Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs Penn
Featherweight5 rounds scheduled
WIN
Yair Rodriguez
MexicoYair Rodriguez
“El Pantera”
21-6-0 (1 NC)
RESULT

Yair Rodriguez def. BJ Penn (TKO)

TKO · Round 2 · 0:24
BJ Penn
United StatesBJ Penn
“The Prodigy”
16-14-2
Monday, January 16, 2017
Footprint Center, Phoenix, United States

Yair Rodriguez defeated BJ Penn by TKO in round 2 (0:24) in the Featherweight main event of UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs Penn, held Monday, January 16, 2017 at Footprint Center, Phoenix.

Fight stats

Yair Rodriguez
BJ Penn
1
Knockdowns
0
55 of 111
Significant strikes
4 of 22
50%
Sig. strike accuracy
18%
56 of 113
Total strikes
7 of 27
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
—
Takedown accuracy
—
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
0:19
Control time
0:22
Significant strikes by target
33 of 83
Head
4 of 22
15 of 19
Body
0 of 0
7 of 9
Leg
0 of 0
34 of 68
Distance
3 of 21
5 of 7
Clinch
1 of 1
16 of 36
Ground
0 of 0

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
37 of 73
Sig. str.
4 of 22
38 of 75
Total str.
7 of 27
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:22
ROUND 2
1
KD
0
18 of 38
Sig. str.
0 of 0
18 of 38
Total str.
0 of 0
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:19
Ctrl
0:00

Frequently asked questions

Who won Yair Rodriguez vs BJ Penn?

Yair Rodriguez defeated BJ Penn by TKO in round 2 (0:24) in the Featherweight main event of UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs Penn, held Monday, January 16, 2017 at Footprint Center, Phoenix.

Referee
John McCarthy
Time format
5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Win probability

Yair Rodriguez 62%38% BJ Penn

What the model gave each fighter going into the fight, from their pre-fight UFCal Elo ratings. See all Elo ratings

Tale of the Tape

21-6-0 (1 NC)
Record
16-14-2
1633
Elo rating
1546
1
Win Streak
0
33
Age
47
5'11"
180 cm
Height
5'9"
175 cm
71"
180 cm
Reach
70"
178 cm
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Featherweight
Weight Class
Featherweight
Mexico
Nationality
United States

Striking Profile

4.65
SLpM
2.76
46%
Str. Acc.
48%
3.78
SApM
3.20
52%
Str. Def.
56%

Grappling Profile

0.71
TD Avg.
1.19
29%
TD Acc.
55%
59%
TD Def.
74%
0.60
Sub. Avg.
0.50

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Yair Rodriguez · 3-2
  • W
    Patricio Pitbull
    UFC 314: Volkanovski vs LopesSat, Apr 12, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
  • L
    Brian Ortega
    UFC Mexico CitySun, Feb 25, 2024
    Submission · R3 · 0:58 · Featherweight
  • L
    Alexander Volkanovski
    UFC 290: Volkanovski vs RodriguezSat, Jul 8, 2023
    TKO · R3 · 4:19 · Featherweight
  • W
    Josh Emmett
    UFC 284: Makhachev vs VolkanovskiSat, Feb 11, 2023
    Submission · R2 · 4:19 · Interim Featherweight
  • W
    Brian Ortega
    UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs RodriguezSat, Jul 16, 2022
    TKO · R1 · 4:11 · Featherweight
BJ Penn · 0-5
  • L
    Clay Guida
    UFC 237: Namajunas vs AndradeSun, May 12, 2019
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
  • L
    Ryan Hall
    UFC 232: Jones vs Gustafsson 2Sun, Dec 30, 2018
    Submission · R1 · 2:46 · Lightweight
  • L
    Dennis Siver
    UFC Fight Night: Chiesa vs LeeMon, Jun 26, 2017
    Majority Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
  • L
    Yair Rodriguez
    UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs PennMon, Jan 16, 2017
    TKO · R2 · 0:24 · Featherweight
  • L
    Frankie Edgar
    The Ultimate Fighter: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn FinaleSun, Jul 6, 2014
    TKO · R3 · 4:16 · Featherweight

Career Averages

Based on 15 fights · 27 fights
65.5
Avg sig. strikes
37.0
0.67
Avg takedowns
0.96
1:12
Avg control time
2:09
159
Career high strikes
122
2
Career high TDs
7

Strike Distribution

Yair Rodriguez
Strike target
BJ Penn
55%
Head
78%
20%
Body
16%
25%
Leg
5%
Yair Rodriguez
Strike position
BJ Penn
78%
Distance
63%
7%
Clinch
21%
15%
Ground
16%