Denise Gomes vs Tecia Pennington
Denise Gomes is 13-3-0; Tecia Pennington is 15-8-0. Tecia Pennington is 11 years older than Denise Gomes. Denise Gomes has a 3" · 8 cm reach advantage over Tecia Pennington. Denise Gomes is 1" · 3 cm taller than Tecia Pennington. They have met once: Denise Gomes 1, Tecia Pennington 0.
Women's StrawweightMet once
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Style & credentials
Denise Gomes
Muay ThaiBJJ
- 2022Contract winner · DWCSstrawweight
Tecia Pennington
TaekwondoKarateMuay Thai
- —Black belt · TaekwondoJhoon-Rhee Taekwondo
- 2014Quarterfinalist · The Ultimate Fighterstrawweight
- —Champion · Amateur World Kickboxing
- —Champion · MMA Solutions Globalstrawweight
Sig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
50%54%
Head
26%21%
Body
24%25%
Leg
Time in position
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
Denise Gomeslast 8 fights
51%22%27%
Tecia Penningtonlast 4 fights
77%13%10%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Denise Gomes· from fights outside the UFC Tecia Pennington· from fights outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
4.404.73
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Denise Gomes · Good · better than 78% of UFC fightersTecia Pennington · Good · better than 84% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
3.193.48
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Denise Gomes · Average · better than 57% of UFC fightersTecia Pennington · Average · better than 48% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
1.380.56
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Denise Gomes · Average · better than 56% of UFC fightersTecia Pennington · Below avg · better than 24% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
34%15%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Denise Gomes · Average · better than 41% of UFC fightersTecia Pennington · Poor · better than 9% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
67%63%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Denise Gomes · Average · better than 55% of UFC fightersTecia Pennington · Average · better than 46% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.700.10
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Denise Gomes · Good · better than 68% of UFC fightersTecia Pennington · Below avg · better than 25% of UFC fighters
Ranked against 1483 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
4.40
Strikes landed / min4.73
3.19
Strikes taken / minfewer is better3.48
1.38 / 4.1
Takedowns landed / 15 min0.56 / 3.7
34%
Takedown accuracy15%
67%
Takedown defence63%
2:42
Control time / fight2:12
0.70
Submission attempts / 15 min0.10
Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.
Where the strikes land
Range × target
Denise Gomes10 UFC fights · 477 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
35%165/524
12%59/103
22%104/147
Clinch
8%36/61
13%61/73
0%0/1
Ground
8%37/58
1%3/3
3%12/14
Tecia Pennington17 UFC fights · 1146 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
42%486/1492
17%196/276
25%290/358
Clinch
9%100/178
3%33/41
0%2/2
Ground
3%37/50
0%2/3
0%0/0
Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.
When it ends
Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended
Denise Gomes9 of 16 ended early · 56%7 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
Tecia Pennington2 of 23 ended early · 9%21 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended
Recent form · last 5
Denise Gomes5-0
- WUFC Fight Night: Nurmagomedov vs Song · Aug 29, 2026TKO · R1 · 4:49 · Women's Strawweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Bonfim vs Brown · Nov 8, 2025Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Magny vs Prates · Nov 9, 2024Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs Imavov · Jun 8, 2024Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
Full record · 16 fightsShow less
- LUFC Fight Night: Almeida vs Lewis · Nov 4, 2023Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
- W
- W
- LUFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs Song · Sep 17, 2022Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
- WDana White's Contender Series 51 · Aug 23, 2022Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
- W
- WJeanne RuasSFT 31 · Oct 30, 2021TKO · R3 · 1:03 · Flyweight
- WAndressa RomeroSFT 28: Mexicano vs. Matsumoto · Aug 5, 2021Unanimous Decision · Strawweight
- WAndreyna RochaArena Global 12 · Jun 5, 2021TKO · R2 · 2:19 · Flyweight
- WJuliana NascimentoRei da Luta 3 · Mar 13, 2021TKO · R1 · 1:44 · Flyweight
- LGisele MoreiraAspera FC 57 · Sep 9, 2017TKO · R2 · 3:49 · Bantamweight
Tecia Pennington2-3
- LUFC Fight Night: Bonfim vs Brown · Nov 8, 2025Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Burns vs Morales · May 17, 2025Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
- WUFC 307: Pereira vs Rountree Jr. · Oct 5, 2024Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Nascimento · May 11, 2024Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
- LUFC 273: Volkanovski vs The Korean Zombie · Apr 9, 2022Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
Full record · 23 fightsShow less
- W
- W
- WBrianna FortinoUFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs Volkov · Jun 20, 2020Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Shevchenko vs Carmouche · Aug 10, 2019Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
- LUFC 235: Jones vs Smith · Mar 2, 2019Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Alvarez vs Poirier 2 · Jul 28, 2018Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Emmett vs Stephens · Feb 24, 2018Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
- WUFC 218: Holloway vs Aldo 2 · Dec 2, 2017Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Bermudez vs Korean Zombie · Feb 4, 2017Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs Evans · Apr 16, 2016Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
- WUFC 194: Aldo vs McGregor · Dec 12, 2015Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
- WUFC 188: Velasquez vs Werdum · Jun 13, 2015Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
- WThe Ultimate Fighter Finale: A Champion Will Be Crowned · Dec 12, 2014Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
- W
- W
- W
- WKaiyana RainInvicta FC 3 · Oct 6, 2012Unanimous Decision · Strawweight
Head-to-Head History
Common Opponents
How each fared against the same opponents.
Frequently asked questions
Have Denise Gomes and Tecia Pennington ever fought?
Yes, once. Most recently at UFC Fight Night: Bonfim vs Brown (Sat, Nov 8, 2025), where Denise Gomes won by Unanimous Decision.
What are the records of Denise Gomes and Tecia Pennington?
Denise Gomes is 13-3-0 and Tecia Pennington is 15-8-0.
Who has the longer reach, Denise Gomes or Tecia Pennington?
Denise Gomes has the longer reach: 63" · 160 cm against 60" · 152 cm for Tecia Pennington, a 3" · 8 cm advantage.
Who is taller, Denise Gomes or Tecia Pennington?
Denise Gomes is taller at 5'2" · 157 cm; Tecia Pennington stands 5'1" · 155 cm.
Who is older, Denise Gomes or Tecia Pennington?
Tecia Pennington is 37 and Denise Gomes is 26.
Who has more finishes, Denise Gomes or Tecia Pennington?
Denise Gomes has 8 wins inside the distance (8 by KO/TKO, 0 by submission); Tecia Pennington has 2 wins (1 by KO/TKO, 1 by submission).
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