Nunes vs Pennington

Who won Nunes vs Pennington?

Amanda Nunes beat Raquel Pennington by knockout in the 5th round during the main event of UFC 224, on Saturday 12th May 2018 at Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Women’s Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Nunes vs Pennington stats

Amanda Nunes stepped into the octagon with a record of 15 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Raquel Pennington made her way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

Raquel Pennington marked her 19th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2013.

Amanda Nunes' UFC record stood at 16-2-0, while Raquel Pennington's came in at 13-6-0.

The stats suggested Nunes had a massive power advantage over Pennington, boasting a 67% knock out percentage over Pennington's 11%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Pennington had an advantage over Nunes, with a 33% submission rate over Nunes' 20%.

Amanda Nunes was the older woman by 1 year, at 37 years old.

Nunes had a height advantage of 1 inch over Pennington. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Nunes was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 5 more fights, and made her debut in 2008, 3 years and 11 months earlier than Pennington, whose first professional fight was in 2012. She had fought 11 less professional rounds, 62 to Pennington's 73.

Nunes vs Pennington form

Raquel Pennington had beaten 2 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight before this contest, she had won against Marion Reneau at UFC Vegas 3 on 20th June 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, 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.

Going into that contest, 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.

Before that, 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.

She had beaten Miesha Tate at UFC 205 on 12th November 2016 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.

Activity check

Nunes' last 2 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 10 months and 30 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 4 years, 5 months and 16 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Pennington's last 5 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 6 months and 27 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year, 8 months and 18 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

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