Tecia Pennington

“Tiny Tornado”

15-8-0

0Prospect

/Women's Strawweight/Age 36/Orthodox/5' 1"/60″ reach/115 lbs

Win %

65%

SLpM

4.7

Str Acc

48%

Str Def

61%

TD Avg

0.6

TD Def

62%

Sub Avg

0.1

Finish

17%

At a Glance

4.7

SLpM

above average

48%

Str Acc

median

0.6

TD Avg

bottom 15%

17%

Finish %

below average

61%

Str Def

top 11%

Tecia Pennington "Tiny Tornado" is a orthodox Women's Strawweight mixed martial artist competing in the UFC, profiled as a high-volume striker. With a record of 15-8-0, the fighter carries a 65% win rate across 23 pro contests, though most of those wins come by way of the judges' scorecards.

Career Arc

21 fightspeak +6 · current +4

Skill Profile

Fighter

UFC Avg

0Prospect

IQ Score

Accuracy & Defense○ = UFC avg

Str Acc

Str Def

TD Acc

TD Def

Striking Output

Sig. Strikes Landed / Min

4.73+1.31 vs avg

0avg 3.49

Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min

3.48+0.30 vs avg

0avg 3.29

Grappling Output

Takedowns / 15 Min

0.56-0.96 vs avg

0avg 1.56

Submissions / 15 Min

0.10-0.30 vs avg

0avg 0.43

Strike Differential (landed - absorbed / min)

Absorbed (3.48)Landed (4.73)

+1.25

Wins by Method

17%Finish

KO/TKO18%

Submission18%

Decision1083%

15 total wins

Win / Loss by Method

Wins (15)

1 KO

1 SUB

10 DEC

3 OTH

Losses (8)

8 DEC

Recent Form (Last 5)

Dec

Career Fight Pace (Avg Sig Strikes / Round)

25/64(39%)

16/46(35%)

18/43(42%)

Landed

Attempted

Positional & Target Breakdown

Position

88%

Distance: 207Clinch: 19Ground: 9

Target

63%

23%

Head: 147Body: 35Leg: 53

Grappling Efficiency

Avg TD / Fight

0.3

Avg Control / Fight

0:23

TD Success Rate

33%

Durability & Resilience

Fights to Decision

18 of 21

KO/TKO Losses

Avg Fight Duration

2.8 rounds

Post-Loss Record

3-4

Fight History19 UFC + 2 pre-UFC

21 fights12W8L

Result	Opponent	Event	Date	Method	Rd	Time
L	Denise Gomes	UFC Fight Night: Bonfim vs. Brown	Nov 8, 2025	DU-DEC	3	5:00
LOSS Method U-DEC Round 3 of 3 Time 5:00 Division Women's Strawweight UFC Fight Night: Bonfim vs. Brown 2025-11-08 Compare fighters →
W	Luana Pinheiro	UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Morales	May 17, 2025	DU-DEC	3	5:00
W	Carla Esparza	UFC 307: Pereira vs. Rountree Jr.	Oct 5, 2024	DU-DEC	3	5:00
L	Tabatha Ricci	UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Nascimento	May 11, 2024	DS-DEC	3	5:00
L	Mackenzie Dern	UFC 273: Volkanovski vs. The Korean Zombie	Apr 9, 2022	DS-DEC	3	5:00
W	Angela Hill	UFC 265: Lewis vs. Gane	Aug 7, 2021	DU-DEC	3	5:00
W	Sam Hughes	UFC 256: Figueiredo vs. Moreno	Dec 12, 2020	KKO/TKO	1	5:00
W	Brianna Fortino	UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Volkov	Jun 20, 2020	DU-DEC	3	5:00
L	Marina Rodriguez	UFC Fight Night: Shevchenko vs. Carmouche 2	Aug 10, 2019	DU-DEC	3	5:00
L	Zhang Weili	UFC 235: Jones vs. Smith	Mar 2, 2019	DU-DEC	3	5:00
L	Joanna Jedrzejczyk	UFC Fight Night: Alvarez vs. Poirier 2	Jul 28, 2018	DU-DEC	3	5:00
L	Jessica Andrade	UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Stephens	Feb 24, 2018	DU-DEC	3	5:00
W	Michelle Waterson-Gomez	UFC 218: Holloway vs. Aldo 2	Dec 2, 2017	DU-DEC	3	5:00
W	Juliana Lima	The Ultimate Fighter: Redemption Finale	Jul 7, 2017	SSUB Rear Naked Choke	2	0:53
W	Bec Rawlings	UFC Fight Night: Bermudez vs. The Korean Zombie	Feb 4, 2017	DU-DEC	3	5:00
L	Rose Namajunas	UFC on FOX: Teixeira vs Evans	Apr 16, 2016	DU-DEC	3	5:00
W	Jocelyn Jones-Lybarger	UFC 194: Aldo vs McGregor	Dec 12, 2015	DU-DEC	3	5:00
W	Angela Hill	UFC 188: Velasquez vs Werdum	Jun 13, 2015	DU-DEC	3	5:00
W	Angela Magana	The Ultimate Fighter: A Champion Will Be Crowned Finale	Dec 12, 2014	DU-DEC	3	5:00
?	Unknown	The Ultimate Fighter SeasonThe Ultimate Fighter Season 20	Aug 6, 2014	DDEC		Majority
W	Kaiyana Rain	InvictaInvicta FC 3	Oct 6, 2012	DDEC		Unanimous