Raquel “Rocky” Pennington (10-8 MMA, 7-5 UFC)
Bantamweight (135lbs): 7-5 (UFC), Competitor on The Ultimate Fighter Season 18, UFC Women’s Bantamweight Title Challenger, Missed weight one time
Since entering the UFC in 2013 all 12 of Rocky’s fights with the promotion have been in the bantamweight division. Raquel Pennington stands at 5’7″ tall and has a 67.5″ reach. Pennington actually got her shot in the UFC as a contestant on The Ultimate Fighter Season 18 and was able to pick up two wins before being defeated just before make it to the TUF finals. Pennington weighed in at 135lbs for all of her exhibition bouts while on the show.
Pennington has only missed weight one time in her seven-year UFC career. Raquel missed weight prior to her 2018 bout with Germaine de Randamie. To add insult to injury, Pennington would go on to lose the bout by unanimous decision. On June 20 at UFC on ESPN 11 the 31-year-old ‘Rocky’ will be once more fighting at her home of 135lbs.
