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Saturday, June 23, 2007Pearl at the Palms, Las Vegas, United States
BJ Penn defeated Jens Pulver by Submission in round 2 (3:12) in the Lightweight main event of The Ultimate Fighter: Team Pulver vs. Team Penn Finale, held Saturday, June 23, 2007 at Pearl at the Palms, Las Vegas.
BJ Penn vs Jens Pulver
Fight stats: totals
Same scale left and right on every row; the pale tail behind a bar is attempts
BJ PennJens Pulver
0
Knockdowns0
23 / 31
Significant strikes6 / 18
74%
Sig. strike accuracy33%
60 / 70
Total strikes18 / 30
3 / 3
Takedowns0 / 0
3
Submission attempts0
4:54
Control time1:57
Where it landed
Significant strikes landed by target in this fight
BJ PennJens Pulver
2191%583%
Head
29%117%
Body
00%00%
Leg
Where it happened
Where the landed significant strikes came from
BJ Penn
35%57%
Jens Pulver
33%33%33%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
Range × target
Significant strikes landed by range and target in this fight · landed / attempted in each cell
BJ Penn23 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
88/14
0
0
Clinch
0
22/2
0
Ground
1313/15
0
0
Jens Pulver6 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
22/11
0
0
Clinch
11/1
11/1
0
Ground
22/5
0
0
Round by round
Significant strikes landed per round
BJ PennJens Pulver
R1
13
5
R2
10
1
Bars share one scale across rounds. The side that landed more is solid.
Round 1
0
Knockdowns0
13 / 17
Significant strikes5 / 15
76%
Sig. strike accuracy33%
31 / 35
Total strikes16 / 26
2 / 2
Takedowns0 / 0
2
Submission attempts0
2:00
Control time1:57
Round 2
0
Knockdowns0
10 / 14
Significant strikes1 / 3
71%
Sig. strike accuracy33%
29 / 35
Total strikes2 / 4
1 / 1
Takedowns0 / 0
1
Submission attempts0
2:54
Control time0:00
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
Jens Pulver
No background on record
Camp · Team CurranSig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
78%74%
Head
16%17%
Body
5%10%
Leg
Time in position
Where their significant strikes are thrown
BJ Pennlast 27 fights
63%21%16%
Jens Pulverlast 9 fights
32%35%34%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
BJ Penn Jens Pulver
Strikes landed / min
2.762.12
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
BJ Penn · Below avg · better than 29% of UFC fightersJens Pulver · Poor · better than 13% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
3.203.13
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
BJ Penn · Average · better than 56% of UFC fightersJens Pulver · Average · better than 58% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
1.190.22
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
BJ Penn · Average · better than 49% of UFC fightersJens Pulver · Poor · better than 11% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
55%33%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
BJ Penn · Elite · better than 85% of UFC fightersJens Pulver · Below avg · better than 36% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
74%63%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
BJ Penn · Good · better than 74% of UFC fightersJens Pulver · Average · better than 49% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.500.30
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
BJ Penn · Average · better than 54% of UFC fightersJens Pulver · Average · better than 40% of UFC fighters
Ranked against 1499 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
2.76
Strikes landed / min2.12
3.20
Strikes taken / minfewer is better3.13
1.19 / 2.2
Takedowns landed / 15 min0.22 / 0.7
55%
Takedown accuracy33%
74%
Takedown defence63%
2:09
Control time / fight4:58
0.50
Submission attempts / 15 min0.30
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
Jens Pulver9 UFC fights · 228 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
25%56/294
2%5/7
5%11/11
Clinch
22%51/85
9%20/23
4%8/9
Ground
27%61/137
6%13/14
1%3/3
Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.
When it ends
Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended
BJ Penn18 of 32 ended early · 56%14 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
Jens Pulver35 of 47 ended early · 74%12 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
10 early stoppages have no logged time
finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended
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Frequently asked questions
Who won BJ Penn vs Jens Pulver?
BJ Penn defeated Jens Pulver by Submission in round 2 (3:12) in the Lightweight main event of The Ultimate Fighter: Team Pulver vs. Team Penn Finale, held Saturday, June 23, 2007 at Pearl at the Palms, Las Vegas.