Holly Holm vs Raquel Pennington
Holly Holm is 15-7-0; Raquel Pennington is 16-9-0. Holly Holm is 7 years older than Raquel Pennington. Holly Holm has a 2" · 5 cm reach advantage over Raquel Pennington. Holly Holm is 1" · 3 cm taller than Raquel Pennington. They have met 2 times: Holly Holm 2, Raquel Pennington 0.
Women's BantamweightMet 2 times
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Style & credentials
Holly Holm
BoxingKickboxing
- 2012WBF female light welterweight championshipWBF
- 2012WBAN world welterweight championshipWBAN
- 2010WIBA light welterweight championshipWIBA
- 2008WBAN lineal world super welterweight (light middleweight) championshipWBAN
Raquel Pennington
BoxingBJJ
- 2023Brown belt · BJJTyler Larsen
- 2012Destiny MMA Bantamweight ChampionshipDestiny MMA
- 2013Semifinalist · The Ultimate FighterBantamweight
- —Champion · Amateur MMA Regional135 lb / 130 lb / 125 lb
Sig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
47%58%
Head
30%31%
Body
23%11%
Leg
Time in position
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
Holly Holmlast 3 fights
41%25%34%
Raquel Penningtonlast 3 fights
60%27%13%
DistanceClinchGround
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Holly Holm Raquel Pennington
Strikes landed / min
3.134.10
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Holly Holm · Average · better than 41% of UFC fightersRaquel Pennington · Good · better than 71% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
2.923.32
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Holly Holm · Good · better than 68% of UFC fightersRaquel Pennington · Average · better than 53% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.870.83
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Holly Holm · Below avg · better than 39% of UFC fightersRaquel Pennington · Below avg · better than 37% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
30%28%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Holly Holm · Below avg · better than 29% of UFC fightersRaquel Pennington · Below avg · better than 26% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
76%63%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Holly Holm · Good · better than 77% of UFC fightersRaquel Pennington · Average · better than 46% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.100.60
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Holly Holm · Below avg · better than 25% of UFC fightersRaquel Pennington · Good · better than 63% of UFC fighters
Ranked against 1497 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
3.13
Strikes landed / min4.10
2.92
Strikes taken / minfewer is better3.32
0.87 / 2.9
Takedowns landed / 15 min0.83 / 3.0
30%
Takedown accuracy28%
76%
Takedown defence63%
3:55
Control time / fight3:30
0.10
Submission attempts / 15 min0.60
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
Holly Holm16 UFC fights · 761 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
35%268/1024
24%183/290
22%165/227
Clinch
5%35/50
6%48/56
1%10/12
Ground
5%41/76
1%7/8
1%4/5
Raquel Pennington19 UFC fights · 1193 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
41%492/1551
12%138/192
9%104/120
Clinch
10%120/181
19%222/241
1%16/16
Ground
7%78/99
1%11/14
1%12/12
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
Holly Holm11 of 22 ended early · 50%11 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
2 early stoppages have no logged time
Raquel Pennington7 of 25 ended early · 28%18 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
1 early stoppage has no logged time
finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended
Recent form · last 5
Holly Holm2-2
- L
- NCUFC Fight Night: Holm vs Bueno Silva· Jul 15, 2023· R2 · 0:38 · Women's Bantamweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Vera vs Sandhagen· Mar 25, 2023Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Bantamweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Holm vs Vieira· May 21, 2022Split Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Women's Bantamweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Holm vs Aldana· Oct 4, 2020Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Women's Bantamweight
Full record · 23 fightsShow less
- WUFC 246: McGregor vs Cowboy· Jan 18, 2020Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Bantamweight
- L
- WUFC 225: Whittaker vs Romero· Jun 9, 2018Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Featherweight
- LUFC 219: Cyborg vs Holm· Dec 30, 2017Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Women's Featherweight
- W
- LUFC 208: Holm vs de Randamie· Feb 11, 2017Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Women's Featherweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Holm vs Shevchenko· Jul 23, 2016Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Women's Bantamweight
