BJ Penn vs Frankie Edgar

BJ Penn vs Frankie Edgar: Matchup Breakdown

BJ Penn is 12-13-2 in the Lightweight division with a 44.4% win rate. Frankie Edgar is 18-11-1 at Featherweight, winning 60% of the time. Both are listed as retired.

They have met 3 times. Frankie Edgar leads the series 3-0. Their most recent meeting was The Ultimate Fighter: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn Finale on Jul 6, 2014, won by Frankie Edgar by KO/TKO in round 3.

Frankie Edgar holds the higher ELO rating, 1,047 to 993. Career peaks are 1,319 for BJ Penn and 1,306 for Frankie Edgar. BJ Penn has 7 KO/TKO and 4 submission wins from 12 victories, a 91.7% finish rate. Frankie Edgar has 5 KO/TKO and 2 submission wins, finishing 38.9% of the time.

BJ Penn stands 5' 9" with a reach of 70" and fights orthodox. Frankie Edgar is 5' 6" with a reach of 68", orthodox. That is a 2-inch reach advantage for BJ Penn. BJ Penn is 47, Frankie Edgar is 44.

Across the bouts with round-by-round data recorded, BJ Penn has landed 999 significant strikes at 47.5% accuracy with 26 takedowns and 58:05 of control time. Frankie Edgar has landed 1,801 at 40.5% with 73 takedowns and 1h 45m of control.

BJ Penn has 11 title fights (5 won) against 9 (3 won) for Frankie Edgar. They share 2 common opponents: Yair Rodriguez, Sean Sherk.