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B.J. Penn

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Association: BJ Penn's MMA
Pro Debut Date: 2001-05-04
Pro Record: 16-14-2
Win Finish %: 81.2%
Quality Perf. %: 59.4%
Last Ranked: 4/01/2019

#353 Lightweight

Highest Quarterly Ranking: 10/01/2005

#1 Welterweight

All-Time Rank:

#10 Absolute

#20 Welterweight

#3 Lightweight
Last Loss Date: 5/11/2019
Last Loss: [#138 LW] Clay Guida
Opponent's Last 5: L W L L L
UFC Record: 12-13-2
Octagon Time: 5:56:17
Title Bouts: 5-5-1
Longest Win Streak: 3 (2007-2008)
Next Best Win Streak: 3 (2001)
UFC Debut: 2001-05-04
Last UFC Fight: 2019-05-11

Complete Professional MMA Fight History
Fighter rankings represent most recent generated quarterly rating prior to the fight

  Opponent Outcome
L Clay Guida
#43 Lightweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  UFC 237 - Namajunas vs. Andrade
Saturday, May 11th 2019
L Ryan Hall Submission (Heel Hook)
Round 1
  UFC 232: Jones vs. Gustafsson 2
Saturday, December 29th 2018
L Dennis Siver Decision (Majority)
Round 3
  UFC Fight Night 112 - Chiesa vs. Lee
Sunday, June 25th 2017
L Yair Rodriguez
#31 Featherweight 		TKO (Punches)
Round 2
  UFC Fight Night 103 - Rodriguez vs. Penn
Sunday, January 15th 2017
L Frankie Edgar
#2 Featherweight 		TKO (Punches)
Round 3
  UFC - The Ultimate Fighter 19 Finale
Sunday, July 6th 2014
L Rory MacDonald
#13 Welterweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  UFC on Fox 5 - Henderson vs. Diaz
Saturday, December 8th 2012
L Nick Diaz
#4 Welterweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  UFC 137 - Penn vs. Diaz
Saturday, October 29th 2011
D Jon Fitch
#3 Welterweight 		Draw
Round 3
  UFC 127 - Penn vs. Fitch
Sunday, February 27th 2011
W Matt Hughes
#4 Welterweight 		KO (Punches)
Round 1
  UFC 123 - Rampage vs. Machida
Saturday, November 20th 2010
L Frankie Edgar
#1 Lightweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 5
  UFC 118 - Edgar vs. Penn 2
Saturday, August 28th 2010
L Frankie Edgar
#8 Lightweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 5
  UFC 112 - Invincible
Saturday, April 10th 2010
W Diego Sanchez
#2 Lightweight 		TKO (Doctor Stoppage)
Round 5
  UFC 107 - Penn vs. Sanchez
Saturday, December 12th 2009
W Kenny Florian
#4 Lightweight 		Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Round 4
  UFC 101 - Declaration
Saturday, August 8th 2009
L Georges St. Pierre
#1 Welterweight 		TKO (Corner Stoppage)
Round 4
  UFC 94 - St. Pierre vs. Penn 2
Saturday, January 31st 2009
W Sean Sherk
#4 Lightweight 		TKO (Knee and Punches)
Round 3
  UFC 84 - Ill Will
Saturday, May 24th 2008
W Joe Stevenson
#8 Lightweight 		Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Round 2
  UFC 80 - Rapid Fire
Saturday, January 19th 2008
W Jens Pulver
#52 Lightweight 		Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Round 2
  UFC - The Ultimate Fighter 5 Finale
