Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC Fight Night: Bonfim vs Brown
Women's Strawweight3 rounds scheduled
Tecia Pennington
United StatesTecia Pennington
“Tiny Tornado”
15-8-0
RESULT

Denise Gomes def. Tecia Pennington (Unanimous Decision)

Unanimous Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
WIN
Denise Gomes
BrazilDenise Gomes
“Dee”
12-3-0
Saturday, November 8, 2025
Meta 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.

Fight stats

Tecia Pennington
Denise Gomes
0
Knockdowns
0
58 of 125
Significant strikes
53 of 138
46%
Sig. strike accuracy
38%
73 of 144
Total strikes
75 of 169
1 of 2
Takedowns
3 of 10
50%
Takedown accuracy
30%
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
1
0:32
Control time
3:51
Significant strikes by target
15 of 56
Head
19 of 86
9 of 19
Body
15 of 29
34 of 50
Leg
19 of 23
58 of 118
Distance
48 of 129
0 of 7
Clinch
2 of 5
0 of 0
Ground
3 of 4

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
22 of 51
Sig. str.
25 of 61
34 of 65
Total str.
26 of 62
0 of 1
Takedowns
1 of 3
0
Sub. att
0
0:08
Ctrl
0:10
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
27 of 56
Sig. str.
19 of 54
29 of 58
Total str.
22 of 58
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 4
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:06
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
9 of 18
Sig. str.
9 of 23
10 of 21
Total str.
27 of 49
1 of 1
Takedowns
2 of 3
0
Sub. att
0
0:24
Ctrl
3:35

Judges' Scorecards

Eric Colón
#PenningtonGomes
1910
2910
3910
Total2730
Sal D'Amato
#PenningtonGomes
1910
2910
3910
Total2730
Chris Lee
#PenningtonGomes
1910
2910
3910
Total2730

Media Scores

0
Pennington
-
8
Gomes
●30-27 Gomes×4●29-28 Gomes×4
All 8 media scorecards▾

Fan Scorecards

8%
Pennington
92%
Gomes
12 fan scorecards submitted
●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

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

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.

Full robbery index →
Referee
Keith Peterson
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Win probability

Tecia Pennington 34%66% Denise Gomes

What the model gave each fighter going into the fight, from their pre-fight UFCalendar Power Index ratings. See the full Power Index

Fight DNA

Head to head

UFCalendar's style model · Women's Strawweight roster (78 fighters)

Tecia Pennington
Striking Technician
6 edges
Denise Gomes
Complete Fighter
5 edges
PowerSpeedPrecisionDurabilityEngineWrestlingGround

Radar scaled to this matchup · bars show the gap

Style shape

89Power95
96Speed82
88Precision58
93Durability68
97Engine73
78Wrestling94
63Ground92

Biggest edge Denise Gomes, Ground striking +48

Attribute by attribute

Tecia Pennington is on the left of every row, Denise Gomes on the right.
83Punch power94
94Kick power95
95Punch speed67
97Kick speed96
88Accuracy58
78Takedowns94
47Ground striking95
78Submissions89
96Chin77
90Body strength59
97Cardio73

Attributes are rated 0-100 by UFCalendar's style model.

Tale of the Tape

15-8-0
Record
12-3-0
1647
Power Index rating
1763
0
Win Streak
4
37
Age
26
5'1"
155 cm
Height
5'2"
157 cm
60"
152 cm
Reach
63"
160 cm
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Women's Strawweight
Weight Class
Women's Strawweight
United States
Nationality
Brazil

Striking Profile

4.73
SLpM
4.43
48%
Str. Acc.
49%
3.48
SApM
3.16
61%
Str. Def.
51%

Grappling Profile

0.56
TD Avg.
1.45
14%
TD Acc.
34%
62%
TD Def.
66%
0.10
Sub. Avg.
0.70

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Tecia Pennington · 2-3
  • L
    Denise Gomes
    UFC Fight Night: Bonfim vs Brown · Nov 8, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
  • W
    Luana Pinheiro
    UFC Fight Night: Burns vs Morales · May 17, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
  • W
    Carla Esparza
    UFC 307: Pereira vs Rountree Jr. · Oct 5, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
  • L
    Tabatha Ricci
    UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Nascimento · May 11, 2024
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
  • L
    Mackenzie Dern
    UFC 273: Volkanovski vs The Korean Zombie · Apr 9, 2022
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
Denise Gomes · 4-1
  • W
    Tecia Pennington
    UFC Fight Night: Bonfim vs Brown · Nov 8, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
  • W
    Elise Reed
    UFC Fight Night: Burns vs Morales · May 17, 2025
    TKO · R2 · 0:30 · Women's Strawweight
  • W
    Karolina Kowalkiewicz
    UFC Fight Night: Magny vs Prates · Nov 9, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
  • W
    Eduarda Moura
    UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs Imavov · Jun 8, 2024
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
  • L
    GiGi Canuto
    UFC Fight Pass Invitational 6 · Mar 3, 2024
    Submission · R1 · 7:55

Career Averages

Based on 19 fights · 8 fights
66.2
Avg sig. strikes
44.5
0.53
Avg takedowns
1.25
2:12
Avg control time
3:21
144
Career high strikes
73
2
Career high TDs
3

Strike Distribution

Tecia Pennington
Strike target
Denise Gomes
54%
Head
49%
21%
Body
31%
25%
Leg
21%
Tecia Pennington
Strike position
Denise Gomes
85%
Distance
60%
12%
Clinch
26%
3%
Ground
14%