A 2024 title fight
Pennington lost a title fight to Julianna Pena at UFC 307: Pereira vs. Rountree Jr. on Oct 5, 2024.
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Raquel Pennington
United StatesAge, record and fight historyRaquel Pennington is a UFC Women's Bantamweight fighter who beat Mayra Bueno Silva in a title fight at UFC 297 on Jan 20, 2024.
26 pro fights19 UFC fights3 title fights
Updated
About Raquel Pennington
Born on September 5, 1988, in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Pennington fights from the orthodox stance and holds a brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Tyler Larsen. Her professional career began in 2009, and she fought at Women's Bantamweight in the UFC from 2013 to 2024, with a 2021 stint at Women's Featherweight. In her first UFC fight, she beat Roxanne Modafferi by unanimous decision at The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate Finale on Nov 30, 2013.
Agatha Research DeskUpdated Oct 27, 2026Fight history19
Every UFC fight in our records, newest first. A gold mark is a title fight.
| Date | Event | Opponent | Result | Method | Rd | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 5, 2024 | UFC 307: Pereira vs. Rountree Jr. | Julianna Pena | L | Decision (split) | 5 | 5:00 |
| Jan 20, 2024 | UFC 297: Strickland vs. Du Plessis | Mayra Bueno Silva | W | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 |
| Jan 14, 2023 | UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Imavov | Ketlen Vieira | W | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Apr 9, 2022 | UFC 273: Volkanovski vs. The Korean Zombie | Aspen Ladd | W | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Dec 18, 2021 | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Daukaus | Macy Chiasson | W | Submission | 2 | 3:07 |
| Sep 18, 2021 | UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Spann | Pannie Kianzad | W | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Jun 20, 2020 | UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Volkov | Marion Reneau | W | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Jan 18, 2020 | UFC 246: McGregor vs. Cowboy | Holly Holm | L | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Jul 20, 2019 | UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Edwards | Irene Aldana | W | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Nov 10, 2018 | UFC Fight Night: Korean Zombie vs. Rodriguez | Germaine de Randamie | L | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
| May 12, 2018 | UFC 224: Nunes vs. Pennington | Amanda Nunes | L | KO/TKO | 5 | 2:36 |
| Nov 12, 2016 | UFC 205: Alvarez vs McGregor | Miesha Tate | W | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
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| Aug 20, 2016 | UFC 202: Diaz vs. McGregor 2 | Elizabeth Phillips | W | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Apr 16, 2016 | UFC on FOX: Teixeira vs Evans | Bethe Correia | W | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Sep 5, 2015 | UFC 191: Johnson vs Dodson 2 | Jessica Andrade | W | Submission | 2 | 4:58 |
| Feb 28, 2015 | UFC 184: Rousey vs Zingano | Holly Holm | L | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Dec 6, 2014 | UFC 181: Hendricks vs Lawler II | Ashlee Evans-Smith | W | Submission | 1 | 4:59 |
| Mar 15, 2014 | UFC 171: Hendricks vs Lawler | Jessica Andrade | L | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Nov 30, 2013 | The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate Finale | Roxanne Modafferi | W | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
How she is doing now
UFC record13-619 fights since 2013
Since moving up1-0at women's featherweight, since 2021
Last fightOct 5lost to Julianna Pena
Last 54-1LWWWWNewest first. Lost her last fight.
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A 2018 title fight
Pennington lost a title fight to Amanda Nunes at UFC 224: Nunes vs. Pennington on May 12, 2018.
Career
17years2009 to 2024
- 2013UFC debutBeat Roxanne Modafferi
- Jan 2024ChampionBeat Mayra Bueno Silva
- Oct 2024Lost the beltJulianna Pena
- 2021Women's FeatherweightMoved up a division
- Oct 5, 2024Latest fightLost to Julianna Pena
Title fights
- Oct 5, 2024: lost vs Julianna PenaUFC 307: Pereira vs. Rountree Jr.
- Jan 20, 2024: won vs Mayra Bueno SilvaUFC 297: Strickland vs. Du Plessis
- May 12, 2018: lost vs Amanda NunesUFC 224: Nunes vs. Pennington
How her UFC fights ended
13 wins
Submission 3Decision 10
6 losses
KO/TKO 1Decision 5
Divisions
- Women's Featherweight: 1-02021, 1 UFC fight
- Women's Bantamweight: 12-62013 to 2024, 18 UFC fights
First UFC fight
Nov 30, 2013: beat Roxanne Modafferi by unanimous decisionThe Ultimate Fighter: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate Finale, round 3, 5:00
Latest fight
Oct 5, 2024: lost to Julianna Pena by split decisionUFC 307: Pereira vs. Rountree Jr., round 5, 5:00
Most often against
The fighters she has met more than once in the UFC, with the result of each run.
Holly Holm2 fights
0-2Pennington trails
Feb 28, 2015 to Jan 18, 2020
Jessica Andrade2 fights
1-1Level
Mar 15, 2014 to Sep 5, 2015
She has met 15 other UFC opponents once each.
Sources and updates
Fights, records and schedules come from Agatha's own records: ESPN's fighter records and results, and the UFC fight history in our data.
The professional record counts the UFC fight history in our data and ESPN's results after it: ESPN's own record has not caught up with them yet.
Updated Nov 3, 2026, 6:51 AM ET. Results and form refresh after every fight; biography facts are checked weekly.