Saturday, April 9, 2022VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, United States
Mackenzie Dern defeated Tecia Pennington by Split Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Women's Strawweight bout of UFC 273: Volkanovski vs The Korean Zombie, held Saturday, April 9, 2022 at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville. The judges scored it 29-28, 29-28, 28-29, Mackenzie Dern won the decision.
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Mackenzie Dern vs Tecia Pennington
Fight stats: totals
Same scale left and right on every row; the pale tail behind a bar is attempts
Mackenzie DernTecia Pennington
0
Knockdowns0
50 / 156
Significant strikes76 / 124
32%
Sig. strike accuracy61%
58 / 164
Total strikes78 / 126
0 / 5
Takedowns0 / 2
0%
Takedown accuracy0%
3
Submission attempts0
2:24
Control time2:54
Where it landed
Significant strikes landed by target in this fight
Mackenzie DernTecia Pennington
4284%1925%
Head
612%2533%
Body
24%3242%
Leg
Where it happened
Where the landed significant strikes came from
Mackenzie Dern
92%
Tecia Pennington
99%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
Range × target
Significant strikes landed by range and target in this fight · landed / attempted in each cell
Mackenzie Dern50 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
3939/144
55/6
22/2
Clinch
22/2
11/1
0
Ground
11/1
0
0
Tecia Pennington76 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
1818/59
2525/30
3232/33
Clinch
0
0
0
Ground
11/2
0
0
Round by round
Significant strikes landed per round · the judges' scores under each
Mackenzie DernTecia Pennington
R1
28
35
10-910-910-9
R2
2
2
10-910-910-9
R3
20
39
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: Mackenzie Dern
0
Knockdowns0
28 / 80
Significant strikes35 / 62
35%
Sig. strike accuracy56%
28 / 80
Total strikes37 / 64
0 / 1
Takedowns0 / 0
0:06
Control time0:43
Round 2Judges: Mackenzie Dern
0
Knockdowns0
2 / 13
Significant strikes2 / 5
15%
Sig. strike accuracy40%
8 / 19
Total strikes2 / 5
0 / 0
Takedowns0 / 0
3
Submission attempts0
2:07
Control time2:06
Round 3Judges: Tecia Pennington
0
Knockdowns0
20 / 63
Significant strikes39 / 57
32%
Sig. strike accuracy68%
22 / 65
Total strikes39 / 57
0 / 4
Takedowns0 / 2
0%
Takedown accuracy0%
0:11
Control time0:05
Judges' Scorecards
Media Scores
7
Mackenzie Dern
11
Tecia Pennington
●29-28 Pennington×11●29-28 Dern×7
All 18 media scorecards
- Marcel Dorff · Eurosport Nederland29-28Dern
- Hadi Mohamed Ali · albiladpress.com29-28Dern
- Phil Murphy · ESPN29-28Dern
- Dayne Fox · BloodyElbow.com29-28Dern
- Daniel Yanofsky · The Sporting News29-28Dern
- Scott Fontana · New York Post29-28Dern
- Seán Sheehan · SevereMMA.com29-28Dern
- Steve Duncan · mma.uno29-28Pennington
- Dominik Durniat · ddreporter Tv29-28Pennington
- MMAMania.com29-28Pennington
- MMAJunkie.com29-28Pennington
- Tyler Treese · Sherdog.com29-28Pennington
- Tristen Critchfield · Sherdog.com29-28Pennington
- Jay Pettry · Sherdog.com29-28Pennington
- Ryan Frederick · WrestlingObserver.com29-28Pennington
- Matthew Wells · MMAJunkie.com29-28Pennington
- CombatPress.com29-28Pennington
- Drake Riggs · MMAMania.com29-28Pennington
Fan Scorecards
442 fan scorecards submitted
26%
Mackenzie Dern
5%
Draw
69%
Tecia Pennington
●29-28 Pennington67.4%●29-28 Dern21%●28-28 Draw4.5%●30-27 Dern2%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
77%
Pennington
R2
90%
Dern
R3
91%
Pennington
Insights
- Tecia Pennington lands 4.73 significant strikes a minute, more than 84% of UFC fighters.
- Tecia Pennington spends 77% of fight time at distance.
