Kianzad vs Pennington

Who won Kianzad vs Pennington?

Raquel Pennington beat Pannie Kianzad by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Vegas 37, on Saturday 18th September 2021 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Raquel Pennington.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Women’s Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Kianzad vs Pennington stats

Pannie Kianzad stepped into the octagon with a record of 14 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Raquel Pennington made her way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Pannie Kianzad's 11th fight in the UFC, having made her debut for the promotion in 2018.

Pannie Kianzad's UFC record stood at 5-6-0, while Raquel Pennington's came in at 13-5-0.

The stats suggested Kianzad had an advantage in power over Pennington, with a 21% knock out percentage over Pennington's 9%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Pennington had a large advantage over Kianzad, boasting a 27% submission rate over Kianzad's 0%.

Pannie Kianzad was the younger woman by 4 years, at 32 years old.

Pennington had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Kianzad was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made her debut in 2012, 1 month later than Pennington, whose first professional fight was in 2012. She had fought 1 more professional rounds, 69 to Pennington's 68.

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Kianzad's last 2 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 9 months and 21 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 2 years, 10 months and 25 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

Pennington's last 4 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 10 months and 8 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year, 11 months and 18 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.5 rounds on average.

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