Fighter Profile›Women's Strawweight

“Tiny Tornado”

Tecia Pennington

15-819 UFC

Kickboxer

Form

Aging Threat

Goes Long

Moderate Wear

5'1"ht·60"reach·Orthodoxstance·36age

Last fightLDenise Gomes·U-DEC·R3·6mo ago

Fighter Context

11–8UFC·

1KO

1Sub

9Dec

14.0min/fight

266UFC min

vs. Winning-Record Opps

6–8(14 fights)

17%finish rate

+0.6str diff/min

vs. Veteran Opps

2–2(4 fights)

0%finish rate

+0.6str diff/min

CQ Key Stats

Striking Differential

+1.25

Positive

83%ile

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

Adj. TD Threat

0.027

Passive

14%ile

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

Durability

100

Ironclad

96%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

65%

Strong

78%ile

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

Striking

Pennington

Blitzer

W. Strawweight avg

Sig. Strikes / Min4.73

Str. Accuracy48%

1,257UFC landed/2,619attempted

Sig. Absorbed / min

−0.2 vs avg3.48

Str. Defense61%

KD Rate / fight0.05

1UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / fightNone on record

CQ KO Power

Below Avg3%ile0.08

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

55%

Body

21%

Leg

25%

By Position

Distance85%

Clinch12%

Ground3%

Sig. Strikes by Round

	Round 119 rounds	Round 218 rounds	Round 317 rounds
Avg. Landed	25	19	26
Avg. Absorbed	18	15	19
Avg. Net	+7	+5	+7

Grappling

Pennington

Control Wrestler

·132s ctrlActive Control

W. Strawweight avg

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min0.56

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY3.78

TD Accuracy14%

10UFC landed/67attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.10

1UFC wins/1attempted

Defense

Solid TD Def

TD Defense62%

61UFC defended/97opp. attempts

Sub Defense

Sub Proof

Finishing

Finish Rate

18%

Decision Fighter

div avg 33%

How They Lose

8UFC losses

Win Breakdown

KO / TKO1 / 11

Submission1 / 11

Decision9 / 11

Loss Breakdown

KO / TKO0 / 8

Submission0 / 8

Decision8 / 8

Loss Pattern

Outscored

8 of 8 losses by decision

Finish Round Distribution

KO/TKO W

SUB W

Cards & Decisions

Recovery Rate

27%

3 of 11 rounds won following a lost round

Decision Margin

2.3pts

W8 dec

1.8pts

L7 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

15UD

2SD

0MD

12%split rate

Career Trajectory

Win

Loss

D/NC

Elite opp (15+ wins)

Veteran opp (8+ wins)

Layoff

sig. strikes stable across career. Second-half avg 70 vs 62 first half

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

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=19

R2n=18

R3n=17

Outputsig strikes / min

5.0

4.0

5.2

Absorbedsig strikes / min

3.5

3.1

3.9

Diff

+1.4

+0.9

+1.3

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

Last 8 Fights — Trend

▼Absorbed-9%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

Denise Gomes

U-DEC R3Nov '25

·58 SS (46%)·53 abs·1/2 td·3 td taken·32s ctrl

Luana Pinheiro

U-DEC R3May '25

+23

·63 SS (50%)·40 abs·0/2 td·5 td taken·44s ctrl

Carla EsparzaVeteran

U-DEC R3Oct '24

+41

·80 SS (53%)·39 abs·4 td taken

Tabatha Ricci

S-DEC R3May '24

+26

·80 SS (37%)·54 abs·0/2 td·1 td taken

↵ 25mo layoff

Mackenzie Dern

S-DEC R3Apr '22

+26

·76 SS (61%)·50 abs·0/2 td·174s ctrl

Angela HillVeteran

U-DEC R3Aug '21

+48

·144 SS (48%)·96 abs·1/6 td·2 td taken·16s ctrl

Sam Hughes

KO/TKO R1 · 5:00Dec '20

+32

·52 SS (50%)·20 abs·1/1 td·15s ctrl

Brianna Fortino

U-DEC R3Jun '20

+40

·74 SS (46%)·34 abs·0/3 td·2 td taken·129s ctrl

Marina Rodriguez

U-DEC R3Aug '19

-43

·41 SS (38%)·84 abs·0/7 td·1 td taken·88s ctrl

Zhang Weili

U-DEC R3Mar '19

-33

·30 SS (48%)·63 abs·0/1 td·2 td taken·69s ctrl

All Fighters

Women's Strawweight

“Tiny Tornado”

