Ladd vs Pennington

Who won Ladd vs Pennington?

Raquel Pennington beat Aspen Ladd by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC 273, on Saturday 9th April 2022 at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville.

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).

Ladd vs Pennington stats

Aspen Ladd stepped into the octagon with a record of 9 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Raquel Pennington made her way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

This was Aspen Ladd's 7th fight in the UFC, having made her debut for the promotion in 2017. Raquel Pennington marked her 19th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2013.

Aspen Ladd's UFC record stood at 4-3-0, while Raquel Pennington's came in at 13-6-0.

The stats suggested Ladd had a massive power advantage over Pennington, boasting a 67% knock out percentage over Pennington's 8%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Pennington had an advantage over Ladd, with a 31% submission rate over Ladd's 11%.

Aspen Ladd was the younger woman by 6 years, at 30 years old.

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

Ladd was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 10 fewer fights, and made her debut in 2015, 2 years and 11 months later than Pennington, whose first professional fight was in 2012. She had fought 30 less professional rounds, 43 to Pennington's 73.

Activity check

Ladd's last 3 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 9 months and 23 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year, 11 months and 9 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

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