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Tabatha Ricci
Tabatha Ricci
9-2 · BRA
VS
Tecia Pennington
Tecia Pennington
13-6 · USA
May 11, 2024 · St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Strawweight · 3 rounds
115.0lb
Weigh-in
115.0lb
Tabatha Ricci def. Tecia Pennington by S-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Ricci25/761/300:07
Pennington42/1070/000:00
R2
Ricci10/270/503:01
Pennington15/470/000:00
R3
Ricci19/400/202:07
Pennington23/650/200:04
Total
Ricci54/1431/1005:15
Pennington80/2190/200:04

Scorecards

Ricci vs Pennington

RdBrian PuccilloChris LeeRob FrancisCommunity
R19-109-109-109.1-9.9
R210-910-99-109.5-9.5
R310-910-910-99.4-9.6
Total29-2829-2828-2928-29

Media (13 cards) · avg 29.127.9 · 13 Ricci · 0 Pennington

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Ricci-Pennington.

Pre-fight

The model's read going in

The walk-forward model's call at the time of the bout — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.

Prediction
RicciWin probabilityPennington
55.1%44.9%
KO / TKO
23%
Submission
13%
Decision
64%
Expected fight time: 11.8 min
Retrospective pick: the walk-forward model's call at the time of the fight — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.
What drives the pick

Each bar is a feature's push on the model from the center axis. Red pushes toward Ricci, blue toward Pennington. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Ricci55%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO13%24%
Submission9%16%
Decision33%60%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes49 (2066)act 54
Takedowns1.3 (0.03.8)act 1
Pennington45%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO10%22%
Submission4%8%
Decision31%70%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes54 (2374)act 80
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.5)act 0
Combined totals~103 sig strikes~1.6 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R117%
R212%
R37%
Distance64%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.9%
Ricci
45.8%+116
Pennington
-11653.3%
Most takedownstie 27.3%
Ricci
58.9%-427
Pennington
+42713.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Ricci
Expected: 48.6
48.5
Over 48.5
39.8%
+151
Under 48.5
60.2%
-151
061122
Pennington
Expected: 54.2
54
Over 54
39.5%
+151
Exactly 54
0.9%
push
Under 54
59.6%
-151
068136
Takedowns — over/under
Ricci
Expected: 1.3
1.5
Over 1.5
44.7%
+124
Under 1.5
55.3%
-124
035
Pennington
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
29.0%
+244
Under 0.5
71.0%
-244
035

Odds are model-implied (no real prop market is priced for these). The “most” prices are draw-no-bet — a tie (for takedowns, usually 0–0) is a push, so each side is priced off its chance of winning given a result, while the % shown is the raw chance of landing strictly more. Drag a line in half-point steps: a half line (e.g. 2.5) is a clean over/under, while a whole number adds a third outcome — landing exactly on it, a push — so over, exact and under sum to 100%. On a whole number the over/under odds are draw-no-bet (priced off the decisive mass, since the push refunds), so the two sides stay mirror images rather than implying an arbitrage.

Expected fight time 11.8 min. Predicted-output ranges are percentiles of the model’s simulated fights: sig strikes the middle 50% (25th–75th); takedowns the wider 10th–90th, since they’re 0 in most fights so a narrow band would collapse to 0. Win-by-method = win probability × that fighter’s own method split: the model forecasts how the fight ends, and that forecast is divided between the corners by each fighter’s finishing record — UFC wins in full, earlier-career wins at half weight, as of fight night — reconciled so the fighters’ totals still equal their win probabilities and the methods still total the fight-level forecast above. “Equity” is each of those over that fighter’s win % — how they win given that they win — so a column adds to 100%, and it differs by corner. A fighter with no classifiable wins at any level leans on the fight-level split. “How it ends” is the model’s round-of-finish split. “Mkt” is the de-vigged market prop (consensus across books), shown for context, not as a betting signal; rounds & totals slots fill as that data lands. Percentages are apportioned by largest remainder, so each set adds to its total exactly and an individual figure can sit a point off its own rounding.

