Raquel Pennington

Raquel Pennington's career impresses me less for any single moment than for its sheer longevity. A former UFC bantamweight champion still ranked near the top of her division and in the pound-for-pound conversation well into her thirties, she has outlasted wave after wave of younger challengers. In a sport that chews up fighters fast, that kind of staying power speaks to grit and intelligence as much as physical gifts. I admire fighters who win through relentless pressure rather than one big swing, and Pennington embodies exactly that durable, grinding style I find so compelling.

Name (English)

Raquel Pennington

Name (Japanese)

ラケル・ペニントン

Reading

らける・ぺにんとん

Born

September 5, 1988 (age 37)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Virgo / Dragon

Origin

Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States

Height

170 cm

Occupation

mixed martial arts fighter

High school

Harrison High School

University

University of Colorado Colorado Springs

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• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raquel%20Pennington
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A9%E3%82%B1%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9A%E3%83%8B%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15987788

Tags

• Colorado
• mixed martial arts fighter

Last updated

2026-06-21

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