Saturday, May 11, 2024Enterprise Center, St. Louis, United States
Tabatha Ricci defeated Tecia Pennington by Split Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Women's Strawweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Nascimento, held Saturday, May 11, 2024 at Enterprise Center, St. Louis. The judges scored it 28-29, 29-28, 29-28, Tabatha Ricci won the decision.
Tabatha Ricci vs Tecia Pennington
Fight stats: totals
Same scale left and right on every row; the pale tail behind a bar is attempts
Tabatha RicciTecia Pennington
0
Knockdowns0
54 / 143
Significant strikes80 / 219
38%
Sig. strike accuracy37%
94 / 186
Total strikes92 / 231
1 / 10
Takedowns0 / 2
10%
Takedown accuracy0%
5:15
Control time0:04
Where it landed
Significant strikes landed by target in this fight
Tabatha RicciTecia Pennington
3259%6480%
Head
917%68%
Body
1324%1013%
Leg
Where it happened
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
73%26%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
Range × target
Significant strikes landed by range and target in this fight · landed / attempted in each cell
Tabatha Ricci54 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
2929/100
66/16
1313/19
Clinch
33/5
33/3
0
Ground
0
0
0
Tecia Pennington80 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
5555/170
55/12
1010/11
Clinch
99/24
11/2
0
Ground
0
0
0
Round by round
Significant strikes landed per round · the judges' scores under each
Tabatha RicciTecia Pennington
R1
25
42
10-910-910-9
R2
10
15
10-910-910-9
R3
19
23
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: Tecia Pennington
0
Knockdowns0
25 / 76
Significant strikes42 / 107
33%
Sig. strike accuracy39%
26 / 77
Total strikes47 / 112
1 / 3
Takedowns0 / 0
0:07
Control time0:00
Round 2Judges: Tabatha Ricci
0
Knockdowns0
10 / 27
Significant strikes15 / 47
37%
Sig. strike accuracy32%
32 / 50
Total strikes21 / 53
0 / 5
Takedowns0 / 0
3:01
Control time0:00
Round 3Judges: Tabatha Ricci
0
Knockdowns0
19 / 40
Significant strikes23 / 65
48%
Sig. strike accuracy35%
36 / 59
Total strikes24 / 66
0 / 2
Takedowns0 / 2
0%
Takedown accuracy0%
2:07
Control time0:04
Judges' Scorecards
Media Scores
6
Tabatha Ricci
7
Tecia Pennington
●29-28 Ricci×6●29-28 Pennington×6●30-27 Pennington
All 13 media scorecards
- Tristen Critchfield · Sherdog.com29-28Ricci
- Dayne Fox · The MMA Draw29-28Ricci
- Paul Fontaine · WrestlingObserver.com29-28Ricci
- Danny Segura · MMAJunkie.com29-28Ricci
- Steve Duncan · mma.uno29-28Ricci
- MMAJunkie.com29-28Ricci
- Jay Pettry · Sherdog.com29-28Pennington
- Tyler Treese · Sherdog.com29-28Pennington
- Ryan Frederick · WrestlingObserver.com29-28Pennington
- Keith Shillan · Sherdog.com29-28Pennington
- Chris De Santiago · Sports Illustrated29-28Pennington
- Tim Wheaton · CombatPress.com29-28Pennington
- MMAUncensored.com30-27Pennington
Fan Scorecards
119 fan scorecards submitted
29%
Tabatha Ricci
1%
Draw
71%
Tecia Pennington
●29-28 Pennington37%●30-27 Pennington32.8%●29-28 Ricci24.4%●30-27 Ricci2.5%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
92%
Pennington
R2
49%
Ricci
R3
59%
Pennington
Insights
- Tecia Pennington lands 4.73 significant strikes a minute, more than 83% of UFC fighters.
- Tabatha Ricci absorbs 4.79 significant strikes a minute, more than 85% of UFC fighters.
- Tecia Pennington spends 77% of fight time at distance.
