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BJ Penn vs Paul Creighton

BJ Penn is 16-14-2; Paul Creighton is 3-1-0. Paul Creighton is 9 years older than BJ Penn. BJ Penn is 3" · 8 cm taller than Paul Creighton. They have met once: BJ Penn 1, Paul Creighton 0.

BJ Penn
United States
BJ Penn
“The Prodigy” · 16-14-2
UDSUBMD
LightweightMet once
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Paul Creighton
3-1-0
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
Paul Creighton

No background on record

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

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

Time in position

Where their significant strikes are thrown

BJ Pennlast 27 fights
63%21%16%
Paul Creightonlast 1 fight
17%67%17%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

BJ Penn· from fights outside the UFC Paul Creighton· from fights outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
2.800.72
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
BJ Penn · Below avg · better than 31% of UFC fightersPaul Creighton · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
3.484.65
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
BJ Penn · Average · better than 48% of UFC fightersPaul Creighton · Poor · better than 17% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
1.095.37
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
BJ Penn · Average · better than 48% of UFC fightersPaul Creighton · Elite · better than 99% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
58%38%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
BJ Penn · Elite · better than 87% of UFC fightersPaul Creighton · Average · better than 49% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.500.00
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
BJ Penn · Average · better than 56% of UFC fightersPaul Creighton · 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
0.72
3.48
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
4.65
1.09 / 1.9
Takedowns landed / 15 min
5.37 / 14.1
58%
Takedown accuracy
38%
2:09
Control time / fight
1:45
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
Paul Creighton1 UFC fight · 6 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
17%1/3
0%0/0
0%0/0
Clinch
0%0/0
67%4/4
0%0/0
Ground
17%1/1
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 Paul Creighton ever fought?

Yes, once. Most recently at UFC 37: High Impact (Fri, May 10, 2002), where BJ Penn won by TKO.

What are the records of BJ Penn and Paul Creighton?

BJ Penn is 16-14-2 and Paul Creighton is 3-1-0.

Who is taller, BJ Penn or Paul Creighton?

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

Who is older, BJ Penn or Paul Creighton?

Paul Creighton is 56 and BJ Penn is 47.

Who has more finishes, BJ Penn or Paul Creighton?

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

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