Tecia Pennington

Tecia Lyn Pennington ( née Torres Moncaio ; an haife shi a watan Agusta 16, 1989) ɗan ƙasar Amurka ce gauraye mai fasaha wanda a halin yanzu yake fafatawa a rukunin mata na Strawweight na Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Tun daga Oktoba 8, 2024, tana #15 a cikin matakan mata na UFC . [1]

## Fage
An haifi Pennington a Fall River, Massachusetts, amma ya koma Coral Springs tare da mahaifiyarta guda ɗaya, ƙanwarta da ƙane a shekara biyar. [1] Torres ya kasance yana shiga cikin fasahar yaƙi tun yana ɗan shekara 3. Ta fara wasan taekwondo tun tana karama, kuma ta karbi bakar bel bayan shekara goma sha biyu tana gudanar da wasan. Hakanan tana da tarihin muay thai mai son na nasara goma sha shida da asara hudu. [2]

Pennington ya kammala karatunsa yana da shekaru 20 a cikin 2010 tare da Bachelor of Arts, babban digiri na biyu a Shari'ar Laifuka da Ilimin zamantakewa daga Jami'ar Florida Atlantic . Ta sami digiri na biyu a fannin Criminology daga wannan kwaleji a 2017. 

Ita 'yar Puerto Rican ce, zuriyar Fotigal da Irish . Iyalinta suna da tushe a Maunabo, Puerto Rico.  

### Gasar Yaƙin Invicta
Pennington ta fara wasan ƙwararrunta da haɓakawa da Kaiyana Rain a ranar 6 ga Oktoba, 2012, a Invicta FC 3: Penne vs. Sugiyama . Ta yi nasara ta hanyar yanke shawara gaba ɗaya. 

Pennington ta fuskanci Paige VanZant a ranar 5 ga Janairu, 2013, a Invicta FC 4: Esparza vs. Hyatt, ta yi nasara a kan dukkanin katunan alkalan.  Daga nan sai ta yi nasara a kan Rose Namajunas a kan Yuli 13, 2013, a Invicta FC 6: Coenen vs. Cyborg .  Fafatawarta ta ƙarshe ta 2013 ta kasance da Felice Herrig a ranar 7 ga Disamba, 2013, a Invicta FC 7: Honchak vs. Smith . Ta yi nasara ta hanyar yanke shawara gaba ɗaya. 

### ''Babban Mai Yaki''

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|Win
|align=center|14–7
|Carla Esparza
|Decision (unanimous)
|UFC 307 
| 
|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
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|-
|Loss
|align=center|13–7
|Tabatha Ricci
|Decision (split)
|UFC on ESPN: Lewis vs. Nascimento
|
|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|St. Louis, Missouri, United States
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|-
|Loss
|align=center|13–6
|Mackenzie Dern
|Decision (split)
|UFC 273
|
|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Jacksonville, Florida, United States
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|-
|Win
|align=center|13–5
|Angela Hill
|Decision (unanimous)
|UFC 265
|
|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Houston, Texas, United States
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|-
|Win
|align=center|12–5
|Sam Hughes
|TKO (doctor stoppage)
|UFC 256
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|5:00
|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
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|-
|Win
|align=center|11–5
|Brianna Van Buren
|Decision (unanimous)
|UFC on ESPN: Blaydes vs. Volkov
|
|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
|
|-
|Loss
|align=center|10–5
|Marina Rodriguez
|Decision (unanimous)
|UFC Fight Night: Shevchenko vs. Carmouche 2
|
|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Montevideo, Uruguay
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|-
|Loss
|align=center|10–4
|Zhang Weili
|Decision (unanimous)
|UFC 235
|
|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
| 
|-
|Loss
|align=center|10–3
|Joanna Jędrzejczyk
|Decision (unanimous)
|UFC on Fox: Alvarez vs. Poirier 2
|
|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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|-
|Loss
|align=center|10–2
|Jéssica Andrade
|Decision (unanimous)
|UFC on Fox: Emmett vs. Stephens
|
|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Orlando, Florida, United States
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|-
|Win
|align=center|10–1
|Michelle Waterson
|Decision (unanimous)
|UFC 218
|
|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Detroit, Michigan, United States
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|-
|Win
|align=center|9–1
|Juliana Lima
|Submission (rear-naked choke)
|The Ultimate Fighter: Redemption Finale
|
|align=center|2
|align=center|0:53
|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
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|-
|Win
|align=center|8–1
|Bec Rawlings
|Decision (unanimous)
|UFC Fight Night: Bermudez vs. The Korean Zombie
|
|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Houston, Texas, United States
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|-
|Loss
|align=center|7–1
|Rose Namajunas
|Decision (unanimous)
|UFC on Fox: Teixeira vs. Evans
|
|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Tampa, Florida, United States
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|-
|Win
|align=center|7–0
|Jocelyn Jones-Lybarger
|Decision (unanimous)
|UFC 194
|
|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
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|-
|Win
|align=center|6–0
|Angela Hill
|Decision (unanimous)
|UFC 188
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|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Mexico City, Mexico
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|-
|Win
|align=center|5–0
|Angela Magaña
|Decision (unanimous)
|The Ultimate Fighter: A Champion Will Be Crowned Finale
|
|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
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|-
|Win
|align=center|4–0
|Felice Herrig
|Decision (unanimous)
|Invicta FC 7: Honchak vs. Smith
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|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Kansas City, Missouri, United States
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|-
|Win
|align=center|3–0
|Rose Namajunas
|Decision (unanimous)
|Invicta FC 6: Coenen vs. Cyborg
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|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Kansas City, Missouri, United States
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|-
|Win
|align=center|2–0
|Paige VanZant
|Decision (unanimous)
|Invicta FC 4: Esparza vs. Hyatt
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A cikin Disamba 2013, an sanar da Pennington a matsayin ɗaya daga cikin mata 11 da Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) ta rattaba hannu don sabuwar ƙungiyar bambaro. An kuma sanar da cewa za ta fafata a matsayin 'yar wasa a jerin gwanayen gaskiya *na The Ultimate Fighter*, a matsayin wani bangare na gasar lashe zakaran ajin na farko.  A cikin farkon kakar wasan *The Ultimate Fighter*, Ƙungiyar Melendez ta zaɓi Pennington tare da zaɓi na biyu. Pennington mai matsayi na uku an daidaita da #14 Randa Markos. Ta yi rashin nasara da yanke shawara gaba ɗaya. 

