Pinheiro vs Pennington

Who won Pinheiro vs Pennington?

Tecia Pennington beat Luana Pinheiro by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 17th May 2025 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Tecia Pennington.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Women’s Strawweight division, which meant the weight limit was 115 pounds (8.2 stone or 52.2 KG).

Pinheiro vs Pennington stats

Luana Pinheiro stepped into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Tecia Pennington made her way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Luana Pinheiro's 7th fight in the UFC, having made her debut for the promotion in 2021. Tecia Pennington marked her 18th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2014.

Luana Pinheiro's UFC record stood at 3-4-0, while Tecia Pennington's came in at 11-7-0.

The stats suggested Pinheiro had an advantage in power over Pennington, with a 18% knock out percentage over Pennington's 7%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Pinheiro had a massive advantage over Pennington, boasting a 45% submission rate over Pennington's 7%.

Luana Pinheiro was the younger woman by 4 years, at 31 years old.

Pinheiro had a height advantage of 3 inches over Pennington. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Pinheiro was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 6 fewer fights, and made her debut in 2016, 4 years later than Pennington, whose first professional fight was in 2012. She had fought 32 less professional rounds, 31 to Pennington's 63.

Pinheiro vs Pennington form

Luana Pinheiro had beaten 2 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight before this contest, she had lost to Gillian Robertson at UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Prates on 9th November 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, she had been beaten by Angela Hill at UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Murphy on 18th May 2024 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, she had been defeated by Amanda Ribas at UFC Fight Night – Allen vs Craig on 18th November 2023 by knockout in the 3rd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Before that, she had won against Michelle Waterson-Gomez at UFC 287 on 8th April 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Miami-Dade Arena, Miami.

She had beaten Sam Hughes at UFC Vegas 43 on 20th November 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Pinheiro's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 7 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 8 months and 20 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

What time did Pinheiro vs Pennington start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 8:00 PM UTC , which was 4:00 PM EST or 1:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 9:00 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Pinheiro vs Pennington?

Luana Pinheiro was a 5/2 (+250) underdog going into the contest, while Tecia Pennington made her way into the ring at 3/10 (-330) with oddsmakers.