Julianna Pena
12 UFC Fights | 67% Win Rate | 4 Finishes (50%)
Julianna Pena UFC Record & Pro MMA Record
Julianna Pena is 8-4 in the UFC across 12 fights, with 2 wins by knockout, 2 by submission and 4 by decision. The full pro MMA record is 12-6, 4-2 of it outside the UFC. Pena competes at women's bantamweight as an orthodox complete fighter, standing 5'6" with a 69" reach at 37 years old. The last bout was a loss to Kayla Harrison by submission in Jun 2025.
Best attribute: striking defense (fewest significant strikes absorbed per minute) — 81st percentile among 58 women's bantamweight fighters (2.6/min).
Julianna Pena's UFC win rate is 67% (8 of 12 fights), and 50% of those wins came by finish. Pena averages 1.5 takedowns per fight at 55% accuracy and stops 24% of opponents' takedown attempts.
- Pro MMA Record
- 12-6
- UFC Record
- 8-4
- Height
- 5'6"
- Reach
- 69"
- Age
- 37
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Last Fight
- L vs Kayla Harrison · Submission · Jun 2025
Pro record from Sherdog (snapshot 2026-07-03) plus every UFC bout since; UFC record from UFCStats.
Julianna Pena's Last 5 Fights
Pena is 3-2 in the last five UFC fights.
- Loss vs Kayla Harrison · Submission · R2 4:55 · UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2 · Jun 2025
- Win vs Raquel Pennington · Decision · R5 5:00 · UFC 307: Pereira vs. Rountree Jr. · Oct 2024
- Loss vs Amanda Nunes · Decision · R5 5:00 · UFC 277: Pena vs. Nunes 2 · Jul 2022
- Win vs Amanda Nunes · Submission · R2 3:26 · UFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier · Dec 2021
- Win vs Sara McMann · Submission · R3 3:39 · UFC 257: Poirier vs. McGregor · Jan 2021
Striking
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Sig. Strikes Landed per Round — Julianna Pena vs Average
Julianna Pena's UFC Fight History
12 UFC fights on record (8-4), most recent first.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Rd · Time | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L★ | Kayla Harrison | Submission | R2 · 4:55 | UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2 | 2025-06-07 |
| W★ | Raquel Pennington | Decision | R5 · 5:00 | UFC 307: Pereira vs. Rountree Jr. | 2024-10-05 |
| L★ | Amanda Nunes | Decision | R5 · 5:00 | UFC 277: Pena vs. Nunes 2 | 2022-07-30 |
| W★ | Amanda Nunes | Submission | R2 · 3:26 | UFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier | 2021-12-11 |
| W | Sara McMann | Submission | R3 · 3:39 | UFC 257: Poirier vs. McGregor | 2021-01-23 |
| L | Germaine de Randamie | Submission | R3 · 3:25 | UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Aldana | 2020-10-03 |
| W | Nicco Montano | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: De Randamie vs. Ladd | 2019-07-13 |
| L | Valentina Shevchenko | Submission | R2 · 4:29 | UFC on FOX: Shevchenko vs. Pena | 2017-01-28 |
| W | Cat Zingano | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 200: Tate vs Nunes | 2016-07-09 |
| W | Jessica Eye | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 192: Cormier vs Gustafsson | 2015-10-03 |
| W | Milana Dudieva | KO/TKO | R1 · 3:59 | UFC Fight Night: Mendes vs Lamas | 2015-04-04 |
| W★ | Jessica Rakoczy | KO/TKO | R1 · 4:59 | The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate Finale | 2013-11-30 |
How Pena Ranks at Women's Bantamweight
Percentile among the 58 women's bantamweight fighters in our database (higher is better; absorbed strikes are inverted).
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