Autumn/Fall 2025
Potentially

Potential contest
5 rounds contest @ Women’s Bantamweight
16-9-0
18-1-0

The tape

36
Age
34
5' 7" / 170 cm
Height
5' 8" / 173 cm
67.3" / 171 cm
Reach
65.4" / 166 cm

Full record

SD 5UD 5SD 3UD 3SUB 2
Form
UD 3SUB 2UD 3UD 5SUB 1
16
Wins
18
1
By KO
6
6
KO%
33
4
By Sub
7
25
SUB%
39
9
Losses
1
1
Stopped
0
1
Tapped
0
0
Draws
0
2012
Debut
2018
25
Bouts
19
73
Rounds
40
5 hours, 55 minutes
Fight Time
2 hours, 57 minutes

Current rankings @ Women’s Bantamweight

1
UFC
2
-
Bellator
-
2
Tapology
1

Raquel Pennington vs Kayla Harrison preview

When is Pennington vs Harrison?

Raquel Pennington could potentially take on Kayla Harrison, in Autumn/Fall 2025.

The fight would be scheduled for 5 rounds in the Women’s Bantamweight division, which means the weight limit would be 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Pennington vs Harrison stats

Raquel Pennington would step into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 9 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Kayla Harrison would make her way to the cage with a record of 18 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 7 by submission.

The stats suggest Harrison would have a large advantage in power over Pennington, boasting a 33% knock out percentage over Pennington's 6%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Harrison would have an advantage over Pennington, with a 39% submission rate over Pennington's 25%.

Raquel Pennington is the older woman by 2 years, at 36 years old.

Harrison has a height advantage of 1 inch over Pennington. Despite this, she has a 2-inch reach advantage.

Pennington is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made her debut in 2012, 6 years and 3 months earlier than Harrison, whose first professional fight was in 2018. She has fought 33 more professional rounds, 73 to Harrison's 40.

Pennington vs Harrison form

Raquel Pennington has beaten 4 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight, she lost to Julianna Pena at UFC 307 on 5th October 2024 by split decision in their UFC Women’s Bantamweight championship fight at Vivint Arena, Salt Lake City, United States.

Previous to that, she had won against Mayra Bueno Silva at UFC 297 on 20th January 2024 by unanimous decision in their UFC Women’s Bantamweight championship fight at Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Canada.

Going into that contest, she had beaten Ketlen Vieira at UFC Fight Night: Gastelum vs. Imavov on 14th January 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest in the United States.

Before that, she had defeated Aspen Ladd at UFC 273 on 9th April 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville.

She was victorious against Macy Chiasson at UFC Fight Night on 18th December 2021 by submission in the 2nd round.

Kayla Harrison has beaten 4 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight, she beat Ketlen Vieira at UFC 307 on 5th October 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Vivint Arena, Salt Lake City, United States.

Previous to that, she had beaten Holly Holm at UFC 300 on 13th April 2024 by submission in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, she had defeated Aspen Ladd at PFL 10: 2023 PFL World Championship on 24th November 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The Anthem, Washington.

Before that, she had been beaten by Larissa Pacheco at PFL 2022 #10 -World Championship on 25th November 2022 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Hulu Theater, Madison Square Garden, New York.

She was victorious against Martina Jindrova at PFL 2022 #9 on 20th August 2022 by submission in the 1st round at Copper Box Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Kayla Harrison has been fighting more than Raquel Pennington.

Raquel Pennington last fought 7 months and 2 days ago, while Kayla Harrison's last outing was 7 months and 2 days ago.

Pennington's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 19 days, meaning she has been fighting on average every 8 months and 4 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 18 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3.6 rounds on average.

Harrison's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 17 days, meaning she has been fighting on average every 6 months and 17 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

What are the odds on Pennington vs Harrison?

Sorry, we couldn’t find any odds for Pennington vs Harrison yet. If a contest doesn’t have odds initially after it is announced, bookmakers usually release them closer to the day of the fight.

Raquel Pennington vs Kayla Harrison news

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