Holm vs Pennington

Who won Holm vs Pennington?

Holly Holm beat Raquel Pennington by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the co-main event of UFC 246, on Saturday 18th January 2020 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Holly Holm.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Women’s Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Holm vs Pennington stats

Holly Holm stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Raquel Pennington made her way to the cage with a record of 10 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Holly Holm's 16th fight in the UFC, having made her debut for the promotion in 2015. Raquel Pennington marked her 19th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2013.

Holly Holm's UFC record stood at 8-7-0, while Raquel Pennington's came in at 13-6-0.

The stats suggested Holm had a massive power advantage over Pennington, boasting a 67% knock out percentage over Pennington's 10%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Pennington had a large advantage over Holm, boasting a 30% submission rate over Holm's 0%.

Holly Holm was the older woman by 7 years, at 43 years old.

Holm had a height advantage of 1 inch over Pennington. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Holm was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made her debut in 2011, 11 months earlier than Pennington, whose first professional fight was in 2012. She had fought 1 more professional rounds, 74 to Pennington's 73.

Holm vs Pennington form

Holly Holm had beaten 2 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight before this contest, she had lost to Kayla Harrison at UFC 300 on 13th April 2024 by submission in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, she had been beaten by Mayra Bueno Silva at UFC Fight Night – Holm vs. Bueno Silva on 15th July 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, she had won against Yana Santos at UFC Fight Night San Antonio on 25th March 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at AT&T Center, San Antonio.

Before that, she had been defeated by Ketlen Vieira at UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Vieira on 21st May 2022 by split decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

She had beaten Irene Aldana at UFC Fight Island 4 on 3rd October 2020 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Activity check

Holm's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 6 months and 14 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 10 months and 27 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

Pennington's last 3 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 5 months and 5 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 2 years, 9 months and 22 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.7 rounds on average.

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