Tecia Pennington (15-7, 2) was born in Fall River, Massachusetts, U.S. on August 16, 1989. At the age of 23 years on October 6, 2012, she made her professional MMA debut against Kaiyana Rain, winning the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
On June 13, 2015, 25-year old Tecia Pennington made her UFC debut on her 6th professional MMA fight at UFC 188 against Angela Hill, winning the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
Pennington's last fight was a 3-round unanimous decision win against Luana Pinheiro at UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Morales at age 35 on May 17, 2025. She is on a 2-fight winning streak.
She has fought 16 times in the UFC, and has a record of 9 wins and 7 losses in the promotion.
Some of Tecia Pennington's best fights have been against Angela Hill, Jocelyn Jones-Lybarger, Bec Rawlings, Michelle Waterson, Brianna Van Buren, Sam Hughes and Carla Esparza.
Pennington has 7 losses on her MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
22  | May 17, 2025 35 years, 9 months 15-7 (2) | 31 years, 5 months 11-4 (7) | UFC | ST | 3 | UD | WIN |
21  | Oct 5, 2024 35 years, 1 months 14-7 (2) | 36 years, 11 months 19-7 (8) | UFC | ST | 3 | UD | WIN |
20  | May 11, 2024 34 years, 8 months 13-7 (2) | 29 years, 2 months 9-2 (4) | UFC | ST | 3 | SD | LOSS |
19 | Apr 9, 2022 32 years, 7 months 13-6 (2) | Mackenzie Dern | UFC | ST | 3 | SD | LOSS |
18 | Aug 7, 2021 31 years, 11 months 13-5 (2) | Angela Hill | UFC | ST | 3 | UD | WIN |
17 | Dec 12, 2020 31 years, 3 months 12-5 (2) | Sam Hughes | UFC | ST | 1 | TKO | WIN Doctor stoppage |
16 | Jun 20, 2020 30 years, 10 months 11-5 (1) | Brianna Van Buren | UFC | ST | 3 | UD | WIN |
15 | Aug 10, 2019 29 years, 11 months 10-5 (1) | Marina Rodriguez | UFC | ST | 3 | UD | LOSS |
14 | Mar 2, 2019 29 years, 6 months 10-4 (1) | Zhang Weili | UFC | ST | 3 | UD | LOSS |
13 | Jul 28, 2018 28 years, 11 months 10-3 (1) | Joanna Jędrzejczyk | UFC | ST | 3 | UD | LOSS |
12 | Feb 24, 2018 28 years, 6 months 10-2 (1) | Jéssica Andrade | UFC | ST | 3 | UD | LOSS |
11 | Dec 2, 2017 28 years, 3 months 10-1 (1) | Michelle Waterson | UFC | ST | 3 | UD | WIN |
10 | Jul 7, 2017 27 years, 10 months 9-1 (1) | Juliana Lima | TUF | ST | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
9 | Feb 4, 2017 27 years, 5 months 8-1 (0) | Bec Rawlings | UFC | ST | 3 | UD | WIN |
8 | Apr 16, 2016 26 years, 8 months 7-1 (0) | Rose Namajunas | UFC | ST | 3 | UD | LOSS |
7 | Dec 12, 2015 26 years, 3 months 7-0 (0) | Jocelyn Jones-Lybarger | UFC | ST | 3 | UD | WIN |
6 | Jun 13, 2015 25 years, 9 months 6-0 (0) | Angela Hill | UFC | ST | 3 | UD | WIN |
5 | Dec 12, 2014 25 years, 3 months 5-0 (0) | Angela Magaña | TUF | ST | 3 | UD | WIN |
4 | Dec 7, 2013 24 years, 3 months 4-0 (0) | Felice Herrig | ST | 3 | UD | WIN | |
3 | Jul 13, 2013 23 years, 10 months 3-0 (0) | Rose Namajunas | ST | 3 | UD | WIN | |
2 | Jan 5, 2013 23 years, 4 months 2-0 (0) | Paige VanZant | ST | 3 | UD | WIN | |
1 | Oct 6, 2012 23 years, 1 months 1-0 (0) | Kaiyana Rain | ST | 3 | UD | WIN |
