Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs Evans
Women's Strawweight3 rounds scheduled
WIN
Rose Namajunas
United StatesRose Namajunas
“Thug”
15-8-0
RESULT

Rose Namajunas def. Tecia Pennington (Unanimous Decision)

Unanimous Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
Tecia Pennington
United StatesTecia Pennington
“Tiny Tornado”
15-8-0
Sunday, April 17, 2016
Amalie Arena, Tampa, United States

Rose Namajunas defeated Tecia Pennington by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Women's Strawweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs Evans, held Sunday, April 17, 2016 at Amalie Arena, Tampa.

Fight stats

Rose Namajunas
Tecia Pennington
0
Knockdowns
0
46 of 156
Significant strikes
61 of 121
29%
Sig. strike accuracy
50%
48 of 160
Total strikes
93 of 155
2 of 4
Takedowns
0 of 1
50%
Takedown accuracy
0%
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
1:19
Control time
0:45
Significant strikes by target
27 of 126
Head
20 of 74
15 of 25
Body
13 of 18
4 of 5
Leg
28 of 29
41 of 145
Distance
51 of 108
0 of 3
Clinch
9 of 12
5 of 8
Ground
1 of 1

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
14 of 49
Sig. str.
14 of 29
16 of 51
Total str.
29 of 45
1 of 2
Takedowns
0 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
0:29
Ctrl
0:32
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
23 of 58
Sig. str.
28 of 54
23 of 58
Total str.
29 of 55
0 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:07
Ctrl
0:13
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
9 of 49
Sig. str.
19 of 38
9 of 51
Total str.
35 of 55
1 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:43
Ctrl
0:00

Judges' Scorecards

Sal D'Amato
#NamajunasPennington
1910
2109
3109
Total2928
Roy Silbert
#NamajunasPennington
1910
2109
3109
Total2928
Tim Vannatta
#NamajunasPennington
1109
2109
3910
Total2928

Media Scores

10
Namajunas
2
Draw
9
Pennington
●29–28 Namajunas×9●29–28 Pennington×9●29–29 Draw×2●30–27 Namajunas
All 21 media scorecards▾

Fan Scorecards

43%
Namajunas
7%
Draw
50%
Pennington
356 fan scorecards submitted
●29–28 Pennington45.2%●29–28 Namajunas36.2%●29–29 Draw6.7%●30–27 Namajunas4.8%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
75%
Pennington
R2
87%
Namajunas
R3
60%
Pennington

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Frequently asked questions

Who won Rose Namajunas vs Tecia Pennington?

Rose Namajunas defeated Tecia Pennington by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Women's Strawweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs Evans, held Sunday, April 17, 2016 at Amalie Arena, Tampa.

What were the judges' scorecards for Rose Namajunas vs Tecia Pennington?

The judges scored it 29–28, 29–28, 29–28 — Rose Namajunas won the decision.

Referee
Dan Miragliotta
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Win probability

Rose Namajunas 45%55% Tecia Pennington

What the model gave each fighter going into the fight, from their pre-fight UFCal Elo ratings. See all Elo ratings

Tale of the Tape

15-8-0
Record
15-8-0
1555
Elo rating
1590
0
Win Streak
0
34
Age
36
5'5"
165 cm
Height
5'1"
155 cm
65"
165 cm
Reach
60"
152 cm
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Women's Strawweight
Weight Class
Women's Strawweight
United States
Nationality
United States

Striking Profile

3.50
SLpM
4.73
41%
Str. Acc.
48%
3.38
SApM
3.48
63%
Str. Def.
61%

Grappling Profile

1.47
TD Avg.
0.56
48%
TD Acc.
14%
62%
TD Def.
62%
0.30
Sub. Avg.
0.10

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Career Averages

Based on 19 fights · 19 fights
54.7
Avg sig. strikes
66.2
1.53
Avg takedowns
0.53
3:05
Avg control time
2:12
105
Career high strikes
144
8
Career high TDs
2

Strike Distribution

Rose Namajunas
Strike target
Tecia Pennington
72%
Head
54%
19%
Body
21%
10%
Leg
25%
Rose Namajunas
Strike position
Tecia Pennington
84%
Distance
85%
7%
Clinch
12%
9%
Ground
3%