Fighter Profile›Lightweight

“The Prodigy”

BJ Penn

16-14-227 UFC

Balanced

Form

· 5L

Inactive

12× Title

13× 5R

High Variance

Output Front-Loaded

High Wear

5'9"ht·70"reach·Orthodoxstance·47age

Last fightLClay Guida·U-DEC·R3·6yr ago

Fighter Context

12–13–2UFC·

7KO

4Sub

1Dec

14.2min/fight

356UFC min

vs. Winning-Record Opps

8–13(23 fights)

88%finish rate

-1.1str diff/min

vs. Veteran Opps

4–5(10 fights)

100%finish rate

-1.1str diff/min

CQ Key Stats

Striking Differential

-0.44

Deficit

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.212

Average

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

Average

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

49%

Average

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Penn

Head Hunter

Lightweight avg

Sig. Strikes / Min2.76

Str. Accuracy48%

999UFC landed/2,101attempted

Sig. Absorbed / min

−1.0 vs avg3.20

Str. Defense56%

KD Rate / fight0.26

7UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / fight0.04

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

77%

Body

18%

Leg

By Position

Distance59%

Clinch23%

Ground19%

Sig. Strikes by Round

	Round 127 rounds	Round 221 rounds	Round 317 rounds	Round 47 rounds	Round 55 rounds
Avg. Landed	15	12	13	10	12
Avg. Absorbed	11	18	24	10	14
Avg. Net	+3	-6	-11	0	-2

Grappling

Penn

Sub Hunter

·129s ctrlActive Control

Lightweight avg

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min1.19

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY1.89

TD Accuracy55%

26UFC landed/45attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.50

4UFC wins/12attempted

Defense

Elite TD Def

TD Defense74%

109UFC defended/143opp. attempts

Sub Defense

Holds Ground

Finishing

Finish Rate

92%

Elite Finisher

div avg 52%

How They Lose

13UFC losses

Win Breakdown

KO / TKO7 / 12

Submission4 / 12

Decision1 / 12

KD → Finish

4/6Strong

Loss Breakdown

KO / TKO4 / 13

Submission1 / 13

Decision8 / 13

Loss Pattern

Outscored

8 of 13 losses by decision

Fast and versatile. 8 of 11 finishes inside R1-R2, by both KO and submission

Finish Round Distribution

KO/TKO W

KO/TKO L

SUB W

SUB L

Cards & Decisions

Recovery Rate

44%

4 of 9 rounds won following a lost round

Decision Margin

—

W0 dec

2.9pts

L6 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

6UD

2SD

3MD

18%split rate

Career Trajectory

Win

Loss

D/NC

Elite opp (15+ wins)

Veteran opp (8+ wins)

Layoff

Div. change

sig. strikes stable across career. Second-half avg 37 vs 37 first half

27 UFC fights · hover for details · colored line = 3-fight rolling avg

Pace & Cardio

Output Front-Loaded

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=27

R2n=21

R3n=17

Outputsig strikes / min

3.2

2.7

2.6

Absorbedsig strikes / min

2.5

4.0

4.9

Diff

+0.7

-1.3

-2.3

Per-round averages across career · partial final rounds included at actual elapsed time · rounds below 5 min. career total suppressed · dashed lines = division avg · switch to 5R for championship rounds

Last 8 Fights — Trend

KD Abs

▲Str. Diff+0.64 idxL3

Last 8 UFC fights · Absorbed & Strike Diff = index vs career avg (1.0 = avg, 0 = breakeven) · Orange dots = KDs absorbed

Elite oppVeteran opp

Penn — 27 UFC Fights

Result

Method

27 fights

Clay GuidaVeteran

U-DEC R3May '19

-16

·64 SS (36%)·80 abs·1 td taken

Ryan Hall

SUB R1 · 2:46Dec '18

-3

·3 SS (38%)·6 abs·93s ctrl

↵ 18mo layoff

Dennis SiverVeteran

M-DEC R3Jun '17

-46

·57 SS (53%)·103 abs·122s ctrl·1 kd landed

Yair Rodriguez

TITLE

KO/TKO R2 · 0:24Jan '17

-51

·4 SS (18%)·55 abs·22s ctrl·1 kd taken

↵ 30mo layoff

Frankie EdgarVeteran

KO/TKO R3 · 4:16Jul '14

-77

·13 SS (20%)·90 abs·3 td taken

↵ 19mo layoff

Rory MacDonald

U-DEC R3Dec '12

-92

·24 SS (27%)·116 abs·0/2 td·1 td taken·56s ctrl

Nick Diaz

U-DEC R3Oct '11

-90

·88 SS (54%)·178 abs·1/4 td·85s ctrl

Jon FitchVeteran

M-DEC R3Feb '11

-35

·12 SS (41%)·47 abs·2/3 td·4 td taken·216s ctrl·1 sub att

Matt HughesElite

KO/TKO R1 · 0:21Nov '10

·7 SS (78%)·3 abs·1 kd landed

Frankie Edgar

TITLE

U-DEC R5Aug '10

-58

·36 SS (25%)·94 abs·2/3 td·3 td taken·85s ctrl

Penn — Prior Tracked Fights (5)