- L
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Mir vs Duffee· Jul 15, 2015Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Bantamweight
- WUFC 184: Rousey vs Zingano· Feb 28, 2015Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Bantamweight
- WJuliana WernerLegacy FC 30· Apr 4, 2014TKO · R5 · 1:50 · Bantamweight
- WAngela HayesFresquez Productions· Dec 6, 2013Unanimous Decision · Bantamweight
- WNikki KnudsenLegacy FC 24· Oct 11, 2013TKO · R2 · 1:18 · Bantamweight
- WAl-Lanna JonesLegacy FC 21· Jul 19, 2013TKO · R2 · 2:22 · Bantamweight
- WKatie MerrillBellator MMA: Bellator 91· Feb 27, 2013TKO · R2 · 3:02
- WJan FinneyFresquez Productions· Sep 9, 2011TKO
- WChristina DomkeFresquez Productions· Mar 3, 2011TKO
Raquel Pennington4-1
- LUFC 307: Pereira vs Rountree Jr.· Oct 5, 2024Split Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Women's Bantamweight
- WUFC 297: Strickland vs du Plessis· Jan 20, 2024Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Women's Bantamweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Strickland vs Imavov· Jan 14, 2023Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Bantamweight
- WUFC 273: Volkanovski vs The Korean Zombie· Apr 9, 2022Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Bantamweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Daukaus· Dec 18, 2021Submission · R2 · 3:07 · Women's Featherweight
Full record · 25 fightsShow less
- WUFC Fight Night: Smith vs Spann· Sep 18, 2021Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Bantamweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs Volkov· Jun 20, 2020Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Bantamweight
- LUFC 246: McGregor vs Cowboy· Jan 18, 2020Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Bantamweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs Edwards· Jul 20, 2019Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Bantamweight
- LUFC Fight Night: The Korean Zombie vs Rodriguez· Nov 10, 2018Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Bantamweight
- L
- WUFC 205: Alvarez vs McGregor· Nov 12, 2016Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Bantamweight
- WUFC 202: Diaz vs McGregor 2· Aug 20, 2016Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Bantamweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs Evans· Apr 16, 2016Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Bantamweight
- WUFC 191: Johnson vs Dodson 2· Sep 5, 2015Submission · R2 · 4:58 · Women's Bantamweight
- L
- WUFC 181: Hendricks vs Lawler II· Dec 6, 2014Submission · R1 · 4:59 · Women's Bantamweight
- LUFC 171: Hendricks vs Lawler· Mar 15, 2014Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Bantamweight
- WThe Ultimate Fighter: Team Rousey vs Team Tate Finale· Nov 30, 2013Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Bantamweight
- L
- L
- WRaquel CanutoDestiny MMA· Sep 8, 2012Submission
- W
- LTori AdamsRocky Mountain Bad Boyz· Jun 22, 2012DEC
- WKim CoutureMedieval FP· Mar 3, 2012TKO · R2 · 2:25 · Flyweight
Head-to-Head History
Common Opponents
How each fared against the same opponents.
Holly HolmRaquel Pennington
- LSplit Decision · ROUND 5 · 5:00Sat, May 21, 2022WSplit Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Sat, Jan 14, 2023
- WUnanimous Decision · ROUND 5 · 5:00Sun, Oct 4, 2020WSplit Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Sat, Jul 20, 2019
- LTKO · ROUND 1 · 4:10Sat, Jul 6, 2019LTKO · ROUND 5 · 2:36Sat, May 12, 2018
- WTKO · ROUND 3 · 1:09Sat, Jun 17, 2017WSplit Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Sat, Apr 16, 2016
- LUnanimous Decision · ROUND 5 · 5:00Sat, Feb 11, 2017LUnanimous Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Sat, Nov 10, 2018
Frequently asked questions
Have Holly Holm and Raquel Pennington ever fought?
Yes, 2 times. Most recently at UFC 246: McGregor vs Cowboy (Sat, Jan 18, 2020), where Holly Holm won by Unanimous Decision.
What are the records of Holly Holm and Raquel Pennington?
Holly Holm is 15-7-0 and Raquel Pennington is 16-9-0.
Who has the longer reach, Holly Holm or Raquel Pennington?
Holly Holm has the longer reach: 69" · 175 cm against 67" · 170 cm for Raquel Pennington, a 2" · 5 cm advantage.
Who is taller, Holly Holm or Raquel Pennington?
Holly Holm is taller at 5'8" · 173 cm; Raquel Pennington stands 5'7" · 170 cm.
Who is older, Holly Holm or Raquel Pennington?
Holly Holm is 45 and Raquel Pennington is 38.
Who has more finishes, Holly Holm or Raquel Pennington?
Holly Holm has 8 wins inside the distance (8 by KO/TKO, 0 by submission); Raquel Pennington has 5 wins (1 by KO/TKO, 4 by submission).
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