Tecia Pennington

Tecia Pennington (formerly known professionally as Tecia Torres), 'Tiny Tornado,' is a 37-year-old American strawweight from Fall River, Massachusetts, fighting out of Pound 4 Pound Fitness. A former title challenger and more than a decade into her UFC run, she has never been finished across her 23 professional fights, all eight of her career losses coming by decision. She beat Carla Esparza by unanimous decision in October 2024 in what turned out to be Esparza's retirement fight, backed it up with another decision over Luana Pinheiro in May 2025, and most recently dropped a unanimous-decision loss to Denise Gomes in November 2025. She has not fought since and has no confirmed bout at this time.