BJ Penn vs Georges St-Pierre

BJ Penn vs Georges St-Pierre: Matchup Breakdown

BJ Penn is 12-13-2 in the Lightweight division with a 44.4% win rate. Georges St-Pierre is 20-2 at Welterweight, winning 90.9% of the time. Both are listed as retired.

They have met 2 times. Georges St-Pierre leads the series 2-0. Their most recent meeting was UFC 94: St-Pierre vs Penn 2 on Jan 31, 2009, won by Georges St-Pierre by KO/TKO in round 4.

Georges St-Pierre holds the higher ELO rating, 1,641 to 993. Career peaks are 1,319 for BJ Penn and 1,641 for Georges St-Pierre. BJ Penn has 7 KO/TKO and 4 submission wins from 12 victories, a 91.7% finish rate. Georges St-Pierre has 5 KO/TKO and 3 submission wins, finishing 40% of the time.

BJ Penn stands 5' 9" with a reach of 70" and fights orthodox. Georges St-Pierre is 5' 11" with a reach of 76", orthodox. That is a 6-inch reach advantage for Georges St-Pierre. BJ Penn is 47, Georges St-Pierre is 45.

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. Georges St-Pierre has landed 1,313 at 53.2% with 90 takedowns and 2h 42m of control.

BJ Penn has 11 title fights (5 won) against 15 (13 won) for Georges St-Pierre. They share 5 common opponents: Nick Diaz, Jon Fitch, Matt Hughes, Sean Sherk, Matt Serra.