Pennington vs Pena

When is Pennington vs Pena?

Raquel Pennington could potentially square off against Julianna Pena, in Summer 2024.

The fight would take place over 5 rounds in the Women’s Bantamweight division, which means the weight limit would be 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Pennington vs Pena stats

Raquel Pennington would step into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Julianna Pena would make her way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

The stats suggest Pena would have a large advantage in power over Pennington, boasting a 27% knock out percentage over Pennington's 6%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Pena would have an advantage over Pennington, with a 45% submission rate over Pennington's 25%.

Raquel Pennington is the older woman by 1 year, at 35 years old.

Pennington has a height advantage of 1 inch over Pena. Despite this, Pena has a 2-inch reach advantage.

Pennington is currently arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 8 more fights, and made her debut in 2012, 2 years and 9 months later than Pena, whose first professional fight was in 2009. She has fought 31 more professional rounds, 68 to Pena's 37.

Pennington vs Pena form

Raquel Pennington has beaten 5 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight, she won against Mayra Bueno Silva at UFC 297 on 20th January 2024 by unanimous decision in their UFC Women’s Bantamweight championship fight at Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Canada.

Previous to that, she had beaten Ketlen Vieira at UFC Fight Night: Gastelum vs. Imavov on 14th January 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest in the United States.

Going into that contest, she had defeated Aspen Ladd at UFC 273 on 9th April 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville.

Before that, she was victorious against Macy Chiasson at UFC Fight Night on 18th December 2021 by submission in the 2nd round.

She had won against Pannie Kianzad at UFC Vegas 37 on 18th September 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Julianna Pena has beaten 2 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight, she lost to Amanda Nunes at UFC 277 on 30th July 2022 by unanimous decision in their championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States.

Previous to that, she had beaten Amanda Nunes at UFC 269 on 11th December 2021 by submission in the 2nd round in their championship fight at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, she had been beaten by Germaine de Randamie at UFC Fight Island 4 on 3rd October 2020 by submission in the 3rd round at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Before that, she had been defeated by Valentina Shevchenko at UFC on FOX 23 on 28th January 2017 by submission in the 2nd round at Pepsi Center, Denver, United States.

She had defeated Cat Zingano at UFC 200 on 9th July 2016 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Raquel Pennington has been fighting more than Julianna Pena.

Raquel Pennington last fought 3 months and 19 days ago, while Julianna Pena's last outing was 1 year, 9 months and 9 days ago.

Pennington's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 21 days, meaning she has been fighting on average every 6 months and 11 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3.2 rounds on average.

Pena's last 5 fights have come over a period of 7 years and 10 months, meaning she has been fighting on average every 1 year, 6 months and 26 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3 rounds on average.

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