Penn vs Thomas Result & Stats: Penn wins by TKO R1 · UFC 32

UFCUFC 32: Showdown In The Meadowlands

BJ PennWIN

“The Prodigy” · 16-14-2

RESULT

TKO

ROUND 1 · 2:42

Lightweight3 rounds scheduled

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Din Thomas

“Dinyero” · 26-9-0

Friday, June 29, 2001Continental Airlines Arena

BJ Penn defeated Din Thomas by TKO in round 1 (2:42) in the Lightweight bout of UFC 32: Showdown In The Meadowlands, held Friday, June 29, 2001 at Continental Airlines Arena.

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Fight stats: totals

Same scale left and right on every row; the pale tail behind a bar is attempts

BJ PennDin Thomas

Knockdowns

6 / 8

Significant strikes

1 / 5

75%

Sig. strike accuracy

20%

11 / 13

Total strikes

25 / 29

0 / 1

Takedowns

1 / 1

Takedown accuracy

100%

0:09

Control time

2:06

Where it landed

Significant strikes landed by target in this fight

BJ PennDin Thomas

350%

Head

1100%

350%

Body

00%

Leg

00%

Where it happened

Where the landed significant strikes came from

BJ Penn

67%33%

Din Thomas

100%

DistanceClinchGround

Range × target

Significant strikes landed by range and target in this fight · landed / attempted in each cell

BJ Penn6 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

00/2

Clinch

11/1

33/3

Ground

22/2

Din Thomas1 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

00/2

Clinch

Ground

11/3

Insights

Din Thomas's last 5 fights were all wins that ended early.

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

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

Din Thomas

No background on record

Camp · American Top Team

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

78%

Head

81%

16%

Body

11%

Leg

Time in position

Where their significant strikes are thrown

BJ Pennlast 27 fights

63%21%16%

Din Thomaslast 9 fights

56%33%11%

DistanceClinchGround

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

BJ Penn Din Thomas

Strikes landed / min

2.801.85

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

BJ Penn · Below avg · better than 31% of UFC fightersDin Thomas · Poor · better than 8% of UFC fighters

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

3.482.60

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

BJ Penn · Average · better than 48% of UFC fightersDin Thomas · Good · better than 77% of UFC fighters

Takedowns landed / 15 min

1.091.38

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

BJ Penn · Average · better than 47% of UFC fightersDin Thomas · Average · better than 56% of UFC fighters

Takedown accuracy

58%53%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

BJ Penn · Elite · better than 87% of UFC fightersDin Thomas · Good · better than 81% of UFC fighters

Takedown defence

76%77%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

BJ Penn · Good · better than 77% of UFC fightersDin Thomas · Good · better than 79% of UFC fighters

Submission attempts / 15 min

0.501.20

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

BJ Penn · Average · better than 56% of UFC fightersDin Thomas · Elite · better than 86% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1500 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

2.80

Strikes landed / min

1.85

3.48

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

2.60

1.09 / 1.9

Takedowns landed / 15 min

1.38 / 2.6

58%

Takedown accuracy

53%

76%

Takedown defence

77%

2:09

Control time / fight

2:30

0.50

Submission attempts / 15 min

1.20

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

Din Thomas9 UFC fights · 182 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

46%83/335

5%10/16

5%9/10

Clinch

24%44/71

5%10/13

3%6/6

Ground

11%20/32

0%0/0

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 Penn1 of 1 ended early · 100%0 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

Din Thomas13 of 13 ended early · 100%0 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

10 early stoppages have no logged time

finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended

Recent form · last 5

BJ Penn1-0

W
Joey Gilbert
UFC 31: Locked & Loaded· May 4, 2001
TKO · R1 · 4:57 · Lightweight

Din Thomas5-0

W
Scott Johnson
World Extreme Fighting· Apr 21, 2001
Submission
W
Stephen Palling
Superbrawl 20· Feb 23, 2001
Submission · R1 · 3:52 · Lightweight
W
Jens Pulver
World Extreme Fighting· Aug 26, 2000
Submission
W
TBA
World Extreme Fighting· May 13, 2000
TKO
W
Dokonjonosuke Mishima
Shooto: R.E.A.D. 2· Mar 17, 2000
TKO · R2 · 3:37 · Lightweight

Full record · 13 fights

W
Tim Douglas
Reality Combat Fighting· Feb 19, 2000
Submission
W
Ken Allen
World Extreme Fighting· Oct 9, 1999
Submission
L
Caol Uno
Shooto: Renaxis 4· Sep 5, 1999
Submission · R3 · 3:16 · Lightweight
W
Scott Bills
World Extreme Fighting· Feb 21, 1999
Submission
W
TBA
World Extreme Fighting· Dec 19, 1998
Submission
W
Scott Bills
World Extreme Fighting· Dec 19, 1998
TKO
W
TBA
Florida Regional· Dec 15, 1998
Submission
W
TBA
Florida Regional· Oct 28, 1998
Submission

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Who won BJ Penn vs Din Thomas?

BJ Penn defeated Din Thomas by TKO in round 1 (2:42) in the Lightweight bout of UFC 32: Showdown In The Meadowlands, held Friday, June 29, 2001 at Continental Airlines Arena.

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