Saturday, January 14, 2023Meta Apex, Las Vegas, United States
Raquel Pennington defeated Ketlen Vieira by Split Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Women's Bantamweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs Imavov, held Saturday, January 14, 2023 at Meta Apex, Las Vegas. The judges scored it 29-28, 29-28, 28-29, Raquel Pennington won the decision.
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Ketlen Vieira vs Raquel Pennington
Fight stats: totals
Same scale left and right on every row; the pale tail behind a bar is attempts
Ketlen VieiraRaquel Pennington
0
Knockdowns0
64 / 152
Significant strikes81 / 159
42%
Sig. strike accuracy51%
138 / 230
Total strikes104 / 184
0 / 0
Takedowns0 / 2
4:45
Control time1:18
Where it landed
Significant strikes landed by target in this fight
Ketlen VieiraRaquel Pennington
4164%3746%
Head
58%3240%
Body
1828%1215%
Leg
Where it happened
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
62%38%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
Range × target
Significant strikes landed by range and target in this fight · landed / attempted in each cell
Ketlen Vieira64 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
3636/116
33/8
1717/19
Clinch
55/6
22/2
11/1
Ground
0
0
0
Raquel Pennington81 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
3636/109
1111/12
1212/13
Clinch
11/2
2121/23
0
Ground
0
0
0
Round by round
Significant strikes landed per round · the judges' scores under each
Ketlen VieiraRaquel Pennington
R1
23
27
10-910-910-9
R2
21
29
10-910-910-9
R3
20
25
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: Ketlen Vieira
0
Knockdowns0
23 / 71
Significant strikes27 / 58
32%
Sig. strike accuracy47%
29 / 78
Total strikes27 / 58
0 / 0
Takedowns0 / 0
0:13
Control time0:00
Round 2Judges: Raquel Pennington
0
Knockdowns0
21 / 51
Significant strikes29 / 61
41%
Sig. strike accuracy48%
42 / 72
Total strikes32 / 64
0 / 0
Takedowns0 / 1
1:28
Control time0:37
Round 3Judges: Ketlen Vieira
0
Knockdowns0
20 / 30
Significant strikes25 / 40
67%
Sig. strike accuracy63%
67 / 80
Total strikes45 / 62
0 / 0
Takedowns0 / 1
3:04
Control time0:41
Judges' Scorecards
Media Scores
13
Ketlen Vieira
2
Raquel Pennington
●29-28 Vieira×12●29-28 Pennington×2●30-27 Vieira
All 15 media scorecards
- Dayne Fox · BloodyElbow.com29-28Pennington
- Jed Meshew · MMAFighting.com29-28Pennington
- Chris De Santiago · MiddleEasy.com29-28Vieira
- Danny Segura · MMAJunkie.com29-28Vieira
- BloodyElbow.com29-28Vieira
- Ryan Frederick · WrestlingObserver.com29-28Vieira
- Shakiel Mahjouri · CBS Sports29-28Vieira
- Drake Riggs · MMAMania.com29-28Vieira
- CombatPress.com29-28Vieira
- Jillian DeCoursey29-28Vieira
- Jay Pettry · Sherdog.com29-28Vieira
- Keith Shillan · Sherdog.com29-28Vieira
- Jack Dankoff · Sherdog.com29-28Vieira
- MMAJunkie.com29-28Vieira
- MMAMania.com30-27Vieira
Fan Scorecards
142 fan scorecards submitted
61%
Ketlen Vieira
39%
Raquel Pennington
●29-28 Vieira59.9%●29-28 Pennington35.9%●30-27 Pennington2.8%●30-27 Vieira1.4%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
89%
Vieira
R2
94%
Pennington
R3
64%
Vieira
Betting Odds
Ketlen Vieira
-141
59% implied win probability
Open: -116Best: -111
Raquel Pennington
+113
47% implied win probability
Open: -106Best: +187
Average moneyline across 13 sportsbooks.