Saturday, June 23rd 2007
L Matt Hughes
#1 Welterweight 		TKO (Punches)
Round 3
  UFC 63 - Hughes vs. Penn
Saturday, September 23rd 2006
L Georges St. Pierre
#3 Welterweight 		Decision (Split)
Round 3
  UFC 58 - USA vs. Canada
Saturday, March 4th 2006
W Renzo Gracie Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  K-1 - World Grand Prix Hawaii
Friday, July 29th 2005
L Lyoto Machida
#21 Heavyweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  K-1 - Heros 1
Saturday, March 26th 2005
W Rodrigo Gracie
#3 Welterweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  ROTR 6 - Rumble on the Rock 6
Saturday, November 20th 2004
W Duane Ludwig
#2 Lightweight 		Submission (Arm Triangle Choke)
Round 1
  K-1 MMA - Romanex
Saturday, May 22nd 2004
W Matt Hughes
#1 Welterweight 		Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Round 1
  UFC 46 - Supernatural
Saturday, January 31st 2004
W Takanori Gomi
#6 Lightweight 		Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Round 3
  ROTR 4 - Rumble on the Rock 4
Friday, October 10th 2003
D Caol Uno
#4 Lightweight 		Draw
Round 5
  UFC 41 - Onslaught
Friday, February 28th 2003
W Matt Serra
#5 Lightweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  UFC 39 - The Warriors Return
Friday, September 27th 2002
W Paul Creighton TKO (Punches)
Round 2
  UFC 37 - High Impact
Friday, May 10th 2002
L Jens Pulver
#1 Lightweight 		Decision (Majority)
Round 5
  UFC 35 - Throwdown
Friday, January 11th 2002
W Caol Uno
#3 Lightweight 		KO (Punches)
Round 1
  UFC 34 - High Voltage
Friday, November 2nd 2001
W Din Thomas
#1 Featherweight 		TKO (Knee and Punches)
Round 1
  UFC 32 - Showdown in the Meadowlands
Friday, June 29th 2001
W Joey Gilbert TKO (Punches)
Round 1
  UFC 31 - Locked & Loaded
Friday, May 4th 2001
  Opponent Event Outcome
L Clay Guida
#43 Lightweight 		  UFC 237 - Namajunas vs. Andrade
Saturday, May 11th 2019 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
L Ryan Hall   UFC 232: Jones vs. Gustafsson 2
Saturday, December 29th 2018 		Submission (Heel Hook)
Round 1
L Dennis Siver   UFC Fight Night 112 - Chiesa vs. Lee
Sunday, June 25th 2017 		Decision (Majority)
Round 3
L Yair Rodriguez
#31 Featherweight 		  UFC Fight Night 103 - Rodriguez vs. Penn
Sunday, January 15th 2017 		TKO (Punches)
Round 2
L Frankie Edgar
#2 Featherweight 		  UFC - The Ultimate Fighter 19 Finale
Sunday, July 6th 2014 		TKO (Punches)
Round 3
L Rory MacDonald
#13 Welterweight 		  UFC on Fox 5 - Henderson vs. Diaz
Saturday, December 8th 2012 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
L Nick Diaz
#4 Welterweight 		  UFC 137 - Penn vs. Diaz
Saturday, October 29th 2011 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
D Jon Fitch
#3 Welterweight 		  UFC 127 - Penn vs. Fitch
Sunday, February 27th 2011 		Draw
Round 3
W Matt Hughes
#4 Welterweight 		  UFC 123 - Rampage vs. Machida
Saturday, November 20th 2010 		KO (Punches)
Round 1
