Pennington vs Reneau

Who won Pennington vs Reneau?

Raquel Pennington beat Marion Reneau by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC Vegas 3, on Saturday 20th June 2020 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

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).

Pennington vs Reneau stats

Raquel Pennington stepped into the octagon with a record of 10 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Marion Reneau made her way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 5 losses and 1 draw, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Raquel Pennington's 19th fight in the UFC, having made her debut for the promotion in 2013.

Raquel Pennington's UFC record stood at 13-6-0, while Marion Reneau's came in at 5-7-1.

The stats suggested Reneau had a massive power advantage over Pennington, boasting a 56% knock out percentage over Pennington's 10%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Reneau had a slight advantage over Pennington, with a 33% submission rate over Pennington's 30%.

Raquel Pennington was the younger woman by 12 years, at 36 years old.

Pennington had a height advantage of 1 inch over Reneau. Despite this, Reneau had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Pennington was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made her debut in 2012, 1 year and 11 months later than Reneau, whose first professional fight was in 2010. She had fought 28 more professional rounds, 73 to Reneau's 45.

Pennington vs Reneau form

Raquel Pennington had beaten 2 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight before this contest, 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.

Previous to that, she had beaten Marion Reneau at UFC Vegas 3 on 20th June 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, she had lost to Holly Holm at UFC 246 on 18th January 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, she had been beaten by Germaine de Randamie at UFC Fight Night 139 on 10th November 2018 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Pepsi Center, Denver.

She had been defeated by Amanda Nunes at UFC 224 on 12th May 2018 by knockout in the 5th round in their championship fight at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Activity check

Pennington's last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 1 month and 16 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 4 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

Reneau's last 3 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 3 months and 17 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 2 years, 9 months and 6 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

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