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BJ Penn vs Matt Hughes

Result, odds and stats · Welterweight · 3 rounds

Sat, Nov 20, 2010
BJ Penn def. Matt Hughes · KO/TKO, round 1 (0:21)
 
BJ
Penn
Lightweight
Photo: Vanessa M. Forloine, Hickam Air Force Base Public Affairs, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Record
11-6
UFC
11-6
Age
31
Height
5'9"
Reach
70"
Stance
Orthodox
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Closing line

No closing line on record for this fight.

 
Matt
Hughes
Welterweight
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Record
45-7
UFC
18-5
Age
37
Height
5'9"
Reach
73"
Stance
Switch
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Fight stats

BJ PennMatt Hughes
Significant strikes7 of 93 of 6
Knockdowns10
Takedowns0 of 00 of 0
Control time0:030:00
Submission attempts00

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.

16
8
Round 1
11
12
Round 2
10
11
Round 3
■ BJ Penn ■ Matt Hughes

Common opponents

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

Matt Serra
BJ Penn
Won · decision, 3 rounds
Sep 2002 · landed 1.6 more significant strikes a minute
Matt Hughes
Won · decision, 3 rounds
May 2009 · landed 1.3 more significant strikes a minute
Georges St-Pierre
BJ Penn
Lost · KO/TKO, round 4
Jan 2009 · St-Pierre landed 3.8 more a minute
Matt Hughes
Lost · submission, round 2
Dec 2007 · St-Pierre landed 2.3 more a minute
Sean Sherk
BJ Penn
Won · KO/TKO, round 3
May 2008 · landed 5.1 more significant strikes a minute
Matt Hughes
Won · decision, 5 rounds
Apr 2003 · landed 1.0 more significant strikes a minute

Their other meetings

Matt Hughes won by KO/TKO, round 3 (3:53)Sep 23, 2006
BJ Penn won by submission, round 1 (4:39)Jan 31, 2004

Other fights that night

Mark Munoz def. Aaron Simpson decision, 3 rounds —— —— —— —— Brian Foster def. Matt Brown submission, round 2 (2:11) —— —— —— —— Dennis Hallman def. Karo Parisyan KO/TKO, round 1 (1:47) —— —— —— —— Edson Barboza def. Mike Lullo KO/TKO, round 3 (0:26) —— —— —— —— George Sotiropoulos def. Joe Lauzon submission, round 2 (2:43) —— —— —— —— Maiquel Falcao def. Gerald Harris decision, 3 rounds —— —— —— —— Quinton Jackson def. Lyoto Machida decision, 3 rounds —— —— —— —— Nik Lentz def. Tyson Griffin decision, 3 rounds —— —— —— —— Paul Kelly def. TJ O'Brien KO/TKO, round 2 (3:16) —— —— —— —— Phil Davis def. Tim Boetsch submission, round 2 (2:55) —— —— —— ——