BJ Penn

Statistic	BJ Penn
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	46.1%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	2.8
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.8
Strike Differential	-1.0/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	51.6%
Takedown Defense	79.4%
Takedowns Landed/15min	0.8
Submission Attempts/15min	0.5
Control Time/15min	2:04
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	37.5%
Submission % of Wins	50.0%
Decision % of Wins	12.5%
Avg Fight Time	14:19
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.2
Reversals/15min	0.0

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	37.1%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	2.7
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	6.4
Takedown Accuracy	0.0%
Takedown Defense	66.7%
Control Time/Fight	0:47

LOSS

vs. Clay Guida

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC 237: Namajunas vs. Andrade • May 2019

BJ Penn64/17736%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Clay Guida80/20838%TD 1/2Ctrl 4:03

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	BJ Penn	23/69	33%	0/0	0:00	—
	Clay Guida	21/69	30%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	BJ Penn	21/57	37%	0/0	0:00	—
	Clay Guida	27/68	40%	1/2	1:05	—

R3	BJ Penn	20/51	39%	0/0	0:00	—
	Clay Guida	32/71	45%	0/0	2:58	—

LOSS

vs. Ryan Hall

Submission (Heel Hook) • Rd 1, 2:46 • UFC 232: Jones vs. Gustafsson 2 • Dec 2018

BJ Penn3/838%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:33

Ryan Hall6/1540%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	BJ Penn	3/8	38%	0/0	1:33	—
	Ryan Hall	6/15	40%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Dennis Siver

Decision (Majority) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC Fight Night: Chiesa vs. Lee • Jun 2017

BJ Penn57/10753%TD 0/0Ctrl 2:02KD 1

Dennis Siver103/28037%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:11

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	BJ Penn	22/39	56%	0/0	0:12	—
	Dennis Siver	26/98	27%	0/1	0:11	—

R2	BJ Penn	21/41	51%	0/0	1:50	1
	Dennis Siver	21/65	32%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	BJ Penn	14/27	52%	0/0	0:00	—
	Dennis Siver	56/117	48%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Yair Rodriguez

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 0:24 • UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Penn • Jan 2017

BJ Penn4/2218%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:22

Yair Rodriguez55/11150%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:19KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	BJ Penn	4/22	18%	0/0	0:22	—
	Yair Rodriguez	37/73	51%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	BJ Penn	0/0	—	0/0	0:00	—
	Yair Rodriguez	18/38	47%	0/0	0:19	1

LOSS

vs. Frankie Edgar

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 3, 4:16 • The Ultimate Fighter: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn Finale • Jul 2014

BJ Penn13/6620%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	BJ Penn	5/25	20%	0/0	0:00	—
	Frankie Edgar	17/40	42%	1/1	3:01	—

R2	BJ Penn	2/17	12%	0/0	0:00	—
	Frankie Edgar	36/60	60%	1/1	3:31	—

R3	BJ Penn	6/24	25%	0/0	0:00	—
	Frankie Edgar	37/62	60%	1/1	2:22	—

LOSS

vs. Rory MacDonald

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Diaz • Dec 2012

BJ Penn24/8927%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:56

Rory MacDonald116/20357%TD 1/3Ctrl 2:32

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	BJ Penn	10/26	38%	0/1	0:34	—
	Rory MacDonald	33/61	54%	0/1	0:46	—

R2	BJ Penn	6/30	20%	0/0	0:00	—
	Rory MacDonald	57/92	62%	1/1	0:38	—

R3	BJ Penn	8/33	24%	0/1	0:22	—
	Rory MacDonald	26/50	52%	0/1	1:08	—

LOSS

vs. Nick Diaz

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC 137: Penn vs Diaz • Oct 2011

BJ Penn88/16454%TD 1/4Ctrl 1:25

Nick Diaz178/35051%TD 0/0Ctrl 3:23

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	BJ Penn	33/48	69%	1/1	1:24	—
	Nick Diaz	20/48	42%	0/0	1:06	—