Model vs market
Final
ModelMarketGapLine
To win
Ricci55.1%57.9%−2.8-152
Pennington44.9%42.1%+2.8+128

Market % is the de-vigged (no-vig) consensus across the books that price both fighters; the line is the average across books with the min–max range in parentheses. Gap is the model minus the market in points (+ = the model rates that outcome above the market). Thin or one-sided markets are flagged or left blank rather than shown as a fabricated %. Shown for context, not as a bet — the closing line is the sharpest public price and the model trails it on average. For 5-round bouts the model splits its round-3+ finish mass into rounds 3–5 by the historical within-bucket rate, so the over-3.5 / 4.5 lines carry a model estimate.

Trait web
60.3Striking72.2
Pennington +12.0
58.1Grappling28.0
Ricci +30.1
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
RicciPennington
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1552
Pound-for-pound
1555
1564
Divisional
1555
1497
Striking offense
1514
1495
Striking defense
1523
1498
Grappling offense
1485
1520
Grappling defense
1505
Physical
29 yrs
Age
34 yrs
5'1"
Height
5'1"
61"
Reach
60"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.41
Strikes landed / min
4.74
37%
Strike accuracy
49%
4.86
Strikes absorbed / min
3.59
60%
Strike defense
61%
Grappling (UFC career)
3.39
Takedowns / 15 min
0.66
41%
Takedown accuracy
15%
71%
Takedown defense
62%
0.2
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.1
Form & résumé
67%
UFC win rate
60%
-1
Win/loss streak
-1
80%
Last-5 win rate
60%
25%
Finish rate
22%
Recent opp. quality
182
Days since last fight
763
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Tabatha Ricci
  • LLoopy GodinezS-DEC R3
    Close +1756mo before
  • WGillian RobertsonU-DEC R3
    Close -13011mo before
  • WJessica PenneSUB R2
    Close -3061y 2mo before
  • WPolyana VianaU-DEC R3
    Close -1322y before
  • WMaria OliveiraU-DEC R3
    Close -2682y 7mo before
Tecia Pennington
  • LMackenzie DernS-DEC R3
    Close +1002y 1mo before
  • WAngela HillU-DEC R3
    Close -1602y 9mo before
  • WSam HughesKO/TKO R1
    Close -5703y 5mo before
  • WBrianna Van BurenU-DEC R3
    Close +1753y 11mo before
  • LMarina RodriguezU-DEC R3
    Close -1654y 9mo before
Ricci — win / loss by method
Record: 9-2-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
1 win, 1 loss
W
11% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 1 loss
W
56% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
4win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
1 (25%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (75%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
5win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (20%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (40%)Submission() 0
2 (40%)Decision() 0
Pennington — win / loss by method
Record: 13-6-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
1 win, 0 losses
W
8% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
8% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
11 wins, 6 losses
W
85% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
9win6loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (11%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (11%)Submission(0%) 0
7 (78%)Decision(100%) 6
Non-UFC
4win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
4 (100%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Ricci
Pennington
6
UFC fights
15
75.2 min · 12.5 avg
Octagon time
205.9 min · 13.7 avg
12y 8m
Career length
13y 10m
UFC schedule strength

Opponents' records on fight night — toggle their full cross-promotional record vs UFC bouts only.

Ricci
Pennington
69W–25L · 73.4%
Overall
151W–45L · 77.0%
50W–21L · 70.4%
Wins
76W–32L · 70.4%
19W–4L · 82.6%
Losses
75W–13L · 85.2%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Ricci
Pennington
4W–10L · 28.6%
Overall
13W–4L · 76.5%
4W–10L · 28.6%
Wins
13W–4L · 76.5%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Ricci
Pennington
5.24
Landed / min
7.07
31.8%
Accuracy
45.9%
62.6%
Defense
68.9%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.07
64.5%
Time at distance
55.6%
Grappling & control
Ricci
Pennington
3.39
Takedowns / 15 min
0.66
41.5%
Takedown accuracy
14.8%
71.4%
Takedown defense
61.7%
0.20
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.07
94.7%
Control share
51.9%
Strike target map
Ricci
  • Head62%(205)div 61%
  • Body14%(47)div 23%
  • Legs24%(80)div 16%
Pennington
  • Head56%(544)div 61%
  • Body23%(228)div 23%
  • Legs21%(204)div 16%

Where each fighter lands significant strikes (career). “div” = the weight-class average.

Tabatha Ricci
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.

Tecia Pennington
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.