BJ Penn vs Frankie Edgar

BJ Penn is 16-14-2; Frankie Edgar is 24-11-1. BJ Penn is 2 years older than Frankie Edgar. BJ Penn has a 2" · 5 cm reach advantage over Frankie Edgar. BJ Penn is 3" · 8 cm taller than Frankie Edgar. They have met 3 times: BJ Penn 0, Frankie Edgar 3.

BJ Penn

“The Prodigy” · 16-14-2

Met 3 times

Frankie Edgar

“The Answer” · 24-11-1

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Style & credentials

BJ Penn

BJJ

2000Black belt · BJJAndre Pederneiras (Nova Uniao)
2000Champion · IBJJF Worldsblack belt, -70 kg
1999Bronze · IBJJF WorldsBrown belt
1998Silver · IBJJF WorldsBlue belt

Camp · Penn Training and Fitness Center (BJ Penn's MMA Academy) · Hilo, Hawaii, US

Frankie Edgar

Folkstyle WrestlingBJJ

2013Black belt · BJJRicardo Almeida
2005Champion · EWL
20005th Place · State HSyouth
2000Runner-up · NHSCA Senior Nationalsyouth

Camp · Frankie Edgar Iron Army Academy · Toms River, New Jersey, US

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

78%

Head

66%

16%

Body

19%

Leg

15%

Time in position

Where their significant strikes are thrown

BJ Pennlast 27 fights

63%21%16%

Frankie Edgarlast 30 fights

70%23%

DistanceClinchGround

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

BJ Penn Frankie Edgar

Strikes landed / min

2.803.77

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

BJ Penn · Below avg · better than 31% of UFC fightersFrankie Edgar · Good · better than 62% of UFC fighters

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

3.482.82

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

BJ Penn · Average · better than 48% of UFC fightersFrankie Edgar · Good · better than 70% of UFC fighters

Takedowns landed / 15 min

1.092.29

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

BJ Penn · Average · better than 47% of UFC fightersFrankie Edgar · Good · better than 76% of UFC fighters

Takedown accuracy

58%31%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

BJ Penn · Elite · better than 87% of UFC fightersFrankie Edgar · Below avg · better than 32% of UFC fighters

Takedown defence

76%66%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

BJ Penn · Good · better than 77% of UFC fightersFrankie Edgar · Average · better than 54% of UFC fighters

Submission attempts / 15 min

0.500.30

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

BJ Penn · Average · better than 56% of UFC fightersFrankie Edgar · Average · better than 40% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1497 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

2.80

Strikes landed / min

3.77

3.48

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

2.82

1.09 / 1.9

Takedowns landed / 15 min

2.29 / 7.4

58%

Takedown accuracy

31%

76%

Takedown defence

66%

2:09

Control time / fight

3:31

0.50

Submission attempts / 15 min

0.30

Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.

Where the strikes land

Range × target

BJ Penn26 UFC fights · 986 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

55%542/1431

5%49/72

2%24/28

Clinch

10%98/157

9%88/94

2%24/25

Ground

13%130/194

3%25/25

1%6/9

Frankie Edgar28 UFC fights · 1698 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

42%720/2779

16%279/486

13%221/296

Clinch

5%86/154

1%19/28

1%24/24

Ground

18%304/445

2%38/38

0%7/7

Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.

When it ends

Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended

BJ Penn18 of 32 ended early · 56%14 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

Frankie Edgar16 of 36 ended early · 44%20 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

1 early stoppage has no logged time

finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended

Recent form · last 5

BJ Penn0-5

L
Clay Guida
UFC 237: Namajunas vs Andrade· May 11, 2019
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
L
Ryan Hall
UFC 232: Jones vs Gustafsson 2· Dec 29, 2018
Submission · R1 · 2:46 · Lightweight
L
Dennis Siver
UFC Fight Night: Chiesa vs Lee· Jun 25, 2017
Majority Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
L
Yair Rodriguez
UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs Penn· Jan 15, 2017
TKO · R2 · 0:24 · Featherweight
L
Frankie Edgar
The Ultimate Fighter: Team Edgar vs Team Penn Finale· Jul 6, 2014
TKO · R3 · 4:16 · Featherweight

