Holly Holm defeated Raquel Pennington by Split Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Women's Bantamweight bout of UFC 184: Rousey vs Zingano, held Saturday, February 28, 2015 at STAPLES Center, Los Angeles. The judges scored it 28-29, 30-27, 29-28, Holly Holm won the decision.
Raquel Pennington vs Holly Holm
Fight stats: totals
Same scale left and right on every row; the pale tail behind a bar is attempts
Where it landed
Significant strikes landed by target in this fight
Where it happened
Where the landed significant strikes came from
Range × target
Significant strikes landed by range and target in this fight · landed / attempted in each cell
Round by round
Significant strikes landed per round · the judges' scores under each
Bars share one scale across rounds. Each chip is one judge's score for the round, coloured by who they gave it to.
Judges' Scorecards
Media Scores
All 17 media scorecards
- Fergus O'Farrell · Setanta30-27Holm
- Craig Amos · BleacherReport.com29-28Holm
- Dallas Winston · BloodyElbow.com29-28Holm
- Wrestling Observer29-28Holm
- Marc Raimondi · MMAFighting.com29-28Holm
- Chris Nelson · Sherdog.com29-28Holm
- TJ DeSantis · Sherdog.com29-28Holm
- Jordan Breen · Sherdog.com29-28Holm
- MMAJunkie.com29-28Holm
- Tim Burke · BloodyElbow.com29-28Holm
- Sean Smith · BleacherReport.com29-28Holm
- Jason Floyd · TheMMAReport.com29-28Holm
- John Pollock · Fight Network29-28Holm
- SevereMMA.com29-28Holm
- CagePages.com29-28Holm
- MMABrasil.com.br29-28Holm
- MMAMania.com29-28Pennington
Fan Scorecards
114 fan scorecards submitted
Betting Odds
Average moneyline across 4 sportsbooks.
| Sportsbook | Raquel Pennington | Holly Holm |
|---|---|---|
| Bookmaker | +405 | -525 |
| Bovada | +525 | -550 |
| Pinnacle | +435 | -515 |
| sports-interaction | +425 | -667 |
Odds are for information only.
Build with this line: the same consensus odds, with opening and closing lines, are in the UFCalendar Fight API. Odds in the MMA Fight Data API
Style & credentials
- 2023Brown belt · BJJTyler Larsen
- 2012Destiny MMA Bantamweight ChampionshipDestiny MMA
- 2013Semifinalist · The Ultimate FighterBantamweight
- —Champion · Amateur MMA Regional135 lb / 130 lb / 125 lb
- 2012WBF female light welterweight championshipWBF
- 2012WBAN world welterweight championshipWBAN
- 2010WIBA light welterweight championshipWIBA
- 2008WBAN lineal world super welterweight (light middleweight) championshipWBAN
Sig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
Time in position
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Ranked against 1500 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
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
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
1 early stoppage has no logged time
2 early stoppages have no logged time
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Coverage of this fight
More on the blogFrequently asked questions
Who won Raquel Pennington vs Holly Holm?
Holly Holm defeated Raquel Pennington by Split Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Women's Bantamweight bout of UFC 184: Rousey vs Zingano, held Saturday, February 28, 2015 at STAPLES Center, Los Angeles. The judges scored it 28-29, 30-27, 29-28, Holly Holm won the decision.
What were the judges' scorecards for Raquel Pennington vs Holly Holm?
The judges scored it 28-29, 30-27, 29-28, Holly Holm won the decision.
Was Raquel Pennington vs Holly Holm a robbery?
Public scoring backed the judges: 66% of 114 fan cards scored it for Holly Holm; 94% of 17 media scores picked Holly Holm.
Get this bout's result and round-by-round stats as JSON with the MMA Fight Data API →