Tecia Pennington vs. Carla Esparza Result

Tecia Pennington def. Carla Esparza

Unanimous decisionR3 · 5:00

UFC 307: Pereira vs. Rountree Jr.October 5, 2024Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

Tecia Pennington defeated Carla Esparza by unanimous decision at UFC 307: Pereira vs. Rountree Jr. on October 5, 2024 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. The referee was Tyler Tomlinson. Judges' scores: 29-28, 29-28, 30-27.

Tecia Pennington vs. Carla Esparza — UFC 307: Pereira vs. Rountree Jr. (Oct 5, 2024)

Result: Tecia Pennington won
Method: DECUnanimous decision
Round & time: R3 · 5:00
Referee: Tyler Tomlinson
Division: Women's Strawweight
Format: 3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Event: UFC 307: Pereira vs. Rountree Jr.
Location: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

Judges' scorecards

Sal D'amato
29–28
For Tecia Pennington
Steve Faragher
29–28
For Tecia Pennington
Dan Furse
30–27
For Tecia Pennington

Fight stats

Tecia PenningtonCarla Esparza

0Knockdowns0
8080/150 · 53%Significant strikes39/123 · 32%39
9494/166 · 57%Total strikes116/215 · 54%116
0—Takedowns4/7 · 57%4
0Submission attempts0
0Reversals0
0:00Control time3:40

Significant strikes by target

Tecia PenningtonHead 28 · Body 11 · Legs 41

Carla EsparzaHead 30 · Body 4 · Legs 5

Significant strikes by position

Tecia PenningtonDistance 75 · Clinch 5 · Ground 0

Carla EsparzaDistance 33 · Clinch 0 · Ground 6

Round by round

Significant strikes landed in each round.

Show the round-by-round table

Round	Fighter	Significant strikes	Total strikes	Takedowns	Control time
1	Tecia Pennington	13/38	19/44	0/0	0:00
	Carla Esparza	6/26	77/105	1/3	2:52
2	Tecia Pennington	31/55	32/56	0/0	0:00
	Carla Esparza	12/43	17/51	2/3	0:29
3	Tecia Pennington	36/57	43/66	0/0	0:00
	Carla Esparza	21/54	22/59	1/1	0:19

Where it sat in their careers

Tecia Pennington

UFC record before: 9-7
UFC record after: 10-7
Streak coming in: 2 losses in a row
Age at the fight: 35

Last UFC bouts before this one

LTabatha RicciMay 11, 2024
LMackenzie DernApr 9, 2022
WAngela HillAug 7, 2021

Next fight: W vs. Luana Pinheiro

Carla Esparza

UFC record before: 10-5
UFC record after: 10-6
Age at the fight: 36

Last UFC bouts before this one

LZhang WeiliNov 12, 2022
WRose NamajunasMay 7, 2022
WYan XiaonanMay 22, 2021

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