Fighter Profile›Women's Bantamweight

“Rocky”

Raquel Pennington

16-1019 UFC

Balanced

Form

Layoff Risk

3× Title

3× 5R

Goes Long

High Wear

5'7"ht·67"reach·Orthodoxstance·37age

Last fightLJulianna Pena·S-DEC·R5·1.6yr ago

Fighter Context

13–6UFC·

0KO

3Sub

10Dec

15.3min/fight

291UFC min

vs. Winning-Record Opps

10–3(13 fights)

20%finish rate

+0.9str diff/min

CQ Key Stats

Striking Differential

+0.78

Neutral

74%ile

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.090

Average

40%ile

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

Ironclad

85%ile

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

59%

Strong

78%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Pennington

Dirty Boxer

Body Attacker

W. Bantamweight avg

Sig. Strikes / Min4.10

Str. Accuracy49%

1,193UFC landed/2,426attempted

Sig. Absorbed / min

3.32

Str. Defense61%

KD Rate / fight0.05

1UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / fightNone on record

CQ KO Power

Below Avg1%ile0.08

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

58%

Body

31%

Leg

11%

By Position

Distance62%

Clinch30%

Ground9%

Sig. Strikes by Round

	Round 119 rounds	Round 218 rounds	Round 316 rounds	Round 43 rounds	Round 53 rounds
Avg. Landed	16	23	21	21	25
Avg. Absorbed	16	17	16	17	18
Avg. Net	0	+6	+5	+4	+8

Grappling

Pennington

Control Wrestler

·210s ctrlElite Control

W. Bantamweight avg

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min0.83

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY2.99

TD Accuracy27%

16UFC landed/58attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.60

3UFC wins/12attempted

Defense

Solid TD Def

TD Defense62%

40UFC defended/64opp. attempts

Sub Defense

Sub Proof

Finishing

Finish Rate

23%

Decision Fighter

div avg 39%

How They Lose

6UFC losses

Win Breakdown

KO / TKO0 / 13

Submission3 / 13

Decision10 / 13

Loss Breakdown

KO / TKO1 / 6

Submission0 / 6

Decision5 / 6

Loss Pattern

Outscored

5 of 6 losses by decision

Submission hunter. 3 subs, all inside R1-R2

Finish Round Distribution

SUB W

KO/TKO L

Cards & Decisions

Recovery Rate

29%

4 of 14 rounds won following a lost round

Decision Margin

1.7pts

W9 dec

1.4pts

L5 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

9UD

6SD

0MD

40%split rate

Career Trajectory

Win

Loss

D/NC

Elite opp (15+ wins)

Veteran opp (8+ wins)

Layoff

Div. change

sig. strikes trending up. Averaging 22 more in second half of career

19 UFC fights · hover for details · colored line = 3-fight rolling avg

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=19

R2n=18

R3n=16

Outputsig strikes / min

3.2

4.7

4.2

Absorbedsig strikes / min

3.1

3.5

3.3

Diff

+0.1

+1.2

+0.9

Per-round averages across career · partial final rounds included at actual elapsed time · rounds below 5 min. career total suppressed · dashed lines = division avg · switch to 5R for championship rounds

Last 8 Fights — Trend

▼TD Acc-44%L3

Last 8 UFC fights · Absorbed & Strike Diff = index vs career avg (1.0 = avg, 0 = breakeven) · Orange dots = KDs absorbed