L Frankie Edgar
#1 Lightweight 		  UFC 118 - Edgar vs. Penn 2
Saturday, August 28th 2010 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 5
L Frankie Edgar
#8 Lightweight 		  UFC 112 - Invincible
Saturday, April 10th 2010 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 5
W Diego Sanchez
#2 Lightweight 		  UFC 107 - Penn vs. Sanchez
Saturday, December 12th 2009 		TKO (Doctor Stoppage)
Round 5
W Kenny Florian
#4 Lightweight 		  UFC 101 - Declaration
Saturday, August 8th 2009 		Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Round 4
L Georges St. Pierre
#1 Welterweight 		  UFC 94 - St. Pierre vs. Penn 2
Saturday, January 31st 2009 		TKO (Corner Stoppage)
Round 4
W Sean Sherk
#4 Lightweight 		  UFC 84 - Ill Will
Saturday, May 24th 2008 		TKO (Knee and Punches)
Round 3
W Joe Stevenson
#8 Lightweight 		  UFC 80 - Rapid Fire
Saturday, January 19th 2008 		Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Round 2
W Jens Pulver
#52 Lightweight 		  UFC - The Ultimate Fighter 5 Finale
Saturday, June 23rd 2007 		Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Round 2
L Matt Hughes
#1 Welterweight 		  UFC 63 - Hughes vs. Penn
Saturday, September 23rd 2006 		TKO (Punches)
Round 3
L Georges St. Pierre
#3 Welterweight 		  UFC 58 - USA vs. Canada
Saturday, March 4th 2006 		Decision (Split)
Round 3
W Renzo Gracie   K-1 - World Grand Prix Hawaii
Friday, July 29th 2005 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
L Lyoto Machida
#21 Heavyweight 		  K-1 - Heros 1
Saturday, March 26th 2005 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Rodrigo Gracie
#3 Welterweight 		  ROTR 6 - Rumble on the Rock 6
Saturday, November 20th 2004 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Duane Ludwig
#2 Lightweight 		  K-1 MMA - Romanex
Saturday, May 22nd 2004 		Submission (Arm Triangle Choke)
Round 1
W Matt Hughes
#1 Welterweight 		  UFC 46 - Supernatural
Saturday, January 31st 2004 		Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Round 1
W Takanori Gomi
#6 Lightweight 		  ROTR 4 - Rumble on the Rock 4
Friday, October 10th 2003 		Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Round 3
D Caol Uno
#4 Lightweight 		  UFC 41 - Onslaught
Friday, February 28th 2003 		Draw
Round 5
W Matt Serra
#5 Lightweight 		  UFC 39 - The Warriors Return
Friday, September 27th 2002 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Paul Creighton   UFC 37 - High Impact
Friday, May 10th 2002 		TKO (Punches)
Round 2
L Jens Pulver
#1 Lightweight 		  UFC 35 - Throwdown
Friday, January 11th 2002 		Decision (Majority)
Round 5
W Caol Uno
#3 Lightweight 		  UFC 34 - High Voltage
Friday, November 2nd 2001 		KO (Punches)
Round 1
W Din Thomas
#1 Featherweight 		  UFC 32 - Showdown in the Meadowlands
Friday, June 29th 2001 		TKO (Knee and Punches)
Round 1
W Joey Gilbert   UFC 31 - Locked & Loaded
Friday, May 4th 2001 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1

