Professional Record
12-6-0
JPPhoto pending
Current Elo Rating
1815
True Contender System
Women’s Bantamweight Ranking
#1
Pound-for-Pound Ranking
#10
About Julianna Peña
The specialist in defying the odds
Julianna Peña has built much of her career around defying expectations. The winner of The Ultimate Fighter 18, she worked her way up at bantamweight until she got a shot in 2021 against Amanda Nunes, who came into the fight as one of the most dominant champions in history.
Fighting style
Peña turned that fight into one of the biggest upsets in women's MMA. She pressured Nunes, accepted aggressive exchanges and ended up submitting her in the second round. Her style has never depended on especially refined technique, but on pressure, endurance, clinch work, grappling and an enormous willingness to turn the fight into a physical battle.
Two reigns
Nunes won the belt back in the rematch, but Peña became champion again in 2024 by beating Raquel Pennington by split decision for the vacant title. Her second reign ended against Kayla Harrison at UFC 316, where she was submitted with a kimura.
Tale of the tape
- Height
- 168 cm
- Reach
- 175 cm
- Weight
- 61.2 kg
- Age
- 37 years
- Place of birth
- Spokane, United States
- UFC debut
- November 30, 2013
- Team / gym
- Sik-Jitsu Spokane, WA
Activity
Next fight
No bout announced
Julianna Peña has no next fight confirmed by the UFC yet.
This section updates automatically as soon as one is announced.
Last fight
Julianna Peñavs.Kayla Harrison
L · Submission · R2
- Event
- UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2
- Date
- June 7, 2025
- Elo change
- -67
Career Statistics
Professional career
12-6-0
Wins · Losses · Draws
18 fights
Wins by method
- KO/TKO
- 2
- Submissions
- 2
- Decisions
- 4
4 Finishes
50% of 8 wins
Of these 12 wins, 4 have no method recorded in our history.
In the UFC
8-4-0
Wins · Losses · Draws
12 fights
Wins by method
- KO/TKO
- 2
- Submissions
- 2
- Decisions
- 4
4 Finishes
50% of 8 wins
Elo
Current Elo
1,815
Peak Elo
1,882
From peak
-67
StreakNot enough data yet
Biggest Elo gain
Achievements and career
- Title fight record: 2-2
- Best recorded streak: 4 straight wins
Elo History
12 recorded UFC fights
UFC Start
1500
Current
1815
Peak Elo
1882
Total
+315
UFC Fight History
| Date | Result | Opponent | Method | Elo | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 07, 2025 | L | Kayla Harrison | Submission · R2 · 4:55 | Elo1815 | Change-67 |
| Oct 05, 2024 | W | Raquel Pennington | Decision · R5 · 5:00 | Elo1882 | Change+57 |
| Jul 30, 2022 | L | Amanda Nunes | Decision · R5 · 5:00 | Elo1825 | Change-17 |
| Dec 11, 2021 | W | Amanda Nunes | Submission · R2 · 3:26 | Elo1842 | Change+212 |
| Jan 24, 2021 | W | Sara McMann | Submission · R3 · 3:39 | Elo1630 | Change+50 |
| Oct 04, 2020 | L | Germaine de Randamie | Submission · R3 · 3:25 | Elo1580 | Change-35 |
| Jul 13, 2019 | W | Nicco Montaño | Decision · R3 · 5:00 | Elo1615 | Change+23 |
| Jan 28, 2017 | L | Valentina Shevchenko | Submission · R2 · 4:29 | Elo1593 | Change-64 |
| Jul 09, 2016 | W | Cat Zingano | Decision · R3 · 5:00 | Elo1657 | Change+26 |
| Oct 03, 2015 | W | Jessica Eye | Decision · R3 · 5:00 | Elo1630 | Change+24 |
| Apr 04, 2015 | W | Milana Dudieva | KO/TKO · R1 · 3:59 | Elo1606 | Change+53 |
| Nov 30, 2013 | W | Jessica Rakoczy | KO/TKO · R1 · 4:59 | Elo1553 | Change+53 |
Competitive Profile
Julianna Peña’s position is calculated by the True Contender MMA Elo system from real results and strength of opposition. The profile updates with the rankings after new fights are processed.