Tecia Pennington

15-819 UFC

Form

5'1"ht·60"reach·Orthodoxstance·36age

Last fightLDenise Gomes·U-DEC·6mo ago

Fighter Context

11–8UFC·

1KO

1Sub

9Dec

14.0min/fight

266UFC min

vs. Winning Record6–8

vs. Veterans (8+ W)2–2

CQ Key Stats

Str. Differential

+1.25

83%ile

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

Adj. TD Threat

0.027

14%ile

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

Durability

100

96%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

65%

78%ile

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

Striking

Pennington

W. Strawweight avg

Blitzer

Sig. Strikes / Min4.73

Str. Accuracy48%

1,257UFC landed/2,619attempted

Sig. Absorbed / Min

−0.2 vs avg3.48

Str. Defense61%

KD Rate / Fight0.05

1UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / FightNone on record

CQ KO Power

Below Avg3%ile0.08

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

55%

Body

21%

Leg

25%

By Position

Dist85%

Clinch12%

Ground3%

Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)

	R1 n=19	R2 n=18	R3 n=17
Landed	25	19	26
Absorbed	18	15	19
Net	+7	+5	+7

Grappling

Pennington

W. Strawweight avg

Control Wrestler

132s ctrlActive Control

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min0.56

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY3.78

TD Accuracy14%

10UFC landed/67attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.10

1UFC wins/1attempted

Defense

Solid TD Def

TD Defense62%

61UFC defended/97opp. attempts

Sub Defense0 loss / 4 attempts

Finishing

Finish Rate

18%

Decision Fighter

Win Methods

1KO/TKO

1Sub

9Dec

Loss Methods

0KO/TKO

0Sub

8Dec

Finish Round Distribution

KO (W)

Sub (W)

Cards & Decisions

Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.

27%3 of 11 rounds

Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.

2.3pts

W8 dec

1.8pts

L7 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

15UD

2SD

0MD

12%split rate

Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=19

R2n=18

R3n=17

Outputsig strikes / min

5.0

4.0

5.2

Absorbedsig strikes / min

3.5

3.1

3.9

Diff

+1.4

+0.9

+1.3

Per-round career averages · partial rounds time-adjusted · dashed = division avg

Pennington — UFC Fight Log

Denise Gomes

U-DEC·R3·Nov '25

58 SS (46%)·53 abs·1/2 td·3 td taken·32s ctrl

Luana Pinheiro

U-DEC·R3·May '25

63 SS (50%)·40 abs·0/2 td·5 td taken·44s ctrl

Carla EsparzaVeteran

U-DEC·R3·Oct '24

80 SS (53%)·39 abs·4 td taken

Tabatha Ricci

S-DEC·R3·May '24

80 SS (37%)·54 abs·0/2 td·1 td taken

Mackenzie Dern

S-DEC·R3·Apr '22

76 SS (61%)·50 abs·0/2 td·174s ctrl

Angela HillVeteran

U-DEC·R3·Aug '21

144 SS (48%)·96 abs·1/6 td·2 td taken·16s ctrl

Sam Hughes

KO/TKO·R1·Dec '20

52 SS (50%)·20 abs·1/1 td·15s ctrl

Brianna Fortino

U-DEC·R3·Jun '20

74 SS (46%)·34 abs·0/3 td·2 td taken·129s ctrl

Round 119 rounds

Round 218 rounds

Round 317 rounds

Avg. Landed

Avg. Absorbed

Avg. Net

n=19

n=18

n=17

Landed

Absorbed

Net