Tecia Pennington vs. Juliana Lima
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
Juliana Lima
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 3 | 4 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 6 | 3 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.39 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 2 finish wins over 16 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%)
Juliana Lima
Distance 66.1% (norm 86.9%) · Clinch 19.0% (norm 7.7%) · Ground 14.9% (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%)
Juliana Lima
Head 65.4% (norm 76.4%) · Body 15.9% (norm 14.9%) · Legs 18.7% (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 | Lima L/A | Acc | Women's Strawweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 1069 / 2326 | 46.0% | 38.3% | 82 / 279 | 29.4% | 38.3% |
| In the clinch | 148 / 238 | 62.2% | 72.6% | 65 / 80 | 81.2% | 72.6% |
| On the ground | 40 / 55 | 72.7% | 75.0% | 39 / 63 | 61.9% | 75.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 685 / 1868 | 36.7% | 35.4% | 84 / 276 | 30.4% | 35.4% |
| To the body | 264 / 371 | 71.2% | 69.3% | 49 / 67 | 73.1% | 69.3% |
| To the legs | 308 / 380 | 81.1% | 77.9% | 53 / 79 | 67.1% | 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 Lima L/A | Opp acc | Women's Strawweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 664 / 2081 | 31.9% | 39.7% | 84 / 304 | 27.6% | 39.7% |
| In the clinch | 185 / 252 | 73.4% | 71.5% | 77 / 101 | 76.2% | 71.5% |
| On the ground | 76 / 94 | 80.9% | 74.4% | 41 / 54 | 75.9% | 74.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 471 / 1764 | 26.7% | 36.0% | 85 / 304 | 28.0% | 36.0% |
| To the body | 288 / 433 | 66.5% | 68.4% | 82 / 110 | 74.5% | 68.4% |
| To the legs | 166 / 230 | 72.2% | 79.1% | 35 / 45 | 77.8% | 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.