 She won the bout by technical knockout in the third round.With a perfect 3-0 record, Evans-Smith had the first opportunity in the organization to fight Raquel Pennington on December 6, 2014, at UFC 181 following a neck injury to Pennington's original opponent Holly Holm.The fight was balanced and "locked," especially at the clinch, until Pennington secured a bulldog choke at the end of the round.