Pennington ita ce gabaɗaya a'a. 3 iri a gasar kuma koci Gilbert Melendez ya zaba na biyu. Ta fuskanci Randa Markos a zagayen farko na wasan kwaikwayo. A cikin bacin rai mai ban mamaki, Pennington ta yi rashin nasara ta hanyar yanke shawara gaba ɗaya kan zagaye uku. Duk da haka, an ba ta izinin komawa gasar lokacin da Justine Kish ya ji rauni a gwiwarta a horo. An canza ta zuwa ƙungiyar da Anthony Pettis ke jagoranta kuma ta doke Bec Rawlings a zagayen farko ta hanyar yanke shawara baki ɗaya. Ta fuskanci Carla Esparza a wasan daf da na kusa da na karshe kuma ta yi rashin nasara ta hanyar rinjaye a zagaye biyu.

### Gasar Yaƙin Ƙarshe
Pennington ta yi wasanta na farko na UFC da abokiyar hamayyarta *Ultimate Fighter* Angela Magaña a The Ultimate Fighter: Zakaran Za a Kambi na Karshe a kan Disamba 12, 2014.  Ta yi nasara a fafatawar ta hanyar yanke shawara mai mahimmanci, ta fitar da Magaña biyu-da-daya a cikin zagaye uku.

Pennington ta gaba ta fuskanci TUF 20 alum Angela Hill a kan Yuni 13, 2015, a UFC 188 . Ta yi nasara a yakin da yanke shawara baki daya.

Ana sa ran Pennington na gaba zai fuskanci tsohon zakaran Atomweight na Invicta FC Michelle Waterson a UFC 194 . Duk da haka, Waterson ya fice daga fafatawar a ranar 24 ga Nuwamba, 2015, saboda raunin gwiwa.  An maye gurbinta da sabon shiga Jocelyn Jones-Lybarger. Pennington ta yi nasara a yakin da yanke shawara baki daya. 

Pennington ya fuskanci Rose Namajunas a cikin sakewa a kan Afrilu 16, 2016, a UFC akan Fox 19 .  Ta yi rashin nasara ta hanyar yanke shawara gaba ɗaya. 

Pennington na gaba ta fuskanci Bec Rawlings a sake fafatawa a UFC Fight Night: Bermudez vs. The Korean Zombie a ranar 4 ga Fabrairu, 2017. A awo-ins, Rawlings ya shigo a 117.5 lbs, sama da iyakar mata masu nauyi na 116 lbs. Sakamakon haka, an ci tarar Rawlings kashi 20% na jakarta, wanda ya je Pennington kuma fafatawar ta ci gaba da yin nauyi.  Pennington ta yi nasara a yakin da yanke shawara baki daya.

Pennington ta fuskanci Juliana Lima a ranar 7 ga Yuli, 2017, a Ƙarshen Ƙarshen Ƙarshe 25 .  Ta yi nasara a yakin ne ta hanyar mika wuya a zagaye na biyu, wanda hakan ya zama nasara ta farko a fagen sana'arta.  Nasarar ta kuma sami lambar yabo ta farko *ta Performance na Dare* . 

Pennington ta fuskanci Michelle Waterson a ranar Disamba 2, 2017, a UFC 218 .  Ta yi nasara a yakin da yanke shawara baki daya. 

