Spring 2025
Potentially

Potential contest
5 rounds contest @ Women’s Bantamweight
12-5-0
18-1-0

Belts on The Line

UFC Women's Bantamweight

The tape

35
Age
34
5' 6" / 168 cm
Height
5' 8" / 173 cm
68.9" / 175 cm
Reach
65.4" / 166 cm

Full record

SD 5UD 5SUB 2SUB 3SUB 2
Form
UD 3SUB 2UD 3UD 5SUB 1
12
Wins
18
3
By KO
6
25
KO%
33
5
By Sub
7
42
SUB%
39
5
Losses
1
1
Stopped
0
2
Tapped
0
0
Draws
0
2009
Debut
2018
17
Bouts
19
42
Rounds
40
3 hours, 10 minutes
Fight Time
2 hours, 57 minutes

Current rankings @ Women’s Bantamweight

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UFC
2
-
Bellator
-
1
Tapology
3

Julianna Pena vs Kayla Harrison preview

When is Pena vs Harrison?

Julianna Pena could potentially fight Kayla Harrison, in Spring 2025.

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

Pena vs Harrison stats

Julianna Pena would step into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 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 slight advantage in power over Pena, with a 33% knock out percentage over Pena's 25%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Pena would have a slight advantage over Harrison, with a 42% submission rate over Harrison's 39%.

Julianna Pena is the older woman by 1 year, at 35 years old.

Harrison has a height advantage of 2 inches over Pena. Despite this, she has a 4-inch reach advantage.

Pena is currently arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made her debut in 2009, 9 years and 1 month earlier than Harrison, whose first professional fight was in 2018. She has fought 2 more professional rounds, 42 to Harrison's 40.

Pena vs Harrison form

Julianna Pena has beaten 2 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight, she won against Raquel Pennington 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 lost to Amanda Nunes at UFC 277 on 30th July 2022 by unanimous decision in their championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Going into that contest, she had beaten Amanda Nunes at UFC 269 on 11th December 2021 by submission in the 2nd round in their championship fight at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, she had been beaten by Germaine de Randamie at UFC Fight Island 4 on 3rd October 2020 by submission in the 3rd round at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

She had been defeated by Valentina Shevchenko at UFC on FOX 23 on 28th January 2017 by submission in the 2nd round at Pepsi Center, Denver, United States.

Kayla Harrison has beaten 4 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight, she defeated 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 was victorious against 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 won against 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 lost to 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 had beaten 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 Julianna Pena.

Julianna Pena last fought 27 days ago, while Kayla Harrison's last outing was 27 days ago.

Pena's last 5 fights have come over a period of 7 years, 9 months and 4 days, meaning she has been fighting on average every 1 year, 6 months and 20 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

Harrison's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 12 days, meaning she has been fighting on average every 5 months and 9 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 Pena vs Harrison?

Sorry, we couldn’t find any odds for Pena 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.

Julianna Pena vs Kayla Harrison news

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