| Sportsbook | Ketlen Vieira | Raquel Pennington |
|---|---|---|
| BetAnything | -155 | +125 |
| BetOnline | -145 | +125 |
| BetUS | -150 | +120 |
| Betway | -111 | -125 |
| Bovada | -155 | +130 |
| Cloudbet | -346 | +187 |
| DraftKings | -115 | -115 |
| FanDuel | -134 | +106 |
| MyBookie | -125 | -102 |
| Pinnacle | -135 | +111 |
| sportsbetio | -132 | -116 |
| sports-interaction | -150 | +115 |
| unibet | -127 | +102 |
Odds are for information only.
Build with this line: the same consensus odds, with opening and closing lines, are in the UFCalendar Fight API. Odds in the MMA Fight Data API
Insights
- Ketlen Vieira stops 85% of takedowns, better than 90% of UFC fighters.
Style & credentials
Ketlen Vieira
No background on record
Camp · Nova Uniao · BrazilRaquel Pennington
BoxingBJJ
- 2023Brown belt · BJJTyler Larsen
- 2012Destiny MMA Bantamweight ChampionshipDestiny MMA
- 2013Semifinalist · The Ultimate Fighterbantamweight
- —Champion · Amateur MMA Regional135 lb / 130 lb / 125 lb
Sig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
77%58%
Head
14%31%
Body
8%11%
Leg
Time in position
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
Ketlen Vieiralast 7 fights
56%20%24%
Raquel Penningtonlast 3 fights
60%27%13%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Ketlen Vieira· from fights outside the UFC Raquel Pennington· from fights outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
2.844.10
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Ketlen Vieira · Below avg · better than 32% of UFC fightersRaquel Pennington · Good · better than 70% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
3.833.32
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Ketlen Vieira · Below avg · better than 37% of UFC fightersRaquel Pennington · Average · better than 52% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
1.300.83
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Ketlen Vieira · Average · better than 54% of UFC fightersRaquel Pennington · Below avg · better than 37% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
44%28%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Ketlen Vieira · Good · better than 64% of UFC fightersRaquel Pennington · Below avg · better than 26% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
85%63%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Ketlen Vieira · Elite · better than 90% of UFC fightersRaquel Pennington · Average · better than 46% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.500.60
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Ketlen Vieira · Average · better than 56% of UFC fightersRaquel Pennington · Good · better than 62% of UFC fighters
Ranked against 1483 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
2.84
Strikes landed / min4.10
3.83
Strikes taken / minfewer is better3.32
1.30 / 3.0
Takedowns landed / 15 min0.83 / 3.0
44%
Takedown accuracy28%
85%
Takedown defence63%
4:45
Control time / fight3:30
0.50
Submission attempts / 15 min0.60
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
Ketlen Vieira15 UFC fights · 621 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
63%390/1242
7%43/77
8%50/57
Clinch
8%48/66
7%45/50
1%6/7
Ground
6%36/44
0%0/0
0%3/3
Raquel Pennington19 UFC fights · 1193 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
41%492/1551
12%138/192
9%104/120
Clinch
10%120/181
19%222/241
1%16/16
Ground
7%78/99
1%11/14
1%12/12
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
Ketlen Vieira7 of 22 ended early · 32%15 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
4 early stoppages have no logged time
Raquel Pennington7 of 25 ended early · 28%18 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
1 early stoppage has no logged time
finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended
Recent form · last 5
Ketlen Vieira2-3
- L
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- WUFC Fight Night: Gamrot vs Klein · May 31, 2025Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Featherweight
- LUFC 307: Pereira vs Rountree Jr. · Oct 5, 2024Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Bantamweight
Full record · 22 fightsShow less
