Saturday, May 17, 2025Meta Apex, Las Vegas, United States
Tecia Pennington defeated Luana Pinheiro by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Women's Strawweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Burns vs Morales, held Saturday, May 17, 2025 at Meta Apex, Las Vegas. The judges scored it 29-28, 29-28, 29-28, Tecia Pennington won the decision.
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Tecia Pennington vs Luana Pinheiro
Fight stats: totals
Same scale left and right on every row; the pale tail behind a bar is attempts
Tecia PenningtonLuana Pinheiro
0
Knockdowns0
63 / 127
Significant strikes40 / 110
50%
Sig. strike accuracy36%
78 / 149
Total strikes46 / 118
0 / 2
Takedowns5 / 10
0%
Takedown accuracy50%
0:44
Control time1:42
Where it landed
Significant strikes landed by target in this fight
Tecia PenningtonLuana Pinheiro
3454%2357%
Head
1016%513%
Body
1930%1230%
Leg
Where it happened
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
86%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
Range × target
Significant strikes landed by range and target in this fight · landed / attempted in each cell
Tecia Pennington63 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
2727/64
1010/17
1919/28
Clinch
77/18
0
0
Ground
0
0
0
Luana Pinheiro40 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
1818/72
33/7
1212/16
Clinch
55/13
22/2
0
Ground
0
0
0
Round by round
Significant strikes landed per round · the judges' scores under each
Tecia PenningtonLuana Pinheiro
R1
26
16
10-910-910-9
R2
18
20
10-910-910-9
R3
19
4
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
26 / 61
Significant strikes16 / 51
43%
Sig. strike accuracy31%
30 / 67
Total strikes19 / 55
0 / 0
Takedowns0 / 2
0:00
Control time0:08
Round 2Judges: Luana Pinheiro
0
Knockdowns0
18 / 38
Significant strikes20 / 39
47%
Sig. strike accuracy51%
21 / 45
Total strikes20 / 39
0 / 1
Takedowns0 / 2
0%
Takedown accuracy0%
0:27
Control time0:00
Round 3Judges: Tecia Pennington
0
Knockdowns0
19 / 28
Significant strikes4 / 20
68%
Sig. strike accuracy20%
27 / 37
Total strikes7 / 24
0 / 1
Takedowns5 / 6
0%
Takedown accuracy83%
0:17
Control time1:34
Judges' Scorecards
Media Scores
6
Tecia Pennington
4
Luana Pinheiro
●29-28 Pennington×6●29-28 Pinheiro×3●30-27 Pinheiro
All 10 media scorecards
- Brian Knapp · Sherdog.com29-28Pennington
- CombatPress.com29-28Pennington
- MMAMania.com29-28Pennington
- Ryan Frederick · WrestlingObserver.com29-28Pennington
- Dayne Fox · Sherdog.com29-28Pennington
- Jake Noecker · Home of Fight29-28Pennington
- Jay Pettry · Sherdog.com29-28Pinheiro
- Tristen Critchfield · Sherdog.com29-28Pinheiro
- Keith Shillan · Sherdog.com29-28Pinheiro
- Zane Simon · The MMA Vivisection30-27Pinheiro
Fan Scorecards
56 fan scorecards submitted
41%
Tecia Pennington
2%
Draw
57%
Luana Pinheiro
●29-28 Pennington33.9%●29-28 Pinheiro33.9%●30-27 Pinheiro21.4%●30-27 Pennington7.1%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
55%
Pennington
R2
70%
Pinheiro
R3
59%
Pinheiro
Insights
- Tecia Pennington lands 4.73 significant strikes a minute, more than 83% of UFC fighters.
- Tecia Pennington spends 77% of fight time at distance.
