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Tecia Pennington "Tiny Tornado"

Active #18 womens strawweight · age 36 · Orthodox · 5'1" 155 cm · 115 lb 52 kg · reach 60" 152 cm
At a glance
Elo rating
1516
Global Elo 1563 ±36
Rank
#18
top 36% of division
UFC record
11-8-0
KO 0 · Sub 1 · Dec 9
Streak
-1
Δ90d 0 · Δ1y -16
Last fight
Nov 8, 2025
Loss by Decision · R3
Career at a glance
Octagon time
4h 26m
Avg fight time
14:00
Bonuses
1
Fights per year
1.7
Since last fight
7mo

Honest Elo history

19 fights · tap & drag
Dec 12, 2014 — W vs Angela Magana Δ+29Jun 13, 2015 — W vs Angela Hill Δ+29Dec 12, 2015 — W vs Jocelyn Jones-Lybarger Δ+24Apr 16, 2016 — L vs Rose Namajunas Δ-32Feb 4, 2017 — W vs Bec Rawlings Δ+25Jul 7, 2017 — W vs Juliana Lima Δ+16Dec 2, 2017 — W vs Michelle Waterson-Gomez Δ+13Feb 24, 2018 — L vs Jessica Andrade Δ-18Jul 28, 2018 — L vs Joanna Jedrzejczyk Δ-13Mar 2, 2019 — L vs Zhang Weili Δ-17Aug 10, 2019 — L vs Marina Rodriguez Δ-17Jun 20, 2020 — W vs Brianna Fortino Δ+16Dec 12, 2020 — W vs Sam Hughes Δ+14Aug 7, 2021 — W vs Angela Hill Δ+13Apr 9, 2022 — L vs Mackenzie Dern Δ-15May 11, 2024 — L vs Tabatha Ricci Δ-16Oct 5, 2024 — W vs Carla Esparza Δ+19May 17, 2025 — W vs Luana Pinheiro Δ+12Nov 8, 2025 — L vs Denise Gomes Δ-16 1450147515001525155015751600 20162018202020222024 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":341.7,"elo":1482,"date":"2014-12-12","opp":"Angela Magana","result":"W","delta":29},{"i":1,"x":123.1,"y":280.3,"elo":1511,"date":"2015-06-13","opp":"Angela Hill","result":"W","delta":29},{"i":2,"x":156,"y":228.9,"elo":1535,"date":"2015-12-12","opp":"Jocelyn Jones-Lybarger","result":"W","delta":24},{"i":3,"x":178.7,"y":298.2,"elo":1502,"date":"2016-04-16","opp":"Rose Namajunas","result":"L","delta":-32},{"i":4,"x":231.9,"y":245.3,"elo":1527,"date":"2017-02-04","opp":"Bec Rawlings","result":"W","delta":25},{"i":5,"x":259.5,"y":211.2,"elo":1543,"date":"2017-07-07","opp":"Juliana Lima","result":"W","delta":16},{"i":6,"x":286.3,"y":182.6,"elo":1557,"date":"2017-12-02","opp":"Michelle Waterson-Gomez","result":"W","delta":13},{"i":7,"x":301.4,"y":220.1,"elo":1539,"date":"2018-02-24","opp":"Jessica Andrade","result":"L","delta":-18},{"i":8,"x":329.3,"y":248.5,"elo":1526,"date":"2018-07-28","opp":"Joanna Jedrzejczyk","result":"L","delta":-13},{"i":9,"x":368.5,"y":284.1,"elo":1509,"date":"2019-03-02","opp":"Zhang Weili","result":"L","delta":-17},{"i":10,"x":397.6,"y":321.7,"elo":1491,"date":"2019-08-10","opp":"Marina Rodriguez","result":"L","delta":-17},{"i":11,"x":454.5,"y":288,"elo":1507,"date":"2020-06-20","opp":"Brianna Fortino","result":"W","delta":16},{"i":12,"x":486.1,"y":259.2,"elo":1521,"date":"2020-12-12","opp":"Sam Hughes","result":"W","delta":14},{"i":13,"x":529.2,"y":232.1,"elo":1533,"date":"2021-08-07","opp":"Angela Hill","result":"W","delta":13},{"i":14,"x":573.4,"y":265.1,"elo":1518,"date":"2022-04-09","opp":"Mackenzie Dern","result":"L","delta":-15},{"i":15,"x":711.3,"y":298.6,"elo":1502,"date":"2024-05-11","opp":"Tabatha Ricci","result":"L","delta":-16},{"i":16,"x":737.9,"y":259.2,"elo":1521,"date":"2024-10-05","opp":"Carla Esparza","result":"W","delta":19},{"i":17,"x":778.4,"y":234.6,"elo":1532,"date":"2025-05-17","opp":"Luana Pinheiro","result":"W","delta":12},{"i":18,"x":810,"y":269.4,"elo":1516,"date":"2025-11-08","opp":"Denise Gomes","result":"L","delta":-16}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Nov 8, 2025 Denise Gomes L -16
May 17, 2025 Luana Pinheiro W +12
Oct 5, 2024 Carla Esparza W +19
May 11, 2024 Tabatha Ricci L -16
Apr 9, 2022 Mackenzie Dern L -15

