BJ Penn vs Yair Rodriguez

BJ Penn vs Yair Rodriguez: Matchup Breakdown

BJ Penn is 12-13-2 in the Lightweight division with a 44.4% win rate. Yair Rodriguez is 11-4 at Featherweight, winning 73.3% of the time. BJ Penn is listed as retired. Yair Rodriguez is listed as active.

They have met 1 time. Yair Rodriguez leads the series 1-0. Their most recent meeting was UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Penn on Jan 15, 2017, won by Yair Rodriguez by KO/TKO in round 2.

Yair Rodriguez holds the higher ELO rating, 1,134 to 993. Career peaks are 1,319 for BJ Penn and 1,187 for Yair Rodriguez. BJ Penn has 7 KO/TKO and 4 submission wins from 12 victories, a 91.7% finish rate. Yair Rodriguez has 4 KO/TKO and 1 submission win, finishing 45.5% of the time.

BJ Penn stands 5' 9" with a reach of 70" and fights orthodox. Yair Rodriguez is 5' 11" with a reach of 71", orthodox. That is a 1-inch reach advantage for Yair Rodriguez. BJ Penn is 47, Yair Rodriguez is 33.

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. Yair Rodriguez has landed 984 at 46.9% with 10 takedowns and 17:53 of control.

BJ Penn has 11 title fights (5 won) against 2 (1 won) for Yair Rodriguez. They share 1 common opponent: Frankie Edgar.