Women's Strawweight · “Tiny Tornado”
Tecia Pennington
15-8-0 UFC 11-8-0
Granite Chin
Durable
5'1"Height
60"Reach
OrthodoxStance
37Age
1KO wins
1Sub wins
18.2%Finish rate
13:59Avg fight
Skill profile
- Durability Strong 88
- Accuracy Average 65
- Striking D Average 58
- Striking Average 52
- Wrestling Below avg 43
- Control Below avg 42
- TD Defense Below avg 34
- Grappling Weak 18
Granite Chin
never dropped in 265 minutes of cage time · 0 losses by knockout
Durable
strong durability — rates 88 of 100 among UFC veterans
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min4.73
Sig. strikes absorbed / min3.48
Striking accuracy48.0%
Striking defense61.9%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.06
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
Fight history
L Denise Gomes 11-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Bonfim vs. Brown · November 8, 2025
58/125Sig. strikes
53/138Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
0:32Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Luana Pinheiro 11-4 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Morales · May 17, 2025
63/127Sig. strikes
40/110Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
0:44Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Carla Esparza 19-7 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 307: Pereira vs. Rountree Jr. · October 5, 2024
80/150Sig. strikes
39/123Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Tabatha Ricci 9-2 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Nascimento · May 11, 2024
80/219Sig. strikes
54/143Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
0:04Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Mackenzie Dern 11-2 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC 273: Volkanovski vs. The Korean Zombie · April 9, 2022
76/124Sig. strikes
50/156Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
2:54Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Angela Hill 13-9 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 265: Lewis vs. Gane · August 7, 2021
144/298Sig. strikes
96/188Absorbed
1/6Takedowns
0:16Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Sam Hughes 5-1 walk-in TKO - Doctor's Stoppage · R1 5:00 — UFC 256: Figueiredo vs. Moreno · December 12, 2020
52/103Sig. strikes
20/53Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
0:15Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Brianna Fortino 9-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Volkov · June 20, 2020
74/160Sig. strikes
34/68Absorbed
0/3Takedowns
2:09Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Marina Rodriguez 11-0-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Shevchenko vs. Carmouche 2 · August 10, 2019
41/108Sig. strikes
84/167Absorbed
0/7Takedowns
1:28Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Zhang Weili 18-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 235: Jones vs. Smith · March 2, 2019
30/62Sig. strikes
63/142Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
1:09Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Joanna Jedrzejczyk 14-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Alvarez vs. Poirier 2 · July 28, 2018
33/78Sig. strikes
62/166Absorbed
0/10Takedowns
4:44Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Jessica Andrade 17-6 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Stephens · February 24, 2018
69/150Sig. strikes
92/178Absorbed
2/2Takedowns
0:23Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Michelle Waterson-Gomez 14-5 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 218: Holloway vs. Aldo 2 · December 2, 2017
95/173Sig. strikes
56/138Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
3:55Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Juliana Lima 9-3 walk-in Submission · R2 0:53 — The Ultimate Fighter: Redemption Finale · July 7, 2017
15/23Sig. strikes
6/31Absorbed
0/7Takedowns
3:07Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Bec Rawlings 7-5 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Bermudez vs. The Korean Zombie · February 4, 2017
81/189Sig. strikes
37/151Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
4:10Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Rose Namajunas 4-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC on FOX: Teixeira vs Evans · April 16, 2016
61/121Sig. strikes
46/156Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:45Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Jocelyn Jones-Lybarger 6-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 194: Aldo vs McGregor · December 12, 2015
77/133Sig. strikes
29/106Absorbed
0/4Takedowns
5:36Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Angela Hill 2-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 188: Velasquez vs Werdum · June 13, 2015
32/80Sig. strikes
27/68Absorbed
2/12Takedowns
9:04Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Angela Magana 11-6 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — The Ultimate Fighter: A Champion Will Be Crowned Finale · December 12, 2014
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
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
November 8, 2025 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Luana Pinheiro | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Morales
May 17, 2025 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Carla Esparza | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 307
October 5, 2024 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Tabatha Ricci | Decision (split) | UFC on ESPN: Lewis vs. Nascimento
May 11, 2024 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Mackenzie Dern | Decision (split) | UFC 273
April 9, 2022 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Angela Hill | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 265
August 7, 2021 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Sam Hughes | TKO (doctor stoppage) | UFC 256
December 12, 2020 |
UFC | 1 | 5:00 |
| W | Brianna Van Buren | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Blaydes vs. Volkov
June 20, 2020 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Marina Rodriguez | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Shevchenko vs. Carmouche 2
August 10, 2019 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Zhang Weili | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 235
March 2, 2019 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Joanna Jędrzejczyk | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on Fox: Alvarez vs. Poirier 2
July 28, 2018 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Jéssica Andrade | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on Fox: Emmett vs. Stephens
February 24, 2018 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Michelle Waterson | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 218
December 2, 2017 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Juliana Lima | Submission (rear-naked choke) | The Ultimate Fighter: Redemption Finale
July 7, 2017 |
UFC | 2 | 0:53 |
| W | Bec Rawlings | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Bermudez vs. The Korean Zombie
February 4, 2017 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Rose Namajunas | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on Fox: Teixeira vs. Evans
April 16, 2016 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Jocelyn Jones-Lybarger | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 194
December 12, 2015 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Angela Hill | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 188
June 13, 2015 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Angela Magaña | Decision (unanimous) | The Ultimate Fighter: A Champion Will Be Crowned Finale
December 12, 2014 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Felice Herrig | Decision (unanimous) | Invicta FC 7
December 7, 2013 |
Invicta FC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Rose Namajunas | Decision (unanimous) | Invicta FC 6
July 13, 2013 |
Invicta FC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Paige VanZant | Decision (unanimous) | Invicta FC 4
January 5, 2013 |
Invicta FC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Kaiyana Rain | Decision (unanimous) | Invicta FC 3
October 6, 2012 |
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.