Pennington ta fuskanci Jéssica Andrade a ranar 24 ga Fabrairu, 2018, a UFC akan Fox 28 .  Ta yi rashin nasara ta hanyar yanke shawara gaba ɗaya. 

Pennington ta fuskanci tsohuwar zakara Joanna Jędrzejczyk akan Yuli 28, 2018, a UFC akan Fox 30.  Ta yi rashin nasara da yanke shawara gaba ɗaya. 

Pennington ta fuskanci Zhang Weili a ranar 2 ga Maris, 2019, a UFC 235 .  Ta yi rashin nasara ta hanyar yanke shawara gaba ɗaya. 

Pennington ta fuskanci Marina Rodriguez a kan Agusta 10, 2019, a UFC Fight Night 156 .  Ta yi rashin nasara ta hanyar yanke shawara gaba ɗaya. 

An shirya Pennington za ta fuskanci Mizuki Inoue a ranar 28 ga Maris, 2020, a UFC akan ESPN: Ngannou vs. Rozenstruik .  Sakamakon cutar ta COVID-19, an dage taron.  Madadin haka, Pennington ta fuskanci Brianna Van Buren a ranar 20 ga Yuni, 2020, a UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Volkov .  Ta yi nasara a yaƙin ta hanyar yanke shawara gaba ɗaya. 

An sake tsara wasan da Angela Hill kuma an yi shi a ranar 7 ga Agusta, 2021, a UFC 265 .  Pennington ta yi nasara a yakin ta hanyar yanke shawara gaba ɗaya. 

Pennington ta fuskanci Mackenzie Dern a ranar 9 ga Afrilu, 2022, a UFC 273 .  Duk da yunƙurin ƙaddamarwa mai zurfi a zagaye na biyu, Pennington ta yi rashin nasara ta kusa da yanke shawara. 

Pennington ta fuskanci Tabatha Ricci a ranar 11 ga Mayu, 2024, a UFC akan ESPN 56 .  Ta yi rashin nasara ta hanyar yanke shawara. 

Pennington ta fuskanci tsohuwar UFC Matan Strawweight Champion Carla Esparza a ranar 5 ga Oktoba, 2024 a UFC 307 .  Ta yi nasara a yakin da yanke shawara baki daya. 

## Salon fada
Pennington tana ɗaukar motsi na gefe akai-akai yayin haɗa abubuwan taekwondo da karate .   Ta kan yi amfani da dabarun harbawa, lokaci-lokaci tana biye da babban ko ƙaranci tare da bugun gefe da sauri.  Lokacin buga naushi, sau da yawa za ta matsa gaba tare da yawan bugu.   Pennington ba ya yawan amfani da dabarun ƙaddamarwa, amma ya nuna tsaro na ƙaddamarwa. 

## Rayuwa ta sirri
Pennington ita ce madaidaiciya, tana iƙirarin cewa ba ta taɓa yin amfani da barasa ba, taba da sauran magungunan nishaɗi a rayuwarta. A Ranar Kiwon Lafiyar Hankali ta Duniya na 2019, Pennington ta bayyana cewa tana fama da matsalolin lafiyar kwakwalwarta - baƙin ciki da matsalar haɗin kai - na shekaru da yawa.  Ta fito fili tana cikin al'ummar LGBTQ+ kuma ta auri tsohon zakaran bantamweight na mata na UFC, Raquel Pennington .   Ma'auratan sun sanar da haihuwar 'yarta a watan Yuni 2023. 

## Gasar da nasarori

### Hadaddiyar fasahar martial

* **Gasar Yaƙin Ƙarshe**
** Ayyukan Dare (Lokaci Daya) vs  
** An ɗaure ( Joanna Jedrzejczyk, Jéssica Andrade & Carla Esparza ) don nasara na biyu mafi nasara a tarihin rukunin mata na UFC (10) 
** An ɗaure ( Karolina Kowalkiewicz ) na uku mafi yawan fafatawar a tarihin rabon mata na UFC (17) 
* **MMA Solutions Global**
** MMA Solutions amateur strawweight taken (lokaci daya)
* **Gasar Cin Kofin 'Yanci ta Amurka**
** USFFC mai son strawweight taken (lokaci daya) 
* **Gasar Yakin Amurka**
** ABC mai son strawweight taken (lokaci daya) 
* **Kyautar MMA na mata**
** 2013 Strawweight na Shekara
* **AwakeningFighters.com WMMA Awards**
** 2013 Nauyin Nauyin Shekara 
** 2013 Sabon shiga na Shekara 
* **Rahoton Bleacher**
** 2013 WMMA Fight of the Year vs. Rose Namajunas ranar 13 ga Yuli 

## Mixed Martial Art Records

### Rikodin nunin wasan kwaikwayo mai gauraya

## Duba kuma

* Jerin mayakan UFC na yanzu
* Jerin gwanayen gwanayen gwanaye na mata

## Manazarta