Tabatha Ricci vs Tecia Pennington
Tabatha Ricci is 12-5-0; Tecia Pennington is 15-8-0. Tecia Pennington is 6 years older than Tabatha Ricci. Tabatha Ricci has a 1" · 3 cm reach advantage over Tecia Pennington. They have met once: Tabatha Ricci 1, Tecia Pennington 0.
Women's StrawweightMet once
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Style & credentials
Tabatha Ricci
No background on record
Camp · Paragon BJJ · BrazilTecia 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
66%54%
Head
14%21%
Body
20%25%
Leg
Time in position
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
Tabatha Riccilast 9 fights
71%16%13%
Tecia Penningtonlast 4 fights
77%13%10%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Tabatha Ricci· from fights outside the UFC Tecia Pennington· from fights outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
3.774.73
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Tabatha Ricci · Good · better than 62% of UFC fightersTecia Pennington · Good · better than 84% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
4.793.48
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Tabatha Ricci · Poor · better than 15% of UFC fightersTecia Pennington · Average · better than 48% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
2.370.56
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Tabatha Ricci · Good · better than 78% of UFC fightersTecia Pennington · Below avg · better than 24% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
35%15%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Tabatha Ricci · Average · better than 42% of UFC fightersTecia Pennington · Poor · better than 9% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
54%63%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Tabatha Ricci · Below avg · better than 31% of UFC fightersTecia Pennington · Average · better than 46% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.100.10
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Tabatha Ricci · Below avg · better than 25% 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
3.77
Strikes landed / min4.73
4.79
Strikes taken / minfewer is better3.48
2.37 / 6.8
Takedowns landed / 15 min0.56 / 3.7
35%
Takedown accuracy15%
54%
Takedown defence63%
3:19
Control time / fight2:12
0.10
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
Tabatha Ricci12 UFC fights · 597 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
53%319/1234
10%60/114
17%101/144
Clinch
4%24/40
3%17/17
0%0/0
Ground
9%52/58
1%4/5
3%20/24
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
Tabatha Ricci6 of 17 ended early · 35%11 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
Tabatha Ricci2-3
- LUFC Fight Night: Du Plessis vs Usman · Jul 18, 2026Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Moicano vs Duncan · Apr 4, 2026Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs De Ridder · Jul 26, 2025TKO · R2 · 2:59 · Women's Strawweight
- LUFC Macau: Yan vs Figueiredo · Nov 23, 2024Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs Borralho · Aug 24, 2024Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
Full record · 17 fightsShow less
- WUFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Nascimento · May 11, 2024Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
- LUFC 295: Procházka vs Pereira · Nov 11, 2023Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Emmett vs Topuria · Jun 24, 2023Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Holm vs Vieira · May 21, 2022Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Costa vs Vettori · Oct 23, 2021Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
- L
- WShawna OrmsbyLFA 105: Rodriguez vs. Gotsyk · Apr 23, 2021TKO · R2 · 4:50 · Strawweight
- WVanessa Marie GrimesLFA 98: Fremd vs. Oliveira · Jan 29, 2021SUB · R1 · 1:07 · Strawweight
- WKelsey ArnesenLFA 90: Lazishvili vs. Steele · Sep 4, 2020Unanimous Decision · Strawweight
- WGraziele RicottaBRFC 4 · Oct 4, 2014Unanimous Decision · Strawweight
- WDanielle CunhaSao Paulo Regional · Dec 7, 2013SUB · 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.
Tabatha RicciTecia Pennington
Frequently asked questions
Have Tabatha Ricci and Tecia Pennington ever fought?
Yes, once. Most recently at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Nascimento (Sat, May 11, 2024), where Tabatha Ricci won by Split Decision.
What are the records of Tabatha Ricci and Tecia Pennington?
Tabatha Ricci is 12-5-0 and Tecia Pennington is 15-8-0.
Who has the longer reach, Tabatha Ricci or Tecia Pennington?
Tabatha Ricci has the longer reach: 61" · 155 cm against 60" · 152 cm for Tecia Pennington, a 1" · 3 cm advantage.
Who is taller, Tabatha Ricci or Tecia Pennington?
Neither. Both stand 5'1" · 155 cm.
Who is older, Tabatha Ricci or Tecia Pennington?
Tecia Pennington is 37 and Tabatha Ricci is 31.
Who has more finishes, Tabatha Ricci or Tecia Pennington?
Tabatha Ricci has 5 wins inside the distance (2 by KO/TKO, 3 by submission); Tecia Pennington has 2 wins (1 by KO/TKO, 1 by submission).
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