Raquel Pennington

Raquel Pennington
Born (1988-09-05) September 5, 1988
Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
Other names Rocky
Nationality American
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[1]
Weight 135 lb (61 kg; 9.6 st)
Division Bantamweight (135 lb)
Reach 67.5 in (171 cm)
Fighting out of Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
Team Altitude MMA[2]
Years active 2009 – present
Mixed martial arts record
Total 12
Wins 7
By knockout 1
By submission 3
By decision 3
Losses 5
By submission 1
By decision 4
Amateur career
Total 8
Wins 7
By submission 5
By decision 2
Losses 1
By decision 1
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Raquel Pennington (born September 5, 1988) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in Ultimate Fighting Championship women's bantamweight division. She has previously fought for Invicta Fighting Championships.

Early life

Raquel Pennington grew up playing many sports from basketball, softball, volleyball, running cross country, to always wanting to box. She graduated from Harrison High School (Colorado Springs) in 2007 as secretary of the National Honors Society, with many athletic and academic scholarships. She never played sports on a collegiate level due to a broken back. Pennington took an academic Scholarship to the University of Colorado Colorado Springs for pre-med in hopes to continue her education at med school and eventually become a doctor.[3][4]

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Pennington started training in martial arts at the age of 19, though initially her parents would not let her fight.[4] She fought in amateur MMA from 2009 to 2011, amassing a record of 7 wins and 1 loss with five of those wins by submission.[5] Her professional debut was in March 2012, a TKO victory against Kim Couture.

Invicta Fighting Championships

Pennington made her Invicta Fighting Championships promotional debut against future The Ultimate Fighter team mate Sarah Moras on July 28, 2012 at Invicta FC 2. She won via unanimous decision.[6]

Her next two fights for the promotion were both losses; one to Cat Zingano at Invicta FC 3[7] and one to Leslie Smith at Invicta FC 4.[8]

The Ultimate Fighter

In August 2013, Pennington was announced as a cast member of The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate.[9] She defeated veteran Tonya Evinger via submission due to a guillotine choke in the first round and was the third female pick of Team Tate.[10]

Raquel Pennington faced Jessamyn Duke in the elimination round. Pennington defeated Duke via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)[11] and the performance earned both participants Fight of The Season honors.[12]

Advancing to the semi-final, Pennington next faced former boxing champion Jessica Rakoczy in the final episode of the series. Prior to the fight, Pennington damaged her hand but was still able to fight. She lost a unanimous decision to Rakoczy (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).[13]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Pennington made her promotional debut against TUF 18 team mate Roxanne Modafferi on November 30, 2013 at The Ultimate Fighter 18 Finale. She won via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28).[14]

For her second fight with the promotion, Pennington replaced an injured Julianna Peña against Jéssica Andrade on March 15, 2014 at UFC 171. She lost the back-and-forth fight via split decision.[15]

Pennington was scheduled to face Holly Holm at UFC 181 on December 6, 2014. However, Holm pulled out of the fight in mid-November, citing a neck injury.[16] Holm was replaced by UFC newcomer Ashlee Evans-Smith.[17] Pennington won the fight via technical submission due to a bulldog choke at the end of the first round. She became the 4th fighter in UFC history to finish a fight with that move.

Pennington fought Holly Holm at UFC 184 on February 28, 2015, a bout that was originally supposed to take place at UFC 181. She lost the fight via split decision.

Pennington was set to take on Liz Carmouche at UFC 191. Carmouche was then replaced by former opponent Jéssica Andrade.[18] Pennington won the fight by submission in the second round.[19][20]

Personal life

Pennington is of Mexican descent and openly lesbian.[21]

Accomplishments

Mixed martial arts record

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 7–5 Bethe Correia Decision (split) UFC on Fox: Teixeira vs. Evans April 16, 2016 3 5:00 Tampa, Florida, United States
Win 6–5 Jéssica Andrade Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC 191 September 5, 2015 2 4:58 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Performance of the Night.
Loss 5–5 Holly Holm Decision (split) UFC 184 February 28, 2015 3 5:00 Los Angeles, California, United States
Win 5–4 Ashlee Evans-Smith Technical Submission (bulldog choke) UFC 181 December 6, 2014 1 4:59 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss 4–4 Jéssica Andrade Decision (split) UFC 171 March 15, 2014 3 5:00 Dallas, Texas, United States
Win 4–3 Roxanne Modafferi Decision (unanimous) The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate Finale November 30, 2013 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss 3–3 Leslie Smith Decision (unanimous) Invicta FC: Esparza vs. Hyatt January 5, 2013 3 5:00 Kansas City, Kansas, United States
Loss 3–2 Cat Zingano Submission (rear-naked choke) Invicta FC: Penne vs. Sugiyama October 6, 2012 2 3:32 Kansas City, Kansas, United States
Win 3–1 Raquel Pa'aluhi Submission (guillotine choke) Destiny MMA - Na Koa 1 September 8, 2012 1 3:52 Honolulu, Hawaii, United States Won the Destiny MMA World / Hawaiian Islands Bantamweight Championship.[4]
Win 2–1 Sarah Moras Decision (unanimous) Invicta FC: Baszler vs. McMann July 28, 2012 3 5:00 Kansas City, Kansas, United States
Loss 1–1 Tori Adams Decision (unanimous) RMBB / TB - A Champion's Quest June 22, 2012 3 5:00 Sheridan, Colorado, United States
Win 1–0 Kim Couture TKO (knees) MFP - Vengeance March 13, 2012 2 2:25 Casper, Wyoming, United States

Mixed martial arts exhibition record

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 2-1 Jessica Rakoczy Decision (unanimous) The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate November 27, 2013 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Semifinal bout.
Win 2-0 Jessamyn Duke Decision (unanimous) The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate October 9, 2013 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Quarterfinal bout.
Win 1-0 Tonya Evinger Submission (guillotine choke) The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate September 4, 2013 2 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Preliminary bout.

