Raquel Pennington vs Yana Santos
Raquel Pennington is 16-10-0; Yana Santos is 17-8-0 (1 NC). Raquel Pennington is 2 years older than Yana Santos. Yana Santos has a 1" · 3 cm reach advantage over Raquel Pennington. Raquel Pennington is 1" · 3 cm taller than Yana Santos. Raquel Pennington and Yana Santos have never fought each other.
Women's BantamweightNever fought
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Style & credentials
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
Yana Santos
No background on record
Camp · American Top Team · RussiaSig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
58%34%
Head
31%41%
Body
11%25%
Leg
Time in position
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
Raquel Penningtonlast 3 fights
60%27%13%
Yana Santoslast 5 fights
64%21%15%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Raquel Pennington· from fights outside the UFC Yana Santos· from fights outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
4.104.41
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Raquel Pennington · Good · better than 70% of UFC fightersYana Santos · Good · better than 78% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
3.323.12
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Raquel Pennington · Average · better than 52% of UFC fightersYana Santos · Good · better than 60% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.830.78
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Raquel Pennington · Below avg · better than 37% of UFC fightersYana Santos · Below avg · better than 35% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
28%47%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Raquel Pennington · Below avg · better than 26% of UFC fightersYana Santos · Good · better than 71% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
63%52%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Raquel Pennington · Average · better than 46% of UFC fightersYana Santos · Below avg · better than 29% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.600.10
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Raquel Pennington · Good · better than 62% of UFC fightersYana Santos · 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
4.10
Strikes landed / min4.41
3.32
Strikes taken / minfewer is better3.12
0.83 / 3.0
Takedowns landed / 15 min0.78 / 1.7
28%
Takedown accuracy47%
63%
Takedown defence52%
3:30
Control time / fight3:47
0.60
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
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
Yana Santos12 UFC fights · 677 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
21%142/491
13%87/130
22%152/185
Clinch
10%69/104
26%178/199
2%14/15
Ground
2%16/26
2%14/15
1%5/5
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
Raquel Pennington7 of 25 ended early · 28%18 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
1 early stoppage has no logged time
Yana Santos13 of 25 ended early · 52%12 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
3 early stoppages have no logged time
finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended
Recent form · last 5
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
- LUFC 184: Rousey vs Zingano · Feb 28, 2015Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Bantamweight
- 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
Yana Santos3-2
- WUFC 320: Ankalaev vs Pereira 2 · Oct 4, 2025Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Bantamweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs Figueiredo · May 3, 2025Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Bantamweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Tybura vs Spivac 2 · Aug 10, 2024Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Bantamweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Strickland vs Magomedov · Jul 1, 2023Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Featherweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Vera vs Sandhagen · Mar 25, 2023Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Bantamweight
Full record · 26 fightsShow less
- L
- WUFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs Lewis · Feb 20, 2021Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Bantamweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Oleinik · Aug 8, 2020Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Bantamweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Rozenstruik · Dec 7, 2019TKO · R3 · 0:33 · Women's Bantamweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Dos Santos · Mar 9, 2019Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Bantamweight
- WUFC 229: Khabib vs McGregor · Oct 6, 2018Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Bantamweight
- L
- WRaquel CanutoInvicta FC 25 · Aug 31, 2017Unanimous Decision · Bantamweight
- L
- NC
- W
- L
- WSylwia KusiakBaltic Arena · Jun 15, 2012TKO
- WAnna MelikhovaLion's Fights 1 · Mar 3, 2012Unanimous Decision · Lightweight
- WEkaterina SaraykinaVerdict FC 1 · Feb 11, 2012TKO · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- WArune LauzeckaiteBushido Fighting Championship · Nov 19, 2011TKO
- W
- WKamila BałandaBushido Fighting Championship · Nov 20, 2010TKO
- LMaria Hougaard DjursaaFighter Gala · May 28, 2010DEC
- WVladlena YavorskayaBushido FC: Legend · Nov 28, 2009Submission · R1 · 3:20 · Featherweight
- WMagdalena JareckaK-1: Poland 2009 · May 23, 2009TKO · R1 · 1:38 · Bantamweight
Common Opponents
How each fared against the same opponents.
Raquel PenningtonYana Santos
- WSplit Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Sat, Jan 14, 2023WUnanimous Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Sat, Feb 20, 2021
- WUnanimous Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Sat, Apr 9, 2022LTKO · ROUND 3 · 0:33Sat, Dec 7, 2019
- WSubmission · ROUND 2 · 3:07Sat, Dec 18, 2021WUnanimous Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Sat, Oct 4, 2025
- WUnanimous Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Sat, Jun 20, 2020WUnanimous Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Sat, Mar 9, 2019
- LUnanimous Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Sat, Jan 18, 2020LUnanimous Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Sat, Mar 25, 2023
Frequently asked questions
Have Raquel Pennington and Yana Santos ever fought?
No. Raquel Pennington and Yana Santos have never fought each other.
What are the records of Raquel Pennington and Yana Santos?
Raquel Pennington is 16-10-0 and Yana Santos is 17-8-0 (1 NC).
Who has the longer reach, Raquel Pennington or Yana Santos?
Yana Santos has the longer reach: 68" · 173 cm against 67" · 170 cm for Raquel Pennington, a 1" · 3 cm advantage.
Who is taller, Raquel Pennington or Yana Santos?
Raquel Pennington is taller at 5'7" · 170 cm; Yana Santos stands 5'6" · 168 cm.
Who is older, Raquel Pennington or Yana Santos?
Raquel Pennington is 38 and Yana Santos is 36.
Who has more finishes, Raquel Pennington or Yana Santos?
Raquel Pennington has 5 wins inside the distance (1 by KO/TKO, 4 by submission); Yana Santos has 8 wins (7 by KO/TKO, 1 by submission).
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