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

BJ Penn def. Diego Sanchez (TKO)

TKO · Round 5 · 2:37
Diego Sanchez
United StatesDiego 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

Frequently asked questions

Who won BJ Penn vs Diego Sanchez?

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.

Referee
Herb Dean
Time format
5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Win probability

BJ Penn 47%53% Diego Sanchez

What the model gave each fighter going into the fight, from their pre-fight UFCalendar Power Index ratings. See the full Power Index

Fight DNA

Head to head

UFCalendar's style model. Each fighter is rated against their own division, so read the gaps as directional.

BJ Penn
Complete Fighter
5 edges
Diego Sanchez
Grappling Specialist
5 edges
PowerSpeedPrecisionDurabilityEngineWrestlingGround

Radar scaled to this matchup · bars show the gap

Style shape

83Power64
83Speed68
94Precision60
85Durability94
62Engine95
76Wrestling93
96Ground94

Biggest edge BJ Penn, Punch power +36

Attribute by attribute

BJ Penn is on the left of every row, Diego Sanchez on the right.
96Punch power60
69Kick power67
97Punch speed65
68Kick speed71
94Accuracy60
76Takedowns93
97Ground striking98
94Submissions90
95Chin95
74Body strength92
62Cardio95

Attributes are rated 0-100 by UFCalendar's style model.

Tale of the Tape

16-14-2
Record
31-13-0
1885
Power Index rating
1905
0
Win Streak
0
47
Age
44
5'9"
175 cm
Height
5'10"
178 cm
70"
178 cm
Reach
72"
183 cm
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Lightweight
Weight Class
Lightweight
United States
Nationality
United States

Style Matchup

BJJ
vs
Folkstyle WrestlingBJJ
BJ Penn
  • 2000Black belt · BJJ · Andre Pederneiras (Nova Uniao)
  • 2000Champion · IBJJF Worlds · black belt, -70 kg
  • 1999Bronze · IBJJF Worlds · brown belt
  • 1998Silver · IBJJF Worlds · blue belt

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

Diego Sanchez
  • 2013Black belt · BJJ · Roberto 'Tussa' Alencar (Gracie Barra New Mexico)
  • 2004KOTC Welterweight Championship · King of the Cage
  • 2005Champion · The Ultimate Fighter · middleweight
  • 2000Champion · State HS · 152 lbs

Striking Profile

2.76
SLpM
2.69
48%
Str. Acc.
37%
3.20
SApM
3.02
56%
Str. Def.
56%

Grappling Profile

1.19
TD Avg.
1.51
55%
TD Acc.
24%
74%
TD Def.
46%
0.50
Sub. Avg.
0.80

Recent form (last 5 fights)

BJ Penn · 0-5
  • L
    Clay Guida
    UFC 237: Namajunas vs Andrade · May 12, 2019
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
  • L
    Ryan Hall
    UFC 232: Jones vs Gustafsson 2 · Dec 30, 2018
    Submission · R1 · 2:46 · Lightweight
  • L
    Dennis Siver
    UFC Fight Night: Chiesa vs Lee · Jun 26, 2017
    Majority Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
  • L
    Yair Rodriguez
    UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs Penn · Jan 16, 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
Diego Sanchez · 1-4
  • L
    Austin Trout
    BKFC: Knuckle Mania 3 · Feb 17, 2023
    TKO · R4 · 1:44
  • L
    Kevin Lee
    Eagle FC 46 · Mar 11, 2022
    Unanimous Decision · Catchweight
  • L
    Jake Matthews
    UFC 253: Adesanya vs Costa · Sep 26, 2020
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • W
    Michel Pereira
    UFC Fight Night: Anderson vs Blachowicz · Feb 16, 2020
    Disqualification · R3 · 3:09 · Welterweight
  • L
    Michael Chiesa
    UFC 239: Jones vs Santos · Jul 7, 2019
    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%