Raquel Pennington vs. Holly Holm
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Raquel Pennington
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 13 | 6 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 3 | 3 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.99 · 13 tier-1/2 wins · 5 finish wins over 25 documented bouts
In the UFC: 10-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.9 wins over .500
Holly Holm
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 9 | 7 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 3 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 3 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.11 · 12 tier-1/2 wins · 8 finish wins over 23 documented bouts
In the UFC: 7-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.5 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Raquel Pennington
Distance 76.8% (norm 80.4%) · Clinch 18.1% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 5.2% (norm 7.3%)
Holly Holm
Distance 89.4% (norm 80.4%) · Clinch 6.1% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 4.5% (norm 7.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Raquel Pennington
Head 75.5% (norm 75.5%) · Body 18.4% (norm 15.0%) · Legs 6.1% (norm 8.7%)
Holly Holm
Head 68.5% (norm 75.5%) · Body 18.6% (norm 15.0%) · Legs 12.9% (norm 8.7%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Pennington L/A | Acc | Women's Bantamweight med | Holm L/A | Acc | Women's Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 734 / 1863 | 39.4% | 38.5% | 659 / 1766 | 37.3% | 38.5% |
| In the clinch | 358 / 438 | 81.7% | 74.3% | 94 / 120 | 78.3% | 74.3% |
| On the ground | 101 / 125 | 80.8% | 70.8% | 52 / 89 | 58.4% | 70.8% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 690 / 1831 | 37.7% | 37.7% | 377 / 1353 | 27.9% | 37.7% |
| To the body | 371 / 447 | 83.0% | 71.1% | 246 / 368 | 66.8% | 71.1% |
| To the legs | 132 / 148 | 89.2% | 80.8% | 182 / 254 | 71.7% | 80.8% |
Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Women's Bantamweight: 41 fighters · Women's Bantamweight: 41 fighters).
What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man
Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.
| Zone | vs Pennington L/A | Opp acc | Women's Bantamweight med | vs Holm L/A | Opp acc | Women's Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 666 / 2067 | 32.2% | 41.3% | 531 / 1401 | 37.9% | 41.3% |
| In the clinch | 282 / 392 | 71.9% | 75.0% | 156 / 187 | 83.4% | 75.0% |
| On the ground | 18 / 23 | too few to rate | 74.2% | 63 / 79 | 79.7% | 74.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 555 / 1857 | 29.9% | 37.7% | 394 / 1154 | 34.1% | 37.7% |
| To the body | 271 / 433 | 62.6% | 73.2% | 206 / 301 | 68.4% | 73.2% |
| To the legs | 140 / 192 | 72.9% | 80.9% | 150 / 212 | 70.8% | 80.9% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Pennington has more cage time on record.