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BJ Penn vs Kenny Florian

Result, odds and stats · Lightweight · 5 rounds

Sat, Aug 8, 2009
BJ Penn def. Kenny Florian · submission, round 4 (3:54)
 
BJ
Penn
Lightweight
Photo: Vanessa M. Forloine, Hickam Air Force Base Public Affairs, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Record
9-4
UFC
9-4
Age
30
Height
5'9"
Reach
70"
Stance
Orthodox
Record and age going into this fight.
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PennFlorian
Closing line

No closing line on record for this fight.

 
Kenny
Florian
Lightweight
Photo: Ahodges7, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Record
11-3
UFC
9-2
Age
33
Height
5'10"
Reach
74"
Stance
Southpaw
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Fight stats

BJ PennKenny Florian
Significant strikes57 of 9419 of 58
Knockdowns00
Takedowns1 of 30 of 15
Control time4:105:11
Submission attempts10

How they fight

Significant strikes landed per round, averaged over each fighter's UFC career before this fight. Rounds a fight ended in are left out, so early finishes don't pull the averages down.

17
12
Round 1
12
14
Round 2
■ BJ Penn ■ Kenny Florian Rounds 4 and 5 not shown: too few of them to average.

Common opponents

Opponents both had fought in the UFC before this fight, with the most recent meeting for each.

Joe Stevenson
BJ Penn
Won · submission, round 2
Jan 2008 · landed 2.7 more significant strikes a minute
Kenny Florian
Won · submission, round 1
Nov 2008 · landed 2.7 more significant strikes a minute
Sean Sherk
BJ Penn
Won · KO/TKO, round 3
May 2008 · landed 5.1 more significant strikes a minute
Kenny Florian
Lost · decision, 5 rounds
Oct 2006 · Sherk landed 1.5 more a minute
Din Thomas
BJ Penn
Won · KO/TKO, round 1
Jun 2001 · landed 1.9 more significant strikes a minute
Kenny Florian
Won · submission, round 1
Sep 2007 · landed 5.3 more significant strikes a minute

Other fights that night

Aaron Riley def. Shane Nelson decision, 3 rounds —— —— —— —— Alessio Sakara def. Thales Leites decision, 3 rounds —— —— —— —— Johny Hendricks def. Amir Sadollah KO/TKO, round 1 (0:29) —— —— —— —— Anderson Silva def. Forrest Griffin KO/TKO, round 1 (3:23) —— —— —— —— Matthew Riddle def. Dan Cramer decision, 3 rounds —— —— —— —— Jesse Lennox def. Danillo Villefort KO/TKO, round 3 (3:37) —— —— —— —— George Sotiropoulos def. George Roop submission, round 2 (1:59) —— —— —— —— John Howard def. Tamdan McCrory decision, 3 rounds —— —— —— —— Kurt Pellegrino def. Josh Neer decision, 3 rounds —— —— —— —— Ricardo Almeida def. Kendall Grove decision, 3 rounds —— —— —— ——