Saturday, January 18, 2020T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States
Holly Holm defeated Raquel Pennington by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Women's Bantamweight bout of UFC 246: McGregor vs Cowboy, held Saturday, January 18, 2020 at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas. The judges scored it 29-28, 30-27, 30-27, Holly Holm won the decision.
Holly Holm vs Raquel Pennington
Fight stats: totals
Same scale left and right on every row; the pale tail behind a bar is attempts
Holly HolmRaquel Pennington
0
Knockdowns0
30 / 62
Significant strikes38 / 78
48%
Sig. strike accuracy49%
81 / 129
Total strikes55 / 95
0 / 3
Takedowns1 / 2
0%
Takedown accuracy50%
7:16
Control time1:02
Where it landed
Significant strikes landed by target in this fight
Holly HolmRaquel Pennington
1240%924%
Head
930%2771%
Body
930%25%
Leg
Where it happened
Where the landed significant strikes came from
Holly Holm
67%33%
Raquel Pennington
26%74%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
Range × target
Significant strikes landed by range and target in this fight · landed / attempted in each cell
Holly Holm30 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
99/29
22/10
99/11
Clinch
33/4
77/8
0
Ground
0
0
0
Raquel Pennington38 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
77/39
22/3
11/4
Clinch
22/4
2525/27
11/1
Ground
0
0
0
Round by round
Significant strikes landed per round · the judges' scores under each
Holly HolmRaquel Pennington
R1
6
5
10-910-910-9
R2
9
19
10-910-910-9
R3
15
14
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
6 / 12
Significant strikes5 / 14
50%
Sig. strike accuracy36%
26 / 39
Total strikes7 / 16
0 / 0
Takedowns1 / 1
2:48
Control time0:17
Round 2Judges: Holly Holm
0
Knockdowns0
9 / 17
Significant strikes19 / 27
53%
Sig. strike accuracy70%
32 / 44
Total strikes28 / 36
0 / 1
Takedowns0 / 0
3:07
Control time0:19
Round 3Judges: Holly Holm
0
Knockdowns0
15 / 33
Significant strikes14 / 37
45%
Sig. strike accuracy38%
23 / 46
Total strikes20 / 43
0 / 2
Takedowns0 / 1
0%
Takedown accuracy0%
1:21
Control time0:26
Judges' Scorecards
Media Scores
14
Holly Holm
0
Raquel Pennington
●30-27 Holm×11●29-28 Holm×3
All 14 media scorecards
- Michael DeSantis · MMASucka.com30-27Holm
- Dayne Fox · BloodyElbow.com30-27Holm
- Dominik Durniat · Polsat Sport30-27Holm
- Matthew Wells · FanSided.com30-27Holm
- Ryan Frederick · WrestlingObserver.com30-27Holm
- John Pollock · POST Wrestling30-27Holm
- MMABrasil.com.br30-27Holm
- MMAMania.com30-27Holm
- Jay Pettry · Sherdog.com30-27Holm
- Keith Shillan · Sherdog.com30-27Holm
- Brian Knapp · Sherdog.com30-27Holm
- Drake Riggs · TheBodyLockMMA.com29-28Holm
- Paul Fontaine · WrestlingObserver.com29-28Holm
- MMAJunkie.com29-28Holm
Fan Scorecards
45 fan scorecards submitted
84%
Holly Holm
2%
Draw
13%
Raquel Pennington
●30-27 Holm48.9%●29-28 Holm35.6%●29-28 Pennington13.3%●30-30 Draw2.2%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
96%
Holm
R2
64%
Holm
R3
71%
Holm
Betting Odds
Holly Holm
-139
58% implied win probability
Open: -159Best: -135
Raquel Pennington
+115
47% implied win probability
Open: +128Best: +120
Average moneyline across 6 sportsbooks.
Line Movement
| Sportsbook | Holly Holm | Raquel Pennington | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bookmaker | -135 | +115 | |
| Bovada | -145 | +115 | |
| Cloudbet | -138 | +118 | |
| Pinnacle | -135 | +120 | |
| sports-interaction | -135 | +105 | |
| unibet | -150 | +120 |
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
Holly Holm
BoxingKickboxing
- 2012WBF female light welterweight championshipWBF
- 2012WBAN world welterweight championshipWBAN
- 2010WIBA light welterweight championshipWIBA
- 2008WBAN lineal world super welterweight (light middleweight) championshipWBAN
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
Sig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
47%58%
Head
30%31%
Body
23%11%
Leg
Time in position
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
Holly Holmlast 3 fights
41%25%34%
Raquel Penningtonlast 3 fights
60%27%13%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Holly Holm Raquel Pennington
Strikes landed / min
3.134.10
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Holly Holm · Average · better than 40% of UFC fightersRaquel Pennington · Good · better than 69% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
2.923.32
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Holly Holm · Good · better than 66% of UFC fightersRaquel Pennington · Average · better than 52% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.870.83
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Holly Holm · Below avg · better than 37% of UFC fightersRaquel Pennington · Below avg · better than 36% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
30%27%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Holly Holm · Below avg · better than 31% of UFC fightersRaquel Pennington · Below avg · better than 26% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
76%62%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Holly Holm · Good · better than 78% of UFC fightersRaquel Pennington · Average · better than 47% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.100.60
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Holly Holm · Below avg · better than 24% of UFC fightersRaquel Pennington · Good · better than 60% of UFC fighters
Ranked against 1499 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
3.13
Strikes landed / min4.10
2.92
Strikes taken / minfewer is better3.32
0.87 / 2.9
Takedowns landed / 15 min0.83 / 3.1
30%
Takedown accuracy27%
76%
Takedown defence62%
3:55
Control time / fight3:30
0.10
Submission attempts / 15 min0.60
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
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
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
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
Holly Holm11 of 22 ended early · 50%11 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
2 early stoppages have no logged time
Raquel Pennington7 of 25 ended early · 28%18 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
1 early stoppage has no logged time
finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended
Recent form · last 5
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
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
Frequently asked questions
Who won Holly Holm vs Raquel Pennington?
Holly Holm defeated Raquel Pennington by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Women's Bantamweight bout of UFC 246: McGregor vs Cowboy, held Saturday, January 18, 2020 at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas. The judges scored it 29-28, 30-27, 30-27, Holly Holm won the decision.
What were the judges' scorecards for Holly Holm vs Raquel Pennington?
The judges scored it 29-28, 30-27, 30-27, Holly Holm won the decision.
Was Holly Holm vs Raquel Pennington a robbery?
Public scoring backed the judges: 84% of 45 fan cards scored it for Holly Holm; 100% of 14 media scores picked Holly Holm.