Saturday, February 24, 2018Amway Center, Orlando, United States
Jessica Andrade defeated Tecia Pennington by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Women's Strawweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs Stephens, held Saturday, February 24, 2018 at Amway Center, Orlando. The judges scored it 29-27, 29-28, 29-28, Jessica Andrade won the decision.
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Jessica Andrade vs Tecia Pennington
Fight stats: totals
Same scale left and right on every row; the pale tail behind a bar is attempts
Jessica AndradeTecia Pennington
0
Knockdowns0
92 / 178
Significant strikes69 / 150
52%
Sig. strike accuracy46%
151 / 237
Total strikes88 / 171
10 / 12
Takedowns2 / 2
83%
Takedown accuracy100%
1
Reversals0
7:14
Control time0:23
Where it landed
Significant strikes landed by target in this fight
Jessica AndradeTecia Pennington
4650%5478%
Head
4347%69%
Body
33%913%
Leg
Where it happened
Where the landed significant strikes came from
Jessica Andrade
40%18%41%
Tecia Pennington
88%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
Range × target
Significant strikes landed by range and target in this fight · landed / attempted in each cell
Jessica Andrade92 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
2424/94
1111/16
22/3
Clinch
88/15
88/10
11/1
Ground
1414/15
2424/24
0
Tecia Pennington69 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
5151/121
11/3
99/9
Clinch
11/8
44/5
0
Ground
22/3
11/1
0
Round by round
Significant strikes landed per round · the judges' scores under each
Jessica AndradeTecia Pennington
R1
39
49
10-910-910-9
R2
16
16
10-910-910-9
R3
37
4
10-810-910-9
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: Tecia Pennington
0
Knockdowns0
39 / 99
Significant strikes49 / 110
39%
Sig. strike accuracy45%
46 / 106
Total strikes52 / 113
1 / 3
Takedowns0 / 0
0:19
Control time0:00
Round 2Judges: Jessica Andrade
0
Knockdowns0
16 / 33
Significant strikes16 / 26
48%
Sig. strike accuracy62%
39 / 56
Total strikes24 / 34
4 / 4
Takedowns2 / 2
100%
Takedown accuracy100%
3:00
Control time0:14
Round 3Judges: Jessica Andrade
0
Knockdowns0
37 / 46
Significant strikes4 / 14
80%
Sig. strike accuracy29%
66 / 75
Total strikes12 / 24
5 / 5
Takedowns0 / 0
1
Reversals0
3:55
Control time0:09
Judges' Scorecards
Media Scores
20
Jessica Andrade
1
Tecia Pennington
●29-28 Andrade×13●30-27 Andrade×5●30-26 Andrade●30-28 Andrade●29-28 Pennington
All 21 media scorecards
- Jed Meshew · MMAFighting.com30-26Andrade
- Paul Fontaine · WrestlingObserver.com30-27Andrade
- John Pollock · POST Wrestling30-27Andrade
- Tony Fagnano · MMA-Today.com30-27Andrade
- Nick Baldwin · BloodyElbow.com30-27Andrade
- Matthew Wells · FanSided.com30-27Andrade
- Drake Riggs · BJPenn.com30-28Andrade
- Danny Segura · MMAFighting.com29-28Andrade
- Phil Murphy · ESPN29-28Andrade
- Alexander K. Lee · MMAFighting.com29-28Andrade
- Sherdog.com29-28Andrade
- MMAJunkie.com29-28Andrade
- Seán Sheehan · SevereMMA.com29-28Andrade
- Rob Tatum · CombatPress.com29-28Andrade
- Ryan Frederick · WrestlingObserver.com29-28Andrade
- Tim Burke · BloodyElbow.com29-28Andrade
- Dominik Durniat · Polsat Sport29-28Andrade
- Chris Connor · The Fight City29-28Andrade
- MMABrasil.com.br29-28Andrade
- Sean Ross Sapp · Fightful.com29-28Andrade
- MMAMania.com29-28Pennington
Fan Scorecards
66 fan scorecards submitted
83%
Jessica Andrade
6%
Draw
11%
Tecia Pennington
●29-28 Andrade36.4%●30-27 Andrade27.3%●29-28 Pennington10.6%●29-27 Andrade9.1%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
59%
Pennington
R2
79%
Andrade
R3
76%
Andrade
Insights
- Tecia Pennington lands 4.73 significant strikes a minute, more than 84% of UFC fighters.
- Jessica Andrade absorbs 5.58 significant strikes a minute, more than 93% of UFC fighters.
- Tecia Pennington spends 77% of fight time at distance.
- Jessica Andrade lands 6.37 significant strikes a minute, more than 97% of UFC fighters.
