Marina Rodriguez vs Tecia Pennington
Marina Rodriguez is 17-6-2; Tecia Pennington is 15-8-0. Marina Rodriguez is 2 years older than Tecia Pennington. Marina Rodriguez has a 5" · 13 cm reach advantage over Tecia Pennington. Marina Rodriguez is 5" · 13 cm taller than Tecia Pennington. They have met once: Marina Rodriguez 1, Tecia Pennington 0.
Women's StrawweightMet once
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Style & credentials
Marina Rodriguez
Muay ThaiBJJ
- —Black tip · Muay ThaiMarcio Malko
- 2018Contract winner · DWCS
- 2017Champion · Cbjj Floripa Spring Open Nogi
- 2016Champion · IFMABrazilian national championship
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
58%54%
Head
25%21%
Body
17%25%
Leg
Time in position
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
Marina Rodriguezlast 6 fights
48%18%34%
Tecia Penningtonlast 4 fights
77%13%10%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Marina Rodriguez· from fights outside the UFC Tecia Pennington· from fights outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
4.514.73
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Marina Rodriguez · Good · better than 81% of UFC fightersTecia Pennington · Good · better than 84% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
3.013.48
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Marina Rodriguez · Good · better than 64% of UFC fightersTecia Pennington · Average · better than 48% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.270.56
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Marina Rodriguez · Poor · better than 13% of UFC fightersTecia Pennington · Below avg · better than 24% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
50%15%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Marina Rodriguez · Good · better than 74% of UFC fightersTecia Pennington · Poor · better than 9% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
61%63%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Marina Rodriguez · Average · better than 44% of UFC fightersTecia Pennington · Average · better than 46% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.300.10
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Marina Rodriguez · Average · better than 40% 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
4.51
Strikes landed / min4.73
3.01
Strikes taken / minfewer is better3.48
0.27 / 0.5
Takedowns landed / 15 min0.56 / 3.7
50%
Takedown accuracy15%
61%
Takedown defence63%
0:45
Control time / fight2:12
0.30
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
Marina Rodriguez16 UFC fights · 990 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
37%365/1275
14%136/225
17%165/224
Clinch
14%134/188
11%104/113
0%3/3
Ground
7%73/91
1%8/9
0%2/2
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
Marina Rodriguez10 of 25 ended early · 40%15 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
1 early stoppage has no logged time
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
Marina Rodriguez1-4
- LUFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs Figueiredo · May 3, 2025TKO · R2 · 2:07 · Women's Strawweight
- LUFC 307: Pereira vs Rountree Jr. · Oct 5, 2024Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
- LUFC 300: Pereira vs Hill · Apr 13, 2024Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs Gamrot · Sep 23, 2023TKO · R2 · 2:42 · Women's Strawweight
- LUFC 288: Sterling vs Cejudo · May 6, 2023Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
Full record · 25 fightsShow less
- L
- WUFC 272: Covington vs Masvidal · Mar 5, 2022Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Dern vs Rodriguez · Oct 9, 2021Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs Waterson - Event · May 8, 2021Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Women's Flyweight
- W
- LUFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs Till · Jul 26, 2020Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
- DUFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Rozenstruik · Dec 7, 2019MD · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Shevchenko vs Carmouche · Aug 10, 2019Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Barboza vs Gaethje · Mar 30, 2019Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
- D
- W
- W
- WAmanda TorresShooto Brasil 79 · Dec 10, 2017Unanimous Decision
- W
- WPaula VieiraCuritiba Top Fight 10 · Feb 24, 2017TKO · R1 · 4:50
- WVanessa GuimarãesAspera FC 41 · Jul 9, 2016SUB · R2 · 1:47 · Strawweight
- WMárcia OliveiraSanta Catarina Regional · Jun 4, 2016TKO
- WCaroline SilvaAspera FC 33 · Mar 20, 2016TKO · R2 · 0:47 · Strawweight
- WCaroline SilvaAspera FC 24 · Sep 12, 2015Unanimous Decision · Strawweight
- WSilvania MonteiroSão José Super Fight 6 · Mar 28, 2015TKO · R1 · 5:00 · Strawweight
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.
Marina RodriguezTecia Pennington
- LSplit Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Sat, Apr 13, 2024LUnanimous Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Sat, Feb 24, 2018
- WTKO · ROUND 2 · 2:42Sat, Sep 23, 2023WUnanimous Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Sat, Dec 2, 2017
- WUnanimous Decision · ROUND 5 · 5:00Sat, Oct 9, 2021LSplit Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Sat, Apr 9, 2022
- LSplit Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Sun, Jul 26, 2020WUnanimous Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Sat, Oct 5, 2024
Frequently asked questions
Have Marina Rodriguez and Tecia Pennington ever fought?
Yes, once. Most recently at UFC Fight Night: Shevchenko vs Carmouche (Sat, Aug 10, 2019), where Marina Rodriguez won by Unanimous Decision.
What are the records of Marina Rodriguez and Tecia Pennington?
Marina Rodriguez is 17-6-2 and Tecia Pennington is 15-8-0.
Who has the longer reach, Marina Rodriguez or Tecia Pennington?
Marina Rodriguez has the longer reach: 65" · 165 cm against 60" · 152 cm for Tecia Pennington, a 5" · 13 cm advantage.
Who is taller, Marina Rodriguez or Tecia Pennington?
Marina Rodriguez is taller at 5'6" · 168 cm; Tecia Pennington stands 5'1" · 155 cm.
Who is older, Marina Rodriguez or Tecia Pennington?
Marina Rodriguez is 39 and Tecia Pennington is 37.
Who has more finishes, Marina Rodriguez or Tecia Pennington?
Marina Rodriguez has 8 wins inside the distance (7 by KO/TKO, 1 by submission); Tecia Pennington has 2 wins (1 by KO/TKO, 1 by submission).
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