R2	BJ Penn	19/42	45%	0/1	0:00	—
	Nick Diaz	83/144	58%	0/0	1:45	—

R3	BJ Penn	36/74	49%	0/2	0:01	—
	Nick Diaz	75/158	47%	0/0	0:32	—

D

vs. Jon Fitch

Decision (Majority) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC 127: Penn vs Fitch • Feb 2011

BJ Penn12/2941%TD 2/3Ctrl 3:36

Jon Fitch47/7265%TD 4/11Ctrl 10:43

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	BJ Penn	6/10	60%	1/2	2:27	—
	Jon Fitch	7/16	44%	0/5	2:25	—

R2	BJ Penn	5/16	31%	1/1	1:09	—
	Jon Fitch	14/21	67%	1/3	3:33	—

R3	BJ Penn	1/3	33%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jon Fitch	26/35	74%	3/3	4:45	—

WIN

vs. Matt Hughes

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 0:21 • UFC 123: Rampage vs Machida • Nov 2010

BJ Penn7/978%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:03KD 1

Matt Hughes3/650%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	BJ Penn	7/9	78%	0/0	0:03	1
	Matt Hughes	3/6	50%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Frankie Edgar

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00 • UFC 118: Edgar vs Penn 2 • Aug 2010

BJ Penn36/14625%TD 2/3Ctrl 1:25

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	BJ Penn	8/25	32%	0/0	0:00	—
	Frankie Edgar	8/33	24%	2/3	1:48	—

R2	BJ Penn	6/43	14%	0/0	0:00	—
	Frankie Edgar	18/52	35%	1/3	0:22	—

R3	BJ Penn	12/48	25%	0/0	0:00	—
	Frankie Edgar	30/76	39%	0/3	0:14	—

R4	BJ Penn	6/16	38%	1/1	0:52	—
	Frankie Edgar	16/37	43%	0/0	1:40	—

R5	BJ Penn	4/14	29%	1/2	0:33	—
	Frankie Edgar	22/36	61%	0/0	2:37	—

LOSS

vs. Frankie Edgar

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00 • UFC 112: Invincible • Apr 2010

BJ Penn71/26227%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	BJ Penn	18/41	44%	0/0	0:00	—
	Frankie Edgar	10/41	24%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	BJ Penn	17/49	35%	0/0	0:00	—
	Frankie Edgar	6/44	14%	0/3	0:00	—

R3	BJ Penn	11/57	19%	0/0	0:00	—
	Frankie Edgar	10/42	24%	0/3	0:00	—

R4	BJ Penn	13/61	21%	0/0	0:00	—
	Frankie Edgar	13/58	22%	0/4	0:00	—

R5	BJ Penn	12/54	22%	0/0	0:00	—
	Frankie Edgar	22/47	47%	1/3	0:05	—

WIN

vs. Diego Sanchez

KO/TKO • Rd 5, 2:37 • UFC 107: Penn vs Sanchez • Dec 2009

BJ Penn70/13153%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:30

Diego Sanchez8/1087%TD 0/27Ctrl 6:21

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	BJ Penn	25/46	54%	0/0	0:43	—
	Diego Sanchez	2/34	6%	0/3	0:31	—

R2	BJ Penn	9/24	38%	0/0	0:01	—
	Diego Sanchez	2/27	7%	0/8	0:58	—

R3	BJ Penn	14/23	61%	0/0	0:10	—
	Diego Sanchez	1/18	6%	0/7	2:33	—

R4	BJ Penn	12/25	48%	0/0	0:00	—
	Diego Sanchez	2/24	8%	0/5	1:26	—

R5	BJ Penn	10/13	77%	0/0	0:36	—
	Diego Sanchez	1/5	20%	0/4	0:53	—

WIN

vs. Kenny Florian

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 4, 3:54 • UFC 101: Declaration • Aug 2009

