Kianzad vs Pennington

Who won Kianzad vs Pennington?

Raquel Pennington beat Pannie Kianzad by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Vegas 37, on Saturday 18th September 2021 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Raquel Pennington.

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).

Kianzad vs Pennington stats

Pannie Kianzad stepped into the octagon with a record of 14 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Raquel Pennington made her way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Pannie Kianzad's 11th fight in the UFC, having made her debut for the promotion in 2018. Raquel Pennington marked her 19th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2013.

Pannie Kianzad's UFC record stood at 5-6-0, while Raquel Pennington's came in at 13-6-0.

The stats suggested Kianzad had an advantage in power over Pennington, with a 21% knock out percentage over Pennington's 9%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Pennington had a large advantage over Kianzad, boasting a 27% submission rate over Kianzad's 0%.

Pannie Kianzad was the younger woman by 3 years, at 33 years old.

Pennington had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Kianzad was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made her debut in 2012, 1 month later than Pennington, whose first professional fight was in 2012. She had fought 4 less professional rounds, 69 to Pennington's 73.

Kianzad vs Pennington form

Raquel Pennington had beaten 2 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight leading up to this contest, she had won against Marion Reneau at UFC Vegas 3 on 20th June 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, she had lost to Holly Holm at UFC 246 on 18th January 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, she had been beaten by Germaine de Randamie at UFC Fight Night 139 on 10th November 2018 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Pepsi Center, Denver.

Before that, she had been defeated by Amanda Nunes at UFC 224 on 12th May 2018 by knockout in the 5th round in their championship fight at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

She had beaten Miesha Tate at UFC 205 on 12th November 2016 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.

Activity check

Kianzad's last 2 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 3 months and 12 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 3 years, 1 month and 21 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

Pennington's last 5 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 4 months and 2 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year and 8 months. In those fights, she fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

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