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BJ Penn vs Sean Sherk

Result, odds and stats · Lightweight · 5 rounds

Sat, May 24, 2008
BJ Penn def. Sean Sherk · KO/TKO, round 3 (5:00)
 
BJ
Penn
Welterweight
Photo: Vanessa M. Forloine, Hickam Air Force Base Public Affairs, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Record
8-3
UFC
8-3
Age
29
Height
5'9"
Reach
70"
Stance
Orthodox
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PennSherk
Closing line

No closing line on record for this fight.

 
Sean
Sherk
Welterweight
Record
34-2
UFC
6-2
Age
34
Height
5'6"
Reach
67"
Stance
Orthodox
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Fight stats

BJ PennSean Sherk
Significant strikes122 of 17546 of 162
Knockdowns10
Takedowns0 of 10 of 2
Control time0:070:00
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.

14
8
Round 1
8
5
Round 2
4
14
Round 3
■ BJ Penn ■ Sean Sherk 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.

Matt Hughes
BJ Penn
Lost · KO/TKO, round 3
Sep 2006 · Hughes landed 1.3 more a minute
Sean Sherk
Lost · decision, 5 rounds
Apr 2003 · Hughes landed 1.0 more a minute
Georges St-Pierre
BJ Penn
Lost · decision, 3 rounds
Mar 2006 · St-Pierre landed 1.5 more a minute
Sean Sherk
Lost · KO/TKO, round 2
Nov 2005 · St-Pierre landed 4.8 more a minute

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