Women's Strawweight

Tecia Pennington

Last fought: Nov 2025

RECORD

Pro

15-8-0

UFC

11-8-0

Age

Height

5'1"

Weight

115 lbs

Reach

60"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	13:59
Fight Completion Rate	93.3%
Avg Rounds per Fight	2.80
% Fights Inside the Distance	10.5%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	66-35 (65.3%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	30-22 (57.7%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	36-13 (73.5%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	64.7%
% Time in Control	15.8%
% Time Controlled	19.6%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	44.6%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	6.22
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	3.86
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+2.36
Distance Strike Accuracy	46.0%
Distance Strike Defense	68.1%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	0.11
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.00
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	1.95
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	2.82
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	0.36
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	1.05

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 Strawweight field

Tecia 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	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

Last 5 Averages

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

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Denise Gomes

UFC Fight Night: Bonfim vs. Brown • Nov 2025Women's Strawweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

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

UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Morales • May 2025Women's Strawweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

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

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

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

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

UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Nascimento • May 2024Women's Strawweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

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

UFC 273: Volkanovski vs. The Korean Zombie • Apr 2022Women's Strawweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

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

UFC 265: Lewis vs. Gane • Aug 2021Women's Strawweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

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

UFC 256: Figueiredo vs. Moreno • Dec 2020Women's Strawweight

KO/TKO • Rd 1, 5:00

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

UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Volkov • Jun 2020Women's Strawweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

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

UFC Fight Night: Shevchenko vs. Carmouche 2 • Aug 2019Women's Strawweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

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

UFC 235: Jones vs. Smith • Mar 2019Women's Strawweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

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

UFC Fight Night: Alvarez vs. Poirier 2 • Jul 2018Women's Strawweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

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

UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Stephens • Feb 2018Women's Strawweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

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

UFC 218: Holloway vs. Aldo 2 • Dec 2017Women's Strawweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

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

The Ultimate Fighter: Redemption Finale • Jul 2017Women's Strawweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 2, 0:53

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

UFC Fight Night: Bermudez vs. The Korean Zombie • Feb 2017Women's Strawweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

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

UFC on FOX: Teixeira vs Evans • Apr 2016Women's Strawweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

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

UFC 194: Aldo vs McGregor • Dec 2015Women's Strawweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

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

UFC 188: Velasquez vs Werdum • Jun 2015Women's Strawweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

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

The Ultimate Fighter: A Champion Will Be Crowned Finale • Dec 2014Women's Strawweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

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

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

▼ Rounds

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	—

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