Saturday, February 28, 2015STAPLES Center, Los Angeles, United States
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.
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Raquel Pennington vs Holly Holm
Fight stats: totals
Same scale left and right on every row; the pale tail behind a bar is attempts
Raquel PenningtonHolly Holm
0
Knockdowns0
40 / 139
Significant strikes44 / 210
29%
Sig. strike accuracy21%
51 / 150
Total strikes48 / 214
0 / 5
Takedowns0 / 0
0:15
Control time0:03
Where it landed
Significant strikes landed by target in this fight
Raquel PenningtonHolly Holm
2460%1739%
Head
410%2352%
Body
1230%49%
Leg
Where it happened
Where the landed significant strikes came from
Raquel Pennington
80%18%
Holly Holm
66%34%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
Range × target
Significant strikes landed by range and target in this fight · landed / attempted in each cell
Raquel Pennington40 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
1818/99
22/11
1212/18
Clinch
55/7
22/3
0
Ground
11/1
0
0
Holly Holm44 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
1717/156
88/21
44/10
Clinch
00/8
1515/15
0
Ground
0
0
0
Round by round
Significant strikes landed per round · the judges' scores under each
Raquel PenningtonHolly Holm
R1
8
8
10-910-910-9
R2
15
20
10-910-910-9
R3
17
16
10-910-910-9
Bars share one scale across rounds. Each chip is one judge's score for the round, coloured by who they gave it to.
Round 1Judges: Holly Holm
0
Knockdowns0
8 / 38
Significant strikes8 / 61
21%
Sig. strike accuracy13%
10 / 40
Total strikes11 / 64
0 / 3
Takedowns0 / 0
0:14
Control time0:02
Round 2Judges: Holly Holm
0
Knockdowns0
15 / 41
Significant strikes20 / 75
37%
Sig. strike accuracy27%
22 / 48
Total strikes21 / 76
0 / 1
Takedowns0 / 0
0:00
Control time0:01
Round 3Judges: Raquel Pennington
0
Knockdowns0
17 / 60
Significant strikes16 / 74
28%
Sig. strike accuracy22%
19 / 62
Total strikes16 / 74
0 / 1
Takedowns0 / 0
0:01
Control time0:00
Judges' Scorecards
Media Scores
1
Raquel Pennington
16
Holly Holm
●29-28 Holm×15●30-27 Holm●29-28 Pennington
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
31%
Raquel Pennington
4%
Draw
66%
Holly Holm
●29-28 Holm41.2%●29-28 Pennington28.1%●30-27 Holm18.4%●30-28 Holm4.4%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
90%
Holm
R2
68%
Holm
R3
74%
Pennington
Betting Odds
Raquel Pennington
+447
18% implied win probability
Open: +506Best: +525
Holly Holm
-558
85% implied win probability
Open: -901Best: -515
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
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
Holly Holm
BoxingKickboxing
- 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
58%47%
Head
31%30%
Body
11%23%
Leg
Time in position
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
Raquel Penningtonlast 3 fights
60%27%13%
Holly Holmlast 3 fights
41%25%34%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Raquel Pennington· from fights outside the UFC Holly Holm· from fights outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
4.103.13
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Raquel Pennington · Good · better than 70% of UFC fightersHolly Holm · Average · better than 41% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
3.322.92
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Raquel Pennington · Average · better than 52% of UFC fightersHolly Holm · Good · better than 67% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.830.87
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Raquel Pennington · Below avg · better than 37% of UFC fightersHolly Holm · Below avg · better than 39% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
28%30%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Raquel Pennington · Below avg · better than 26% of UFC fightersHolly Holm · Below avg · better than 30% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
63%76%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Raquel Pennington · Average · better than 46% of UFC fightersHolly Holm · Good · better than 78% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.600.10
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Raquel Pennington · Good · better than 62% of UFC fightersHolly Holm · 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 / min3.13
3.32
Strikes taken / minfewer is better2.92
0.83 / 3.0
Takedowns landed / 15 min0.87 / 2.9
28%
Takedown accuracy30%
63%
Takedown defence76%
3:30
Control time / fight3:55
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
Holly Holm16 UFC fights · 761 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
35%268/1024
24%183/290
22%165/227
Clinch
5%35/50
6%48/56
1%10/12
Ground
5%41/76
1%7/8
1%4/5
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
Holly Holm11 of 22 ended early · 50%11 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
2 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
Holly Holm2-2
- L
- NCUFC Fight Night: Holm vs Bueno Silva · Jul 15, 2023· R2 · 0:38 · Women's Bantamweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Vera vs Sandhagen · Mar 25, 2023Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Bantamweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Holm vs Vieira · May 21, 2022Split Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Women's Bantamweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Holm vs Aldana · Oct 4, 2020Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Women's Bantamweight
Full record · 23 fightsShow less
- WUFC 246: McGregor vs Cowboy · Jan 18, 2020Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Bantamweight
- L
- WUFC 225: Whittaker vs Romero · Jun 9, 2018Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Featherweight
- LUFC 219: Cyborg vs Holm · Dec 30, 2017Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Women's Featherweight
- W
- LUFC 208: Holm vs de Randamie · Feb 11, 2017Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Women's Featherweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Holm vs Shevchenko · Jul 23, 2016Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Women's Bantamweight
- L
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Mir vs Duffee · Jul 15, 2015Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Bantamweight
- WUFC 184: Rousey vs Zingano · Feb 28, 2015Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Bantamweight
- WJuliana WernerLegacy FC 30 · Apr 4, 2014TKO · R5 · 1:50 · Bantamweight
- WAngela HayesFresquez Productions · Dec 6, 2013Unanimous Decision · Bantamweight
- WNikki KnudsenLegacy FC 24 · Oct 11, 2013TKO · R2 · 1:18 · Bantamweight
- WAl-Lanna JonesLegacy FC 21 · Jul 19, 2013TKO · R2 · 2:22 · Bantamweight
- WKatie MerrillBellator MMA: Bellator 91 · Feb 27, 2013TKO · R2 · 3:02
- WJan FinneyFresquez Productions · Sep 9, 2011TKO
- WChristina DomkeFresquez Productions · Mar 3, 2011TKO
Frequently 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.