOSS

vs. Rose Namajunas

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC on FOX: Teixeira vs Evans • Apr 2016

Tecia Pennington61/12150%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:45

Rose Namajunas46/15629%TD 2/4Ctrl 1:19

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tecia Pennington	14/29	48%	0/1	0:32	—
	Rose Namajunas	14/49	29%	1/2	0:29	—

R2	Tecia Pennington	28/54	52%	0/0	0:13	—
	Rose Namajunas	23/58	40%	0/1	0:07	—

R3	Tecia Pennington	19/38	50%	0/0	0:00	—
	Rose Namajunas	9/49	18%	1/1	0:43	—

WIN

vs. Jocelyn Jones-Lybarger

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC 194: Aldo vs McGregor • Dec 2015

Tecia Pennington77/13358%TD 0/4Ctrl 5:36

Jocelyn Jones-Lybarger29/10627%TD 0/2Ctrl 2:21

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tecia Pennington	10/22	45%	0/2	2:26	—
	Jocelyn Jones-Lybarger	4/35	11%	0/0	0:08	—

R2	Tecia Pennington	27/43	63%	0/2	1:54	—
	Jocelyn Jones-Lybarger	10/29	34%	0/1	1:37	—

R3	Tecia Pennington	40/68	59%	0/0	1:16	—
	Jocelyn Jones-Lybarger	15/42	36%	0/1	0:36	—

WIN

vs. Angela Hill

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC 188: Velasquez vs Werdum • Jun 2015

Tecia Pennington32/8040%TD 2/12Ctrl 9:04

Angela Hill27/6840%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:25

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tecia Pennington	13/25	52%	1/2	3:03	—
	Angela Hill	5/22	23%	0/0	0:17	—

R2	Tecia Pennington	5/17	29%	1/4	3:42	—
	Angela Hill	5/13	38%	0/0	0:08	—

R3	Tecia Pennington	14/38	37%	0/6	2:19	—
	Angela Hill	17/33	52%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Angela Magana

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • The Ultimate Fighter: A Champion Will Be Crowned Finale • Dec 2014

Tecia Pennington96/19649%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:38KD 1

Angela Magana37/14526%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:04

▼ Rounds

Fighter Profile

Career Statistics

Last 5 Fights (Averages)

Fight History

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tecia Pennington	31/65	48%	0/0	0:12	1
	Angela Magana	16/54	30%	0/1	0:04	—

R2	Tecia Pennington	26/55	47%	0/0	0:13	—
	Angela Magana	15/47	32%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Tecia Pennington	39/76	51%	1/1	0:13	—
	Angela Magana	6/44	14%	0/1	0:00	—