Style & credentials
Jessica Andrade
BJJJudo
- 2020Black belt · BJJGilliard Parana (Gilliard 'Parana' Fagundes, PRVT founder)
- —Light Blue · Muay Thai
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
63%54%
Head
22%21%
Body
15%25%
Leg
Time in position
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
Jessica Andradelast 9 fights
74%17%9%
Tecia Penningtonlast 4 fights
77%13%10%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Jessica Andrade· from fights outside the UFC Tecia Pennington· from fights outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
6.374.73
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Jessica Andrade · Elite · better than 97% of UFC fightersTecia Pennington · Good · better than 84% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
5.583.48
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Jessica Andrade · Poor · better than 7% of UFC fightersTecia Pennington · Average · better than 48% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
2.100.56
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Jessica Andrade · Good · better than 73% of UFC fightersTecia Pennington · Below avg · better than 24% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
54%15%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Jessica Andrade · Good · better than 82% of UFC fightersTecia Pennington · Poor · better than 9% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
75%63%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Jessica Andrade · Good · better than 74% of UFC fightersTecia Pennington · Average · better than 46% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.300.10
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Jessica Andrade · Average · better than 40% 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
6.37
Strikes landed / min4.73
5.58
Strikes taken / minfewer is better3.48
2.10 / 3.9
Takedowns landed / 15 min0.56 / 3.7
54%
Takedown accuracy15%
75%
Takedown defence63%
2:09
Control time / fight2:12
0.30
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
Jessica Andrade30 UFC fights · 1693 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
47%792/2170
12%203/327
15%250/291
Clinch
9%151/272
5%85/95
1%14/15
Ground
7%118/172
5%77/80
0%3/3
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
Jessica Andrade28 of 41 ended early · 68%13 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
8 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
Jessica Andrade2-3
- LUFC 319: Du Plessis vs Chimaev: Du Plessis vs Chimaev · Aug 16, 2025Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
- LUFC 315: Muhammad vs Della Maddalena · May 10, 2025Submission · R1 · 2:40 · Women's Flyweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Burns vs Brady · Sep 7, 2024Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Flyweight
- WUFC 300: Pereira vs Hill · Apr 13, 2024Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
- W
Full record · 41 fightsShow less
- LUFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs Font · Aug 5, 2023Submission · R2 · 1:31 · Women's Strawweight
- L
- LUFC Fight Night: Andrade vs Blanchfield · Feb 18, 2023Submission · R2 · 1:37 · Women's Flyweight
- WUFC 283: Teixeira vs Hill · Jan 22, 2023Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Flyweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Lemos vs Andrade · Apr 23, 2022Submission · R1 · 3:13 · Women's Strawweight
- W
- L
- W
- LUFC 251: Usman vs Masvidal · Jul 12, 2020Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
- L
- W
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Emmett vs Stephens · Feb 24, 2018Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Saint Preux vs Okami · Sep 23, 2017Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
- LUFC 211: Miocic vs Dos Santos 2 · May 13, 2017Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Bermudez vs Korean Zombie · Feb 4, 2017Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
- W
- W
- LUFC 191: Johnson vs Dodson 2 · Sep 5, 2015Submission · R2 · 4:58 · Women's Bantamweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Mir vs Duffee · Jul 15, 2015Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Bantamweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs Mir · Feb 22, 2015Submission · R1 · 1:54 · Women's Bantamweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs Arlovski · Sep 13, 2014Submission · R1 · 4:33 · Women's Bantamweight
- WUFC 171: Hendricks vs Lawler · Mar 15, 2014Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Bantamweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Machida vs Munoz · Oct 27, 2013Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Bantamweight
- L
- W
- WLuciana PereiraWebfight Combat · Jan 27, 2013Submission
- L
- WTBAParana Regional · Oct 13, 2012TKO
- WAlessandra SilvaParana Regional · Sep 15, 2012Submission
- WDuda YankovichBitetti Combat 12 · Sep 8, 2012Submission · R1 · 3:01
- WJuliana SilvaRing of Fire · Aug 28, 2012Submission
- WTBAParana Regional · May 20, 2012TKO
- LKinberly NovaesNitrix Champion Fight · May 5, 2012TKO
- WBruna FernandesWGP Kickboxing · Nov 19, 2011TKO
- WWeidy BorgesParana Regional · Sep 6, 2011TKO
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 Jessica Andrade vs Tecia Pennington?
Jessica Andrade defeated Tecia Pennington by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Women's Strawweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs Stephens, held Saturday, February 24, 2018 at Amway Center, Orlando. The judges scored it 29-27, 29-28, 29-28, Jessica Andrade won the decision.
What were the judges' scorecards for Jessica Andrade vs Tecia Pennington?
The judges scored it 29-27, 29-28, 29-28, Jessica Andrade won the decision.
Was Jessica Andrade vs Tecia Pennington a robbery?
Public scoring backed the judges: 83% of 66 fan cards scored it for Jessica Andrade; 95% of 21 media scores picked Jessica Andrade.