Raquel Pennington (16-9, 4) was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S. on September 5, 1988. At the age of 23 years on March 13, 2012, she made her professional MMA debut against Kim Couture, winning the fight via 2nd-round TKO.
On March 15, 2014, 25-year old Raquel Pennington made her UFC debut on her 8th professional MMA fight at UFC 171 against a 22-year old Jéssica Andrade but lost the fight via split decision.
She became the UFC bantamweight champion on January 20, 2024 at age 35 on her 24th professional MMA fight at UFC 297 after defeating a 32-year old Mayra Bueno Silva via 5-round unanimous decision.
Pennington's last fight was a bantamweight (UFC Women's Championship) title defense against Julianna Peña on October 5, 2024. She lost the fight via 5th-round split decision. She is on a 1-fight losing streak.
She has fought 18 times in the UFC, and has a record of 12 wins and 6 losses in the promotion.
Some of Raquel Pennington's best fights have been against Mayra Bueno Silva, Macy Chiasson, Jéssica Andrade, Ashlee Evans-Smith, Elizabeth Phillips, Miesha Tate and Marion Reneau. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of Raquel Pennington".
Pennington has 9 losses on her MMA record. For details about these losses refer to "Raquel Pennington Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
25  | Oct 5, 2024 36 years, 1 months 16-9 (4) | 35 years, 1 months 11-5 (8) | UFC | BT | 5 | SD | LOSS Lost UFC Women's bantamweight title |
24  | Jan 20, 2024 35 years, 4 months 16-8 (4) | 32 years, 4 months 10-2-1 (7) | UFC | BT | 5 | UD | WIN Won UFC Women's bantamweight title |
23  | Jan 14, 2023 34 years, 4 months 15-8 (4) | 31 years, 4 months 13-2 (6) | UFC | BT | 3 | SD | WIN |
22  | Apr 9, 2022 33 years, 7 months 14-8 (4) | 27 years, 1 months 9-2 (7) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | WIN |
21  | Dec 18, 2021 33 years, 3 months 13-8 (4) | 30 years, 4 months 7-1 (4) | UFC | FT | 2 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke |
20  | Sep 18, 2021 33 years 12-8 (3) | 29 years, 9 months 15-5 (3) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | WIN |
19  | Jun 20, 2020 31 years, 9 months 11-8 (3) | 43 years 9-5-1 (8) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | WIN |
18  | Jan 18, 2020 31 years, 4 months 10-8 (3) | 38 years, 3 months 12-5 (8) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
17  | Jul 20, 2019 30 years, 10 months 10-7 (3) | 31 years, 3 months 10-4 (8) | UFC | BT | 3 | SD | WIN |
16  | Nov 10, 2018 30 years, 2 months 9-7 (3) | 34 years, 6 months 7-3 (3) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
15  | May 12, 2018 29 years, 8 months 9-6 (3) | 29 years, 11 months 15-4 (12) | UFC | BT | 5 | TKO | LOSS Punches For UFC Women's bantamweight title |
14  | Nov 12, 2016 28 years, 2 months 9-5 (3) | 30 years, 2 months 18-6 (9) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | WIN |
13 | Aug 20, 2016 27 years, 11 months 8-5 (3) | Elizabeth Phillips | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | WIN |
12  | Apr 16, 2016 27 years, 7 months 7-5 (3) | 32 years, 9 months 9-1 (2) | UFC | BT | 3 | SD | WIN |
11  | Sep 5, 2015 27 years 6-5 (3) | 23 years, 11 months 13-4 (10) | UFC | BT | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
10 | Feb 28, 2015 26 years, 5 months 5-5 (2) | 33 years, 4 months 7-0 (6) | UFC | BT | 3 | SD | LOSS |
9  | Dec 6, 2014 26 years, 3 months 5-4 (2) | 27 years, 4 months 3-0 (2) | UFC | BT | 1 | CKO | WIN Bulldog choke |
8 | Mar 15, 2014 25 years, 6 months 4-4 (2) | 22 years, 5 months 10-3 (9) | UFC | BT | 3 | SD | LOSS |
7  | Nov 30, 2013 25 years, 2 months 4-3 (2) | 31 years, 2 months 15-10 (5) | TUF | BT | 3 | UD | WIN |
6  | Jan 5, 2013 24 years, 4 months 3-3 (2) | 30 years, 4 months 4-2-1 (3) | BT | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
5  | Oct 6, 2012 24 years, 1 months 3-2 (2) | 30 years, 3 months 6-0 (5) | BT | 2 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke | |
4  | Sep 8, 2012 24 years 3-1 (2) | 21 years, 10 months 2-3 (1) | BT | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | |
3  | Jul 28, 2012 23 years, 10 months 2-1 (1) | 24 years, 2 months 2-0 (2) | BT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
2 | Jun 22, 2012 23 years, 9 months 1-1 (1) | Tori Adams | BT | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
1 | Mar 13, 2012 23 years, 6 months 1-0 (1) | Kim Couture | BT | 2 | TKO | WIN Knees to the body |
