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UFCUFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Nascimento
Women's Strawweight3 rounds scheduled
WIN
Tabatha Ricci
Tabatha Ricci
“Baby Shark”
12-4-0
RESULT

Tabatha Ricci def. Tecia Pennington (Split Decision)

Split Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
Tecia Pennington
Tecia Pennington
“Tiny Tornado”
15-8-0
Saturday, May 11, 2024
Enterprise 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.

Fight stats

Tabatha Ricci
Tecia Pennington
0
Knockdowns
0
54 of 143
Significant strikes
80 of 219
38%
Sig. strike accuracy
37%
94 of 186
Total strikes
92 of 231
1 of 10
Takedowns
0 of 2
10%
Takedown accuracy
0%
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
5:15
Control time
0:04
Significant strikes by target
32 of 105
Head
64 of 194
9 of 19
Body
6 of 14
13 of 19
Leg
10 of 11
48 of 135
Distance
70 of 193
6 of 8
Clinch
10 of 26
0 of 0
Ground
0 of 0

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
25 of 76
Sig. str.
42 of 107
26 of 77
Total str.
47 of 112
1 of 3
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:07
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
10 of 27
Sig. str.
15 of 47
32 of 50
Total str.
21 of 53
0 of 5
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
3:01
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
19 of 40
Sig. str.
23 of 65
36 of 59
Total str.
24 of 66
0 of 2
Takedowns
0 of 2
0
Sub. att
0
2:07
Ctrl
0:04
Referee
Nick Berens
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

12-4-0
Record
15-8-0
0
Win Streak
0
31
Age
36
5'1"
Height
5'1"
61"
Reach
60"
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Stance
—
Women's Strawweight
Weight Class
Women's Strawweight
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Nationality
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Striking Profile

4.00
SLpM
4.73
37%
Str. Acc.
48%
4.83
SApM
3.48
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

2.51
TD Avg.
0.56
37%
TD Acc.
14%
65%
TD Def.
62%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Tabatha Ricci · 3-2
  • L
    Virna Jandiroba
    UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs DuncanSat, Apr 4, 2026
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
  • W
    Amanda Ribas
    UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs De RidderSat, Jul 26, 2025
    TKO · R2 · 2:59 · Women's Strawweight
  • L
    Yan Xiaonan
    UFC Macau: Yan vs FigueiredoSat, Nov 23, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
  • W
    Angela Hill
    UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs BorralhoSat, Aug 24, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
  • W
    Tecia Pennington
    UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs NascimentoSat, May 11, 2024
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
Tecia Pennington · 2-3
  • L
    Denise Gomes
    UFC Fight Night: Bonfim vs BrownSat, Nov 8, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
  • W
    Luana Pinheiro
    UFC Fight Night: Burns vs MoralesSat, May 17, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
  • W
    Carla Esparza
    UFC 307: Pereira vs Rountree Jr.Sat, Oct 5, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
  • L
    Tabatha Ricci
    UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs NascimentoSat, May 11, 2024
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
  • L
    Mackenzie Dern
    UFC 273: Volkanovski vs The Korean ZombieSat, Apr 9, 2022
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight

Career Averages

Based on 11 fights · 19 fights
52.1
Avg sig. strikes
66.2
2.18
Avg takedowns
0.53
3:34
Avg control time
2:12
101
Career high strikes
144
5
Career high TDs
2

Strike Distribution

Tabatha Ricci
Strike target
Tecia Pennington
66%
Head
54%
13%
Body
21%
21%
Leg
25%
Tabatha Ricci
Strike position
Tecia Pennington
80%
Distance
85%
7%
Clinch
12%
13%
Ground
3%