Style & credentials
Tabatha Ricci
No background on record
Camp · Paragon BJJ · BrazilTecia 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
66%54%
Head
14%21%
Body
20%25%
Leg
Time in position
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
Tabatha Riccilast 9 fights
71%16%13%
Tecia Penningtonlast 4 fights
77%13%10%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Tabatha Ricci Tecia Pennington
Strikes landed / min
3.774.73
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Tabatha Ricci · Good · better than 61% of UFC fightersTecia Pennington · Good · better than 83% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
4.793.48
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Tabatha Ricci · Poor · better than 15% of UFC fightersTecia Pennington · Average · better than 47% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
2.370.56
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Tabatha Ricci · Good · better than 77% of UFC fightersTecia Pennington · Below avg · better than 24% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
34%14%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Tabatha Ricci · Average · better than 41% of UFC fightersTecia Pennington · Poor · better than 11% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
54%62%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Tabatha Ricci · Below avg · better than 32% of UFC fightersTecia Pennington · Average · better than 47% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.100.10
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Tabatha Ricci · Below avg · better than 24% of UFC fightersTecia Pennington · Below avg · better than 24% of UFC fighters
Ranked against 1499 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
3.77
Strikes landed / min4.73
4.79
Strikes taken / minfewer is better3.48
2.37 / 7.0
Takedowns landed / 15 min0.56 / 4.0
34%
Takedown accuracy14%
54%
Takedown defence62%
3:19
Control time / fight2:12
0.10
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
Tabatha Ricci12 UFC fights · 597 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
53%319/1234
10%60/114
17%101/144
Clinch
4%24/40
3%17/17
0%0/0
Ground
9%52/58
1%4/5
3%20/24
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
Tabatha Ricci6 of 17 ended early · 35%11 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
1 early stoppage has 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
Tabatha Ricci2-3
- LUFC Fight Night: Du Plessis vs Usman · Jul 18, 2026Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Moicano vs Duncan · Apr 4, 2026Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs De Ridder · Jul 26, 2025TKO · R2 · 2:59 · Women's Strawweight
- LUFC Macau: Yan vs Figueiredo · Nov 23, 2024Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs Borralho · Aug 24, 2024Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
Full record · 17 fightsShow less
- WUFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Nascimento · May 11, 2024Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
- LUFC 295: Procházka vs Pereira · Nov 11, 2023Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Emmett vs Topuria · Jun 24, 2023Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Holm vs Vieira · May 21, 2022Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Costa vs Vettori · Oct 23, 2021Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
- L
- WShawna OrmsbyLFA 105: Rodriguez vs. Gotsyk · Apr 23, 2021TKO · R2 · 4:50 · Strawweight
- WVanessa Marie GrimesLFA 98: Fremd vs. Oliveira · Jan 29, 2021SUB · R1 · 1:07 · Strawweight
- WKelsey ArnesenLFA 90: Lazishvili vs. Steele · Sep 4, 2020Unanimous Decision · Strawweight
- WGraziele RicottaBRFC 4 · Oct 4, 2014Unanimous Decision · Strawweight
- WDanielle CunhaSao Paulo Regional · Dec 7, 2013SUB · 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
- W
- 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 Tabatha Ricci vs Tecia Pennington?
Tabatha Ricci defeated Tecia Pennington by Split Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Women's Strawweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Nascimento, held Saturday, May 11, 2024 at Enterprise Center, St. Louis. The judges scored it 28-29, 29-28, 29-28, Tabatha Ricci won the decision.
What were the judges' scorecards for Tabatha Ricci vs Tecia Pennington?
The judges scored it 28-29, 29-28, 29-28, Tabatha Ricci won the decision.
Was Tabatha Ricci vs Tecia Pennington a robbery?
Many scored it for Tecia Pennington: 71% of 119 fan cards scored it for Tecia Pennington; 54% of 13 media scores picked Tecia Pennington. The judges gave it to Tabatha Ricci.