Performance

SLpM Significant Strikes Landed per Minute. Higher = busier striker.
Strikes Landed
L1L3L5
Str Acc Striking accuracy: significant strikes landed / attempted. Higher = more efficient striker.
Strike Accuracy
L1L3L5
SApM Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute. How often opponents land on this fighter. Lower is better.
Strikes Absorbed
L1L3L5
Str Def Share of opponent’s significant strike attempts that miss or are blocked. Higher is better.
Striking Defense
L1L3L5
TD / 15 min Takedowns landed per 15 minutes (one full 3-round fight). Measures wrestling output.
Takedowns
L1L3L5
TD Acc Takedowns landed / attempted. Higher = cleaner entries.
Takedown Accuracy
L1L3L5
TD Def Share of opponent takedown attempts stuffed. Higher = harder to put on the mat.
Takedown Defense
L1L3L5
Sub / 15 min Submission attempts per 15 minutes. Counts attempts, not just finishes — a proxy for grappling aggression.
Submission Attempts
L1L3L5
Ctrl / 15 min Control time in seconds per 15 minutes. Time in dominant grappling positions. 240 = 4 min, the realistic high-end across divisions.
Control Time (sec)
L1L3L5
KD / 15 min Knockdowns landed per 15 minutes. Counts every flash KD even if the fight continued — measures stopping power across all rounds, not just finishes.
Knockdowns
L1L3L5
Above division avg (intensity ∝ how far)
Near avg (±10%)
Below division avg

Finishes

How wins come Finish rate = (KO + Submission wins) / total UFC wins. Measures how often this fighter closes the show before the scorecards.
9%
1 / 11
Finish rate
KO
0
0% of wins
SUB
1
9% of wins
DEC
9
82% of wins
KO: 0 (0%) Sub: 1 (10%) 1 Dec: 9 (90%) 9
Finishes by round
2 total
R1
1 50%
R2
1 50%
R3
R4
R5

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 1257 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
54% Head
  • Head 54%
  • Body 21%
  • Leg 25%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
85% Distance
  • Distance 85%
  • Clinch 12%
  • Ground 3%

Durability

How they're beaten How fights end AGAINST this fighter. Finished-against rate = (times KO'd + submitted) / total UFC losses. A low rate means they rarely get stopped.
Never been finished
All 8 losses went to the scorecards

Strength of schedule in UFC

Avg opp Elo (last 5) Average Elo rating of the last 5 opponents this fighter faced. A proxy for schedule difficulty — 1700+ is elite-level competition, 1500 is a UFC average opponent.
1561
UFC level
Quality wins (1600+) Wins over opponents rated 1600+ Elo at the time of the fight — clearly above the ~1500 UFC average, contender tier. A count of genuine quality results, not record-padding.
1
of 11 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Carla Esparza
Elo 1605 at fight time
Expected wins How many wins an average fighter would be expected to have against this exact schedule, based on pre-fight Elo win probabilities. The line below shows whether this fighter is over- or under-performing their matchups.
10.1
+0.9 wins above what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 19 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1500
1572
Notable wins
Carla Esparza 1605

Top womens strawweight

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#1 · Elo 1656
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#2 · Elo 1601
Mackenzie Dern C
#3 · Elo 1574
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#4 · Elo 1569
Alexia Thainara
#5 · Elo 1561
Source Raw fight data and per-bout statistics come from Tecia Pennington on UFCStats →. Elo rating, uncertainty bands, and division-relative analytics computed by HonestElo — not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.