Saturday, November 8, 2025Meta Apex, Las Vegas, United States
Denise Gomes defeated Tecia Pennington by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Women's Strawweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Bonfim vs Brown, held Saturday, November 8, 2025 at Meta Apex, Las Vegas. The judges scored it 30-27, 30-27, 30-27, Denise Gomes won the decision.
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Tecia Pennington vs Denise Gomes
Fight stats: totals
Same scale left and right on every row; the pale tail behind a bar is attempts
Tecia PenningtonDenise Gomes
0
Knockdowns0
58 / 125
Significant strikes53 / 138
46%
Sig. strike accuracy38%
73 / 144
Total strikes75 / 169
1 / 2
Takedowns3 / 10
50%
Takedown accuracy30%
0
Reversals1
0:32
Control time3:51
Where it landed
Significant strikes landed by target in this fight
Tecia PenningtonDenise Gomes
1526%1936%
Head
916%1528%
Body
3459%1936%
Leg
Where it happened
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
75%12%13%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
Range × target
Significant strikes landed by range and target in this fight · landed / attempted in each cell
Tecia Pennington58 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
1515/49
99/19
3434/50
Clinch
00/7
0
0
Ground
0
0
0
Denise Gomes53 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
1818/82
1111/24
1919/23
Clinch
00/2
22/3
0
Ground
11/2
22/2
0
Round by round
Significant strikes landed per round · the judges' scores under each
Tecia PenningtonDenise Gomes
R1
22
25
10-910-910-9
R2
27
19
10-910-910-9
R3
9
9
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: Denise Gomes
0
Knockdowns0
22 / 51
Significant strikes25 / 61
43%
Sig. strike accuracy41%
34 / 65
Total strikes26 / 62
0 / 1
Takedowns1 / 3
0%
Takedown accuracy33%
0:08
Control time0:10
Round 2Judges: Denise Gomes
0
Knockdowns0
27 / 56
Significant strikes19 / 54
48%
Sig. strike accuracy35%
29 / 58
Total strikes22 / 58
0 / 0
Takedowns0 / 4
0:00
Control time0:06
Round 3Judges: Denise Gomes
0
Knockdowns0
9 / 18
Significant strikes9 / 23
50%
Sig. strike accuracy39%
10 / 21
Total strikes27 / 49
1 / 1
Takedowns2 / 3
100%
Takedown accuracy67%
0
Reversals1
0:24
Control time3:35
Judges' Scorecards
Media Scores
0
Tecia Pennington
8
Denise Gomes
●30-27 Gomes×4●29-28 Gomes×4
All 8 media scorecards
- MMA Latinoamerica30-27Gomes
- Steve Duncan · mma.uno30-27Gomes
- Keith Shillan · Sherdog.com30-27Gomes
- Matthew Wells · MMAJunkie.com30-27Gomes
- Ryan Frederick · WrestlingObserver.com29-28Gomes
- Jay Pettry · Sherdog.com29-28Gomes
- Devin Tejada · Sherdog.com29-28Gomes
- Tyler Treese · Sherdog.com29-28Gomes
Fan Scorecards
12 fan scorecards submitted
8%
Tecia Pennington
92%
Denise Gomes
●30-27 Gomes66.7%●29-28 Gomes16.7%●30-26 Gomes8.3%●29-28 Pennington8.3%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
92%
Gomes
R2
83%
Gomes
R3
83%
Gomes
Insights
- Tecia Pennington lands 4.73 significant strikes a minute, more than 84% 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
Denise Gomes
Muay ThaiBJJ
- 2022Contract winner · DWCSstrawweight
Sig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
54%50%
Head
21%26%
Body
25%24%
Leg
Time in position
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
Tecia Penningtonlast 4 fights
77%13%10%
Denise Gomeslast 8 fights
51%22%27%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Tecia Pennington· from fights outside the UFC Denise Gomes· from fights outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
4.734.40
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Tecia Pennington · Good · better than 84% of UFC fightersDenise Gomes · Good · better than 78% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
3.483.19
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Tecia Pennington · Average · better than 48% of UFC fightersDenise Gomes · Average · better than 57% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.561.38
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Tecia Pennington · Below avg · better than 24% of UFC fightersDenise Gomes · Average · better than 56% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
15%34%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Tecia Pennington · Poor · better than 9% of UFC fightersDenise Gomes · Average · better than 41% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
63%67%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Tecia Pennington · Average · better than 46% of UFC fightersDenise Gomes · Average · better than 55% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.100.70
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Tecia Pennington · Below avg · better than 25% of UFC fightersDenise Gomes · Good · better than 68% of UFC fighters
Ranked against 1484 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
4.73
Strikes landed / min4.40
3.48
Strikes taken / minfewer is better3.19
0.56 / 3.7
Takedowns landed / 15 min1.38 / 4.1
15%
Takedown accuracy34%
63%
Takedown defence67%
2:12
Control time / fight2:42
0.10
Submission attempts / 15 min0.70
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
Denise Gomes10 UFC fights · 477 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
35%165/524
12%59/103
22%104/147
Clinch
8%36/61
13%61/73
0%0/1
Ground
8%37/58
1%3/3
3%12/14
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
Denise Gomes9 of 16 ended early · 56%7 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
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
- 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
Denise Gomes5-0
- WUFC Fight Night: Nurmagomedov vs Song · Aug 29, 2026TKO · R1 · 4:49 · Women's Strawweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Bonfim vs Brown · Nov 8, 2025Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Magny vs Prates · Nov 9, 2024Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs Imavov · Jun 8, 2024Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
Full record · 16 fightsShow less
- LUFC Fight Night: Almeida vs Lewis · Nov 4, 2023Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
- W
- W
- LUFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs Song · Sep 17, 2022Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
- WDana White's Contender Series 51 · Aug 23, 2022Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
- W
- WJeanne RuasSFT 31 · Oct 30, 2021TKO · R3 · 1:03 · Flyweight
- WAndressa RomeroSFT 28: Mexicano vs. Matsumoto · Aug 5, 2021Unanimous Decision · Strawweight
- WAndreyna RochaArena Global 12 · Jun 5, 2021TKO · R2 · 2:19 · Flyweight
- WJuliana NascimentoRei da Luta 3 · Mar 13, 2021TKO · R1 · 1:44 · Flyweight
- LGisele MoreiraAspera FC 57 · Sep 9, 2017TKO · R2 · 3:49 · Bantamweight
Frequently asked questions
Who won Tecia Pennington vs Denise Gomes?
Denise Gomes defeated Tecia Pennington by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Women's Strawweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Bonfim vs Brown, held Saturday, November 8, 2025 at Meta Apex, Las Vegas. The judges scored it 30-27, 30-27, 30-27, Denise Gomes won the decision.
What were the judges' scorecards for Tecia Pennington vs Denise Gomes?
The judges scored it 30-27, 30-27, 30-27, Denise Gomes won the decision.
Was Tecia Pennington vs Denise Gomes a robbery?
Public scoring backed the judges: 100% of 8 media scores picked Denise Gomes.