Raquel Pennington

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(1988-09-05)

Statistics

UFC Record: 13-6

By Method:

KO/TKO: 0-1
Submission: 3-0
Decision: 10-5

By Elo:

As Favorite: 8-2
As Underdog: 5-4

By Weight Class:

Women's Bantamweight: 12-5

By Round:

Round 1: 1-0
Round 2: 2-0
Round 3: 9-4
Round 5: 1-2

By Type:

Main Event: 0-1
Title Fight: 1-2
Ranked Opponent: 10-6

UFC Roster Status: Active

Last 5: WWWWL

Elo: 2936 (#186)

Peak Elo: 2989 (2024-01-20) (#427)

Avg Opponent Elo: 2649 (#1281)

Bonuses: 1 (0 FOTN, 1 Performance)

Avg Fight Time: 15m 17s

Total Fight Time: 4h 50m 40s (#57)

Avg Time Between Fights: 186 days

Avg Card Slot: 5.3 (#508)

Avg Age: 30.2 years

Avg Opp Age: 31.3 years

Current Rankings:

#12 Women's Pound-for-Pound

#2 Women's Bantamweight

Peak Rankings:

#5 Women's Pound-for-Pound

🏅 Women's Bantamweight Champion

Elo Rating

UFC Rankings

Bout History

2024-10-05
UFC 307: Pereira vs. Rountree Jr.

Julianna Pena (35)

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WLWWL • 7-3
UFC rank: #1 • Elo: 2923 (41%)
48

WOMEN'S BANTAMWEIGHT Title Fight

DEC
R5
5:00
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Raquel Pennington (36)
13-5 • WWWWW
Elo: 2989 (59%) • UFC rank: Champ
47

Delta Center
Salt Lake City, Utah
United States🇺🇸

2024-01-20
UFC 297: Strickland vs. du Plessis

Raquel Pennington (35)

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WWWWW • 12-5
UFC rank: #2 • Elo: 2941 (75%)
49

WOMEN'S BANTAMWEIGHT Title Fight

DEC
R5
5:00
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Mayra Bueno Silva (32)
5-2-1 (1 NC) • LWWWN
Elo: 2742 (25%) • UFC rank: #3
44

Scotiabank Arena
Toronto
Canada🇨🇦

2023-01-14
UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Imavov

Raquel Pennington (34)

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WWWWL • 11-5
UFC rank: #5 • Elo: 2930 (61%)
27

WOMEN'S BANTAMWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00
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Ketlen Vieira (31)
7-2 • LWLWW
Elo: 2848 (39%) • UFC rank: #2
30

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States🇺🇸

2022-04-09
UFC 273: Volkanovski vs. The Korean Zombie

Raquel Pennington (33)

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WWWLW • 10-5
UFC rank: #7 • Elo: 2877 (73%)

WOMEN'S BANTAMWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

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Aspen Ladd (27)
4-2 • WWLWL
Elo: 2699 (27%) • UFC rank: #4

VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena
Jacksonville, Florida
United States🇺🇸

2021-12-18
UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Daukaus

Raquel Pennington (33)

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WWLWL • 9-5
UFC rank: #8 • Elo: 2800 (61%)

CATCHWEIGHT (148.5 LB)
SUB
R2
3:07

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Macy Chiasson (30)
5-1 • WWLWW
Elo: 2721 (39%) • UFC rank: #10

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States🇺🇸

2021-09-18
UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Spann

Raquel Pennington (33)

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WLWLL • 8-5
Elo: 2659 (29%)

WOMEN'S BANTAMWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

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Pannie Kianzad (29)
4-2 • LWWWW
Elo: 2808 (71%) • UFC rank: #12

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States🇺🇸

2020-06-20
UFC on ESPN: Blaydes vs. Volkov

Raquel Pennington (31)

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LWLLW • 7-5
UFC rank: #6 • Elo: 2576 (58%)

WOMEN'S BANTAMWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

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Marion Reneau (43)
5-4-1 • DWWLL
Elo: 2518 (42%) • UFC rank: #10

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States🇺🇸

2020-01-18
UFC 246: McGregor vs. Cowboy

Holly Holm (38)

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LWLWL • 5-5
UFC rank: #3 • Elo: 2682 (52%)

WOMEN'S BANTAMWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

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Raquel Pennington (31)
7-4 • WLLWW
Elo: 2673 (48%) • UFC rank: #5

