Tecia Pennington vs Zhang Weili

Mar 3, 2019 · ESPN+

DateMar 3, 2019

DivisionWomen's Strawweight

StatusScheduled

VenueT-Mobile Arena

BroadcastESPN+

Start times & how to watch

Start time & how to watch

Main card starts Sunday, March 3, 2019 — watch on ESPN+.

US East (ET): Sun 9:00 PM
US West (PT): Sun 6:00 PM
United Kingdom: Mon 2:00 AM
Central Europe: Mon 3:00 AM
Australia (Sydney): Mon 1:00 PM
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Tecia PenningtonThe Tiny Tornado |15-8-0Tecia Pennington vs Zhang WeiliWeili ZhangMagnum |26-4-0

Tecia PenningtonThe Tiny Tornado15-8-0

Fight Overview

RoundTBD

Time5:00

15-8-0Record26-4-0

37Age37

5'1"Height5'4"

60″Reach63"

115 lbsWeight115 lbs

Women's StrawweightWeight ClassWomen's Strawweight

Weili ZhangMagnum26-4-0

Combat Edge Intelligence

Fight Intelligence

Weili Zhang owns a 142-point Elo edge (great). Weili Zhang shows more surface-level statistical edges across the tracked UFC categories. 3 shared opponents give extra context.

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Elo Recent career Elo trajectory

Recent three-year Elo paths for both fighters. Ratings shown here are current career context; the event-specific prediction or verified result remains on this Fight page.

Tecia PenningtonWeili Zhang

Recent form

Tecia PenningtonL W W L L · -10 Elo last 5

LWWLL

Weili ZhangL W W W W · +30 Elo last 5

LWWWW

Elo edge

Tecia Pennington1658-15 last move

Weili Zhang1800-12 last move

Why they are ranked here

Tecia Pennington#24 of 108 active Women Strawweight fighters · 1658 Elo

Biggest gain: Beat Carla Esparza (rated 1675 at the time): +18.
Costliest loss: Lost to Denise Gomes (rated 1695 at the time): -15.
Last 5 fights: 2 wins, 3 losses, -10 Elo in total.
Next places: 3 points behind #23 Machi Fukuda, 2 ahead of #25 Bo Meng.

Weili Zhang#2 of 80 active Women Flyweight fighters · 1800 Elo

Biggest gain: Beat Joanna Jędrzejczyk (rated 1702 at the time): +16.
Costliest loss: Lost to Rose Namajunas (rated 1663 at the time): -26.
Last 5 fights: 4 wins, 1 loss, +30 Elo in total.
Next places: 34 points behind #1 Valentina Shevchenko, 32 ahead of #3 Dakota Ditcheva.

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What's at stake

Tecia PenningtonNow 1658 · #24 Women Strawweight

Wins by decision+22→ 1680

Loses by decision-10→ 1648

Weili ZhangNow 1800 · #2 Women Flyweight

Wins by decision+7→ 1807

Loses by decision-17→ 1783

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Projected with the same rules as the rankings, at today's ratings. Split decisions move ratings less and finishes more.

Stat advantages

Tecia PenningtonvsWeili Zhang

Takedown average

0.54vs2.24

Takedown accuracy

14%vs46%

Submission average

0.06vs0.52

Sig. strikes absorbed per min

3.48vs2.77

Finishing profile

Tecia Penningtondecision leads 87% of wins

Weili ZhangKO/TKO leads 42% of wins

Common opponents

Carla Esparza Tecia Pennington: win · Decision (Unanimous) · Oct 5, 2024Weili Zhang: win · Submission (Crucifix Rear Naked Choke) · Nov 12, 2022

Joanna Jędrzejczyk Tecia Pennington: loss · Decision (Unanimous) · Jul 28, 2018Weili Zhang: win · KO (spinning backfist) · Jun 11, 2022

Rose NamajunasTecia Pennington: loss · Decision (Unanimous) · Apr 16, 2016Weili Zhang: loss · Decision (Split) · Nov 6, 2021

Tale of the tape

Tecia PenningtonWeili Zhang

Tracked UFC statistics may not cover a fighter's full career. Unavailable measurements are not zero.

4.78Sig. strikes landed per min5.15

UFC strawweight average : 4.15

48Sig. strike accuracy54

UFC strawweight average : 45%

3.48Sig. strikes absorbed per min2.77

UFC strawweight average : 4.11

62Sig. strike defense54

UFC strawweight average : 54%

0.54Takedown average2.24

UFC strawweight average : 1.37

14Takedown accuracy46

UFC strawweight average : 32%

62Takedown defense74

UFC strawweight average : 59%

0.06Submission average0.52

UFC strawweight average : 0.43

1Wins by knockout11

1Wins by submission8

13Wins by decision7

0Losses by knockout1

0Losses by submission0

8Losses by decision3

Tecia Pennington vs Zhang Weili is a scheduled Women's Strawweight fight on UFC 235 : JONES VS SMITH. Tecia Pennington enters with a 15-8-0 record and Weili Zhang enters with a 26-4-0 record. Combat Edge tracks the matchup preview, UFC stats, Elo edge, shared opponents, event date, venue, and full fight card.