Raquel Pennington
“Rocky”
P4P #13 #5 Women's Bantamweight
13-6-0
Career record (W-L-D)
Physical stats
Height5' 7" (170 cm)
Weight135 lbs. (61 kg)
Reach67" (170 cm)
StanceOrthodox
BornSep 05, 1988
Age38
DivisionBantamweight
BirthplaceColorado Springs, Colorado, U.S.
TeamAltitude MMA
Striking & grappling
SLpM4.10
Str. Acc49%
SApM3.32
Str. Def61%
TD Avg0.83
TD Acc27%
TD Def-
Sub Avg0.6
Recent form
L W W W W
Last 5 fights, most recent first
Career timeline
19 fights, oldest to newest — ■ win ■ loss ■ draw/no contest. Hover for details.
Career breakdown
Based on recorded UFC bouts — early regional fights may not be included.
Wins by method
0 KO/TKO wins · 3 sub wins · 10 decision wins
Losses by method
1 KO/TKO losses · 0 sub losses · 5 decision losses
Finish rate23%
Times finished17%
StreakL1
Best streak6
Avg fight15:18
Octagon time4h 50m
Opp win%64%
ActiveNov. 30, 2013 – Oct. 05, 2024 (12y)
Strength of schedule
Ranked opponents faced4
Ranked wins2
Based on current UFC rankings — a snapshot, not the ranking at fight time.
Bonus awards
Performance of the Night1
Total bonuses1
Post-fight bonuses from UFC event records.
Career story
Raquel Pennington "Rocky" is a 16-10-0 decision specialist. Most wins by decision.
Raquel debuted Nov. 30, 2013 vs Roxanne Modafferi (win). Longest win streak: 6. 12 years active (Nov. 30, 2013–Oct. 05, 2024).
Best wins: Jessica Andrade (SUB Rear Naked Choke R2, Sep. 05, 2015); Ketlen Vieira (S-DEC R3, Jan. 14, 2023); Miesha Tate (U-DEC R3, Nov. 12, 2016).
Raquel Len Pennington (born September 5, 1988) is an American professional mixed martial artist who competes in the women's Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where she is a former UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion. As of September 5, 2026, she is #15 in the Meta UFC women's bantamweight rankings, and as of September 29, 2026, she is #13 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 |
|---|
| Oct. 05, 2024 | UFC 307: Pereira vs. Rountree Jr. | L Julianna Pena | S-DEC | 5 | 5:00 | 1 0 | 92 92 | 0 2 | 0 1 |
| Jan. 20, 2024 | UFC 297: Strickland vs. Du Plessis | W Mayra Bueno Silva | U-DEC | 5 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 134 69 | 1 3 | 2 3 |
| Jan. 14, 2023 | UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Imavov | W Ketlen Vieira | S-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 81 64 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Apr. 09, 2022 | UFC 273: Volkanovski vs. The Korean Zombie | W Aspen Ladd | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 114 65 | 0 2 | 0 0 |
| Dec. 18, 2021 | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Daukaus | W Macy Chiasson | SUB Guillotine Choke | 2 | 3:07 | 0 0 | 45 26 | 0 1 | 1 0 |
| Sep. 18, 2021 | UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Spann | W Pannie Kianzad | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 48 50 | 1 1 | 0 0 |
| Jun. 20, 2020 | UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Volkov | W Marion Reneau | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 107 46 | 1 2 | 0 0 |
| Jan. 18, 2020 | UFC 246: McGregor vs. Cowboy | L Holly Holm | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 38 30 | 1 0 | 0 0 |
| Jul. 20, 2019 | UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Edwards | W Irene Aldana | S-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 47 52 | 1 0 | 0 0 |
| Nov. 10, 2018 | UFC Fight Night: Korean Zombie vs. Rodriguez | L Germaine de Randamie | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 24 42 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| May. 12, 2018 | UFC 224: Nunes vs. Pennington | L Amanda Nunes | KO/TKO Punches | 5 | 2:36 | 0 0 | 64 124 | 1 3 | 0 0 |
| Nov. 12, 2016 | UFC 205: Alvarez vs McGregor | W Miesha Tate | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 43 21 | 1 1 | 3 0 |
| Aug. 20, 2016 | UFC 202: Diaz vs. McGregor 2 | W Elizabeth Phillips | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 33 15 | 3 1 | 1 0 |
| Apr. 16, 2016 | UFC on FOX: Teixeira vs Evans | W Bethe Correia | S-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 75 66 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Sep. 05, 2015 | UFC 191: Johnson vs Dodson 2 | W Jessica Andrade | SUB Rear Naked Choke | 2 | 4:58 | 0 0 | 41 41 | 2 4 | 1 1 |
| Feb. 28, 2015 | UFC 184: Rousey vs Zingano | L Holly Holm | S-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 40 44 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Dec. 06, 2014 | UFC 181: Hendricks vs Lawler II | W Ashlee Evans-Smith | SUB Bulldog Choke | 1 | 4:59 | 0 0 | 5 11 | 1 1 | 1 0 |
| Mar. 15, 2014 | UFC 171: Hendricks vs Lawler | L Jessica Andrade | S-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 82 66 | 2 3 | 2 0 |
| Nov. 30, 2013 | The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate Finale | W Roxanne Modafferi | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 80 42 | 1 0 | 1 0 |
Fight data compiled from public statistical sources (ufcstats.com) and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). OctagonStats is an independent database, not affiliated with UFC / TKO Group.