Full record · 32 fights

L
Rory MacDonald
UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Diaz· Dec 8, 2012
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
L
Nick Diaz
UFC 137: Penn vs Diaz· Oct 29, 2011
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
D
Jon Fitch
UFC 127: Penn vs Fitch· Feb 27, 2011
DRAW · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
W
Matt Hughes
UFC 123: Rampage vs Machida· Nov 20, 2010
TKO · R1 · 0:21 · Welterweight
L
Frankie Edgar
UFC 118: Edgar vs Penn 2· Aug 28, 2010
Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Lightweight
L
Frankie Edgar
UFC 112: INVINCIBLE· Apr 10, 2010
Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Lightweight
W
Diego Sanchez
UFC 107: Penn vs Sanchez· Dec 11, 2009
TKO · R5 · 2:37 · Lightweight
W
Kenny Florian
UFC 101: DECLARATION· Aug 8, 2009
Submission · R4 · 3:54 · Lightweight
L
Georges St-Pierre
UFC 94: St-Pierre vs Penn 2· Jan 31, 2009
TKO · R4 · 5:00 · Welterweight
W
Sean Sherk
UFC 84: ILL WILL· May 24, 2008
TKO · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
W
Joe Stevenson
UFC 80: RAPID FIRE· Jan 19, 2008
Submission · R2 · 4:02 · Lightweight
W
Jens Pulver
The Ultimate Fighter: Team Pulver vs Team Penn Finale· Jun 23, 2007
Submission · R2 · 3:12 · Lightweight
L
Matt Hughes
UFC 63: Hughes vs Penn· Sep 22, 2006
TKO · R3 · 3:53 · Welterweight
L
Georges St-Pierre
UFC 58: USA vs Canada· Mar 4, 2006
Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
W
Renzo Gracie
K-1: Hawaii 2005· Jul 29, 2005
Unanimous Decision · Lightweight
L
Lyoto Machida
K-1 HERO'S: LeBanner vs. Akiyama· Mar 26, 2005
Unanimous Decision · Heavyweight
W
Rodrigo Gracie
Rumble On The Rock 6· Nov 20, 2004
Unanimous Decision · Middleweight
W
Duane Ludwig
K-1: Romanex 2004· May 22, 2004
Submission · R1 · 1:45 · Lightweight
W
Matt Hughes
UFC 46: Super Natural· Jan 31, 2004
Submission · R1 · 4:39 · Welterweight
W
Takanori Gomi
Rumble On The Rock 4· Oct 10, 2003
Submission · R3 · 2:35 · Lightweight
D
Caol Uno
UFC 41: Onslaught· Feb 28, 2003
DRAW · R5 · 5:00 · Lightweight
W
Matt Serra
UFC 39: The Warriors Return· Sep 27, 2002
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
W
Paul Creighton
UFC 37: High Impact· May 10, 2002
TKO · R2 · 3:23 · Lightweight
L
Jens Pulver
UFC 35: Throwdown· Jan 11, 2002
Majority Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Lightweight
W
Caol Uno
UFC 34: High Voltage· Nov 2, 2001
TKO · R1 · 0:11 · Lightweight
W
Din Thomas
UFC 32: Showdown In The Meadowlands· Jun 29, 2001
TKO · R1 · 2:42 · Lightweight
W
Joey Gilbert
UFC 31: Locked & Loaded· May 4, 2001
TKO · R1 · 4:57 · Lightweight

Frankie Edgar1-4

L
Chris Gutierrez
UFC 281: Adesanya vs Pereira· Nov 12, 2022
TKO · R1 · 2:01 · Bantamweight
L
Marlon Vera
UFC 268: Usman vs Covington 2· Nov 6, 2021
TKO · R3 · 3:50 · Bantamweight
L
Cory Sandhagen
UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Volkov· Feb 6, 2021
TKO · R1 · 0:28 · Bantamweight
W
Pedro Munhoz
UFC Fight Night: Munhoz vs Edgar· Aug 22, 2020
Split Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
L
Chan Sung Jung
UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs Jung· Dec 21, 2019
TKO · R1 · 3:18 · Featherweight

