Pennington vs Aldana II

When is Pennington vs Aldana II?

Raquel Pennington could potentially take on Irene Aldana, in Summer 2025.

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

Pennington vs Aldana II stats

Raquel Pennington would step into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 9 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Irene Aldana would make her way to the cage with a record of 15 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

The stats suggest Aldana would have a massive power advantage over Pennington, boasting a 53% knock out percentage over Pennington's 6%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Pennington would have a slight advantage over Aldana, with a 25% submission rate over Aldana's 20%.

Raquel Pennington is the younger woman by 1 year, at 36 years old.

Aldana has a height advantage of 2 inches over Pennington. This also extends to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Pennington is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made her debut in 2012, 7 months earlier than Aldana, whose first professional fight was in 2012. She has fought 17 more professional rounds, 73 to Aldana's 56.

Pennington vs Aldana II form

Raquel Pennington has beaten 4 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight, she lost to Julianna Pena 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 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.

Going into that contest, 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.

Before that, 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.

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

Aldana has beaten 3 of her last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In her last fight, she was beaten by Norma Dumont at UFC 306 on 14th September 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The Sphere, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, she had won against Karol Rosa at UFC 296 on 16th December 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, she had been defeated by Amanda Nunes at UFC 289 on 10th June 2023 by unanimous decision in their championship fight at Rogers Arena, Vancouver, Canada.

Before that, she had beaten Macy Chiasson at UFC 279 on 10th September 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

She had defeated Yana Santos at UFC 264 on 10th July 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Raquel Pennington has been fighting more than Irene Aldana.

Raquel Pennington last fought 5 months and 23 days ago, while Irene Aldana's last outing was 6 months and 14 days ago.

Pennington's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 10 days, meaning she has been fighting on average every 7 months and 27 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 18 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3.6 rounds on average.

Aldana's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 8 months and 18 days, meaning she has been fighting on average every 8 months and 28 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3 rounds on average.

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