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.

Ladd vs Pennington form

Raquel Pennington had beaten 5 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight leading up to this contest, 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.

Previous to that, 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.

Going into that contest, 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.

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

She had won against Pannie Kianzad at UFC Vegas 37 on 18th September 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Activity check

Ladd's last 3 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 9 months and 4 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year, 11 months and 2 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Pennington's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 30 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 8 months and 18 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.2 rounds on average.

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