BJ Penn vs Matt Hughes

BJ Penn vs Matt Hughes: Matchup Breakdown

BJ Penn is 12-13-2 in the Lightweight division with a 44.4% win rate. Matt Hughes is 18-7 at Welterweight, winning 72% of the time. Both are listed as retired.

They have met 3 times. BJ Penn leads the series 2-1. Their most recent meeting was UFC 123: Rampage vs Machida on Nov 20, 2010, won by BJ Penn by KO/TKO in round 1.

Matt Hughes holds the higher ELO rating, 1,166 to 993. Career peaks are 1,319 for BJ Penn and 1,380 for Matt Hughes. BJ Penn has 7 KO/TKO and 4 submission wins from 12 victories, a 91.7% finish rate. Matt Hughes has 8 KO/TKO and 5 submission wins, finishing 72.2% of the time.

BJ Penn stands 5' 9" with a reach of 70" and fights orthodox. Matt Hughes is 5' 9" with a reach of 73", switch. That is a 3-inch reach advantage for Matt Hughes. BJ Penn is 47, Matt Hughes is 52.

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. Matt Hughes has landed 531 at 55% with 47 takedowns and 1h 57m of control.

BJ Penn has 11 title fights (5 won) against 12 (9 won) for Matt Hughes. They share 3 common opponents: Georges St-Pierre, Sean Sherk, Matt Serra.