Women's Bantamweight
3 Rounds
Raquel Pennington won · S-DEC R3
UFC Event·Saturday, July 20, 2019·San Antonio, Texas, USA, USA
Style matchupRaquel Pennington: Well-roundedvsIrene Aldana: Pressure fighter
The well-rounded fighter has answers in multiple phases. The pressure fighter needs damage early.
Model Prediction: Raquel Pennington wins(57.8%)
Actual result: Raquel Pennington wins · Model version: ufc_v4_pure_xgboost_20260517_121258
Correct
Scouting Report
Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.
- Irene Aldana has 15pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
Tale of the Tape
Raquel Pennington
Red Corner
VS
Irene Aldana
Blue Corner
+115
(47%)
Vegas Odds
-135
(57%)
37
Age
38
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5'7"
Height
5'9"
170.18 cm
Reach
172.72 cm
Recent Form
Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.
Raquel Pennington
oldest →latest
W
SUBvs Macy Chiasson · Dec 21W
vs Aspen Ladd · Apr 22W
vs Ketlen Vieira · Jan 23W
vs Mayra Bueno Silva · Jan 24L
vs Julianna Pena · Oct 24Irene Aldana
oldest →latest
W
KOvs Yana Kunitskaya · Jul 21W
KOvs Macy Chiasson · Sep 22L
vs Amanda Nunes · Jun 23W
vs Karol Rosa · Dec 23L
vs Norma Dumont · Sep 24Output & Defense Comparison
Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.
Raquel PenningtonMetricIrene Aldana
4.10
Strikes / min
5.19
3.32
Strikes absorbed / min
6.64
61%
Strike defense
56%
0.83
TDs / 15 min
0.15
62%
Takedown defense
77%
0.60
Sub atts / 15 min
0.20
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.78Δ 2.23 — meaningful gap-1.45
Statistical Profile
Career averages and model features. Bigger shape = stronger across measured dimensions.
Raquel PenningtonIrene Aldana
Recent Elo Trajectory
Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).
Raquel Pennington(10 fights)Irene Aldana(10 fights)
Model Feature Differentials (Red − Blue)
RedElo RatingBlue
+13.3-13.3
RedLayoff (days)Blue
+182.0-182.0
RedForm ScoreBlue
-1.41.4
RedStriker ScoreBlue
-1.41.4
RedGrappler ScoreBlue
+0.3-0.3
Raquel Pennington
StanceOrthodox
Height67.0"
Reach67.0"
Fights19
Irene Aldana
StanceOrthodox
Height69.0"
Reach68.0"
Fights14