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

Yair Rodriguez def. BJ Penn (TKO)

TKO · Round 2 · 0:24
BJ Penn
BJ 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
Referee
John McCarthy
Time format
5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

21-6-0 (1 NC)
Record
16-14-2
1
Win Streak
0
33
Age
47
5'11"
Height
5'9"
71"
Reach
70"
—
Stance
—
Featherweight
Weight Class
Featherweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

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

Grappling Profile

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

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 · 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
    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%