Tecia Pennington

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(1989-08-16)

Statistics

UFC Record: 11-8

By Method:

KO/TKO: 1-0
Submission: 1-0
Decision: 9-8

By Elo:

As Favorite: 9-3
As Underdog: 2-5

By Weight Class:

Women's Strawweight: 10-8

By Round:

Round 1: 1-0
Round 2: 1-0
Round 3: 9-8

By Type:

Ranked Opponent: 4-7

UFC Roster Status: Inactive

Last 5: LLWWL

Peak Elo: 2915 (2025-05-17) (#579)

Avg Opponent Elo: 2657 (#1215)

Bonuses: 1 (0 FOTN, 1 Performance)

Avg Fight Time: 13m 59s

Total Fight Time: 4h 25m 53s (#75)

Avg Time Between Fights: 178 days

Avg Card Slot: 6.9 (#983)

Avg Age: 30.2 years

Avg Opp Age: 30.3 years

Peak Rankings:

#4 Women's Strawweight

Elo Rating

UFC Rankings

Bout History

2025-11-08
UFC Fight Night: Bonfim vs. Brown

Denise Gomes (25)

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WLWWW • 5-2
UFC rank: #15 • Elo: 2802 (35%)
28

WOMEN'S STRAWWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00
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Tecia Pennington (36)
11-7 • WWLLW
Elo: 2915 (65%) • UFC rank: #13
29

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States🇺🇸 ︎

2025-05-17
UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Morales

Tecia Pennington (35)

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WLLWW • 10-7
UFC rank: #13 • Elo: 2896 (90%)
30

WOMEN'S STRAWWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00
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Luana Pinheiro (32)
3-3 • WWLLL
Elo: 2504 (10%) • UFC rank: #15
27

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States🇺🇸 ︎

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

Tecia Pennington (35)

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LLWWW • 9-7
Elo: 2746 (24%)
28

WOMEN'S STRAWWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00
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Carla Esparza (36)
10-5 • WWWWL
Elo: 2938 (76%)
29

Delta Center
Salt Lake City, Utah
United States🇺🇸 ︎

2024-05-11
UFC on ESPN: Lewis vs. Nascimento

Tabatha Ricci (29)

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WWWWL • 4-2
UFC rank: #11 • Elo: 2755 (46%)
29

WOMEN'S STRAWWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00
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Tecia Pennington (34)
9-6 • LWWWL
Elo: 2789 (54%)
28

Enterprise Center
St. Louis, Missouri
United States🇺🇸 ︎

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

Mackenzie Dern (29)

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WWWWL • 6-2
UFC rank: #5 • Elo: 2802 (46%)

WOMEN'S STRAWWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

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Tecia Pennington (32)
9-5 • WWWLL
Elo: 2832 (54%) • UFC rank: #7

VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena
Jacksonville, Florida
United States🇺🇸 ︎

2021-08-07
UFC 265: Lewis vs. Gane

Tecia Pennington (31)

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WWLLL • 8-5
UFC rank: #10 • Elo: 2733 (50%)

WOMEN'S STRAWWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

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Angela Hill (36)
8-9 • WWLLW
Elo: 2728 (50%) • UFC rank: #12

Toyota Center
Houston, Texas
United States🇺🇸 ︎

2020-12-12
UFC 256: Figueiredo vs. Moreno

Tecia Pennington (31)

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WLLLL • 7-5
UFC rank: #10 • Elo: 2697 (81%)

WOMEN'S STRAWWEIGHT
TKO
R1
5:00

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Sam Hughes (28)
🔰 Debut
Elo: 2434 (19%)

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States🇺🇸 ︎

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

Tecia Pennington (30)

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LLLLW • 6-5
UFC rank: #11 • Elo: 2539 (21%)

WOMEN'S STRAWWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

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Brianna Fortino (26)
1-0 • W
Elo: 2769 (79%)

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States🇺🇸 ︎

2019-08-10
UFC Fight Night: Shevchenko vs. Carmouche 2

Marina Rodriguez (32)