LLyoto MachidaK-1U-DECR3—

WDuane LudwigK-1SUBR1—

WRodrigo GracieOtherU-DECR3—

WRenzo GracieK-1U-DECR3—

WTakanori GomiOtherSUBR3—

All Fighters

Lightweight

“The Prodigy”

BJ Penn

16-14-227 UFC

Form

5'9"ht·70"reach·Orthodoxstance·47age

Last fightLClay Guida·U-DEC·6yr ago

Fighter Context

12–13–2UFC·

7KO

4Sub

1Dec

14.2min/fight

356UFC min

vs. Winning Record8–13

vs. Veterans (8+ W)4–5

CQ Key Stats

Str. Differential

-0.44

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.212

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

49%

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Penn

Lightweight avg

Head Hunter

Sig. Strikes / Min2.76

Str. Accuracy48%

999UFC landed/2,101attempted

Sig. Absorbed / Min

−1.0 vs avg3.20

Str. Defense56%

KD Rate / Fight0.26

7UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / Fight0.04

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

77%

Body

18%

Leg

By Position

Dist59%

Clinch23%

Ground19%

Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)

	R1 n=27	R2 n=21	R3 n=17	R4 n=7	R5 n=5
Landed	15	12	13	10	12
Absorbed	11	18	24	10	14
Net	+3	-6	-11	0	-2

Grappling

Penn

Lightweight avg

Sub Hunter

129s ctrlActive Control

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min1.19

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY1.89

TD Accuracy55%

26UFC landed/45attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.50

4UFC wins/12attempted

Defense

Elite TD Def

TD Defense74%

109UFC defended/143opp. attempts

Sub Defense1 loss / 3 attempts

Finishing

Finish Rate

92%

Elite Finisher

Win Methods

7KO/TKO

4Sub

1Dec

Loss Methods

4KO/TKO

1Sub

8Dec

Finish Round Distribution

KO (W)

KO (L)

Sub (W)

Sub (L)

Cards & Decisions

Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.

44%4 of 9 rounds

Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.

—

W0 dec

2.9pts

L6 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

6UD

2SD

3MD

18%split rate

Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.

Pace & Cardio

Output Front-Loaded

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=27

R2n=21

R3n=17

Outputsig strikes / min

3.2

2.7

2.6

Absorbedsig strikes / min

2.5

4.0

4.9

Diff

+0.7

-1.3

-2.3

Per-round career averages · partial rounds time-adjusted · dashed = division avg · switch to 5R for championship rounds

Penn — UFC Fight Log

Clay GuidaVeteran

U-DEC·R3·May '19

64 SS (36%)·80 abs·1 td taken

Ryan Hall

SUB·R1·Dec '18

3 SS (38%)·6 abs·93s ctrl

Dennis SiverVeteran

M-DEC·R3·Jun '17

57 SS (53%)·103 abs·122s ctrl·1 kd

Yair RodriguezTITLE

KO/TKO·R2·Jan '17

4 SS (18%)·55 abs·22s ctrl·1 kd taken

Frankie EdgarVeteran

KO/TKO·R3·Jul '14

13 SS (20%)·90 abs·3 td taken

Rory MacDonald

U-DEC·R3·Dec '12

24 SS (27%)·116 abs·0/2 td·1 td taken·56s ctrl

Nick Diaz

U-DEC·R3·Oct '11

88 SS (54%)·178 abs·1/4 td·85s ctrl

Jon FitchVeteran

M-DEC·R3·Feb '11

12 SS (41%)·47 abs·2/3 td·4 td taken·216s ctrl·1 sub

Penn — Prior Tracked Fights (5)

LLyoto MachidaK-1U-DECR3

WDuane LudwigK-1SUBR1

WRodrigo GracieOtherU-DECR3

WRenzo GracieK-1U-DECR3

WTakanori GomiOtherSUBR3

Round 127 rounds

Round 221 rounds

Round 317 rounds

Round 47 rounds

Round 55 rounds

Avg. Landed

Avg. Absorbed

Avg. Net

-6

-11

-2

n=27

n=21

n=17

n=7

n=5

Landed

Absorbed

Net

-6

-11

-2