Tecia Pennington vs. Jocelyn Jones-Lybarger
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Tecia Pennington
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 11 | 8 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 4 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.03 · 11 tier-1/2 wins · 2 finish wins over 23 documented bouts
In the UFC: 5-8 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.6 wins over .500
Jocelyn Jones-Lybarger
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 0 | 3 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 4 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 2 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.49 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 1 finish wins over 10 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.3 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Tecia Pennington
Distance 88.8% (norm 86.9%) · Clinch 9.1% (norm 7.7%) · Ground 2.1% (norm 5.0%)
Jocelyn Jones-Lybarger
Distance 94.9% (norm 86.9%) · Clinch 4.3% (norm 7.7%) · Ground 0.7% (norm 5.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Tecia Pennington
Head 71.3% (norm 76.4%) · Body 14.2% (norm 14.9%) · Legs 14.5% (norm 9.1%)
Jocelyn Jones-Lybarger
Head 86.2% (norm 76.4%) · Body 7.5% (norm 14.9%) · Legs 6.3% (norm 9.1%)
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 Strawweight med | Jones-Lybarger L/A | Acc | Women's Strawweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 1069 / 2326 | 46.0% | 38.3% | 116 / 393 | 29.5% | 38.3% |
| In the clinch | 148 / 238 | 62.2% | 72.6% | 10 / 18 | too few to rate | 72.6% |
| On the ground | 40 / 55 | 72.7% | 75.0% | 3 / 3 | too few to rate | 75.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 685 / 1868 | 36.7% | 35.4% | 90 / 357 | 25.2% | 35.4% |
| To the body | 264 / 371 | 71.2% | 69.3% | 17 / 31 | 54.8% | 69.3% |
| To the legs | 308 / 380 | 81.1% | 77.9% | 22 / 26 | 84.6% | 77.9% |
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 Strawweight: 63 fighters · Women's Strawweight: 63 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 Strawweight med | vs Jones-Lybarger L/A | Opp acc | Women's Strawweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 664 / 2081 | 31.9% | 39.7% | 144 / 390 | 36.9% | 39.7% |
| In the clinch | 185 / 252 | 73.4% | 71.5% | 32 / 46 | 69.6% | 71.5% |
| On the ground | 76 / 94 | 80.9% | 74.4% | 35 / 46 | 76.1% | 74.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 471 / 1764 | 26.7% | 36.0% | 181 / 428 | 42.3% | 36.0% |
| To the body | 288 / 433 | 66.5% | 68.4% | 18 / 32 | 56.2% | 68.4% |
| To the legs | 166 / 230 | 72.2% | 79.1% | 12 / 22 | too few to rate | 79.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Pennington has more cage time on record.