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BJ Penn
“The Prodigy”
United StatesLightweightActiveage 47
16-14-2
53% win rate
L7 streak
Peak Vertex
2008-05-24 → 2008-05-2482held 3 bouts
Bouts at peak
- Wvs · KO · 2008-05-24
Retired at career peak
Career timeline
Each dot is a fight — green wins, red losses, larger dots are title fights. Hover for details, click to open the bout.
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- Loss
- Draw / No contest
- Title
12 wins13 losses2 drawslast 5: L L L L Ldrag to scroll · 1993–2019
Key stats
Six attributes derived from striking, grappling, and finishing rates.
Striking heatmap
Significant strikes by target zone, aggregated across all UFC rounds.
Round-by-round averages
Average values per round across the selected fights — toggle metrics below.
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Metrics
| Metric | R1(27) | R2(21) | R3(17) | R4(7) | R5(5) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sig Str landed | 23.1 | 13.5 | 12.7 | 11.1 | 14.0 |
| Sig Str absorbed | 13.1 | 28.5 | 24.7 | 10.2 | 14.0 |
| Takedowns landed | 1.34 | 0.26 | 0.24 | 0.90 | 0.20 |
| Takedowns absorbed | 0.36 | 0.62 | 0.54 | 0.29 | 0.20 |
| Control time | 1:17 | 0:55 | 0:09 | 0:58 | 0:30 |
Fight history
Career UFC bouts in reverse chronological order.
- UFC 237: Namajunas vs. Andrade2019-05-11L·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC 232: Jones vs. Gustafsson 22018-12-29L·Sub·R1 · 2:46
- UFC Fight Night: Chiesa vs. Lee2017-06-25L·M-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Penn2017-01-15L·KO·R2 · 0:24
- L·KO·R3 · 4:16
- UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Diaz2012-12-08L·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC 137: Penn vs Diaz2011-10-29L·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC 127: Penn vs Fitch2011-02-26D·M-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC 123: Rampage vs Machida2010-11-20W·KO·R1 · 0:21
- UFC 118: Edgar vs Penn 22010-08-28L·U-Dec·R5 · 5:00
- UFC 112: Invincible2010-04-10L·U-Dec·R5 · 5:00
- UFC 107: Penn vs Sanchez2009-12-12W·KO·R5 · 2:37
- UFC 101: Declaration2009-08-08W·Sub·R4 · 3:54
- UFC 94: St-Pierre vs Penn 22009-01-31L·KO·R4 · 5:00
- UFC 84: Ill Will2008-05-24W·KO·R3 · 5:00
- UFC 80: Rapid Fire2008-01-19W·Sub·R2 · 4:02
- W·Sub·R2 · 3:12
- UFC 63: Hughes vs Penn2006-09-23L·KO·R3 · 3:53
- UFC 58: USA vs Canada2006-03-04L·S-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC 46: Supernatural2004-01-31W·Sub·R1 · 4:39
- UFC 41: Onslaught2003-02-28vsCaol UnoD·S-Dec·R5 · 5:00
- UFC 39: The Warriors Return2002-09-27W·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC 37: High Impact2002-05-10W·KO·R2 · 3:23
- UFC 35: Throwdown2002-01-11L·M-Dec·R5 · 5:00
- UFC 34: High Voltage2001-11-02vsCaol UnoW·KO·R1 · 0:11
- UFC 32: Showdown in the Meadowlands2001-06-29W·KO·R1 · 2:42
- UFC 31: Locked and Loaded2001-05-04W·KO·R1 · 4:57
In the news
Recent MMA headlines that mention this fighter.
- MMA Fighting
UFC Hall of Famer B.J. Penn, 47, is running for the District 1 council seat in Hawaii's local government, marking his second bid for elected office in the state. Penn previously attempted to become…
- MMA Fighting
UFC Hall of Famer B.J. Penn has been deemed mentally fit to proceed to trial following a court-ordered psychological evaluation. On May 29, Judge Peter Kubota signed an order allowing Penn to move…
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