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BJ Penn vs Joey Gilbert

BJ Penn is 16-14-2; Joey Gilbert is 2-3-0. Joey Gilbert is 3 years older than BJ Penn. Joey Gilbert is 2" · 5 cm taller than BJ Penn. They have met once: BJ Penn 1, Joey Gilbert 0.

BJ Penn
United States
BJ Penn
“The Prodigy” · 16-14-2
UDSUBMD
LightweightMet once
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Joey Gilbert
2-3-0
TKO
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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
Joey Gilbert

No background on record

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

78%
Head
0%
16%
Body
67%
5%
Leg
33%

Time in position

Where their significant strikes are thrown

BJ Pennlast 27 fights
63%21%16%
Joey Gilbertlast 1 fight
33%67%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

BJ Penn· from fights outside the UFC Joey Gilbert· from fights outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
2.800.61
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
BJ Penn · Below avg · better than 31% of UFC fightersJoey Gilbert · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
3.484.44
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
BJ Penn · Average · better than 48% of UFC fightersJoey Gilbert · Below avg · better than 21% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
1.090.00
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
BJ Penn · Average · better than 48% of UFC fightersJoey Gilbert · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
58%0%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
BJ Penn · Elite · better than 87% of UFC fightersJoey Gilbert · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
76%0%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
BJ Penn · Good · better than 78% of UFC fightersJoey Gilbert · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.500.00
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
BJ Penn · Average · better than 56% of UFC fightersJoey Gilbert · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1483 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

2.80
Strikes landed / min
0.61
3.48
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
4.44
1.09 / 1.9
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.00
58%
Takedown accuracy
0%
76%
Takedown defence
0%
2:09
Control time / fight
0:06
0.50
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.00

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
Joey Gilbert1 UFC fight · 3 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
0%0/4
0%0/0
33%1/1
Clinch
0%0/0
67%2/2
0%0/0
Ground
0%0/0
0%0/0
0%0/0

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

Head-to-Head History

Frequently asked questions

Have BJ Penn and Joey Gilbert ever fought?

Yes, once. Most recently at UFC 31: Locked & Loaded (Fri, May 4, 2001), where BJ Penn won by TKO.

What are the records of BJ Penn and Joey Gilbert?

BJ Penn is 16-14-2 and Joey Gilbert is 2-3-0.

Who is taller, BJ Penn or Joey Gilbert?

Joey Gilbert is taller at 5'11" · 180 cm; BJ Penn stands 5'9" · 175 cm.

Who is older, BJ Penn or Joey Gilbert?

Joey Gilbert is 50 and BJ Penn is 47.

Who has more finishes, BJ Penn or Joey Gilbert?

BJ Penn has 13 wins inside the distance (7 by KO/TKO, 6 by submission); Joey Gilbert has 0 wins (0 by KO/TKO, 0 by submission).

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