Sam Hughes vs Tecia Pennington
Sam Hughes is 11-7-0; Tecia Pennington is 15-8-0. Tecia Pennington is 3 years older than Sam Hughes. Sam Hughes has a 4" · 10 cm reach advantage over Tecia Pennington. Sam Hughes is 4" · 10 cm taller than Tecia Pennington. They have met once: Sam Hughes 0, Tecia Pennington 1.
Women's StrawweightMet once
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Style & credentials
Sam Hughes
No background on record
Camp · Fortis MMA · United StatesTecia 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
67%54%
Head
17%21%
Body
16%25%
Leg
Time in position
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
Sam Hugheslast 8 fights
57%16%27%
Tecia Penningtonlast 4 fights
77%13%10%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Sam Hughes· from fights outside the UFC Tecia Pennington· from fights outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
4.414.73
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Sam Hughes · Good · better than 78% of UFC fightersTecia Pennington · Good · better than 84% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
4.693.48
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Sam Hughes · Poor · better than 17% of UFC fightersTecia Pennington · Average · better than 48% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
1.120.56
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Sam Hughes · Average · better than 49% of UFC fightersTecia Pennington · Below avg · better than 24% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
29%15%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Sam Hughes · Below avg · better than 27% of UFC fightersTecia Pennington · Poor · better than 9% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
63%63%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Sam Hughes · Average · better than 46% of UFC fightersTecia Pennington · Average · better than 46% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.200.10
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Sam Hughes · Below avg · better than 32% 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
4.41
Strikes landed / min4.73
4.69
Strikes taken / minfewer is better3.48
1.12 / 3.9
Takedowns landed / 15 min0.56 / 3.7
29%
Takedown accuracy15%
63%
Takedown defence63%
3:37
Control time / fight2:12
0.20
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
Sam Hughes12 UFC fights · 710 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
49%345/982
13%90/149
15%108/142
Clinch
7%49/63
4%29/36
0%0/0
Ground
12%84/117
0%2/2
0%3/3
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
Sam Hughes8 of 18 ended early · 44%10 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
Sam Hughes3-2
- LUFC Fight Night: Emmett vs Vallejos · Mar 14, 2026Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Imavov vs Borralho · Sep 6, 2025Submission · R2 · 1:58 · Women's Strawweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Vettori vs Dolidze 2 · Mar 15, 2025Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs Nurmagomedov · Aug 3, 2024Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
- L
Full record · 18 fightsShow less
- WUFC 287: Pereira vs Adesanya 2 · Apr 8, 2023Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Grasso vs Araujo · Oct 15, 2022Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
- W
- W
- LUFC Fight Night: Vieira vs Tate · Nov 20, 2021Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Reyes vs Prochazka · May 1, 2021Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
- L
- WDanielle HindleyLFA 93: Petroski vs. Jeffery · Oct 16, 2020Submission · R1 · 5:00 · Catchweight
- L
- W
- WBethany ChristensenBattle at the Bay 15 · Oct 19, 2019Submission · R1 · 0:52 · Flyweight
- WLoren BenjarXKO 46: Summer Bash · Jul 13, 2019TKO · R2 · 1:30 · Flyweight
- WKyla FrajmanCOGA Combat Games 62 · Feb 23, 2019Submission · R1 · 1:35 · 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
- WUFC Fight Night: Johnson vs Gaethje · Jul 7, 2017Submission · R2 · 0:53 · Women's Strawweight
- 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 Sam Hughes and Tecia Pennington ever fought?
Yes, once. Most recently at UFC 256: Figueiredo vs Moreno (Sat, Dec 12, 2020), where Tecia Pennington won by TKO.
What are the records of Sam Hughes and Tecia Pennington?
Sam Hughes is 11-7-0 and Tecia Pennington is 15-8-0.
Who has the longer reach, Sam Hughes or Tecia Pennington?
Sam Hughes has the longer reach: 64" · 163 cm against 60" · 152 cm for Tecia Pennington, a 4" · 10 cm advantage.
Who is taller, Sam Hughes or Tecia Pennington?
Sam Hughes is taller at 5'5" · 165 cm; Tecia Pennington stands 5'1" · 155 cm.
Who is older, Sam Hughes or Tecia Pennington?
Tecia Pennington is 37 and Sam Hughes is 34.
Who has more finishes, Sam Hughes or Tecia Pennington?
Sam Hughes has 6 wins inside the distance (2 by KO/TKO, 4 by submission); Tecia Pennington has 2 wins (1 by KO/TKO, 1 by submission).
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