Mixed martial arts amateur record

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 7–1 Heather Denny Submission (triangle choke) RMBB - Extreme MMA August 12, 2011 2 1:59 Sheridan, Colorado, United States
Win 6–1 J.J. Aldrich Submission (triangle choke & punches) RMBB - Bad Girlz Gone Wild January 21, 2011 2 1:44 Sheridan, Colorado, United States
Loss 5–1 Taylor Stratford Decision (split) URC 13 - Brute Force June 11, 2010 3 3:00 Reno, Nevada, United States
Win 5–0 Tsui-Jen Cunanan Decision (unanimous) RMBB - Caged Madness January 16, 2010 3 3:00 Sheridan, Colorado, United States
Win 4–0 Kyane Hampton Submission (rear-naked choke) NMEF / RMBB - Annihilation 20: Clash of the Titans 5 October 24, 2009 2 0:45 Greeley, Colorado, United States
Win 3–0 Kyane Hampton Submission (rear-naked choke) Kickdown 67 - Blast June 20, 2009 1 2:52 Denver, Colorado, United States
Win 2–0 Ericka Trujillo Decision (unanimous) Kickdown 62 - Extreme April 5, 2009 3 3:00 Casper, Wyoming, United States
Win 1–0 Staci Vega Submission (guillotine choke) Kickdown 60 - Supremacy February 21, 2009 1 1:45 Casper, Wyoming, United States

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Fight Card - UFC 191 Johnson vs. Dodson 2". UFC.com. Retrieved September 6, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Altitude’s own Raquel Pennington steps into the UFC octagon". AltituteMMA.com. November 30, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Raquel Pennington Facebook Bio". Retrieved 2014.
  4. 1 2 3 "Raquel Pennington - Official UFC Fighter Profile". UFC.com. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Raquel "Rocky" Pennington MMA Stats, Pictures, News, Videos, Biography". Sherdog.com. Retrieved April 19, 2014.
  6. ↑ Brian Knapp (July 29, 2012). "Olympic silver medalist Sara McMann downs Shayna Baszler at Invicta FC 2". Sherdog.com. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
  7. ↑ Brian Knapp (October 6, 2012). "Jessica Penne triangles Naho Sugiyama captures atomweight gold at Invicta FC 3". Sherdog.com. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
  8. ↑ Sargent, Robert (2013-01-05). "Invicta FC 4 Results: Carla Esparza Wins Strawweight Title". Articles. Canada: MMARising.com. Retrieved 2013-05-01.
  9. ↑ Guilherme Cruz (August 15, 2013). "TUF 18 cast revealed with male and female bantamweights". MMAfighting.com. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
  10. ↑ Mike Bohn (September 5, 2013). "Episode No. 1 recap: 'The Ultimate Fighter 18: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate'". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
  11. ↑ Mike Bohn (October 10, 2013). "Episode No. 6 recap: ‘The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate’". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
  12. ↑ Geno Mrosko (December 1, 2013). "Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 18 season bonuses: Rakoczy, Duke, Pennington, and Moras bank $25K". MMAmania.com. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
  13. ↑ Mike Bohn (November 27, 2013). "Episode No. 13 recap: 'The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate'". MMAjunkie.com.
  14. ↑ Matt Erickson (November 30, 2013). "TUF 18 Finale results: Raquel Pennington gets past 'TUF' teammate Roxanne Modafferi". UFC.com.
  15. ↑ Matt Erickson (March 15, 2014). "UFC 171 results: Jessica Andrade slugs way past Raquel Pennington for split win". UFC.com.
  16. ↑ AP Newswire (2014-11-13). "Holly Holm pulls out of UFC debut". espn.go.com. Retrieved 2014-11-13.
  17. ↑ Mike Jackson (2014-11-18). "Ashlee Evans-Smith signs with UFC, replaces Holly Holm". mikethetruth.com. Retrieved 2014-11-18.
  18. ↑ Mike Sloan (2015-08-19). "Jessica Andrade Replaces Liz Carmouche, Rematches Raquel Pennington at UFC 191". Sherdog.com. Retrieved 2015-08-19.
  19. ↑ Brent Brookhouse (2015-09-05). "UFC 191 results, highlights: Raquel Pennington taps Jessica Andrade on 'revenge tour'". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-09-05.
  20. ↑ Tristen Critchfield (2015-09-05). "UFC 191 Bonuses: John Lineker, Francisco Rivera garner $50K for wild slugfest". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2015-09-05.
  21. ↑ Mark LaMonica (October 3, 2013). "TUF's Raquel Pennington on being a gay athlete". newsday.com.
  22. ↑ http://www.mmamania.com/2013/12/1/5162312/ultimate-fighter-tuf-18-season-bonuses-rakoczy-duke-pennington-moras-bank-25K
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