Luis Pena is a Mixed Martial Arts fighter currently signed with UFC. He has been an MMA professional fighter since he began his career in 2014 and has an impressive record. With the exception of one loss in UFC, he has won each of his fights so far and is a former contender on the Ultimate Fighter: Undefeated season 27.
| RESULT | FIGHT | EVENT | METHOD | ROUND | TIME |
| Win | Matt Wiman | UFC Fight Night 154 â Moicano vs Korean Zombie | TKO (Punches) | 3 | 1:14 |
| Win | Steven Peterson | UFC Fight Night 148 â Thompson vs Pettis | Unanimous Decision | 3 | 5:00 |
| Loss | Michael Trizano | UFC Fight Night 139 - Korean Zombie vs Rodriguez | Split Decision | 3 | 5:00 |
| Win | Richie Smullen | UFC - The Ultimate Fighter 27 Finale | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | 1 | 3:32 |
| Win | Kobe Wall | Valor Fights - Worlds Collide | Submission (Kimura) | 3 | 1:40 |
Coach
Rosendo Sanchez
Gym/ Team/ Association
American Kickboxing Academy
Nickname
âViolent Bob Rossâ Luis Pena
Age
25 years
Date of Birth
5 â 7 â 1993
Weight Class
Lightweight Division
Hometown
Gilroy, California, United States.
Current Professional MMA Record
7 â 1 â 0 (Win â Loss â Draw)
Current Professional MMA Streak
2 wins.
Win Method Ratio
(KO/ TKO : Submission : Decision) â 29 : 57 : 14
Luis Pena grew up and had a wrestling career early on in his life while studying at Little Rock Central High School. During this time, he became a well-known wrestler before he took up an amateur career in MMA.
He fought 7 fights as an amateur MMA fighter and when he was done had a record of 5-2. He finally started to fight professionally after this, fighting his first professional fight against Chris Petty, whom he was able to defeat via Knockout.
Pena then came to The Ultimate Fighter: Undefeated where he won against Jose Martinez. However, an ankle injury saw him unable to fight for most of the season, although Dana White guaranteed him a spot on The Ultimate Fighter 27 Finale card. He won that fight defeating Richie Smullen.
In his debut UFC fight, Luis Pena lost to Michael Trizano via a Split Decision. Since then, however, he has managed to bounce back with as many as two back-to-back wins.
Luis Penaâs nationality is Italian. He was born in Naples, Italy, although he was adopted later by a Latino American couple. He studied at Little Rock Central High School.
Luis Pena is 25 years old.
Luis Pena is from Naples, Italy, but was adopted at an early age by a Latino American couple.
