UFC Women's Bantamweight Title Bout

Julianna Pena

“The Venezuelan Vixen”

Record: 8-4-0
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 5' 6"
Reach: 69"
Weight: 135 lbs.
Born: Aug 19, 1989

UFCStats profile

Career snapshot

Fights: 12
Minutes: 158.9
Knockdowns: 0
Sig. accuracy: 44.5%
Sig. landed / 15: —
Absorbed / 15: —
TD accuracy: 54.5%
TD defense: —
Sub attempts: 8
Control / 15: 4:16

Striking

Offense

Landed / attempted493/1109

Accuracy44.5%

Landed per 15—

Target

Head78.5%
Body18.7%
Leg2.8%

Position

Distance61.9%
Clinch13.2%
Ground24.9%

Defense

Absorbed / faced—

Strike defense—

Absorbed per 15—

Target absorbed

Head64.4%
Body22.9%
Leg12.8%

Position absorbed

Distance73.0%
Clinch11.3%
Ground15.7%

Grappling

For

Takedowns18/33

TD accuracy54.5%

TD per 151.7

Sub attempts8

Subs per 150.8

Reversals1

Control45:07

Control per 154:16

Against

Takedowns absorbed22/—

TD defense—

Sub attempts faced6

Control conceded54:37

Control against / 15—

By round

Averages by round
Round	Fights	Sig.	Acc.	Sig/15	Abs/15	TD	TD acc	Ctrl/15
R1	—	—	—	—	—	0.6/1	58.0%	—
R2	—	—	—	—	—	0.5/1.1	45.5%	—
R3	—	—	—	—	—	0.9/1.4	60.1%	—
R4	—	—	—	—	—	0/0	—	—
R5	—	—	—	—	—	0/0	—	—

Recent fights

Loss vs Valentina Shevchenko
Submission · Round 2 · 4:29
UFC on FOX: Shevchenko vs. PenaJan 28, 2017
KD 0 · Sig 27/35 · TD 1/5 · Ctrl 6:01
Win vs Amanda Nunes
Submission · Round 2 · 3:26
UFC 269: Oliveira vs. PoirierDec 11, 2021
KD 0 · Sig 79/135 · TD 1/1 · Ctrl 0:25
Loss vs Kayla Harrison
Submission · Round 2 · 4:55
UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2Jun 7, 2025
KD 0 · Sig 9/30 · TD 0/1 · Ctrl 0:00
Loss vs Germaine de Randamie
Submission · Round 3 · 3:25
UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. AldanaOct 3, 2020
KD 0 · Sig 27/91 · TD 3/6 · Ctrl 5:55
Win vs Sara McMann
Submission · Round 3 · 3:39
UFC 257: Poirier vs. McGregorJan 23, 2021
KD 0 · Sig 38/76 · TD 1/1 · Ctrl 2:55
Win vs Milana Dudieva
KO/TKO · Round 1 · 3:59
UFC Fight Night: Mendes vs LamasApr 4, 2015
KD 0 · Sig 37/73 · TD 1/1 · Ctrl 2:55
Loss vs Amanda Nunes
Decision - Unanimous · Round 5 · 5:00
UFC 277: Pena vs. Nunes 2Jul 30, 2022
KD 0 · Sig 60/154 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:00
Win vs Raquel Pennington
Decision - Split · Round 5 · 5:00
UFC 307: Pereira vs. Rountree Jr.Oct 5, 2024
KD 0 · Sig 92/260 · TD 2/3 · Ctrl 5:40
Win vs Cat Zingano
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC 200: Tate vs NunesJul 9, 2016
KD 0 · Sig 12/21 · TD 2/3 · Ctrl 4:52
Win vs Jessica Eye
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC 192: Cormier vs GustafssonOct 3, 2015
KD 0 · Sig 34/68 · TD 3/6 · Ctrl 7:19

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