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 18th 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 11-7-0.

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 1 more professional rounds, 64 to Pennington's 63.

Zhang vs Torres form

Zhang had beaten 4 of her last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges 3 times.

In her last fight before this contest, she had won against Yan Xiaonan at UFC 300 on 13th April 2024 by unanimous decision in their UFC Women’s Strawweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, she had beaten Amanda Lemos at UFC 292 on 19th August 2023 by unanimous decision in their UFC Women’s Strawweight championship fight at TD Garden, Boston.

Going into that contest, she had defeated Carla Esparza at UFC 281 on 12th November 2022 by submission in the 2nd round in their UFC Women’s Strawweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Before that, she was victorious against Joanna Jedrzejczyk at UFC 275 on 11th June 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore.

She had lost to Rose Namajunas at UFC 268 on 6th November 2021 by split decision in their UFC Women’s Strawweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States.

Activity check

Zhang's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 28 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 8 months and 24 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 19 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.8 rounds on average.

Pennington's last 3 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 7 months and 2 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 2 years, 6 months and 11 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

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