Rose Namajunas vs Tecia Pennington
Rose Namajunas is 15-8-0; Tecia Pennington is 15-8-0. Tecia Pennington is 3 years older than Rose Namajunas. Rose Namajunas has a 5" · 13 cm reach advantage over Tecia Pennington. Rose Namajunas is 4" · 10 cm taller than Tecia Pennington. They have met once: Rose Namajunas 1, Tecia Pennington 0.
“Thug” · 15-8-0
Loss · Unanimous DecisionWin · Unanimous DecisionLoss · Unanimous Decision
Met once
“Tiny Tornado” · 15-8-0
Loss · Unanimous DecisionWin · Unanimous DecisionWin · Unanimous Decision
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Style & credentials
Rose Namajunas
TaekwondoKarateBJJ
- 2017Brown belt · BJJTony Basile
- 2023Bronze · ADCC Openabsolute
- 2014Runner-up · TUFStrawweight
- 2001Poom (junior black belt) · Taekwondo
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
72%54%
Head
19%21%
Body
10%25%
Leg
Time in position
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
Rose Namajunaslast 6 fights
69%23%
Tecia Penningtonlast 4 fights
77%13%10%
DistanceClinchGround
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Rose Namajunas Tecia Pennington
Strikes landed / min
3.504.73
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Rose Namajunas · Average · better than 54% of UFC fightersTecia Pennington · Elite · better than 85% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
3.383.48
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Rose Namajunas · Average · better than 51% of UFC fightersTecia Pennington · Average · better than 48% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
1.470.56
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Rose Namajunas · Average · better than 58% of UFC fightersTecia Pennington · Below avg · better than 24% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
48%15%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Rose Namajunas · Good · better than 72% of UFC fightersTecia Pennington · Poor · better than 9% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
62%63%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Rose Namajunas · Average · better than 45% of UFC fightersTecia Pennington · Average · better than 46% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.400.10
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Rose Namajunas · Average · better than 48% of UFC fightersTecia Pennington · Below avg · better than 25% of UFC fighters
Ranked against 1490 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
3.50
Strikes landed / min4.73
3.38
Strikes taken / minfewer is better3.48
1.47 / 3.1
Takedowns landed / 15 min0.56 / 3.7
48%
Takedown accuracy15%
62%
Takedown defence63%
3:05
Control time / fight2:12
0.40
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
Rose Namajunas18 UFC fights · 1012 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
60%605/1871
15%149/243
9%95/118
Clinch
3%35/60
3%32/37
0%0/0
Ground
9%88/121
1%6/6
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
Rose Namajunas9 of 22 ended early · 41%13 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
Rose Namajunas3-2
- LUFC 324: Gaethje vs Pimblett· Jan 24, 2026Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Flyweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Usman vs Buckley· Jun 14, 2025Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Flyweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Moreno vs Albazi· Nov 2, 2024Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Women's Flyweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs Cortez· Jul 13, 2024Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Women's Flyweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Ribas vs Namajunas· Mar 23, 2024Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Women's Flyweight
Full record · 22 fightsShow less
- LUFC Fight Night: Gane vs Spivac· Sep 2, 2023Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Flyweight
- LUFC 274: Oliveira vs Gaethje· May 7, 2022Split Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
- WUFC 268: Usman vs Covington 2· Nov 6, 2021Split Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
- W
- WUFC 251: Usman vs Masvidal· Jul 12, 2020Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
- L
- WUFC 223: Khabib vs Iaquinta· Apr 7, 2018Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Johnson vs Reis· Apr 15, 2017SUB · R2 · 2:47 · Women's Strawweight
- LUFC 201: Lawler vs Woodley· Jul 30, 2016Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs Evans· Apr 16, 2016Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs VanZant· Dec 10, 2015SUB · R5 · 2:25 · Women's Strawweight
- W
- LThe Ultimate Fighter Finale: A Champion Will Be Crowned· Dec 12, 2014SUB · R3 · 1:26 · Women's Strawweight
- L
- WKathina LoweInvicta FC 5· Apr 5, 2013SUB · R1 · 0:12 · Strawweight
- WEmily KaganInvicta FC 4· Jan 5, 2013SUB · R3 · 3:44 · 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
- L
- 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.
Rose NamajunasTecia Pennington
- LSplit Decision · ROUND 5 · 5:00Sat, May 7, 2022WUnanimous Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Sat, Oct 5, 2024
- WSplit Decision · ROUND 5 · 5:00Sat, Nov 6, 2021LUnanimous Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Sat, Mar 2, 2019
- WSplit Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Sun, Jul 12, 2020LUnanimous Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Sat, Feb 24, 2018
- WUnanimous Decision · ROUND 5 · 5:00Sat, Apr 7, 2018LUnanimous Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Sat, Jul 28, 2018
- WSubmission · ROUND 2 · 2:47Sat, Apr 15, 2017WUnanimous Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Sat, Dec 2, 2017
Frequently asked questions
Have Rose Namajunas and Tecia Pennington ever fought?
Yes, once. Most recently at UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs Evans (Sat, Apr 16, 2016), where Rose Namajunas won by Unanimous Decision.
What are the records of Rose Namajunas and Tecia Pennington?
Rose Namajunas is 15-8-0 and Tecia Pennington is 15-8-0.
Who has the longer reach, Rose Namajunas or Tecia Pennington?
Rose Namajunas has the longer reach: 65" · 165 cm against 60" · 152 cm for Tecia Pennington, a 5" · 13 cm advantage.
Who is taller, Rose Namajunas or Tecia Pennington?
Rose Namajunas is taller at 5'5" · 165 cm; Tecia Pennington stands 5'1" · 155 cm.
Who is older, Rose Namajunas or Tecia Pennington?
Tecia Pennington is 37 and Rose Namajunas is 34.
Who has more finishes, Rose Namajunas or Tecia Pennington?
Rose Namajunas has 7 wins inside the distance (2 by KO/TKO, 5 by submission); Tecia Pennington has 2 wins (1 by KO/TKO, 1 by submission).
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