Tecia Pennington: record, fights and statistics
Tecia Pennington (“The Tiny Tornado”) is a women's strawweight fighter from USA with a published career record of 15-8-0. StatsNext stores 17 UFC bouts for Tecia Pennington (9-8). In the 2 fights stored since May 17, 2025, Tecia Pennington is 1-1.
Profile
| Height | 5'1" |
|---|---|
| Reach | 60" |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Weight class | Women's Strawweight |
| Born | 1989 |
What are Tecia Pennington's fighting stats?
Across 17 stored UFC bouts with statistics (245 minutes) through November 8, 2025, Tecia Pennington lands 4.68 significant strikes per minute and absorbs 3.60, with 47.8% striking accuracy and 60.8% striking defense. Grappling: 0.55 takedowns per 15 minutes at 15.3% accuracy, 62.0% takedown defense, 0.00 submission attempts per 15 minutes. 9-8 in 17 stored UFC bouts, 1 of 9 wins inside the distance.
Tecia Pennington: striking, grappling and finishes
| Statistic | UFC bouts |
|---|---|
| Significant strikes landed per minute | 4.68 |
| Significant strikes absorbed per minute | 3.60 |
| Significant striking accuracy | 47.8% |
| Significant striking defense | 60.8% |
| Knockdowns per 15 minutes | 0.00 |
| Takedowns per 15 minutes | 0.55 |
| Takedown accuracy | 15.3% |
| Takedown defense | 62.0% |
| Submission attempts per 15 minutes | 0.00 |
| Control minutes per 15 minutes | 1.02 |
| Share of fight time in control | 6.8% |
| Bouts with statistics (minutes) | 17 (245) |
Significant strikes landed: 54.4% head, 20.2% body, 25.5% legs; 84.8% at distance, 11.8% in the clinch, 3.4% on the ground.
| Method | Wins | Losses |
|---|---|---|
| KO/TKO | 1 | 0 |
| Submission | 0 | 0 |
| Decision | 8 | 8 |
9-8 in the 17 stored UFC bouts since June 14, 2015, averaging 14.4 minutes. The published career record above can include bouts StatsNext does not store. Rates are per minute fought over the stored bouts. Absorbed strikes and defense count only bouts where the opponent’s statistics are published. Control time is published for bouts from 2019. UFC striking leaders · UFC grappling leaders
Wins and losses by method since May 17, 2025
- 1 win: 1 by decision
- 1 loss: 1 by decision
Striking and grappling totals since May 17, 2025
| Measure | Total |
|---|---|
| Significant strikes landed | 121 of 252 (48.0%) |
| Significant strikes absorbed | 93 of 248 attempted by opponents |
| Knockdowns | 0 |
| Takedowns landed | 1 of 4 |
| Opponent takedowns | 8 of 20 (60.0% defended) |
| Submission attempts | 0 |
| Control time | 1:16 |
Totals over 2 of 2 stored fights with statistics for both fighters.
Fight history
| Date | Opponent (UFC record entering) | Result | Method | Round, time | Minutes | Weight class | Sig. strikes (absorbed) | Takedowns | Control |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 8, 2025 | Denise Gomes (5-2) | Loss | Decision | R3 5:00 | 15 | Women's Strawweight | 58 of 125 (53) | 1 of 2 | 0:32 |
| May 17, 2025 | Luana Pinheiro (3-3) | Win | Decision | R3 5:00 | 15 | Women's Strawweight | 63 of 127 (40) | 0 of 2 | 0:44 |
| Oct 5, 2024 | Carla Esparza (9-5) | Win | Decision | R3 5:00 | 15 | Women's Strawweight | 80 of 150 (39) | 0 of 0 | 0:00 |
| May 11, 2024 | Tabatha Ricci (4-2) | Loss | Decision | R3 5:00 | 15 | Women's Strawweight | 80 of 219 (54) | 0 of 2 | 0:04 |
| Apr 9, 2022 | Mackenzie Dern (6-2) | Loss | Decision | R3 5:00 | 15 | Women's Strawweight | 76 of 124 (50) | 0 of 2 | 2:54 |
| Aug 7, 2021 | Angela Hill (6-9) | Win | Decision | R3 5:00 | 15 | Women's Strawweight | 144 of 298 (96) | 1 of 6 | 0:16 |
| Dec 13, 2020 | Sam Hughes (0-0) | Win | KO/TKO | R1 5:00 | 5 | Women's Strawweight | 52 of 103 (20) | 1 of 1 | 0:15 |
| Jun 20, 2020 | Brianna Fortino (1-0) | Win | Decision | R3 5:00 | 15 | Women's Strawweight | 74 of 160 (34) | 0 of 3 | 2:09 |
| Aug 10, 2019 | Marina Rodriguez (1-0-1) | Loss | Decision | R3 5:00 | 15 | Women's Strawweight | 41 of 108 (84) | 0 of 7 | 1:28 |
| Mar 2, 2019 | Zhang Weili (2-0) | Loss | Decision | R3 5:00 | 15 | Women's Strawweight | 30 of 62 (63) | 0 of 1 | 1:08 |
| Jul 28, 2018 | Joanna Jedrzejczyk (7-2) | Loss | Decision | R3 5:00 | 15 | Women's Strawweight | 33 of 78 (62) | 0 of 10 | |
| Feb 24, 2018 | Jessica Andrade (8-4) | Loss | Decision | R3 5:00 | 15 | Women's Strawweight | 69 of 150 (92) | 2 of 2 | |
| Dec 2, 2017 | Michelle Waterson-Gomez (1-1) | Win | Decision | R3 5:00 | 15 | Women's Strawweight | 95 of 173 (56) | 1 of 2 | |
| Feb 5, 2017 | Bec Rawlings (2-1) | Win | Decision | R3 5:00 | 15 | Women's Strawweight | 81 of 189 (37) | 1 of 2 | |
| Apr 17, 2016 | Rose Namajunas (2-0) | Loss | Decision | R3 5:00 | 15 | Women's Strawweight | 61 of 121 (46) | 0 of 1 |
Opponent records entering a bout count the opponent's stored UFC bouts before that date; minutes are completed rounds x 5 plus the finish time (decisions: the scheduled length). Significant strikes: landed of attempted, with the opponent's landed in brackets.
How to read these numbers
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