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Women's Bantamweight

Raquel Pennington

“Rocky”

16-10

Age
37
Height
5'7"
Reach
5'8"
Stance
Orthodox
Camp
Altitude MMA
Out of
USA
Style
striker
Fight IQ
C+ · 62
Finish rate
25%
Win rate
62%

Career methods

KO/TKO
0
Sub
4
Dec
12

FightMetric

SLpM

4.10

SApM

3.17

Str Acc

57%

Str Def

60%

TD Avg

0.83

TD Acc

28%

TD Def

82%

Sub Avg

0.62

Tape read

Pocket striker

Fight IQ

62C+

Thin sample — 0 loaded UFC rows, 26 career fights for Raquel Pennington. Reaction and agility are wider intervals.

IQ

C+

Ground

D

Defense

C+

Counter

D

Reaction

proxy

C

Agility

proxy

C

TD react

C+

Chin

A

What they do well

  • Durability

    Gets through fire. Rarely finished by strikes; the later minutes are still theirs to win.

Where they leak

  • Ground game

    Thin offensive ground game. Wins come standing; once taken down this fighter is hunting a stand-up, not a sweep chain.

  • Counter punching

    Limited counter threat. Opponents can miss without paying a finishing tax.

  • Punching agility

    Heavy or economical. Combinations are chosen, not sprayed — opponents can time the entries.

Scouting report

Raquel Pennington “Rocky” is a 37-year-old Orthodox women's bantamweight out of USA, camped at Altitude MMA. The tape read: pocket striker. Career mark 16-10-0 — 0 by KO/TKO, 4 by submission, 12 by decision. Fight IQ grades C+ (62).

What works. Durability is the standout at 85 (A). Gets through fire. Rarely finished by strikes; the later minutes are still theirs to win. Ground game D on 0.83 TD/15 and 0.62 sub attempts. Striking defense C+ at 60% / 3.17 SApM. Counter punching D; punching agility C (output × accuracy × age curve). Takedown reaction C+ on 82% TD defense. These are tape proxies — not lab reaction times — built from FightMetric rates, finish shares, and 0 loaded UFC rows.

Where it breaks. Ground game is the soft spot (35, D). Thin offensive ground game. Wins come standing; once taken down this fighter is hunting a stand-up, not a sweep chain. Opponents who force wrestling and keep the fight on the fence have historically been the ones who make this résumé leak. Losses lean decision more often than a highlight — the issue is usually control of minutes, not a glass jaw.

The book has no per-fight UFC rows for Pennington yet. This scouting card is carried by career FightMetric rates and the win-method split — treat the reaction and agility marks as wider intervals.

Ground game

35 D

Thin offensive ground game. Wins come standing; once taken down this fighter is hunting a stand-up, not a sweep chain.

  • 0.83 takedowns / 15 at 28% accuracy
  • 0.62 submission attempts / 15 · 4 career sub wins

Striking defense

65 C+

Eats more than a championship pocket should. High SApM or a porous guard will get taxed against power.

  • 60% striking defense · 3.17 SApM
  • 0 KO/TKO losses in 10 defeats

Counter punching

46 D

Limited counter threat. Opponents can miss without paying a finishing tax.

  • 57% accuracy on 4.10 SLpM
  • 0.10 knockdowns / 15 · 0 KO/TKO wins

Timing & reaction

58 C

Late on the read. High absorb or a leaking TD defense suggests the first move often belongs to the opponent.

  • Str def 60% · TD def 82% — the two read-and-react rates
  • 3.17 shots absorbed / min (lower = sees it earlier)

Punching agility

53 C

Heavy or economical. Combinations are chosen, not sprayed — opponents can time the entries.

  • 4.10 SLpM at 57% — output with cleanliness
  • Throws without paying full retail: 3.17 SApM

Takedown reaction

65 C+

Hips arrive late. A committed wrestler will get them down; the question is what happens next.

  • 82% takedown defense — the live reaction to level changes
  • 1 submission losses (once the fight hits the mat)

Durability

85 A

Gets through fire. Rarely finished by strikes; the later minutes are still theirs to win.

  • 0 times finished by strikes in 10 losses
  • 12 decision wins — proof they last and still score

Fight history

DateOpponentResMethodRndSig
No UFC tape loaded for this fighter yet.