BJ Penn vs Yair Rodriguez
Result, odds and stats · Featherweight · 5 rounds
Sun, Jan 15, 2017
Welterweight
Record
12-9
UFC
12-9
Age
38
Height
5'9"
Reach
70"
Stance
Orthodox
Record and age going into this fight.
Fight history and price record → Closing line
No closing line on record for this fight.
Featherweight
Record
14-1
UFC
5-0
Age
24
Height
5'11"
Reach
71"
Stance
Orthodox
Record and age going into this fight.
Fight history and price record → Fight stats
BJ PennYair Rodriguez
Significant strikes4 of 2255 of 111
Knockdowns01
Takedowns0 of 00 of 0
Control time0:220:19
Submission attempts00
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.
■ BJ Penn
■ Yair Rodriguez
Rounds 4 and 5 not shown: too few of them to average.
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Questions and answers
Who won BJ Penn vs Yair Rodriguez?
Yair Rodriguez beat BJ Penn by KO/TKO, round 2 (0:24) on Sunday, January 15, 2017.
What were BJ Penn and Yair Rodriguez's records going into the fight?
BJ Penn is 12-9 (12-9 in the UFC). Yair Rodriguez is 14-1 (5-0 in the UFC).