Elite oppVeteran opp

Pennington — 19 UFC Fights

Result

Method

19 fights

Julianna Pena

TITLE

S-DEC R5Oct '24

·92 SS (29%)·92 abs·2 td taken·33s ctrl·1 kd landed

Mayra Bueno Silva

TITLE

U-DEC R5Jan '24

+65

·134 SS (67%)·69 abs·1/3 td·3 td taken·688s ctrl·2 sub att

Ketlen Vieira

S-DEC R3Jan '23

+17

·81 SS (51%)·64 abs·0/2 td·78s ctrl

Aspen Ladd

U-DEC R3Apr '22

+49

·114 SS (58%)·65 abs·0/1 td·2 td taken·102s ctrl

Macy Chiasson

SUB R2 · 3:07Dec '21

+19

·45 SS (57%)·26 abs·1 td taken·69s ctrl·1 sub att

Pannie Kianzad

U-DEC R3Sep '21

-2

·48 SS (61%)·50 abs·1/3 td·1 td taken·376s ctrl

↵ 15mo layoff

Marion Reneau

U-DEC R3Jun '20

+61

·107 SS (69%)·46 abs·1/2 td·2 td taken·329s ctrl

Holly Holm

U-DEC R3Jan '20

·38 SS (49%)·30 abs·1/2 td·62s ctrl

Irene Aldana

S-DEC R3Jul '19

-5

·47 SS (34%)·52 abs·1/6 td·329s ctrl

Germaine de Randamie

U-DEC R3Nov '18

-18

·24 SS (29%)·42 abs·0/8 td·365s ctrl

All Fighters

Women's Bantamweight

“Rocky”

Raquel Pennington

16-1019 UFC

Form

5'7"ht·67"reach·Orthodoxstance·37age

Last fightLJulianna Pena·S-DEC·1.6yr ago

Fighter Context

13–6UFC·

0KO

3Sub

10Dec

15.3min/fight

291UFC min

vs. Winning Record10–3

CQ Key Stats

Str. Differential

+0.78

74%ile

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.090

40%ile

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

85%ile

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

59%

78%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Pennington

W. Bantamweight avg

Dirty BoxerBody Attacker

Sig. Strikes / Min4.10

Str. Accuracy49%

1,193UFC landed/2,426attempted

Sig. Absorbed / Min

3.32

Str. Defense61%

KD Rate / Fight0.05

1UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / FightNone on record

CQ KO Power

Below Avg1%ile0.08

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

58%

Body

31%

Leg

11%

By Position

Dist62%

Clinch30%

Ground9%

Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)

	R1 n=19	R2 n=18	R3 n=16	R4 n=3	R5 n=3
Landed	16	23	21	21	25
Absorbed	16	17	16	17	18
Net	0	+6	+5	+4	+8

Grappling

Pennington

W. Bantamweight avg

Control Wrestler

210s ctrlElite Control

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min0.83

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY2.99

TD Accuracy27%

16UFC landed/58attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.60

3UFC wins/12attempted

Defense

Solid TD Def

TD Defense62%

40UFC defended/64opp. attempts

Sub Defense0 loss / 5 attempts

Finishing

Finish Rate

23%

Decision Fighter

Win Methods

0KO/TKO

3Sub

10Dec

Loss Methods

1KO/TKO

0Sub

5Dec

Finish Round Distribution

KO (L)

Sub (W)

Cards & Decisions

Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.

29%4 of 14 rounds

Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.

1.7pts

W9 dec

1.4pts

L5 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

9UD

6SD

0MD

40%split rate

Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=19

R2n=18

R3n=16

Outputsig strikes / min

3.2

4.7

4.2

Absorbedsig strikes / min

3.1

3.5

3.3

Diff

+0.1

+1.2

+0.9

Per-round career averages · partial rounds time-adjusted · dashed = division avg · switch to 5R for championship rounds

Pennington — UFC Fight Log

Julianna PenaTITLE

S-DEC·R5·Oct '24

92 SS (29%)·92 abs·2 td taken·33s ctrl·1 kd

Mayra Bueno SilvaTITLE

U-DEC·R5·Jan '24

134 SS (67%)·69 abs·1/3 td·3 td taken·688s ctrl·2 sub

Ketlen Vieira

S-DEC·R3·Jan '23

81 SS (51%)·64 abs·0/2 td·78s ctrl

Aspen Ladd

U-DEC·R3·Apr '22

114 SS (58%)·65 abs·0/1 td·2 td taken·102s ctrl

Macy Chiasson

SUB·R2·Dec '21

45 SS (57%)·26 abs·1 td taken·69s ctrl·1 sub

Pannie Kianzad

U-DEC·R3·Sep '21

48 SS (61%)·50 abs·1/3 td·1 td taken·376s ctrl

Marion Reneau

U-DEC·R3·Jun '20

107 SS (69%)·46 abs·1/2 td·2 td taken·329s ctrl

Holly Holm

U-DEC·R3·Jan '20

38 SS (49%)·30 abs·1/2 td·62s ctrl

Round 119 rounds

Round 218 rounds

Round 316 rounds

Round 43 rounds

Round 53 rounds

Avg. Landed

Avg. Absorbed

Avg. Net

n=19

n=18

n=16

n=3

Landed

Absorbed

Net