Style & credentials
Tecia Pennington
TaekwondoKarateMuay Thai
- —Black belt · TaekwondoJhoon-Rhee Taekwondo
- 2014Quarterfinalist · The Ultimate Fighterstrawweight
- —Champion · Amateur World Kickboxing
- —Champion · MMA Solutions Globalstrawweight
Luana Pinheiro
No background on record
Camp · UFC Gym Huntington Beach · BrazilSig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
54%60%
Head
21%23%
Body
25%17%
Leg
Time in position
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
Tecia Penningtonlast 4 fights
77%13%10%
Luana Pinheirolast 5 fights
69%20%11%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Tecia Pennington Luana Pinheiro
Strikes landed / min
4.733.29
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Tecia Pennington · Good · better than 83% of UFC fightersLuana Pinheiro · Average · better than 45% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
3.484.06
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Tecia Pennington · Average · better than 47% of UFC fightersLuana Pinheiro · Below avg · better than 30% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.562.33
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Tecia Pennington · Below avg · better than 24% of UFC fightersLuana Pinheiro · Good · better than 77% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
14%37%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Tecia Pennington · Poor · better than 11% of UFC fightersLuana Pinheiro · Average · better than 49% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
62%71%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Tecia Pennington · Average · better than 47% of UFC fightersLuana Pinheiro · Good · better than 68% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.100.20
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Tecia Pennington · Below avg · better than 24% of UFC fightersLuana Pinheiro · Below avg · better than 30% of UFC fighters
Ranked against 1500 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
4.73
Strikes landed / min3.29
3.48
Strikes taken / minfewer is better4.06
0.56 / 4.0
Takedowns landed / 15 min2.33 / 6.3
14%
Takedown accuracy37%
62%
Takedown defence71%
2:12
Control time / fight0:58
0.10
Submission attempts / 15 min0.20
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
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
Luana Pinheiro8 UFC fights · 297 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
52%153/516
19%55/88
16%48/70
Clinch
5%14/37
5%14/16
0%1/1
Ground
4%11/21
0%0/0
0%1/1
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
Tecia Pennington2 of 23 ended early · 9%21 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
Luana Pinheiro10 of 16 ended early · 63%6 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
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
Luana Pinheiro1-4
- LUFC Fight Night: Burns vs Morales · May 17, 2025Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Magny vs Prates · Nov 9, 2024Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Barboza vs Murphy · May 18, 2024Submission · R2 · 4:12 · Women's Strawweight
- L
- WUFC 287: Pereira vs Adesanya 2 · Apr 8, 2023Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
Full record · 16 fightsShow less
- WUFC Fight Night: Vieira vs Tate · Nov 20, 2021Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
- W
- WDana White's Contender Series 35 · Nov 10, 2020TKO · R1 · 2:48 · Women's Strawweight
- WHelen HarperBrave CF 29 · Nov 15, 2019TKO · R1 · 3:00 · Strawweight
- WYasmeli AraqueBrave CF 26 · Sep 7, 2019Submission · R1 · 2:34 · Strawweight
- WElaine LealBrave CF 11 · Apr 13, 2018Submission · R1 · 4:46 · Strawweight
- WJessica RodriguesFederação Fight 7 · Mar 10, 2018Submission · R1 · 2:37 · Strawweight
- WCharlene de SouzaFederação Fight 4 · Jul 1, 2017Submission · R1 · 1:40 · Strawweight
- LCris MacferAll Fights 1 · Mar 19, 2017Split Decision · Strawweight
- WJessica RodriguesBH Sparta · Nov 19, 2016Submission
- WThatiane AraujoBH Sparta · Oct 9, 2016DEC
Frequently asked questions
Who won Tecia Pennington vs Luana Pinheiro?
Tecia Pennington defeated Luana Pinheiro by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Women's Strawweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Burns vs Morales, held Saturday, May 17, 2025 at Meta Apex, Las Vegas. The judges scored it 29-28, 29-28, 29-28, Tecia Pennington won the decision.
What were the judges' scorecards for Tecia Pennington vs Luana Pinheiro?
The judges scored it 29-28, 29-28, 29-28, Tecia Pennington won the decision.
Was Tecia Pennington vs Luana Pinheiro a robbery?
Many scored it for Luana Pinheiro: 57% of 56 fan cards scored it for Luana Pinheiro; 60% of 10 media scores picked Tecia Pennington. The judges gave it to Tecia Pennington.