Women's Strawweight · “Tiny Tornado”
Tecia Pennington
15-8-0 UFC 11-8-0
5'1"Height
60"Reach
OrthodoxStance
1989-08-16Born
1KO wins
1Sub wins
18.2%Finish rate
13:59Avg 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 / min4.73
Sig. strikes absorbed / min3.48
Striking accuracy48.0%
Striking defense61.9%
Takedowns / 15 min0.56
Takedown accuracy14.9%
Takedown defense62.9%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.06
Control time15.8%
Record vs .500+ opponents5-8
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.
19 UFC bouts, newest first. Tap a fight for the full stat line — opponent records are shown as of fight night.
L Denise Gomes 5-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Bonfim vs. Brown · 2025-11-08
58/125Sig. strikes
53/138Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
0:32Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Luana Pinheiro 3-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Morales · 2025-05-17
63/127Sig. strikes
40/110Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
0:44Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Carla Esparza 10-5 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 307: Pereira vs. Rountree Jr. · 2024-10-05
80/150Sig. strikes
39/123Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Tabatha Ricci 4-2 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Nascimento · 2024-05-11
80/219Sig. strikes
54/143Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
0:04Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Mackenzie Dern 6-2 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC 273: Volkanovski vs. The Korean Zombie · 2022-04-09
76/124Sig. strikes
50/156Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
2:54Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Angela Hill 8-9 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 265: Lewis vs. Gane · 2021-08-07
144/298Sig. strikes
96/188Absorbed
1/6Takedowns
0:16Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Sam Hughes 0-0 walk-in TKO - Doctor's Stoppage · R1 5:00 — UFC 256: Figueiredo vs. Moreno · 2020-12-12
52/103Sig. strikes
20/53Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
0:15Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Brianna Fortino 1-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Volkov · 2020-06-20
74/160Sig. strikes
34/68Absorbed
0/3Takedowns
2:09Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Marina Rodriguez 1-0-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Shevchenko vs. Carmouche 2 · 2019-08-10
41/108Sig. strikes
84/167Absorbed
0/7Takedowns
1:28Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Zhang Weili 2-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 235: Jones vs. Smith · 2019-03-02
30/62Sig. strikes
63/142Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
1:09Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Joanna Jedrzejczyk 8-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Alvarez vs. Poirier 2 · 2018-07-28
33/78Sig. strikes
62/166Absorbed
0/10Takedowns
4:44Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Jessica Andrade 8-4 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Stephens · 2018-02-24
69/150Sig. strikes
92/178Absorbed
2/2Takedowns
0:23Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Michelle Waterson-Gomez 2-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 218: Holloway vs. Aldo 2 · 2017-12-02
95/173Sig. strikes
56/138Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
3:55Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Juliana Lima 3-2 walk-in Submission · R2 0:53 — The Ultimate Fighter: Redemption Finale · 2017-07-07
15/23Sig. strikes
6/31Absorbed
0/7Takedowns
3:07Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Bec Rawlings 2-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Bermudez vs. The Korean Zombie · 2017-02-04
81/189Sig. strikes
37/151Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
4:10Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Rose Namajunas 2-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC on FOX: Teixeira vs Evans · 2016-04-16
61/121Sig. strikes
46/156Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:45Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Jocelyn Jones-Lybarger 0-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 194: Aldo vs McGregor · 2015-12-12
77/133Sig. strikes
29/106Absorbed
0/4Takedowns
5:36Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Angela Hill 1-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 188: Velasquez vs Werdum · 2015-06-13
32/80Sig. strikes
27/68Absorbed
2/12Takedowns
9:04Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Angela Magana 0-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — The Ultimate Fighter: A Champion Will Be Crowned Finale · 2014-12-12
96/196Sig. strikes
37/145Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
0:38Control
1Knockdowns
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 (Tecia Pennington) — results only; UFC bouts carry full stats in the fight history above.
Wins by method
KO/TKO
1
Submission
1
Decision
13
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
0
Submission
0
Decision
8
Other
0
Fights by organization
UFC
19
Invicta FC
4
Full career — 23 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Denise Gomes | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Bonfim vs. Brown
2025-11-08 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Luana Pinheiro | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Morales
2025-05-17 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Carla Esparza | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 307
2024-10-05 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Tabatha Ricci | Decision (split) | UFC on ESPN: Lewis vs. Nascimento
2024-05-11 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Mackenzie Dern | Decision (split) | UFC 273
2022-04-09 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Angela Hill | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 265
2021-08-07 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Sam Hughes | TKO (doctor stoppage) | UFC 256
2020-12-12 |
UFC | 1 | 5:00 |
| W | Brianna Van Buren | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Blaydes vs. Volkov
2020-06-20 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Marina Rodriguez | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Shevchenko vs. Carmouche 2
2019-08-10 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Zhang Weili | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 235
2019-03-02 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Joanna Jędrzejczyk | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on Fox: Alvarez vs. Poirier 2
2018-07-28 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Jéssica Andrade | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on Fox: Emmett vs. Stephens
2018-02-24 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Michelle Waterson | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 218
2017-12-02 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Juliana Lima | Submission (rear-naked choke) | The Ultimate Fighter: Redemption Finale
2017-07-07 |
UFC | 2 | 0:53 |
| W | Bec Rawlings | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Bermudez vs. The Korean Zombie
2017-02-04 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Rose Namajunas | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on Fox: Teixeira vs. Evans
2016-04-16 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Jocelyn Jones-Lybarger | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 194
2015-12-12 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Angela Hill | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 188
2015-06-13 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Angela Magaña | Decision (unanimous) | The Ultimate Fighter: A Champion Will Be Crowned Finale
2014-12-12 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Felice Herrig | Decision (unanimous) | Invicta FC 7
2013-12-07 |
Invicta FC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Rose Namajunas | Decision (unanimous) | Invicta FC 6
2013-07-13 |
Invicta FC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Paige VanZant | Decision (unanimous) | Invicta FC 4
2013-01-05 |
Invicta FC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Kaiyana Rain | Decision (unanimous) | Invicta FC 3
2012-10-06 |
Invicta FC | 3 | 5:00 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Tecia Pennington) — 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 Strawweight average, over 57 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.