- WUFC Fight Night: Aspinall vs Tybura · Jul 22, 2023Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Bantamweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Strickland vs Imavov · Jan 14, 2023Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Bantamweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Holm vs Vieira · May 21, 2022Split Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Women's Bantamweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Vieira vs Tate · Nov 20, 2021Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Women's Bantamweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs Lewis · Feb 20, 2021Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Bantamweight
- WUFC 253: Adesanya vs Costa · Sep 27, 2020Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Bantamweight
- L
- WUFC 222: Cyborg vs Kunitskaya · Mar 3, 2018Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Bantamweight
- WUFC 215: Nunes vs Shevchenko 2 · Sep 9, 2017Submission · R2 · 4:16 · Women's Bantamweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Johnson vs Reis · Apr 15, 2017Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Bantamweight
- WKelly FaszholzUFC Fight Night: Lineker vs Dodson · Oct 1, 2016Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Bantamweight
- WEstefani AlmeidaBig Way Fight · Feb 20, 2016Decision
- WViviane MonstraMr. Cage 20 · Dec 17, 2015TKO · R1 · 3:20 · Bantamweight
- WLaet FerreiraBig Way Fight · Sep 12, 2015Submission
- WMonique BastosMr. Cage · Mar 12, 2015Submission
- WKenya MirandaMr. Cage · Nov 13, 2014Submission
- WJuliana LeiteCircuito de Lutas · Oct 2, 2014TKO
Raquel Pennington4-1
- LUFC 307: Pereira vs Rountree Jr. · Oct 5, 2024Split Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Women's Bantamweight
- WUFC 297: Strickland vs du Plessis · Jan 20, 2024Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Women's Bantamweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Strickland vs Imavov · Jan 14, 2023Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Bantamweight
- WUFC 273: Volkanovski vs The Korean Zombie · Apr 9, 2022Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Bantamweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Daukaus · Dec 18, 2021Submission · R2 · 3:07 · Women's Featherweight
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- WUFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs Volkov · Jun 20, 2020Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Bantamweight
- LUFC 246: McGregor vs Cowboy · Jan 18, 2020Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Bantamweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs Edwards · Jul 20, 2019Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Bantamweight
- LUFC Fight Night: The Korean Zombie vs Rodriguez · Nov 10, 2018Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Bantamweight
- L
- WUFC 205: Alvarez vs McGregor · Nov 12, 2016Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Bantamweight
- WUFC 202: Diaz vs McGregor 2 · Aug 20, 2016Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Bantamweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs Evans · Apr 16, 2016Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Bantamweight
- WUFC 191: Johnson vs Dodson 2 · Sep 5, 2015Submission · R2 · 4:58 · Women's Bantamweight
- LUFC 184: Rousey vs Zingano · Feb 28, 2015Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Bantamweight
- WUFC 181: Hendricks vs Lawler II · Dec 6, 2014Submission · R1 · 4:59 · Women's Bantamweight
- LUFC 171: Hendricks vs Lawler · Mar 15, 2014Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Bantamweight
- WThe Ultimate Fighter: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate Finale · Nov 30, 2013Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Bantamweight
- L
- L
- WRaquel CanutoDestiny MMA · Sep 8, 2012Submission
- W
- LTori AdamsRocky Mountain Bad Boyz · Jun 22, 2012Decision
- WKim CoutureMedieval FP · Mar 3, 2012TKO · R2 · 2:25 · Flyweight
Frequently asked questions
Who won Ketlen Vieira vs Raquel Pennington?
Raquel Pennington defeated Ketlen Vieira by Split Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Women's Bantamweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs Imavov, held Saturday, January 14, 2023 at Meta Apex, Las Vegas. The judges scored it 29-28, 29-28, 28-29, Raquel Pennington won the decision.
What were the judges' scorecards for Ketlen Vieira vs Raquel Pennington?
The judges scored it 29-28, 29-28, 28-29, Raquel Pennington won the decision.
Was Ketlen Vieira vs Raquel Pennington a robbery?
Many scored it for Ketlen Vieira: 61% of 142 fan cards scored it for Ketlen Vieira; 87% of 15 media scores picked Ketlen Vieira. The judges gave it to Raquel Pennington.