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: W W W W L

Elo: 2927 (#192)

Peak Elo: 2979 (2024-01-20) (#447)

Avg Opponent Elo: 2644 (#1287)

Bonuses: 1 (0 FOTN, 1 Performance)

Avg Fight Time: 15m 18s

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

Avg Time Between Fights: 186 days

Avg Card Placement: 5.3 (#506)

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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W L W W L • 7-3
UFC rank: #1 • Elo: 2917 (41%)
48

WOMEN'S BANTAMWEIGHT Title Fight

DEC
R5
5:00
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Raquel Pennington (36)
13-5 • W W W W W
Elo: 2979 (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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W W W W W • 12-5
UFC rank: #2 • Elo: 2929 (75%)
49

WOMEN'S BANTAMWEIGHT Title Fight

DEC
R5
5:00
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Mayra Bueno Silva (32)
5-2-1 (1 NC) • L W W W N
Elo: 2739 (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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W W W W L • 11-5
UFC rank: #5 • Elo: 2914 (60%)
27

WOMEN'S BANTAMWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00
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Ketlen Vieira (31)
7-2 • L W L W W
Elo: 2845 (40%) • 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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W W W L W • 10-5
UFC rank: #7 • Elo: 2857 (71%)

WOMEN'S BANTAMWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

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Aspen Ladd (27)
4-2 • W W L W L
Elo: 2700 (29%) • 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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W W L W L • 9-5
UFC rank: #8 • Elo: 2792 (68%)

CATCHWEIGHT (148.5 LB)
SUB
R2
3:07

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Macy Chiasson (30)
5-1 • W W L W W
Elo: 2664 (32%) • 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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W L W L L • 8-5
Elo: 2658 (33%)

WOMEN'S BANTAMWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

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Pannie Kianzad (29)
4-2 • L W W W W
Elo: 2780 (67%) • 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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L W L L W • 7-5
UFC rank: #6 • Elo: 2573 (58%)

WOMEN'S BANTAMWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

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Marion Reneau (43)
5-4-1 • D W W L L
Elo: 2520 (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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L W L W L • 5-5
UFC rank: #3 • Elo: 2679 (51%)

WOMEN'S BANTAMWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

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Raquel Pennington (31)
7-4 • W L L W W
Elo: 2671 (49%) • 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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L L W W W • 6-4
UFC rank: #6 • Elo: 2634 (49%)

WOMEN'S BANTAMWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

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Irene Aldana (31)
3-2 • L L W W W
Elo: 2642 (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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W L W W W • 4-1
UFC rank: #5 • Elo: 2665 (37%)

CATCHWEIGHT (138 LB)
DEC
R3
5:00

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Raquel Pennington (30)
6-3 • L W W W W
Elo: 2761 (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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W W W W W • 8-1
UFC rank: Champ • Elo: 2976 (71%)

WOMEN'S BANTAMWEIGHT Title Fight

TKO
R5
2:36

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Raquel Pennington (29)
6-2 • W W W W L
Elo: 2819 (29%) • UFC rank: #2

Jeunesse Arena
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil🇧🇷 ︎

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

Raquel Pennington (28)

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W W W L W • 5-2
UFC rank: #8 • Elo: 2685 (33%)

WOMEN'S BANTAMWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

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Miesha Tate (30)
5-3 • W W W W L
Elo: 2809 (67%) • 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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W W L W L • 4-2
UFC rank: #8 • Elo: 2639 (77%)

WOMEN'S BANTAMWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

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Elizabeth Phillips (30)
1-2 • L L W
Elo: 2427 (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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W L W L W • 3-2
UFC rank: #11 • Elo: 2621 (58%)

WOMEN'S BANTAMWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

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Bethe Correia (32)
3-1 • W W W L
Elo: 2566 (42%) • 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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L W L W • 2-2
Elo: 2497 (38%)

WOMEN'S BANTAMWEIGHT
SUB
R2
4:58

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Jessica Andrade (23)
4-2 • W W W L W
Elo: 2582 (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 (52%)

WOMEN'S BANTAMWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

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Raquel Pennington (26)
2-1 • W L W
Elo: 2526 (48%) • 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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L W • 1-1
UFC rank: #13 • Elo: 2402 (38%)

WOMEN'S BANTAMWEIGHT
SUB
R1
4:59

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Ashlee Evans-Smith (27)
🔰 Debut
Elo: 2489 (62%)

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

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

Jessica Andrade (22)

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L W • 1-1
UFC rank: #9 • Elo: 2524 (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: 2351 (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🇺🇸 ︎