Quarterly Generated Historical Rankings
Rating bar represents the fighter's standing relative to the top of the division at the time

Date ↑ ↓ Rank Record Points
04/01/2019 2 #353 Lightweight 16-13-2
38
01/01/2019 NR #351 Lightweight 16-13-2
39
07/01/2018 8 #95 Featherweight 16-12-2
79
04/01/2018 4 #103 Featherweight 16-12-2
81
01/01/2018 8 #107 Featherweight 16-12-2
81
10/01/2017 2 #99 Featherweight 16-12-2
81
07/01/2017 37 #97 Featherweight 16-12-2
81
04/01/2017 NR #134 Featherweight 16-11-2
60
07/01/2015 1 #27 Featherweight 16-10-2
150
04/01/2015 3 #26 Featherweight 16-10-2
152
01/01/2015   #23 Featherweight 16-10-2
154
10/01/2014 NR #23 Featherweight 16-10-2
156
01/01/2014 4 #23 Welterweight 16-9-2
237
10/01/2013 1 #19 Welterweight 16-9-2
252
07/01/2013 1 #20 Welterweight 16-9-2
256
04/01/2013 3 #19 Welterweight 16-9-2
261
01/01/2013 7 #16 Welterweight 16-9-2
266
10/01/2012   #9 Welterweight 16-8-2
331
07/01/2012   #9 Welterweight 16-8-2
338
04/01/2012 2 #9 Welterweight 16-8-2
347
01/01/2012 1 #7 Welterweight 16-8-2
351
10/01/2011 1 #6 Welterweight 16-7-2
396
07/01/2011 1 #5 Welterweight 16-7-2
396
04/01/2011   #4 Welterweight 16-7-2
396
01/01/2011 NR #4 Welterweight 16-7-1
380
10/01/2010 2 #4 Lightweight 15-7-1
325
07/01/2010 1 #2 Lightweight 15-6-1
378
04/01/2010   #1 Lightweight 15-5-1
480
01/01/2010   #1 Lightweight 15-5-1
480
10/01/2009   #1 Lightweight 14-5-1
404
07/01/2009   #1 Lightweight 13-5-1
313
04/01/2009   #1 Lightweight 13-5-1
313
01/01/2009   #1 Lightweight 13-4-1
331
10/01/2008   #1 Lightweight 13-4-1
331
07/01/2008 1 #1 Lightweight 13-4-1
331
04/01/2008 2 #2 Lightweight 12-4-1
248
01/01/2008 2 #4 Lightweight 11-4-1
198
10/01/2007 1 #6 Lightweight 11-4-1
159
07/01/2007 NR #5 Lightweight 11-4-1
162
04/01/2007 1 #5 Welterweight 10-4-1
172
01/01/2007   #4 Welterweight 10-4-1
172
10/01/2006 1 #4 Welterweight 10-4-1
172
07/01/2006   #3 Welterweight 10-3-1
201
04/01/2006 1 #3 Welterweight 10-3-1
201
01/01/2006 1 #2 Welterweight 10-2-1
229
10/01/2005   #1 Welterweight 10-2-1
245
07/01/2005   #1 Welterweight 9-2-1
245
04/01/2005   #1 Welterweight 9-2-1
229
01/01/2005   #1 Welterweight 9-1-1
260
10/01/2004   #1 Welterweight 8-1-1
214
07/01/2004   #1 Welterweight 8-1-1
214
04/01/2004 NR #1 Welterweight 7-1-1
204
01/01/2004 1 #2 Lightweight 6-1-1
107
10/01/2003   #3 Lightweight 5-1-1
82
07/01/2003 1 #3 Lightweight 5-1-1
82
04/01/2003 1 #2 Lightweight 5-1-1
82
01/01/2003 1 #3 Lightweight 5-1-0
83
10/01/2002 1 #2 Lightweight 5-1-0
83
07/01/2002   #3 Lightweight 4-1-0
72
04/01/2002 1 #3 Lightweight 3-1-0
72
01/01/2002 6 #2 Lightweight 3-0-0
75
10/01/2001   #8 Lightweight 2-0-0
40
07/01/2001 NR #8 Lightweight 2-0-0
40


A fighter's rank (US) state is assigned based on the state that the fighter most frequently fought in professionally, within the past three years. If there is a tie, the most recent state is used. The Win-Loss-Draw record for the fighter in the "Big Leagues". The Big Leagues refer to the top organizations based on a statistical analysis we performed. Some organizations were counted as one, due to mergers, etc. A quality performance is a fight in which the fighter fought an acceptable opponent, and substantiated their current rating (at the time) based on the outcome. At it's most basic level, one can equate "combat age" to "dog years" in that it will mirror the basic human lifecycle. With this computation, we expect fighters to hit their respective "peak" in the years that your typical adult "peaks" in life, somewhere between 25 and 40. We will expect most fighters to start their descent at some point in their 40s and be far removed from their peak by 60. This is an experimental metric that attempts to reflect a fighter's recent opposition quality. The metric goes back 1,080 days, and looks at all the fighter's opponents' W-L-D records within a window of 540 days before, and 540 days after their respective bout(s) with the fighter. All of the records are added up and the cumulative win percentage is presented by this metric in a "strength of schedule" format. These ranking sets have been generated by a recent version of the software, using recent data and will not match previously published issues of the rankings, especially since a majority of these generated sets are for dates much earlier than the site’s inception.
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