Vieira vs Pennington

Who won Vieira vs Pennington?

Raquel Pennington beat Ketlen Vieira by split decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 14th January 2023 in the United States.

The scorecards were announced as 29-28, 29-28, 29-28 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).

Vieira vs Pennington stats

Ketlen Vieira stepped into the octagon with a record of 13 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Raquel Pennington made her way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

Ketlen Vieira's UFC record stood at 8-3-0, while Raquel Pennington's came in at 13-5-0.

The stats suggested Vieira had a slight advantage in power over Pennington, with a 15% knock out percentage over Pennington's 7%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Vieira had a slight advantage over Pennington, with a 31% submission rate over Pennington's 29%.

Ketlen Vieira was the younger woman by 3 years, at 33 years old.

Vieira had a height advantage of 1 inch over Pennington. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Vieira was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 7 fewer fights, and made her debut in 2014, 2 years and 6 months later than Pennington, whose first professional fight was in 2012. She had fought 24 less professional rounds, 44 to Pennington's 68.

Vieira vs Pennington form

Raquel Pennington had beaten 4 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight before this contest, she had won against Aspen Ladd at UFC 273 on 9th April 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, United States.

Previous to that, she had beaten Macy Chiasson at UFC Fight Night on 18th December 2021 by submission in the 2nd round.

Going into that contest, she had defeated 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.

Before that, she was victorious against Marion Reneau at UFC Vegas 3 on 20th June 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

She had lost to Holly Holm at UFC 246 on 18th January 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Pennington's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 7 months and 24 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 11 months and 5 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Vieira vs Pennington?

Ketlen Vieira was a 4/5 (-130) favourite going into the contest, while Raquel Pennington made her way into the ring at 21/20 (+100) with oddsmakers.