Tecia Pennington "Tiny Tornado"

Women's Strawweight

Record and bio

Pro record—
UFC record11-8 · current 1-fight loss streak
Opponents' combined UFC record66-35-1 (65.3%) across 19 opponents
Last 5 opponents28-14 (66.7%) across 5 opponents
Age37
Height5' 1"
Reach60"
StanceOrthodox

Career stats (UFC)

Significant strikes landed per minute4.73
Significant strikes absorbed per minute3.48
Striking accuracy48%
Striking defense62%
Takedowns per 15 minutes0.56
Takedowns landed / attempted15%
Takedown defense63%
Submission attempts per 15 minutes0.06
Average fight time14 min

UFC wins: 1 KO/TKO, 1 submission, 9 decision. UFC losses: 0 KO/TKO, 0 submission, 8 decision.

UFC fight history

DateOpponentTheir UFC record thenStyleResultMethodEvent
2025-11-08Denise Gomes5-2Submission grapplerLDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Bonfim vs. Brown
2025-05-17Luana Pinheiro3-3BalancedWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Morales
2024-10-05Carla Esparza10-5WrestlerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC 307: Pereira vs. Rountree Jr.
2024-05-11Tabatha Ricci4-2WrestlerLDecision - Split R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Nascimento
2022-04-09Mackenzie Dern6-2Submission grapplerLDecision - Split R3 5:00UFC 273: Volkanovski vs. The Korean Zombie
2021-08-07Angela Hill8-9StrikerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC 265: Lewis vs. Gane
2020-12-12Sam HughesUFC debut—WTKO - Doctor's Stoppage R1 5:00UFC 256: Figueiredo vs. Moreno
2020-06-20Brianna Fortino1-0WrestlerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Volkov
2019-08-10Marina Rodriguez1-0-1StrikerLDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Shevchenko vs. Carmouche 2
2019-03-02Zhang Weili2-0Submission grapplerLDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC 235: Jones vs. Smith
2018-07-28Joanna Jedrzejczyk8-2StrikerLDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Alvarez vs. Poirier 2
2018-02-24Jessica Andrade8-4WrestlerLDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Stephens
2017-12-02Michelle Waterson-Gomez2-1GrapplerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC 218: Holloway vs. Aldo 2
2017-07-07Juliana Lima3-2BalancedWSubmission R2 0:53The Ultimate Fighter: Redemption Finale
2017-02-04Bec Rawlings2-2StrikerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Bermudez vs. The Korean Zombie
2016-04-16Rose Namajunas2-1GrapplerLDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC on FOX: Teixeira vs Evans
2015-12-12Jocelyn Jones-LybargerUFC debut—WDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC 194: Aldo vs McGregor
2015-06-13Angela Hill1-0StrikerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC 188: Velasquez vs Werdum
2014-12-12Angela MaganaUFC debut—WDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00The Ultimate Fighter: A Champion Will Be Crowned Finale

UFC stats from ufcstats.com through 2026-10-31; bio and pro record from ESPN where available. Opponents' combined record is their UFC record going into each fight. 21+. Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER.

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