When is Pennington vs Avila?
Raquel Pennington could potentially take on Julia Avila, in Early 2025.
The fight would be contested over 3 rounds in the Women’s Bantamweight division, which means the weight limit would be 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).
Pennington vs Avila stats
Raquel Pennington would step into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.
Julia Avila would make her way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.
The stats suggest Avila would have a massive power advantage over Pennington, boasting a 44% knock out percentage over Pennington's 6%.
If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Pennington would have a slight advantage over Avila, with a 25% submission rate over Avila's 22%.
Raquel Pennington is the same age as Julia Avila, at 36 years old.
Avila has a 2-inch reach advantage.
Pennington is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 12 more fights, and made her debut in 2012, 1 month later than Avila, whose first professional fight was in 2012. She has fought 41 more professional rounds, 68 to Avila's 27.
Pennington vs Avila form
Raquel Pennington has beaten 5 of her last 5 opponents.
In her last fight, she won against Mayra Bueno Silva at UFC 297 on 20th January 2024 by unanimous decision in their UFC Women’s Bantamweight championship fight at Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Canada.
Previous to that, she had beaten Ketlen Vieira at UFC Fight Night: Gastelum vs. Imavov on 14th January 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest in the United States.
Going into that contest, she had defeated Aspen Ladd at UFC 273 on 9th April 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville.
Before that, she was victorious against Macy Chiasson at UFC Fight Night on 18th December 2021 by submission in the 2nd round.
She had won against Pannie Kianzad at UFC Vegas 37 on 18th September 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.
Activity check
Pennington's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 20 days, meaning she has been fighting on average every 7 months and 5 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3.2 rounds on average.
Avila's last 2 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 12 days, meaning she has been fighting on average every 1 year, 7 months and 7 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3 rounds on average.
What are the odds on Pennington vs Avila?
Sorry, we couldn’t find any odds for Pennington vs Avila yet. If a contest doesn’t have odds initially after it is announced, bookmakers usually release them closer to the day of the fight.
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