BJ Penn vs Kenny Florian

Result, odds and stats · Lightweight · 5 rounds

Sat, Aug 8, 2009

BJ
Penn

Lightweight

Record

9-4

UFC

9-4

Age

Height

5'9"

Reach

70"

Stance

Orthodox

Record and age going into this fight.

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Closing line

No closing line on record for this fight.

Kenny
Florian

Lightweight

Record

11-3

UFC

9-2

Age

Height

5'10"

Reach

74"

Stance

Southpaw

Record and age going into this fight.

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Fight stats

BJ PennKenny Florian

Significant strikes57 of 9419 of 58

Knockdowns00

Takedowns1 of 30 of 15

Control time4:105:11

Submission attempts10

How they fight

Significant strikes landed per round, averaged over each fighter's UFC career before this fight. Rounds a fight ended in are left out, so early finishes don't pull the averages down.

Round 1

Round 2

■ BJ Penn ■ Kenny Florian Rounds 4 and 5 not shown: too few of them to average.

Common opponents

Opponents both had fought in the UFC before this fight, with the most recent meeting for each.

Joe Stevenson

BJ Penn

Won · submission, round 2

Jan 2008 · landed 2.7 more significant strikes a minute

Kenny Florian

Won · submission, round 1

Nov 2008 · landed 2.7 more significant strikes a minute

Sean Sherk

BJ Penn

Won · KO/TKO, round 3

May 2008 · landed 5.1 more significant strikes a minute

Kenny Florian

Lost · decision, 5 rounds

Oct 2006 · Sherk landed 1.5 more a minute

Din Thomas

BJ Penn

Won · KO/TKO, round 1

Jun 2001 · landed 1.9 more significant strikes a minute

Kenny Florian

Won · submission, round 1

Sep 2007 · landed 5.3 more significant strikes a minute

Other fights that night

Aaron Riley def. Shane Nelsondecision, 3 rounds CLOSE— Alessio Sakara def. Thales Leitesdecision, 3 rounds CLOSE— Johny Hendricks def. Amir SadollahKO/TKO, round 1 (0:29) CLOSE— Anderson Silva def. Forrest GriffinKO/TKO, round 1 (3:23) CLOSE— Matthew Riddle def. Dan Cramerdecision, 3 rounds CLOSE— Jesse Lennox def. Danillo VillefortKO/TKO, round 3 (3:37) CLOSE— George Sotiropoulos def. George Roopsubmission, round 2 (1:59) CLOSE— John Howard def. Tamdan McCrorydecision, 3 rounds CLOSE— Kurt Pellegrino def. Josh Neerdecision, 3 rounds CLOSE— Ricardo Almeida def. Kendall Grovedecision, 3 rounds CLOSE—

Questions and answers

Who won BJ Penn vs Kenny Florian?

BJ Penn beat Kenny Florian by submission, round 4 (3:54) on Saturday, August 8, 2009.

What were BJ Penn and Kenny Florian's records going into the fight?

BJ Penn is 9-4 (9-4 in the UFC). Kenny Florian is 11-3 (9-2 in the UFC).