Raquel Pennington vs. Aspen Ladd
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Raquel Pennington
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 13 | 6 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 3 | 3 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.99 · 13 tier-1/2 wins · 5 finish wins over 25 documented bouts
In the UFC: 10-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.9 wins over .500
Aspen Ladd
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 7 | 5 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 5 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.23 · 7 tier-1/2 wins · 8 finish wins over 17 documented bouts
In the UFC: 2-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.7 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Raquel Pennington
Distance 76.8% (norm 80.3%) · Clinch 18.1% (norm 9.7%) · Ground 5.2% (norm 7.5%)
Aspen Ladd
Distance 64.8% (norm 80.3%) · Clinch 11.8% (norm 9.7%) · Ground 23.3% (norm 7.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Raquel Pennington
Head 75.5% (norm 75.2%) · Body 18.4% (norm 14.3%) · Legs 6.1% (norm 8.8%)
Aspen Ladd
Head 85.7% (norm 75.2%) · Body 11.5% (norm 14.3%) · Legs 2.8% (norm 8.8%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Pennington L/A | Acc | Women's Bantamweight med | Ladd L/A | Acc | Women's Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 734 / 1863 | 39.4% | 38.3% | 136 / 400 | 34.0% | 38.3% |
| In the clinch | 358 / 438 | 81.7% | 73.3% | 52 / 73 | 71.2% | 73.3% |
| On the ground | 101 / 125 | 80.8% | 70.8% | 102 / 144 | 70.8% | 70.8% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 690 / 1831 | 37.7% | 37.7% | 224 / 529 | 42.3% | 37.7% |
| To the body | 371 / 447 | 83.0% | 70.0% | 51 / 71 | 71.8% | 70.0% |
| To the legs | 132 / 148 | 89.2% | 80.9% | 15 / 17 | too few to rate | 80.9% |
Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Women's Bantamweight: 40 fighters · Women's Bantamweight: 40 fighters).
What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man
Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.
| Zone | vs Pennington L/A | Opp acc | Women's Bantamweight med | vs Ladd L/A | Opp acc | Women's Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 666 / 2067 | 32.2% | 41.3% | 235 / 524 | 44.8% | 41.3% |
| In the clinch | 282 / 392 | 71.9% | 74.7% | 117 / 143 | 81.8% | 74.7% |
| On the ground | 18 / 23 | too few to rate | 74.2% | 5 / 7 | too few to rate | 74.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 555 / 1857 | 29.9% | 38.1% | 187 / 482 | 38.8% | 38.1% |
| To the body | 271 / 433 | 62.6% | 73.2% | 138 / 155 | 89.0% | 73.2% |
| To the legs | 140 / 192 | 72.9% | 80.9% | 32 / 37 | 86.5% | 80.9% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Pennington has more cage time on record.