Women's Bantamweight · “The Venezuelan Vixen”
Julianna Pena
12-6-0 UFC 8-4-0
5'6"Height
69"Reach
OrthodoxStance
1989-08-19Born
2KO wins
2Sub wins
50.0%Finish rate
13:14Avg fight
Statistical profile
The shape of their game.
Percentile scores against UFC veterans — volume-aware, and honest about small samples. The rim is reserved for true specialists.
Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans
Career rates
Sig. strikes landed / min3.1
Sig. strikes absorbed / min2.56
Striking accuracy44.5%
Striking defense57.2%
Takedowns / 15 min1.7
Takedown accuracy54.5%
Takedown defense24.1%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.76
Control time28.4%
Record vs .500+ opponents6-4
Striking trend
Output, fight by fight.
Significant strikes landed per minute over the last 8 fights — green dots are wins, red are losses.
Fight history
Every walk to the cage.
12 UFC bouts, newest first. Tap a fight for the full stat line — opponent records are shown as of fight night.
L Kayla Harrison 2-0 walk-in TITLE Submission · R2 4:55 — UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2 · 2025-06-07
9/30Sig. strikes
30/54Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Raquel Pennington 13-5 walk-in TITLE Decision - Split · R5 5:00 — UFC 307: Pereira vs. Rountree Jr. · 2024-10-05
92/260Sig. strikes
92/317Absorbed
2/3Takedowns
5:40Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L Amanda Nunes 14-2 walk-in TITLE Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC 277: Pena vs. Nunes 2 · 2022-07-30
60/154Sig. strikes
85/152Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Amanda Nunes 14-1 walk-in TITLE Submission · R2 3:26 — UFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier · 2021-12-11
79/135Sig. strikes
46/99Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
0:25Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Sara McMann 6-5 walk-in Submission · R3 3:39 — UFC 257: Poirier vs. McGregor · 2021-01-23
38/76Sig. strikes
21/54Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
2:55Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L Germaine de Randamie 6-2 walk-in Submission · R3 3:25 — UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Aldana · 2020-10-03
27/91Sig. strikes
37/91Absorbed
3/6Takedowns
5:55Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Nicco Montano 1-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: De Randamie vs. Ladd · 2019-07-13
45/90Sig. strikes
38/79Absorbed
2/4Takedowns
4:36Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Valentina Shevchenko 2-1 walk-in Submission · R2 4:29 — UFC on FOX: Shevchenko vs. Pena · 2017-01-28
27/35Sig. strikes
13/17Absorbed
1/5Takedowns
6:01Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Cat Zingano 2-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 200: Tate vs Nunes · 2016-07-09
12/21Sig. strikes
11/23Absorbed
2/3Takedowns
4:52Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Jessica Eye 1-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 192: Cormier vs Gustafsson · 2015-10-03
34/68Sig. strikes
30/54Absorbed
3/6Takedowns
7:19Control
0Knockdowns
3Sub attempts
W Milana Dudieva 1-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 3:59 — UFC Fight Night: Mendes vs Lamas · 2015-04-04
37/73Sig. strikes
0/5Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
2:55Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Jessica Rakoczy 0-0 walk-in TITLE KO/TKO · R1 4:59 — The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate Finale · 2013-11-30
33/76Sig. strikes
4/5Absorbed
2/2Takedowns
4:29Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.
Record breakdown
How the record was built.
Full pro career, from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Julianna Peña) — results only; UFC bouts carry full stats in the fight history above.
Wins by method
KO/TKO
3
Submission
5
Decision
4
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
1
Submission
3
Decision
2
Other
0
Fights by organization
UFC
12
ExciteFight
3
Showdown Fights
1
CageSport
1
International FC
1
Full career — 18 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Kayla Harrison | Submission (kimura) | UFC 316
2025-06-07 |
UFC | 2 | 4:55 |
| W | Raquel Pennington | Decision (split) | UFC 307
2024-10-05 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| L | Amanda Nunes | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 277
2022-07-30 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Amanda Nunes | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC 269
2021-12-11 |
UFC | 2 | 3:26 |
| W | Sara McMann | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC 257
2021-01-24 |
UFC | 3 | 3:39 |
| L | Germaine de Randamie | Technical submission (guillotine choke) | UFC on ESPN: Holm vs. Aldana
2020-10-04 |
UFC | 3 | 3:25 |
| W | Nicco Montaño | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: de Randamie vs. Ladd
2019-07-13 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Valentina Shevchenko | Submission (armbar) | UFC on Fox: Shevchenko vs. Peña
2017-01-28 |
UFC | 2 | 4:29 |
| W | Cat Zingano | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 200
2016-07-09 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Jessica Eye | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 192
2015-10-03 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Milana Dudieva | TKO (punches and elbows) | UFC Fight Night: Mendes vs. Lamas
2015-04-04 |
UFC | 1 | 3:59 |
| W | Jessica Rakoczy | TKO (punches) | The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate Finale
2013-11-30 |
UFC | 1 | 4:59 |
| L | DeAnna Bennett | Decision (unanimous) | Showdown Fights 10
2013-02-08 |
Showdown Fights | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Sarah Moras | TKO (doctor stoppage) | ExciteFight: Conquest of the Cage 11
2012-04-19 |
ExciteFight | 2 | 5:00 |
| W | Rachael Swatez | Submission (guillotine choke) | ExciteFight: Conquest of the Cage 10
2011-12-15 |
ExciteFight | 2 | 0:17 |
| W | Stephanie Webber | Submission (armbar) | CageSport 8
2009-12-05 |
CageSport | 2 | 2:54 |
| W | Robyn Dunne | TKO (punches) | International FC: Caged Combat
2009-08-15 |
International FC | 1 | — |
| W | Raylene Harvey | Submission (rear-naked choke) | ExciteFight: Spokane Fight Night 5
2009-05-09 |
ExciteFight | 1 | 2:58 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Julianna Peña) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.
Division context
Measured against the division.
Versus the Women's Bantamweight average, over 37 qualified fighters (5+ UFC fights, 30+ minutes of cage time). Green = better than average, red = worse; the tick mark is the division mean. "Strikes absorbed" counts lower as better.