Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC 107: Penn vs Sanchez
LightweightTITLE FIGHT5 rounds scheduled
WIN
BJ Penn
BJ Penn
“The Prodigy”
16-14-2
RESULT

BJ Penn def. Diego Sanchez (TKO)

TKO · Round 5 · 2:37
Diego Sanchez
Diego Sanchez
“Nightmare”
31-13-0
Saturday, December 12, 2009
FedEx Forum, Memphis, United States

BJ Penn defeated Diego Sanchez by TKO in round 5 (2:37) in the Lightweight title main event of UFC 107: Penn vs Sanchez, held Saturday, December 12, 2009 at FedEx Forum, Memphis.

Fight stats

BJ Penn
Diego Sanchez
0
Knockdowns
0
70 of 131
Significant strikes
8 of 108
53%
Sig. strike accuracy
7%
149 of 213
Total strikes
8 of 108
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 27
—
Takedown accuracy
0%
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
1:30
Control time
6:21
Significant strikes by target
66 of 127
Head
7 of 100
2 of 2
Body
1 of 8
2 of 2
Leg
0 of 0
34 of 74
Distance
6 of 103
27 of 38
Clinch
2 of 5
9 of 19
Ground
0 of 0

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
25 of 46
Sig. str.
2 of 34
35 of 58
Total str.
2 of 34
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 3
0
Sub. att
0
0:43
Ctrl
0:31
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
9 of 24
Sig. str.
2 of 27
23 of 38
Total str.
2 of 27
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 8
0
Sub. att
0
0:01
Ctrl
0:58
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
14 of 23
Sig. str.
1 of 18
41 of 50
Total str.
1 of 18
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 7
0
Sub. att
0
0:10
Ctrl
2:33
ROUND 4
0
KD
0
12 of 25
Sig. str.
2 of 24
25 of 39
Total str.
2 of 24
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 5
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
1:26
ROUND 5
0
KD
0
10 of 13
Sig. str.
1 of 5
25 of 28
Total str.
1 of 5
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 4
0
Sub. att
0
0:36
Ctrl
0:53
Referee
Herb Dean
Time format
5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

16-14-2
Record
31-13-0
0
Win Streak
0
47
Age
44
5'9"
Height
5'10"
70"
Reach
72"
—
Stance
—
Lightweight
Weight Class
Lightweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

2.76
SLpM
2.69
48%
Str. Acc.
37%
3.20
SApM
3.02
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

1.19
TD Avg.
1.51
55%
TD Acc.
24%
74%
TD Def.
46%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

BJ Penn · 0-5
  • L
    Clay Guida
    UFC 237: Namajunas vs AndradeSun, May 12, 2019
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
  • L
    Ryan Hall
    UFC 232: Jones vs Gustafsson 2Sun, Dec 30, 2018
    Submission · R1 · 2:46 · Lightweight
  • L
    Dennis Siver
    UFC Fight Night: Chiesa vs LeeMon, Jun 26, 2017
    Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
  • L
    Yair Rodriguez
    UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs PennMon, Jan 16, 2017
    TKO · R2 · 0:24 · Featherweight
  • L
    Frankie Edgar
    The Ultimate Fighter: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn FinaleSun, Jul 6, 2014
    TKO · R3 · 4:16 · Featherweight
Diego Sanchez · 3-2
  • L
    Jake Matthews
    UFC 253: Adesanya vs CostaSat, Sep 26, 2020
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • W
    Michel Pereira
    UFC Fight Night: Anderson vs BlachowiczSun, Feb 16, 2020
    Disqualification · R3 · 3:09 · Welterweight
  • L
    Michael Chiesa
    UFC 239: Jones vs SantosSun, Jul 7, 2019
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • W
    Mickey Gall
    UFC 235: Jones vs SmithSun, Mar 3, 2019
    TKO · R2 · 4:13 · Welterweight
  • W
    Craig White
    UFC 228: Woodley vs TillSat, Sep 8, 2018
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight

Career Averages

Based on 27 fights · 32 fights
37.0
Avg sig. strikes
33.1
0.96
Avg takedowns
1.13
2:09
Avg control time
3:06
122
Career high strikes
91
7
Career high TDs
5

Strike Distribution

BJ Penn
Strike target
Diego Sanchez
78%
Head
69%
16%
Body
24%
5%
Leg
7%
BJ Penn
Strike position
Diego Sanchez
63%
Distance
58%
21%
Clinch
11%
16%
Ground
32%