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Julianna Pena

Julianna Pena

1066 ELO #331

"The Venezuelan Vixen"

MMA 13-6-0 · UFC 8-4-0 · Women's Bantamweight · Last fought 1 year and 78 days ago

Julianna Pena "The Venezuelan Vixen" - UFC Fighter Profile

Career Highlights: Julianna Pena has 8 wins in the UFC. Julianna Pena lands an average of 3.1 significant strikes per minute and averages 1.7 takedowns per 15 minutes.

Sensible Hypothetical Matchups

No fight is booked yet. These active Women's Bantamweight fighters are a similar age (within 8 years) and ELO (closest to 1066), and have not fought Julianna Pena before.

Opponent UFC Age ELO Δ Age Δ ELO
Montse Rendon 2-2-0 37 970 0.0 96
Irene Aldana 8-6-0 38 1068 1.0 2
Yana Santos 7-5-0 36 1059 1.0 7
Nora Cornolle 3-3-0 36 1021 1.0 45
Julia Avila 3-3-0 38 1002 1.0 64
Irina Alekseeva 1-3-0 36 973 1.0 93

Fight Results Breakdown

12
Total Fights

Biggest Win

Amanda Nunes in 2021
Opponent ELO: 1204

Biggest Upset Loss

Valentina Shevchenko in 2017
Your ELO: 1070 · Opponent ELO: 1005 · Favored by 65

Physical & Background Stats

Height
5' 6'
Weight
Women's Bantamweight
Reach
69'
Stance
Orthodox
Date of Birth
Aug 19 1989
Age
37
Peak ELO
1096
ELO Rank
331 of 2734
Strength of Schedule
172-65-1
Combined record of UFC opponents
Avg ELO of Opponents
1065.3
Avg ELO of Defeated Opponents
1031.8

Performance Statistics

SLpM
3.1
Significant Strikes Landed per Minute
Str. Acc.
44%
Significant Striking Accuracy
SApM
2.56
Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute
Str. Def.
57%
Significant Strike Defence
TD Avg.
1.7
Average Takedowns per 15 minutes
TD Acc.
54%
Takedown Accuracy
Sub. Avg.
0.8
Average Submissions per 15 minutes

Julianna Pena Fight History

No defeats in this fight history.

Date Event Opponent Method Round Time Result Odds
2025-06-07 UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2 Kayla Harrison SUB Kimura 2 4:55 Loss -
2024-10-05 UFC 307: Pereira vs. Rountree Jr. Raquel Pennington S-DEC 5 5:00 Win -
2022-07-30 UFC 277: Pena vs. Nunes 2 Amanda Nunes U-DEC 5 5:00 Loss -
2021-12-11 UFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier Amanda Nunes SUB Rear Naked Choke 2 3:26 Win -
2021-01-23 UFC 257: Poirier vs. McGregor Sara McMann SUB Rear Naked Choke 3 3:39 Win -
2020-10-03 UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Aldana Germaine de Randamie SUB Guillotine Choke 3 3:25 Loss -
2019-07-13 UFC Fight Night: De Randamie vs. Ladd Nicco Montano U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2017-01-28 UFC on FOX: Shevchenko vs. Pena Valentina Shevchenko SUB Armbar 2 4:29 Loss -
2016-07-09 UFC 200: Tate vs Nunes Cat Zingano U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2015-10-03 UFC 192: Cormier vs Gustafsson Jessica Eye U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2015-04-04 UFC Fight Night: Mendes vs Lamas Milana Dudieva KO/TKO Elbows 1 3:59 Win -
2013-11-30 The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate Finale Jessica Rakoczy KO/TKO Punches 1 4:59 Win -

ELO Progression Over Time

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Julianna Pena ELO Rating Calculation

Fight # Date Opponent Name Opponent ELO Result ELO Gained ELO
12 2025-06-07 Kayla Harrison 1041 Loss -18 1066
11 2024-10-05 Raquel Pennington 1114 Win 0 1084
10 2022-07-30 Amanda Nunes 1182 Loss -12 1084
9 2021-12-11 Amanda Nunes 1204 Win +27 1096
8 2021-01-23 Sara McMann 1033 Win +20 1069
7 2020-10-03 Germaine de Randamie 1068 Loss -16 1049
6 2019-07-13 Nicco Montano 1015 Win +14 1065
5 2017-01-28 Valentina Shevchenko 1005 Loss -19 1051
4 2016-07-09 Cat Zingano 1029 Win +15 1070
3 2015-10-03 Jessica Eye 1004 Win +14 1055
2 2015-04-04 Milana Dudieva 1000 Win +20 1041
1 2013-11-30 Jessica Rakoczy 1000 Win +21 1021

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