Tecia Pennington

🇵🇷 ︎ 🇺🇸 ︎

(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: L L W W L

Peak Elo: 2915 (2025-05-17)

Avg Opponent Elo: 2658 (#1184)

Bonuses: 1 (0 FOTN, 1 Performance)

Avg Fight Time: 13m 60s

Total Fight Time: 4h 25m 53s

Avg Time Between Fights: 178 days

Avg Card Placement: 6.9

Peak Rankings:

#4 Women's Strawweight

Elo Rating & UFC Rankings

Bout History

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

Denise Gomes (25) 🇧🇷 ︎
W L W W W • 5-2
UFC rank: #15 • Elo: 2800 (34%)
28

WOMEN'S STRAWWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00
🤖

🇵🇷 ︎ 🇺🇸 ︎ Tecia Pennington (36)
11-7 • W W L L W
Elo: 2915 (66%) • UFC rank: #13
29

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

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

Tecia Pennington (35) 🇵🇷 ︎ 🇺🇸 ︎
W L L W W • 10-7
UFC rank: #13 • Elo: 2896 (91%)
30

WOMEN'S STRAWWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00
🤖

🇧🇷 ︎ Luana Pinheiro (32)
3-3 • W W L L L
Elo: 2502 (9%) • UFC rank: #15
27

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

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

Tecia Pennington (35) 🇵🇷 ︎ 🇺🇸 ︎
L L W W W • 9-7
Elo: 2745 (25%)
28

WOMEN'S STRAWWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00
🤖

🇺🇸 ︎ Carla Esparza (36)
10-5 • W W W W L
Elo: 2938 (75%)
29

Delta Center
Salt Lake City, Utah
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

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

Tabatha Ricci (29) 🇧🇷 ︎
W W W W L • 4-2
UFC rank: #11 • Elo: 2753 (45%)

WOMEN'S STRAWWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇵🇷 ︎ 🇺🇸 ︎ Tecia Pennington (34)
9-6 • L W W W L
Elo: 2790 (55%)

Enterprise Center
St. Louis, Missouri
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

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

Mackenzie Dern (29) 🇧🇷 ︎ 🇺🇸 ︎
W W W W L • 6-2
UFC rank: #5 • Elo: 2803 (46%)

WOMEN'S STRAWWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇵🇷 ︎ 🇺🇸 ︎ Tecia Pennington (32)
9-5 • W W W L L
Elo: 2833 (54%) • UFC rank: #7

VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena
Jacksonville, Florida
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

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

Tecia Pennington (31) 🇵🇷 ︎ 🇺🇸 ︎
W W L L L • 8-5
UFC rank: #10 • Elo: 2734 (51%)

WOMEN'S STRAWWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇺🇸 ︎ Angela Hill (36)
8-9 • W W L L W
Elo: 2729 (49%) • UFC rank: #12

Toyota Center
Houston, Texas
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

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

Tecia Pennington (31) 🇵🇷 ︎ 🇺🇸 ︎
W L L L L • 7-5
UFC rank: #10 • Elo: 2698 (82%)

WOMEN'S STRAWWEIGHT
TKO
R1
5:00

🇺🇸 ︎ Sam Hughes (28)
🔰 Debut
Elo: 2435 (18%)

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

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

Tecia Pennington (30) 🇵🇷 ︎ 🇺🇸 ︎
L L L L W • 6-5
UFC rank: #11 • Elo: 2540 (21%)

WOMEN'S STRAWWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇺🇸 ︎ Brianna Fortino (26)
1-0 • W
Elo: 2771 (79%)

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

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

Marina Rodriguez (32) 🇧🇷 ︎
D W • 1-0-1
Elo: 2698 (61%)

WOMEN'S STRAWWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇵🇷 ︎ 🇺🇸 ︎ Tecia Pennington (29)
6-4 • L L L W W
Elo: 2617 (39%) • UFC rank: #8

Antel Arena
Montevideo
Uruguay 🇺🇾 ︎

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

Zhang Weili (29) 🇨🇳 ︎
W W • 2-0
UFC rank: #15 • Elo: 2896 (80%)

WOMEN'S STRAWWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇵🇷 ︎ 🇺🇸 ︎ Tecia Pennington (29)
6-3 • L L W W W
Elo: 2657 (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) 🇵🇱 ︎
W W W L L • 8-2
UFC rank: #1 • Elo: 2847 (67%)

WOMEN'S STRAWWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇵🇷 ︎ 🇺🇸 ︎ Tecia Pennington (28)
6-2 • L W W W L
Elo: 2722 (33%) • UFC rank: #5

Scotiabank Saddledome
Calgary
Canada 🇨🇦 ︎

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

Jessica Andrade (26) 🇧🇷 ︎
W W W L W • 8-4
UFC rank: #2 • Elo: 2907 (66%)

WOMEN'S STRAWWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇵🇷 ︎ 🇺🇸 ︎ Tecia Pennington (28)
6-1 • W W W L W
Elo: 2790 (34%) • UFC rank: #5

Amway Center
Orlando, Florida
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

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

Tecia Pennington (28) 🇵🇷 ︎ 🇺🇸 ︎
W W L W W • 5-1
UFC rank: #5 • Elo: 2728 (69%)

WOMEN'S STRAWWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇺🇸 ︎ Michelle Waterson-Gomez (31)
2-1 • W W L
Elo: 2587 (31%) • UFC rank: #6

Little Caesars Arena
Detroit, Michigan
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

2017-07-07
The Ultimate Fighter: Redemption

⭐ Tecia Pennington (27) 🇵🇷 ︎ 🇺🇸 ︎
W L W W W • 4-1
UFC rank: #5 • Elo: 2632 (52%)

WOMEN'S STRAWWEIGHT
SUB
R2
0:53

🇧🇷 ︎ Juliana Lima (35)
3-2 • L W W L W
Elo: 2620 (48%)

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

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

Tecia Pennington (27) 🇵🇷 ︎ 🇺🇸 ︎
L W W W • 3-1
UFC rank: #6 • Elo: 2587 (78%)

CATCHWEIGHT (117.5 LB)
DEC
R3
5:00

🇦🇺 ︎ Bec Rawlings (27)
2-2 • L W W L
Elo: 2371 (22%)

Toyota Center
Houston, Texas
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

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

Rose Namajunas (23) 🇱🇹 ︎ 🇺🇸 ︎
L W W • 2-1
UFC rank: #3 • Elo: 2745 (61%)

WOMEN'S STRAWWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇵🇷 ︎ 🇺🇸 ︎ Tecia Pennington (26)
3-0 • W W W
Elo: 2664 (39%) • UFC rank: #4

Amalie Arena
Tampa, Florida
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

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

Tecia Pennington (26) 🇵🇷 ︎ 🇺🇸 ︎
W W • 2-0
UFC rank: #5 • Elo: 2580 (58%)

WOMEN'S STRAWWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇺🇸 ︎ Jocelyn Jones-Lybarger (30)
🔰 Debut
Elo: 2524 (42%)

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

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

Tecia Pennington (25) 🇵🇷 ︎ 🇺🇸 ︎
W • 1-0
UFC rank: #5 • Elo: 2513 (66%)

WOMEN'S STRAWWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇺🇸 ︎ 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) 🇵🇷 ︎ 🇺🇸 ︎
Debut 🔰
Elo: 2484 (86%)

WOMEN'S STRAWWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇺🇸 ︎ Angela Magana (31)
🔰 Debut
Elo: 2174 (14%)

Palms Casino Resort
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸 ︎