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Raquel Pennington
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Raquel Pennington

"Rocky"
16-9-0#2Women's Bantamweight#13Women's Pound-for-Pound★ 1bonusUnited StatesUnited StatesLast 5
Amateur MMA 7-1
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CAREER SUMMARY

Raquel Pennington holds a professional MMA record of 16-9-0. Their full professional MMA career spans 28 bouts on record. Raquel Pennington has won 18 fights: 1 by KO/TKO, 5 by submission, 12 by decision. Of 10 career losses, 1 came by KO/TKO and 1 by submission. In the UFC, Raquel Pennington lands 4.10 significant strikes per minute with 49% accuracy and averages 0.83 takedowns per 15 minutes. Most recent fight: October 5, 2024. Tracked organizations: UFC.

Profile

Height
5'7"170 cm
Weight
135 lbs61 kg
Reach
67"170 cm
Stance
Orthodox
DOB
1988-09-05
Age
37
Nationality
United States
Birthplace
Colorado Springs, Colorado

Fight DNA

Complete Fighter

UFCalendar's style model · Women's Bantamweight roster (10 fighters)

PowerSpeedPrecisionDurabilityEngineWrestlingGround
Punch power93
Kick power88
Punch speed93
Kick speed89
Accuracy91
Takedowns90
Ground striking91
Submissions92
Chin94
Body strength90
Cardio98

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

By the numbers

UFC careerRecord: 16-10-0 · Source: UFCStats.com
Striking
Strikes landed4.10per min
49% accuracy
Strikes absorbed3.32per min
61% avoided
Grappling
Takedowns landed0.83per 15 min
27% success
Takedowns stuffed62%
Submission attempts0.6per 15 min

Bonus résumé

Raquel Pennington has won 1 UFC post-fight bonus. Estimated bonus earnings: $50,000.

★ POTN ×1
  1. ★ POTNvs Jessica Andrade · UFC 191: Johnson vs Dodson 2Sep 5, 2015

Estimates use each era's real amount: $50,000 from 2012, $100,000 from UFC 324, plus $25,000 finish incentives.

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Salary & career earnings

Disclosed purses, reported paydays and our model's estimate of what Raquel Pennington earns per fight.

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Career history

  1. LOSS
    vs Julianna PenaTitle bout
    UFCUFC 307: Pereira vs Rountree Jr.· Oct 5, 2024· Women's Bantamweight· 16-8 vs 10-5
    SD
    R5 · 5:00
  2. WIN
    vs Mayra Bueno Silva×1Title bout · Title win #1
    UFCUFC 297: Strickland vs du Plessis· Jan 20, 2024· Women's Bantamweight· 15-8 vs 10-2-1
    UD
    R5 · 5:00
  3. WIN
    vs Ketlen Vieira
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Strickland vs Imavov· Jan 14, 2023· Women's Bantamweight· 14-8 vs 13-2
    SD
    R3 · 5:00
  4. WIN
    vs Aspen Ladd
    UFCUFC 273: Volkanovski vs The Korean Zombie· Apr 9, 2022· Women's Bantamweight· 13-8 vs 9-2
    UD
    R3 · 5:00
  5. WIN
    vs Macy Chiasson
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Daukaus· Dec 18, 2021· Women's Featherweight· 12-8 vs 7-1
    SUB
    R2 · 3:07
  6. WIN
    vs Pannie Kianzad
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Smith vs Spann· Sep 18, 2021· Women's Bantamweight· 11-8 vs 15-5
    UD
    R3 · 5:00
  7. WIN
    vs Marion Reneau
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs Volkov· Jun 20, 2020· Women's Bantamweight· 10-8 vs 9-5-1
    UD
    R3 · 5:00
  8. LOSS
    vs Holly Holm
    UFCUFC 246: McGregor vs Cowboy· Jan 19, 2020· Women's Bantamweight· 10-7 vs 12-5
    UD
    R3 · 5:00
  9. WIN
    vs Irene Aldana
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs Edwards· Jul 21, 2019· Women's Bantamweight· 9-7 vs 10-4
    SD
    R3 · 5:00
  10. LOSS
    vs Germaine de Randamie
    UFCUFC Fight Night: The Korean Zombie vs Rodriguez· Nov 11, 2018· Women's Bantamweight· 9-6 vs 7-3
    UD
    R3 · 5:00
  11. LOSS
    vs Amanda NunesTitle bout
    UFCUFC 224: Nunes vs Pennington· May 13, 2018· Women's Bantamweight· 9-5 vs 15-4
    TKO
    R5 · 2:36
  12. WIN
    vs Miesha Tate
    UFCUFC 205: Alvarez vs McGregor· Nov 13, 2016· Women's Bantamweight· 8-5 vs 18-6
    UD
    R3 · 5:00
  13. WIN
    vs Elizabeth Phillips
    UFCUFC 202: Diaz vs McGregor 2· Aug 21, 2016· Women's Bantamweight· 7-5 vs 5-3
    UD
    R3 · 5:00
  14. WIN
    vs Bethe Correia
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs Evans· Apr 17, 2016· Women's Bantamweight· 6-5 vs 9-1
    SD
    R3 · 5:00
  15. WIN
    vs Jessica Andrade
    UFCUFC 191: Johnson vs Dodson 2· Sep 5, 2015· Women's Bantamweight· 5-5 vs 13-4
    SUB
    R2 · 4:58
    POTN
  16. LOSS
    vs Holly Holm
    UFCUFC 184: Rousey vs Zingano· Feb 28, 2015· Women's Bantamweight· 5-4 vs 7-0
    SD
    R3 · 5:00
  17. WIN
    vs Ashlee Evans-Smith
    UFCUFC 181: Hendricks vs Lawler II· Dec 6, 2014· Women's Bantamweight· 4-4 vs 3-0
    SUB
    R1 · 4:59
  18. LOSS
    vs Jessica Andrade
    UFCUFC 171: Hendricks vs Lawler· Mar 15, 2014· Women's Bantamweight· 4-3 vs 10-3
    SD
    R3 · 5:00
  19. WIN
    vs Roxanne Modafferi
    UFCThe Ultimate Fighter: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate Finale· Nov 30, 2013· Women's Bantamweight· 3-3 vs 12-9
    UD
    R3 · 5:00
  20. LOSS
    vs Jessica Rakoczy
    The Ultimate Fighter Season 18· Jul 1, 2013· Bantamweight· 5-3
    UD
  21. WIN
    vs Jessamyn Duke
    The Ultimate Fighter Season 18· Jun 17, 2013· Bantamweight· 4-3
    UD
  22. WIN
    vs Tonya Evinger
    The Ultimate Fighter Season 18· May 29, 2013· Bantamweight· 3-3
    SUB
    R2 · 3:56
  23. LOSS
    vs Leslie Smith
    Invicta FC 4· Jan 5, 2013· Bantamweight· 3-2 vs 4-2-1
    UD
  24. LOSS
    vs Cat Zingano
    Invicta FC 3· Oct 6, 2012· Bantamweight· 3-1 vs 6-0
    SUB
    R2 · 3:32
  25. WIN
    vs Raquel Canuto
    Destiny MMA· Sep 8, 2012· 2-1 vs 2-3
    SUB
  26. WIN
    vs Sarah Moras
    Invicta FC 2· Jul 28, 2012· Bantamweight· 1-1 vs 2-0
    UD
  27. LOSS
    vs Tori Adams
    Rocky Mountain Bad Boyz· Jun 22, 2012· 1-0 vs 0-0
    DEC
  28. WIN
    vs Kim Couture
    Medieval FP· Mar 3, 2012· Flyweight· 0-0 vs 3-6
    TKO
    R2 · 2:25

Career history data via Tapology.

Official UFC Ranking

Raquel Pennington's standing in the official UFC rankings, tracked since 2013.

Current
#2 Women's Bantamweight · #13 Women's Pound-for-Pound
Meta rank
#14 Women's Bantamweight
Peak
Champion Women's Bantamweight
First ranked
Dec 30, 2013
Times ranked
472

Women's Pound-for-Pound

#1#5#10#15202120222023202420252026Oct 12, 2020 · #15Nov 2, 2020 · #15Apr 12, 2022 · #15Jul 11, 2022 · #15Jan 17, 2023 · #13Feb 20, 2023 · #14Feb 27, 2023 · #13May 9, 2023 · #14May 16, 2023 · #15Jun 20, 2023 · #13Nov 7, 2023 · #12Jan 23, 2024 · #7Apr 2, 2024 · #6May 7, 2024 · #5Jul 2, 2024 · #6Aug 6, 2024 · #5Aug 20, 2024 · #8Oct 22, 2024 · #9Nov 5, 2024 · #8Nov 26, 2024 · #9Feb 11, 2025 · #8Apr 15, 2025 · #9May 13, 2025 · #10Nov 18, 2025 · #11Mar 10, 2026 · #12Jun 23, 2026 · #13Aug 11, 2026 · #13#13

Women's Bantamweight

C#5#10#1520142017202020232026Dec 30, 2013 · #13Jul 28, 2014 · #14Sep 15, 2014 · #13Sep 22, 2014 · #14Nov 24, 2014 · #13Dec 8, 2014 · #12Feb 24, 2015 · #14Mar 16, 2015 · #15Jun 15, 2015 · #15Sep 7, 2015 · #13Oct 26, 2015 · #12Dec 21, 2015 · #13Feb 23, 2016 · #12Apr 12, 2016 · #11Apr 18, 2016 · #9May 10, 2016 · #10May 31, 2016 · #9Jul 27, 2016 · #8Nov 16, 2016 · #5Mar 15, 2017 · #4Jun 21, 2017 · #5Sep 13, 2017 · #4Feb 7, 2018 · #3Feb 26, 2018 · #2May 16, 2018 · #4Nov 12, 2018 · #5Dec 12, 2018 · #4May 21, 2019 · #5Jul 15, 2019 · #6Dec 16, 2019 · #5Jan 20, 2020 · #6Jun 22, 2020 · #5Jun 29, 2020 · #4Jul 27, 2020 · #5Oct 5, 2020 · #4Jan 25, 2021 · #4Sep 20, 2021 · #10Oct 4, 2021 · #9Nov 23, 2021 · #8Dec 20, 2021 · #7Apr 12, 2022 · #4May 23, 2022 · #5Jan 17, 2023 · #2Jan 23, 2024 · COct 8, 2024 · #1Jun 10, 2025 · #2Aug 11, 2026 · #2#2

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UFCalendar Power Index rating

Current
1698▼9
Peak
1711Nov 13, 2016
Rated fights
28
150016001700201320152017201920212023Mar 3, 2012 · 1532Jun 22, 2012 · 1501Jul 28, 2012 · 1543Sep 8, 2012 · 1578Oct 6, 2012 · 1540Jan 5, 2013 · 1508May 29, 2013 · 1553Jun 17, 2013 · 1584Jul 1, 2013 · 1563Nov 30, 2013 · 1590Mar 15, 2014 · 1580Dec 6, 2014 · 1619Feb 28, 2015 · 1610Sep 5, 2015 · 1651Apr 17, 2016 · 1665Aug 21, 2016 · 1684Nov 13, 2016 · 1711May 13, 2018 · 1655Nov 11, 2018 · 1644Jul 21, 2019 · 1650Jan 19, 2020 · 1640Jun 20, 2020 · 1652Sep 18, 2021 · 1653Dec 18, 2021 · 1675Apr 9, 2022 · 1686Jan 14, 2023 · 1692Jan 20, 2024 · 1707Oct 5, 2024 · 16981698

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Frequently asked questions

When does Raquel Pennington fight next?

Raquel Pennington has no confirmed upcoming fight.

What is Raquel Pennington's record?

Raquel Pennington's professional MMA record is 16-9-0.

Who is Raquel Pennington fighting next?

Raquel Pennington's next opponent has not been announced.

Who did Raquel Pennington fight last?

Raquel Pennington most recently fought Julianna Pena at UFC 307: Pereira vs Rountree Jr. on Saturday, October 5, 2024, LOSS (Split Decision).

What weight class does Raquel Pennington fight in?

Raquel Pennington fights at Women's Bantamweight.

Is Raquel Pennington ranked in the UFC?

Raquel Pennington is currently ranked #2 in the UFC Women's Bantamweight division.

How many knockouts does Raquel Pennington have?

Raquel Pennington has 1 win by KO/TKO and 5 wins by submission.

How many UFC bonuses has Raquel Pennington won?

Raquel Pennington has won 1 UFC post-fight bonus: 1× Performance of the Night.

How tall is Raquel Pennington?

Raquel Pennington is 5'7" (170 cm) tall.

How much does Raquel Pennington weigh?

Raquel Pennington weighs 135 lbs (61 kg).

What is Raquel Pennington's reach?

Raquel Pennington has a reach of 67" (170 cm).

How old is Raquel Pennington?

Raquel Pennington is 37 years old (born Sep 5, 1988).

Where is Raquel Pennington from?

Raquel Pennington is from United States.