Tabatha Ricci
Ricci
Brazil flag
May 11 2024
Saturday

Enterprise Center, St. Louis, United States

Prelim
3 rounds contest @ Women’s Strawweight
9-2-0
SD 3
SD 3
13-6-0

The tape

29
Age
35
5' 1" / 155 cm
Height
5' 1" / 155 cm
N/A
Reach
61" / 155 cm

Tape record

SDUDSUBUDUD
Form
SDUDKOUDUD
9
Wins
13
1
By KO
1
11
KO%
8
3
By SUB
1
33
SUB%
8
2
Loses
6
1
Stopped
0
0
Tapped
0
0
Draws
0
2013
Debut
2012
11
Bouts
19
26
Rounds
54
1 hours, 58 minutes
Fight Time
4 hours, 25 minutes

Tape rankings @ Women’s Strawweight

11
UFC
-
-
Bellator
-
11
Tapology
14

Tabatha Ricci vs Tecia Pennington report

Who won Ricci vs Torres?

Tabatha Ricci beat Tecia Pennington by split decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 11th May 2024 at Enterprise Center in St. Louis.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Tabatha Ricci.

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).

Ricci vs Torres stats

Tabatha Ricci stepped into the octagon with a record of 9 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Tecia Pennington made her way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Tabatha Ricci's 8th fight in the UFC, having made her debut for the promotion in 2021. Tecia Pennington marked her 17th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2014.

Tabatha Ricci's UFC record stood at 6-2-0, while Tecia Pennington's came in at 10-7-0.

The stats suggested Ricci had a slight advantage in power over Pennington, with a 11% knock out percentage over Pennington's 8%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Ricci had a large advantage over Pennington, boasting a 33% submission rate over Pennington's 8%.

Tabatha Ricci was the younger woman by 6 years, at 29 years old.

Ricci was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 8 fewer fights, and made her debut in 2013, 1 year and 2 months later than Pennington, whose first professional fight was in 2012. She had fought 28 less professional rounds, 32 to Pennington's 60.

Ricci vs Torres form

Tabatha Ricci had beaten 4 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight leading up to this contest, she had lost to Lupita Godinez at UFC 295 on 11th November 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States.

Previous to that, she had won against Gillian Robertson at UFC Fight Night – Emmett vs. Topuria on 24th June 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at : VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville.

Going into that contest, she had beaten Jessica Penne at UFC 285 on 4th March 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, she had defeated Polyana Viana at UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Vieira on 21st May 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

She was victorious against Maria Oliveira at UFC Vegas 41 on 23rd October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Tecia Pennington had beaten 1 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight before this contest, she had been beaten by Mackenzie Dern at UFC 273 on 9th April 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, United States.

Previous to that, she had won against Angela Hill at UFC 265 on 7th August 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Toyota Center, Houston.

Going into that contest, she had been defeated by Weili Zhang at UFC 235 on 2nd March 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, she had lost to Joanna Jedrzejczyk at UFC on FOX 30 on 28th July 2018 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary, Canada.

She had been beaten by Jessica Andrade at UFC on FOX 28 on 24th February 2018 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Amway Center, Orlando, United States.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Tabatha Ricci had been fighting more than Tecia Pennington.

Going to this contest, Tabatha Ricci had last fought 11 months and 21 days ago, while Tecia Pennington's last outing had been 2 years, 6 months and 23 days ago.

Ricci's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 9 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 7 months and 9 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Pennington's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 8 months and 8 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 3 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Ricci vs Torres?

Tabatha Ricci was a 18/25 (-140) favourite going into the contest, while Tecia Pennington made her way into the ring at 11/10 (+110) with oddsmakers.

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