Full record · 36 fights

L
Max Holloway
UFC 240: Holloway vs Edgar· Jul 27, 2019
Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Featherweight
W
Cub Swanson
UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs Lee· Apr 21, 2018
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
L
Brian Ortega
UFC 222: Cyborg vs Kunitskaya· Mar 3, 2018
TKO · R1 · 4:44 · Featherweight
W
Yair Rodriguez
UFC 211: Miocic vs Dos Santos 2· May 13, 2017
TKO · R2 · 5:00 · Featherweight
W
Jeremy Stephens
UFC 205: Alvarez vs McGregor· Nov 12, 2016
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
L
Jose Aldo
UFC 200: Tate vs Nunes· Jul 9, 2016
Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Interim Featherweight
W
Chad Mendes
The Ultimate Fighter Finale: Team McGregor vs Teab Faber· Dec 11, 2015
TKO · R1 · 2:28 · Featherweight
W
Urijah Faber
UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs Faber· May 17, 2015
Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Featherweight
W
Cub Swanson
UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs Swanson· Nov 22, 2014
Submission · R5 · 4:56 · Featherweight
W
BJ Penn
The Ultimate Fighter: Team Edgar vs Team Penn Finale· Jul 6, 2014
TKO · R3 · 4:16 · Featherweight
W
Charles Oliveira
UFC 162: Silva vs Weidman· Jul 6, 2013
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
L
Jose Aldo
UFC 156: Aldo vs Edgar· Feb 2, 2013
Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Featherweight
L
Benson Henderson
UFC 150: Henderson vs Edgar II· Aug 11, 2012
Split Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Lightweight
L
Benson Henderson
UFC 144: Edgar vs Henderson· Feb 26, 2012
Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Lightweight
W
Gray Maynard
UFC 136: Edgar vs Maynard III· Oct 8, 2011
TKO · R4 · 3:54 · Lightweight
D
Gray Maynard
UFC 125: RESOLUTION· Jan 2, 2011
DRAW · R5 · 5:00 · Lightweight
W
BJ Penn
UFC 118: Edgar vs Penn 2· Aug 28, 2010
Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Lightweight
W
BJ Penn
UFC 112: INVINCIBLE· Apr 10, 2010
Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Lightweight
W
Matt Veach
The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights Finale· Dec 5, 2009
Submission · R2 · 2:20 · Lightweight
W
Sean Sherk
UFC 98: Evans vs Machida· May 23, 2009
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
W
Hermes Franca
UFC: Silva vs Irvin· Jul 19, 2008
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
L
Gray Maynard
UFC Fight Night: Florian vs Lauzon· Apr 2, 2008
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
W
Spencer Fisher
UFC 78: VALIDATION· Nov 17, 2007
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
W
Mark Bocek
UFC 73: STACKED· Jul 7, 2007
TKO · R1 · 4:55 · Lightweight
W
Tyson Griffin
UFC 67: ALL OR NOTHING· Feb 3, 2007
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
W
Jim Miller
Reality Fighting 14· Nov 18, 2006
Unanimous Decision · Lightweight
W
Deividas Taurosevicius
Reality Fighting 13· Aug 5, 2006
Unanimous Decision · Lightweight
W
Steve McCabe
Ring of Combat 10· Apr 14, 2006
Submission · R1 · 2:37 · Catchweight
W
Jerome Isip
Sportfighting 2· Dec 10, 2005
Submission · R1 · 3:26 · Lightweight
W
Mark Getto
Ring of Combat 9· Oct 29, 2005
TKO · R1 · 4:21 · Lightweight
W
Eric Uresk
New York Regional· Jul 10, 2005
TKO

Head-to-Head History

Common Opponents

How each fared against the same opponents.

BJ PennFrankie Edgar

Frequently asked questions

Have BJ Penn and Frankie Edgar ever fought?

Yes, 3 times. Most recently at The Ultimate Fighter: Team Edgar vs Team Penn Finale (Sun, Jul 6, 2014), where Frankie Edgar won by TKO.

What are the records of BJ Penn and Frankie Edgar?

BJ Penn is 16-14-2 and Frankie Edgar is 24-11-1.

Who has the longer reach, BJ Penn or Frankie Edgar?

BJ Penn has the longer reach: 70" · 178 cm against 68" · 173 cm for Frankie Edgar, a 2" · 5 cm advantage.

Who is taller, BJ Penn or Frankie Edgar?

BJ Penn is taller at 5'9" · 175 cm; Frankie Edgar stands 5'6" · 168 cm.

Who is older, BJ Penn or Frankie Edgar?

BJ Penn is 47 and Frankie Edgar is 45.

Who has more finishes, BJ Penn or Frankie Edgar?

BJ Penn has 13 wins inside the distance (7 by KO/TKO, 6 by submission); Frankie Edgar has 11 wins (7 by KO/TKO, 4 by submission).

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