UFC UFC on FOX: Teixeira vs Evans Final

Raquel Pennington vs Bethe Correia

Raquel Pennington
United States

Raquel Pennington

“Rocky”

16-10

Winner

VS
Bethe Correia
Brazil

Bethe Correia

“Pitbull”

11-6-1

Winner

Raquel Pennington

Decision - Split · Round 3 — 5:00

16 April 2016 · Amalie Arena, Tampa, USA

Key takeaways

  • Raquel Pennington beat Bethe Correia by split decision after three rounds.
  • Raquel Pennington landed 84 of 139 total strikes and 0 of 4 takedowns, with 1:03 of control time.
  • Bethe Correia landed more total strikes — 99 to 84 — and still lost the fight.
  • The judges scored it 29-28, 28-29, 29-28.
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Tale of the tape

Raquel PenningtonBethe Correia
16-10Record11-6-1
27Age on fight night32
5′7″ (170 cm)Height5′5″ (165 cm)
67.5″ (171 cm)Reach64″ (163 cm)
135 lb (61.2 kg)Weight135 lb (61.2 kg)
OrthodoxStanceOrthodox
Altitude MMATeamCM System
Colorado Springs, Colorado, United StatesFromCampina Grande, Paraiba, Brazil

Fight statistics

84of 139 · 60%Total strikes landed99of 209 · 47%
51of 102Head strikes60of 157
25of 29Body strikes24of 34
8of 8Leg strikes15of 18
1:03Control time2:05

Counts are total strikes thrown and landed — the source does not separate significant strikes.

Round by round

Raquel PenningtonRoundBethe Correia
17/30strikes0/2TD0KD0:09controlR127/67strikes0/0TD0KD0:27control
29/50strikes0/1TD0KD0:18controlR235/73strikes0/0TD0KD0:39control
38/59strikes0/1TD0KD0:36controlR337/69strikes0/1TD0KD0:59control

Judges’ scorecards

Sal D'amato

9R11010R2910R39

29total28

Richard Davis

9R11010R299R310

28total29

Chris Lee

9R11010R2910R39

29total28

Form going into the fight

Raquel Pennington

  1. WRoxanne Modafferi2013
  2. LJessica Andrade2014
  3. WAshlee Evans-Smith2014
  4. LHolly Holmsplit decision2015
  5. WJessica Andradesubmission R2 4:582015

Bethe Correia

  1. WJulie Kedzie2013
  2. WJessamyn Duke2014
  3. WShayna Baszler2014
  4. LRonda RouseyKO/TKO R1 0:342015

Also on this card

Rashad Evans vs Glover TeixeiraKO/TKO R1 1:48Tecia Pennington vs Rose Namajunasunanimous decisionKhabib Nurmagomedov vs Darrell HorcherKO/TKO R2 3:38Cub Swanson vs Hacran Diasunanimous decisionMichael Chiesa vs Beneil Dariushsubmission R2 1:20

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