Zhang vs Torres

Who won Zhang vs Torres?

Weili Zhang beat Tecia Pennington by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC 235, on Saturday 2nd March 2019 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Weili Zhang.

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).

Zhang vs Torres stats

Weili Zhang stepped into the octagon with a record of 18 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 7 by submission.

Tecia Pennington made her way to the cage with a record of 10 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws and 1 by submission.

This was Weili Zhang's 12th fight in the UFC, having made her debut for the promotion in 2018. Tecia Pennington marked her 17th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2014.

Weili Zhang's UFC record stood at 10-2-0, while Tecia Pennington's came in at 10-7-0.

The stats suggested Zhang had a massive power advantage over Pennington, boasting a 50% knock out percentage over Pennington's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Zhang had a large advantage over Pennington, boasting a 39% submission rate over Pennington's 10%.

Weili Zhang was the same age as Tecia Pennington, at 35 years old.

Zhang had a height advantage of 3 inches over Pennington. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Zhang was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made her debut in 2013, 1 year and 1 month later than Pennington, whose first professional fight was in 2012. She had fought 4 more professional rounds, 64 to Pennington's 60.

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Pennington's last 3 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 3 months and 26 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 2 years, 5 months and 9 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Zhang vs Torres?

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