T-Mobile Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States🇺🇸

2019-07-20
UFC on ESPN: dos Anjos vs. Edwards

Raquel Pennington (30)

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LLWWW • 6-4
UFC rank: #6 • Elo: 2638 (49%)

WOMEN'S BANTAMWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

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Irene Aldana (31)
3-2 • LLWWW
Elo: 2643 (51%) • UFC rank: #10

AT&T Center
San Antonio, Texas
United States🇺🇸

2018-11-10
UFC Fight Night: The Korean Zombie vs. Rodríguez

Germaine de Randamie (34)

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WLWWW • 4-1
UFC rank: #5 • Elo: 2667 (37%)

CATCHWEIGHT (138 LB)
DEC
R3
5:00

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Raquel Pennington (30)
6-3 • LWWWW
Elo: 2766 (63%) • UFC rank: #4

Pepsi Center
Denver, Colorado
United States🇺🇸

2018-05-12
UFC 224: Nunes vs. Pennington

Amanda Nunes (29)

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WWWWW • 8-1
UFC rank: Champ • Elo: 2993 (74%)

WOMEN'S BANTAMWEIGHT Title Fight

TKO
R5
2:36

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Raquel Pennington (29)
6-2 • WWWWL
Elo: 2820 (26%) • UFC rank: #2

Jeunesse Arena
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil🇧🇷

2016-11-12
UFC 205: Alvarez vs. McGregor

Raquel Pennington (28)

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WWWLW • 5-2
UFC rank: #8 • Elo: 2684 (32%)

WOMEN'S BANTAMWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

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Miesha Tate (30)
5-3 • WWWWL
Elo: 2813 (68%) • UFC rank: #1

Madison Square Garden
New York City, New York
United States🇺🇸

2016-08-20
UFC 202: Diaz vs. McGregor 2

Raquel Pennington (27)

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WWLWL • 4-2
UFC rank: #8 • Elo: 2639 (77%)

WOMEN'S BANTAMWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

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Elizabeth Phillips (30)
1-2 • LLW
Elo: 2426 (23%)

T-Mobile Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States🇺🇸

2016-04-16
UFC on Fox: Teixeira vs. Evans

Raquel Pennington (27)

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WLWLW • 3-2
UFC rank: #11 • Elo: 2620 (57%)

WOMEN'S BANTAMWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

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Bethe Correia (32)
3-1 • WWWL
Elo: 2565 (43%) • UFC rank: #8

Amalie Arena
Tampa, Florida
United States🇺🇸

2015-09-05
UFC 191: Johnson vs Dodson 2

⭐ Raquel Pennington (27)

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LWLW • 2-2
Elo: 2496 (38%)

WOMEN'S BANTAMWEIGHT
SUB
R2
4:58

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Jessica Andrade (23)
4-2 • WWWLW
Elo: 2581 (62%) • UFC rank: #13

MGM Grand Garden Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States🇺🇸

2015-02-28
UFC 184: Rousey vs. Zingano

Holly Holm (33)

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Debut 🔰
UFC rank: #13 • Elo: 2542 (53%)

WOMEN'S BANTAMWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

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Raquel Pennington (26)
2-1 • WLW
Elo: 2526 (47%) • UFC rank: #14

Staples Center
Los Angeles, California
United States🇺🇸

2014-12-06
UFC 181: Hendricks vs. Lawler II

Raquel Pennington (26)

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LW • 1-1
UFC rank: #13 • Elo: 2401 (37%)

WOMEN'S BANTAMWEIGHT
SUB
R1
4:59

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Ashlee Evans-Smith (27)
🔰 Debut
Elo: 2488 (63%)

Mandalay Bay Events Center
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States🇺🇸

2014-03-15
UFC 171: Hendricks vs. Lawler

Jessica Andrade (22)

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LW • 1-1
UFC rank: #9 • Elo: 2523 (67%)

WOMEN'S BANTAMWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

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Raquel Pennington (25)
1-0 • W
Elo: 2402 (33%) • UFC rank: #13

American Airlines Center
Dallas, Texas
United States🇺🇸

2013-11-30
The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate

Raquel Pennington (25)

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Debut 🔰
Elo: 2350 (74%)

WOMEN'S BANTAMWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

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Roxanne Modafferi (31)
🔰 Debut
Elo: 2166 (26%)

Mandalay Bay Events Center
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States🇺🇸