BJ Penn vs Matt Serra

BJ Penn vs Matt Serra: Matchup Breakdown

BJ Penn is 12-13-2 in the Lightweight division with a 44.4% win rate. Matt Serra is 7-7 at Welterweight, winning 50.0% of the time. Both are listed as retired.

They have met 1 time. BJ Penn leads the series 1-0. Their most recent meeting was UFC 39: The Warriors Return on Sep 27, 2002, won by BJ Penn by Decision - Unanimous in round 3.

Matt Serra holds the higher MMA.SOCIAL ELO rating, 959 to 800. Career peaks are 1,311 for BJ Penn and 1,042 for Matt Serra. BJ Penn has 7 KO/TKO and 4 submission wins from 12 victories, a 91.7% finish rate. Matt Serra has 2 KO/TKO and 1 submission win, finishing 42.9% of the time.

BJ Penn stands 5' 9" with a reach of 70" and fights orthodox. Matt Serra is 5' 6" with a reach of 68", orthodox. That is a 2-inch reach advantage for BJ Penn. BJ Penn is 47, Matt Serra 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 Serra has landed 333 at 39.8% with 23 takedowns and 57:34 of control.

BJ Penn has 11 title fights (5 won) against 2 (1 won) for Matt Serra. They share 3 common opponents: Matt Hughes, Georges St-Pierre, Din Thomas.