Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2024-10-05, mma bout not particularly good: Raquel Pennington vs Julianna Pena gets two stars (take a look at our ranking of the Best Mma Fights of 2024).Pena vs Pennington is scheduled to take place Saturday, October 5th, at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City (Utah, United States), in a 5-round women’s bantamweight (135 lbs, 61 kg) bout; it is valid for the UFC women’s bantamweight championship (Pennington’s first defense) and it is on the undercard of Alex Pereira vs Khalil Rountree – UFC 307. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Raquel Pennington record
The Ufc Bw champion Raquel Pennington entered this fight with a mma record of 16-8-0 (31% finishing rate) and she is ranked as the No.2 women’s bantamweight in the world.
She lost to Holly Holm in 2020 (Holly Holm vs Raquel Pennington 2) but then she has won six consecutive bouts defeating Aspen Ladd, Ketlen Vieira (Raquel Pennington vs Ketlen Vieira) and Mayra Bueno Silva in her last three (Raquel Pennington vs Mayra Bueno Silva).
Julianna Pena record
Her opponent, the TUF 18 tournament winner and former Ufc women’s Bw champ Julianna Pena, has a record of 11-5-0 (73% finishing rate) but she is not ranked as she hasn’t fought since 2022.
In her last three matches she has beat Sara McMann and Amanda Nunes (bout ranked in the top 10 Users’ mma Fights of the Year 2021, Amanda Nunes vs Julianna Pena I) but then she lost the rematch with Nunes (Julianna Pena vs Amanda Nunes II).
Fight card
Here is the UFC 307 full fight card (we are going to update it after the weigh-in):
MAIN CARD (live on ESPN PPV)
Alex Pereira vs Khalil Rountree
Raquel Pennington vs Julianna Pena
Jose Aldo vs Mario Bautista
Roman Dolidze vs Kevin Holland
Kayla Harrison vs Ketlen Vieira
PRELIMINARY CARD (live on ESPNews / ESPN+)
Joaquin Buckley vs Stephen Thompson
Marina Rodriguez vs Iasmin Lucindo
Alexander Hernandez vs Austin Hubbard
Ihor Potieria vs Cesar Almeida
EARLY PRELIMINARY CARD (live on ESPN+ / UFC Fight Pass)
Ryan Spann vs Ovince St Preux
Tecia Pennington vs Carla Esparza
Tim Means vs Court McGee
Countdown – Video preview
Watch the official video of the full episode of UFC 307 countdown Raquel Pennington vs Julianna Pena, a documentary to know better the life of both fighters and how they prepare for their bout.
Full fight video / highlights
Here we are going to post a selection of the best videos about the bout Raquel Pennington vs Julianna Pena as soon as the match ends. If you have seen the full fight you can rate it at the bottom of this post. (All videos are hosted on free video platforms such as Youtube, Dailymotion, Facebook, etc. and not uploaded by AllTheBestFights.com)
Result
Who won Pennington vs Pena fight?
Julianna Pena defeated Raquel Pennington via split decision. Scores were 48–47, 47–48, 48–47.
Post-fight interview
Listen the words of the winner or the two fighters after their bout, here is the UFC 307 post-fight octagon interview of Raquel Pennington and Julianna Pena.
