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Raquel Pennington
โRockyโ
United States
Ranked #7 ยท Women's BantamweightOfficial UFC rankings
16-10-0W-L-D
- Age
- 38
- Height
- 5'7"
- ReachArm span, fingertip to fingertip.
- 67"
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Weight class
- Women's BantamweightWomen's Bantamweight: 126 to 135 lb (57 to 61 kg). Fighters weigh in the day before the fight and must make the limit. In non-title fights they get 1 lb of leeway; miss it and they usually forfeit part of their purse.
- Gym
- Pound 4 Pound (Justin Houghton's gym)
- Power IndexUFCalendar's strength rating, built from every pro fight: beating strong opponents raises it, losing lowers it. The best in the UFC are around 2000.
- 1667
Scouting Report
- L
- W
- W
- W
- W
Won 4 of last 5
Last 5, newest first.
- How They Win
- Pennington lives on the scorecards. Her wins come 11 by decision, 4 by submission and 1 by KO/TKO, a 31% finish rate. She grinds out rounds more than she ends fights early.
- Recent Form
- Julianna Pena (13-6-0), loss, split decision in round 5. Mayra Bueno Silva (10-7-1), win, unanimous decision in round 5. Ketlen Vieira (16-6-0), win, split decision in round 3.
- Style
- Orthodox. Lands 4.1 significant strikes a minute at 49% accuracy and absorbs 3.32, defending 61% of the time. Attempts 0.83 takedowns per 15 minutes, landing 28%, and stops 63% of takedowns against her.
Written by AI from stored stats. Not a prediction.
Winning Strategy
- 1 KO/TKO (6%)
- 4 Submission (25%)
- 11 Decision (69%)
- Finish rateShare of pro wins that came by knockout or submission instead of the judges.
- 31%
- Last fought
- 2 years ago
16 pro wins.
Last 5 Fights
Opponents' combined record todayThe current pro records of their last 5 opponents, added together. Tougher opponents mean a bigger win total.: 62-30-1
Opponents' average Power IndexAverage Power Index of their last 5 opponents. Higher means tougher competition.: 1647
- Lossvs Julianna Pena13-6-0 ยท Power Index 1612Decision - Split ยท R5 ยท 5:00Oct 6, 2024 ยท UFC 307: Pereira vs Rountree Jr.
- Winvs Mayra Bueno Silva10-7-1 ยท Power Index 1615Decision - Unanimous ยท R5 ยท 5:00Jan 21, 2024 ยท UFC 297: Strickland vs du Plessis
- Winvs Ketlen Vieira16-6-0 ยท Power Index 1688Decision - Split ยท R3 ยท 5:00Jan 15, 2023 ยท UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs Imavov
- Winvs Aspen Ladd12-5-0 ยท Power Index 1689Decision - Unanimous ยท R3 ยท 5:00Apr 10, 2022 ยท UFC 273: Volkanovski vs The Korean Zombie
- Winvs Macy Chiasson11-6-0 ยท Power Index 1633Submission ยท R2 ยท 3:07Dec 19, 2021 ยท UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Daukaus
Career Stats
Based on 19 UFC fights.
- Significant strikes landed per minute
- 4.10
- Striking accuracy
- 49%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute
- 3.32
- Striking defense
- 61%
- Takedowns per 15 minutes
- 0.83
- Takedown accuracy
- 28%
- Takedown defense
- 63%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes
- 0.60
