Pena vs Harrison

Who won Pena vs Harrison?

Julianna Pena will fight Kayla Harrison in the co-main event of UFC 316, on Saturday 7th June 2025 at Prudential Center in Newark.

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).

Pena vs Harrison stats

Julianna Pena stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Kayla Harrison made her way to the cage with a record of 18 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 7 by submission.

This was Julianna Pena's 11th fight in the UFC, having made her debut for the promotion in 2013. Kayla Harrison marked her 2nd fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Julianna Pena's UFC record stood at 8-3-0, while Kayla Harrison's came in at 2-0-0.

The stats suggested Harrison had a slight advantage in power over Pena, with a 33% knock out percentage over Pena's 25%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Pena had a slight advantage over Harrison, with a 42% submission rate over Harrison's 39%.

Julianna Pena was the older woman by 1 year, at 35 years old.

Harrison had a height advantage of 2 inches over Pena. Despite this, she had a 4-inch reach advantage.

Pena was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made her debut in 2009, 9 years and 1 month earlier than Harrison, whose first professional fight was in 2018. She had fought 2 more professional rounds, 42 to Harrison's 40.

Pena vs Harrison form

Julianna Pena had beaten 2 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight leading up to this contest, she had won against Raquel Pennington at UFC 307 on 5th October 2024 by split decision in their UFC Women’s Bantamweight championship fight at Vivint Arena, Salt Lake City, United States.

Previous to that, she had lost to Amanda Nunes at UFC 277 on 30th July 2022 by unanimous decision in their championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Going into that contest, she had beaten Amanda Nunes at UFC 269 on 11th December 2021 by submission in the 2nd round in their championship fight at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, she had been beaten by Germaine de Randamie at UFC Fight Island 4 on 3rd October 2020 by submission in the 3rd round at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

She had been defeated by Valentina Shevchenko at UFC on FOX 23 on 28th January 2017 by submission in the 2nd round at Pepsi Center, Denver, United States.

Kayla Harrison had beaten 4 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight before this contest, she had defeated Ketlen Vieira at UFC 307 on 5th October 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Vivint Arena, Salt Lake City, United States.

Previous to that, she was victorious against Holly Holm at UFC 300 on 13th April 2024 by submission in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, she had won against Aspen Ladd at PFL 10: 2023 PFL World Championship on 24th November 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The Anthem, Washington.

Before that, she had lost to Larissa Pacheco at PFL 2022 #10 -World Championship on 25th November 2022 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Hulu Theater, Madison Square Garden, New York.

She had beaten Martina Jindrova at PFL 2022 #9 on 20th August 2022 by submission in the 1st round at Copper Box Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Activity check

In of activity leading into the fight, Kayla Harrison had been fighting more than Julianna Pena.

Going to this contest, Julianna Pena had last fought 8 months and 3 days ago, while Kayla Harrison's last outing had been 8 months and 3 days ago.

Pena's last 5 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 4 months and 11 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year, 8 months and 2 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

Harrison's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 19 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 6 months and 23 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

What time did Pena vs Harrison start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 3:40 AM UTC , which was 11:40 PM EST or 8:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 4:40 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Pena vs Harrison?

Julianna Pena was a 11/2 (+550) underdog going into the contest, while Kayla Harrison made her way into the ring at 3/25 (-830) with oddsmakers.