Raquel Pennington
“Rocky”
Rank 10 - UFC Women's Pound-for-Pound
Rank 2 - UFC Women's Bantamweight
Age: 36 | Sep 5, 1988
Nationality: United States
Weight Class: Bantamweight
Height: 5'7"
Weight: 135 lbs
Reach: 67.5"
Professional Record
| 25 fights | 16 wins | 9 losses |
|---|---|---|
| KO/TKOs | 1 | 1 |
| Submissions | 4 | 1 |
| Decisions | 11 | 7 |
Fight Details
| Result | Record | Opponent | Event | Date | Method | Referee | Round | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOSS | 16 - 9 - 0 | Julianna Pena | UFC 307 - Pereira vs. Rountree | October 05, 2024 | Decision (Split) | Jason Herzog | 5 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 16 - 8 - 0 | Mayra Bueno Silva | UFC 297 - Strickland vs. Du Plessis | January 20, 2024 | Decision (Unanimous) | Jerin Valel | 5 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 15 - 8 - 0 | Ketlen Vieira | UFC Fight Night 217 - Strickland vs. Imavov | January 14, 2023 | Decision (Split) | Chris Tognoni | 3 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 14 - 8 - 0 | Aspen Ladd | UFC 273 - Volkanovski vs. Korean Zombie | April 09, 2022 | Decision (Unanimous) | Keith Peterson | 3 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 13 - 8 - 0 | Macy Chiasson | UFC Fight Night 199 - Lewis vs. Daukaus | December 18, 2021 | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | Jason Herzog | 2 | 3:07 |
| WIN | 12 - 8 - 0 | Pannie Kianzad | UFC Fight Night 192 - Smith vs. Spann | September 18, 2021 | Decision (Unanimous) | Mark Smith | 3 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 11 - 8 - 0 | Marion Reneau | UFC on ESPN 11 - Blaydes vs. Volkov | June 20, 2020 | Decision (Unanimous) | Mark Smith | 3 | 5:00 |
| LOSS | 10 - 8 - 0 | Holly Holm | UFC 246 - McGregor vs. Cerrone | January 18, 2020 | Decision (Unanimous) | Jason Herzog | 3 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 10 - 7 - 0 | Irene Aldana | UFC on ESPN 4 - Dos Anjos vs. Edwards | July 20, 2019 | Decision (Split) | Frank Collazo | 3 | 5:00 |
| LOSS | 9 - 7 - 0 | Germaine de Randamie | UFC Fight Night 139 - Korean Zombie vs. Rodriguez | November 10, 2018 | Decision (Unanimous) | Kevin MacDonald | 3 | 5:00 |
| LOSS | 9 - 6 - 0 | Amanda Nunes | UFC 224 - Nunes vs. Pennington | May 12, 2018 | TKO (Elbows and Punches) | Marc Goddard | 5 | 2:36 |
| WIN | 9 - 5 - 0 | Miesha Tate | UFC 205 - Alvarez vs. McGregor | November 12, 2016 | Decision (Unanimous) | Dan Miragliotta | 3 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 8 - 5 - 0 | Elizabeth Phillips | UFC 202 - Diaz vs. McGregor 2 | August 20, 2016 | Decision (Unanimous) | Herb Dean | 3 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 7 - 5 - 0 | Bethe Correia | UFC on Fox 19 - Teixeira vs. Evans | April 16, 2016 | Decision (Split) | James Warring | 3 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 6 - 5 - 0 | Jessica Andrade | UFC 191 - Johnson vs. Dodson 2 | September 05, 2015 | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | Herb Dean | 2 | 4:58 |
| LOSS | 5 - 5 - 0 | Holly Holm | UFC 184 - Rousey vs. Zingano | February 28, 2015 | Decision (Split) | Herb Dean | 3 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 5 - 4 - 0 | Ashlee Evans-Smith | UFC 181 - Hendricks vs. Lawler 2 | December 06, 2014 | Technical Submission (Bulldog Choke) | Mark Smith | 1 | 4:59 |
| LOSS | 4 - 4 - 0 | Jessica Andrade | UFC 171 - Hendricks vs. Lawler | March 15, 2014 | Decision (Split) | Don Turnage | 3 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 4 - 3 - 0 | Roxanne Modafferi | UFC - The Ultimate Fighter 18 Finale | November 30, 2013 | Decision (Unanimous) | Chris Tognoni | 3 | 5:00 |
| LOSS | 3 - 3 - 0 | Leslie Smith | Invicta FC 4 - Esparza vs. Hyatt | January 06, 2013 | Decision (Unanimous) | Chuck Wolfe | 3 | 5:00 |
| LOSS | 3 - 2 - 0 | Cat Zingano | Invicta FC 3 - Penne vs. Sugiyama | October 07, 2012 | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | Greg Franklin | 2 | 3:32 |
| WIN | 3 - 1 - 0 | Raquel Canuto | Destiny MMA - Na Koa 1 | September 08, 2012 | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | 1 | 3:52 | |
| WIN | 2 - 1 - 0 | Sarah Moras | Invicta FC 2 - Baszler vs. McMann | July 29, 2012 | Decision (Unanimous) | Michelle Drake Browning | 3 | 5:00 |
| LOSS | 1 - 1 - 0 | Tori Adams | RMBB / TB - A Champion's Quest | June 23, 2012 | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| WIN | 1 - 0 - 0 | Kim Couture | MFP - Vengeance | March 04, 2012 | TKO (Knees to the Body) | 2 | 2:25 |
Upcoming Major Events
One Championship - One Friday Fights 118
Aug 01, 2025
One Championship - One 173
Aug 01, 2025
UFC on ESPN 71 - Taira vs. Park
Aug 02, 2025
KSW 109 - Kuberski vs. Paczuski
Aug 09, 2025
UFC on ESPN 72 - Dolidze vs. Hernandez
Aug 09, 2025
One Championship - One Friday Fights 120
Aug 15, 2025
UFC 319 - Du Plessis vs. Chimaev
Aug 16, 2025
UFC Fight Night 257 - Walker vs. Zhang
Aug 23, 2025
UFC Bantamweight Rankings
Kayla Harrison(19 - 1 - 0)
- 1Julianna Pena
(12 - 6 - 0)
- 2Raquel Pennington
(16 - 9 - 0)
- 3Ketlen Vieira
(15 - 4 - 0)
- 4Norma Dumont
(12 - 2 - 0)
- 5Macy Chiasson
(10 - 4 - 0)
- 6Irene Aldana
(15 - 8 - 0)
- 7Ailin Perez
(12 - 2 - 0)
- 8Mayra Bueno Silva
(10 - 5 - 2)
- 9Yana Santos
(16 - 8 - 1)
- 10Karol Rosa
(18 - 7 - 0)
- 11Jacqueline Cavalcanti
(9 - 1 - 0)
- 12Nora Cornolle
(9 - 2 - 0)
- 13Miesha Tate
(20 - 10 - 0)
- 14Joselyne Edwards
(15 - 6 - 0)
- 15Darya Zheleznyakova
(10 - 2 - 0)
