Tecia Pennington def. Carla Esparza (Unanimous Decision)
Tecia Pennington defeated Carla Esparza by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Women's Strawweight bout of UFC 307: Pereira vs Rountree Jr., held Saturday, October 5, 2024 at Delta Center, Salt Lake City. The judges scored it 29-28, 29-28, 30-27, Tecia Pennington won the decision.
Fight stats
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Judges' Scorecards
Media Scores
All 16 media scorecards▾
- Seán Sheehan · SevereMMA.com30-27Pennington
- Zane Simon · The MMA Vivisection30-27Pennington
- Keith Shillan · Sherdog.com30-27Pennington
- Jay Pettry · Sherdog.com29-28Pennington
- Ryan Frederick · WrestlingObserver.com29-28Pennington
- Dayne Fox · Sherdog.com29-28Pennington
- Danny Segura · MMAJunkie.com29-28Pennington
- Patrick McCorry · Cageside Press29-28Pennington
- Steve Duncan · mma.uno29-28Pennington
- Val Dewar · Cageside Press29-28Pennington
- Brian Knapp · Sherdog.com29-28Esparza
- Tyler Treese · Sherdog.com29-28Esparza
- Jake Noecker · Cageside Press29-28Esparza
- Chris De Santiago · Sports Illustrated29-28Esparza
- Alex Behunin · MMA Mania29-28Esparza
- Dominik Durniat · ddreporter Tv29-28Esparza
Fan Scorecards
Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com
Frequently asked questions
Who won Carla Esparza vs Tecia Pennington?
Tecia Pennington defeated Carla Esparza by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Women's Strawweight bout of UFC 307: Pereira vs Rountree Jr., held Saturday, October 5, 2024 at Delta Center, Salt Lake City. The judges scored it 29-28, 29-28, 30-27, Tecia Pennington won the decision.
What were the judges' scorecards for Carla Esparza vs Tecia Pennington?
The judges scored it 29-28, 29-28, 30-27, Tecia Pennington won the decision.
Was Carla Esparza vs Tecia Pennington a robbery?
Many scored it for Carla Esparza: 61% of 173 fan cards scored it for Carla Esparza; 63% of 16 media scores picked Tecia Pennington. The judges gave it to Tecia Pennington.
Pre-fight comparison▾
Win probability
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 (9 fighters)
Radar scaled to this matchup · bars show the gap
Style shape
Biggest edge Carla Esparza, Ground striking +46
Attribute by attribute
Attributes are rated 0-100 by UFCalendar's style model.
Tale of the Tape
Style Matchup
- Brown belt · BJJ
- 2013Competitor · IBJJF Pans · blue belt featherweight (gi)
- 2009All-American · Wcwa Nationals
- 2008All-American · Wcwa Nationals
Camp Team Oyama · Irvine, California, US
- Black belt · Taekwondo · Jhoon-Rhee Taekwondo
- 2014Quarterfinalist · The Ultimate Fighter · strawweight
- Champion · Amateur World Kickboxing
- Champion · MMA Solutions Global · strawweight
Camp Pound 4 Pound (Justin Houghton's gym) · Littleton / Denver, Colorado, US
Striking Profile
Grappling Profile
Recent form (last 5 fights)
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- 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
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