BJ Penn57/9461%TD 1/3Ctrl 4:10

Kenny Florian19/5833%TD 0/15Ctrl 5:11

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	BJ Penn	11/20	55%	0/1	1:22	—
	Kenny Florian	7/19	37%	0/3	0:47	—

R2	BJ Penn	7/21	33%	0/0	0:00	—
	Kenny Florian	6/14	43%	0/3	1:50	—

R3	BJ Penn	22/31	71%	0/1	0:03	—
	Kenny Florian	4/16	25%	0/4	2:07	—

R4	BJ Penn	17/22	77%	1/1	2:45	—
	Kenny Florian	2/9	22%	0/5	0:27	—

LOSS

vs. Georges St-Pierre

KO/TKO • Rd 4, 5:00 • UFC 94: St-Pierre vs Penn 2 • Jan 2009

BJ Penn16/3743%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:26

Georges St-Pierre92/12275%TD 4/7Ctrl 14:58

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	BJ Penn	12/26	46%	0/0	0:00	—
	Georges St-Pierre	34/44	77%	0/3	2:14	—

R2	BJ Penn	3/4	75%	0/0	0:00	—
	Georges St-Pierre	18/28	64%	1/1	4:29	—

R3	BJ Penn	1/5	20%	0/1	0:26	—
	Georges St-Pierre	19/24	79%	2/2	3:46	—

R4	BJ Penn	0/2	0%	0/0	0:00	—
	Georges St-Pierre	21/26	81%	1/1	4:29	—

WIN

vs. Sean Sherk

KO/TKO (Flying Knee) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC 84: Ill Will • May 2008

BJ Penn122/17570%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:07KD 1

Sean Sherk46/16228%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	BJ Penn	43/55	78%	0/0	0:03	—
	Sean Sherk	13/54	24%	0/1	0:00	—

R2	BJ Penn	38/54	70%	0/0	0:00	—
	Sean Sherk	15/54	28%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	BJ Penn	41/66	62%	0/1	0:04	1
	Sean Sherk	18/54	33%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Joe Stevenson

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 2, 4:02 • UFC 80: Rapid Fire • Jan 2008

BJ Penn41/6959%TD 0/0Ctrl 6:34KD 2

Joe Stevenson17/3647%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	BJ Penn	13/20	65%	0/0	4:55	1
	Joe Stevenson	8/10	80%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	BJ Penn	28/49	57%	0/0	1:39	1
	Joe Stevenson	9/26	35%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Jens Pulver

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 2, 3:12 • The Ultimate Fighter: Team Pulver vs. Team Penn Finale • Jun 2007

BJ Penn23/3174%TD 3/3Ctrl 4:54

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	BJ Penn	13/17	76%	2/2	2:00	—
	Jens Pulver	5/15	33%	0/0	1:57	—

R2	BJ Penn	10/14	71%	1/1	2:54	—
	Jens Pulver	1/3	33%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Matt Hughes

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 3, 3:53 • UFC 63: Hughes vs Penn • Sep 2006

BJ Penn17/3746%TD 0/1Ctrl 1:58

Matt Hughes35/8840%TD 1/9Ctrl 6:58

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	BJ Penn	13/22	59%	0/0	0:39	—
	Matt Hughes	7/27	26%	0/7	1:52	—

R2	BJ Penn	2/5	40%	0/0	1:19	—
	Matt Hughes	4/12	33%	1/2	2:55	—

R3	BJ Penn	2/10	20%	0/1	0:00	—
	Matt Hughes	24/49	49%	0/0	2:11	—

LOSS

vs. Georges St-Pierre

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC 58: USA vs Canada • Mar 2006

BJ Penn37/8544%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:18

Georges St-Pierre59/13544%TD 4/5Ctrl 7:24

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	BJ Penn	21/43	49%	0/0	0:00	—
	Georges St-Pierre	21/60	35%	0/1	0:49	—

