BJ Penn

LightweightComplete Fighter
12 - 132 D

27 UFC Fights | 44% Win Rate | 11 Finishes (92%)

Height
5' 9"
Reach
70"
Weight
155 lbs.
Age
47
Orthodox

BJ Penn UFC Record & Pro MMA Record

BJ Penn is 12-13-2 in the UFC across 27 fights, with 7 wins by knockout, 4 by submission and 1 by decision. The full pro MMA record is 16-14-2, 4-1 of it outside the UFC. Penn competes at lightweight as an orthodox complete fighter, standing 5'9" with a 70" reach at 47 years old. The last bout was a loss to Clay Guida by decision in May 2019.

Best attribute: takedown defense (share of opponents' takedown attempts stopped) — 83rd percentile among 300 lightweight fighters (81%).

BJ Penn's UFC win rate is 44% (12 of 27 fights), and 92% of those wins came by finish. Penn averages 0.8 takedowns per fight at 56% accuracy and stops 81% of opponents' takedown attempts.

Pro MMA Record
16-14-2
UFC Record
12-13-2
Height
5'9"
Reach
70"
Age
47
Stance
Orthodox
Last Fight
L vs Clay Guida · Decision · May 2019

Pro record from Sherdog (snapshot 2026-07-03) plus every UFC bout since; UFC record from UFCStats.

BJ Penn's Last 5 Fights

Penn is 0-5 in the last five UFC fights.

  1. Loss vs Clay Guida · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC 237: Namajunas vs. Andrade · May 2019
  2. Loss vs Ryan Hall · Submission · R1 2:46 · UFC 232: Jones vs. Gustafsson 2 · Dec 2018
  3. Loss vs Dennis Siver · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Chiesa vs. Lee · Jun 2017
  4. Loss vs Yair Rodriguez · KO/TKO · R2 0:24 · UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Penn · Jan 2017
  5. Loss vs Frankie Edgar · KO/TKO · R3 4:16 · The Ultimate Fighter: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn Finale · Jul 2014

Striking

Fighter Profile

Offensive Output

Sig. Strikes / Min
2.9
Accuracy
47%
Knockdowns / Fight
0.28

Defensive

Absorbed / Min
3.6
Strike Differential
+-0.7
Opp. Accuracy Against
42%

Strike Targets

Position Breakdown

Grappling

Takedowns & Control

Takedowns / Fight
0.8
Takedown Accuracy
56%
Takedown Defense
81%
Control Time / Fight
1:54
Sub Attempts / Fight
0.4

Win Methods

Finish Probability by Round

R1
16% KO
4% Sub
R2
4% KO
8% Sub
R3+
8% KO
4% Sub

Round-by-Round Output

Sig. Strikes Landed per Round — BJ Penn vs Average

BJ Penn's UFC Fight History

27 UFC fights on record (12-13-2), most recent first.

ResultOpponentMethodRd · TimeEventDate
LClay GuidaDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 237: Namajunas vs. Andrade2019-05-11
LRyan HallSubmissionR1 · 2:46UFC 232: Jones vs. Gustafsson 22018-12-29
LDennis SiverDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Chiesa vs. Lee2017-06-25
LYair RodriguezKO/TKOR2 · 0:24UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Penn2017-01-15
LFrankie EdgarKO/TKOR3 · 4:16The Ultimate Fighter: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn Finale2014-07-06
LRory MacDonaldDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Diaz2012-12-08
LNick DiazDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 137: Penn vs Diaz2011-10-29
D/NCJon FitchDrawR3 · 5:00UFC 127: Penn vs Fitch2011-02-26
WMatt HughesKO/TKOR1 · 0:21UFC 123: Rampage vs Machida2010-11-20
L★Frankie EdgarDecisionR5 · 5:00UFC 118: Edgar vs Penn 22010-08-28
L★Frankie EdgarDecisionR5 · 5:00UFC 112: Invincible2010-04-10
W★Diego SanchezKO/TKOR5 · 2:37UFC 107: Penn vs Sanchez2009-12-12
W★Kenny FlorianSubmissionR4 · 3:54UFC 101: Declaration2009-08-08
L★Georges St-PierreKO/TKOR4 · 5:00UFC 94: St-Pierre vs Penn 22009-01-31
W★Sean SherkKO/TKOR3 · 5:00UFC 84: Ill Will2008-05-24
W★Joe StevensonSubmissionR2 · 4:02UFC 80: Rapid Fire2008-01-19
WJens PulverSubmissionR2 · 3:12The Ultimate Fighter: Team Pulver vs. Team Penn Finale2007-06-23
L★Matt HughesKO/TKOR3 · 3:53UFC 63: Hughes vs Penn2006-09-23
LGeorges St-PierreDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 58: USA vs Canada2006-03-04
W★Matt HughesSubmissionR1 · 4:39UFC 46: Supernatural2004-01-31
D/NC★Caol UnoDrawR5 · 5:00UFC 41: Onslaught2003-02-28
WMatt SerraDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 39: The Warriors Return2002-09-27
WPaul CreightonKO/TKOR2 · 3:23UFC 37: High Impact2002-05-10
L★Jens PulverDecisionR5 · 5:00UFC 35: Throwdown2002-01-11
WCaol UnoKO/TKOR1 · 0:11UFC 34: High Voltage2001-11-02
WDin ThomasKO/TKOR1 · 2:42UFC 32: Showdown in the Meadowlands2001-06-29
WJoey GilbertKO/TKOR1 · 4:57UFC 31: Locked and Loaded2001-05-04

How Penn Ranks at Lightweight

Percentile among the 300 lightweight fighters in our database (higher is better; absorbed strikes are inverted).

Striking volume2.9 sig. strikes/min
43rd percentile
Striking accuracy47%
64th percentile
Strikes absorbed3.6/min
44th percentile
Takedowns0.8/fight
46th percentile
Takedown defense81%
83rd percentile
Knockdown power0.28/fight
74th percentile

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