Pena vs Harrison

Who won Pena vs Harrison?

Kayla Harrison beat Julianna Pena by submission in the 2nd round during the co-main event of UFC 316, on Saturday 7th June 2025 at Prudential Center in Newark.

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

This contest was for the UFC Women’s Bantamweight championship.

Pena vs Harrison stats

Julianna Pena stepped 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 made 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.

This was Julianna Pena's 12th fight in the UFC, having made her debut for the promotion in 2013. Kayla Harrison marked her 3rd fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Julianna Pena's UFC record stood at 8-4-0, while Kayla Harrison's came in at 3-0-0.

The stats suggested Harrison had a slight advantage in power over Pena, with a 33% knock out percentage over Pena's 25%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Pena had a slight advantage over Harrison, with a 42% submission rate over Harrison's 39%.

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

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

Pena was 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 had fought 2 more professional rounds, 44 to Harrison's 42.

Pena vs Harrison form

Harrison had won all 5 of her most recent fights, stopping 2opponents and going the distance 3 times.

In her last fight before this contest, she had won against Martina Jindrova at PFL 2022 #9 on 20th August 2022 by submission in the 1st round at Copper Box Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, she had beaten Kaitlin Young at PFL 2022 #6 on 1st July 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Overtime Elite Arena, Atlanta, United States.

Going into that contest, she had defeated Marina Mokhnatkina at PFL 2022 #3 on 6th May 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Esports Stadium Arlington, Arlington.

Before that, she was victorious against Taylor Guardado at PFL 2021 #10 on 27th October 2021 by submission in the 2nd round at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, Las Vegas.

She had won against Genah Fabian at PFL 2021 #8 on 19th August 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood.

Activity check

Pena's last 2 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 11 months and 18 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 4 years, 5 months and 25 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

Harrison's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 10 months and 8 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 9 months and 8 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.6 rounds on average.

What time did Pena vs Harrison start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 3:40 AM UTC , which was 11:40 PM EST or 8:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 4:40 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Pena vs Harrison?

Julianna Pena was a 21/4 (+490) underdog going into the contest, while Kayla Harrison made her way into the ring at 1/8 (-710) with oddsmakers.