Fighter profile

Julianna Pena

“The Venezuelan Vixen”

Women's Bantamweight · UFC record 8-4 · 12 detailed UFC fights · Last fight Sat 7 Jun 2025

Balanced / Hybrid

Fighter ratings

Ratings V2Rated

Striking (offense)72

Power65

Striking defense81

Takedown defense57

WrestlingProvisional measure82

Ratings V2 descriptive 0–100 scores (12 detailed fights; as of Sat 7 Jun 2025). Not win probabilities or rankings. Missing values stay unavailable.

Chin and Cardio · Frozen through October 17, 2026

R1 research scale

ChinEvidence: DEVELOPING78.3

CardioEvidence: ESTABLISHED66.9

Source: R1 public_candidate_display · status: Research candidate · as of Sat 17 Oct 2026. Separate frozen research scale; fights after October 17, 2026 are not reflected.

About these ratings

Ratings are domain-specific descriptive scales. Equal point differences across different domains do not imply equal absolute skill differences.

Striking (offense) · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 striking-offense score built from recorded significant strikes landed per round, significant-strike accuracy and significant-strike differential.
Power · Ratings V2: Recorded knockdown and KO/TKO-win threat under the Ratings V2 contract (knockdowns per round, KO/TKO win rate); not literal measured punching force.
Striking defense · Ratings V2: Recorded strike avoidance (striking defense) and bounded absorption (strikes absorbed per round) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Takedown defense · Ratings V2: Recorded defense against incoming takedown attempts (takedown defense rate) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Wrestling · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 wrestling-offense score: recorded takedowns landed per round and takedown accuracy. Not ground control or complete grappling.
Chin · R1 research scale: Exposure-adjusted recorded knockdown resistance. This is not a direct biological measurement of chin, recovery, or injury resistance.
Cardio · R1 research scale: Recorded later-round striking activity and effectiveness retention. This is not a direct physiological fitness measurement.

Ratings V2 scores follow each fighter's latest recorded state; R1 research-scale scores are frozen through 17 Oct 2026. Recovery is separate metadata, not a rating. No combined rating exists.

Profile

Height: 168 cm (5'6")
Reach: 175 cm (5'9")
Stance: Orthodox
Age: 37

Last 3: W L W (most recent last)

Career statistics

Descriptive

12 detailed UFC fights · 33 rounds of recorded statistics. Exact totals from recorded UFC fights through Sat 7 Jun 2025; not opponent-adjusted and not model inputs.

Strikes landed14.9significant, per round

Strikes absorbed12.3per round

Striking differential+2.6per round

Takedown attempts1.00per round

Takedown defense24.1%of attempts stopped

Finish rate50.0%of UFC wins

Striking

Significant strikes landed per round: 14.9
Significant strikes absorbed per round: 12.3
Differential per round (landed − absorbed): +2.6
Striking accuracy: 44.5%
Striking defense (opponent strikes avoided): 57.2%
Knockdowns per round: 0.00
Target: head / body / leg: 78.5% / 18.7% / 2.8%
Position: distance / clinch / ground: 61.9% / 13.2% / 24.9%

Per-round figures divide recorded totals by rounds with statistics. Shares are of significant strikes landed.

Wrestling and grappling

Takedown attempts per round: 1.00
Takedowns landed per round: 0.55
Takedown accuracy: 54.5%
Takedown defense: 24.1%
Control time per round: 1:22
Submission attempts per round: 0.24
Reversals per round: 0.03

Attempts and landed takedowns are counted separately; accuracy is landed ÷ attempted.

Outcomes and durability

UFC record (W-L-D, NC): 8-4-0
Finish rate (wins by KO/TKO or submission): 50.0%
Wins by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 2 · 2 · 4
Losses by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 0 · 3 · 1
Knockdowns scored / suffered: 0 / 4
Average fight time: 13:59 (over 11 bouts)

Results as recorded by UFCStats. Fight time is elapsed time (completed rounds plus ending time) and includes draws and no-contests. These are outcomes, not biological measurements.

UFC fight history

Julianna Pena — most recent UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 7 Jun 2025	Kayla Harrison	L	SUB Kimura	R2 4:55	UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2
Sat 5 Oct 2024	Raquel Pennington	W	S-DEC	R5 5:00	UFC 307: Pereira vs. Rountree Jr.
Sat 30 Jul 2022	Amanda Nunes	L	U-DEC	R5 5:00	UFC 277: Pena vs. Nunes 2
Sat 11 Dec 2021	Amanda Nunes	W	SUB Rear Naked Choke	R2 3:26	UFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier
Sat 23 Jan 2021	Sara McMann	W	SUB Rear Naked Choke	R3 3:39	UFC 257: Poirier vs. McGregor

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Julianna Pena — earlier UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 3 Oct 2020	Germaine de Randamie	L	SUB Guillotine Choke	R3 3:25	UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Aldana
Sat 13 Jul 2019	Nicco Montano	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: De Randamie vs. Ladd
Sat 28 Jan 2017	Valentina Shevchenko	L	SUB Armbar	R2 4:29	UFC on FOX: Shevchenko vs. Pena
Sat 9 Jul 2016	Cat Zingano	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 200: Tate vs Nunes
Sat 3 Oct 2015	Jessica Eye	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 192: Cormier vs Gustafsson
Sat 4 Apr 2015	Milana Dudieva	W	KO/TKO Elbows	R1 3:59	UFC Fight Night: Mendes vs Lamas
Sat 30 Nov 2013	Jessica Rakoczy	W	KO/TKO Punches	R1 4:59	The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate Finale

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