R2	BJ Penn	11/30	37%	0/0	0:00	—
	Georges St-Pierre	19/45	42%	2/2	2:52	—

R3	BJ Penn	5/12	42%	1/1	0:18	—
	Georges St-Pierre	19/30	63%	2/2	3:43	—

WIN

vs. Matt Hughes

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 1, 4:39 • UFC 46: Supernatural • Jan 2004

BJ Penn17/2374%TD 0/0Ctrl 4:08

Matt Hughes4/850%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	BJ Penn	17/23	74%	0/0	4:08	—
	Matt Hughes	4/8	50%	0/1	0:00	—

D

vs. Caol Uno

Decision (Split) • Rd 5, 5:00 • UFC 41: Onslaught • Feb 2003

BJ Penn67/9372%TD 5/8Ctrl 7:09

Caol Uno64/9766%TD 6/7Ctrl 7:28

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	BJ Penn	21/26	81%	2/3	3:14	—
	Caol Uno	9/13	69%	1/1	0:39	—

R2	BJ Penn	11/18	61%	0/1	0:33	—
	Caol Uno	20/25	80%	3/3	2:40	—

R3	BJ Penn	6/11	55%	1/1	0:43	—
	Caol Uno	17/25	68%	1/1	2:09	—

R4	BJ Penn	14/20	70%	2/2	1:50	—
	Caol Uno	10/17	59%	1/1	0:56	—

R5	BJ Penn	15/18	83%	0/1	0:49	—
	Caol Uno	8/17	47%	0/1	1:04	—

WIN

vs. Matt Serra

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC 39: The Warriors Return • Sep 2002

BJ Penn32/5262%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:55

Matt Serra8/4916%TD 1/17Ctrl 4:19

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	BJ Penn	14/20	70%	0/0	0:10	—
	Matt Serra	1/11	9%	0/5	1:55	—

R2	BJ Penn	5/9	56%	1/1	0:43	—
	Matt Serra	5/14	36%	1/5	2:20	—

R3	BJ Penn	13/23	57%	0/0	0:02	—
	Matt Serra	2/24	8%	0/7	0:04	—

WIN

vs. Paul Creighton

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 3:23 • UFC 37: High Impact • May 2002

BJ Penn0/0—TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Paul Creighton6/875%TD 3/8Ctrl 1:45

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	BJ Penn	12/17	71%	0/0	1:27	—
	Paul Creighton	2/3	67%	3/6	1:34	—

R2	BJ Penn	27/39	69%	0/0	2:02	—
	Paul Creighton	4/5	80%	0/2	0:11	—

LOSS

vs. Jens Pulver

Decision (Majority) • Rd 5, 5:00 • UFC 35: Throwdown • Jan 2002

BJ Penn0/0—TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	BJ Penn	4/7	57%	1/2	1:13	—
	Jens Pulver	2/8	25%	1/1	2:39	—

R2	BJ Penn	11/18	61%	2/3	4:10	—
	Jens Pulver	3/4	75%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	BJ Penn	3/5	60%	2/2	0:30	—
	Jens Pulver	10/20	50%	0/0	3:29	—

R4	BJ Penn	11/18	61%	2/3	0:30	—
	Jens Pulver	7/17	41%	0/0	2:13	—

R5	BJ Penn	20/45	44%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jens Pulver	16/49	33%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Caol Uno

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 0:11 • UFC 34: High Voltage • Nov 2001

BJ Penn0/0—TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	BJ Penn	5/6	83%	1/1	0:02	1
	Caol Uno	0/1	0%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Din Thomas

KO/TKO (Knee) • Rd 1, 2:42 • UFC 32: Showdown in the Meadowlands • Jun 2001

BJ Penn0/0—TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Din Thomas1/520%TD 1/1Ctrl 2:06

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	BJ Penn	6/8	75%	0/1	0:09	1
	Din Thomas	1/5	20%	1/1	2:06	—

WIN

vs. Joey Gilbert

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 4:57 • UFC 31: Locked and Loaded • May 2001

BJ Penn0/0—TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Joey Gilbert3/743%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:06

▼ Rounds

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