Raquel Pennington is a leading professional mixed martial artist who competes in the bantamweight division. She is currently signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where she is the current women's bantamweight champion.
Raquel Pennington started her professional mixed martial arts career in 2012 against Kim Couture at MFP: Vengeance. She dispatched Couture in the second round and sealed a second-round TKO win. She suffered her first loss in the second fight of her professional career against Tori Adams. The duo squared off against each other at RMBB / TB: A Champion’s Quest on June 22, 2012. Pennington came up short and lost the bout via unanimous decision.
She appeared at the Ultimate Fighter: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate Finale on November 30, 2013, against Roxanne Modafferi. Pennington won by unanimous decision and faced Jessica Andrade in her next fight at UFC 171. In almost an evenly poised bout, Raquel Pennington lost the fight via split decision.
Raquel Pennington moved forward with impressive victories over the likes of Miesha Tate and Irene Aldana. She also got a title opportunity against the former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes at UFC 224 but failed to win the fight. She realized her dream by defeating Mayra Bueno Silva at UFC 297 on January 20, 2024, while competing for the vacant women's bantamweight gold and clinching the prized belt.
Raquel Pennington's Next Fight-Opponent, Date, Location
Raquel Pennington is geared up to face Julianna Pena on October 5, 2024, at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. The leading women's bantamweight fighters will feature in the co-main event of the highly anticipated UFC 307: Pereira vs. Rountree Jr. in a high-stakes women's bantamweight title showdown. The fight will be Pennington's first title defense since winning it at UFC 297 against Mayra Bueno Silva.
Raquel Pennington's Record
Raquel Pennington has 16 professional wins and nine losses to her name as of September 25, 2024. She has one knockout, four submissions, and 11 decision victories to her record. Pennington has lost one fight by knockout, one by submission, and seven by decision.
| 25 matches | 16 wins | 9 losses |
| By knockout | 1 | 1 |
| By submission | 4 | 1 |
| By decision | 11 | 7 |
Julianna Pena's Record
Julianna Pena has a professional mixed martial arts record of 11 wins and five losses as of September 25, 2024. She has secured three knockout victories, and five submission wins, and outclassed three of her opponents by decision. Pena has also suffered one loss by knockout, two by submission, and two by decision.
| 16 matches | 11 wins | 5 losses |
| By knockout | 3 | 1 |
| By submission | 5 | 2 |
| By decision | 3 | 2 |
Raquel Pennington's Last Fight
Raquel Pennington locked horns with Mayra Bueno Silva for the vacant UFC women's bantamweight title in the co-main event of UFC 297 on January 20, 2024, in her most recent fight. The duo fought throughout the five rounds, and at last, Pennington secured herself a comfortable unanimous decision victory and won the women's bantamweight championship.
Last updated on September 25, 2024
FAQs on Raquel Pennington's Next Fight
A. She will take on Juliana Penna in her upcoming fight on October 5, 2024.
A. Yes, She fought in the co-main event of UFC 297.
A. She will lock horns with Julianna Pena in her upcoming fight.
A. She faced Mayra Bueno Silva in her most recent fight.
A. Yes, she has lost once by submission in her professional mixed martial arts career as of September 25, 2024.
