Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC 127: Penn vs Fitch
Welterweight5 rounds scheduled
BJ Penn
United StatesBJ Penn
“The Prodigy”
16-14-2
DRAW

BJ Penn vs Jon Fitch

Jon Fitch
United StatesJon Fitch
30-7-1 (1 NC)
Saturday, February 26, 2011
Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney Olympic Park, Australia

Fight stats

BJ Penn
Jon Fitch
0
Knockdowns
0
12 of 29
Significant strikes
47 of 72
41%
Sig. strike accuracy
65%
48 of 66
Total strikes
231 of 287
2 of 3
Takedowns
4 of 11
67%
Takedown accuracy
36%
1
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
2
3:36
Control time
10:43
Significant strikes by target
9 of 25
Head
29 of 51
1 of 1
Body
9 of 12
2 of 3
Leg
9 of 9
1 of 10
Distance
5 of 6
8 of 15
Clinch
16 of 27
3 of 4
Ground
26 of 39

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
6 of 10
Sig. str.
7 of 16
28 of 32
Total str.
23 of 33
1 of 2
Takedowns
0 of 5
1
Sub. att
0
2:27
Ctrl
2:25
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
5 of 16
Sig. str.
14 of 21
18 of 30
Total str.
59 of 73
1 of 1
Takedowns
1 of 3
0
Sub. att
0
1:09
Ctrl
3:33
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
1 of 3
Sig. str.
26 of 35
2 of 4
Total str.
149 of 181
0 of 0
Takedowns
3 of 3
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
4:45
Referee
Herb Dean
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

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
6 edges
Jon Fitch
Pressure Wrestler
5 edges
PowerSpeedPrecisionDurabilityEngineWrestlingGround

Radar scaled to this matchup · bars show the gap

Style shape

83Power68
83Speed55
94Precision68
85Durability92
62Engine96
76Wrestling98
96Ground97

Biggest edge BJ Penn, Punch speed +46

Attribute by attribute

BJ Penn is on the left of every row, Jon Fitch on the right.
96Punch power82
69Kick power54
97Punch speed51
68Kick speed59
94Accuracy68
76Takedowns98
97Ground striking98
94Submissions95
95Chin88
74Body strength95
62Cardio96

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

Tale of the Tape

16-14-2
Record
30-7-1 (1 NC)
0
Win Streak
1
47
Age
48
5'9"
175 cm
Height
6'0"
183 cm
70"
178 cm
Reach
74"
188 cm
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Welterweight
Weight Class
Welterweight
United States
Nationality
United States

Striking Profile

2.76
SLpM
2.61
48%
Str. Acc.
50%
3.20
SApM
1.65
56%
Str. Def.
54%

Grappling Profile

1.19
TD Avg.
3.60
55%
TD Acc.
51%
74%
TD Def.
56%
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
Jon Fitch · 3-1-1
  • L
    Neiman Gracie
    Bellator 246 · Sep 12, 2020
    Submission · R2 · 4:47 · Welterweight
  • D
    Rory MacDonald
    Bellator 220 · Apr 27, 2019
    Decision · Welterweight
  • W
    Paul Daley
    Bellator 199 · May 12, 2018
    Unanimous Decision · Welterweight
  • W
    Brian Foster
    Professional Fighters League - PFL: Daytona · Jun 30, 2017
    Submission · R2 · 3:12 · Welterweight
  • W
    Jake Shields
    WSOF 34: Gaethje vs. Firmino · Dec 31, 2016
    Unanimous Decision · Welterweight

Career Averages

Based on 27 fights · 18 fights
37.0
Avg sig. strikes
35.0
0.96
Avg takedowns
3.22
2:09
Avg control time
7:08
122
Career high strikes
82
7
Career high TDs
9

Strike Distribution

BJ Penn
Strike target
Jon Fitch
78%
Head
66%
16%
Body
20%
5%
Leg
14%
BJ Penn
Strike position
Jon Fitch
63%
Distance
30%
21%
Clinch
22%
16%
Ground
49%