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DW • 1-0-1
Elo: 2698 (62%)

WOMEN'S STRAWWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

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Tecia Pennington (29)
6-4 • LLLWW
Elo: 2616 (38%) • UFC rank: #8

Antel Arena
Montevideo
Uruguay🇺🇾 ︎

2019-03-02
UFC 235: Jones vs. Smith

Zhang Weili (29)

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WW • 2-0
UFC rank: #15 • Elo: 2896 (80%)

WOMEN'S STRAWWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

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Tecia Pennington (29)
6-3 • LLWWW
Elo: 2656 (20%) • UFC rank: #7

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

2018-07-28
UFC on Fox: Alvarez vs. Poirier 2

Joanna Jedrzejczyk (30)

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WWWLL • 8-2
UFC rank: #1 • Elo: 2847 (68%)

WOMEN'S STRAWWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

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Tecia Pennington (28)
6-2 • LWWWL
Elo: 2722 (32%) • UFC rank: #5

Scotiabank Saddledome
Calgary
Canada🇨🇦 ︎

2018-02-24
UFC on Fox: Emmett vs. Stephens

Jessica Andrade (26)

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WWWLW • 8-4
UFC rank: #2 • Elo: 2907 (67%)

WOMEN'S STRAWWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

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Tecia Pennington (28)
6-1 • WWWLW
Elo: 2789 (33%) • UFC rank: #5

Amway Center
Orlando, Florida
United States🇺🇸 ︎

2017-12-02
UFC 218: Holloway vs. Aldo 2

Tecia Pennington (28)

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WWLWW • 5-1
UFC rank: #5 • Elo: 2728 (69%)

WOMEN'S STRAWWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

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Michelle Waterson-Gomez (31)
2-1 • WWL
Elo: 2587 (31%) • UFC rank: #6

Little Caesars Arena
Detroit, Michigan
United States🇺🇸 ︎

2017-07-07
The Ultimate Fighter: Redemption

⭐ Tecia Pennington (27)

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WLWWW • 4-1
UFC rank: #5 • Elo: 2631 (51%)

WOMEN'S STRAWWEIGHT
SUB
R2
0:53

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Juliana Lima (35)
3-2 • LWWLW
Elo: 2619 (49%)

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

2017-02-04
UFC Fight Night: Bermudez vs. The Korean Zombie

Tecia Pennington (27)

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LWWW • 3-1
UFC rank: #6 • Elo: 2587 (77%)

CATCHWEIGHT (117.5 LB)
DEC
R3
5:00

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Bec Rawlings (27)
2-2 • LWWL
Elo: 2370 (23%)

Toyota Center
Houston, Texas
United States🇺🇸 ︎

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

Rose Namajunas (23)

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LWW • 2-1
UFC rank: #3 • Elo: 2744 (62%)

WOMEN'S STRAWWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

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Tecia Pennington (26)
3-0 • WWW
Elo: 2664 (38%) • UFC rank: #4

Amalie Arena
Tampa, Florida
United States🇺🇸 ︎

2015-12-12
UFC 194: Aldo vs. McGregor

Tecia Pennington (26)

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WW • 2-0
UFC rank: #5 • Elo: 2580 (57%)

WOMEN'S STRAWWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

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Jocelyn Jones-Lybarger (30)
🔰 Debut
Elo: 2524 (43%)

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

2015-06-13
UFC 188: Velasquez vs. Werdum

Tecia Pennington (25)

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W • 1-0
UFC rank: #5 • Elo: 2513 (66%)

WOMEN'S STRAWWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

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Angela Hill (30)
1-0 • W
Elo: 2395 (34%) • UFC rank: #15

Arena Ciudad de México
Mexico City
Mexico🇲🇽 ︎

2014-12-12
The Ultimate Fighter: A Champion Will Be Crowned

Tecia Pennington (25)

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Debut 🔰
Elo: 2484 (85%)

WOMEN'S STRAWWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

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Angela Magana (31)
🔰 Debut
Elo: 2173 (15%)

Palms Casino Resort
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States🇺🇸 ︎