Julianna Pena
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Julianna Pena "The Venezuelan Vixen" is a 13-6-0 grappler.
Julianna debuted Nov. 30, 2013 vs Jessica Rakoczy (win). Longest win streak: 4. 13 years active (Nov. 30, 2013–Jun. 07, 2025).
Best wins: Amanda Nunes (SUB Rear Naked Choke R2, Dec. 11, 2021); Sara McMann (SUB Rear Naked Choke R3, Jan. 23, 2021); Raquel Pennington (S-DEC R5, Oct. 05, 2024).
Julianna Peña (born August 19, 1989) is an American professional mixed martial artist who competes in the women's Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where she is the former two-time UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion. Peña is the first woman to win The Ultimate Fighter. As of July 11, 2026, she is #5 in the Meta UFC women's bantamweight rankings, and as of September 1, 2026, she is #10 in the UFC women's pound-for-pound rankings.
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Fight history
| Date | Event | Result | Method | R | Time | KD | Str | TD | Sub |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun. 07, 2025 | UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2 | L Kayla Harrison | SUB Kimura | 2 | 4:55 | 0 0 | 9 30 | 0 2 | 0 1 |
| Oct. 05, 2024 | UFC 307: Pereira vs. Rountree Jr. | W Raquel Pennington | S-DEC | 5 | 5:00 | 0 1 | 92 92 | 2 0 | 1 0 |
| Jul. 30, 2022 | UFC 277: Pena vs. Nunes 2 | L Amanda Nunes | U-DEC | 5 | 5:00 | 0 3 | 60 85 | 0 6 | 1 1 |
| Dec. 11, 2021 | UFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier | W Amanda Nunes | SUB Rear Naked Choke | 2 | 3:26 | 0 0 | 79 46 | 1 1 | 1 0 |
| Jan. 23, 2021 | UFC 257: Poirier vs. McGregor | W Sara McMann | SUB Rear Naked Choke | 3 | 3:39 | 0 0 | 38 21 | 1 3 | 1 0 |
| Oct. 03, 2020 | UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Aldana | L Germaine de Randamie | SUB Guillotine Choke | 3 | 3:25 | 0 0 | 27 37 | 3 0 | 0 2 |
| Jul. 13, 2019 | UFC Fight Night: De Randamie vs. Ladd | W Nicco Montano | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 45 38 | 2 3 | 0 0 |
| Jan. 28, 2017 | UFC on FOX: Shevchenko vs. Pena | L Valentina Shevchenko | SUB Armbar | 2 | 4:29 | 0 0 | 27 13 | 1 2 | 0 1 |
| Jul. 09, 2016 | UFC 200: Tate vs Nunes | W Cat Zingano | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 12 11 | 2 3 | 1 0 |
| Oct. 03, 2015 | UFC 192: Cormier vs Gustafsson | W Jessica Eye | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 34 30 | 3 1 | 3 1 |
| Apr. 04, 2015 | UFC Fight Night: Mendes vs Lamas | W Milana Dudieva | KO/TKO Elbows | 1 | 3:59 | 0 0 | 37 0 | 1 1 | 0 0 |
| Nov. 30, 2013 | The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate Finale | W Jessica Rakoczy | KO/TKO Punches | 1 | 4:59 | 0 0 | 33 4 | 2 0 | 0 0 |
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