Women's Strawweight3 rounds scheduled
RESULT
Tecia Pennington def. Sam Hughes (TKO)
TKO · Round 1 · 5:00
Sunday, December 13, 2020
Meta Apex, Las Vegas, United States
Tecia Pennington defeated Sam Hughes by TKO in round 1 (5:00) in the Women's Strawweight bout of UFC 256: Figueiredo vs Moreno, held Sunday, December 13, 2020 at Meta Apex, Las Vegas.
Fight stats
Tecia Pennington
Sam Hughes
0
Knockdowns
0
52 of 103
Significant strikes
20 of 53
50%
Sig. strike accuracy
38%
52 of 103
Total strikes
26 of 59
1 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 1
100%
Takedown accuracy
0%
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
0:15
Control time
0:51
Significant strikes by target
27 of 71
Head
9 of 33
13 of 17
Body
2 of 3
12 of 15
Leg
9 of 17
50 of 101
Distance
19 of 52
2 of 2
Clinch
1 of 1
0 of 0
Ground
0 of 0
By round
ROUND 1
0
KD
0
52 of 103
Sig. str.
20 of 53
52 of 103
Total str.
26 of 59
1 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
0:15
Ctrl
0:51
Frequently asked questions
Who won Tecia Pennington vs Sam Hughes?
Tecia Pennington defeated Sam Hughes by TKO in round 1 (5:00) in the Women's Strawweight bout of UFC 256: Figueiredo vs Moreno, held Sunday, December 13, 2020 at Meta Apex, Las Vegas.
Referee
Jason Herzog
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾
Win probability
Tecia Pennington 56%44% Sam Hughes
What the model gave each fighter going into the fight, from their pre-fight UFCalendar Power Index ratings. See the full Power Index
Fight DNA
Head to headUFCalendar's style model · Women's Strawweight roster (78 fighters)
Tecia Pennington
Striking Technician
7 edges
Sam Hughes
Complete Fighter
3 edges
Radar scaled to this matchup · bars show the gap
Style shape
89Power77
96Speed79
88Precision75
93Durability87
97Engine97
78Wrestling93
63Ground81
Biggest edge Sam Hughes, Ground striking +27
Attribute by attribute
Tecia Pennington is on the left of every row, Sam Hughes on the right.
83Punch power78
94Kick power75
95Punch speed79
97Kick speed79
88Accuracy75
78Takedowns93
47Ground striking74
78Submissions88
96Chin95
90Body strength79
97Cardio97
Attributes are rated 0-100 by UFCalendar's style model.
Tale of the Tape
15-8-0
Record
11-7-0
1670
Power Index rating
1631
0
Win Streak
0
36
Age
34
5'1"
155 cm
Height
5'5"
165 cm
60"
152 cm
Reach
64"
163 cm
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Women's Strawweight
Weight Class
Women's Strawweight
United States
Nationality
United States
Striking Profile
4.73
SLpM
4.41
48%
Str. Acc.
47%
3.48
SApM
4.69
61%
Str. Def.
58%
Grappling Profile
0.56
TD Avg.
1.12
14%
TD Acc.
29%
62%
TD Def.
63%
0.10
Sub. Avg.
0.20
Recent form (last 5 fights)
Tecia Pennington · 2-3
- 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
Sam Hughes · 3-2
- 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
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Common Opponents
Tecia Pennington
Sam Hughes
Head-to-Head History
Career Averages
Based on 19 fights · 12 fights
66.2
Avg sig. strikes
59.2
0.53
Avg takedowns
1.00
2:12
Avg control time
3:37
144
Career high strikes
97
2
Career high TDs
4
Strike Distribution
Tecia Pennington
Strike target
Sam Hughes
54%
Head
67%
21%
Body
17%
25%
Leg
16%
Tecia Pennington
Strike position
Sam Hughes
85%
Distance
76%
12%
Clinch
11%
3%
Ground
13%