Tecia Pennington

“Tiny Tornado”

OctagonStats Rating 1541

11-8-0

Career record (W-L-D)

Physical stats

Height5' 1" (155 cm)

Weight115 lbs. (52 kg)

Reach60" (152 cm)

StanceOrthodox

BornAug 16, 1989

Age37

DivisionStrawweight

Striking & grappling

SLpM4.73

Str. Acc48%

SApM3.48

Str. Def61%

TD Avg0.56

TD Acc14%

TD Def-

Sub Avg0.1

Recent form

L W W L L

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

1 KO/TKO wins · 1 sub wins · 9 decision wins

Losses by method

0 KO/TKO losses · 0 sub losses · 8 decision losses

Finish rate18%

Times finished0%

StreakL1

Best streak3

Avg fight14:00

Octagon time4h 25m

Opp win%66%

ActiveDec. 12, 2014 – Nov. 08, 2025 (12y)

Strength of schedule

Ranked opponents faced8

Ranked wins2

Best ranked winAngela Hill (#14 Women's Strawweight)

Based on current UFC rankings — a snapshot, not the ranking at fight time.

Career story

Tecia Pennington "Tiny Tornado" is a 15-8-0 decision specialist. Most wins by decision.

Tecia debuted Dec. 12, 2014 vs Angela Magana (win). Longest win streak: 3. 12 years active (Dec. 12, 2014–Nov. 08, 2025).

Best wins: Carla Esparza (U-DEC R3, Oct. 05, 2024); Luana Pinheiro (U-DEC R3, May. 17, 2025); Brianna Fortino (U-DEC R3, Jun. 20, 2020).

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Fight history

Date	Event	Result	Method	R	Time	KD	Str	TD	Sub
Nov. 08, 2025	UFC Fight Night: Bonfim vs. Brown	L Denise Gomes	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	58 53	1 3	0 0
May. 17, 2025	UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Morales	W Luana Pinheiro	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	63 40	0 5	0 0
Oct. 05, 2024	UFC 307: Pereira vs. Rountree Jr.	W Carla Esparza	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	80 39	0 4	0 0
May. 11, 2024	UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Nascimento	L Tabatha Ricci	S-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	80 54	0 1	0 0
Apr. 09, 2022	UFC 273: Volkanovski vs. The Korean Zombie	L Mackenzie Dern	S-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	76 50	0 0	0 3
Aug. 07, 2021	UFC 265: Lewis vs. Gane	W Angela Hill	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	144 96	1 2	0 0
Dec. 12, 2020	UFC 256: Figueiredo vs. Moreno	W Sam Hughes	KO/TKO	1	5:00	0 0	52 20	1 0	0 0
Jun. 20, 2020	UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Volkov	W Brianna Fortino	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	74 34	0 2	0 0
Aug. 10, 2019	UFC Fight Night: Shevchenko vs. Carmouche 2	L Marina Rodriguez	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	41 84	0 1	0 1
Mar. 02, 2019	UFC 235: Jones vs. Smith	L Zhang Weili	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	30 63	0 2	0 0
Jul. 28, 2018	UFC Fight Night: Alvarez vs. Poirier 2	L Joanna Jedrzejczyk	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	33 62	0 0	0 0
Feb. 24, 2018	UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Stephens	L Jessica Andrade	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	69 92	2 10	0 0
Dec. 02, 2017	UFC 218: Holloway vs. Aldo 2	W Michelle Waterson-Gomez	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	95 56	1 2	0 0
Jul. 07, 2017	The Ultimate Fighter: Redemption Finale	W Juliana Lima	SUB Rear Naked Choke	2	0:53	0 0	15 6	0 1	1 0
Feb. 04, 2017	UFC Fight Night: Bermudez vs. The Korean Zombie	W Bec Rawlings	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	81 37	1 1	0 0
Apr. 16, 2016	UFC on FOX: Teixeira vs Evans	L Rose Namajunas	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	61 46	0 2	0 0
Dec. 12, 2015	UFC 194: Aldo vs McGregor	W Jocelyn Jones-Lybarger	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	77 29	0 0	0 0
Jun. 13, 2015	UFC 188: Velasquez vs Werdum	W Angela Hill	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	32 27	2 0	0 0
Dec. 12, 2014	The Ultimate Fighter: A Champion Will Be Crowned Finale	W Angela Magana	U-DEC	3	5:00	1 0	96 37	1 0	0 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.