Style & credentials
Mackenzie Dern
BJJNo-Gi Grappling
- 2012Black belt · BJJWellington "Megaton" Dias
- 2016Champion · IBJJF Worldsblack belt -59 kg
- 2016Bronze · IBJJF Worldsblack belt absolute
- 2016Champion · IBJJF Pansblack belt -59 kg
Tecia 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
74%54%
Head
15%21%
Body
11%25%
Leg
Time in position
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
Mackenzie Dernlast 8 fights
45%13%42%
Tecia Penningtonlast 4 fights
77%13%10%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Mackenzie Dern· from fights outside the UFC Tecia Pennington· from fights outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
3.384.73
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Mackenzie Dern · Average · better than 50% of UFC fightersTecia Pennington · Good · better than 84% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
3.743.48
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Mackenzie Dern · Below avg · better than 39% of UFC fightersTecia Pennington · Average · better than 48% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
1.070.56
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Mackenzie Dern · Average · better than 47% of UFC fightersTecia Pennington · Below avg · better than 24% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
22%15%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Mackenzie Dern · Poor · better than 16% of UFC fightersTecia Pennington · Poor · better than 9% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
41%63%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Mackenzie Dern · Poor · better than 15% of UFC fightersTecia Pennington · Average · better than 46% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
1.000.10
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Mackenzie Dern · Good · better than 80% 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
3.38
Strikes landed / min4.73
3.74
Strikes taken / minfewer is better3.48
1.07 / 4.9
Takedowns landed / 15 min0.56 / 3.7
22%
Takedown accuracy15%
41%
Takedown defence63%
4:23
Control time / fight2:12
1.00
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
Mackenzie Dern17 UFC fights · 851 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
55%464/1572
9%73/109
11%91/99
Clinch
4%32/52
5%46/52
0%3/3
Ground
16%137/165
1%5/5
0%0/0
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
Mackenzie Dern9 of 22 ended early · 41%13 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
3 early stoppages have 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
Mackenzie Dern4-1
- WUFC 330: Makhachev vs Machado Garry · Aug 15, 2026Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
- WUFC 321: Aspinall vs Gane · Oct 25, 2025Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Dern vs Ribas 2 · Jan 11, 2025Submission · R3 · 4:56 · Women's Strawweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs Nurmagomedov · Aug 3, 2024Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
- LUFC 298: Volkanovski vs Topuria · Feb 17, 2024Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
Full record · 22 fightsShow less
- L
- WUFC Fight Night: Dern vs Hill · May 20, 2023Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
- L
- WUFC 273: Volkanovski vs The Korean Zombie · Apr 9, 2022Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Dern vs Rodriguez · Oct 9, 2021Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Vettori vs Holland · Apr 10, 2021Submission · R1 · 4:48 · Women's Strawweight
- WUFC 256: Figueiredo vs Moreno · Dec 12, 2020Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Covington vs Woodley · Sep 19, 2020Submission · R1 · 3:44 · Women's Strawweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Woodley vs Burns · May 30, 2020Submission · R1 · 2:36 · Women's Strawweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Joanna vs Waterson · Oct 12, 2019Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
- WUFC 224: Nunes vs Pennington · May 12, 2018Submission · R1 · 2:27 · Women's Strawweight
- WUFC 222: Cyborg vs Kunitskaya · Mar 3, 2018Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
- WKaline MedeirosInvicta FC 26 · Dec 8, 2017· R3 · 4:45 · Strawweight
- WMandy PolkLFA 24: Frincu vs. Millender · Oct 13, 2017· R1 · 2:55 · Flyweight
- WKatherine RoyLFA 6: Junior vs. Rodriguez · Mar 10, 2017Unanimous Decision · Catchweight
- W
- WKenia MartinezLegacy FC 58 · Jul 22, 2016Unanimous Decision · 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
- WUFC Fight Night: Johnson vs Gaethje · Jul 7, 2017Submission · R2 · 0:53 · Women's Strawweight
- 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
Frequently asked questions
Who won Mackenzie Dern vs Tecia Pennington?
Mackenzie Dern defeated Tecia Pennington by Split Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Women's Strawweight bout of UFC 273: Volkanovski vs The Korean Zombie, held Saturday, April 9, 2022 at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville. The judges scored it 29-28, 29-28, 28-29, Mackenzie Dern won the decision.
What were the judges' scorecards for Mackenzie Dern vs Tecia Pennington?
The judges scored it 29-28, 29-28, 28-29, Mackenzie Dern won the decision.
Was Mackenzie Dern vs Tecia Pennington a robbery?
Many scored it for Tecia Pennington: 69% of 442 fan cards scored it for Tecia Pennington; 61% of 18 media scores picked Tecia Pennington. The judges gave it to Mackenzie Dern.