Penne vs Ricci

Who won Penne vs Ricci?

Tabatha Ricci beat Jessica Penne by submission in the 2nd round during the prelims of UFC 285, on Saturday 4th March 2023 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Women’s Strawweight division, which meant the weight limit was 115 pounds (8.2 stone or 52.2 KG).

Penne vs Ricci stats

Jessica Penne stepped into the octagon with a record of 14 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.

Tabatha Ricci made her way to the cage with a record of 7 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

Tabatha Ricci marked her 7th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Jessica Penne's UFC record stood at 3-5-0, while Tabatha Ricci's came in at 5-2-0.

The stats suggested that Penne and Ricci have similar power, both with a 14% knock out percentage.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Penne had a large advantage over Ricci, boasting a 57% submission rate over Ricci's 29%.

Jessica Penne was the older woman by 12 years, at 41 years old.

Penne had a height advantage of 4 inches over Ricci.

Penne was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 12 more fights, and made her debut in 2006, 7 years earlier than Ricci, whose first professional fight was in 2013. She had fought 18 more professional rounds, 47 to Ricci's 29.

Penne vs Ricci form

Tabatha Ricci had beaten 4 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight leading up to this contest, she had won against Gillian Robertson at UFC Fight Night – Emmett vs. Topuria on 24th June 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at : VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, United States.

Previous to that, she had beaten Jessica Penne at UFC 285 on 4th March 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, she had defeated Polyana Viana at UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Vieira on 21st May 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, she was victorious against Maria Oliveira at UFC Vegas 41 on 23rd October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

She had lost to Manon Fiorot at UFC Vegas 28 on 5th June 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round.

Activity check

Penne's last 3 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 7 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 2 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

Ricci's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 19 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 7 months and 17 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Penne vs Ricci?

Jessica Penne was a 49/20 (+250) underdog going into the contest, while Tabatha Ricci made her way into the ring at 8/25 (-310) with oddsmakers.