Raquel Pennington
| Raquel Pennington | |
|---|---|
| Born |
September 5, 1988 Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States |
| Other names | Rocky |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
| Weight | 135 lb (61 kg; 9.6 st) |
| Division | Bantamweight (135 lb) |
| Reach | 67.5 in (171 cm) |
| Style | Boxing |
| Fighting out of | Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States |
| Team | Triple Threat Gym |
| Rank | 8 |
| Years active | 2009 – present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 14 |
| Wins | 9 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By submission | 3 |
| By decision | 5 |
| Losses | 5 |
| By submission | 1 |
| By decision | 4 |
| Amateur career | |
| Total | 8 |
| Wins | 7 |
| By submission | 5 |
| By decision | 2 |
| Losses | 1 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Raquel Pennington (born September 5, 1988) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in Ultimate Fighting Championship women's bantamweight division. She has previously fought for Invicta Fighting Championships.
Raquel Pennington grew up playing many sports from basketball, softball, volleyball, running cross country, to always wanting to box. She graduated from Harrison High School (Colorado Springs) in 2007 as secretary of the National Honors Society, with many athletic and academic scholarships. She never played sports on a collegiate level due to a broken back. Pennington took an academic Scholarship to the University of Colorado Colorado Springs for pre-med in hopes to continue her education at med school and eventually become a doctor.
Pennington started training in martial arts at the age of 19, though initially her parents would not let her fight. She fought in amateur MMA from 2009 to 2011, amassing a record of 7 wins and 1 loss with five of those wins by submission. Her professional debut was in March 2012, a TKO victory against Kim Couture.
Pennington made her Invicta Fighting Championships promotional debut against future The Ultimate Fighter team mate Sarah Moras on July 28, 2012 at Invicta FC 2. She won via unanimous decision.
Her next two fights for the promotion were both losses; one to Cat Zingano at Invicta FC 3 and one to Leslie Smith at Invicta FC 4.
In August 2013, Pennington was announced as a cast member of The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate. She defeated veteran Tonya Evinger via submission due to a guillotine choke in the first round and was the third female pick of Team Tate.
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