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Tecia Pennington
“Tiny Tornado”
United States
15-8-0W-L-D
- Age
- 37
- Height
- 5'1"
- ReachArm span, fingertip to fingertip.
- 60"
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Weight class
- Women's StrawweightWomen's Strawweight: Up to 115 lb (52 kg). The lightest women's division. 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.
- 1673
Scouting Report
- L
- W
- W
- L
- L
Won 2 of last 5
Last 5, newest first.
- How They Win
- Pennington lives on the scorecards: 13 decision wins, with 1 by KO/TKO and 1 by submission. Her finish rate is 13%, so she grinds out rounds and rarely ends fights early.
- Recent Form
- Most recent, she lost a unanimous decision to Denise Gomes (13-3-0). Before that, she beat Luana Pinheiro (11-5-0) by unanimous decision, and Carla Esparza (20-8-0) by unanimous decision.
- Style
- Orthodox at 5'1" with a 60" reach, Pennington lands 4.73 significant strikes a minute at 48% accuracy and absorbs 3.48. She defends 62% of strikes. Wrestling is a side dish: 0.56 takedowns per 15 minutes, 63% takedown defense.
Written by AI from stored stats. Not a prediction.
Winning Strategy
- 1 KO/TKO (7%)
- 1 Submission (6%)
- 13 Decision (87%)
- Finish rateShare of pro wins that came by knockout or submission instead of the judges.
- 13%
- Last fought
- 12 months ago
15 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.: 73-26
Opponents' average Power IndexAverage Power Index of their last 5 opponents. Higher means tougher competition.: 1705
- Lossvs Denise Gomes13-3-0 · Power Index 1815Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00Nov 9, 2025 · UFC Fight Night: Bonfim vs Brown
- Winvs Luana Pinheiro11-5-0 · Power Index 1599Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00May 17, 2025 · UFC Fight Night: Burns vs Morales
- Winvs Carla Esparza20-8-0 · Power Index 1659Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00Oct 6, 2024 · UFC 307: Pereira vs Rountree Jr.
- Lossvs Tabatha Ricci12-5-0 · Power Index 1692Decision - Split · R3 · 5:00May 11, 2024 · UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Nascimento
- Lossvs Mackenzie Dern17-5-0 · Power Index 1762Decision - Split · R3 · 5:00Apr 10, 2022 · UFC 273: Volkanovski vs The Korean Zombie
Career Stats
Based on 19 UFC fights.
- Significant strikes landed per minute
- 4.73
- Striking accuracy
- 48%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute
- 3.48
- Striking defense
- 62%
- Takedowns per 15 minutes
- 0.56
- Takedown accuracy
- 15%
- Takedown defense
- 63%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes
- 0.10