Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCThe Ultimate Fighter: Team Pulver vs. Team Penn Finale
Lightweight5 rounds scheduled
WIN
BJ Penn
United StatesBJ Penn
“The Prodigy”
16-14-2
RESULT

BJ Penn def. Jens Pulver (Submission)

Submission · Round 2 · 3:12
Jens Pulver
United StatesJens Pulver
“Little Evil”
27-19-1
Saturday, June 23, 2007

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.

Fight stats

BJ Penn
Jens Pulver
0
Knockdowns
0
23 of 31
Significant strikes
6 of 18
74%
Sig. strike accuracy
33%
60 of 70
Total strikes
18 of 30
3 of 3
Takedowns
0 of 0
100%
Takedown accuracy
-
3
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
4:54
Control time
1:57
Significant strikes by target
21 of 29
Head
5 of 17
2 of 2
Body
1 of 1
0 of 0
Leg
0 of 0
8 of 14
Distance
2 of 11
2 of 2
Clinch
2 of 2
13 of 15
Ground
2 of 5

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
13 of 17
Sig. str.
5 of 15
31 of 35
Total str.
16 of 26
2 of 2
Takedowns
0 of 0
2
Sub. att
0
2:00
Ctrl
1:57
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
10 of 14
Sig. str.
1 of 3
29 of 35
Total str.
2 of 4
1 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 0
1
Sub. att
0
2:54
Ctrl
0:00

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.

Referee
Steve Mazzagatti
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Win probability

BJ Penn 58%42% Jens Pulver

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 · Lightweight roster (302 fighters)

BJ Penn
Complete Fighter
7 edges
Jens Pulver
Grappling Specialist
3 edges
PowerSpeedPrecisionDurabilityEngineWrestlingGround

Radar scaled to this matchup · bars show the gap

Style shape

83Power56
83Speed68
94Precision76
85Durability82
62Engine75
76Wrestling91
96Ground87

Biggest edge BJ Penn, Punch power +36

Attribute by attribute

BJ Penn is on the left of every row, Jens Pulver on the right.
96Punch power60
69Kick power51
97Punch speed79
68Kick speed56
94Accuracy76
76Takedowns91
97Ground striking97
94Submissions76
95Chin75
74Body strength89
62Cardio75

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

Tale of the Tape

16-14-2
Record
27-19-1
1797
Power Index rating
1742
0
Win Streak
0
47
Age
51
5'9"
175 cm
Height
5'7"
170 cm
70"
178 cm
Reach
70"
178 cm
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Lightweight
Weight Class
Lightweight
United States
Nationality
United States

Style Matchup

BJJ
vs
-
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

Jens Pulver

No background on record

Striking Profile

2.76
SLpM
2.12
48%
Str. Acc.
37%
3.20
SApM
3.13
56%
Str. Def.
56%

Grappling Profile

1.19
TD Avg.
0.22
55%
TD Acc.
33%
74%
TD Def.
63%
0.50
Sub. Avg.
0.30

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
Jens Pulver · 3-2
  • L
    Usama Aziz
    Superior Challenge 9 · Nov 23, 2013
    Unanimous Decision · Featherweight
  • L
    Masakatsu Ueda
    One FC 8 - Kings and Champions · Apr 5, 2013
    Submission · R2 · 3:52 · Bantamweight
  • W
    Yafei Zhao
    Rise Of Kings · Oct 6, 2012
    Technical Decision · R3 · 0:58 · Bantamweight
  • W
    Eric Kelly
    Pride Of A Nation · Aug 31, 2012
    TKO · R2 · Featherweight
  • W
    Jesse Thorton
    Texas Regional · Apr 14, 2012
    Decision

Career Averages

Based on 27 fights · 9 fights
37.0
Avg sig. strikes
25.3
0.96
Avg takedowns
0.44
2:09
Avg control time
4:58
122
Career high strikes
54
7
Career high TDs
3

Strike Distribution

BJ Penn
Strike target
Jens Pulver
78%
Head
74%
16%
Body
17%
5%
Leg
10%
BJ Penn
Strike position
Jens Pulver
63%
Distance
32%
21%
Clinch
35%
16%
Ground
34%